She looked beyond beautiful, this evening. When she looked up at him, she caught him by surprise. Her deep black eyes seemed to have swallowed him whole in their abyss and he was happily sinking deeper and deeper.
Ele followed the man's line of sight and saw that that woman was looking up at him. Anger started building up inside her, so she gave a nudge to the elderly man beside her, he was her maternal uncle, Yin Zhong. He was an influential Congress man in Beijing and the guest, that Lu Ye Ze had to rush over here this evening. This Congress man held immense power in the country, but it was nothing compared to Lu Ye Ze. Despite all these, they still had to maintain a good relationship between each other.
Although Yin Zhong had been married several time, he couldn't have any children, so he dotted on this niece of his, more than her parents did. Ele came from a mixed race family, her father was German, but her mother was Chinese. She resembled her mother more in her facial features. The strong Asian gene, dominated the Caucasian one.
Yin Zhong understood his niece's call and addressed the absent man.
"Mr. Lu, don't you think my lovely nice here grew up remarkably? She achieved so much at such a young age. Also you two have been engaged for so long now!" Yin Zhong remark had a hidden meaning and Lu Ye Ze had obviously understood what he meant.
"Congress man Yin, this is something that my parents have arranged, not my self, so I have never acknowledged this engagement. Besides I am already a married man, so if you can please excuse me!". Lu Ye Ze excused himself and left.
The pair was so shocked that they almost got a heart attack. He is already married??!!
Ele's face had become dark and ugly. Aunt Lin Yan had never told her, that Lu Ye Ze was already married. If she knew this, why was she still encouraging her. This meant, that there was something in the middle, so she decided to get back what was hers in the first place. She will not surrender.
Downstairs, Wei Wei approached the group of men by the bar.
"Brother Lightian, I didn't know you will be coming here tonight!" Said Wei Wei in a soft lady like tone. She was always on her best behaviour around him.
"Wei Wei! Of course I would! Aunt Lin Yan is as close as a mother to me!" Replied the man with a smile on his face.
Wei Wei skipped the ceremonies and asked bluntly. "Where is your lady friend? Has she accompanied you this evening?"
Pei Lightian took another sip of his drink "We've had an argument and she couldn't come tonight!". The man looked dispirited and tired. His parents were putting a lot of pressure on him to get settled. It's true that he wasn't getting any younger, but his heart just couldn't accept anyone else. He looked at the young girl in front of him, she was so full of life and always looked up to him. He had always treated her well, like a younger sister. How he wished to have been born later and have more time.
Wei Wei got closer to him and cupped his face in her little hands.
"Don't be sad, you two will work it out!" She said this with full confidence and a smile on her face, but on the inside her heart had shattered in a million pieces. She loved him more than her self and she couldn't stand seeing him like this.
Although a love rival has disappeared and made way for her, she couldn't be happy. Pei Lightian didn't love her the way she wanted and deep down she knew, their relationship was impossible. How she wished she would have been born earlier.
"Thank you sweetheart!" Replied Pei Lightian while patting the girl's head.