Chapter 8 Daring To Abuse Ca


    After an hour, they arrived at the ticket office of the amusement park.


    Leading a frugal life, Ca, who was careful about how she spent her money all the time, reluctantly


    bought three tickets, two for adults and one for children.


    If her brother hadn''t begged her to allow Terence to go with them, she wouldn''t have taken him.


    Ca shot Terence a dirty look from time to time. Whenever she looked at him, it was a constant


    reminder that she had spent more of her hard earned money on him unnecessarily.


    However, Terence seemed to be unaware, or simply didn''t care and chose topletely ignore Ca''s


    sullen nces. He yed along happily with Sean and tried several different rides for himself.


    Ca went on a few rides but found that she was too exhausted to keep up with them, so she found a


    shady spot and sat there to rest. She watched as Terence and Sean went on the pirate ship ride, which


    wasn''t far away from where she sat.


    If it had only been Ca and Sean at the amusement park, then Sean would have dragged her around


    everywhere with him and she would be run off her feet. But since Terence apanied them today,


    then she didn''t have to be so involved and could sit back and rest a while, letting Terence run around


    with Sean instead.


    She looked down at the two big teddy bears beside her that Terence had won for Sean and touched


    one of the ears.


    She then looked up and saw how much fun Sean was having with Terence today and sighed deeply.


    The extra ticket that she bought for Terence was worth it, after all.


    "Ca?"


    While absorbed in her own thoughts, Ca heard someone call out to her.


    Instinctively, she turned to see who it was.


    When Ca realized who it was that called her, she blushed and immediately stood up feeling nervous.


    As he approached, she adjusted her clothes and smoothed her hair. She nced down at her feet and


    was embarrassed to find that her white sneakers were now dirty after being identally stood on by


    Sean.


    "What a surprise to see you here, Evan."


    Ca greeted him as he approached, with a big happy smile on her face.


    "Yes. I came with a friend. What about you?"


    he smiled and asked politely. Evan An was a tall, dark-haired and very handsome man. He was gentle


    and quietly spoken.


    Each time that Evan An smiled at her, Ca went mushy inside. She couldn''t resist that gorgeous smile


    of his. She managed to point a finger in the direction opposite to them and answered,"I came with my


    brother. He''s over there on the pirate ship ride. By the way Evan, thanks for helping me outst time. If


    it wasn''t for you, I might have been fired by Karen."


    A short distance away, the pirate ship ride hade to a stop.


    After descending from the ride, Sean spotted his sister talking with Evan An. He drew Terence nearer


    to him and pointed towards them. "Do you see that man over there?"


    Following the direction of Sean''s finger, Terence caught sight of Evan An and Ca.


    To his surprise, he noticed how pleasant and polite Ca acted in front of this man, whereas, at home,


    she barely tolerated him and was rude and overbearing.


    "Do you see him, Terence? His name is Evan An. My sister has had a secret crush on him for over


    three years now. But, she has never had the courage to tell him how she feels. If you want to be with


    my sister, he will probably be your biggest rival in love."


    Sean told Terence about his sister''s feelings for Evan An, in secret. Even though he knew Evan An well


    before he met Terence, he never really liked Evan An.


    As for Terence, as soon as he met him that very first day, Sean took a liking to him.


    Sean furrowed his brows when he realized something and looked at Terence. "Your surname is also


    An, the same as Evan''s. Is it possible that you might be rted to him?"


    He and Ca were siblings and shared the same surname, so Sean assumed that Terence and Evan


    An could also be rted since they shared the same surname.


    Terence thought for a moment and then answered,"It might just be a coincidence. There are many


    people who have the same surname in the world but are not rted to one another."


    While answering Sean''s questions, Terence observed Evan An and Ca who were chatting happily


    enjoying each other''spany. Terence was trying to get a better look at Evan''s face but all that he


    could see was his profile and from that, he couldn''t tell much.


    Feeling confused, he smiled and looked down at Sean. "What makes you think that I want to be in a


    rtionship with your sister?"


    Sean was only a ten-year-old boy who loved his sister and wished the best for her. Hearing the


    question, he looked up at Terence innocently, his face sincere and pure.


    "Because I felt that you would be my brother-inw the first time that I saw you," he replied.


    Even though his sister didn''t seem to like Terence very much. The moment Ca brought him back into


    their home, Sean somehow felt that his sister and Terence were a good match for each other.


    It was as if Ca and Terence had known each other for a very long time.


    Terence found what Sean had said amusing andughed. He then tousled the boy''s hair affectionately.


    "Well, don''t you have a silver tongue."


    Ca and Evan An sat together on a park bench under arge tree.


    "Ca, you don''t have to thank me. I know how hard it is for you and I will always try my best to help


    you," Evan An remarked politely.


    He was well aware of Ca''s difficult situation. Not only did she have to look after herself but also her


    little brother all on her own.


    "Evan, for a long time now I have been meaning to thank you. After all, you have helped me out many


    times," Ca uttered, with a smile on her face. Evan An was a kind andpassionate man, so he


    was always willing to help her whenever he found out that she had run into some difficulty.


    Evan An looked at her sincere face and smiled. "Ca, you are one of the kindest people that I know. I


    just did some small things to help you, so you really don''t need to express your thanks to me."


    Ca felt a bit embarrassed and looked down blushing upon hearing Evan''spliment. Then with a


    wide grin, she looked up and said,"Evan, will you be free next Sunday evening? It will be my brother''s


    birthday. Would you like to..."


    "Evan, there you are. I''ve been looking all over the ce for you."


    Before Ca could finish what she wanted to say, a flirtatious female voice spoke over her. Ca first


    noticed a faint scent of perfume in the air and then she saw a woman dressed in all white walk up to


    them. The woman took Evan''s hand and snuggled into his shoulder.


    Evan An responded by wrapping his arms affectionately around her waist and whispered in her


    ear,"When you went to thedies room, I looked for a spot to rest while I waited for you and then I


    happened to run into Ca. So we chatted for a while."


    "Ca, let me introduce you."


    Ca sat wide-eyed and stunned for a moment. She recovered slightly when Evan An began to speak


    to her.


    "This is Nina Rui, my girlfriend. Nina, this is Ca Ji. I told you about her before."


    Evan An introduced Nina to Ca after he first calmed Nina Rui.


    Nina Rui rudely ignored Ca and pulled on Evan''s arm for him to stand up and said,"Evan, let''s go.


    Can''t you see that I''m wearing a pair of high-heeled shoes? We really should find a ce where I can


    sit down and rest, right now!"


    "Okay, we will go in a moment, but before we do, I think it would be nice for you to say hello to Ca


    first,"


    Evan An spoke in a low voice, pulling his girlfriend closer to him.


    Nina Rui was displeased by Evan''s request, red at him and then pouted. She rolled her eyes and


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    gave Ca a sidelong nce and uttered with disdain,"You''re Ca, and both of your parents are


    dead, right? Are you also the one that takes her little brother along and pretends to be pitiful and ys


    on Evan''spassion to help her out all the time?"


    After Nina Rui had finished, the atmosphere became awkward and embarrassing.


    Ca was left without words. All that she could do was to sit and stare shocked at everything that had


    just happened. Firstly, Evan An had a girlfriend and then all of the unkind and hurtful things that Nina


    Rui had just said belittled her. She felt anger boil in the pit of her stomach.


    "Nina, how could you say that?"


    Evan An was taken aback and frowned at his girlfriend. He was embarrassed by her rude remarks. He


    reprimanded her in a low voice,"Apologize to Ca now!"


    Nina Rui nced at Ca, who was dressed in only modest clothing. She raised her head flicking her


    hair back and snorted with contempt. She just shook Evan''s shoulder and retorted,"Oh,e on Evan!


    What are you saying? She is just a poor woman! Don''t think that I don''t know what she is trying to do.


    She pretends to be pathetic and helpless in front of you so that you would pity her. She wants to get


    close to you because she knows that you are rich! Why do I have to apologize to such a poor and


    deceptive woman?"


    Sean clenched his teeth after hearing everything that horrible woman had said about his sister.


    He was so annoyed that he almost ran over there wanting to beat that woman up for abusing Ca.


    However, Terence who was right beside him and also heard everything grabbed him by the arm before


    he could run off.


    Terence deliberately didn''t go to Ca''s aid because he intended to observe her reaction.


    He wanted to see how Ca was going to react after she had been insulted in front of the man that she


    liked. At home, she never had a problem with giving him a tongueshing, always acting rude and


    arrogant towards him. So now was his chance to see how she was going to handle the whole situation.


    He wondered if she would show respect for Evan An and bear the insult, or she would quarrel with


    Evan''s girlfriend and risk offending him so that Evan An would never want to speak to her again.