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Xiu Mei continued, "After that day Xion would come to meet me daily at the research centre and would do nothing but just spout poisonous words to me" she raised her hand to touch his face while Jianyu caught it and placed her hand at his left cheek. "Do you know why he treated me like trash?"
"Hm! What he did seems harsh, but at that time it was best for you. Otherwise, you would had drowned yourself into the shock of Meiying"s death and probably might have worsened your condition."
He answered a.n.a.lyzing Xion"s behavior thoroughly and Xiu Mei nodded her head in approval.
"Yes… Later I realized the reason behind his rude behavior towards me. In reality, after Meiying"s death, he stepped into her shoes to complete her unfinished task. Without any prior knowledge of psychiatry, he did what seems most appropriate at that time and used Reverse Psychology by provoking me through his poisonous words. Indirectly it was his way to motivate me to use every bit of my strength and move ahead."
A satisfied smile took over her face, "As time pa.s.sed, our relations.h.i.+p with each other took a complete turn. From acquaintance to become more than friends but less than lovers… We became an inseparable part of each other"s life. Not only he turned a weak Alice into strong Xiu Mei but mentored me with his guidance at every step. Instead of the devil, he became the angel of my life."
"As we spend more and more time with each other, I realized that somehow my presence in his life was changing him too. The iceberg like man started to smile and talk, leaving his scary aura behind when in front of me. In my company, he managed to come out from the trauma of his beloveds" death."
The smile on her face instantly disappeared, and an air of melancholy surrounded her, "I was so wrong when I accused him that he"s not affected by Meiying"s death. In reality, I could have never imagined the depth if Xion"s pain. Many times I saw him talking to Meiying"s photograph and tell her about his daily schedule. He would play her recorded voice on the sound system and would listen to it for hours sitting in his study"
Hearing about Xion"s fiancée, unknowingly Jianyu hugged the girl tightly in his arms. Thinking of how scary it is when you are s.n.a.t.c.hed off of your loved one and knows that no matter how hard you try, she will never come back to you.
The thought of being separated from Xiu Mei for even a single day is more than enough to make him feel restless and frantic, that he doesn"t want to think about it anymore. In the last two weeks when she had walked out from the villa, away from him, he was at least sure of her being safe and healthy. And was aware that one day they will eventually clear their misunderstanding and would meet again.
But for Xion…!! Meeting his beloved again is never possible, how heartbreaking it must be for him.
Xiu Mei was getting breathless by Jianyu"s bone-crus.h.i.+ng hug. But she didn"t complain, understanding how scared he must be after listening about Xion"s fiancée"s death.
Suddenly she heard him mumble something near her ear….
"I"ve heard that people bear the pain of separation,
I don"t know how they live their lives (With such pain)
Without you, to me each day feels like a year
I don"t know how much I long for you, I don"t know how much I love you,
But I do know that i cannot live without you. You are my life Mei…. You are my Heartbeat…"
Her heart bloomed hearing such beautiful lines from Jianyu, she patted his back to comfort him. As tears threatened to come out she winced in pain feeling the burning sensation by her salty tears. She was careful enough not to make a sound by biting her lips, but Jianyu somehow sensed it and pulled her from his hug.
"What happens? Did I hurt you?" Cupping her face in his palms he asked her worriedly, afraid he forgot to control the strength of his hug just now and hurt her in the process.
Xiu Mei let out a slow laugh and hits his chest, "Nothing! With these sentimental lines, you are making me emotional. And with these stupid bandages over my eyes, tears are hurting me. So stop being sentimental, I"m here only, healthy and fine."
"I"m sorry… I"m so sorry…. Let me check it first then I"ll call the doctor to redo the bandage"
"Uh huh! Leave it be! I"m fine. Anyhow Dr. Choy is about to come in few hours to change the bandage. Let it be till then."
"But your tears?"
"I guess it got soaked in the cotton padding beneath the bandage. No more hurting!"
"Are you sure?"
"Hm! Stop worrying so much you worrywart! I"m sure you"ll get wrinkles on your handsome face earlier than me if you continue to worry about me so much"
He chuckled and nudged her nose with his. "Come… Lay down back" He offered and she rejected, "No… I"m bored of lying down, wants to sit"
Jianyu changed their position and sits down with his back supported at the armrest. Placing his right leg on the floor, he pulled Xiu Mei in between and hugged her from behind, making her rest her back on his hard metal like chest. He rested his chin on her shoulder while wrapping his left arm on her waist. While Xiu Mei was holding his right palm in her hands, playing with it.
"Mei, the girl you talked about just now…. How had she died?" Being aware of this ruthless king of the underworld, Lu Xion"s personality. If she was his fiancée then in no way he would have allowed her eyes to be given to Xiu Mei. Then what makes him do this? Although it was Meiying"s last wish, was it the only reason? Or there is still a missing truth behind it?