Flashback

"Let's go. I don't think it is safe to be here any longer and Tang Wu Yao has to disappear. We can't return home today and let's go shopping," she said without a hint of emotion or expression.

20 years had past and she was no longer that cheeky and cheerful girl, the moment she became Tang Wu Yao, her demeanour had changed into a solemn and introvert boy. Her expression improved slightly only when Gan Wang Lei married to Sister Fong, and initially she acted rebellious as if opposing the marriage making her acting more realistic. This is to confuse her uncle and enemies but at times it left her being confused as well, especially when she is too into the character she portrayed.

Ru Ran had to do it because deep down she is afraid something bad might happen to Wang Lei gege and family if her enemies were to discover she is Ru Ran and not Wu Yao. Sometimes she wonders if she is really the star of doom or disaster.

She had even forgotten how to feel flustered and shy and today Shen Ji Yu had brought about a lot of emotions she once had back to life and she is reminded on how to be Du Ru Ran. She set those feelings aside and went into a busy shopping mall, she made as if she walked randomly around and finally she went into a shop that did not seem to have any surveillance camera. There she bought a few female outfits.

She then walked back into one of the busiest male apparel shop took a few clothes for trying on, she slipped into an available changing room and changed into the outfits she just purchased. She unbind her chest, wore a proper fitting bra, and wore a white knee length dress, and changed into a grey converse sneakers. She made sure to slip out together with a bunch of college students.

From today onwards, she is no longer Tang Wu Yao. Instead of heading home she walked to an empty park and headed straight to the man made lake. She sat straight down on the grass, took off her shoes and dipped her feet into the water. Uncle Tek gave her the space she needed and watched from a distance. He knew his young miss must have a lot on his mind. He received a call earlier from Gan Wang Lei when he was in the midst of searching his Young Miss. Gan Wang Lei had already explained the situation regarding Shen Ji Yu. He felt a fleeting figure with powerful aura when he arrived the location his young miss was at looking dazed.

Its the same person that had been following them letting him know a group of mafia hooligans had been following his young miss, making him more alert. The unique thing about his young miss, she dislikes riding in a car and rather walk or ride a bicycle as her mode of transportation. It must be the trauma she still suffers from after the accident. Hence, his young miss is more vulnerable to attacks.

He stared at the little lonely figure at the lake squeezing his heart tight. He watched her grow up and already sees her as his own and would do anything to keep safe. He wishes that someone who be able to make his young miss happy and lonely no more. He scanned the surrounding area and a smile form on his stony face. He could feel that the same young man is nearby, however, his did not relax his stance.

The young man's aura was getting closer and closer to him, and suddenly a handsome face came into his view, the man made a respectful bow to him and introduce himself as Shen Ji Yu.

"Uncle Tek, I am Shen Ji Yu. Thank you for taking care of Ru Ran all these years," he said respectfully.

They started chatting while looking at the figure at the lake from afar.

Du Ru Ran continue to soak her feet in the cold lake water ignoring the numbness she is starting to feel. Her mind wanders back to 18 years ago, her second encounter with sickly young boy, she thought it was a dream and now that he had mentioned it, it meant she did not wrongly dream of him.

She was walking back from school when she accidentally bumped into the leader of the school gangster. She had apologised but he refused to accept it so the bunch of them carried her to a nearby river and threw her inside, at that time, she did not know how to swim, and all she remembered before she fainted was sickly handsome boy was fighting those bigger boys and then he jumped in to save her. Then she remembered thinking she had died and met him, she kissed his bruised face and then she fainted again, the next thing she knew she was already at home.

She could have fought back those gangster as Du Ru Ran but since she was Tang Wu Yao she had to act meek. Eversince then, Tang Wu Yao's relationship with Gan Wang Lei improved and she started to learn how to swim. Since Sister Fong and Wang Lei gege did not say anything about how she was rescued she assumed she dreamt of the sickly boy. Now, she knew the truth, it was really him that day. She sighed as she felt her heart melt to another degree, she stared at the ring on her finger.

It was as if, it was meant to be there. It fitted snugly and it brought her some comfort and had a calming effect on her nerves. She could hear his footsteps walking towards her and the wind carried his scent to her nose. She did not even make an effort to get up, instead she laid back on the grass and looked up at the sky.

Not too long from that, her sunlight was blocked by a certain someone and his face was hovering right above hers. She opened her eyes only to stare into his black obsidian eyes. She felt she was sucked into a never ending vortex. She felt his breath getting closer to her face and she instinctively closed her eyes.

The next thing she knew, her feet were yanked out of the water and immediately, her feet were warmed by a towel and hot water bottle. That same exact man is diligently wiping and warming her feet. Her facial expression softens at the sight of him bending over caring for her feet as if they were precious jewels.

"I know I am supposed to give you personal space. I am sorry I could not stay away, not when I witnessed you self harm your health. Being a sickly person, I know how unpleasant it is to be sickly," he said in an apologetic tone.