Chapter 411 - Can't Give Status

Quietly lowering her gaze to mask the swirling emotions in them, Xia Ruo Lan abstractedly bit the crunchy ends of the toast. She was lost in thought, in her own little world away from the cheerful and lively voices, and the boisterous laughter around her.

While Xia Ruo Lan was in a daze, a young maid approached the gazebo. She slightly bowed to Xia Ruo Lan before informing respectfully.

"Young Miss, you have a phonecall from Master.."

With a nod, Xia Ruo Lan acknowledged the maid's words. She glanced at her friends at the table before excusing herself. Xia Ruo Lan heaved a sigh inwardly for getting the chance to escape as she walked farther from the gazebo.

Turning around, Ethan Lee frowned mildly as he glared at the receding figure of Xia Ruo Lan. A complicated emotion in his ink black eyes.

"Right! What should we do after this?"

Munching on her pineapple tarts that she couldn't get enough of, Su Yin asked with a newfound enthusiasm.

On the side, Sera and Lucifer both furtively held hands under the table and ate in silence. Upon Su Yin's question, the couple exchanged gazes before turning to glance at her.

Even Ethan Lee had a look of puzzlement on his face.

"..You guys aren't busy.. right?"

After a beat, Su Yin nudged Adrian while she prodded. Her hopeful gaze darting to Lucifer, Ethan Lee as well as Sera waiting for their answer.

Smiling subtly, the men shook their head in unison earning a relieved sigh from the girls.

This was probably the first time that Ethan Lee was seeing Su Yin behave like a child instead of an angry bird. He was amazed.

"Hmm.. Then, why don't we watch a movie?"

Filled with joy at the idea of spending time with Lucifer along with their friends, Sera beamed happily as she suggested.

"Movie?"

At Sera's suggestion, Su Yin scrunched her face while Adrian and Lucifer asked with a puzzled expression.

Impatient, Ethan Lee was glimpsing at the direction where Xia Ruo Lan had vanished instead of listening to them.

"Yeah, there's this new horror movie that I wanted to watch..."

Nodding excitedly, Sera clapped her hands as she said. Her words evoked a horrified expression on Su Yin's face.

"No! You're doing this on purpose. Sera, I know what you're thinking.."

Shrieking at the top of her lungs, Su Yin shook her head vehemently while staring at Sera, her gaze dangerous dark.

From the side, Adrian's muffled laughter was heard intriguing Lucifer and Ethan Lee's interest.

On the other hand, Sera lowered her head as she smiled mischievously.

"What happened? Is Miss Su scared..?"

The man's eyes flashed and a wicked grin appeared on his handsome face making him look uber seductive. Cocking his brow, Ethan Lee asked tauntingly.

"No.. Not at all. Why should I be scared.."

Jolting, Su Yin shook her head albeit the hint of fright that was seen her big black eyes.

"Then horror movie it is!"

A feeling of triumph surged through Ethan Lee as he declared in a crisp voice making Su Yin blurt curses in her head.

After finishing the phonecall, Xia Ruo Lan was heading towards the gazebo when a force pulled her.

Her eyes widened in shock. Her heartbeat ricocheting.

Before Xia Ruo Lan could make out of the situation she was in, she was yanked by a big hand from the shadows. Xia Ruo Lan was pushed to the hard tree trunk, harshly. She sucked in breath at the sharp pain in her back.

Petrified, Xia Ruo Lan's eyes squeezed shut on their own.

Peering at the pale face of the little woman cowering in the tight space, the man felt his throat run dry. His fingers reached to caress the smoothness of cheeks before brushing away the unruly locks from her forehead. The trembling of her soft, pink lips made his heart thump, thump, thump loudly.

Gulping a mouthful, the man slowly moved closer to Xia Ruo Lan's ears making her shiver in anticipation and fear of the unknown.

Feeling the warmth of the man's breathe on her skin that made her insides tingle, Xia Ruo Lan was about to push him away when a familiar voice reverberated and her heartbeat stopped.

"Xia Ruo Lan!"

Xia Ruo Lan's eyes shot open at once, she gawked at Ethan Lee's magnified face in bewilderment. Her words coming out in a low stutter, almost incoherently.

"Eth.. Ethan Lee..?!"

Gently caressing Xia Ruo Lan's hair with his palm, Ethan Lee closed his eyes and sighed. Too shocked to move a muscle, Xia Ruo Lan gulped audibly and stood in silence. Her feet were practically glued to the grassy ground.

In a flash, Ethan Lee's cold lips were on Xia Ruo Lan's, and her breathing hitched. Even her hands on the side clenched tightly. His tongue moved like a snake to pry Xia Ruo Lan's mouth open.

Current surged through Xia Ruo Lan when Ethan Lee's tongue met hers, the slight brush was enough to make her lose her senses.

The next second she found him sucking her as Ethan Lee delved deeper, greedily and hungrily, leaving Xia Ruo Lan dazed and breathless.

Pulling back, Ethan Lee wiped the crystal like tears from Xia Ruo Lan's eyes as well as the thin strands of hair sticking to the sides of her face. Ethan Lee's chest was heaving up and down.

The man was flustered, and it was evident on his countenance that was crumbling like fine sand in front of Xia Ruo Lan.

"I.. I can't give you the status like them.. I can't call you my girlfriend, fiance or wife.. Will you be okay with that?! Hah?.. If you want to back out.. You can.."

Catching his erratic breath, Ethan Lee hoarsely vocalized whatever thoughts were running in his head since yesterday.

In Ethan Lee's perspective, he was a very unlucky man in love!

Take Mia Chung for instance, Ethan Lee was madly in love with her, they were engaged and about to get married. But on the day of their engagement Mia Chung left Ethan Lee. Her untimely death broke him, crushed the man to pieces leaving only dust behind.

Then came Sera, after five whole years Ethan Lee began to feel something for her. But that special feeling was ebbed away without a trace when he found out about Sera and Lucifer's relationship. He was heartbroken.

Although it wasn't a very deeply engraved scar in his hurting heart, Ethan Lee was still affected.

Lastly, Ethan Lee found that his true love was Xia Ruo Lan, and he wasn't willing to forsake her or let her leave him like Sera or Mia.

Therefore, Ethan Lee came up with a weird theory to not let Xia Ruo Lan know about his feelings, ever, lest she too decides to leave him.