What is despair?

It did look much better on the inside, the walls were a soft blue, like the sky on a good day, the air was colder, but not biting, and the roof… it was breathtaking. A Picture of the night sky, dark and attracting, makeshift stars were gently hanging down on wire so thin that it was almost invisible, which seemed to be the point, as now all that graced your eyes would be constellations in space.

"Wow…", Ruoxi couldn't help but exclaim. These were her only thoughts, she had been a little disappointed when she saw the building at first, because, even though she was against the date, it was after all her first one, it should be memorable, good memorable, not skating in broken buildings memorable. But now, all the dissatisfaction left her, the sight of such beautiful art was already enough to throw all previous misgivings out of the roof.

"It's dazzling isn't it, who would think such an awful looking building would hide such a treasure inside." Chu Ye commented, proud at the fact that he could make this iceberg beauty show emotion on her face. "Let's go."

They walked from the entrance all the way to a counter, where an amiable looking grandpa was currently sitting, his face seem to have an excited expression, as he gazed at something underneath the counter, he didn't seem to notice the two coming as he was so absorbed, the headphones on his ears didn't help either.

"Grandpa," Chu Ye called when they were in front of the counter, seeing as the other still didn't respond, he was about to reach forward and remove the headphones, when his ears suddenly twitched, now Chu Ye's hearing was extraordinary, if he wanted to, not even a pindrop could escape his ears, of course that was if he wanted to, a person of his capabilities was not only strong,

he also boasted absolute control over his body, those include all senses. Usually he tones his hearing down to only slightly more powerful than a normal person, which doesn't pose any unnecessary problems to his daily life (even immortals would grow crazy from hearing the whole world all the time) but humans are curious creatures, Chu Ye although not under the category of human anymore, still carried that curiosity over, seeing the old man so absorbed in whatever, he had the subconscious urge to know what it was, so he listened…

"Mmmmh, you're so big honey, shove it all in at once, oooh YES-"

Chu Ye's face grew weird at once, this old man was already bordering the grave, and he was still interested in such exciting things, he must have the heart of a bull.

"What's wrong?" Seeing Chu Ye's face turn odd, Ruoxi was curious, did he notice something funny about the old man, why can't she find something odd. She didn't think that much seeing the old man so absorbed, this place was so quiet, and the old man must be bored all day, watching something on his phone was probably the only form of entertainment he could find. Of course, if she knew what the old man was watching, she'd probably vomit a liter of blood…

"Nothing." No shit nothing, knowing Ruoxi's temper, if she found out that such a beautiful place was owned by such a perverted old man, she would probably greet the sunlight faster than a budding rose, there was no way he would let that happen. Proceeding to lean forward again, Chu Ye swiftly took off the headphones, earning a swift head turn from the "spirited" old man.

"Who dar- Oh, greeting Sir, Miss, how can I help you today?"

This old man truly was a piece, he was just about to scold Chu Ye for being so rude as to interrupt his "session" but seeing a beauty behind the rude kid, he immediately changed his tone. An odd light went through his eyes as he gazed at Ruoxi, who took a step back instinctively, frost covering her face. But just then, a voice passed into his ears which scared the living shit out of him,

"Old man, you still wanna use those eyes?"

"W-what do you mean?" Although he was scared by the coldness in the other's eyes, he wouldn't show it.

"Nothing, just that people don't realize what they have till they've lost it."

And in the astounded eyes of the old man, Chu Ye's eyes seemed to change color, the white gradually turning the same black as his pupils, with what seemed to the old man like stars, and galaxies shining in that endless expanse, and then. Darkness.

Dong Lei was 64 years old this year he was fairly well off, as could be seen by the building he was in now. This whole ice rink was his most prided creation. He had come here from a small village outside of the city, and as any other country bumpkin, had come looking for his big break, though life didn't go as planned. He had met a woman, and as woman do, she had changed his whole course of life. Two months after they had met, she had told him the news, it was a boy. Dong Lei's get-rich-quick schemes would not work anymore, he had a family now, responsibilities, but for old times sake… He scratched his last card, not expecting anything from it he casually threw it on the dingy couch, this was just his guilty pleasure after all, he never glanced at it again.

His wife found it that night, she was furious, she had thought he had changed, thrown away his money-wasting ways, she was just about to reprimand him, even having thoughts of separation, when she looked at the card again, and all her anger suddenly vanished.

In its place, pure excitement.

This was a winning card!

20 Million RMB!

"Dong Lei!" She shouted, "Come down here for this grandma!" And come down he did, as soon as he heard his full name, he was down there faster than you could say "aye!" like the good husband he was. And seeing the winning card that his wife showed him, he too coolly lost his shit.

And so, their life truly began, he made a few investments, advice from his wife's side, some of them failing, enough succeeding. They were comfortable, living in the classy side of Zhong Hai. Their son grew up, and befitting a second generation, took over the family business. He and his wife were alone again, time passed them by, she was the first to go.

They had built this ice rink just the year before, she was always fascinated by snow. Now, this would've been a heartwarming story, but alas…

Dong Lei was never arrogant, nor complacent, not even wealth could change that. Though that was when his wife was alive, she was the love of his life, the change in his life that he needed, but she was gone now, and now all those unconscious traits that he had bottled up were coming out. He started gambling again, this time with bigger players, he lost a lot. And then his lustful nature showed, prostitutes were the norm for him, the thing he prided himself on the second most was his physical health, his son cared a lot for him, buying expensive herbs and the safest exercise equipment so his father could live longer. So this old man was as fit as a bull, well an old bull…

A 64-year-old that looked like a 50-year-old, and felt like a 40-year-old, he could last for a good 6 minutes! In the red light district he was known as the shriveled stud! He felt free, for the first time, he truly felt free.

But right now, he was lost, trapped in an endless darkness.

He had lost his sight.

How could he see his precious boobies now!

When would he again, gaze upon those beautiful stockings!

Those cock-raising garter belts!

At this moment, he truly knew despair.