You're My Only Star

Xia Yu slumped into her bed and covered her face with both hands. As she thought about her meeting with Huo Yun Chen earlier today, Xia Yu couldn't help but feel dizzy.

Thinking about how he had found out her secrets made her feel as if she wanted to bury herself into the ground and never come out again. It was too embarrassing.

Her heart was jumping in excitement and the air around her seemed as if it was filled with pink bubbles.

For a moment, the usually serious-looking Nurse Xia was acting like a young girl. Anyone who sees her at this time would have a hard time believing that this was the same Nurse Xia Yu they know.

A few seconds later, her expression turned normal.

Xia Yu slapped both her cheeks and told herself to wake up.

This meeting with Huo Yun Chen was accidental. He only came to see her thank her for her help. Later, the man will return to the place where he came from and she will probably... stuck in this place.

After this, the two of them will have no chance or excuse to meet again.

The only interaction the two will have would be through 'Legends of the Sky'.

Perhaps once Huo Yun Chen was busy with his work, he would not have much time to play the game and soon forget about this little fan.

Xia Yu took a deep breath.

It was fine even if he would forget her. She would forever keep this day in her mind. Perhaps, later when she felt a little down, she would always remember how Huo Yun Chen was worried about her.

When she recalled this day, she would think that everything would be alright.

After adjusting her mood, Xia Yu sat up again. It was almost time for dinner and she should start preparing.

However, before she could leave, the phone at the side started to ring. Xia Yu glanced at the phone screen and hesitated when she saw the name of the head nurse.

Thinking that it was probably an important matter regarding their patient, Xia Yu swiped her finger on the screen and pressed the phone to her ear.

"Hello, Xia Yu?"

"Nurse Shen, hello."

The two of them exchanged brief pleasantries before Nurse Shen spoke of her reason for calling. "Xia Yu, have you checked your e-mail?"

Xia Yu blinked, feeling a little puzzled. "What e-mail?"

Nurse Shen let out a helpless sigh. "Did you forget? At the beginning of the year, you have applied to continue your study, right? The result has come out. I heard some news that you are among the person who was chosen to get the scholarship."

Her mind goes blank. Xia Yu had never expected that she would suddenly hear this news.

At the beginning of the year, Nurse Shen and a few others had convinced her to apply for a program to further her study.

She was always thinking of getting further away from A City and thought that applying for this program would help a lot. After all, Nurse Shen had said that she could apply for the scholarship as well.

However, before her father passed away, she had told him that she would continue and look after her mother and brother. This was the reason she had returned to her hometown.

She knew her mother and brother. They were the kind of people who could not look after themselves.

It took her a lot of courage to leave this city and escape her mother. However, this time she decided to return for her father.

In the end, her mother was the person who have given birth to her. As the daughter, she should be filial and look after her. As for her brother... she didn't care much about him. However, that useless man would often get what he wanted through their mother.

"Xia Yu?" Nurse Xia called her name again, noticing that the girl has been silent for too long.

"En." Xia Yu was forced to smile even though Nurse Shen would not be able to see that on her face. "Nurse Shen, don't worry. I know. I'll go and check my emails in a bit and text you later."

The two of them exchanged a few more words before they hung up.

Xia Yu clicked on her email and saw the email that Nurse Shen had mentioned. Just like Nurse Shen had said, there was a letter of acceptance for her as well as the scholarship offers. There is a month left for her to make her decision and reply to this email.

In the past, she would accept this offer right away. However, this time, Xia Yu did not know if she wanted to accept. After all, she had promised her father...

Her hand gripped her phone tightly.

She was unwilling to let this chance slip away.

After texting Nurse Shen, Xia Yu walked over to the kitchen and start to prepare for dinner. She was in the middle of washing some rice when she heard someone come into the house.

"Xia Yu!"

Her mother's voice echoed in the small apartment. In just seconds, her mother had appeared in the kitchen with an annoyed look on her face.

Xia Yu pursed her lips into a thin line, wondering just what did she do to make her upset this time.

Mother Xia glanced at the pot of rice in her hand and did not even bother about the bandage around her head.

"What did you do just now?" Mother Xia asked. "I heard the neighbors gossiping about you the moment I arrived home. They said that you were seeing some man. Xia Yu, tell me, who is that person?"

She recalled her meeting with Huo Yun Chen at the playground earlier and guessed that some of the aunties there had seen and recognized her. The busybodies then reported this matter to her mother.

"He's a friend."

Mother Xia narrowed her eyes. "What kind of friend?"

"He saw me with my injured head and helped to send me to the hospital. Then, he dropped me off. That was it?"

"Really? Then why did my friends say that the two of you were acting intimately?"

Xia Yu wanted to roll her eyes. She really did not know just when did she had acted intimately with Huo Yun Chen?

"They are probably mistaken. Mom, stop thinking too much."

Mother Xia continued to watch her daughter. "Xia Yu, tell me. Is that man the reason why you could not give the money to help your brother get married? Did he come to ask you money?"

Xia Yu chuckled, wondering just how did her mother get this imaginative. Huo Yun Chen was a rich man. He had no reason to ask her for money.

Seeing that her daughter did not want to respond, Mother Xia spoke again, "Let me tell you, Xia Yu... You better give your brother that money. Or else, you will see what I will do to you."

Xia Yu shut her eyes to hide her disappointment.. In the end, what was important to her mother was her money.