002 Her Heart Crushed to Dust(1)

——All has changed,and despair engulfs me.Before a word can escape my lips,tears stream down.——The sorrow is an unbearable weight.

A mighty Knight XV pulled up at the entrance,trailed by a sleek green Hummer.Out of the Knight XV stepped a valiant first bodyguard,his military bearing as perfect as a statue.With a brisk move,he flung open the car door.Slowly,a foot encased in a black leather boot emerged and firmly planted on the ground.As the figure leaned forward,the other foot followed suit.

The Hummer behind stayed put,its lights blazing.In the driver's seat sat a driver clad in the uniform of an unknown organization.Beside him was a bodyguard with the same ramrod-straight military posture.In the backseat,a young man sat,his epaulettes adorned with a purple six-pointed star of a mysterious foreign organization.His wheat-colored skin was like burnished bronze,and his features were chiseled to perfection.Beneath his thick eyebrows were a pair of eyes as bright as the stars on a clear night.His nose was as straight as an arrow,and his lips were sensuously curved,exuding an irresistible sunny charm.He sat still in the car,watching the tall and straight figure striding into the building,his thick lips pressed tightly together.

It was a business banquet,but these unexpected guests had thrown a wrench in the works.The security guards tried to negotiate,asking the cars to be parked in the underground lot.But the Knight XV was like a fearsome beast,scaring the guards so badly that they didn't dare take a single step closer.The people who stepped out of the car radiated a chilling aura,making everyone feel as if they'd been plunged into an icy lake,and no one dared to approach them.

The banquet fell deathly silent at the arrival of these uninvited guests.The man who walked in seemed to have descended from the heavens,a god among mortals.His towering frame made people crane their necks in awe.He wore an immaculate dark-green cloak,with a golden six-pointed star inlaid on the right side of his chest,glinting like a beacon.His long,well-muscled legs were sheathed in black trousers with a sharp crease,and the trouser legs were tucked into high-heeled boots that glistened with a cold,menacing light.His face was like a masterpiece carved by the gods,extremely handsome.His beautiful eyebrows were arched proudly,and his phoenix eyes slanted upwards.The combination of his jet-black pupils and alluring eye shape created an otherworldly allure.His nose was high-bridged,and his lips were perfectly formed.

His gaze was a sorrowful sword,piercing through the years.The icy aura around him was like a vice,binding her in place.She seemed to have lost her soul,standing there like a statue.But her vision was blurred by a mist of unshed tears.In an instant,thunder roared,lightning flashed,and a hailstorm raged in her mind.

The boots clicking on the floor tiles were like the ticking of a time bomb.With each step he took,it was like a sledgehammer pounding on her heart.She trembled and turned around,presenting him with a cold and silent back.

In his eyes,a blizzard raged,weaving an endless prison net around him.And in her heart,it was an ice-cold cave,as if a bottomless pit had opened up,and she was falling,falling into an endless abyss.

People automatically parted like the Red Sea for him.Those short dozen steps seemed like an epic journey across mountains and seas.Finally,he stood in front of her,or rather,behind her.Just like many years ago,he stood behind her and shouted,"Ming Xichen!"

Then the girl whirled around,glaring at him fiercely with her beautiful phoenix eyes."What do you want now?"

"I miss you!"The boy stared back at her with his equally beautiful phoenix eyes,filled with the pure and earnest love of youth.

"Ugh,you're so annoying.Always saying the same thing.Aren't you bored?"The girl's shy tone gave away her inner delight.

The boy took the girl's fair and delicate hand and placed it on his face,his eyes and eyebrows dancing with a smile."Really.Even when I'm looking at you,my heart still feels constricted.It's always uneasy,and sometimes it even aches.Don't believe me?Feel it."

The boy grabbed the girl's other hand and placed it on his chest.The girl wriggled a bit but couldn't resist her curiosity and put her hand on his chest."It's beating.You scared me.I thought you were sick,"the girl said as she pulled her hand away.

"If it stops beating,I'll be a goner.You're so silly!"

"You're the silly one!"The girl pouted,feigning anger.

"Okay,I'm silly.I'm silly,"the boy didn't press the point."Let me feel yours too to see if it's the same.I'm really worried I'm sick."The boy's expression was so forlorn that there seemed to be a glimmer of tears in his eyes.

"Really?"The girl blinked her beautiful phoenix eyes,seemingly skeptical but actually a bit swayed."Why don't I have that feeling?Are you really sick?"

Seeing the girl lost in thought,the boy's eyes sparkled."Here I come."

Saying that,one of his hands landed gently on the girl's left chest,as if afraid to shatter her.The warm and soft touch made his heart skip a beat.He pressed a little harder,and suddenly,his palm felt like it was on fire.A rush of heat surged through him,making him jump up.His heart was pounding like a drum.The boy looked at the girl with a shy and dazed look in his eyes,at that soft mound...

The boy's face flushed scarlet,burning hot."This time,I think I'm...really sick..."The boy's voice faded as he dashed away like a whirlwind.

"Kang Hao,you big jerk!"

The girl stamped her feet and shouted at the boy's retreating back.

The girl's face was as red as a blazing sunset.