1602: One Lie After Another (73)

One Lie After Another (73)

He clearly knew the words would hurt not only her, but also himself, and he should not have uttered them under any circumstance.2

Mu Xiaoxiao felt as if someone had poured freezing water on her head as cold crept out from the bottom of her heart.

"What are you saying…"

What in the world was he saying? Who in the world was destined for whom? How could he say such a thing… How could he!

Big teardrops fell from her eyes, instantly dying her cheeks..

"Yin Shaojie, I dare you to say it one more time…" she said bitterly with pursed lips.

Yin Shaojie glared at her with a trembling gaze.

A thought entered his mind and he suddenly burst out in laughter.

"I was too full of self-confidence. I thought no one could ever break us up, but reality has proved me wrong."

What break-up? What did he mean by that!

Yin Shaojie's thoughts travelled back to the time he made a solemn vow, when he believed that no one could ever come in between them.

Now, he was slapped ruthlessly in the face.

Why was it Ah Ze, of all people!

If it had been anyone else, he would absolutely not have been bothered in the least. He knew Xiaoxiao and just how deeply she felt for him but in the same way, it was also precisely because he knew her that he understood Ah Ze had an important place in her heart.

A place more important than his…

Yin Shaojie raised his head with his eyes shut, damming all the bitterness in his eyes.

What else could he do?

Ah Ze should have been dead in the first place, but suddenly sprung back to life again.

Yin Shaojie recalled vividly that Xiaoxiao and Ah Ze were born in the same month, the same day, and the same year. When they were young, the two shared a connection that he could not come between.

He also recalled that Ah Ze's nickname was Dada, which was originally given by Xiaoxiao[1].

One was called Dada and the other Xiaoxiao. Was this not a match made in heaven?

Yin Shaojie could not help but sneer.

If they were the destined pair, what was he then?

Another memory surfaced. When they were young, whenever he fought with Xiaoxiao, she went to Ah Ze and cheered up again soon after.

At this moment, recalling all the details of their childhood seemed to only add to his injury.

Every scene and every little detail seemed to tell him that Xiaoxiao and Ah Ze were meant to be together.

And now, Ah Ze had returned.

Yin Shaojie lowered his gaze and looked askance at Mu Xiaoxiao with his profound, jet-black eyes. "Figure out for yourself. Whom do you truly love?" he stated with a voice almost completely devoid of warmth.

With that, he turned to walk towards the door.

"Whom do I truly love…" Mu Xiaoxiao stared blankly at his back. She chased after him but her heart was hurting so much that it bogged her reflexes down and she could only watch as the door slammed shut right in front of her face.

That door split their world in two.

Tears fogged up her eyes. She cried with a husky voice, "You b*stard! I know very well whom I love!"

Grievance gripped her heart.

Hurt, she squatted down, wrapped her arms around her knees, and wept bitterly.

How… How did things come to this…

...

Outside the window, the final glow of the sunset gradually faded into the horizon.

The sky transitioned into darkness.

The room was tenebrous and unlit. With only a faint strip of light coming in from the outside, one could make out a figure on the bed

Suddenly, a light beamed from a corner of the bed and a sweet song followed.

"Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter…"

It was only because of you that there are such brilliant colours in my life…

[1] Dada (大大) is a juvenile description of the state of largeness, while Xiaoxiao (小小) is a juvenile description of the state of smallness

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