Chapter 67 - 64: Mirage

Xiao Yun's eyes fixed onto Li Lei, not wanting to move away. Wang Li Lei with his usual indifferent expression walk away from the sea of people crowding him to the center of the hall. 

Hyun behind Li Lei stopped the crowds from touching Li Lei like a bodyguard, making a path for Li Lei to the center of the hall. 

Li Lei's eyes look around the hall before suddenly his gaze stops at Xiao Yun. Although it was only for a few seconds, Li Lei's indifferent expression shatters. His soft red lips quivers slightly.

Among the noisy and crowded hall, two gazes lock-on each other. The noisy voices sounded silent with only heart-thumps vibrates to their mind. 

Snapping back from his daze Li Lei was the first one to look away from Xiao Yun. Hyun looked at the two and his expression darkens. Hyun decided to braven himself and ask Li Lei, " Master, shouldn't you greet the young miss? "

Wang Li Lei took a silent glance at him before he continues to walk. Before Hyn could continue to persuade Li Lei, crowds of people who want to make a connection with him crowding Li Lei in a flash.

Hyun could only quietly gaze at them and knead his palm into a fist. ' Master, didn't you come especially for the young miss? Even though you were so busy that you couldn't even rest for a minute, and work for a week straight non-stop, so you could meet her? ' He looked away at Xiao Yun, whose expression changes into sorrow. 

Hyun's expression darkens, he glances at Li Lei from behind and the grip on his palm tightens ' Everything was my fault, master. '

The merry hall felt made her heart shatter like shards of glasses. As soon as she saw Li Lei, Xiao Yun's legs wanted to go straight to him but guilt kept on dragging her legs, halting her. 

She took another look at Li Lei from afar and bit her lower lips. Deep in her thoughts, Xing Fu who had been calling her for a few times realized Xiao Yun dazingly look at Li Lei. 

Xing Fu frowned in distress, ' Have once again I made her sad? ' He shook his head, brightens his expression and walks toward Xiao Yun calling her from behind with a light pat on her shoulder. 

To distract Xiao Yun from Li Lei, Xing Fu asks her, " Hey, Xiao Yun, the party would begin after another 15 minutes, do you want to greet the bride with me? "

Xiao Yun jolt in surprise and agree at her brother with a nod. " Okay. "

Following Xing Fu from behind, Xiao Yun took another glance at Li Lei before she continues. 

Like her, Li Lei also took another look at her fading back. ' Do you hate me now? ' a word that he wanted to ask her, left unspoken since the day of their divorce. 

Xiao Yun's smiles, the sweet words she whispers to him passes in a blink. Since the day Xiao Yun wrote that letter to him, telling him how she had loathed, hate, and despises even a sight of him. Saying that all this time she had only been using him to make her family grew even more prestigious and that she had never once ever love him- that everything was only a lie

-His heart and time froze. 

But he never wants to believe it- no he couldn't possibly believe it. The girl he loved suddenly changes into an unknown stranger, with eyes full of hate and furry. 

Li Lei tried to ask her, speak with her- but every time he did that, Xiao Yun became even more distant. He couldn't let her go, but if he keeps her closer, he was afraid that he'll become another person. He was afraid that the possessive nature of him hidden under his indifferent expression would hurt her.

The only thing that could protect is the dear memory he held.

-But that too felt like a mirage.