Chapter 158 I love you, baby... (2/2)

”I am not surprised—literally not,” As she let him guide her from the beginning and helped her with the right positioning, Lexi giggled as she actually didn't expect him to know this obvious etiquette in a slow dance.

”Hehe, you're really not.” Chuckling back, Ethan Lu nodded in agreement as if he didn't catch the sarcasm behind it.

He cleared his throat as he continued the song where he left off; and as he sang, he led the slow dance and savored every moment.

”I love you, baby

And if it's quite alright, I need you, baby~” Eventually, as she was being guided with the slow dance and his acapella song as their background music, Lexi rested the side of her head on his chest as his voice was really soothing. She thought that if Ethan Lu started a singing career, he'd make it big!

”Oh, pretty baby

Don't bring me down, I pray, oh pretty baby

Now that I found you, stay

And let me love you, baby…~” As he continued to sing, Lexi felt the sincerity on every word of the lyrics as if it were his own utterance that he was delivering.

'How can you be so sweet?' She inquired inwardly as her heart was filled with nothing but warmth. After the coldest treatment from her past love that she prepped her life to be with, Lexi could easily discern the difference.

Indeed, it might be ridiculous for her to have a thought about Morris Liu at this time, however, with Ethan Lu being extra warm and gentle, she could not help but compare.

Unaware of it, as the sudden thought of her former fiance flashed across her mind, her heart didn't ache just like it used to be. It was as if Ethan's strong feelings protected it from those horrible memories that regularly attacked her out of nowhere.

On the other hand, Ethan Lu's happiness was hard to describe with words. His heart was filled with strong emotions that he felt like exploding. He wanted to love her more. He wanted to protect her even if it means he'd go against the entire universe. He wanted to shout to the whole world the name that monopolized his heart. He wanted to do tons of things, adventures, and spend the rest of his life with her. He had countless wants that he wanted to do with her but if he stated all of it—they would have to spend another week.

'Aiya, this is so beautiful—I don't want this to end just yet.' He murmured inwardly as he rested his cheeks on her head that was resting on his chest.

When he was done singing, Lexi and Ethan Lu kept on their slow pace and when they stopped, she raised her now flushed face to meet his gentle ones. At that very moment, even the howl of the autumn breeze was silent as their beating hearts pound louder and louder. They stared at each other for a minute and the powerful emotions surrounding them intensified.

Slowly, Ethan Lu leaned closer as his instinct overwhelmed him. Seeing him get closer and closer with every millisecond that was passing by, Lexi knew what he would do. However, she didn't turn her to the side or pulled away. Instead, her eyes slowly closed—welcoming what was coming in a few more milliseconds.

*****

[Liu Empire: Main Office]

Morris Liu glanced at numerous photographs of the earlier events at the Yang Mansion. On the particular photo he was holding, a picture of Lexi with a subtle, unobvious smile as Ethan Lu hold on the open door for her.

He knew her since childhood, hence, he could discern if she was uncomfortable just looking at her eyes.

And in this photograph, she was more than comfortable with Ethan Lu's company. Slowly, his hand crumpled the photo on his hand as his jaw tightened. He already swore to let her go as the matters in his hands right now was about to end.

However, he could not help but check on her every once in a while and seeing that his friend was firmly pushing his courtship to her—he felt like an utter fool. What's more? The yang parents welcomed him wholeheartedly because of the reports he had about Ethan Lu's ins and outs of the said residence, which gave him inexplicable emotions.

Just then, his phone rang and displayed Elliot Gong's contact number. Seeing that it just him, Morris Liu obviously rejected the call without batting an eye. After he did so, his office door produced a knocking sound from the outside and without further ado, it was opened—revealing Elliot Gong's apathetic figure.

”Brother Mo, did you already know?” Elliot Gong's first words were complex as he perched on one of the sofas and poured himself a wine that was standing in the middle of the small table.

As usual, he didn't receive any response from Morris Liu as he lit another stick of cigarette.

”Of course, you know about it—why am I even asking.” Elliot Gong heavily sighed as he already knows the answer to his question. He just wanted confirmation from him. He continued, ”Bro, why don't you just tell her parents and Lexi that it was for their sake that you--”

Before Elliot Gong could finish his sentence, Morris Liu interrupted him midway with a mocking tone, ”That I what? That I hurt her and almost killed their daughter?”

”But, that's a miscalculation! She wasn't supposed to return the country 6 months prior and if she only listened to you—everything won't happen and you two were probably married now!” Agitated by his friend's response, Elliot Gong stated facts. He added, ”Also, you deeply trusted that she was a strong woman--”

”A strong woman also had a breaking point and I pushed her to the edge—another miscalculation huh… Eli, she was happy with Ethan, let them be.” Turning his head to see the city lights of the night, a bitter and melancholic glint flashed across his eyes.

He didn't want to bother her or find any excuse because the fact that Lexi almost took her life—he could never forgive himself for hurting her more than anyone.

”That's the point! It was Ethan of all people! It's not like I had anything against my friend but what if he dumps her just like everybody else after he had his fun?!” Dismayed, Elliot Gong grumbled as he was well-versed of Ethan Lu's antics and he was afraid that Ethan Lu would do what he had always done to his past exes.

”Then… I'd have to take the whole Lu family down—even if it means losing this company. I already lost my everything after all,”