When Bright Moon Encounter the Dark Clouds

Not long after, Cheng Ruying brought us to the first room on the second floor. It was spacious, well-decorated, and had a king-sized bed. “Ah Yu, are you okay with staying in this room?” Cheng Ruying was all smiles.

“I’m okay with anything.” Then Wu Yu turned to take a look at me and asked, “What about her?”

“Sister Tan’s room will be a bit further away, over there. Ah Yu, you should rest. I’ll take her to her room.” Without waiting for Wu Yu to say anything, she grabbed my hand and said, “Sister Tan, let’s go.”

Without much option, I followed her to the end of the corridor.

“Since we weren’t expecting guests, and we don’t have too many rooms, this is the only room left for you.”

As the room was at the corner of the house, the shape was irregular. Not only was it half the size of Wu Yu’s room, but it was also poorly furnished, with only a single bed and a small cupboard. This was probably where their maid normally stayed.

“Okay, thank you.”

She did not say anything more and quickly left. We had nothing to say to each other anyway.

I let out a sigh and laid on the small bed in the room. Looking at the blank ceiling, the thought of the fire that killed members of the Cheng family came to mind. It was rather freaky to think that the people you knew were dead were now in front of you. Then two days later, they would meet their end.

According to Wu Yu, the police found no foul play and figured it was probably an accident. Even though the Cheng family was difficult and somewhat snobbish, Wu Yu and I would still stay up on the night of the incident and prepare for the worse. If there were any strange signs, we would immediately bring them out.

Right then, someone knocked on the door. “Come in,” I said.

It was Wu Yu, and he froze with shock on his face when he saw my room.

I smiled at him then patted the bed, inviting him to sit.

“Let’s switch rooms.” He stood there and did not come over.

“No need. You’re their ideal son-in-law, while I’m just a pain in the butt. Of course, they’ll treat you better. Also, they might get the wrong idea if we switch rooms. We came to save these people, so I don’t mind this.”

Before I had finished my sentence, Wu Yu had come beside me on the bed. In an instant, the room felt smaller. Our eyes met briefly before I shut my eyes as if I was trying to rest. I knew his gaze was still on me, yet I knew his gaze might not be on me anymore if I checked.

That was why I would rather not ruin my imagination.

“You have a good rest then.” He was about to leave.

“Hey, promise me something.”

“What?”

I could still feel his presence beside me.

I said slowly and clearly, “Tell Cheng Ruying to not call you Ah Yu anymore. It pains me to hear that.”

He did not say anything.

I felt nervous at that moment with my heart thumping away. All of a sudden, the atmosphere in the small and silent room felt heavier. Was I being too rash?

“Okay.” His voice broke the silence.

An uncontrollable smile appeared on my face, and I opened my eyes to say, “This is also for your own good. Since you’re not interested in her, giving her hope will only make things worse. Do you even know how to reject women?”

At that moment, I felt warmness on my cheeks as Wu Yu looked at my face with one of his hands on the bed.

“You’re right.”

Even though my heart was racing and my face was flushed, I still needed to save face. So I immediately waved my hand and acted nonchalantly. “Well, anyway, you should go back to your luxury room. You may go now.”

However, he did not move and just looked at me without saying anything.

“Do you have anything more you want to say?”

There was no expression on his face, but the muscles on his arms were obviously tensed up. He remained like this for a while, maybe even longer, before I saw a fleeting look in his eyes. Soon, he relaxed the hand that was grabbing the bed sheets and said in a calm tone, “I’ll go then, Jiaojiao.”

……

I laid on my bed and looked at the starry night view outside the window.

He called me Jiaojiao.

I could not contain the urge in me anymore.

I swear I will definitely open his heart to me and release that injured beast. I want to be with him no matter what.