Meng Xi'er leaned against the wall, one hand pressed against her aching heart. The pain was so intense it brought her to the verge of tears.
Mrs. Lu's footsteps gradually receded at a distance while Meng Xi'er bit her lower lip. She was about to leave her hiding spot when suddenly, Lu Yebai, who had mysteriously appeared, was now standing right in front of her.
His hands were casually tucked away in his coat pockets, giving off an air of nonchalant elegance. Under the dim light, his face, proud and exquisite beyond description, came into view.
However, Meng Xi'er was too startled to utter a single word.
Her back against the wall, she could feel his icy gaze penetrating her, an unfathomable chill.
"I...I just wanted to come down for a cup of tea," Meng Xi'er cautiously explained, "I didn't intentionally eavesdrop on your conversation..."
Lu Yebai was just silently staring at her, coldly.
In his eyes, everything Meng Xi'er did was just a pretense. Did she really think turning into a harmless little rabbit would make him forget all her past wrongdoings? What a joke!
This woman, so despicable, did not deserve the slightest bit of his sympathy.
"Since you've heard it, isn't it time for you to get out of the Lu family residence?"
Meng Xi'er clenched her fists tightly, her eyes downcast as she gingerly said, "I...have nowhere else to go. As soon as I find somewhere else, I will move out immediately."
Hearing this, Lu Yebai let out a cold scoff, the sarcasm in his eyes intensifying. She's always quick to come up with excuses! If he believed she would actually leave, he would be a fool!
Meng Xi'er of the past used countless tricks to get close to him, and now when she has a legitimate excuse to stay, there is no way he believes she would leave!
The sarcasm on Lu Yebai's face was so thick, Meng Xi'er didn't know how to start explaining. She leaned her back against the wall and looked up at Lu Yebai's face. The contempt in his gaze cut her to the bone, making her want to cry and laugh at the same time.
This man she had loved for so long, all this time showed her no sympathy, let alone genuine affection.
She recalled a time long ago when she had mustered the courage to confront him, "Lu Yebai, I like you!"
To which he coldly responded, "I will never like you!"
His words nailed home her fate.
"That..." Mang Xi'er hesitated for a moment, then cautiously asked, "Qiyan..."
"What?!"
The moment Lu Yebai heard that name from her mouth, his face instantly morphed into a grimace.
Meng Xi'er was abruptly interrupted, Lu Yebai's expression had silenced her. She initially just wanted to ask him about Yun Qiyan's hand.
In the past, there was an accident. Although Yun Qiyan was not severely injured, her piano-playing hand had been run over, ruining her piano career.
Five years passed, had her hand healed?
Lu Yebai stood in front of her, icy coldness amused in his eyes. Suddenly, Meng Xi'er felt Lu Yebai's hand shoot out, fiercely grabbing her neck!
His once beautiful face was now lowered. She saw a flicker of murderous intent in his eyes!
Simply because she mentioned Yun Qiyan, he actually intended to kill her!!