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CHAPTER 176

"Talk to him," Xiao Xin pushed, unable to bear the silent treatment that they secretly fired at each other. "Tell him you are not happy."

Andromeda blinked back the teardrop that had threatened to spill, drawing in her nostrils. "I can't. He just.."

"There you are!"

They both heard Liu Xueyi's voice call out from behind them, startling the girls who were so fixed on his matter that they failed to notice him coming.

Without uttering a word, Andromeda stepped away quickly in the opposite direction and did not bother to look back.

Xiao Xin watched as Liu Xueyi walked up to meet her while his gaze lingered on the retreating figure of Andromeda.

"What happened to her?"

Xiao Xin who had since trailed her gaze after Andromeda found herself turning to face her brother as she crossed her arms in front of her chest, leaving her lips slightly open in a disbelieving manner.historical

"What?" Liu Xueyi couldn't help but feel intimidated by the look she casted his way.

"What's with you too? And her?"

"What? You're seriously asking me such an obvious question?"

"Yes and no"

"What's with her, huh? Hmm, let's see," she placed her fingers on her jaw thoughtfully, reeling in his complete attention when suddenly she dropped both hands by her side into a fist.

"What's with you and Yuemi?"

"Us?"

"Yes."

"I'll tell you what, Xiao-Xin. He is treating me well to make up for those years," Gao Yuemi cocked her head to the side, revealing her presence as she smiled at them.

At this point, Xiao Xin could no longer take it and let out an exasperated sigh. "We still have the park to visit. You better fix things if I were you. I would go get Andromeda."

"No need. You all know the City's biggest park. You both head on, I would get her myself and we would meet you there."

"But.." Gao Yuemi began in protest and immediately had her words cut by Liu Xiao Xin.

"Fine. Thanks. Tell her I will see her soon."

Sensing his sister's dislike for Gao Yuemi and her abrupt help, his lips pulled back to the side, revealing a small smile as he dipped his head in understanding. "Okay."

"Yeah. Gao Yuemi let's hurry."

She turned to face the door and walked past her brother, pulling Ga Yuemi by the hand as she dragged her away without any thoughts about what Gao Yuemi would want.

All she knew was she was innocently helping her brother fix the mess he stupidly created before it was too late. And getting Gao Yuemi out of their hair was the first plan of action.

The rest was up to him to handle.

Liu Xueyi watched as Gao Yuemi became helpless before his sister.

He quickly took that as his cue to leave and chase after Andromeda.

Persuading her was easy considering she did not want to speak to him in the first place and just walked with him to the car.

All through from when he met her to their drive in the car, Andromeda remained silent and let her gaze wander about the scenes of the city.

She ignored him completely and did not wish to give him an ounce of her time.

Had she not even spared him a glance and now, Liu Xueyi could not help wondering if by any chance he may have allowed his play to go overboard.

"Hey."

No answer.

"Andromeda," he called out softly but got the same cold shoulder.

"Andy."

"Hmm?"

"Speak to me, please. What's the matter?'

"Nothing."

"You can't tell me it's nothing when obviously something is actually bothering you."

"Nothing," she blurted out without a second thought.

"The Andy I know would not speak that way if there was nothing going on."

Andromeda no longer bothered to hide her emotions and let her anger spill free on her face.

"You really want to know what is going on?"

"Yes. Speak to me."

She whipped her head to get a side view of his face. Luckily she caught a smirk beautifying his face and bringing out his handsome features some more.

At first, she wanted to yell at him but the second she caught sight of that smirk, she felt her heart thud loud in her chest and her anger dissipated a bit.

However, she hated once more that his charms always paved the way for him to act the way he was.

"How can you invite me for an outing and then abandon me to indulge with another woman?"

"I did nothing. I just played games. You, on the other hand, went with my sister. I felt you were enjoying yourself and did not want to disturb you."

"What?" She turned her body in her seat fully to face him. "You said what?"

"I said you got busy with Xiao Xin. So, I felt you wanted to hang out with her, not me."

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Andromeda's lips fell at his useless defense.

How dare he think that way when she was literally hovering around him at some point just to get his attention?

And rather than giving that to her, he let Gao Yuemi hug him right after winning as the latter took hold of the opportunity to press her breast on him.

"You were the one clearly at fault as you went on indulging all of her actions."

"I did not."

"You did," Andromeda retorted.

"Did not."

"You did, damn it. Right from time, you saw how she clung to you but you simply allowed it. First of all, you won't let any of your friends look at me but what do I get, you openly flirted with another lady."

"And so? Are you jealous that I did that with her and not you?"

"What?" Andromeda could not believe the words her ears were hearing from him.

He was clearly in the wrong and she knew he did not like her but he showed a different story today with how he allowed her to play with him.

"I can't believe you."

"Why can't you? What's wrong with playing games with another lady?"

``Not when you have your girlfriend clearly with you but you chose to ignore her!!"

"Girlfriend? Pff," he scoffed at her words and tightened his grip on the steering wheel as his brows furrowed deeply.

For all Andromeda knew, he was getting pretty serious but he refused to apologize for the way he acted.

On the other hand, she did not know that the issue of Friday night plagued his mind constantly and that was why he willingly gave in to Gao Yuemi's demands.

The first reason was to test out the theory that Andromeda had feelings for him but during the course of the outing, he found his anger being kindled when she chose to ignore him rather than act all jealous about it.

And now when she made mention of being his girlfriend, he could not help but see it as hypocritical.

She was the one who clearly stated that there was nothing going on between them but now she was acting all jealous and stating she was his.

'Pff... Did she think of being mine when she went ahead to kiss another guy at a club? Did she think of the public image then and how she would not be able to exonerate herself in case a paparazzi was there?'

He scoffed again, frowning at his thoughts while he ignored all the words Andromeda accused him of.

'Now I am her boyfriend, before I was her what? Tsk, I hate being used. Never have I been this jealous of another guy. They stole a kiss from her.' Liu Xueyi finalized in his mind.

"Xueyi!"

"What?!"

"Wouldn't you apologize for ignoring me?" Andromeda asked, crossing her arms underneath her chest.

"No."

"Why?"

"Cause you are jealous, nothing more. I do not see the reason to be jealous about what I do with another woman."

"Liu Xueyi, you are not being fair and I can't believe you would not see anything wrong in indulging a lady that clearly has feelings for you over your girlfriend."

"Girlfriend?"

That was it, he was done playing nice and decided to retaliate back.

"Yes," Andromeda affirmed, standing her ground before him.

"Did you consider yourself my girlfriend before when you stated we are nothing except that in only name outside?"

Andromeda's brows knitted together at his accusations. "Excuse me?"

"Yes, you are excused, Andy. You did not think about being my girlfriend before you went about following other men to the club."

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"What happened to you being my girlfriend when you dissed me? Now when I try to actually have a life you dare reprimand me? I didn't do wrong but you, on the other hand, you did more than wrong."

She could not believe that after all they had been through, Liu Xueyi would dare open his mouth to say those words.

And no matter how hard she tried to block out his hurtful words, she just could not stop his words from echoing in her mind and like a replay, she heard them over and over again.

'Not my girlfriend.'

'Following other men.'

'Dare reprimand me...'

She felt her heart tighten in her chest and an unknown pain clutched at the confines of her chest. It was just too much.

All of his accusations to her were already aching her heart. All she wanted right now was to be alone and far from him.

"Drop me."