Love Began with the First Meeting

"This is my life!" Molly snorted. "I eat at street stands, and I'm satisfied with any food that can fill my stomach!"

He was taken aback by her sudden outburst. But Brian seemed oblivious to the underlying meaning behind the words. They belonged to different worlds. She could never catch up with him, and he would never pause to wait for her. At the back of her mind, she knew Brian and Becky were perfect for each other. But her arrival strained their relationship. What was worse was that Molly knew she would have to leave Brian sooner or later.

How could Brian not know what she was trying to tell him? In the beginning, he only felt some reluctance in letting her go and didn't understand why. Now, Brian was sure he really didn't want to let Molly go.

He was still also trying to figure out what Becky and Molly meant to him. Inhaling deeply, Brian was starting to feel in his heart that Molly had captivated him. He was thinking this was perhaps what Wing was trying to tell him. Wing said he had fallen in love with a vulnerable woman who had a tendency to selectively avoid certain things. And the woman was someone who might eventually cause him a great deal of trouble.

Gazing deeply into Molly's eyes, Brian said, "Molly, have you ever tried living with only wild fruits to sustain you for months?" It was a strange question that had Molly raise her eyebrows in confusion.

She waited for Brian to continue.

"People have different pursuits at different times of their lives. It's not that they can't adapt to a variety of circumstances," Brian said cryptically. He didn't really care if Molly understood what he was trying to tell her, so he took her by the hand so they could walk side by side.

When they stopped in front of the car, that was the only time Molly realized that Tony was already there waiting for them.

"To the hospital," Brian ordered. She noted his tone of indifference but did not say a word.

He glanced at his passengers in the back seat through the rear-view mirror and frowned at seeing them sit far apart from each other. He shrugged and started the car to head

at the hospital, Brian and Molly got off the car silently. During the trip, no one said anything to

got off, still without saying anything. As soon as they stepped out, they met Eric and Wing, who were both in the corridor. The four exchanged quiet glances, each one preoccupied with

her and looked at Molly with puppy-dog eyes while saying, "Molly, I'm hungry. I was worried about

Eric say this made Molly feel guilty. "I'm very sorry," she apologized. "How about I take you to eat right now?" she

lit up at the invitation and immediately nodded.

Brian interrupted. "I haven't eaten anything either. Count me in!" Turning to Wing,

had some cakes," Wing replied with a smile. As long as she had a family with her, they would make sure she

pointed out, "That's dessert, not a meal. Let's go and

guilty

face, but Wing saw through him. Brian was her brother and they grew up together so she could read his mind even better than he did himself. "Eric and Molly, go ahead and eat something. I need to talk to you," she

soon as Wing finished her order, Eric threw Brian a smug smile, and his eyes also flashed him a challenging look. He escorted Molly to the elevator. Before the doors firmly closed, Molly unwittingly caught Brian's eyes staring at her and Eric, and

for briefly living in a fantasy

a whoosh, but Brian continued to gaze at them with sharp eyes. Had anyone seen the evil look he flashed, they would