We all have an existence in our lives that we are running from. That existence could be a person, a thing, a memory, a lie or simply our past itself. There are two types of liars in this world; one that is an honest liar and the other one that is a dishonest liar.
The difference in both liars is simple and yet not so simple. Honest liars are those that have accepted the things they are running from. They don't let that same truth of their lives haunt them for the rest of their lives.
But dishonest liars are those who keep running from things instead of accepting them. They not only lie to other people around them, but they also lie to even themselves. And because of lying to themselves, they spend their entire life being haunted by their own truths and lies similarly.
Xu Mey was one of the honest liars. She could lie to the whole world but her own self was never convinced by all her lies. But now, she didn't even want to lie to Ye Jie anymore.
It was Xu Liqing's birthday and the Xu Family had come to the Galaxy Hotel to celebrate. It was because of Grandfather Xu Cheng that Xu Mey was tagging along with the rest of the family. Xu Liqing could be considered to have a close relationship with Xu Mey. She cheerily came beside Xu Mey and said, "Elder sister, should we go to the rooftop? I have prepared a surprise for you."
The naive younger self of Xu Mey always believed that her younger sister was very sincere with her. Xu Liqing always stayed beside Xu Mey to support her even when her own mother Fu Lan was the one she had to stand up to. That fake support made Xu Mey believe that Xu Liqing was the best sister she could ask for.
She didn't suspect anything and went along with Xu Liqing to the rooftop. The entire rooftop was decorated with lanterns, candles, and flowers making it a picturesque sight. Xu Mey was in awe of the place when Xu Liqing offered a glass of fresh fruit juice to her. "Elder sister, I asked mom to prepare this juice especially for you."
Looking at the loving smile on Xu Liqing's face, Xu Mey smiled back pleasantly and took the glass offered to her without any suspicion. After taking a few sips, Xu Mey felt a piercing headache crawling in her brain. She felt lightheaded and had to hold whatever she could find. Coincidentally, she held onto Xu Liqing's figure.
With her fuzzy mind, Xu Mey tried to open her eyes to see clearly but all she saw was Xu Liqing standing motionless. "Liqing, I'm not feeling well."
She heard Xu Liqing's snigger. "Of course, you don't feel good. Dear elder sister, did I tell you that the juice had drugs in it?"
Xu Mey's eyes widened. Xu Liqing pushed Xu Mey's hands off of her body making Xu Mey stagger back. Losing her footing completely, Xu Mey fell on the floor. "Today, I'll end you completely." She heard Xu Liqing's menacing voice but didn't lift her head to look at her. "Do you know where I want to send you?" Xu Liqing asked coming close to Xu Mey's half-sprawled figure on the ground.
"I'm going to send you to Kun Village. I heard it's a beautiful place with mountainous forests and shallow lakes. Would you like to visit?" Hearing the strange tone of her voice, Xu Mey instinctively shook her head.
"I don't want to go anywhere else." She felt her throat burning with her mind reeling. "Daddy has already sent me to boarding school. I know he won't send me anywhere else."
Xu Liqing laughed out loud to mock her innocence or maybe her naivety. "Do you really think that dad will save you? Even after every time that he let you down. Do you still want to believe in him?"
"He's my dad. I have to believe in him." Xu Mey said with determination.
"Tsk... Tsk... Tsk..." Xu Liqing clicked her tongue in pity. "My dear elder sister, you still haven't figured out that dad doesn't like you? And he'll never like you. My mom saw the way he treated you even when your mother left him. Leaving me aside, he always cared for you and my mom could never bear it."
Xu Liqing pulled Xu Mey's hair making her look up with her red eyes at Xu Liqing's contorted face. "First, your mother took what belonged to my mom. She seduced my dad and my mother had to watch him marry someone else. And then you came along with those identical eyes as your mother." Xu Liqing was holding onto her urge to hit Xu Mey. "Even when mom made our dad believe that you're actually not his blood, he still wants to keep you around. Just for those eyes of yours." Xu Mey was taken aback.
'I'm not a Xu? How is that possible?' Her mind was in disarray and she had almost no ability to think straight anymore. Her depression suddenly turned into aggression. She yanked Xu Liqing's hand which was pulling her hair and twisted it badly.
"Ah!" Xu Liqing screeched but Xu Mey didn't let her go.
"You're lying. Dad loves me. I'm his daughter. I am a Xu. How can he abandon me? He won't abandon me at all." Xu Mey was mumbling incoherently. Her breathing was harsher than before and her body was trembling vehemently.
Even in pain, Xu Liqing didn't stop talking. That was exactly the reaction she wanted out of Xu Mey. She figured that the drug had taken its effect. "What are you going to call for Shuang-Ge? Go on... Call your Shuang-Ge, even he won't come to save you anymore. In the end, you're just a useless person whom nobody wants in their lives. Shuang-Ge has left for Country A. Didn't he tell you?" Xu Liqing pretended to be surprised.
Xu Mey loosened her grasp on Xu Liqing's wrist and shook her head from side to side slowly in denial. "He won't leave. No... He can't leave. He promised me that he'll protect me always." She mumbled to herself and in her frantic state of mind, she pulled on the table cloth near her. All the utensils fell and scattered around.
The glass shards pierced her own flesh but it also pierced Xu Liqing's body. A big shard was stuck in Xu Mey's hands and as she tried to pull it, Xu Liqing came to stand right before her. "Why are you fighting so hard? My dear elder sister, how can you forget that you were born to be abandoned? Right after giving birth to you, your mother abandoned you. Then that friend of yours what was her name? Ah, Jun Li Na. She left you. And now, Shuang Ge is also gone. The only one left is, dad and he's going to abandon you now as well."
"No!" Xu Mey covered her ears to block her vicious words as she said slowly. "No!" Her voice got a bit louder. "No!" She screamed at the top of her lungs while flailing her arms in the air.
In her state, she didn't realize that the shard in her hand had cut through Xu Liqing's arm until she screamed making Xu Mey halt. When she opened her eyes, all she saw was blood on her own hands, on Xu Liqing's clothes, and on the ground. Unknowingly, Xu Liqing's artery was cut and the blood was gushing out like a stream.
Xu Liqing was screaming with her pale face while Xu Mey stood frozen staring at her. She came out of the daze with a jolt and ran towards the stairs. But her way was blocked by a waiter on the stairs who looked at the blood on her and anxiously asked, "Little Miss, what is all this? Did you get hurt? Did someone else get hurt?"
Xu Mey's mind was still going through hallucinations and in her dizzy state, she tried to escape from that waiter's grip but she didn't realize that her push was strong as it ended up making that waiter lose his footing and he fell backward rolling down the stairs.
Seeing the way his head was bleeding and him lying motionless on the ground, Xu Mey's young mind and body lost the strength and she fainted right beside the waiter's motionless body.