"When she kisses me, it feels like my world stops revolving.", she froze after hearing those words from her husband.


"Ruomei, why did you write this? Clearly, you wrote this song before the wedding so what makes you think we'll like kissing each other?", Meixiu thumped her chest because of the sudden change she felt on her heartbeat. She remembered their first and only kiss with the lyrics he just sang and the way he low key slipped a smile from his lips.


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"I now pronounce you, husband and wife."


Meixiu heard those words but she was stuck right there, she can't resist the charm of this man in front of her. She was shocked when Chaoxiang pulled her from her waist and tucked her closer to his body, her hands landed on her chest.


"You have to kiss me lady, it's a custom.", he said.


He drew his face closer, lowering his back to reach her height. She met her leading man halfway and locked her lips on his. His lips are making hers partly opened as he slipped his lower lip inside her mouth. Her heart's beating so fast. "Stop it already Chaoxiang or I'll die having no oxygen!", Meixiu thought.


From her upper lip, he then ravished her lower lip. Meixiu was too nervous, she never kissed someone before. That's why she poked Chaoxiang's stomach with her index because according to his interview, it's his most ticklish part, hoping he will stop the kiss after but what he did shocked her. He bit his lower lip and after tasting her blood, he left her standing there.


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"Are you that whipped for Chaoxiang?", she snapped out after hearing Lein.


"Why? What?"


"Give me your letter now, I'll give it to him at the back stage."


"Oh I'm sorry. Here it is.", she handed the box she made throughout the night.


"I'll go with the crowd so Chaoxiang will not see me.", Meixiu said and walked away.


TRIGGER WARNING:
Mentions blood, depression, abuse and suicidal thoughts.

Book cover is from Google, just edited by the author.

I LOVE YOU UNTIL I DIE

"Suyin, I have called you a hundred times. Are you still at work?", Meixiu overheard Chaoxiang talking for she was in front of his room and is about to knock on the door. 


Yes, he said he doesn't want to eat but she prepared him a soup. "He is really reconnecting with her.", she said and tried hard to avoid making any sound in going downstairs. "I'll give this to the beggar outside the village then.", she motivated herself that the soup can still be in good purpose. 


She went out with a bowl in her hand. "No it isn't. I can still walk.", she said and started walking. 


Unlike last time, she is now prepared. She has a small bag where an umbrella can fit, a flashlight, just in case the dark will scare her and she is holding two bowls in her both hand, maintaining her balance. 


"Mr. Guard. I prepared a soup for you. It's still hot. It's really cold out here.", the guard can still recognize her. 


"Hey it's you. We met again. Thanks for the soup. You really have such a good heart." 


"It's nothing.", she smiled and stretched her head to look for the beggar. 


She saw him from a distance so she excused herself from the guard and went to his direction. 


"Hi, finally I saw you awake.", she greeted her with her purest, lightest smile. 


"Are you the one giving me some food?", she nodded. 


"Why are you doing this? Is your boss rejecting your cooked meal?" 


"Actually yes. He didn't like it.", the beggar got the bowl from her and she transferred it to the lunch box Meixiu gave her. 


"I enjoy eating your cooked meals, they are all delicious. Don't believe your boss.", she laughed after hearing someone complimented her. 


Her heart rejoiced upon hearing someone saying some good things about her. It's been so long since someone said her cooking is good. 


"Are you still schooling?", the beggar asked. 


"I know that. I'm not really a fool. You're a journalist?" 


"No, I work as the director of Yang Emerald Enterprises." 


"I compliment you for having such a good heart. Have you eaten?", she nodded even if she is actually hungry. 


"I live inside the village with a friend." 


"I'll ask him about that. I should be going home. It's going dark." 


"Thank you for the chat. I really enjoyed it." 


"Meixiu!", Chaoxiang is now pissed off after hearing no one. 


"Do you really want to hear me calling you by my surname first?" 


"Where are you?", he sat down at the couch and saw Meixiu's phone beside him. 


"Meiying? Who's this?", he opened their conversation and looked for Meixiu's last sent message. 


"I'll be out for a minute. Call me after five to ten minutes." 


"So she went outside?", he threw her phone back on the couch and went out of their house. 


He then saw Meixiu in front of him, holding two bowls. 


"Who are you to ask me if you can't even ask for my approval before you go out?", he scolds her. 


"Oh, I heard you were talking with someone so I never knocked on your door." 


The two of them went inside the house and Chaoxiang just looked at her, washing the bowls. 


"You are from Japan right? You should go to bed.", she said and he did nothing but followed. "Maybe she has no plan to tell me what did she do outside.", Chaoxiang said to himself and locked the door on his room.


THE BEGGAR