003 Her Heart Crushed to Dust(2)

Now,he and she stood merely a step apart.She could sense the person behind her fixating intently on her back,as if his piercing gaze had seared a hole right through it.A thought crossed her mind:had he turned to stone?

Suddenly,a voice shattered the stillness:

"Ming Xichen,I miss you!"

That voice was like the clatter of pearls dropping and jade shattering,striking her heart like a sledgehammer,reducing it to fine dust.

She slowly turned around.Before she could even make out the face of the person before her,he yanked her forcefully into his arms.A flurry of passionate kisses rained down on her,and she stood there,stunned and motionless.There were so many onlookers,and Chu Rui was right there.How could he do such a thing in public?She gave a feeble struggle,trying to push him away.

But his grip tightened like a vice.His eyes were dark,filled with an intense,almost feral hunger.He kissed her with even more abandon,as if he were laying claim to a long-coveted territory.

He held her so tightly,his kisses so forceful,like a man who had rediscovered a long-lost treasure and was determined never to let it slip away again.She could feel his tongue exploring,his eager swallowing.The familiar yet strange flames of desire spread like a raging wildfire,engulfing her completely.It was as if the world around her had shrunk to nothingness or plunged into the depths of the ocean.She gasped for breath,her heart pounding violently in her chest,aching as if it were on the verge of shattering,yet she allowed him to indulge in his affection.

This kiss seemed like an eternity in the making,as if he had been waiting for a century,or even longer,much longer.So long that he was willing to suffocate with her in this passionate embrace,until the very end of time...

The flames in his eyes burned with such intensity that they seemed to raze mountains to the ground,leaving not a single blade of grass alive.With each flicker of those flames,her heart ached more and more.

She stared at him,her eyes wide and unblinking.The youthful features she once knew had faded into the distant past.The man in front of her had a chiseled,angular face,exuding an air of arrogance and wildness as he looked down upon the world.The golden hexagram badge on his windbreaker might be unrecognizable to the average person,but she knew exactly what it signified.He had reached such a lofty status.He was like a king,radiating an innate domineering aura that swept towards her,leaving her no time to think,no room for hesitation.In this bold way,he declared:Ming Xichen,I'm back!

Chu Rui,standing beside her,turned slightly ashen.His hands were clenched into tight fists,and his heart throbbed with pain.What he had been dreading had finally come to pass.

He reached out and grabbed Ming Xichen's arm.With his other hand,he gently wiped her lips,as if there were some unclean stain upon them.

Kang Hao's phoenix-like eyes narrowed menacingly.He shot Chu Rui a cold,threatening look.Then,with a sudden,powerful jerk,he pulled her back into his embrace.He lowered his head and attacked her delicate red lips with even more ferocity,sucking and nibbling on them as if he were a ravenous beast.

Chu Rui's gentle and warm features instantly turned icy cold.Rage boiled in his eyes like a tempestuous sea.For the first time in his life,he was so enraged that he lost all self-control.He swung a punch at Kang Hao's head,but it was as if Kang Hao had eyes on the back of his head.He tilted his head slightly,and the punch whistled past his ear.He stood there,holding her tightly,and his lips never left hers.

Ming Xichen's face was as red as if it were bleeding.She couldn't tell if it was from that endless kiss or from the overwhelming anger.She had truly made a complete fool of herself today.Tomorrow,everyone in Xizi City would surely know about it.Not only would Fengwu Jiutian become even more famous,but she would be more well-known than any celebrity.

The newspapers would surely report it in lurid detail:A tall man from an unknown organization had a jealous brawl with the president of Fengwu Jiutian.Who would win her heart in the end?Stay tuned.

She wished a bolt of lightning would strike her down and end her humiliation.

But in the current chaotic situation,she couldn't afford to dwell on it.She summoned all her strength and pushed Kang Hao away.

Kang Hao's expression instantly transformed from gentle to cold and hard.A fleeting trace of pain flashed across his eyes.

Seeing Kang Hao like this,her heart ached.She turned her head away from him and whispered to Chu Rui,"Sorry."

Chu Rui remained silent.He closed his eyes and took a deep,calming breath.

She then turned to Kang Hao and said,"A Kang,give me some time."

Kang Hao remained silent.She pleaded with him with her tear-filled eyes.

"I gave you eight years.Do you still remember who I am now?"Kang Hao's eyes were as dark as the abyss,and his voice was as sharp as a drawn sword,cutting straight through Xichen's heart."It won't happen again!"

"A Kang..."Ming Xichen's voice trembled with a desperate plea.Her eyes were misty.Kang Hao's heart tightened,and his next words were a bit softer.

"I'll come to pick you up in five days."

After saying that,he turned around without sparing a glance at anyone.His black boots,with a cold glint,stepped on the lamp shadows on the ground and faded into the distance.

Watching his straight back disappear,Ming Xichen's eyes were filled with a profound sense of desolation.

He didn't appear in her dreams because the path paved with his strength,his very essence,was like a river of blood that had stained her white clothes red.She could only watch his smile fade away in the clouds,never to be found again.