A light breeze was whispering softly, Xue tightened up the shawl around her body, she gazed up. The sky was filled with small light dots, as the locals said, if they were lucky enough, they'd get to see the shooting stars. She really wanted to see them because if you prayed for a wish it would become real. Or at least, this was what the fairytales said.
" If it's too cold, let me know ", a husky voice echoed on her left, " mn, sure, but still no star in sight. Maybe we're out of luck tonight ", she shook her head, feeling a bit down. They waited at least for a few hours already, but there were no signs of a sparkly star falling down. Cheng Feng seeing her expression, wanted to say something to cheer her up, then a flash happened. A ball of light swiftly ran across the sky, leaving a white trace, Xue's eyes gleamed as she inwardly prayed, ' I hope, I can get to live a little longer, just enough to experience life '. Her eyes closed, a tear silently fell down. She didn't want to be greedy, but she was clear about her body conditions. Her emotions were calm as she knew her life was coming to an end. Waiting wasn't a solution, so she decided to try something before leaving. Like this holiday, she got to see the seawater, a nice tropical environment, exotic food, and many more. At first, she was feeling quite skeptical after agreeing to the contractual marriage, but it seemed that it took a turn for the better. If she had to admit that she wasn't glad to have such a husband, she'd be lying. He literally took care of everything for her, from the important matters to even tiny details, as her habits. When they were together in his residence, everything was arranged to her liking and was maintained like that. Even though he didn't spend too much time with her, the arrangements made her recall him every time.
" Are you feeling tired ? ", he nudged at her, that tear stain didn't escape from his notice. " I think we can go back, it's late and I got to see what I wanted ", she smiled at her husband, his gaze was a bit dark, but he just nodded and started to pack everything up. They helped each other, tidying up their small beach picnic. " Here, you hold the basket ", Xue took it and almost tripped because a pair of arms picked her up. " You can take a rest ", he whispered, with a steady pace he walked back to the resort. She felt a bit flustered, it seemed like that during this holiday, her husband really liked the physical contact. Luckily it was night, so her flushed cheeks were not noticeable. But something else was also red, if she raised her gaze, she would notice his ears.
The slightly cold air, the wind, the heartbeats and the rocking motion, made Xue drowsy. Her eyelids closed as she drifted in her dreams.
A thumb gently rubbed off the tear stain, " What I'm going to do with you, Xue. Luckily we didn't set the rules if someone breaks the contract first ". Aktought only about 2 months passed, there were still 10 left, he already began to feel a bit of anxiety. Although she let him do whatever he wanted, if she was uncomfortable, her whole body would stiffen up. So he controlled himself, not doing anything extra. She was like a delicate butterfly, so beautiful yet so fragile. A ring interrupted his thoughts, " Young master, two suspicious girls have arrived at the hotel, they are looking for the madam ", Cheng Feng furrowed his brows, " Keep an eye on them and don't let them get close to us ", " Yes ".
" So when are you planning to let go ? ", Mrs. Yu shook off his grip, fixing her collar, " If you ran all the way up just to tell me these, you've wasted your time ". Ye Huang sneered, " What, is your past a taboo ? ", she glared at him, " If you think that I had fun being forced in your clothes, you're terribly wrong. I bet you won't even last one day in my shoes ", " Excuses, you had the best of your life in all those luxurious feasts and villas, what about me ? Looked in a damn hospital for 10 years ?! ". A loud slap echoed in the dark room, " Yu Ye Huang, stop being such an idiot, do you really think I enjoyed it ? The Yu family and I, have no longer any connection. You're their precious heir, I was just a backup plan, till your illness was treated ", a bitter smile was on her face. How could she forget all the pain that those years brought to her, even her only love was ruined by them. Or rather, the Yu family had an 'indirect' influence to it. She married and became a widow on the same day, that's why she had the ' Mrs '. Her lover married her, thinking that she was a male, until the wedding night, where he was so shocked that he was found dead the next day. Later she discovered that he went first to talk with her family then his. But he was killed halfway, to keep her secret, that was the response from her dad. From that day on, she cut off her ties completely. As if fate was playing a prank on her, the next week her twin returned from overseas, to take over her empty spot. She never felt so depressed, that year passed in front of empty bottles and cans. Until her brother found her. They had a full recap of each other lifes, and he decided to break off from the Yu family, only to fail, because he was the only male left. While they erased Mei Lin's name so quickly from the family tree. This made her realize how fickle were her biological parents, they were willing to do anything that kept their luxurious lifestyle. Even to sacrifice one of their biological offsprings, so pathetic.