Chapter 176 - THE PROMISE, THE SECRET. {I}

"I've really underestimated you," 

Fangxi opened her mouth to say something but stopped when she heard Shiya speak up.

"Shiya, you can just ignore her." Yin Anhao said.

"I had come to talk to her." Shiya closed the space left between them. "Alone,"

Fangxi was stunned just like her two friends but they left the two alone.

"I'm not surprised to see you have a good relationship with Fangxi and her minions, besides all evil people move together."

"Shut up," Shiya the urge to rip Xueyan's mouth. She grabbed Xueyan's hand and dragged her into one of the enclosed space and made sure to lock the door.

"I can't believe you will go that far just to get back at me."

Xueyan frowned. "What nonsense."

"You're still that cheap swine I know."

Xueyan frowned deeper. "You know quite well who the cheap one is, amongst us."

"Really?" Shiya tried not to yell. "You're worst."

"I won't talk to you if you're here to insult my dignity."

"Dignity my foot." Shiya stomped her leg and pointed at Xueyan. "You better not be pregnant for him."

Xueyan had been confused at first by Shiya's sudden accusations and now she seemed to understand. "Seems like you're guilt trapped and wants to take it out on me..."

"Why did you sleep with a married man?"

Xueyan laughed then stopped before starting another one. It took her a moment to stabilize. "You're demented and need special treatment to recover. That's all I have to say to you."

Xueyan shook her head as she strode to the door. Shiya grabbed her by the arm and pulled her back while trying to stabilize her posture. 

"I'm not done you cheap sŀut..."

The instance the word sŀut left Shiya's mouth, an ear screeching scream followed.

Xueyan slapped her across the face, it was so hard that Shiya stumbled backwards.

"That is for being stupid," Xueyan straightened up and adjusted the collar of her dress. She turned to look at the door and smirk. 

Shiya touched her face as tears threatened to fall. "Xu... Xueyan," Shiya's voice trembled. "How dare you?"

It seemed that the only patience that Shiya had was gone as she screamed. "HOW DARE YOU HIT ME AFTER SLEEPING WITH MY HUSBAND?"

"HOW DARE YOU?" Shiya stumbled forward and raised her hand to slap Xueyan back but her hands halted in the air.

Xueyan thought it was the person that had been standing at the door, but to her surprise it was Yuxi.

Yuxi stood in between them, shielding her sister from Shiya. "If you say one more insulting word to Xueyan, I'll hit you harder than the one you just received."

Xueyan's hand print was on Shiya's cheek, and the side that had been slapped happened to affect the eye too. It was strikingly bloodshot while the other eye remained white like snow.

"And get it into your head that Xueyan never slept with that man." Yuxi got close to whisper into Shiya's ear. "She's not as dirty as you are. She's more mannered than you are."

Yuxi grabbed Xueyan's hand, making sure to brush shoulders with Shiya as they headed for the door.

Shiya held onto the table near her to stabilize herself.

Once outside the door, Xueyan looked around in search of the person that had been standing at the door.

She only came back to her senses when Yuxi dropped her hand.

"Yuxi?" Xueyan called out and Yuxi happened to stop but she didn't turn to look at her. "Thank you."

Yuxi's hands clenched together and tears threatened to fall from her misted eyes. She looked up at the ceiling to push them back before muttering. "For what?" She took a deep breath. "Even if I'm mad at you, no one is allowed to hurt you again. Not when I'm alive."

The memory of that day came rushing, after she had come out of the hospital and was finally allowed to return home. Yuxi had rushed up to her, held her hands and cried till there was no more tears.

They had been young but Yuxi wasn't dumb. She knew everything that happened, had sworn and also promised that no one would be able to harm a single strand of hair on her head again. And if anyone dared to, she would send them straight to hell.

"Yuxi?" She left without looking back.

After the previous night, Yuxi refused to talk to her. Their parents didn't know the reason behind Yuxi's anger as well.

She watched Yuxi leave and felt a rising headache.

Shiya came out of the room, with a face mask and black shades on.

She must have been prepared, Xueyan sneered and went to go grab her bag. 

"Are you leaving?" Mei Han asked swirling around on her office chair.

"Yes, I'm tired."

"About the class reunion thing, your classmates have decided it will be after the drama premier. Location is the Xing's Grand Hotel."

Xueyan nodded.

"It will be easy, so you can go with another dress to change into since the premier will happen there too."

"Alright, anything else?"

"We have to chop,"

Xueyan rolled her eyes. She hasn't even worn all the glamorous dress All Stars Media sent to her talk more of the first set Zhaolin had sent to her. "I have enough."

"Shoes? Bags? Makeup kits?" Mei Han inquired tilting her head to the side.

"The make-up kits would be useless..."

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"And there's enough hand bags as well as shoes."

"You're one lucky one. My regards to that smaller version of you."

Xueyan couldn't help but chuckle and nod before exiting the room.

In a mansion situated very far from the eyes of people. 

The compound was deserted but still looked tidy.

Inside the mansion it was pure darkness due to the fact that all the windows were shut close just like every door leading into the mansion.

Inside one of the rooms upstairs, a figure clad in black was crouched down in front of a safe.

He was lost in thought for while and when he came back to his senses he pressed the lock on the safe and input the password.

They was only two shelves, the first one had a lot of old files on it and the one under had only one file.

He took out the single file, and stared at it for a while more then stood straight up.

"I think it's finally the time."

With his height of alertness he was able to detect the sound of the door being pushed open. And some hurried steps towards the stairs then finally his door opened.

He eyes couldn't leave the file he had in his hands. And his hands trembled slightly.

"Feng Riuwen," Riuwen slowly turned to the door at the mention of his name.

"What are you doing?"

Riuwen raised the file up. "He wants to know everything that happened."

Jiuwen came up to him and snatched the file from him. "Are you insane?"

Riuwen looked too tired to talk. 

"What... What are you thinking of doing?" Jiuwen's eyes misted up. "Do you know what you are trying to do?"

"Why don't we just face the reality?" Riuwen collected the file back. "WHY DON'T WE JUST DO THAT?" His voice echoed in the room. "Are you happy living like this? ARE YOU HAPPY KNOWING THE TRUTH AND PRETENDING NOT TO?"

Jiuwen let the tears fall. "Riuwen please," she grabbed onto his other hand. "Please Riu, please."

He flung her hand away. "You're being too emotional." He sniffled in his unshed tears. "Mother and father will hate us for being quiet all these while..."

"And what do you think will happen after you show this file to Zhaolin?" She poked at the file angrily. 

Jiuwen wiped her face and dressed her suit jacket. "You shouldn't have asked me to return, you shouldn't have come over there to find me. I... I... I'll go back to the states... I can't stay here and watch you do this. I just can't." He watched her leave but didn't try to stop her.

We have all failed Zhaolin, everyone of us that kept it a secret failed him. It's fine if you don't want to be among those he would punish, I don't mind receiving it on your behalf... If not, why were we born together?

He closed the safe and walked out of the room. He heard her car zooming out of the compound and the doves flying away.

*

Jiuwen couldn't hold back the tears coming out of her eyes. She really wanted Riuwen to stop her and promise he won't give that file to Zhaolin but it seemed like Riuwen was determined.

She thought about the people that would hate them. She thought about mother Xiaocan, father Rongbo and that one person they had hurt the most.

She didn't she will be able to face that person. She would go back to the states and die from guilt than to stay here and look into that eyes that would say, "you too?"