Chapter 287 - 288: Unfixable trust-I

Li Lian raised her brows at the words. Was there such a rule? Insisting the person that she would pay is only be weird thought Li Lian and she took back the card to her wallet to go back toward Zhuang Xuan whose eyes were staring at her.

The woman who had challenged Li Lian stepped forward after seeing the movement from afar, even if she wasn't close to the place, she believed that the way the counter gave back the card meant Li Lian wasn't able to fulfill her words. "I see that you couldn't pay, Li Lian. This is the-"

"We could go home now. Thank you for today. I was entertained." Li Lian replied and her eyes fell on the woman who took times to slowly realize that Li Lian had paid for the meal successfully.

Most people was speechless, not knowing what to say in awkward moment but one of the man in the group who had bickered with the woman earlier took a step forward and scoffed, "Miss Wan I remember you said you would roll on the ground and cut your neck open. Would you do it now?"

"What?!" The woman yelled at the man who instead make her position worse as if before wasn't enough yet. Her hands were clenched tight and she cursed the man deep inside her heart and her eyes went toward Li Lian, "I'm sure you understand that was an expression, didn't you, Li Lian?" Her smile turn sweet unlike the fierce glare she had to Li Lian earlier.

Li Lian glanced across her shoulder, her eyes meeting Zhuang Xuan's brown ones. "What should you do Li Lian?" asked Zhuang Xuan with a frown.

"It's an expression, Zhuang Xuan." Li Lian smiled and her eyes went toward the woman, "I understand that it was something that came offhanded." The woman smiled bright to Li Lian when she continued, "I can't have you cut your neck open here to die, I am not that cruel. You have a family to protect and see again, if you die they would be sad." She whispered the words for only the two of them.

The woman watched how Li Lian's eyes that were kind slowly loosing the glimmer of kindness and his eyes contained a curling cold emotion that had the woman to feel daunted. Li Lian reaches out her hand. The woman was wearing a scarf with a thin fabric and looking at it, Li Lian ran her hand across the scarf, to her neck. "You should be careful with you words, Wan. Not everyone could fulfill what comes out from their mouth and it would be better if you are careful. You will not meet someone like me again who would spare you not to do what you claimed you could do."

"There is also the option that she could roll on the ground," said Zhuang Xuan, who didn't heard the words Li Lian said to see the woman immediately taking a step back and bowed her head,

"I'm very sorry for my rude words and I promise I will not repeat my mistakes anymore."

"Will you?" asked Li Lian gently, tucking her hand from the woman's neck and she lifted up to meet her eyes for a smile that send chill to the woman's spine.

"I just remembered I have something important to do, please excuse me!" said the woman and quickly she ran from the place. Li Lian's voice may be gentle and soft but when she had spoken to her, Wan saw how Li Lian's eyes turned hollow as if she had not emotions while the words she said lurked with not a subtle threat.

With the drama ending, most people began to bid goodbyes and Li Lian didn't see the need to stay at the place either. She left the hotel, taking the exit with Zhuang Xuan. In the silence Zhuang Xuan cleared his throat to gain Li Lian's eyes on him. "I want to apologize to you. There is something I haven't yet said."

"What you haven't said yet?" Li Lian asked with her brows raising, "What is it you're making me curious." Li Lian the caught a sight of a car that looked similar to Li Jun Wei's car and her back she leaned on the wall pulled away before it pressed back when she noticed the car was a different model.

"Ryouma clan, your adopted family." said Zhuang Xuan and Li Lian who was still staring at the car break her gaze at it to look at Zhuang Xuan with her eyes wide.

"What? How?" Then she remembered what Zhuang Xuan was capable to do and replied to her own question, "You searched for my background."

"I'm sorry." Zhuang Xuan, whether or not Li Lian was his friend, to put his nose to other's past was uncalled for.

Li Lian couldn't say she wasn't bothered by it. However, for Zhuang Xuan to stay by her side now even after knowing her past which not even her parents could make her happy. "You don't have to apologize. So are you not afraid of me?"

"I know plenty of your secret that would make you not kill me." Zhuang Xuan replied with a smug grin that had Li Lian to chuckle.

While the two were waiting, He Chang Min who had been standing from afar came toward Li Lian and Zhuang Xuan. He stopped in front of her, covering the lights on Li Lian's face with the shadow of his large frame. "I have something to talk with you." He Chang Min said, "This is the last time." He added and Zhuang Xuan who was about to rant out his series of curse words, noticed his eyes that had him stopped to say anything.

"You could speak here." Li Lian replied, "There is no need to search for a place to speak when we have plenty of space here."

"I wish to do it alone," He Chang Min said this and his eyes fell on Zhuang Xuan who then sighed and waved away his hand.

"I'll go," Zhuang Xuan said because He Chang Min promised this was the last time, the faster their relationship end would be better, he thought and stood at the pillar that was far but enough for him to see what's taking place on the place where Li Lian stood at.