128 Sweet Dreams (1/2)

The hug was lingering as if it could dissolve the private hells they carried around with them.

When finally, they broke apart Li Yuan held her by her waist and cupped the side of her face so they were looking eye to eye.

An act for the sole purpose of diving in each other's soul when there wasn't even much left to it at that moment.

At that moment it was just their hearts that were beating in rhythm in their chests.

”I come here every year on this day. This day of all year I need the most to escape my reality.” He closed his eyes as if reminiscing something that was physically torturous for him.

Opening his eyes, he held an unreadable expression on his face. Lei Xinyi felt her heart about to leap out of her chest.

It was a dangerous territory she was trading in but she had no control over heart and no sense of self when he was looking at her like that.

”Will you...will you come with me every year?”

Her breath hitched and an unexplainable pang rose in her heart.

His words were like a sharp slap of reality on her face. It was like life had rubbed it in her face of how she was getting ecstatic in a life that wasn't hers.

She was nothing but a streetwalker who got lucky. Nothing but an imposter.

How could she come, when she wouldn't even be here in two months?

And most of all. will he want her here when he knew her reality?

He wasn't even saying that to her, he was saying all these things for his fiancé.

He is doing all these things for the woman he is going to marry someday. Not a woman like her, pretty-faced social climber

Lei Xinyi averted eye contact and cleared her throat to clear the lump in her throat. She retreated her touch from him.

Lei Xinyi heaved a heavy sigh, ”Li Yuan, I...”

Her rejection was like a wake-up call for Li Yuan and jolted back and his whole demeanor changed.

Li Yuan pulled away from her instant. Lei Xinyi saw a flash of hurt in his face that was gone as it came.

”That's Okay. Forget I ever said that!” Li Yuan a hand through his hair heaving heavy breaths in a fail attempt to calm himself.

His distraught appearance clawed at her heart; Lei Xinyi stepped forward to touch him.

”Li Yuan, listen...”

Li Yuan pushed her away, that Lei Xinyi stumbled back.