Chapter 1160 - Miss Me? (1/2)
It felt like… a long time since he had last seen her. Ever since Lu Yeming had brought her to Country A, she hadn’t contacted him of her own will.
That night, on her 26th birthday, the two of them had sat in the rental car, driving towards an unknown location. They had been entwined so passionately, kissing as if there was no tomorrow…
That all felt like a dream right now.
At this moment, Xuan Ying walked up to receive him personally. “West Duke, Your Highness, welcome.”
Lu Yeming’s deep eyes turned amused as the corners of his lips slowly turned upwards. “Thank you, Silver Mask King.”
The two most powerful men in Country A were in the same space now and the sight of them was more dazzling than the most luminous pearl in the world.
Beside him, Tang Mo’er nodded politely in greeting.
“West Duke, so this is Her Highness. She really is as fair as the flowers and as beautiful as the moon.”
“Has Your Highness already settled the details of your marriage? My son is the right age for me to introduce him.”
A crowd of people flooded in and started noticing Tang Mo’er. The West Duke’s sister was beautiful beyond belief and had always been popular.
Gu Mohan and Tang Mo’er were already divorced. The wedding had also been completely erased. This was Country A, so no one knew about this part of her past. It was as though nothing had ever taken place.
Gu Mohan’s eyebrow slowly knitted together.
At this moment, Lu Yeming’s low, magnetic voice sounded out. “Ladies and gentlemen, my sister is already engaged and will be married soon.”
Everyone gasped. “Who is Her Highness is getting married to?”
“Me.”
The crowd parted naturally as Feng Lihen walked down the red carpet.
“It’s Master Feng.”
“Her Highness is marrying Master Feng. So the rumors were true. The West Duke and North Duke are going to be united through marriage.”
Everyone was whispering amongst themselves.
Feng Lihen walked over to Tang Mo’er and reached out to hold her hand. In response, Tang Mo’er lifted her eyes and smiled lightly back at him.
All this was seen by Gu Mohan as his hands by his side clenched into fists.
…
“Mo’er, what would you like to eat? I’ll help you get it,” Feng Lihen said.
Tang Mo’er looked at the feast in front of her and shook her head. “I don’t feel like eating anything.”
“Mo’er, President Gu is looking at us,” Feng Lihen reminded her softly.
Tang Mo’er didn’t raise her head. From the moment she entered, she could already feel Gu Mohan’s dark, fiery gaze following her closely.
“Master Feng, I’m going to the toilet for a while.”
Tang Mo’er turned and left.
…
In the toilet.
Tang Mo’er stood in front of the sink. She lifted her eyes to look at her reflection in the mirror. She suddenly noticed a strand of white hair behind the raven black strands.
She quickly plucked out the strand of white hair.
But then she froze. As she pushed away strands of her raven black hair, she discovered a few more strands of white hidden underneath.
Her small pale hands started trembling. She was only 26 and her hair was already turning white.
She had stopped taking AR.
Ever since she stopped taking the drug, she had gone back to normal. She had stopped hallucinating and would no longer mistake other people.
But the effects of AR were already showing themselves. She was aging rapidly.
As she looked at her beautiful face in the mirror, she saw that the edges of her eyes had already started to show wrinkles. In such a short time, she had become so old.
She was scared.
Really scared.
She was afraid to face her aging self and was even more afraid to let Gu Mohan see her aging. Tang Mo’er covered her face with her hands as her eyes turned red.
…
After composing herself, Tang Mo’er pushed open the toilet door and walked out. As she walked down the corridor, she froze as she saw a familiar figure.
It was Gu Mohan.
Gu Mohan had both hands in his pockets, his handsome back against the white wall. His shoulders were spread, revealing his exquisite chest.
His white shirt was without a tie and there was a white pocket square on his blazer. His fringe was pushed up against his forehead, revealing his stunning features and his charisma.
Tang Mo’er’s bright eyes landed on his face as she took him in greedily.
She missed him so much.
All she wanted was to run forward and jump into his arms. She wanted to tell him to stop looking for an antidote to AR because there was none. She didn’t want him to do anything else. All she wanted was for him to embrace her, to hold her close.
It was just like all those years before, when he watched her grow up lovingly. His strong shoulders and broad chest would always be her safe space. How lucky she was, that she had met him during the most beautiful times of her life when she was in the prime of youth.
Gu Mohan looked to the side as he heard her approach.
His eyes landed on her small face.
Tang Mo’er clutched her hands tightly, ignoring the pain that was drilling into her bones. She kept her calm facade as she shifted her gaze away and walked forward.
She walked over to him, their shoulders brushing as she walked past. She focused all her efforts into maintaining her calm, treating him as though he was a stranger.
Acting was her forte and now she had to put on the best performance of her life.