A very familiar voice!
It's Yao Ruoshui!
"Who did I think it was!"
The person she crashed into gave an annoyed grunt, as she painfully sat up. Upon seeing who had collided with her, Fang Eleven sneered.
It was Fang Eleven!
Enemy paths always cross, indeed!
Ye Wanjun arrived just in time to help Fang Eleven up. She knew Eleven didn't want to see this woman. If you can't beat 'em, avoid 'em.
She sneered and muttered loud enough for Yao Ruoshui to hear, "Foxy vixen!"
Yao Ruoshui stood up, looking at the two of them, she smirked, "Watch your language. Victors are kings, losers are bandits. She lost to me, who else should be blamed?"
"Let's go." Eleven didn't even look at her.
They walked away. Yao Ruoshui couldn't see Fang Eleven's bitter face, but how satisfying it was for her! Not hiding her contempt, she loudly called over her shoulder, ensuring Eleven heard, "Did you know that Xiangbei is back from the United States?"
Fang Eleven abruptly stopped.
He's back from the United States?
Five years ago when he betrayed her, she hid from him. She only stopped hiding when Bai Xiaoxiao told her it was unnecessary, because Jin Xiangbei had left for the United States and wouldn't be back for a while.
Now, five years later, he was finally back, according to Yao Ruoshui.
"And do you know what he is back for?" Yao Ruoshui's triumphant face seemed to say she already won. "He's back to marry me!"
Ye Wanjun, worriedly looking at Eleven, knew that it wouldn't be simple to make things clear between the three of them.
Eleven turned to face Yao Ruoshui, her eyes shining with unspeakable pride, "Yao Ruoshui, what's there for you to be proud of? What you're prideful of, is precisely what I, Fang Eleven, don't want."
Just as she spoke, a man suddenly appeared behind Yao Ruoshui, leaving her in shock.
Jin Xiangbei.
The man who once ripped her heart ruthlessly, disappeared for five years, is now back. And he's going to marry Yao Ruoshui.
In his well-tailored suit, he was taken aback because Eleven's words caught him off guard. Something flickered in his eyes.
"Xiangbei!" Yao Ruoshui didn't expect Jin Xiangbei would come back so soon. Panicked, she changed her demeanor, "What a surprise, bumping into Eleven here."
"Green tea witch!" Ye Wanjun spat. She can't stand pretentious women!
Eleven found herself unable to move forward, desperately wishing to escape. But Jin Xiangbei's presence was too unexpected.
Jin Xiangbei too, hadn't imagined his reunion with Eleven would be this way.
"Xiangbei—" Yao Ruoshui's worried call couldn't stop Jin Xiangbei's stride.
He walked up to Eleven, stopped in front of her, "So, I am the one...the one you, Fang Eleven, don't want?"
There was a surge of sadness in his eyes when he asked.
Eleven fell silent.
"Eleven, is this what you have to say to me after five years of separation?"
"Yes, it's not Jin Xiangbei who doesn't want me, but me, Fang Eleven, who doesn't want you." She replied bravely, her words coming out one by one.
Jin Xiangbei held her by the shoulders, "Can't you give me a chance to explain? Just one minute."
"There's no chance," Eleven gently removed his hand, her voice plain and indifferent, "It ended between us five years ago. The exact moment you slept with Yao Ruoshui. I, Fang Eleven, don't want a filthy man."
A filthy man.
Those words felt like a deep cut to his heart.
It hurt.
...
"Oh well, Eleven, does it make you feel better to cry it out?"
I thought Eleven had really moved on, but as soon as we reached a place with no one around, she cried, much to my dismay.