Chapter 192: Isn't a Human Being
Chapter 192: Isn't a Human Being
Xiao Yun tilted her head to the side, "Help?" She asked, trying to recall what help did she do and snapped her fingers. "That isn't something to be thank, CEO Liu. It's as expected that girl is someone that you know?" Xiao Yun curiously asked.
That night Liu Yan Hui's expression was very dark with anger unlike his normal face which was full of smile. "Shush-" he whispered. "It's a secret."
Xiao Yun didn't pushed her question and flapped her tickets. "I have received tickets from you, so let's count your owe have been repaid-" as Xiao Yun spoke, she remembered the time when Liu Yan Hui gave her the tickets.
I'm sure He said that the tickets were as a thank, didn't he?
What was he thanking to her when it was their first time to meet each other? Unless he knew that Xiao Yun would try to help someone beforehand? Is that even possible?
She glanced up and found him chuckling in amusement. "You found out?" He asked with an unchanging grin.
"W-" Xiao Yun didn't know what to say in surprise.
"Is this your second life, missy?" Liu Yan Hui leaned to the pillar behind him, watching Xiao Yun's expression turning aghast.
She took a step back wearily, "How do you know?" Her mind was thrown of in jumble. She had only two questions hovering on her mind. First being whether this man is bluffing or is he plainly crazy. But the two questions were false as when she glanced over his face, she could see his face holding an serious gaze upon his mischievous expression.
Seeing the frown he raised his hands above to the sky with a playful tone. "Don't worry, I'm not going to do anything to you. Let's see the way how I know is a secret and as to your other question in you mind, who I am is also a secret. Also, I'm not bluffing nor am I crazy."
Xiao Yun could feel goosebumps running from her upper arms when Liu Yan Hui read her mind.
"That God is such a fickle and irritating person, don't you agree? Playing with faith to have fun because of their long lifespan. They should try living as a human for once and let's see whether they could still have that smugly smile over their ugly faces." He narrowed his eyes reading to Xiao Yun eyes and rubbed his chin. "There's another two people who are also rebirthed? What happen in your past life?"
Xiao Yun couldn't answer anything. She felt petrified, the two people he mentioned must be Choi Yeon Jun and Choi Kang So, but what was he saying? She couldn't understand anything slipping loosely from his lips.
Liu Yan Hui squinted his eyes, seeming like he was reading into Xiao Yun's mind and spoke when he find something. "Did you protect Little Lei and died? How gallant of you."
Xiao Yun widened her eyes, if she could scream perhaps she would have done it, but her body was too shocked from his words. "Who are you?" She asked suspiciously. He didn't seem like a person who would do harm but the fact that he knew something of her rebirth make her to label him as danger. "Don't worry, little lady I'm not your enemy." Liu Yan Hui saw Wang Li Lei walking out from the car and grinned. "Anyway, take care of yourself and beware of water, especially in a place where there are a lot of it. Since little Lei have come, I'll be going now. Let's meet again one day."
He walked a little and stop to turn his face, "Also what we talked about tonight, keep it a secret alright." He received a deliberate nod and chuckled again to leave.
Seeing Liu Yan Hui walking inside the building, Xiao Yun froze on the spot until she felt a hand over her shoulder. "Have you waited me for too long?"
She hopped in startle, seeing her surprised face he frowned. "What happened?"
"Is your mentor a human, Li Lei?" Xiao Yun asked sincerely and he found her expression a little adorable.
"Of course he is. Did you met him?" He could only think that perhaps Xiao Yun thought Liu Han Yui as a very knowledgeable man to the point that she doubted him as a human. But the girl was thinking a different thought.
Xiao Yun had many unanswerable questions but her guts were telling her that she shouldn't tell their monologue like what he warned. Xiao Yun snapped from her thoughts and place aside her thoughts.
"Yes, well. We bumped into each other."
Wang Li Lei saw her adorable dress and held her back carefully. "You look very adorable today. Very beautiful, it's a feast to my eyes."
Xiao Yun rubbed her flushed cheeks shyly. "Thank you for you complement."
Wang Li Lei glanced at his watch and reminded. "Let's go, the play would start in another ten minutes."
"Okay."
"Which theater?" He asked and saw the ticket number three and led her. "This way."
When they entered the theater, the building reminded her of the theater of an opera she saw in a medieval movie. It was lined with red curtains with the frames delicately colored with the luxurious golden. Having the special seat tickets, they sat at a different floor beside the stage. The seat was private and in front of the two seat there was a balcony.
Wang Li Lei pulled the chair for her to sit at and gently lend his hand.
"It's beautiful." She murmured. It was her first time coming here and she had grown fond to everything she saw.
"Usually they perform ballet and opera here. Today is a orchestra performance with a solo pianist performance." Wang Li Lei explained and saw the girl decking her body forward and shielded her with his hand. "Don't lean there, it's dangerous."
"Okay." Xiao Yun went back and took a seat.
"May I take your moment customers? Do you want to order some beverage and food?" The waiter came from behind and gave the menu.
Wang Li Lei passed the menu to Xiao Yun with little interest. "Did you ate already, Li Lei?"
"I did."
"Me too, then we will not be ordering anything then." Xiao Yun spoke to the waiter.
"And the wine?" The waiter asked.
"No! That wouldn't be needed." Xiao Yun waved her hand hurriedly, when Wang Li Lei as drunk, the night wouldn't end easily for her today.
When the waiter took his leave, Xiao Yun dawdled on Liu Yan Hui's words.
Beware of water... What did he meant?
That man just what is he actually? Talking about rebirth, God, and fate. He seemed to be also able to read my mind...
"Xiao Yun?" Wang Li Lei called to take her attention away from her trance.
She turned her face and hummed to ask.
"You doze off earlier, what are you thinking about?" He asked and Xiao Yun gave a pace of silence.
"Oh- That! Li Lei, when I took the exams, I found that the exam questions were almost the same as the review paper that you gave! How did you know what would come?"
Li Lei propped his chin on his left hand. "I was only guessing."
"Only guessing? But how?" She inquired and brought her face loser unknowingly. Seeing her face growing closer he wanted to ring her face closer and kiss her.
"I studied the questions of the previous year and guessed what could come from your studies. Mainly what they focused on and conclude which have the higher possibility to come in the exam."
"Woah!" Xiao Yun gasped aloud and took his hand to massaged it around. "Are you sure you're a human?"
"Why?" He smiled gently.
"You're too smart to be one that I nearly thought you're a robot. As expected, my darling is the best! I love you!" She followed her words with a giggle.
His expression gentled, the girl's warmth brought down the tiredness that he felt from the past week. Not to see her was too hard for him, everything that he saw reminded him of her. The garden in his house, the room beside his, the sound of her lovely giggle, her gaze, and the taste of her dewy lips. The girl didn't know that she almost made him to drive down to the abyss of his love for her.
He didn't want to be possessive, but it run down to his blood. Everything he saw, if only he could freeze the time where they were alone, he would be more than glad to do so.
"Li Lei, Chang Lu invited you to go out to an outing next Sunday where your friends are holding." With the height difference, she lifted her chin to see him frowning.
"How did she contact you?" His tone was deep with annoyance.
"My phone, I don't know how she got my number though." Xiao Yun pulled her smartphone to show the screen for Li Lei to read.
He didn't like how easy it was for Lin Chang Lu to receive her phone number. "You can reject her."
Xiao Yun grinned, "No, it's a great opportunity for me to know your friends and don't worry I promise I wouldn't do anything rash."
"I will come with you."
"But won't you be busy? Don't worry I'll bring Tian Yi and Hi Gu Yan with me." Xiao Yun saw him shooking his head to reject her idea. In his categories of friends, there were less than five people among that he could place his trust to.
"I wouldn't be busy in Sunday." He declared and spoke to point out the orchestra have started, saying, "It's starting."
"Oh, that's true." Xiao Yun broke her gaze away from Wang Li Lei and looked at the stage with wooden flooring. A girl with a short hair that she had seen before walked with he violin to begin after the interlude of the piano.
Isn't she the girl that nearly fall to the pond? Xiao Yun rubbed her chin but remind herself that she shouldn't read to deep into Liu Yan Hui's affair as her hunch was warning her he isn't any normal human. Or perhaps he wasn't one since the start.
When the play ended, Xiao Yun stood from her seat and clapped her hand along with the sea of waves. Even after Xiao Yun and Wang Li Lei walked out of the hall, she could still hear the echoing sound of the orchestra playing again in her mind.