Seven years ago, Yandel was 25 years old and his career had just begun to take off. He had to attend business trips all over the country, so he did not get to spend a lot of time with Xylean. Despite working under such a high-pressure environment, Yandel would video call her every night. At times, they had to deal with huge time difference when Yandel was working overseas. Xylean would fall asleep hugging her phone after talking on the phone for too long.
They had been in a long-distance relationship for many years.
Yandel was eight years older than Xylean, but they knew each other since they were kids. They were childhood sweethearts.
Yandel was always the trophy child while Xylean was the trouble-maker. She was always bad and never talented in studying. Xylean’s parents would often invite Yandel over to tutor Xylean as they lived nearby.
“So, that was how you guys fell in love with each other?” Verian asked.
There was a glint in her eyes as she thought of their salad days. Although they were immature most of the time back then, every memory was beautiful.
They somehow grew feelings for each other as time went on.
Xylean was very young back then. She had to date Yandel secretly as she was afraid her parents would find out about her engaging in a relationship at such a young age.
As Xylean grew older, her parents thought it was not appropriate for a boy to tutor their daughter privately. Especially after noticing how Xylean and Yandel would mess around with each other when they brought them snacks during their tutoring session, her parents thought they looked more like they were in a relationship rather than studying.
After passing his college entrance examination, Yandel received the enrollment notice from Harvard Business School and went to study abroad in the United States.
Xylean could still remember how Yandel was almost threatening her to focus on her study and not fall in love with another guy when she was sending him off at the airport.
Xylean was young. She did not know anything about love at that time. She only knew that she admired that boy from the next door a lot and she was reluctant to let him go. After all, he helped her out a lot with her homework. Nobody would help her do her homework once he leaves.
Their long-distance relationship went on for three years.
Throughout the three years, Yandel would call Xylean every day. At times when Xylean complained that she could not finish her assignments, Yandel would video call her and watch her do her assignments without talking to her. If she came across questions that she did not understand, he would explain and write the answers down on a paper for her.
Xylean once said that it would be great if she could bring Yandel along with her into the examination hall.
Yandel was an excellent person. He was at an entirely different level from other people. He completed a five years course and got his diploma and degree in three years’ time.
Verian asked curiously, “Was he rushing to finish his course because of you?”
Xylean looked at the starry sky outside the cabin. Her eyes were filled with loneliness, “Maybe. We might be married now if things went well for us. I have might have already become Mrs. Soan that everybody else envied so much.”
“What happened after that?”
After that…
Yandel was busy fighting for his family business and his career. Yet, he still often spared his time for Xylean although he was extremely busy.
Yandel was a very overbearing man. In fact, he was too overbearing.
Xylean was not allowed to get close or even talk to other boys. If Yandel found out that she was close to other guys, he would be infuriated. It was very difficult to calm him down. Yandel even got jealous and unhappy when Xylean spent too much time with her own brother, Richard.
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