Chapter 271 - Devastatingly Heartbroken (1/2)
Behind Xiu and Nora was standing a graceful figure that looked like a movie star. Not tall or willowy, rather like an action star. Clad in blue skinny jeans and white tank top along with jeans jacket, she looked confident and elegant. Each muscle definition was perfect, her confident stance could even be felt in the aura that seeped in the air around her.
That figure stood before the tombstone but those serene eyes were stuck on the receding figure of Xiu and Nora. Her wavy hair was slightly fluttering because of the cold wind around her. Each strand moved freely as a compliment to the stillness in her eyes. She didn't just have a beautiful bone structure, her skin was even like silk over the glass. Her eyes radiated an intelligent beauty.
”Young miss, why are we here?” came a slightly hoarse voice of a middle-aged man standing behind the girl.
Yan Ying's eyes finally broke contact with two receding figures as she turned to look at Uncle Kuan and pointed at the tombstone saying, ”To confirm this news.” Her voice was soft and a tinge of disappointment could be detected in her voice as she placed the bouquet of white lilies before the memorial,
She stared at the obelisk that read, 'Carina Novell' and shook her head sadly. Uncle Kuan followed her line of sight and was stunned for a moment. ”This...” he didn't know what to say.
Yan Ying could understand his feelings as she said, ”See, this is why I said no news doesn't always guarantee a piece of good news.” Her biggest fear had finally come true. From the moment, Xin Zimen had assigned her with the task to find the woman named, Carina Novell. She had an unknown fear.
And that fear slowly deepened. Because every lead of hers led her to nothing. And the inkling she had at the beginning, only solidified. Carina Novell was no more. She was certain but she needed to confirm it for Xin Zimen's sake. Her intuition turned out to be true but for the very first time, she wasn't feeling happy about being right.
As the silence thickened, only the 'swish' of cold air could be heard around them. There was not another soul in sight at the cemetery. Uncle Kuan glanced at his young miss who being an a.d.u.l.t still had the exuberance of youth. Her eyes were stuck on the name she read on the memorial with an indescribable feeling.
Uncle Kuan couldn't comprehend her thoughts but then again, he could never read her mind even before this. In his opinion, it wasn't as difficult to understand his Master Xin Zimen as it was to understand his young miss, Yan Ying.
Biting her nails in nervousness, she spoke, ”On a scale of 1 to 10, how much sad do you think your master would be after learning this news?”
”Master won't be sad,” replied Uncle Kuan without even thinking. But his answer earned him a very skeptical look from Yan Ying. Disregarding her expression, he looked heavenwards as he said, ”When my Mistress died, that was when Master was sad. This time...” he looked at Yan Ying's face and continued, ”He'll be devastatingly heartbroken.”