Lei Tianyi looked at Leng Youlan’s expression that seemed to say “Isn’t it just like that?” and said somewhat angrily, “I’m telling you now, I haven’t, haven’t. Perhaps, the people around me did investigate your information thoroughly to ensure my safety.”
“Why?” Leng Youlan was somewhat confused. “Because I want to hear you tell me personally.”
Leng Youlan was stunned.
Silence, an unprecedented silence in the room. Beneath the calm surface, two hearts were in turmoil.
Lei Tianyi had never been as flustered as today. Since meeting his girl, his world had been changing. His rationality was in chaos, and the only thing he could be sure of was that he liked her companionship and was willing to cherish her.
Leng Youlan walked in a daze to the window, sitting quietly as she had done countless nights in her childhood. She looked at the endless night sky, a familiar feeling climbing into her thoughts. Warmth, confusion, pain, and deep hatred, the only difference being the lack of her mother’s warm embrace and the whispers that were both happy and painful for her. She felt she was about to be devoured by darkness. At the moment her mother fell in a pool of blood before her, she gave up.
Her mother said before dying that she would avenge them and then marry an ordinary man and live a happy, ordinary life. Could the person behind her give her this? Leng Youlan gave a bitter smile; the answer had long been in her heart. Love was too distant, both for her and for him.
She slowly stood up, looking at Lei Tianyi’s furrowed brow. Her hand tightly gripped her sleeve, afraid it would betray her.
Yi, I am the ghost of Chi,” she said in a calm voice without a hint of emotion. That was her hateful self, yet enough to answer his questions.
Lei Tianyi gave her a deep look and slowly said, “The coffee shop is yours from now on.”
Perhaps this was good for both of them. He just wanted her by his side, and she just wanted him to help her fulfill her wish.
[Volume 1: 31, Devil’s Wishing Pool]
