"You—you mean to say that he.."
"He knew who Chang Jun was from the start," Mo Qiang finished for Shao Hui. "Maybe he even knew what that woman had been doing, but he might have believed that he could change her."
She closed her eyes and continued, "With how he is, Brother Weimin must have thought that he could bring Chang Jun back to the right path."
"This could be for two reasons. Firstly, he wanted to stay with her as she resembled Chang Rong, the woman whom he had let down on several occasions."
"Or," she opened her eyes and with her hands in her pockets, she added, "He thought that this was what he owed to Chang Rong. He might have stumbled across Chang Jun's secret and decided to use himself as bait. Since Chang Jun hated him, Brother Weimin must have thought that if she killed him, her hatred would subside."
Shao Hui's eyes widened. He couldn't understand such a complicated situation, for him, there were only two emotions towards the people whom he was acquainted with.
He either liked them or disliked them. There was no such thing as like as well dislike. That was too complicated for his little head and body.
"Th—Then why did he come here?" He asked as he was curious to know even though he could not possibly understand.
Mo Qiang turned her head to look at Shao Hui before answering, "He wanted to see my reaction to the news of Chang Jun's death. Ji Weimin knows that he was in the wrong for protecting and silently hoping that Chang Jun would get better."
"And even now he feels regretful over what was happening to her. He probably wanted to see how I would react," she licked her upper teeth with the tip of her tongue and added, "He knows the guilt and regret he is feeling is not correct but he cannot stop it. So he is going around, hopping here and there to make those feelings stop."
"In short, he is pining. To the past and the present, he cannot forget Chang Rong whom he had let down and he cannot help but feel guilty towards Chang Jun whom he couldn't save."
"So he is trying to convince himself by visiting others who condemn Chang Jun for what she has done."
Shao Hui's brows furrowed as he fumbled with the strings of his electric self-stationing guitar. "That's stupid."
"Well, that's how it is," Mo Qiang stated with a sigh as she got up from the couch and turned to look at Ling Che before asking, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"I am just surprised that you can understand the complexity of emotions of others so easily but somehow your own feelings are a mess."
"What did you say?"
"I said I wanted to discuss a business proposal with you."
***
The sound of baton hitting the side of her prison, caused Chang Jun to raise her head and look up at the guard who stood outside the prison.
"What do you—" Chang Jun began feeling frustrated but before she could finish speaking, she heard Ji Weimin say,
"I knew."
Just these two words were enough to make Chang Jun's head explode. She raised her head and stared at Ji Weimin who smiled at her with a soft yet painful smile.
The sound of thunder clapped behind them, as it banged against the ground or maybe a building. No one could be sure with the Red Storm.
"I knew that it was you, Chang Jun," he confessed as he drew in as much air as possible in his lungs. "How could I not when you were trying so hard to remind me of Ah Rong? Did you think that those little things would torment me? Like the subtle liking of artistic things or the passion for games?"
"Shut up!" Chang Jun scrambled up from the floor of her prison. "You have no right to talk about my sister! It was you—you were the one who killed her."
Pain flashed in Ji Weimin's eyes as he lowered his and cupped the elbow of his other arm with his free hand. He closed his eyes and nodded, "You are right. I indeed killed her, I should have told her how much I liked her instead of worrying about my mother and her threats."
"What did you say—"
"I know you blame me, Ah Jun," Ji Weimin raised his head and looked at the woman in front of him just behind the electric bars. "And I would have loved to keep this matter to myself but honestly, I don't think I want to do that."
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