The Gorgeous Ex Girlfriend
/ The Gorgeous Ex Girlfriend Chapter 170
Berating herself for losing control in such a manner, she went to wash her face and got ready for bed . Tomorrow would be a new day . She would make sure it is .
Few hours earlier in Shanghai
There was something wrong with the alcohol tonight . Tang simply couldn't seem to escape the present, no matter how much he drank . He paid the bill and stumbled out of the bar . Cold air and throngs of people hit him on the sidewalk . Walking on unsteady feet, he tried looking for a cab but couldn't find one . His head was getting fuzzy now, so he sat down on a nearby bench, just till the dizzy spell passed .
"Are you planning to break-up with me?" Tang heard a tearful voice, near him .
He raised his head to look around and found a young couple who each had an ear attached to the same music pod .
The boy spoke up, "Noooo, where did that come from? Why would you think that?"
"Then why did you make me listen to a sad farewell song," the girl sniffed .
AdvertisementTang tuned out their conversation . He was transported back to a similar one many years ago .
Moganshan, twelve years ago
"Have you heard of this American music band called Air Supply?" Tang asked Jia Li during the school lunch break .
As was their custom, both of them were sitting under a tree shade in the playground, after finishing their food quickly .
At her negative shake of head, he spoke with a smile, "they are an old but extremely famous group, especially for the kind of sentimental songs which you like . "
He took out his I pod, made Jia Li wear the earphones and plugged in -
'Goodbye by Air Supply'
I can see the pain living in your eyes
And I know how hard you try
You deserve to have so much more
I can feel your heart and I sympathize
And I'll never criticize all you've ever meant to my life
I don't want to let you down
I don't want to lead you on
I don't want to hold you back
From where you might belong
You would never ask me why
My heart is so disguised
I just can't live a lie anymore
I would rather hurt myself
Than to ever make you cry
There's nothing left to say but good-bye
You deserve the chance at the kind of love
I'm not sure I'm worthy of
Losing you is painful to me
My heart is so disguised
I just can't live a lie anymore
I would rather hurt myself
Than to ever make you cry
There's nothing left to try
Though it's gonna hurt us both
There's no other way than to say good-bye
Jia Li took off the headphones and looked at him with tears in her eyes .
"Are you trying to break-up with me?" she asked, breath hitched in her lungs .
Ever since there were murmurs about him going away to complete his education in London, she had become overly sensitive but she hadn't spoken her fears loud till date . Tang looked at her in askance . He had never thought that she would react this way to just a song . He gathered her in his arms from behind and closed the distance between them . Her back was solidly placed against his warm chest .
"What are you doing? We are at school," she said consciously .
"I am letting my heart tell you that it is thumping for you, always has and always will . How could you think ,even for a millisecond that you can escape me? I had played the song only for you to appreciate the singers' talent and nothing else . But I have learnt my lesson now . Henceforth, no sad songs for my Jia Li," he spoke in her ear .
Her face burned with embarrassment . She turned around and hid her face in the nook of his shoulder . Tang smiled and inhaled the familiar scent of her hair . His eyelids dropped shut and they stayed like that, suspended in time .
Present Day, Shanghai
"Never make her listen to a breakup song . It is a bad omen," he addressed the young couple .
They looked warily at the handsome stranger with bloodshot eyes . Giving him an uncertain smile, they got up and moved away from there quickly .
Tang got up unsteadily as and walked away, old memories chasing and haunting him mercilessly .
Chapter end
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