Love Began with the First Meeting

"Knock, knock!" There was someone at the door.
The man inside the room withdrew his gaze away from the scene in the distance and slowly turned as he gave a simple reply,"
Come in!"
His face did not appear handsome but his personality was aspiring and gentle, which made him look attractive. About twenty six
years old, he wore a pair of rimless glasses, and looked very elegant even with an air of solemnity about him.
The door opened and a young man entered the room clad in a down coat. Holding a lollipop in his mouth, he took off his coat
and then reported to the man inside, who happened to be the mayor of A City," Mr. Mayor, we've confirmed that David is in the
hospital!"
Edgar Gu smiled upon hearing the news. Walking up to the table where a tea set was placed, he poured himself and Bill Li a cup
of tea respectively. Then he replied flatly," David has been responsible for a lot of crimes in the city going back several years. He
is so brutal that people from inside the government as well as criminal gangs let everything about him slide. Now who would dare
to harm such a man ?"
Glancing at the tea Edgar had poured for him, Bill pursed his lips in disgust, but took it from his hands and sipped anyway. Its
bitter taste made him frown. "Tea doesn't taste as good as coke," he mumbled. Then he said clearly," David has acted absurdly
and run amuck in the city. But his gang members are powerful, tactful and sophisticated. The government and other gangs can
benefit from them so they aren't willing to offend them."
He paused for a moment and continued," I think whoever harmed him is extremely daring. Hey hey..."
"Humph!" Edgar snorted. Staring at Bill, he said," Everyone in A city is afraid of the man who harmed David. He is powerful and
overbearing. Do you know who he is?"
Bill Li was silent for a while. Suddenly his eyes lit up. With the lollipop in his hand, he uttered," Brian! ?"
Without saying anything, Edgar Gu added some water into the teapot. Under the glasses, a flash of contempt came into his
eyes.
'Brian!'
Even today, no one knew his actual identity. Some people hadn't even heard his name. However, what really surprised Edgar
was the fact that a man like him was able to become so powerful in such a short time.He had left the city for only five years and

now had come back again.
"I've heard that Brian is cruel, but why would he take any action against David? Their activities are totally different." With
furrowed brows, Bill took the lollipop out of his mouth and thoughtfully said," Who do you think is more powerful, Brian or David?"
Edgar Gu slightly raised a corner of his lips and slowly replied with an aggressive expression marking his gentle face," It doesn't
matter who is more powerful. I think it would be best to deal with the matter properly and tactfully instead of directly standing
against them. Now that they have become enemies, we don't have to deal with both of them!"
Bill shrugged and put the lollipop inside his mouth again, excitedly saying," The situation of A City is going to change and it will
be under another man's control very soon..."
*
Molly was hiding inside the bathroom of Brian's villa.
Gripping the hem of her pajamas tightly, she looked towards the door, looking hesitant to leave and go outside. Brian had
seemed free today. He had dinner with her and went upstairs with her. He had even entered her bedroom!
As she gazed at the closed door in apprehension, she imagined what it would mean to be his 'woman'. Obviously, she couldn't
maintain a simple, normal relationship with him. Life and reality had made her mature and knowledgeable about the wonderful
things that never happened.
Swallowing nervously, she tried to persuade herself and mumbled," You've gotten into his bed once. What's the point in trying to
get away now? It's too late for that!"
Finishing her soliloquy, she puckered her face and turned to stare at herself in the mirror. Finally, taking a deep breath, she
abruptly opened the door, seeming surer of herself this time.
"Do you want to take a... ...shower?" She tried to ask courageously, but found that no one was in the room. Her last word almost
got lost on its way out.
It was embarrassing to realize that she had hesitated for so long in the bathroom, even though there was no one outside.
With slightly pursed lips, she went out and secretly glanced at the adjacent room whose door was closed. A sudden realization
hit her that she hardly knew anything about Brian.

Was she thinking too much? Perhaps to be his woman meant she had to stay in his house and do whatever he told; nothing
more.
Her eyes slightly narrowing, she felt confused and strange. Staring at the room adjacent for another few moments, she walked
back inside.
She lay down on the bed and fixed her eyes on the ceiling, remembering how Brian had added eyes and nose for the snowman
she had built today. She even remembered how he had drawn a smile for the snowman. What was funny was that her
remembering these things was strange; she had been so distracted at that time, but now every single movement of him vividly
ran through her mind.
What kind of a man was he?
He was totally merciless for taking people's lives like nothing. Even though they lived in a modern, law-ruled society, he had once
said," The law is in my hands! What I say is the law and what I do is legal!" Molly wondered how he could be so powerful and so
arrogant.
But at the same time, he had acted like an annoyed child while talking with someone over the phone, and he had even told her
gently that night," You are my woman, so I should treat you well."
Slowly, her eyelids began to droop as she kept thinking about him. Why had such a mysterious man come into her life?
Finally, she fell asleep with steady breaths, and began dreaming about the military compound where she had lived just after
coming to A City with her mother. Her parents had fallen in love after meeting each other there. There was an excellent and
impressive person there whom all the children admired.
"Edgar..."
She gently murmured his name. Right then, Brian opened the door and heard clearly what she had just said. He stood still,
holding the doorknob and narrowing his eyes.