Chapter 191 - WHISPER

"I remember asking why you had disappeared." Zhaolin's eyes revealed sadness. "I'm sorry for not finding out in time..."

Does he finally know? Xueyan's ċhėst rose and fell with anxiety.

"I don't want to bring back hurtful memories,"

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He took two steps and covered the only space between them. "But that doesn't mean we won't catch him. I'll catch him and make him pay," he took her hands in his, kissed the two and smiled at her. "I'll help find him. And punish him."

Xueyan opened her mouth to say something but tears came instead.

"Why are you crying?" He worriedly asked. "It's not your fault, remember? I'm more to blame since I couldn't protect you. I'm really sorry."

"Zhao... Zhaolin," Xueyan called in-between tears and hiccups. "Zhaolin,"

He cupped her face in his hand, and slowly wiped her tears while ȧssuring her. "It's fine. It's all in the past. Nothing can change it but we will try and make the future a better one. A happier memory. I'm with you, now. No one, will be able to harm you again." He then kissed her teary face.

"Xue, it's time we make things official... Oh congratulations on your awards, tonight." He tried smiling at her, to lighten the mood.

"Zhaolin," she muttered, she still wasn't able to make a complete sentence.

"Shhh." He put a finger across his lips. "You're my love, don't forget that. Don't be scared, I'm here for you. Forever. Not for the main time."

With that said, the two went back to the hall for their reunion after Xueyan had calmed down.

Everyone's eyes turned to the two the instance they walked through the door.

Xueyan's eyes searched the room and finally it fell on Shiya.

Shiya smirked. Then went to the DJ to turn the music off. She spoke into the microphone in her hand. "Look whom we have been waiting for."

More eyes turned to Xueyan and Zhaolin. 

"Our goddess, Xueyan."

Whisper rose in the crowd. 

Yin Anhao laughed out loudly, earning attention to herself. "Oh!" She acted surprised. "I didn't mean that." Her lips went down in a sad like manner. "Is just that, the title goddess is too far fetched. I mean it's too holy for someone like Xueyan, am I right?" She turned to Fangxi with pouted mouth.

"Why do you say so?" Fangxi tilted her head to the side. "We all know Xueyan deserves that title."

"Really?" Cui Yao spoke up. "I don't think she does. This swine has been lying to us."

Everyone else was shocked.

"Watch it!" Mei Han warned angrily.

Cui Yao sniggered. "What? Or you don't know?"

"Yaoyao," Shiya called out sweetly to the girl. "Stop it, that's not what we are here for. We are here to have fun and talk about the past..."

"Yes!" Cui Yao shouted. "I know, that's why I want to remind you all that Xueyan had a child out of wedlock."

The room was silent for a while, before whispers followed it up.

Zhaolin's phone beeped in his pocket, he took it out and after staring at the message, he smiled.

"Wait, y'all don't know?" Cui Yao asked, pretending to be surprised. "Then I guess, Xueyan didn't tell anyone else. Why though?" 

Shiya watched Xueyan closely, waiting for her to react but she remained unmoved.

Shiya's blood started to boil. Let's see how long you will take it.

"Cui Yao, what are you saying?" Shiya inquired. "You're lying right?"

"I don't think it's a lie, there's a small girl that comes to look for Xueyan all the time at the location... Oh my, I thought as much. She looks so much like Xueyan!" Fangxi covered her mouth. "Xueyan, you made her call you sister so we would think she's your younger sister?"

Chen Qingnuan marched up to Xueyan. "That's a lie, right?"

Xueyan finally reacted with a heave.

Shiya's hand tightened around the microphone. She watched Xueyan raise her hand and her heart missed a bit.

Even Qingnuan had to turn get face away, while her eyes remained tightly shut.

Xueyan raised her hand, but it was to part her head. "What are you going on about?" 

Xueyan still had that carefree attitude that annoyed them.

"I only have one sister..." Xueyan paused. "And you two have crossed part a lot, wait, I think the last time she slapped you."

Anger covered Qingnuan's face. "No, she didn't."

"It's not you? Then it's Yao. Oh! It's Shiya," Xueyan pointed at Shiya on the stage.

"What is wrong with y'all?" Tang Wanwan came out of her dark corner.  They had all gone to the same school, and acting under the same brand. She was one popular actress that has never had a rumor, she was always on her own and didn't interact much. "Did we come here to fight and paint ourselves black or to reunite and have fun?"

"We came for it all!" Yin Anhao yelled out. "We can't have fun, if some people still have secrets..."

"Who gave you right to access someone's secret?" Xiangyang questioned.

Yin Anhao backed away to stand beside Fangxi and Deng Yue.

Tang Wanwan went up to the stage and collected the microphone from Shiya. "This is no time to be stupid and senseless." She said it into the microphone so everyone heard her.

Shiya hissed, then went up to Zhaolin with a puppy face. Since Zhaolin was behind Xueyan she used that excuse to step on Xueyan's dress.

Xueyan took a step to give them chance but couldn't take another. So she turned to get back.

"Oh my, I'm sorry." Shiya apologized, stepping away from the train. It wasn't easy to tear the dress since it was satin.

"You don't have to apologize, I'm the one that needs to apologize." Xueyan looked towards Zhaolin, he smiled and circled Shiya to come stand with Xueyan.

Xueyan smiled back.

"Whoa!" Someone said in the crowd. "So it's true," Songyan came out to meet Xueyan. "You're having an affair with my brother,"

"Songyan," Xiangyang called out to stop her. She turned away from Xueyan to look at Xiangyang. 

"Why are you calling me with my first name? Hunh? Am I not your baby?" Songyan said with a teary face.

"Not when the love is forced," Cui Yao tilted her head arrogantly to the side.

Songyan couldn't help but laugh. "Who said that?" Songyan eyes glistened. "Is it Cui Yao with no surname? The same Cui Yao that her parents separated even before she was born? The same Cui Yao that her mother abandoned and left with a white man?"

"SONGYAN!!!" Cui Yao called out loud. "What nonsense are you saying?"

"Nonsense?" Songyan eyed her. "Better keep your mouth shut."

Cui Yao came up to her with a beating ċhėst. "You're the one that needs to shut it."

"You shouldn't have talked to me then, I was talking to this beautiful woman here not you."

Cui Yao hissed. "Songyan you're,"

"Lucky?" Songyan helped her complete it. "You're no different from Shiya and Qingnuan. Y'all are the same, cutest that Shiya is lucky to have parents."

"Songyan! You better be warned!" Qingnuan was the one that spoke up this time. "You're only doing this to get Zhaolin attention. So he'd help you marry your love."

"Hahahaha!" Songyan couldn't help it. "Y'all are cracking me up, so you think Zhaolin helped me get my man? No, actually it's my sincerity that made him fall for me. Unlike y'all."

"You stupid sŀut!" Cui Yao raised her hand to hit Songyan.

Songyan didn't flinch as she raised her foot to kick Cui Yao.

"Ouch!" Cui Yao knees gave out and she fell down. She clutched her leg and cried out in pain. 

"Hahahaha!" Songyan was overfilled with joy. "Honey, did you see that? She tried to slap me but now she's on the floor, rolling. I didn't even raise my hand." Songyan clutched Xiangyang. 

Everyone else had seen what she did, Xiangyang smiled.

"Yeah, you didn't do anything." Xiangyang cupped her face. "You're so cute my baby,"

Songyan smiled, "Yes my honey."

Qingnuan helped Cui Yao up, but the girl could no longer stand straight.

"It hurts," Cui Yao cried. "Songyan I'm not done with you."

Songyan shrugged. "Whatever, bye."

"Songyan you're going overboard," Shiya warned.

"Shut up, you should try fighting for your husband first... Oh I forgot, he's not your husband."

Shiya's eyes narrowed at Songyan.

"I know I'm right, you lost Zhaolin to this beautiful girl." She turned to examine Xueyan. "Why didn't you come earlier? At least Zhihao would have had a happier childhood memory. Nice meeting you, I'm Li Songyan Ru."

"Bai Xueyan," the two shook hands.

"More like team up," Mei Han chuckled. 

Suddenly there was a whisper, and it rose that everyone was looking towards Xueyan.

"Now what nonsense did they come up with?" She pitied Xueyan. Xiangyang had told her a lot about their school days. How the girl suffered in Cui Yao's and Qingnuan's hands.