'I never knew if I would miss you till I fell deep in this darkness.'
Chen Sheng Lin
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"Bai He Lian, you must remember that you are mine since I won the auction. Your body is mine. Do you have any right to speak to me like this?"
"Can you just let me go?"
"How can you be so shameless? Your body now is my possession. Didn't I make clear about us?"
"Are you crazy?"
"How dare you say that word!"
I am shocked when I see his eyes turning into crimson red. What is he? What sin that I committed in the past? Why is my life so unfortunate like this? I don't want to die right now.
"Are you a demon?" At least my weak voice was leaking out.
"I become a demon or not, all depends on you." His voice delivered the goosebump to all over my body.
"Do you want to kill me?" I asked again.
He doesn't answer my question. His red eyes explore me. I close my eyes because I am so exhausted. I can feel his palm rubbing my face.
"I want to know about you more. Who exactly are you?"
"Bai He Lian." I answered his question.
I try to open my eyes when I feel something touch my skin. I see the golden rays like a gate surrounding us. I just want to sleep right now. Hopefully this nightmare will end soon.
I can't feel my own body. I feel like cotton so thin and blown by the wind. I can hear the sound of someone's heartbeat so clear. My palm touches something delicate. What's this? Gradually I open my eyes. I am so shocked when I know the truth that I sleep with a man. His topless body became my pillow and now I touch his chest. What's happened?
"Yaaaa-"
Suddenly, my mouth was full of a man's lip. He explored my lips until I couldn't breath. After a few minutes he let me go with an empty mind.
"You don't need shouting like that." He whispered in my ear. His arms make me stuck between his body on top of my body. His warm body rubbing my own body. Don't tell me that I am naked since I can feel his desire.
"Who are-"
Now, I can see that man's face. I see Mr. Chen with his long straight white hair. How can his hair become long in a night? And I know he doesn't use a wig. His white hair touches my skin and makes my body become tickles.
"Mr. Chen?" I can't hide if I am shocked and so confused.
"I brought you here to pay your debts. So you don't need to shout since this manor is mine."
"Manor? What do you mean?!"
I look around us. Now, I am in an ancient classic bedroom complete with the furniture and the wood door.
"Are you a ghost?" I asked him as I am so scared right now.
"No. From now on you will devote yourself only to me."
"What?!"
His face comes closer and makes me scared but I don't want to be afraid. So I stare at his eyes with my sharp gaze to deliver my resentment to him.
"Xiao Er."
"Xiao Er?" I asked.
Who is she? Why does he call me Xiao Er? I see he is still processing the information. Why he looks at me with his wet eyes make it difficult to explain his expression after calling me Xiao Er. His palm rubbing my cheek gently.
"I never knew if I would miss you till falling deep in this darkness." He murmured.
"What?"
His gaze is so different... So sad... So hopeless... I never saw such hopelessness.
"I don't know what happened here but I want to go home." I am freezing right now because I know he can kill me. "Uhm let me go home. I will serve you every day. I will come to your home." He smiled after hearing me. "Why do you smile?"
"I think to keep you here so no one will disturb us."
"What do you mean?!"
"As you know, you are mine after I won the auction. I want to know who the real you here. I never expected that you are -", he stopped. "I warned you don't escape."
He let me go. My bare body now uncovered, soon I turned and hid my bare bosom from his sight.
"What have you done?!" I sunk my head on the old style pillow. I can't face him right now.
"I will let you think whatever you want."
"What?!"
I am so confused right now. In this old style room. I see my wave gold hair now become straight black hair. I don't know what happened between me and him. Who is he?
Soon a group of girls come. They wear ancient style clothes with jade jewelry. Wait?! Where is he now? How can he disappear?
"Miss, Mei Hua will assist you."
"Let me be alone!"
"Miss, Mei Hua begging you please don't do such things. Let us assist you with bathing and changing clothes."
"I can do it by myself. Please let me be alone."
They bow down in front of my bed. Why were they so strange? They look like people from ancient dramas.
"Miss, please pity on us. Prince will punish us severely if Miss not let us serve you."
"But I am not used to being served like this. Just give me clothes first."
A girl gave me a white layer then came back to her position before.
"Turned around!" I shouted loud.
They bow down and no one dares to see because their faces touch the floor. My hand trembles when applying the layer since these people are so weird and I just want to go home as soon as possible.
"Miss, please let us serve you."
"No! I can do it by myself! Stand up all of you. Don't make me like this."
Finally, they stand up. I still don't know where I am. I am in his ancient manor with a group of ancient servants too. Why does my hair become straight black? Why does his hair become long? A lot of questions in my head right now. I have to run away from this weird place. I don't want to stay here with him.
"Just show me where the bathroom is."
"Miss-", a girl seems like the leader of the group. "How if just Mei Hua helps you so our prince will spare us."
Prince? Who is the prince?
"I never know your prince Miss."
"Miss, just called me Mei Hua. He will find Miss soon after bathing."
"Alright."
Mei Hua showed me where the bathroom is and made me startled because this bathroom is without a modern touch and just surrounded by wood and stone frame by beautiful red curtains. I don't know how to bath without soap or shampoo.
"Tell me. Am I dead already?" I look at Mei Hua who is standing behind me. "How I died?"
"Miss, what are you talking about?"
"I must be dreaming or this is just a prank, right? Show me the camera! This is not funny anymore!"
I feel someone touch some point on my body and make me feel so numb. That's him? How can he come here? I want to slap him but I can move my body.
"Mei Hua, take care of her."
"Yes, Prince."
What?! Don't say he is the prince. Chen Sheng Lin is a prince? His white hair sparkling when the sunray touches his beautiful hair. I never saw this enchanted scene. How can he be so beautiful in the sun ray? He wears the ancient blue clothes complete with white jade hairpin.
What do I think?! I have to think about how to run away from this place, not think about how beautiful he is.
I can see him leaving us. I feel a bit weird when Mei Hua baths me. Mei Hua treats me like I am a princess but I know that I am not. I don't know how I feel so thin when she applies layer by layer and arranges the hair for me. I never wore the ancient clothes before but I don't understand where my clothes are?
I can't speak. I never know when he comes and presses some point in my body then I can move my fingers. Even though I can move my body now, I don't know why his gaze makes my heart beat faster. I never felt like this way before. Why does he look so beautiful and handsome at the same time? What happened to me?
"Why does your face become reddish?"
'What? Bai He Lian, Chen Sheng Lin are dangerous men. You should be careful of him.'
"Impossible!"
Unconsciously I touch my cheeks. I feel my face become hot.
"Bai He Lian, you will stay here with me."
"What do you mean?"
"As I told you before. I don't like to repeat. This world is not like you thought."
"So what is this place? Mr. Chen, what exactly are you?"