Chapter 1335 The Encounter (Part Two)


    "Dating her? What the hell are you on about? I don''t know who she is!" At this time, Tom was getting


    annoyed. But why? Because of Rain''s teasing, or because he didn''t know how he felt. He certainly


    didn''t expect to run into her here. And he wasn''t blind. He could tell she''d been crying. Was it because


    of him? He was worried about her, and mad at himself for getting too involved. ''Yeah, she cried. So


    what? It can''t be over me!'' Tom tried to convince himself. He still wasn''t sure, though.


    "Ha! Don''t bullshit me. It''s weird enough you wanted to pay for drinks. What is it? You have feelings for


    her?" Rain asked. He was not one to be tactful. In fact, he was d that Tom finally seemed to like a


    girl. He had been wondering if Tom was batting for the same team. Tom never seemed to be interested


    in girls. Or anyone, now that he thought about it.


    Tom shot him a look. "I''d say you''re drunk, but we haven''t even started yet." Tom dodged the question


    and avoided Rain''s eyes. It was not hard to tell he was lying.


    "Come on, man. It''s me. So? Am I right? Maybe I can even give you some tips on how to work this."


    Rain needed to know what was going on between Tom and Patricia. And he wouldn''t let this slide


    easily. It was Rain, he had to know everything, even when it was none of his business. Besides, maybe


    he could take Tom under his wing. He''d like that. It appealed to his ego.


    "I still don''t know what you''re talking about. Drink up, dude!" Tom picked up the bottle of alcohol that the


    waitress brought in just now, poured himself a cup and threw it back, clearing his throat afterwards. No,


    nothing was bothering him in the slightest.


    "All right man. I can''t make you talk. I''ll drop it." Rain also poured himself a cup. But he just sipped his,


    unlike Tom. They came here all the time to loosen up and forget the day. So the staff here already


    knew them, and brought their favorite drinks to the box without being asked.


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    At the other part of the bar, the waiter also brought Patricia''s drink to her. Like Tom, she downed it in


    one go. She had things she wanted to forget, too. It was just that she didn''t quite know how.


    "Patricia, slow down, will you?" Michelle furrowed her brow in worry. Yeah, she could be quite oblivious


    sometimes, but it didn''t mean that she was that thick. She saw Patricia''s reaction to Tom. She didn''t


    know what happened between the two of them, but Patricia didn''t look happy. In fact, she was paler


    than when she first came in.


    "What? You''re the one who''s telling I''m too intense. Well, I''m loosening up. Happy?" Patricia said while


    pouring herself another drink. Again, she downed it in one shot.


    "Yeah, well, slow down. I don''t need to spend the night holding your hair back while you barf." Love


    was always going to hurt. If Patricia hadn''t fallen in love with a guy who didn''t even like her, she


    wouldn''t be heartbroken now. And of course, it would take time to get over it.


    "Don''t worry. I''m fine. Cheers!" Patricia clinked her ss with Michelle''s. Tom was hard to forget, even


    with some alcohol in her. She couldn''t stop thinking about this handsome, serious man. She kept


    wondering what he was thinking. Was he sad that she didn''t talk to him? But she wouldn''t know that


    unless she asked, and that wasn''t going to happen. She hoped she could drink enough and feel no


    pain. She really wanted to forget about Tom.


    "Cheers!" Michelle was worried, but she couldn''t do anything about it. She just let Patricia do what she


    needed. Something was bothering her, and maybe being here with a friend would help her out. Maybe.


    "Michelle, tell me. You have ever been in love with someone?"


    Patricia suddenly asked out of nowhere. There was a resentful smile on her face, and she stared at


    Michelle with curious eyes, made somewhat ssy by drink.


    "Um, no, I don''t think so anyway. Maybe someday. Why? You in love?" Michelle knew she was


    probably talking about Tom. But she didn''t say anything. Maybe Patricia would tell her when she was


    ready, and hopefully it would help.


    "No -- I mean...That is... I don''t know. It doesn''t matter anyway. He''s not into me." Patricia, somewhat


    shaky, downed another shot. Her heart grew more and more dour as she talked, and the alcohol wasn''t


    helping.


    "Don''t give up so easily! What''s stopping you? He''s not... married?" Michelle really didn''t know, and


    sounded astonished as that thought urred to her. Seeing Patricia like this was scaring her off from


    falling in love. She didn''t know what she would do if the one she loved didn''t love her back. Or if he


    couldn''t, because he was already married.


    "Well, he doesn''t like me, for one. At least not the way I do him. So I have to forget him." She poured


    another drink. "I''m doing a bad job of it." Patricia smiled at Michelle, but her smile was grim and forced.


    Her words wereced with mockery. If Tom didn''t like her, why did she keep bugging him? Maybe if she


    stopped thinking about him, she''d at least retain her dignity.


    "Are you talking about Dr. Qin?" Michelle finally blurted it out. She was really curious. She didn''t know


    much about the doc, but at least he was nice-looking and seemed decent. Patricia had good taste.


    "How... how did you know?" Patricia looked at Michelle in surprise. How did she know? Was she really


    that obvious? Then she smiled sulkily. ''Yeah, of course I am. Even Michelle could tell, and she doesn''t


    notice anything half the time.'' she thought to herself.


    "It''s not rocket science. It was as in as the nose on your face."


    Michelle gave her a look of sincere sympathy. She could tell that Patricia really loved Tom, or she


    wouldn''t be drinking herself into oblivion right now. It was too bad they couldn''t get together. Otherwise,


    they would have made a cute couple.


    "He doesn''t like me. I even annoyed him, and he got mad. If I wasn''t Leena''s friend he wouldn''t have


    even treated me." Patricia mocked herself. She wasn''t really secretive, so this stuff was bound toe


    out anyway. It was no use lying to Michelle, so she decided to tell her everything.


    "You told him how you felt," Michelle said hesitantly. Patricia must have, right? Or she wouldn''t have


    known what Tom thought. It wasn''t a question. It was a statement of fact.