Chapter 118 (1/2)

”What brings you here, sir?”

Sanpang hesitated to get closer to the legend. He seemed scared, and hence, a distance was always kept between them.

”I'm visiting my friends, and taking this opportunity to pa.s.s some information over.” Qing Shui nodded to Sanpang, straightening his body from the bar stool. He made his way to Chang and Jing, said with a soft tone. ”Hey Jing, you're getting taller.”

”Thanks...”

Jing was reserved when seeing Qing Shui. She lost her liveliness every time she met him, hiding behind Chang's back as how she did when she was younger.

”You're still scared of me.” Qing Shui didn't mind her att.i.tude but started teasing. ”What have I done? What scared you so much?”

”Perhaps she instinctively fears species with higher index,” Chang said, stroking Jing's hair. ”What brings you here today? You don't come down here normally.”

”Nothing special happened, I just felt like seeing you.” Qing Shui then turned to Jing, asking, ”Tell me what number do you perceive me as if you think of me as a threat?”

”One?” Jing pondered, her eyes closed; she was perplexed. ”How do you make it?”

”I can't tell you about this. The information comes with exchange, what do you think if you dye your hair back to black?” Qing Shui teased Jing intentionally. ”Blonde doesn't suit you well, no wonder Chang seemed disappointed.”

”Who cares.”

”I'm not saying that you're causing trouble, but just don't forget that his tolerance has bottom line...” Qing Shui warned jokingly. He seemed to know intimidations best effect.

”I don't care!”

Jing stomped on the ground, her skin going down with gooseb.u.mps. She then turned around, running into her own room.

”Go check on her.” Chang pushed Sanpang's back. ”Please make sure she is safe.”

”Got you.” Sanpang glanced from Qing Shui to Chang. In his eyes, the two seemed to know each other well, but at the same time, he could sense the distance between them. It wasn't a good time to comment now.

Chang made a wry smile when Sanpang left the room. ”Why are you winding her up? She is only sixteen years old, she wasn't behaving rationally.”

”I was teasing her. She is being ridiculous these days,” Qing Shui said. ”And you, why aren't you more patient with her? Now she can always do whatever she wants. You can leave her to me, I promise you that once she comes out from the inst.i.tute again, she would be the Jing that you remember.”

”Come on.” Chang heaved a deep breath, then said reluctantly, ”I trust you on everything except for taking care of kids. She wouldn't be such a rebel if you didn't take her away last time. She does everything intentionally to go against my will as revenge. Who knows what you did to her!”

”Chang, I did nothing bad to her but put her into a special training program so that she can grow stronger both physically and mentally. However, I've never expect such reverse reaction from her.” Qing Shui looked into Chang's eyes. ”If I were to say, it's your att.i.tude that caused her current behavior. When I took her away, she was begging in tears for you to not let her go, but you did the opposite.

”I told you that I was going to take her to the inst.i.tute for three months, and you didn't listen to me at all... Jing was stubborn and highly dependent on you, her separation anxiety was as intense as expected. What you've done during that time didn't help her overcome but strengthen the syndromes. For every few days, you went to the inst.i.tute to make sure she was okay. But your kindness interrupted my plans.

”Every time she saw you, she cried; and it became worse when you came more often.

”And that wasn't the worst part yet. In the end, you took her back before the three month agreement. It was your spoiling att.i.tude towards her that made the current her of today.”

Qing Shui's tone was full of pity.

”Well then what can I do now? This is the result that we got, and it was all my fault.” Chang didn't argue back, as he knew that he wouldn't be able to make himself right.

”Then, let me take her to the inst.i.tute for another three months? If you stop visiting her, I promise you I'll send her back with a stronger physique and mind.”

”No.” Chang shook his head. ”Not in this way.”

”Well, you have to deal with her yourself then.” Qing Shui looked at Chang. ”I can see that you'll be in trouble soon. She hates you when you send her away, and because she was an orphan, she developed strong dependence on you during the time we spent together. All the people around you, they can tell Jing's affection to you. The worst of all is that p.u.b.erty hits at this time, so she will do anything as long as its against your will.”

”Ah....It sounds like a dead end, there is nothing I can do, right?”

Qing Shui's words frightened Chang.

”There is one way out. She'll realized she was in the wrong if you're dead.”

Qing Shui chuckled.

”Stop joking with me... Seriously, is there a way out?”

”Or, you accept her invitation. She would definitely be calmer.”

While Qing Shui was speaking, he bursted into a series of wild laughter. It sounded weird.