154 She Was Not Willing (1/2)

He walked to the balcony. The rain at that moment seemed to have lightened, and the air held a faint earthy musk which he did not like very much.

He leaned against the wall and smoked stick after stick of cigarettes, and he was certain that if he continued to smoke, he would get tobacco poisoning.

”Xia Ruoxin, tell me, are you dead yet?”

He laughed suddenly. Once again, the name made his heart ache.

He thought he had long forgotten her, but he realized that he was wrong. He didn't forget. He never did. He could clearly remember her face, her undying love, and her defeated heart.

His lips curled into a sneer, and he flung away the cigarette butt in his hand. ”Xia Ruoxin, I don't know if you've heard, but I'm married again. I even made her wedding night a million—no, a billion—times better than yours. Are you jealous? Are you crying?”

However, not a single person knew where she was and what she was doing now.

”Xia Ruoxin, tell me. Why did you leave for so long? Why can't I forget you? Why?”

A million whys, but no one was there to answer them. He lit up another cigarette and took a huge breath and then exhaled.

He didn't know that—not far from him, Li Manni's hand was covering her lips tightly. Her tears flowed continuously as she listened to her newly-wed husband call out someone else's name. That someone else was his ex-wife.

She was not willing to resign herself to that. She was jealous, but there was nothing she could do. She curled up her body and wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes. That woman must already be dead, and so the final winner was still her. She would be the only one to receive his love.