My Youth Began With Him

11

Jessica was left alone standing in front of the police station, as the wind was blowing her hair into a terrible mess. She was the one that had bailed Martin out, so what was all this about?

As Jess was torn between taking a taxi, which was too expensive, or taking a bus to First People's Hospital, the Audi R8 actually came back, just like magic. It had taken less than five minutes to leave and come back.

"Get in."

"How can you be back so soon? Where is he?"

"He is in the hotel up ahead," Andrew answered.

Jessica was speechless, Andrew's efficiency was truly...

"Hurry up, get in."

Jessica stopped dawdling, opened the door, and got into the passenger's seat.

After a few silent moments, she slowly asked, "Did you set up everything that happened today?"

Andrew's hands slightly paused on the steering wheel. He turned his head and glanced at her, "You think I did this to him?"

Jessica didn't answer...

"You think I would do something so absurd?" Andrew asked again.

Jessica remained silent. But Andrew was right, someone like him would not do something like this under the table.

On the other hand, Jacob seemed like someone who would pull a stunt like this. After all, in Jessica's mind, he was always a restless guy, even seven years ago.

"You might not, but your friend might."

The side of Andrew's mouth twitched, "You think that the captain of the Public Security Bureau would frame a normal citizen by arresting and accusing him of patronizing whorehouses?"

"He's a captain now?" Jessica was surprised, as she never thought that Jacob would make it that far.

Now that she thought about it, it didn't make much sense for the captain of a bureau to do something like this. Even more, every time he was dispatched on a case, he would be surrounded by cops. If he wrongly accused someone, people would gossip. That wouldn't be a wise move.

Most importantly, as Jessica was filling out forms just then, she thought back to the policeman's reminder.

He said, "Miss, your boyfriend is a repeat offender. It's not the first time he went whoring. When you get home, you'll have to sort him out."

Jessica was a little shocked by what she heard. She never thought that Martin, who was so gentle and mild, would actually be a repeat offender of soliciting prostitutes.

Even if he was putting on a show, it was too much. Besides, doctors were supposed to be clean freaks, right?

How could he stomach sleeping with a prostitute?

The more Jessica thought about it, the more depressed she got. She decided that she would be better off not talking, so she turned her head aside to look out at the night view.

She never thought that one day, she could sit in Andrew's car again and be alone with him, traveling in the dim light of the night as if it was seven years ago.

The Audi R8 actually took less than 20 minutes to drive back to her apartment, but she felt like it took several hours...

Honestly, she didn't dare to face Andrew. Although she hated him, she knew clearly that sometimes, hate was born of love.

Otherwise, he would have been just a stranger to her when they met again. Why else would her heart beat so erratically?

"Jess," he gently called her.