Chapter 74 - Troubles of Heart (II) (1/2)

Xiong Zhi was tugging the guzheng very hard. The guzheng was played very slow yet very hard and heavy. Like the player wanted to portrait how the world treated her badly. How her life was unjust. What terrible crime she committed to take away her most precious thing.

Xiong Zhi did not notice how her eyes were bloodshot. She visits that day. The day she and Linfeng died. The most painful day.

Her tears continued to pour out like how the faucet was broken.

Until one cold hand stopped her hands from playing more.

Xiong Zhi's eyes were still red. When she felt those hands, she knew which it belongs to.

She looked at the man of her dreams. The man who died in front of her.

Same face. Same worried eyes. But the man in front of him was younger. Making Xiong Zhi remembered that she was now brought in the past. Those things did not happen yet.

She still had a chance. To change everything. To make up for the lost time.

To tell Linfeng, ”I love you ”

Linfeng was taken aback by the emotions in Xiong Zhi's eyes.

Earlier, he just planned to watch. Then he heard the sound of guzheng. Linfeng was a player of guzheng too. He naturally understands the feelings behind every note.

It was chilling, bone-piercing. Like the one who played experienced a tragic past. A past that was so painful, that even his heart could not take it anymore.

He climbed up to her balcony. Xiong Zhi did not notice him as she was immersed in playing.

After Linfeng climbed up, he noticed how her tears pouring out endlessly. That image shook him to the core. It was more shocking to what he witnessed in the banquet.

The sound of guzheng and Xiong Zhi's tears brought a tight squeeze to his heart.

He couldn't help but step forward. To stop her. Every strum of her fingers to guzheng gave a sharp stab to him. He could not explain it. He just wanted her to stop.

Stop playing.

Stop being so lonely.

Like his hands had their own minds, they held Xiong Zhi's hand stopping her from playing.

Now he looked through her eyes and he did not expect that overwhelming feeling. He could not stand being the receiving end of it. He looked away.

”I-I heard y-you just now. I-I c-climbed up..w-worried.” Linfeng could hear his loud heart pounding. He stammered as he was trying to calm his heart and mind.

Xiong Zhi stared at his figure. This time, she knew Linfeng was uncomfortable.

Like Song, Xuantin said, confessing must probably too much for Linfeng to take. Only her eyes were just talking and Linfeng could not take it anymore.

But she had the past. The past which she regretted so much. In that past, she doesn't have a chance to proclaim her feelings to him.

(A/n: No! Too early!!!! I forbid you!!)

***[RR]: listen to Xuantin! It's too early!****

But she kept hearing voices that she should not confess. That today was too early.

(A/n: Yup!! That's right! That's us!! The power of the author!!)

***[RR]: and the power of readers too!!***

(A/n:  who told you to pop out you are ruining the moment! Let's continue our fight later! Go back!)

***[RR]: you're the first who ruin the moment!! Bad author!! Fine, let's fight later!****

Xiong Zhi calmed her racing heart.

Linfeng,  I want to badly tell you how glad I am that we have met again. How happy I am I was given a second chance to love you, to be with you, to make everything right.

Xiong Zhi proclaimed her feelings to Linfeng through her mind. She did not notice she took a step nearer to Linfeng.

I want to hold you so bad.

She took another step until her face was almost touching Linfeng's chin.

Linfeng was startled as Xiong Zhi came closer. But he can't move. No. The right word was he did not want to move. His feet were glued to the floor. As he was anticipating what would she do.

Xiong Zhi stared at Linfeng. Since she could not confess as she was still not confident that the Linfeng now would like her back.