Chapter 4 - 4: Back Then (1/2)

Ethan Li and his parents waited for the Bai family to arrive. Ethan couldn't contain his excitement, 'The one and only Lillie Bai, the Ice Queen, the She-Devil, will be my wife'.

Ethan had kept it a secret all through out his life and never uttered a single word to anyone. The truth is that he, Ethan Li, had a huge crush on Lillie Bai.

Ethan and Lillie were actually classmates since high school. And as expected from geniuses, they all gather together in one classroom. Lillie was not only his classmate but his seat mate as well.

He could never forget the day he saw her for the first time, her chin was leaning on her palm with a peaceful expression. The cool spring breeze blew her natural and unique ash hair. Her usual blue, bored eyes stared at the window in utter calmness.

His breath was caught by this goddess' beauty, he could not get enough of it. His feet unconsciously went towards her, then sat at the seat beside her.

Lillie Bai noticed his presence and turned to meet his gaze. Her eyebrow was raised into an arch.

”Hello.” Her soft and melodic voice was like a lullaby to his ears, he wanted to hear more of it. Ethan's heart was pounding so loud he fears that she might hear it.

”Hm.” He uttered, keeping his cool expression. He almost cursed himself because of it. 'Well done, Ethan. Now you sound like a jerk.' After that, Lillie Bai returned her attention back to the window.

Ethan mentally sighed in disappointment. For days, Ethan tried everything just to have a proper conversation with her.

He soon found out that Lillie was anything but the average. She excelled everything in class, her talent is limitless, as if she was carefully sculptured by God into perfection. The word 'failure' is never on her dictionary.

Ethan considered himself as a genius but when he met her, that illusion was destroyed. He realized that he couldn't keep up with her!

So, he studied, harder than usual. He had his father hire a lot of tutors for him. Be it in academics, arts or sports. There's nothing he missed.

He wanted to be on Lillie's standards, he wanted to stand together with her. He wanted her to see him as the perfect man.

But, his dreams were crushed by no other than Lillie Bai. The woman he adored and probably love.