Act 3: Moonlit Melancholy

“Zhenbai” Ai chanted several times and sighed whilst eating her dinner and then Li Xiao grasped her neck tightly.

“Aughhh!” she cried and Lian and Jun giggled.

“Finally this wretch gets what she deserves” Lian was ecstatic and thought to herself.

“Don’t you dare mention anyone but me!” he continued to reprimand her and finally released her.

“Oh no Yan Xiaoyu allow me to remind you of your true place” she rolled her sleeves and then saw an evil glare given to her by Li Xiao and then immediately excused herself and grabbed Jun with her. Ai felt weak and started to cry and then Li Xiao noticed an innocent look on her face and then blushed.

“No I can’t be seduced by this woman” he thought to himself and then grabbed her arm tightly to distract himself but then she continued to bear it and did not try to stop it and that made him feel guilty.

“Wait why is she not resisting me?!” he thought to himself and she continued sobbing.

“Zhenbai .. no..” she was startled and run away and then Li Xiao was still furious after hearing Zhenbai’s name and followed her.

“Zhenbai ZHENBAI!!” she screamed suddenly and then Li Xiao wondered where he went and then noticed Ai untie her hair and her long flow hair was revealed before his eyes and she was beautiful and wished upon the stars.

“I miss you it’s been too long and now I’m worried about you” she spoke and then Li Xiao extended his arm and then Ai noticed an act of kindness from him and then decided to wipe her tears and then Li Xiao gave her a handkerchief and then smiled at her and her heart warmed up.

“I...I don’t need your help” she lied to him and he immediately responded with laughter. Ai was startled.

“How can that possibly be true? You’re nothing without me” he spoke confidently and she had been enraged but was also broken to bits due to having no news about Zhenbai or anyone from her world. Li Xiao then noticed several tears coming from

her eyes and then he embraced her and she tried to get out of it but he held on to her.

“Hey.. you..” she started to blush and then so did he but she felt vulnerable.

“Shh let me stay like this longer” he slowly stroked her hair

Someone then watched them from afar and it was Lian.

“Tch. I’ll take my revenge on you Yan Xiaoyu” she clenched fist and then walked away without a trace. Mean while Li Xiao released Ai and then he told her something surprising.

“By the way your neck and arm seems to be healing really fast” he winked whilst talking and then Ai was perplexed and then noticed her neck and arm have bandages.

“How... WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?!” she questioned him and pointed at him and then as he chuckled she noticed that it was him who helped her.

“You..why.. for me?” she asked him and then he flipped his hair to add to his charm.

“Who knows” he replied and was then taking his leave.

“One more thing before I go” he stopped

“Yes?” Ai wondered.

“You’re different from other women I know and I’m sorry for my misbehaving” he told her with his back slightly turned and also felt as though he was making a mistake by apologising as she was the first person he ever did this for.

“Mhhm it’s.. fine” she smiled and her warm smile made his day as he left the balcony whilst Ai looked at the stars once again and then made a prayer.

“Perhaps he was trying to cheer me up and I’m grateful for that but either way my only hope right now is Zhenbai”

Ai had gone to the chamber that she and Li Xiao shares and then noticed he was asleep and then she gently slept beside him with a pillow between them, and the she decided that she would escape the next day.

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