195 THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING (1/2)

”Thank you.” Hu Lei spoke as she climbed onto the bed after her shower. Zhong Feng who was lying down while tapping on his phone looked up at her in question.

”I know you do not like social gatherings. I am happy that we had fun together.” She smiled with heartfelt happiness, until her eyes turned into crescents.

Zhong Feng put his phone on the nightstand and raised his body to a sitting position, pulling her into his arms. She adjusted herself and sat on his thighs with her legs astride. He pulled her by the waist until her generous bosom was plastered against his chest.

”You do not need to thank me, Xiao Lei. Between you and me, there is no need for such words.” He spoke in a low voice with a hint of sadness.

Hu Lei did not understand that sadness. ”What is wrong?” She lifted her hands to touch his face in a gentle caress.

Zhong Feng leaned into the coolness of her hands, his eyes closing as he savoured the touch and the moment. He also did not know why he was feeling a little melancholy. Perhaps it was her gratitude which made him feel like there was distance between them. Or perhaps it was because she seemed so happy about such a mundane evening.

He pulled her head to rest on his shoulder in a hug. ”I love you, Hu Lei.” He whispered in a low, almost imperceptible voice. However, he knew that Hu Lei had heard it.

She did not speak. But her face turned into the crook of his warm neck, and the arms which she had placed over his shoulder tightened. She remained unmoving, still. A little while later, Zhong Feng felt moisture on his skin.

Hu Lei did not know what had gotten into her. In her heart, she had understood that Zhong Feng cared for her and even loved her. However, hearing him say it, it broke yet another wall in her heart. Tears flowed unbidden from her eyes, and her heart seemed to ache so much.

At first, the tears were silent, like calm rivulets. Then, the flood gates opened as her heart experienced unknown turbulence. She sobbed into his neck. The tears were of happiness because of the care and love that Zhong Feng had shown her. She had never felt more warm and embraced as she did when she was with him.

She also could not suppress her fear of losing this. In the past, she had never cared about life or death because she had no one. Her father was always around, but they both knew the risks of their lifestyle. They did not dwell on the attachments of familial relationships too much.

They had a mutual understanding they would be together until one of them inevitably died. Therefore, even if Hu Lei was heartbroken about her father's death, she had long been prepared. Their life could not have ended in any other way.

She could not prepare for losing Zhong Feng like that. If she had learnt anything over the years, it was that her happiness was fleeting. The more she felt his love, the more afraid she got. This was especially true because of her deteriorating mind. The fact that she had been talking to her alter ego in her mind earlier was evidence that she would lose it sooner or later.