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Chapter Seven

Xiaoyu hadn't heard from Forest in days. She had been texting him but he didn't text back. She called him but he didn't pick up and he didn't call her back.

Xiaoyu walked to her Ferrari in the driveway. She called Forest on her cellphone. After Forest's phone rang a few times, Xiaoyu heard:

"Yo this is Forest! I'm not available. Leave a message and I'll call you back ASAP!"

Xiaoyu sighed.

"Hey Forest...it's Xiaoyu again. I'm really worried about you. I haven't heard from you in days. Please call me back or text me. I just want to know that you're okay. Bye."

Xiaoyu hung up and put her cellphone in her purse. She pressed the unlock button of her car keys. Her Ferrari made a 'beep beep' sound and she opened the car door. Xiaoyu got inside the car and drove off. She decided that she would go to Forest's condo today. She was really worried about him and she wanted to check up on him. Xiaoyu drove until she reached Forest's condo. She parked the car, entered the building and walked to Forest's room. She knocked on the door.

Knock! Knock!

Forest didn't open the door.

Knock! Knock!

Nothing.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

"Forest come on! I know you're in there!" Xiaoyu yelled. "Please open the door! I just wanna make sure you're alive! I don't know if you're mad at me and that's why you haven't been talking to me. But, even if you're mad...please...please just let me know that you're okay. Please open the door Forest."

Xiaoyu heard the door unlock. Forest opened the door.

"Forest!" said Xiaoyu relieved. "Thank God you're okay! I was so worried!"

"You're not supposed to be here Xiaoyu." said Forest, looking panicked and worried.

"What? What are you talking about?"

"Come inside quick before we get caught." said Forest.

"Get caught?"

"I'll explain, just come inside." said Forest, who dragged a confused Xiaoyu inside the room.

Forest closed and locked the door.

"Did anyone see you come here?" Forest asked.

"Um...no?"

"Did you tell anyone you were coming here?"

"No. Forest...what the hell is going on? You're scaring me. Are you okay? Are you in some sort of trouble? Why haven't you been answering my calls or texts?"

Forest sighed.

"I'm so sorry I've been ignoring you Xiaoyu. I'm not mad at you, I swear. You didn't offend me."

"Then why have you been ignoring me?"

"Jin...came by here a few days ago. He thought that you and I were having an affair. I explained to him that we're just friends. But he told me that I should never see or speak to you ever again."

"What?!" said Xiaoyu, shocked. "Why? Why does he have a problem with us being friends?"

"He said he's not comfortable with you spending time with another man because he's not always at home."

"Me and you are just friends though." said Xiaoyu. "Jin has nothing to worry about. Don't worry, I'll talk to him."

"No!" said Forest, looking panicked. "Xiaoyu...Jin told me that if I so as breathe near you...he was going to imprison me for 10 years or more. Xiaoyu...my parents would be distraught if I was sent to prison. I care about you Xiaoyu. I really wish that we can hang out...but...but I love my parents and I don't want to upset them. I'm sorry Xiaoyu."

Xiaoyu was so shocked that Jin would do that to Forest. She didn't think that Jin could become even more ruthless than he already was. Xiaoyu was also sad that she wasn't going to hang out with Forest again. She and Forest had been friends for years. And now they couldn't be friends anymore. Xiaoyu sat down on the sofa. She looked sad.

"Xiaoyu..." said Forest, who went up to her. He sat next to her. "I'm so sorry Xiaoyu."

"My dad and granddad won't talk to me anymore because I love Jin. I barely talk to my mom, because I love Jin. I don't talk to my friends because they're don't like Jin and I love Jin." said Xiaoyu, who had tears in her eyes. "And now Jin doesn't want me to be friends with you. I love Jin. I love Jin so much...but because I love him, I am so alone. I'm so alone. I'm so fucking alone."

Xiaoyu started crying.

"I'm so alone. I'm so alone." said Xiaoyu, crying.

"Oh Xiaoyu..." said Forest, who hugged her.

Xiaoyu kept crying.

"It's okay Xiaoyu...please don't cry...please don't cry." said Forest, hugging her.

After a few minutes, Xiaoyu stopped crying and released herself from Forest's hug. She wiped the tears from her eyes and sniffled.

"Xiaoyu...listen to me...you need to leave Jin. I'm not saying that you should leave him for me. I know that you're not in love with me. But as your friend...my advice would be for you to leave him." said Forest. "Jin...Jin is a really dangerous man. I'm really scared for your safety Xiaoyu. And your marriage...it just seems so toxic. I mean look at you...you're miserable being married to him."

Forest gently held her hands and looked into her eyes.

"Leave him Xiaoyu. Leave him and go stay with your family. Or you can stay with the Revolt Group. Just leave that evil man and go somewhere safe. Please Xiaoyu."

"I love him Forest. I can't leave him."

Forest sighed.

"I really hope you do leave him. And I hope you leave him soon. But while you're with him...please be careful Xiaoyu."

Xiaoyu sniffled.

"I should go." said Xiaoyu, standing up and walking to the door.

"Xiaoyu...please don't tell Jin that you came by today okay? Please. I can't go to prison."

"I won't tell him. I swear." said Xiaoyu.

"Thanks Xiaoyu."

"So I guess this is goodbye?" she asked.

Forest sadly nodded his head and hugged her. Xiaoyu hugged him back.

"I'm going to miss you Xiaoyu. I'll always care about you. And I'll always love you."

"Thanks for being such a good friend Forest. I'll miss you." said Xiaoyu, with tears in her eyes.

After hugging for many seconds, they released their hug. Xiaoyu opened the door and looked sadly at Forest. She sadly walked out and closed the door.

"Bye Xiaoyu." said Forest sadly to himself.

Xiaoyu walked to her Ferrari, unlocked the door and went inside. She started the engine and drove away. As she was driving, she was crying. After driving for a few blocks, she parked her car in a parking lot. She cried in her car for fifteen minutes.

She felt so sad. She really wished that she could yell at Jin. She wanted to tell him how mean he was being for ending her friendship with Forest. She wanted to tell Jin how angry she was at him but she couldn't. She couldn't tell Jin that she had met up with Forest. Xiaoyu didn't want Forest to go to prison. She also promised Forest that she wouldn't tell Jin about their conversation today.

Xiaoyu didn't have a social life and now her friendship with Forest was over. Jin had travelled for a business trip so he wasn't home. He was coming back tomorrow for a ball the Mishima Zaibatsu was throwing. She had to go to some snobby party filled with politicians and other snobby, important people that she didn't care about. Xiaoyu wiped her tears. She was lonely, very lonely...but she was in love with Jin. She loved him and no matter how difficult their marriage was...she couldn't give up on him. She loved him.