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Chapter One

"Look mommy! A small bunny!"

Little Mei Ying's tiny hands dug deep down in the accumulated snow and took out a white coated baby rabbit. The poor animal had been stuck deep under all that snow. If it wasn't for the 7 year old girl, the rabbit would've probably frozen to death.

The baby rabbit snuggled against the little girl's chest, obviously was enjoying the heat and warmth it was receiving from the child. Mei Ying's eyes sparkled with excitement as the baby animal twitched its tiny pink nose.

Not far behind joined the young girl a woman in her mid twenties. The woman knelt down on her knees, observing the shivering animal within her daughter's protective grasp.

"Look mommy, isn't it cute?"

The woman simply offered a smile, a smile that for some reason held sadness behind it. Xiao Ming's swollen golden eyes studied her daughter. Seeing her daughter so thrilled and excited made her happy and sad at the same time.

Xiao Ming stroke the bunny's soft ears then patted Mei Ying's head gently.

Mei Ying took a seat on a near old wooden bench. Not for a second did her chocolaty eyes left the animal in her arms. A strong freezing breeze went by the little girl, her short chestnut hair was going frenzy with the blowing air. Mei Ying hugged the quivering rabbit closer to her chest. She simply didn't care if she was freezing or not; at the moment she only cared for keeping the cute little thing warm.

Xiao Ming stood in the distance. She just stood there observing her daughter. Her hand flew to her chest as a sharp pain stabbed her heart. Tears started to slide down her cheeks as she started to sob quietly.

Why? She thought. Why do I have to do this?!

Her head turned to her right as a tall figure towered over her. Her tearful eyes met those of a man's deep onyx colored ones. They exchanged cold glares.

"Chu Kang…" pleaded Xiao Ming," Please, don't make me do this."

Chu Kang directed his vision toward little Mei Ying. The little girl dressed poorly as she was wearing nothing more than a slightly ripped long sleeved blouse and shorts with sandals. Obviously, Mei Ying had no idea she was going out to play in the snow. Nevertheless, she was enjoying herself.

"Xiao Ming, I know this is hard for you but this is my final decision."

Xiao Ming faced her husband, deciding to fight till the last minute. "Chu Kang, she is my daughter. My flesh and blood. I just…can't. I simply can't do it!"

"But she is not MY daughter, Xiao Ming. And I can't tolerate that in my house." Xiao Ming gasped. She didn't expect her husband to be that cruel.

Xiao Ming lost hope whatsoever in convincing her husband. Her gaze went back at her daughter. Tears resumed their flow down her cheeks. She had no choice but to do what her husband ordered her to do.

Mei Ying, still holding the bunny, made her way through the piled snow and to her mother. Her lips started to turn pale with a hint of blue surrounding them.

"M-Mommy, I am cold. Let's go home."

Xiao Ming chocked on her next words. But Chu Kang's nudge forced them out of her.

"M-Mei Ying, l-let's…play first."

Mei Ying's eyes widened with excitement. Her mother had always been a very busy woman. It was not every day that her mother offer her to play.

"Okay! What will we play?!"

Xiao Ming fought HARD to hold back in any tears. She knelt next to her daughter and took her in a tight embrace. She couldn't help but let few tears be free.

"L-L-Let's play"-she sniffed-" tag. I will catch you first."

Mei Ying nodded her head excitedly. She held the rabbit close as she started to dash away from her mother. The girl ran joyfully not looking back.

Xiao Ming felt Chu Kang's hand against her shoulder. She turned her head toward his direction and saw him give her a nod. Both couples stood as they saw Mei Ying started to disappear in the distance.

"Farewell, Mei Ying"

Xiao Ming tearfully tore her gaze away from her daughter and turned to the opposite direction with Chu Kang and went home.

Mei Ying was still running for as much as her little feet could carry her. The cold atmosphere made it hard for the girl to run too much but she was having a lot of fun to care.

Finally, the girl came to a full stop. She started to pant and huff, trying to catch her breath. She looked down at the animal in her arms and found it is still doing okay.

"Okay mommy, you win."

Mei Ying turned around but didn't find her mother. Confused, Mei Ying started to scan her surrounding, searching for her mother.

"Mommy?"

She started to walk around to try to find her mother. Did her mother get lost? What if her mother got lost because of her?

"Mommy!"

Mei Ying didn't stop looking but the growing storm was the only thing holding her back. Fog started to cover the area with howling wind that blew everything around. The atmosphere began to get colder and freezing by the second.

"M-Mommy?!"

With every step the girl took, her footsteps got less and shorter. The cold started to affect her. She slightly jumped as thunder struck a tree nearby.

Tears streamed out of her small narrowed eyes as fear swam throughout her body. She is lost. Totally lost. She tried to go back to where she came from but the fog and blowing wind prevented her from doing so.

"M-M-MOMMY!"

She hoped that her mother could hear her cries through the storm. But she got no answer. Giving up hope , Mei Ying sat down on the snow against a tree. The small bunny within her grasp shaked violently, matching her own quivering. She held it closer with hopes that they could warm each other up.

More tears flowed down her freezing cheeks. Her teeth hammered. Her lips took the shade of a sky blue color.

Slowly, her vision got blurry. Her breathing shortened bit by bit. She was going to freeze to death.

"M-M-M-Moom-m-my…"

The attempted cry came out as a whisper. She still had a faint flame of hope that her mother would come for her. Her hold on the rabbit tightened a bit. The little girl still tried to keep the baby animal warm.

Very slowly, consciousness slipped away from Mei Ying. Tears never stopped for a second from pouring. She was terrified. She didn't want to die here. She didn't want to freeze to death!

All heat left the little girl's trembling body as Mei Ying finally closed her eyes and her head slumped against the tree trunk.

That is exactly what Chu Kang was aiming for. The death of Xiao Ming's illegitimate child. To protect his family's name.