"She's the reality, I'm running from."
A seemingly very ordinary sentence but it fell like thunder on Xu Mey. Her mind was reeling as she felt her knees weakening. That sentence was akin to a sharp-edged sword that pierced her heart. All the feelings and words felt like a lie to her. She felt a splitting headache coming and her body trembled uncontrollably.
Through the hand held in his own, Ye Jie felt the tremor and turned to glance at her. She was blinking repeatedly without a pause making Ye Jie roll his eyes at her and shake his head. He let go of her hand and held her arms. "Stop running your mind. Let me finish before going round and round in your head. Okay?" Xu Mey nodded with much difficulty. She really needed an answer. One that doesn't break her bubble of happiness and all the feelings she was beginning to have for him.
