I Love Destroying Worlds' Plot [BL]-Chapter 28

Chapter 28: 2.0 Prologue – In System Space before the Second World

Once Hei Anjing opened his eyes, he was once again welcomed by the black carpet of stars.

The 5 small dimmed stars in front of him were now less with one. Before him, are 4 tiny stars hovering around him. His little moon system was afloat beside him with hesitance in his movement. Hei Anjing closed his eyes as if he was asleep but one can see a deep frown in between his eyebrows.

The little moon could only wait for a while before he could approach his host. He knew that his host fell in love with Wang Tian more deeply than he allowed himself. This system watched his host indulge himself thoroughly with that emotion they called love.

The little moon had executed more world-hopping hosts before his current host just because they failed to control their emotions, falling deeper into each world. He waited. Waiting for his host to calm down on his own. It took an hour before he saw Hei Anjing opened his eyes revealing those pair of cold, deep blue irises.

[Host, are you alright? Do you wish to rest for a while?]

The little system could only watch his host gripped his chest with an ugly expression on his face as if he were befuddled by something. Only for his frown to turn into a false smile.

“I’m not resting. Exe, show me the world plots again.” Replied Hei Anjing.

.....

With his voice turning cold and soulless. Hei Anjing chose to kill off his heart to continue moving on. Sealing his love deep within his soul with only that person has the right to unseal it. Together with the immense ache of losing it the moment he left that star.

[Okay, host. These are the World Plots of the remaining 4 stars.

2nd Star: Business world

World plot: The lazy legitimate son and genius illegitimate son. The genius illegitimate son wished to become legitimate and control his own destiny by taking the lazy legitimate son’s place and replace him

3rd Star: Music World

World Plot: The King who abandoned his wife for his muse. Replacing his love for his desires, the protagonist gong threw his wife away for his love of music.

4th Star: Modelling World

World Plot: To be the next Supermodel. The protagonist Shou and protagonist gong wish to stand together at the peak and become both supermodels. 𝙛𝔯𝒆e𝔀e𝗯𝓷𝗼𝘃e𝚕.𝒄𝗼𝗺

5th Star: Cooking World

World Plot: Capture the heart through his stomach. A cooking competition to capture the heart of the Protagonist gong.

Please choose one among these stars, host.]

After reading through the world plots, he made his choice, “I chose the 3rd star.” Answered Hei Anjing.

[Host, you had chosen the third star. Please choose one skill before entering. I have listed the following available skills.

Skill List:

Art of Seduction

Singing

Playing instrument

Conductor

Please choose one skill to train.]

“Hm~ so the available skills are really connected with the star I’ll enter ha. I will choose singing.” Replied Hei Anjing.

[As you wish, host. Before the host enters the training space, Exe has something to inform the host. According to the Host’s privileges to choose items in the system mall, the host had only used the system mall once in the first star. The host is now able to get 5 items in the mall.]

“I am now able to get 5 items from the mall. Well I’ll browse through the list if I have time,” replied Hei Anjing before entering the training space of his chosen skills.

‘[Hm? The next star is a music world under instruments why did the host choose singing skills instead of instrumental talent?]’ The secret thoughts of this system called Executioner.

A few years later, Hei Anjing finally came out of the training space with a hoarse voice that only until he was fed by a few dozens of throat candies that it returned to normal.

[Host. Do you not need to learn how to play musical instruments? I mean in the next world you would be playing instruments instead of singing.]

Hei Anjing gave him a sly smile before replying, “Even if my memories are tempered some of my skills are unlocked. It just so happens that my talent in playing musical instruments is not sealed so why should I relearn the skill when I’ve already mastered it.” he said.

The system was rendered speechless for a moment. It took a while for him to check his host’s record and indeed have seen his skills for instrument unlocked. Only then he understood the reason why his host didn’t learn the Musical skill and instead choose another one connected to it.

Seeing his little moon system quiet, “Exe, prepare the transfer.” Said Hei Anjing as he grabbed the third star emitting with dimmed light in his hands.

[Host, please prepare for transfer in 10....9....5....2....1

Transfer Complete!]

SEND GIFT

Chapter 29: 2.1 Third Small Star – The Abandoned Wife

[ A/N: In this world. Same Sex Marriage is legal. Clans or families who held the strongest authorities were considered royalties here. This is just fiction please don’t think too much of the details. All of it just came out from my brain hole.]

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[Transfer Complete!]

Upon the transfer completion, Hei Anjing was once again pulled inside the small star leaving the system space to complete his task in the next world found inside the star.

Groggily opening his eyes, Hei Anjing heard the sounds of machines beeping in his ears. As he woke up, he was welcomed by a white room, beside his bed is a heart indicator that monitors his heartbeat. Few drips were connected to both of his hands as he saw that his hands were both bondage with white gauze and he couldn’t feel his fingers completely but when he tried to, he couldn’t stop his hand from trembling. His hands were obviously crippled.

After looking around a few more times, Hei Anjing knows that he is inside the hospital. When the nurse saw him awake, she ran out of the room to call for the doctor while the nurse was assigned to call his relatives.

Hei Anjing spoke, “Exe, the memories of this body.”

[Please wait for a minute. I will prepare it for the host.]

[(World Plot) Wu Xue, the abandoned little prince of Wu Clan. Wu Clan is one of the best families that hold a position in the Music Society. He is, Wan Lengya, the protagonist gong’s childhood friend and husband on paper. The Wan and Wu family old masters are friends and so they wanted their descendants to be connected by marriage.

Wan Lengya is a well-known asexual person. He is famous for his stern and icy demeanor. No one else was able to enter his eyes, even his childhood friend and wife are treated just a bit better than strangers. Everyone said he has an iced heart and only his love for music is undeniable.

Wu Xue and Wan Lengya couldn’t be said to be close but they could communicate with each other through music. After all, both are undeniably talented in music, only because of a weak heart Wu Xue is unable to compete in the contest to be entitled as a music genius. On the other hand, his husband is a famous figure in the music world and was deemed as the King of Music. But everything changed when the Protagonist shou, Xing Ran, appeared. He is a prodigy, with a diamond in rough capabilities.

Adding up his bright personality, Wan Lengya couldn’t stop himself from liking the boy. For the first time in his life, Lengya’s heart skipped a beat and he ended up falling with the boy, but he couldn’t betray his wife over his love. That is until his family upon hearing that Wu Xue lost his ability to play an instrument after an accident, Lengya was finally convinced to break their marriage which ended up Wu Xue in his lone misery taking his life to end.]

After having the memories of the original host, Hei Anjing could help but sigh, “Ha~ why do I always end up having to host the body of a cannon fodder?” asked Hei Anjing.

[This is because the host needed to change the destiny of that Cannon Fodder. So that after the world is reset, he will be the new Protagonist of the world.]

“Hm, no wonder but why is it that there is no villain in this world?” asked Hei Anjing as he thought about his beloved which he had left in that star.

[Answering to the Host, in this star, there is no Villain because the Protagonist Shou is a Black Lotus.]

[A/n: A Black Lotus person is unlike a pure silly person like a White Lotus. They are those who look very pure and cute and pretend to be harmless and fragile without any ambition. Though in reality, they are cruel and overly ambitious people who will do and use anything to get what they want. They can even kill people. In short, they are closet lunatics.]

A mischievous smile appeared on his face, “Heh~ really~... this will be really fun then...” replied Hei Anjing.

At this moment Hei Anjing will be referred to as Wu Xue. As Wu Xue expected, the nurse brought over the doctor to check on him as well a few related people to him like his husband, Wan Lengya. His best friend, Yue Wuya, as well as the mother of Wan Lengya.

After the doctor finished looking over him, “His heart had stabilized but regarding his fingers...” The doctor peaks towards the patient with a weak heart before continuing to speak.

Wu Xue just gave him a small smile, “I know about it already. There is no need for the doctor to worry about me scaring myself that I could no longer play any instrument.”

He spoke nonchalantly as if it were not him who lost the only few things that he treasures and owned. Everyone was surprised by how Wu Xue acted.

“I’m sorry about that Prince Snow.” The doctor said with his head lowered.

[A/n: Xue means snow in Chinese. Prince Snow is how Wu Xue was called in Wu Clan.]

“Please don’t worry yourself, doctor. I am fine but I would like to stay in the hospital for a few days in this room until the strength on my legs return. If there is nothing more, please go ahead and return to your work.” Said Wu Xie with a gentle voice that soothes anyone who hears it.

After hesitating for a moment the doctor observed the sickly prince on the bed and seeing no other problems with regards to his body the doctor left the room after he was allowed to.

During the whole conversation, Wu Xue had never once looked at his so-called husband. After all, that person is a stranger and the protagonist gong. He doesn’t wish to dirty his eyes just to see this toy as he is not in the mood to play yet. Even ignoring that observing gaze that fell on him. Once the doctor had left, silence descended in the area and no one was willing to break the ice for them.

Until Wu Xue spoke after taking a deep breath, “Aunt, Wuya, I would like to speak with Lengya alone, please.” Wu Xue calls Wan Lengya’s mother, aunt since the Wan family doesn’t really accept him as their in-law.

The two mentioned people looked at each other than towards the silent Wan Lengya, before preparing to leave the room as Wu Xue requested.

“Xue, I will buy you something to eat. Is there something you wish for me to buy?” Asked Yue Wuya.

“Hm? Macarons please.” Replied Wu Xue.

“As his highness wish...” Replied Yue Wuya with a smile before taking leave even dragging Aunt Wan away from Wan Lengya after whispering a few things to him.

As soon as the two left, there was once again silence in the room. Only Wu Xue who is seated on the hospital bed looked at the scenery outside his window. Watching the not completely bloomed plum flowers outside his room.

Spring hasn’t arrived yet but the flowers have already started budding. Wu Xue, who doesn’t want to look at the protagonist gong, just enjoyed the scenery outside his opened window instead. Wan Lengya just stared at him waiting for him to speak while seating on the couch within the room.

With his slender back facing his husband, “Lengya, do you have someone you love?” Wu Xue asked but didn’t even look at Wan Lengya to see his expressions.

Wan Lengya suddenly frowned before thinking how he was supposed to answer only for Wu Xue to speak once again. “The plum flowers had bloomed twice and will be thrice in these few days. So, you must give me an answer regarding that promise 3 years ago.”

Wu Xue is talking about three years ago just after they learned that they will be engaged, the original Wu Xue asked Wan Lengya a single question under the plum trees. ‘Can you try loving me? I will give you 3 years to decide.’ This is Wu Xue’s last compromise with Wan Lengya who he had in his heart.

.....

This person waited 3 years intently for this cold-hearted man’s answer, only for him to receive a divorce agreement as he opened his eyes losing everything he cares for and treasures which leads for him to end his own life. Wan Lengya was born asexual that’s what he also thought so until he met Xing Ran who made his heart beats for the first time. Making him feel some sort of attraction towards the latter but that doesn’t mean that Lengya didn’t care for Wu Xue. After all only this person treated him like a normal person all his life.

So, even though it is small, Wu Xue occupies a part of this cold man’s heart. Lowering his silver eyes with his silver hair flutters as he moves, his neutral emotionless face finally tainted with a frown.

Still not hearing an answer, Wu Xue tried to comfort him with his words, “You shouldn’t think too much of my situation. Lengya I can take care of myself.” Said Wu Xue.

Hearing those words of comfort, Wan Lengya’s heart didn’t feel consoled. Instead, he felt uneasiness filling his heart. Even he couldn’t understand Wu Xue’s usual assuring voice turned extremely gentle in his ears but sounds like a demon tempting him to make a wrong move. He couldn’t decide which to follow.

His mind that focuses on his responsibilities as Wu Xue’s legal partner or his heart is messy and uncontrolled when he thought of that angelic smile of Xing Ran. In the end, he chose to listen to his heart which skipped a beat once for Xing Ran.

“I...I cannot. I like Xing Ran. Xue’er, I’m sorry.” Replied Wan Lengya.

Silence~

There is a short silence until Wu Xue spoke once more, “I see...” he only answered as such but there is no change in the tone of his voice.

Still gentle as always and nice to hear but to Lengya’s ears that voice made him hear those tender sounds fills his mind and heart with anxiety. Unable to take back the words he had spoken, Lengya could only shut his mouth in silence.

“Lengya, you should take your leave. A week after, I want you to visit me here to sign the divorce paper I will prepare. Don’t worry you’ll be free after a week until then you shouldn’t visit me.”

After that conversation, Aunt Wan and Yue Wuya returned. Seeing that the situation is the same as before they felt relief.

Yue Wuya approached Wu Xue in the bed happily presenting the macarons he was asked to buy, “Xue, I bought it for you.” Said Wuya and smiled when Wu Xue moved his gaze to look at him more like at the macaroon in front of him.

Seeing that his eyes were calm as before, not swollen or reddening, nor any hints of crying was found that Wuya was completely relieved. Not even noticing that within those calm eyes was indifference that shows no familiarity to anyone even towards the smiling man before him. Yue Wuya happily opened the box and put the macarons on a small plate before giving them to Wu Xue so he can eat them easily.

On the other hand, Lengya who finally saw his wife’s indifferent expression could feel a prick within his chest. Unable to explain or understand, he can only stay soundless while keeping the restlessness that is about to occupy his heart.

Seeing the silly one before him treating him kindly, Wu Xue could only give him his gratitude. “Thank you, Wuya.” according to his memories this man is the original’s admirer.

Even When Lengya, who finally saw his wife’s face which is the same as he remembers but for some unknown reason seeing that calmness towards that beautiful sickly figure on the bed not only made him not feel any familiarity and he felt anxious instead. In his heart, there is something wrong, but he couldn’t point out where. He could only frown to express his confusion.

SEND GIFT

Chapter 30: 2.2 Third Small Star – Hei Xue

Hospital.

Wu Xue’s Room

The married couple in the paper, Wu Xue and Wan Lengya had decided to divorce.

This is the result they’ve made together. Like how the original Wu Xue waited for 3 years after their arranged marriage, for Wan Lengya to give him his answer to his question a long time ago, now the conclusion is made.

Though there are no divorce papers given to him, their marriage still ended. As Wan Lengya had chosen is Muse, Xing Ran, instead of his wife, Wu Xue, like in the original plot.

Once they’d finished their conversation, the two who were asked to leave the room for a moment were called back inside. Yue Wuya presented the snack Wu Xue requested to him. Macaroons.

Without even moving his gaze to the macarons in front of him, “Aunt, I and Lengya reached a conclusion. I will have my lawyer prepare the divorce papers. Please have Lengya come here after 3 days for signing.” said Wu Xue who casually ate the macaroons gifted to him by his best friend.

The two who just returned to the room showed a stunned expression as they heard what Wu Xue just said and when they saw Wan Lengya reluctantly nod his head, they believed that these two talked about it properly.

With an evident detachment through his voice, “Lady Wan, did you hear me?” asked Wu Xue with a smile that is not a smile. While the lady of Wan can only nod agreeing to the prince’s request but all she can feel is a remoteness to this prince’s tone.

Lady Wan knew that she was already being treated as a stranger. After all, the original Wu Xue used to call him Aunt even before his son and this prince got married but now he calls him Lady Wan. Calling her in this formal manner gave her the feeling that Prince Snow is now treating her Wan Clan as strangers and not as his in-laws.

Her heart was full of anxiety for no reason, “Y-Yes, I will ask Lengya to meet your highness a week after.” Replied Lady Wan.

Completely uninterested in the mother and son at all, Wu Xue resumed eating his macaroons with trembling hands but he didn’t seem to mind his weak fingers at all.

Lady Wan upon seeing her little in-law in such a state she couldn’t help but feel that she did something wrong. After all, the one who asked her son to divorce her little in-law was her and the clan. Seeing her little in-law throws no tantrum in accepting the divorce with her son. She couldn’t help but think that something had gone wrong, especially seeing her son’s frown while stealing glances at Wu Xue who is ignoring their presence like they don’t exist in his world at all.

This kind of Wu Xue made her feel uncomfortable like she made someone an enemy she couldn’t afford to have.

Yue Wuya who could no longer watch Wu Xue’s actions used a spoon to feed him bit by bit. This is to stop this sickly man from using his crippled hands.

“If there isn’t anything you wish to say. Please go ahead,” said Wu Xue to Wan Lengya and his mother. He was concomitantly telling them to take their leave.

After staring at Wu Xue for a few moments, Wan Lengya stood up and prepared to leave with his mother but before he completely walked out of the door he once again looked back only to see that Wu Xue no longer paid any attention to him.

He can only watch the two, one being fed while the other is feeding. He suddenly felt that he was being replaced by Yue Wuya. After the two had taken their leave, a serious expression appeared on Yue Wuya’s face as he looked at Wu Xue before him.

Yue Wuya said, “Xue, are you really sure about that divorce? Lengya is...”

“Is in love with a guy named Xing Ran. A year younger than me and a prodigy in music though still a bit rough on the edges.” Replied Wu Xue as he continued munching on macarons.

“Wuya, I am not a hypocrite. I am not willing to continue staying with a man whose heart had started to move on to another. My man can only have me in his heart. It seems that Lengya isn’t him.”

Yue Wuya was struck silent by that, “How about me? Do you think you can like me the same way as Lengya?” asked Wuya while staring at Wu Xue with expectation.

Sighing, Wu Xue grabbed Yue Wuya’s right hand and put it above his chest where his heart resides.

“Wuya, feel my heartbeat. Even though you are before me only a few inches distance there is no change in my heartbeat at all. I do not wish to give you false hope but that doesn’t mean I still love Wan Lengya unconditionally. If there is something that changes then... I can tell you that the former Wu Xue is dead.

I, Wu Xue, am not the same one. I want you to not visit me for this week as well. I want to be alone for now. This is to give you time to think about what kind of relationship you wish to have with me. I can only say... it will never be lovers. You should leave as well, Wuya. I want to sleep.” Wu Xue said as he laid back on his bed and closed his eyes.

Yue Wuya who noticed that Wu Xue had really fallen asleep could only properly cover him with a blanket before turning off the lights of the room and closing the door behind him silently.

“Sleep well, Xue.”

As soon as he got out of the room, Yue Wuya bumped into Wan Lengya who was standing at the wall near the door. It seems that he heard their conversation. He was expecting at least to hear Wu Xue cry out in Yue Wuya’s presence like before, that’s how it usually is. But he never expected to hear those words coming out from Wu Xue’s mouth.

The words like, he no longer loves him the same as before. Only when he heard Wu Xue says that. That Lengya realized that the changes that took place inside that room, Wu Xue treating him and his mother as strangers and the ending between their marriage is all real. It is not a small matter as he thought it was. Even the friendship they had in their childhood will disappear at the moment he signed those divorce papers.

Seeing Wan Lengya, Yue Wuya could only frown, “You heard Xue. He doesn’t wish to see any visitors for 3 days. You should leave too because he is already asleep.” Said Wuya as he walked away. Wan Lengya only looked at the closed door of Wu Xue’s room before walking away as well.

After the two truly left the area, Wu Xue opened his eyes once again. “Exe, I would like to retrieve a beautifying pill and bone reconstruction pill from the system mall.”

[I would like to inform the Host that taking the Bone Reconstruction Pill will be extremely painful and recommend for the host to buy a painkiller.]

“Is it really that painful? Then I will listen to you. Get me that from the system mall as well.” Replied Wu Xue.

[Host you are still able to retrieve 2 items in the system mall for this world. Redeemed Items: 3rd Tier Beautifying Pill (1), Bone Construction Pill (1), and Anesthetic Pill (1).]

Wu Xue just nodded his head in agreement three pills appeared on his hands. These are the pills he ordered from the system mall. So, he took it without problems.

“Exe, according to this body’s memories it seems that he didn’t hate Lengya for abandoning him. He was only sad that the person he loves didn’t choose him. It should be okay to punish only the Black Lotus.” Said Wu Xue.

[According to the World Plot as long as the two protagonists didn’t end up being together then it will be considered complete. It will be the host’s choice whether he wants to kill or spare anyone. Wu Xue’s wish is only to find someone that loves only him.]

“Hm, his dream is so simple but the hardest to achieve. In the end, as long as they don’t end up together then I can complete my task, but I still want to kill that black lotus.” Replied Wu Xue.

As Wu Xue planned no one else had visited him for one whole week. Within those days he summoned his family lawyer to prepare a few things for him who in the end decided to leave the clan like him and serve as his confidant.

First is the divorce between him and Wan Lengya. Second is about his inheritance and lastly is that he officially asked to remove his name under the Wu Clan’s genealogy which his clan elders longed wanted. Everything was processed according to his wishes.

After a week the following news was announced online: Wu Xue’s divorce, inheritance, and renounced by Wu Clan to be removed from their clan’s family tree. On the promised day, Wu Xue officially changed his name to Hei Xue. After paying his hospital bill, he finished his preparation for departure. Only the lawyer he hired was left there with him in the hospital room. Respectfully treating him as his master, after all this person has sworn his services under his wing when he left the Wu Clan.

The signed divorce papers were left in his caring for his well-being. Hei Yu is someone from his maternal family clan. He is someone who serves the people of Hei. He works for Wu Clan only because of Wu Xue. Now that Hei Xue left Wu Clan, Hei Yu no longer has any plans on staying in that two-faced Clan and dedicate himself to serving his prince.

Hei Xue’s deceased father was from Wu Clan and a direct descendant as well. This is the reason why the Wu Clan treated him as a Prince despite being an orphan. His mother is surnamed Hei. The lawyer, Hei Yu is someone who used to serve his mother before she and his father died in a plane crash.

After the Wu Clan had removed his name from Wu Clan’s genealogical records, Xue chose to follow his mother’s name which is why he was renamed as Hei Xue. The moment Hei Xue was kicked out of the Wu Clan, Hei Yu also left the said clan. His master had already left, what is the use of him staying in such a disgusting clan?

“Hei Yu, I’ll leave the things here for you to handle. After a few years I might return, until then everything, even the company will be in your care.” said Hei Xue.

In this life, Hei Xue once again rebuilt Wonderland but this time it didn’t focus on technology but music instruments of all times. From Zither to western piano, everything can be found in their company. This company was made by Hei Yu secretly under the original Wu Xue’s orders.

Hei Xue will be leaving the country to finalize a contract with an outside corporation that wishes to go under their management. The reason why he is leaving the country for years is to return home to where his mother’s remains reside and the only one who knew about it is his lawyer and currently the CEO of Wonderland, Hei Yu.

“Master, I couldn’t believe that you are able to cure your hands by yourself.” Hei Yu said as he stared at his master’s hands fully healed except for a few scars left by the surgery. He stares at his master’s divine beauty reverently.

“Just because others can’t do it, doesn’t mean I can. I need to go now or else I’ll be late for my flight.” Replied Hei Xue.

Hei Xue, the moment he changes his name, everything of his change. His originally light ash blond hair which was dyed to follow his father’s blood was removed. His hair was originally obsidian in color. The fake glasses he used to cover up his celestial blue eyes were now gone, as he no longer needed to hide his emotions that he couldn’t control at which he now has full control of.

The gentle fa?ade he had before, long disappeared. There is only a playful little devil that is present as he throws away his former identity. As if a snow which is covered with thick mist no one else could uncover its real face but when the mist resided and the darkness hidden within it can be the only thing that could be seen. They will notice that even the snow can turn black within the night without anything to light it up.

Hei Xue waited outside the hospital seated at the empty bench waiting for his chauffeur to arrive.

SEND GIFT

Chapter 31: 2.3 Third Small Star – Departure

Hospital.

Hei Xue finally finished packing his things. Normally things like this were done by servants but the only one left to serve him in this moment is his lawyer, Hei Yu. He tasked him to leave the room to wait for Wan Lengya and officialize their divorce papers. f𝙧ee𝘄𝐞𝚋𝐧૦ѵeƖ.c𝘰𝓶

He had done his part and signed all that needed to be signed even leaving his own seal to show his full agreement to the separation.

[Host, are you really leaving the country?]

“Just for a while. With my fingers suddenly getting healed, will cause a commotion. At the same time, I want to look for my husband first. Exe observed the Protagonist Gong and Protagonist Shou for me. Record their every single movement.”

[Host, I understand.]

Hei Xue left his former hospital room leaving a last glance in that empty room. With a mischievous smile on the corner of his lips, he left a bag of sweets by the corner of the room for those little children who love to visit his room to scourge for snacks. Walking away, he left the hospital and waited outside the hospital building for his chauffeur to come to pick him up. This is to have the chauffeur send him to the airport for his afternoon flight.

Hei Xue decided to leave the country today. At the bench just outside the hospital, Hei Xue waited. With his celestial blue eyes covered behind his sunglasses and hair returned to original pitch black, no one will notice his former identity as Wu Xue unless one knew him so well. Currently playing with his phone he noticed that when his car arrived, at the same time he saw the two men he didn’t want to see the most before he leaving the place.

One man in an almost complete white formal suit appeared with his silvery hair and orbs signifying the coldness of ice. An icy king like aura surrounds him, adding his cold atmosphere that can be felt just by seeing him. Meanwhile the other man beside him wore a black and grey matching attire with his pure obsidian hair and eyes showing a gallant posture and arrogance in his presence.

These two are Wan Lengya whose name means the cold night and Yue Wuya, the Silent Moon.

Hei Xue’s eyes widened as if to show his surprise but thanks to the glasses he was wearing no one was able to see his stunned expression. The reason he was shocked is not because the pair is extremely handsome but for some other reason only he could understand.

Hei Xue stared at Wan Lengya, “T-This... is he...” silently murmured as he looked and observed Wan Lengya even more closely than he is supposed to be.

Feeling the erratically beating of his heart and the familiarity that person always made him sense, Hei Xue knew that he found him. The decision to forget the man after leaving the first world had failed. Though after entering this second world Hei Xue had made a clear cut in his heart to never expect that he would be able to meet this man for the second time.

After all, he thought that this man is just an original character of that first world. Seeing him now in this world gave him mixed feelings of happiness, confusion, anger, disbelief and yearning. This is the man he gave his whole heart. He would never mistake him for someone else. This is his husband – Wang Tian, of that world.

Hei Xue knew it was him but remembering this man’s agreement to their divorce, resentment fills his heart. In the end he decided to still leave the country. A punishment must be given, whether his actions is intentional or not.

As the two passed by each other, Hei Xue could only whisper playful to the man’s ears, “We shall... see each other again... In the future~” he walks side by side in the opposite direction as he was leaving the place. Walking towards the road where he is about to be escorted by his chauffeur.

His teasing voice lingers unexpectedly in the ears of that cold faced man. Only Wan Lengya turned his head to follow the departing figure of Hei Xue. His silvery irises unavoidably keep a note on that unknown figure. That man’s mischievous voice had a hint of allure which was left lingering in his ears as if he was bewitched by a devil. Wan Lengya felt his soul trembles while his heart didn’t just skip a beat but started beating uncontrollably.

A voice was telling him from his mind, ‘You mustn’t let him escape. Capture him before he is completely gone.’ but before he could chase after that fleeing figure, Yue Wuya’s voice brought him back to reality.

“What are you looking for? Let’s go. Xue sent me a message saying that the lawyer will meet us first while the doctor checked on his fingers.” said Yue Wuya while reading the reply sent to him by Hei Xue before he got to the hospital.

The moment that fading figure completely disappeared from his line of sight, Wan Lengya felt something stabbed his heart and unconsciously grabbed his chest with a frown tainting his icy eyes with bewilderedness. Wan Lengya felt that something that is supposed to be his, escaped from his clutches making him feel empty within.

His heartbeat is out of control making him feel perplexed and uneasy. Unable to understand his heart he averted his eyes purposely, blinding his own heart and still followed Yue Wuya towards the hospital.

Wonderland’s Lawyer and CEO, Hei Yu, welcomed them by the lobby that was currently empty except for his figure. On his arms is a black leather covered folder while silently waiting for their arrival. He elegantly passed his time by enjoying his morning coffee.

Once Hei Yu had spotted the anticipated pair, this lawyer didn’t even stand up in greeting and only gestured for the two to take the seat at the opposite side where he was seated.

He introduced himself respectfully in a professional manner, “I am Master Xue’s exclusive lawyer, Hei Yu. Could I speak with Sir Wan Lengya?” said Hei Yu will look at the two, mostly at Wan Lengya.

Wan Lengya sat before Hei Yu while Yue Wuya remained standing. He wanted wait for their conversation to finish. The black folder on Hei Yu’s arms was opened as he presented it in front of Wan Lengya.

The documents were titled ‘Divorce Agreement’ with Wu Xue’s signature signed at the lower right of the paper with his fingerprint stamped on it as well as his seal. Hei Yu started the explanation of the contents of the documents.

“The contents of the Divorce Agreement as follows. The marriage relationship of Sire Wu Xue and Sir Wan Lengya will be immediately dissolved as soon as the signature and thumbprints of both parties are completed at this page. All of the assets between the two will be under the name of Sir Wan Lengya.

The villa and salon as well as the manor within the Wu Wan Conservatory of Music will also be solely under Sir Wan Lengya’s name except for the antique grand piano within it. The master was still thinking what to do about that Pure White Jade Grand Piano. I was told that Sir Wan could use it as you will, but the master wished for it not to be moved somewhere. Does Sir Wan accept?” Said Hei Yu to Wan Lengya who just nodded his head in agreement.

The lawyer sighed in relief when he saw that the new owner of the manor had agreed to this last selfish wish of his master.

“Last condition. After the papers are signed, Sire Wu Xue and Sir Wan Lengya will effectively lose the title of marriage and will be free to do as they want. Please sign the agreement for official processing. So, it could be announced in public officially as you’ve both decided.”

Hei Yu presented out a pen in front of Wan Lengya who just finished reading the contents and verified that it was the same as what the lawyer before him had explained.

Wan Lengya stared at the pen in front of him as if hesitating only pausing his movement for a while. Before he decided to signed the papers and stamped his fingerprint as well as family seal. At the moment he had done all that, Wan Lengya felt the hand he used to sign the papers of the divorcement slightly trembles and turned cold.

In his mind hesitation and regret have appeared, his hands made a delayed gesture as if he wanted to take back what he just signed but Lengya could no longer take it back. The black folder suddenly closed and was taken by Hei Yu with a smile on his face, ignoring the turbulence within those silvery irises of this impassive gentleman before him.

This was his master’s orders: “No matter what, once Wan Lengya signed the paper, no changes shall be made after.” Hei Yu gave Wan Lengya an enigmatic smile though his eyes were filled with hidden disgust. Wan Lengya saw that as well but remained silent as usual. Despite the rudeness of the person before him, for some reason his anger couldn’t fluctuate well.

The lawyer didn’t even stretched out his hand for a handshake because the one before him is famous for his slight OCD demeanor tendencies. He just stood up, preparing to leave.

“Then this one shall take his leave. If you will excuse me.” said Hei Yu with his usual business smile.

Bewildered Yue Wuya who was listening at the corner the whole time, “A question. Why would Xue give Lengya every asset they’ve shared together as a married couple?” he asked.

“Normally one would split their assets upon separation but... the master said that he doesn’t wish to leave anymore traces that showed their prior marriage in his ownership. Master has thrown the name of Wu. As the divorce papers were signed, the master shall no longer have any connection to the Wu and Wan Clan. This is the reason why everything was given to Sir Wan’s ownership. As for the rest... You will understand what I mean after you visited the master’s room. I shall take my leave now.” replied Hei Yu.

Before Hei Yu took his leave, he was stopped by Wan Lengya as the musician felt restless when he saw that lawyer gave him a meaningful but disdainful smile, at the moment he finished signing up the divorce agreement.

“Wait! Why is it that you call Xue’er, Master instead of Prince?” asked Wan Lengya but the latter didn’t give him a straight answer and left him an ambiguous one.

Hei Yu just gave them a taunting but judgmental smile, “Sir shall understand when you come to meet the master in his hospital room. Have a good day~” replied Hei Yu before taking his leave without looking back at the two who were left behind.

The two heads to Wu Xue’s hospital room, only for them to be welcomed by the nurses who are cleaning up the place. Aside from them, the person they came to meet is no longer there.

The agitation Wan Lengya felt within his heart was finally given a reason. The moment they didn’t see Wu Xue’s figure inside that room, which is now cleaned up removing all former traces of a person, gave reason to the anxiety within his heart. Only then that both of them realized, that the person they’ve come for had longed left.

Yue Wuya immediately ran after that lawyer who just took his leave nonchalantly after finishing his business.

“Damn! I know that something was wrong when that lawyer left just like that without meeting Xue with us!” Yue Wuya said as he left the hospital in a hurry to follow Hei Yu.

Yue Wuya ran out to catch up with Hei Yu but Wan Lengya remained standing silently by the opened door of that empty room. Except for nurses, there’s no traces left behind that shows that Wu Xue stayed inside this place.

Only the shadow of Wu Xue’s slender straight back from a week before was left in his dazed eyes. A certain emptiness that he never felt before swallows his heart.

Wan Lengya couldn’t explain the feeling of emptiness, just an unbearable loneliness hit his whole being. As if he lost a part of his soul.

SEND GIFT

Chapter 32: 2.4 Third Small Star – Empty Heart

Hospital.

Wu Xue’s former room.

Left behind by Yue Wuya, Wan Lengya could only stand there in dazed. The nurses looked at him worriedly as his face turned ashen with shock.

“Sir, is everything alright?” asked by the nurses.

Taking a deep breath as if he’s extremely tired, Lengya took a second before answering.

Sigh~

“Yes, there is no problem. Would it be alright for me to stay here for a moment?” replied Wan Lengya leaving the nurses bewildered before they reluctantly nodded their heads and left the room staring at him with confusion in their eyes.

As he was left alone inside the room, Wan Lengya dragged a chair and sat by the opened window looking at the full bloomed plum blossoms scenery. This was the scene Wu Xue wanted to see that day. Wan Lengya was in daze as if he was in his deep thoughts while unconsciously grabbing at his chest above his heart.

The throbbing pain within is like a proof that he lost something extremely significant. He was pondering what’s wrong until he heard soft childish voices just outside the opened door.

‘Oh~ I told you the Fairy had left.’

‘But the fairy said he will leave us some snacks in his room after he goes.’

‘There is someone else in the room. How could we sneak inside?’

‘Yea~ he looks so scary. Cold as ice. The fairy said he is a demon king.’

‘What should we do now?’

‘What to do?’

Hearing their dialogue, Wan Lengya truly noticed a bag hidden by the corner of the bed. Clumsily hidden, the bag is filled with snacks which children enjoy. It seems that these children were leeching sweets at Wu Xue’s room when the former is still around.

After all, that person loves to eat sweet things, thinking about this little cute hobby of Wu Xue, Lengya’s lips unconsciously upturned. As if he thought of something, Wan Lengya took the bag of snacks and went to where the children are.

He lowered himself on their height level and went down on one knee.

“If you could answer a few questions I will give all these to you guys in exchange.” Wan Lengya said as he showed the 3 children before him the snack filled bag Wu Xue left intended for them.

“Ah~ but that’s what the fairy left for us~”

“The demon king is bullying. You can’t take what the fairy left for us.”

“Snacks~ sweets~”

As if the children were unafraid of his cold demeanor, Lengya couldn’t help but asked, “Are you not... afraid of me?” the children looked at him with a cute confused expression on their faces.

[? ? ?] [Three Bewildered Little Devils]

“Why...? ~ the evil fairy said that the demon king only looks cold outside but is warm inside.”

“That’s right, the fairy never lies. He’s voice is so amazing too.”

“Yes~ when he sings the sounds is like you’re in heaven, but it feels sad~ Do you want to see? I’ve secretly recorded it once. You must never tell the fairy, or he’ll get angry.”

Wan Lengya nodded his head. Then he watched the children brought out a tablet and played a single recording. Based on the angle of the video, it seem to be recorded secretly without Wu Xue knowing. Within the screen Wu Xue was looking at the window watching the plum blossom blooms.

Only his side profile was seen on the tablet screen. His exquisite but pale face was recorded on the video. They could see him singing as they saw his mouth moving and sounds recorded on the tablet were heard. The song he sang is entitled ‘My heart is broken’ [by Evanescence].

—

Lyrics of My Heart is Broken by Evanescence.

I pull away to face the pain

I close my eyes and drift away

Over the fear that I will never find

A way to heal my soul

And I will wander ’till the end of time

Torn away from you

My heart is broken

Sweet sleep, my dark angel

Deliver us from sorrow’s hold

Or from my hard heart

I can’t go on living this way

But I can’t go back the way I came

Shamed of this fear that I will never find

A way to heal my soul

And I will wander ’till the end of time

Half a life without you

My heart is broken

Sweet sleep, my dark angel

Deliver us, change, open your eyes to the light

I denied it all so long, oh so long

Say goodbye, goodbye

My heart is broken

Sweet sleep, my dark angel

Deliver us

My heart is broken

Sweet sleep, my dark angel

Deliver us

My heart is broken

Sweet sleep, my dark angel

Deliver us from sorrow’s hold

—

[A/n: Credits to the singer and composer of the song. The song is not mine.]

The song is about a brokenhearted person, who decided let go of everything because someone broke his heart. The music is slow and mellow, but the core of the music is sadness and misery of loss.

Wan Lengya’s tears couldn’t help but fall as he listened to that familiar voice singing with such emotions, eventually melting even his ice cold heart. That person in the video was his! The reason why his soul aches is because he lost him when he was already his and that it was him who let him go for a mirage of someone who can never be the same as his wife.

It was even during his wife’s greatest sorrow. How could he not know? For someone like Wu Xue who loves music as much as he does, how could he let go of that person’s hand in his darkness moment? Even leaving this person on his own in his despair. Only then did he finally realize why Wu Xue never looked at him once that day.

Wu Xue was afraid. He was horrified by the fact that he might or couldn’t, give me the freedom I wanted, if he saw my face. He was anxious that he won’t be able to control his emotions, his love for me and won’t be able to let go.

Wan Lengya finally realized at this moment that what he lost isn’t only his wife but also his soul and heart who cried out and loved only one person, Wu Xue.

‘No, that was someone else. The Wu Xue he knows never moved his heart. That’s why even 3 years had passed, he couldn’t feel anything for him. Only that person... that one who disguised himself as Wu Xue but not the real one.

It was someone who used Wu Xue’s face, but the one inside is someone else. He knows he is right. He couldn’t explain and there is no evidence to his conjecture but... his soul knows.

That Wu Xue he saw that day, is not the same Wu Xue who married him. Though in the end, it was still him who let him leave and escape from him.’

As planned on the same day the following news about Wu Xue was released.

First is marriage with Wan Lengya, the King of Music, being officially dissolved.

Second is Wu Xue being disowned from Wu Clan’s bloodline, he is no longer the Prince of Wu clan and cut off the remaining ties with Wu.

Lastly is about his real inheritance.

Wu Xue is the Hei Royal Family’s only remaining direct bloodline except for the current emperor who married a male empress. The purity of his royal bloodline is even purer than those at Wu Clan. He finally accepted his maternal family assets and will be enthroned as the crown prince of Hei Royal Clan by the next month.

These three news spread in Wu Wan Conservatoire of Music like a wildfire and among them, one had been waiting for this as it was something he planned. It was a young man with short obsidian hair and a pair of scarlet orbs.

His appearance is the embodiment of innocence, brightness and naivete but at least at this moment his scarlet eyes are filled with mirth and madness as he watched Wu Xue’s figure from the television in front of him. Smiling evilly as if he is some kind of evil being.

“Even after losing your fingers, your husband, and your identity as Wu Clan’s prince. You can still block my way. Should I thoroughly destroy you then, Prince Xue~ Hahaha~” said Xing Ran as he watches the television in his room.

After the announcement was made, there was chaos within the palace of Wu and Wan Clan. They would have never expected that the unloved prince of Wu Clan would have that kind of bloodline. Wu Xue, who is now called as Hei Xue was considered a pure-blooded royalty. His blood is so pure that even Wan Lengya’s identity as Music industry’s King cannot help but fall short behind his real background.

When the Wan Clan saw the live broadcast, they couldn’t help but feel extremely disappointed. They felt that they’ve ignored a once in a lifetime opportunity to ascend to the peak of fame. The clan leaders and elders were all shaking their heads in shame but among them only Lady Wan showed a bitter but understanding smile when she saw the news.

The moment she saw the news about Hei Xue, only then she understood why she felt uncomfortable the moment her son and Wu Xue decided to divorce. That restless in her heart, she felt that day when the little prince ignored their presence not only hers but also her son made her realize that the little prince had decided to throw away his past.

The past where he loved her son unconditionally. By throwing his past identity as Wu Xue, he will now live his real life as a real royalty. After all the only things that kept him from leaving before, is his love for music which he lost when his fingers were crippled and her son, Wan Lengya, who broke his heart when he agreed to their divorce.

It was at that point in time that she realized that the moment her son and the little prince decided to get divorce on that day is the time that they would lose all rights they used to think as normal. Like calling Hei Xue his name or even existing in his world. Being able to stay by his side or even being acquainted with this child named Xue.

They have lost all rights and become nothing but mere strangers to each other.

When Lady Wan saw her son, Wan Lengya watching the news with no emotions, not even the usual coldness in his being exist at the moment and then seeing his soulless eyes only then she understood.

That within the Wan Clan there is only one person who lost everything. The moment the divorce between Wu and Wan Clan was finalized. When Hei Xue left the country, Wan Lengya lost everything.

He lost his emotions, his familial love, his heart, and his soul. The only thing that kept this person alive is music. Music, which is the only remaining connection he can have with Hei Xue, who loves it second after him.

Wan Lengya left his Clan’s Mansion and headed back to Wu Wan Conservatoire. Heading back home in that place which can only be called as a house they formerly shared and now can only regarded as his sole manor. He walked towards the music room where the White Jade Piano is placed.

Sitting in front of the white piano, Wan Lengya’s fingers move before each piano key. Playing a certain etude while falling deep in his thoughts. Only the sound of piano can be heard in where he is.

Wan Lengya’s thoughts at the moment while playing his piano,

‘Strive.

Endeavors.

Continue waiting.

As long I don’t stop playing,

You will return right?

My one and only true

Muse’

SEND GIFT

Chapter 33: 2.5 Third Small Star – Capture me, I’m here!

3 years later.

At Wu Wan Conservatoire.

Wan Lengya’s Manor.

Wan Lengya became a renowned King of Music globally and he is now one of the most desired professors in Wu Wan Conservatoire. But ever since his marriage with Wu Xue dissolved, he lost interest in anything even towards his former attraction with Xing Ran except for music as if his heart had died.

Xing Ran, the protagonist shou, who lost the halo of the protagonist gong, Wan Lengya’s protection had not gotten that far yet. One for the fact that his talents are mediocre without Wan Lengya’s support his skill didn’t developed properly. Because of this his title of being a prodigy become a lie in the eyes of others.

Without the pampering and care of the Protagonist Gong, the Protagonist Shou’s Halo was starting to disappear. The changes in Wan Lengya’s life didn’t end just that. After his marriage with Wu Xue had ended, Wan Lengya cut his ties with Wan family. After losing his emotions, he lost his love for his family all together. His only obsession focuses only in music.

This is the only thing that can be considered as a connection to Wu Xue.

Music is the only thing Wu Xue loves the most aside from him.

This is their only connection.

In the small manor he owned. Within the conservatoire, placed and hidden carefully within the most secure place of the house, is a pure, white jade, grand piano. This is the piano Wu Xue had gifted to Wan Lengya when they got married. It was Xue’s token of love for him and now his only remaining treasure.

Aside from him no one is able to enter the manor much less touch the piano. Once when a student sneaked inside the manor, while the security system was offline. Saw the piano and was mesmerized by it. Most musician would be able to see the allure that the piano possess on sight. An achromic piano as if made of jade. Flawless and tintless. Like a luxurious ivory that cannot be easily bought by money.

The student tried playing it. Forgetting the danger that involves the forbidden instrument in that secluded place. Everyone in the conservatoire knows that this white jade piano is Wan Lengya’s only taboo. The student in the end got him caught by Wan Lengya before he could even touch a single key on it.

But as if his reverse scale was touched, Wan Lengya personally broke that student’s fingers and banned him from the music industry forever. Such news caused waves in their industry which dubbed Wan Lengya the title of Demon King.

His talent is unparalleled, his identity and wealth cannot be contained moreover his cruelty and mercilessness is notorious which is why most people were afraid of him.

But at this moment this demon king is playing piano inside his manor. An etude known as the Sorrow of Love, ‘Kreisler’s Liebesleid’.

This etude is the turmoil of his heart. Without him noticing a person was standing by the backdoor listening to his piano with half of his face covered in a mask preventing people from knowing who he was. This person whispered the following words in French:

‘Tu m’appelles? Je suppose que je devrais vous donner une réponse. Ma chérie...’

[Translation: Are calling for me? I guess I should give you an answer. My dearest...]

That person only leave the place when he saw Xing Ran coming over to call for Wan Lengya. Xing Ran was only able to see this person’s side profile but even he couldn’t completely see his face. He knows that this person is like a devil. His dark aura and playful demeanor shows it all.

As his presence was noticed by the latter, that person gave him a frisky smirk as if saying to him that he caught him peeking.

Xing Ran could only feel that this person possesses a heavenly beauty but had a dark and evil presence. That person has a pitch black hair and those annoyingly inhuman celestial blue eyes which inadvertently made Xing Ran felt this person is destructive but playful, and hated him for unknown reasons. There’s even a hint of amusement tracing the corner of his upturned lips when looking at him nonchalantly.

Only his mischievous smile lingers in Xing Ran’s mind after the man has left. Once Xing Ran arrived by the manor’s front door, he rang the bell and couldn’t hear any response from the inside of the house. He waited for a minute before shouting out from the outside.

“Brother Wan! Brother Wan! The test for candidate professors was about to begin. The senior tasked me to call Brother Wan to come to the venue.” Shouted Xing Ran from the outside.

Half an hour later, Wan Lengya finally went out of the house with his usual white suit and a light grey silk scarf. The atmosphere around him is cold as if ice completely surrounds him. Wan Lengya’s whole being excludes the aura of coldness, desolation, and loneliness.

Like when the core of his heart left, everything that made him human had disappeared at the same. Only the cruelty, madness and coldness remain in his human husk. A millennium Iceberg that cannot be melted by anything or anyone aside for that person who can make him human and melt his frozen heart.

When he saw Xing Ran before him, his icy eyes couldn’t help but turn even colder and darker especially when he heard how this man called for his name. The privilege of calling his name is something only that person is allowed to do so.

A mere dirt shouldn’t even be allowed to speak much less utter his divine name.

“Xing Ran. Next time call me Sir instead of brother. You are forbidden of calling me with such intimacy. We are nothing, but superior and co-worker.” Said Wan Lengya as his voice is deep and emotionless.

After secretly investigating what really happened behind Wu Xue’s accident before he crippled his fingers. It was said that the last person to meet his wife is this two-faced person before him.

As if the mist in his eyes were cleared, the former attraction Wan Lengya felt for Xing Ran and turned ultimate to hatred and disgust. He hated him so much that he didn’t even want to see his face but because he is one of the conservatoire’s popular teachers, he couldn’t just kick out the guy without sufficient proof and solid evidence. Else his demon king title will upgrade to tyrant instead.

Hearing what Wan Lengya just told him, Xing Ran didn’t dare to show his indignation but his hands, hidden on his back, were bleeding from him gripping it hard just to control his anger. Wan Lengya gave Xing Rang a gauging gaze which only last for a few seconds. They left the manor and heads to the venue where the candidate professors will be tested.

During the test, Wan Lengya kept his eyes close while listening to the instrumental sound echoing in the area. If he heard even one mistake, the candidate will be stopped in the middle of his play and sent out. This signifies that the candidate failed. During the audition, Wan Lengya had never opened his eyes even once. Beside him, his wife’s friend who ended up being one of his few close friends tried to convince him to properly do his job as a judge.

Seeing Lengya’s closed eyes as if sleeping, Yue Wuya had to nudge his friend to check whether this demon king is really asleep or not.

“Are you even really listening, Lengya?” asked Wuya.

His voice showed not even a hint of emotion but only aloofness, “I’m not deaf and have ears. Even if I don’t want to listen, I could only do so. As I didn’t cover my ears.” replied Lengya.

Hearing his friend’s sarcastic answer, Yue Wuya could only sigh in his heart.

“Then, at least listen properly for the last one. This person is someone I’ve personally invited over when I’ve attended the concur in France to teach here. Don’t be rude! At least listen properly this once!” said Wuya but he had only seen his friend uncaringly nodded once.

Just as the last candidate entered the venue caused a sudden silence as if they’d all stopped breathing.

All eyes were on the stage. The figure that appeared on the stage looked like a fallen angel. He was wearing a tailored suit which has a bit of a touch of femininity and royalty. The suit was a mixture of black and dark sapphire, tightly fitting in that sexy, body line. He doesn’t look completely slim nor muscular.

His body has the perfect proportion of muscles and flesh. With that thin waist that can be held by one hand. If his clothes were removed those lascivious mermaid lines connected to his abs would make anyone feel lustful. The body is already perfect if you add up his snow-white skin which looks delicate as a baby and that heavenly beauty that was hidden behind that charcoal colored mask.

He looks like angelic being with hints of darkness, liveliness, and seduction. This person can only be called a little devil or an evil fairy. He can capture everyone as long as he gives them a single glance. Taking not only their eyes, their breath but also their souls.

Recognizing that enchantress on the stage, “Isn’t that the person from this morning?” whispered Xing Ran.

Even he couldn’t help but feel enchanted by that figure on the stage.

His entrance caused stillness. They watched quietly as the little fairy sat in front of the piano. A soft light focused on his head, making his obsidian hair sparkle with a bit of light as if a dim halo enveloping his whole being. Then everyone saw those long and thin fingers covered with black gloves hovering above the piano keys finally landed on its target.

The etude he had chosen to play is one of his original works called ‘Mon cher diable’ (My Dear Devil), an extremely difficult piece that was considered a devil’s music and that only a devil can fully express the deep emotion in it. This piece is a music of sorrowful love, passion and tragedy.

This was his answer to Lengya’s etude of Sorrowful Love. That moment when he looked at Wan Lengya’s appearance 3 years ago is the day that he decided to leave. His heart once again skipped a beat and made him realize that the protagonist gong of this star is that person. That person who he solely loves in the whole cosmos.

The person he thought he had lost forever. That malignant being who haunted his soul all the time in his dreams and his only loss in reality. The only owner of his heart, soul and his whole.

His beloved, his other half!

The moment he recognized him, Hei Xue wanted to cry out his heart, his desires of his warmth, his love and his everything but... remembering his agreement to their divorce he couldn’t help but get angry. Hatred filled his heart which led him to continue his plan on leaving.

When his rage subsides, he lets Hei Yu keep sending his reports about Wan Lengya’s daily life. He knew that the moment he leaves, this person will change completely. His tenderness was gone. The admiration Wan Lengya thought he had towards Xing Ran disappeared without a trace.

Even his familial love towards his clan dissolved like water in summer. Wan Lengya becomes something akin to a soulless doll and the only thing that keeps him for living is music.

Music that he knows that can remain forever connected to him, Hei Xue, who loves music aside for himself. These memories of that blank 3 years where they are not together. He compiled them all in this dark etude.

In the end Hei Xue couldn’t control his heart that desired this person and could only look for him, playing around in front of him to be captured once again. Accumulating his feelings which he closed up when he finished his task in that first world. In that world which he had fallen deeply in love for the first time that he couldn’t even remove himself from such a passionate and indulgent love.

As well as his greatest misery and agony as he thought that he lost his only love forever. The only way he could have done so is to kill his emotion and seal off his feelings of love. Killing his soul slowly to ease the pain of losing that person. Controlled by his feelings, Hei Xue violently pressed the first note. He had also expressed the warmest love and endless suffering.

He struggles to stop himself from completely falling into madness, losing his mind, and grabbing that last straw of hope that they may see each other again. He hated that world that gave him that man, he also hated this man for giving into his heart’s desire and also hated himself more for falling so deeply that he almost couldn’t control himself. Then he returned to that empty world only by himself.

The coldness and desolation filled his heart that became empty after losing him and his last struggles, wishing with all his heart that they will once again meet. To have that demon king captured him once again and forever stayed caged within that warm embrace.

Wan Lengya has long been captured by the sound of piano the man on stage is creating. The moment the first note was heard, his eyes opened and looked for the source that was making his heartbeat beyond his control.

As if the millennium iceberg frozen in time started to melt and then he saw that little fairy on stage with his face half covered. That person’s pain, anger, hatred, suffering, passionate love, hope, and helplessness warped in that dark sonata he is playing. Every note that little fairy pressed is like a knife that stabbed his heart, Lengya could hardly breath.

Pants~

His breathing ragged as he watched that little one on stage showed his defenseless state, his heart, his core, his pain, and his endless sorrow. He couldn’t even blink his eyes afraid that the little fairy will disappear like before and cause his soul to go even crazier.

To be captured in that possessively warm embrace and that is Hei Xue’s only wish, his only hope. His playing paused as if he lost his soul in dazed. Silence descended when Lengya saw that, he couldn’t stop his tears from falling as his silver eyes that locked onto that soulless figure on the stage. The audience endured the empty silence waiting for him to helplessly make his timid exit.

They did expect for that motionless body to strike the remaining notes as if he had gone mad. The excessive force the man used to press each note made the audience feel in trance that their own heart is being hammered by a steel nail. The shrill notes that hit the jammed pack high notes struck the audience eardrums going straight to their heart and lungs.

Each note caused holes making their heart pumped loudly wanting to escape their chest and their lungs aching hindering them to breathe properly. Making them breathless. They watch the youth bent his body as his black hair is soaked with his sweat making an illuminating but enchanting effect. They watched him engrossed in music, and fell into it completely.

They could feel his desperation and hope all together mixing into an unknown world of madness. Channeling his last struggle, he pressed the last note and gasped as if successfully escaping hell. With that, the music of the devil ended encapsulating them in a trance of silence and fear.

Gasped!

His gasping was a sign of him breathing, followed by his uncontrollable pants that echoed in that quiet hall and then a long silence was heard. The audience remained silent in fear of waking up the devil once again.

The silence is terrifying that even a needle dropped could be heard.

Thump. thump. THUMP!

They could hear their heartbeats ringing in their ears, some of them were crying in fear, some held on their chest breathless.

They watched the boy hopefully looks in the distance and only muttered a few words of desperation.

The silence in the hall allowed them to hear his only wish.

‘Capture me. I’m here.’

SEND GIFT

Chapter 34: 2.6 Third Small Star – Fortitude

Inside the Audition Room.

An almost endless silence.

The lone figure of the exhausted fallen angel at the center of the stage.

Everyone’s eyes were on him but none of it was felt by him.

As if exhausting his last breath of desperation, the little fairy on the stage slowly lost consciousness. Looking at him carefully they could see that he is hyperventilating. The audience gasped when they saw his current state, but the following scene struck them dumbfounded. The one who appeared on stage without anyone noticing is no other than this industry’s demon king, Wan Lengya.

He caught the little fairy on the stage in his arms, carrying him precisely within his embrace with his cold eyes slowly melting to show his tenderness and love for the one in his arms. Gasping as if trying to catch his breath, the little fairy’s misty eyes could only see Wan Lengya’s blurry figure but what caught his eyes were those obsidian irises that seemed to be filled with stars and galaxies.

Before he let his sight completely fade, he felt air being forced in his mouth for him to intake allowing him to stabilize his breathing for a moment. When he opened his celestial blue eyes, he saw Wan Lengya giving him CPR, to allow him to intake oxygen that will prevent him from blacking out even for a few seconds.

Hei Xue could see Lengya’s silver eyes reddening as if those deep black eyes from before was a fragment of his imagination and then he heard Lengya call for him between his trembling hoarse voice.

“I...I finally... found you...” said Wan Lengya as he pulled Hei Xue tightly in his embrace afraid that he would escape from his clutches once again.

Feeling the sweetest pain from this person’s obsession, Hei Xue couldn’t help but smile from the bottom of his heart as he hugged this person back unconditionally. This man is his and can only be his. The audience was shocked by what they heard. Among the audience only few of them are able to recognize the identity of the person with Wan Lengya’s arms.

Yue Wuya watched from the distance with a smile as if he expected that scene to unfold before him. A seat distance beside him he saw Xing Ran’s innocent fa?ade broken showing his craziest side while glaring at the stage. To be exact, at Hei Xue in Wan Lengya’s arms with eyes filled with madness and envy even gritting his teeth could hear it clashing.

Seeing that Yue Wuya couldn’t help but frowned while looking coldly at Xing Ran, their investigation was not in vain. This person is indeed a black lotus with a two faced persona. In Wuya’s mind this person was definitely the mastermind of Xue’s accident 3 years ago.

After Hei Xue fainted, the event was forcefully finished especially when Wan Lengya left the venue with his wife in his arms without caring for others even the event itself. Xing Ran who tried to follow received a death glare from Wan Lengya and froze at where he stands unable to run after them. Yue Wuya took the reins of the event in his friend’s instead, letting the pair leave without anyone blocking.

Those who pass will become assistant professors to be trained properly before giving them a proper position in the conservatoire. After finishing all that, he left to see his friend who took his best friend to leave, worried that something will happen. In the manor owned by Lengya, he let his wife rest on his bed after changing his clothes to pajamas.

Wan Lengya never removed any traces of Wu Xue in the manor. This person’s clothes and other personal things remained where it was. Even when cleaning the place, Wan Lengya didn’t dare to move it somewhere else. The only thing he changed is the 2 single beds that used to be found in the master’s bedroom and changed it to a King size double bed instead. During their married days, they are the kind of couple which is only written on the paper. There were no romantic feelings between them. Before it was just Hei Xue one-sidedly loving his ex-husband, Wan Lengya. Then they got divorce.

Letting his wife sleep properly on his bed, his silver irises never move away from this person. Afraid that he will lose him all over again.

Manor.

Master’s Bedroom.

Wan Lengya couldn’t understand the reason how his wife could play piano once again. The truth is that he didn’t care as long the latter had returned to his side but when he noticed the black gloves covering his wife’s hands. Lengya enchanted by his curiosity remove the gloves only to see visible surgical scars all overs his wife’s 10 fingers extending to the whole back of the two hands. The scars were deep, leaving visible and ugly traces on his wife’s fair hands.

It was very obvious that those are traces of constant surgery. Seeing those scars Wan Lengya could feel the hardship Hei Xue underwent just so he could play instruments in this lifetime. He once again felt regret and hate for himself. Gently kissing the hands of his wife as if wanting to ease his sufferings.

All of the sudden Wan Lengya someone ringing the doorbell. He doesn’t need to guess who it was as there are only two people in this time that would come over to see him. One is the annoying, attention seeker, Xing Ran and the other one is his friend, Yue Wuya. Once he peeks through the house front door surveillance monitor, the man outside is indeed one of the two. This person came over as soon as he finished his business with the audition.

Knowing that the latter’s relationship with his wife, Wan Lengya could only reluctantly let him inside his manor. Yue Wuya sighed in relief when he saw that Hei Xue was only sleeping with no other problems. Seeing that Lengya is tightly holding Xue’s hands without gloves. Yue Wuya couldn’t help but frown for a moment and once again sigh when he saw his friend’s sharp gaze on him.

As he knew the reason for that, he could only explain things to Lengya and ease his anger.

“Lengya. Please don’t glare at me. If my wife (Hei Yu) didn’t brought me to France with his excuse of business trip I wouldn’t know that Xue was in France.” explained Wuya who is under Lengya’s sharp gaze.

“Why didn’t you tell me?” replied Lengya coldly.

“Woa~ if you ask me if I’m afraid of my wife divorcing me in case I told you about Xue then, I am. Moreover, Xue wish not to tell you as well. Going along with his wish than yours have always been my priority since before. So, you must not get angry at me!” said Wuya with his arms raised in defeat.

Wan Lengya could only accept his friend’s reasoning as he knows that Hei Yu and Yue Wuya have always put Xue before him at all times. But that doesn’t stop his fury and could only ignore his friend in disappointment. Though his eyes turned gentle as it fell on Hei Xue’s sleeping figure. It is as if that cold-hearted man from before is not him.

Yue Wuya seeing the scene of the cold-hearted man’s face turning gentle as he looks at the sleeping little fairy on the bed, he can only feel happiness at first then next his face portraits extreme worry. After all, he doesn’t know why Lengya let Xing Ran, this person who caused the whole situation, to stay by his friend’s side all this time.

Yue Wuya is worried about Wan Lengya’s fickle heart.

With a deep frown on his face, Wuya spoke, “Lengya, Xue had suffered enough for this lifetime and there is no way we will tolerate any more of the past. That person... You shouldn’t allow Xing Ran to stay by Xue’s side no matter what. Even though I don’t know why you still let that black lotus stay by your side, that person is dangerous.”

A dark expression appeared on Lengya’s face even though his voice turned colder than usual.

“I know what you wish to say, Wuya. In the first place I let that thing remain by my side because it was the most painful punishment, I could give him. He is obsessed with me. Wanting to own me, my heart, and my body all for himself but for these few years he could only see but not touch. Sooner or later even seeing will be just a wish. I was planning on playing with that toy for a bit more to pass time but... Since my wife returned, I would no longer waste my time with him. You may remove him, Wuya.”

It was by then that the person on the bed woke up, groggily opening his eyes. The first figure Hei Xue saw was that familiar cold but captivating face of the protagonist gong. Then he looked at the large hand holding on his. The moment he saw that his gloves were removed with his hands for others to see. Instantly, Xue removed his hand from the larger warm hands gripping on it. With a deep frown between his eyebrows, Hei Xue instinctively hid his hands under the blanket as if fearing for others to see his ugly hands.

The pair who saw that action of his, couldn’t stop themselves from making ugly expressions especially Wan Lengya whose face turned completely grim when he saw his wife’s defensive reaction. Hei Xue ignored their expressions acting like he didn’t see them frowning. If not because the two noticed the awkwardness in his body movements, hidden behind his nonchalant fa?ade, they would have believed that his reaction was of surprise instead of being a defensive one.

Hei Xue looked around the room and recognized that this was the master’s bedroom in the manor owned by Wan Lengya inside the conservatory. The manor that used to be under their name when they were still married. Seeing that there are no apparent changes inside, his expressions soften a bit in nostalgia.

Without looking at the faces of the other two inside the room, “Did I faint?” asked Hei Xue, avoiding to meet their gaze.

“Yes, your heart is still weak as usual. Don’t get too emotional when playing, Xue. ” Replied Yue Wuya as a smile appeared on his face while looking at Hei Xue.

“I... I feel too deeply at this time. It won’t happen again. Wuya, tell Yu to fetch me.” said Hei Xue, still not looking at them.

It was by then that someone grabbed his chin and gently moved his face to look at the one who made such action. Hei Xue saw the usual deadpan face of his former husband before him. Seeing that familiar obsession on those silver eyes, Xue’s heart started beating so fast but he hid his emotion behind his cold fa?ade while his impassioned eyes stared at the latter like he was looking at a stranger.

Seeing those emotionless eyes staring back at him, Lengya felt someone piercing his heart. His wife’s emotionless eyes brought him to the reality that this person before him which used to see him as his everything is no longer around. This is the person he chose to leave when he made that foolish decision to pursue that fake muse. The choices he made before, now condemned him to become a stranger to the person he loves. Now former wife.

Wan Lengya’s fingers shook a bit before he spoke though his face remained as indifferent as before. The only changes were the tenderness within his gaze and his unconsciously action of making his voice less frightening. Lengya’s face remained cold as his voice turned softer, seemingly afraid that he would scare the beauty before him.

“Stay. You have made your choice to enter the conservatory and as a passer you shall become my assistant. You will live in this villa as your abode. I will have someone send your things over. Please rest for now.” said Lengya as he removed his hands from the latter’s chin, averted his eyes and left the room without looking back.

He wanted to give Hei Xue space and privacy. After all, their current relationship has no difference from being a stranger to one another.

Seeing his friend take his leave, “Lengya!? Ah, Xue I’ll send your things over tomorrow. Have a rest for today.” said Wuya who immediately followed Lengya who left the room.

As soon as the two left the room, the deadpan face of Xue had suddenly disappeared. Right now painted with a hint of mischievousness within his eyes, an evil smirk could be found by the uplifted corner of his lips. He looks like a playful little evil fairy.

“Since you’ve dared to divorce this lord, don’t think you’ll be able to stay by this lord’s side without any punishment my dear husband~” murmured Hei Xue as he remembers that man’s shaking fingers who held his chin for a moment.

Right after Wan Lengya left his manor with Yue Wuya following behind him, he went to the place where most instructors gather.

As he expected his target is among the crowd, socializing. Upon his arrival the original loud area turned silent. Not only the new assistant instructors were quiet, even the old ones remained shut off their mouths.

Wan Lengya looked at Xing Ran, his current assistant instructor, “Xing Ran. Xue’er had passed the test. He will be my assistant starting tomorrow and live in my manor.” said Lengya.

Everyone was startled when they heard that the prodigy from before will work under the demon king much less live in the same place they’ve all considered as the forbidden zone in the whole conservatoire. The Manor.

“What!?” replied by the stunned Xing Ran.

Ignoring Xing Ran’s reaction, Lengya continues to speak his lines.

“You will no longer be my assistant and will be promoted to a regular instructor of regular class starting tomorrow. Without any acceptable reason, you are forbidden in going to my manor. Dismiss my classes for today as your last duty as my assistant.”

The demon king just finished issuing his commands and took his leave after speaking one-sided.

After the demon king and Wuya left, a dark and extremely ugly expression appeared on Xing Ran’s face. Within his eyes are hints of jealousy, envy, and hatred. Among the others who had seen the performance Hei Xue had done, some of them recognized his former identity and so happened that Xing Ran isn’t one of them but his hate towards him is the same as before.

On the other hand, as Yue Wuya left to go attend his classes for that day, Wu Lengya went back to his manor to check on his wife. But as soon as he enters his bedroom, the room or the bed has no one on it. The person he left there for a moment suddenly disappeared. His heart was once again struck with immense fear. He ran around the manor just to look for that slender and beautiful figure haunting him in his dreams. It took him years to finally find him again. This time he is not willing to lose his sight on him.

So, when that person suddenly disappeared from his sight, he felt immense distress of losing this person. He was about to go crazy in his mind as he looked for his former wife. Just when he was about to fall in madness, piano sounds entered his ears. Following the sound, he saw Hei Xue in front of the pure white jade piano, playing a single piece.

Afraid of disturbing him, Lengya stood quietly at the distance listening to the piano only to regret listening to it. The piano piece was filled with feelings of sadness and melancholy.

Schubert’s Winterreise.

This song cycle starts with a man being dumped by the love of his life and it goes downhill from there. Winterreise is a long journey through a desolate landscape of lonely melodies, chilling figures, and ominous crows. Just when you’re thinking ‘this guy’s not taking it well’, he comes across as a lone hurdy-gurdy player.

They play this duet and walk off into the dusk together presumably to die only for this piece to be played with one person amplifying the feelings of desolation. It’s a very sad music piece. Hearing this piano piece, the memories of years ago played in Lengya’s mind. The lonely back in that hospital room.

That desolated atmosphere surrounding that slender back of his wife which is facing him. With those scenes from that hospital when his wife got into an accident where he was deemed not to be able to play any instrument ever again. It was the very day that he, Wan Lengya, had chosen somebody else instead of his wife to like.

Following the day he lost him and then he realized his wife had left. The other half of his soul and his love had gone somewhere else. Outside of his reach. The notes strike his heart like making him realize once more that the person who first let go has always been him.

Wan Lengya could only close his eyes, plunging in his deepest regret.

His gravest mistake.

Lamenting within those past memories.

After finding his determination,

Opening his eyes once again.

He looked at that figure imprinted within his soul.

‘This time.

I won’t allow you to leave.

And this time,

I will never leave your side again.

My Muse.

My Wife.

My Everything.’

-Thoughts of Wan Lengya-

SEND GIFT

Chapter 35: 2.7 Third Small Star – Buried

Manor

In front of a pure white piano.

Looking at Hei Xue’s figure playing the piano.

Watching that beautiful slender back of his love, his emotions had undergone changes from immense pain, regret, remorse to unshakeable determination and passionate love. Wan Lengya made his decision, he would stay by this person’s side despite the latter’s hate and impassiveness.

Giving this person all of his tenderness, care, and love even if the person itself never returned his feelings as long... As long as this person, he loves with all his life, stays by his side. That much is enough for him. As if remembering something Wan Lengya left the practice room to get a small blanket from the bedroom and returned to continue listening to Hei Xue’s playing.

This person has always been afraid of the cold. So he must get something to warm him up as he couldn’t hug him. At least not yet. It took a while until Hei Xue’s playing finished and noticed the latter’s presence with the room. He looks back to stare at the other presence in the room. Looking at Wan Lengya without any emotion imprinted on his face.

Watching the latter as if he is a stranger barging into his practice time. Wan Lengya just smiled at him as if not seeing his wife’s distant expression. Walk towards him without hesitation and drape the small blanket he took from the bedroom to Hei Xue’s back.

Carefully covering Hei Xue with the blanket until he was satisfied with his work.

Trying his best to mellow his voice as he spoke, “I’ll be cooking dinner. Is there something you wish to eat?” asked Wan Lengya to Hei Xue.

Staring at Lengya with bewildered face, he still gave him an answer, “Pasta.” Replied Hei Xue.

A small smile appeared from the corner of that cold man’s lips, “Okay. You can play a few more pieces. I’ll call you when dinner is ready.” Said Wan Lengya before heading to the kitchen to prepare dinner.

[Host, the protagonist shou had gone crazy. You should watch this.]

‘I’ll watch the recordings later. Continue recording for now. About my husband, record his movements only when he is out of my sight.’

[Understood, Host.]

In the evening during dinner, the married couple, Hei Yu and Yue Wuya dropped by to send Hei Xue his clothes and other things. Wan Lengya didn’t force him to sleep in the master’s bedroom instead he prepared another room in the manor for Hei Xue to stay in.

Eating dinner together, the married couple [Hei Yu and Yue Wuya] left right away after half an hour after eating. Leaving the two to have their own privacy. On the other hand, Xing Ran in his own place made a mess in his room.

With few things broken and scattered around the place, the place can only be explained in one word: Disaster. As if a storm had broken through the room, destroying everything in its path, leaving only the traces of a destruction. In the middle of that room is Xing Ran, losing all his demure, with his face completely black in madness.

His hands gripping his hair in anguish, rage, and abhorrence.

“Who the hell is that man!? Hei Xue from France! Hump! So, What!? If I can destroy his wife, I could do so with you too!!! He is mine! He can only be mine. Wan Lengya you are mine!!!” said Xing Ran in his midst of madness.

His mind is full of chaotic ideas and his obsession towards the king of music is had already gone beyond the normal measure. In his mind Wan Lengya is his possession no one else is supposed to have him except from him. This kind of obsession.

Our System, Executioner 13 who was watching and recording in the corner could only react in this way: ‘[Woa~ this little human is crazier than I thought. He dared to covet my Host’s man! Does this thing not want to live anymore!?]’

—

2 years have passed since Hei Xue became the king’s assistant professor.

Within those years, the former couple had spent most of their time together. Greeting each other: Good Morning and Good Night. Eating three meals together every day. Even spending their free time practicing piano as a pair. During these passed years, Wan Lengya had treated Hei Xue as his queen, pampering and doting him endlessly, wishing for almost nothing except for him not leaving his side.

Eventually, Hei Xue’s anger lessened and slowly forgave his husband. Hei Xue no longer treated Wan Lengya as a stranger. He treats him more than a friend but nothing beyond that. Hei Xue still hasn’t given Wan Lengya his full trust. It’s not that he is not willing to trust him again, but he is just afraid of betrayal for the second time.

Hei Xue became infamous for his eccentric ways of teaching. He doesn’t go to his designated classrooms, instead he tasks his students to look for him all over the conservatoire and the students who find him could ask him to play any music piece(s) they wanted to learn and they would be taught until they could play it on their own.

Moreover, after hearing his singing voice once during one of the school events, students not only in the Instrumental Music department but also from the Choir and Musical Department wish to attend his classes. The students will have to look for him all over the conservatoire to receive his lessons and Lengya will have to look all over the same way just to send his food and stuff.

With his overwhelming talents in music, he could play any music piece and instruments that he became the most sought professor in the conservatoire, even surpassing Lengya, by the students and other professors.

While in those months that passed almost everyone had witnessed their King’s servile gestures towards him. Serving him food, preparing coats and blankets during cold days and cold drinks were prepared during hot days, personally made by the King of Music.

With his undeniable talents that could match the King of Music, he was titled as the Evil Fairy within the music world with others calling him Queen in secret. During that time, Hei Xue softened his heart and started to show slight acceptance to Wan Lengya’s feelings, slowly regaining the former’s trust once again waiting for the latter to accept his love one more time.

Afternoon, within the greenhouse forest, the students had caught Hei Xue sleeping under the tree in the middle of the day. It seems that he escaped from morning lessons leaving it all for Wan Lengya to handle and so during their break the students decided to look for this vanishing assistant professor of theirs and dragged him for afternoon lessons by the orders of the king.

Within the Conservatoire, there are greenhouse gardens which had venues and few instruments prepared for the professors to use during their lessons. There are professors who bring their students out for practical image training and so there are few pianos and instruments scattered all around the land of their conservatoire, and this ordinary grand piano within the greenhouse forest is one of them.

“Professeur Fee [Professor Fairy in French]! Please wake up Professeur Fee!” The students said as they tried to wake up their professor who was sleeping under a tree.

Yawning as he woke up, “Hm~ It’s Professor Xing’s students, who found me this time.” Said Hei Xue who just woke up from his slumber.

With those excited 3 students surrounding him holding the same piano piece in their hands they were looking at Hei Xue with a sparkling gaze. It is not hard to understand that this class wanted this Fairy Professor to play that piece for them.

“Professeur~ Please~ play this piece~~~” The students said as they showed Hei Xue the Piano Piece titled ‘La Campanella’ by Liszt.

Liszt’s La Campanella [Italian for ‘The Little Bell’].

The etude is famous for being one of the most difficult pieces ever written for piano; it is played at a brisk allegretto tempo and features right hand jumps between intervals larger than one octave, sometimes stretching for two whole octaves within the time of sixteen notes. Little time is provided for the pianist to move the hand forcing the pianist to avoid tension within the muscles. Well according to the internet.

Moving his eyes to the etude’s title, “You want to hear ‘The Little Bell’ by Liszt? Is your Professor not able to play that piece?” asked Hei Xue.

“No~ Professor Xing said that it is a bit difficult for him to play this piece and said to look for Professeur Fee for guidance.”

“That’s right. Professor Xing even said that Professor Fee must be in the Greenhouse Forest which is why we came here.”

“Professeur Fee~~”

Seeing the pleading, sparkling gazes of the students who found him “Okay~ I’ll play it for you but are you sure that its Professor Xing who said that I am here and not your Professeur Roi [Professor King in French (This is Lengya)]?”

‘Exe check the area if there are changes made?’

[Please be careful: The glass ceiling above the grand piano has few man-made cracks on it. The range of accidents will be a meter around the grand piano.]

After hearing what his system had said, Hei Xue already knew who the culprit was. He couldn’t help but smile in mischief though the depths of his eyes were cold. Thinking of it, that person is truly obsessed with his husband.

Whispering, “Since you love my husband so much then... I can only make him hate you as much...”

Hei Xue stood up as he prepared to walk towards the piano. “Stay under the trees for shade and listen carefully alright.” said Hei Xue to the children.

“Yes, Professeur~” The three students stayed under the tree where the shade is largest. It was at least 2 meters away from the piano at the center.

Wearing a simple long white sleeve which is even larger than his body size, it can be said that the clothes were not for him but something that will fit with Wan Lengya’s body size. Correct! He is wearing Lengya’s clothes which he took from their shared wardrobe while in a state of half asleep this morning.

Paired with a fit black pants. Made Hei Xue look so casual, but so adorable. The students who saw his clothes recognized who originally wore such clothes.

“Hey, isn’t that sleeves something Professeur Roi used to wear before? Why is Professeur Fee wearing it?”

“Shss~ quiet! It’s none of our business who wears which clothes.”

“It’s not like you need to be surprised or anything. Rumors say that Professeur Fee used to be Professeur Roi’s former wife.”

“Eh!! Really!? Who did you hear it from!?”

“I heard it from Professor Yue’s class. My brother attends his class. My brother said the couple divorced once. This is because of Professeur Roi’s family, after that Professeur Fee decided to leave the country without informing everyone, even Professeur Roi. Only when Professor Yue accidentally bumps into Professeur Fee in France and invites him to return to the Conservatoire that they’ve met once again.”

“Isn’t their love story bittersweet? I heard that currently Professeur Roi is courting Professeur Fee once again. So sweet~”

“B-But didn’t they say that Professeur Roi is going out with Professeur Xing?”

“True, I heard that from Professor Xing as well?”

“Is that even true?”

Ignoring his students murmuring, “I’m going to start now. Listen!” Hei Xue said while seated in front of the grand piano started playing La Campanella.

As the notes were pressed, the students were watching in awe as they couldn’t even see their Professeur’s finger pressing around the piano keys. If not for the fact they could hear the piano sounds they wouldn’t believe that their Professeur is touching the piano. They watch his fingers fly over the piano keys like feathers fluttering then disappearing.

La Campanella, this is one of the difficult piano pieces in the world. Because most pianists will get tired in the middle of playing, only a few could complete this piece and before them their professor is playing it for them with ease. This Fairy is really not human. They were entranced with the music until they heard something broken.

CRASH! It was the sound of glass breaking.

At that moment Hei Xue couldn’t help, but stopped playing. Looking for the source of the sounds, he then looked above him and saw glass shards falling on him.

Seeing this a small secretive smile full of mischief was found on the corner of his lips which instantly disappears as he looks at the students with him in the area, “Stay back!” Shouted Hei Xue.

Within his mind Hei Xue spoke to his system, ‘Exe make sure this body remains alive.’

[Understood, Host]

The three students who wanted to reach out to him saw glass shards and debris falling from above their professor who shouted for them to stay away. Few glass shards flew towards them, but their injuries were just minor cuts while their professor was buried under stone debris and glasses in front of them. He is barely alive as he took cover under the piano.

“PROFESSEUR FEE!!!”

SEND GIFT

Chapter 36: 2.8 Third Small Star – Silly Husband

Wu Wan Conservatoire had fallen into chaos.

There are two reasons: First, a famed professor had gotten buried under one of the greenhouse’s roof which collapsed during his lessons.

And Second, the Demon King had gone mad.

This accident caused disorder in the whole conservatoire. They would have never expected that the ceiling of one of the greenhouses would suddenly just collapse like that, almost burying one of their professors alive.

Moreover, the professor involved in the accident was not just someone. It was Hei Xue. The King of music industry, Wan Lengya’s former wife. It is no wonder that the owner had gone mad from anger when he heard that his lover got hurt. After all the conservatoire is his own territory. If he couldn’t even protect his own lover within his own land which is absurd.

When someone told Wan Lengya the news of his former wife getting involved in that accident, the one who informed him was almost killed by him. The messenger was almost choked to death by Wan Lengya who heard the news. If not for Yue Wuya who successfully calmed his friend down that the messenger would have suffocated on the spot.

Arriving at the hospital.

Entering one of the VIP rooms under Hei Xue’s name.

Wan Lengya saw Hei Xue covered in white bandages once again, making him remember the events that happened 3 years ago. But the scene before him is worse than before.

3 years ago, he can only see his wife’s finger covered in white but this time he can see through his slightly opened hospital robes. Within those robe are almost countless of white bandages layered on that thin body. Even with the bandage it couldn’t even completely stop the bleeding tainting the white cloth with hints of crimson.

Observing Hei Xue closely from head to toe. Wan Lengya even saw his former wife’s head was covered with the same white thing and his now ashen face covered in small glass scratches making his face looked miserable. Seeing this state of Hei Xue made Wan Lengya’s heart full of remorse and regret. Ah! He came too late again. His love was harmed even thought he is supposed to be under his protection. Wan Lengya felt that everything he had in this moment is so useless.

As if noticing that someone entered his room, Hei Xue’s celestial blue irises wondered towards the door to see who came for him. When it meets with Lengya’s silver orbs, those azure eyes were blank as if it lost his soul. There is no emotions, no feelings, even a single hint of life in it was not found. As if this person is already dead in the world. But when this person recognized that it was Wan Lengya who came, a few bits of life glinted within those deep sea colored orb. His reaction is akin to those people who was suddenly given a will to live yet for some reason it only took a second for it to be extinguished. No one knew what this lonely man had recalled. Wan Lengya could only watch as Hei Xue lowered his head instantly as if it’s one of his defensive measures.

With his slight trembling and hoarse voice, Hei Xue spoke. “Why... are you... here?” asked as he lowered his gaze, not wishing to see Wan Lengya’s figure.

Seeing his wife’s hesitation and fragility, Wan Lengya seriously wished that it was him who suffered in his instead. This reaction from his former wife is something he caused himself. He knew the reason why his wife never called him to inform about his situation despite of him knowing his phone number. Regardless of waking up in the hospital with nothing is wrong with his memories. This is something he sowed himself. A result that was made because of his wrong choices.

Once he recalled what happened 3 years ago, when his wife had gone missing and was said to be involved in some incident, only made Wan Lengya clearly realized that he is a scum. That familiar event of getting hospitalized is nothing new. Few years ago, Hei Xue who is still named as Wu Xue that time and was his wife on paper had been brought to the hospital after being rescued from his kidnapping event.

According to the police he got accidentally involved in that case and was taken as well. Wu Xue had gone missing for three days. He first disappeared after getting a usual check up in his accustomed hospital. The witnessed in that moment said that he was grabbed together with another young man waiting at the hospital entrance. They were forcefully pushed in a black van and was taken away. At that time Wan Lengya didn’t know what happened as he was out of country attending an international concur in France. He is their country’s representative at that time.

When he returned in the country on the third day of Wu Xue’s missing event, Lengya even received countless phone calls from Wu Xue at that time, but thinking that it was nothing important Lengya never answered it even once. He would never expected that those phone calls were his wife’s cry for help. Reminiscing this shitty event made him remember how much of an asshole he is.

Wan Lengya is a good-for-nothing in his former wife’s eyes that he never even once thought of wasting his time to call him this time just to ask him to help him. The trauma he caused 3 years ago was deeply buried in Xue’s heart. Even though they’ve gotten a bit closer in this few months, what he had already done cannot be undone. It was a fact that he had a case of negligence of protecting Hei Xue before and this time he failed once again. He is an utter failure.

Avoiding to meet Lengya’s eyes, Hei Xue continues to speak his prepared lines. “I... I cannot continue teaching with these injuries. I will have Hei Yu prepare my dismissal procedure then I...”

Hei Xue couldn’t complete what he wanted to say. Wan Lengya suddenly pulled him into a tight hugged. The hug was overwhelming that it made Xue unable to continue speaking. The pain from his injuries had spread in his body, this is because the man had embraced him with uncontrolled strength. He could already imagine his wounds reopening. Well this will allow Lengya to feel even sorry for him, he doesn’t mind deepening his feeling of distress towards me.

A hoarse but gentle voice with hints of tenderness thought the scolding tone reached his ears, “Don’t say that. Please don’t say anything anymore. I’m sorry. S-Sorry... I... let you... get hurt again. I’m sorry. Please don’t leave me again, Xue’er.” said Wan Lengya as he slightly tightens his arms around with Xue.

Hei Xue could even feel this man slightly trembling. Wan Lengya’s breathing tickles his neck as the man leans his head on the top of Xue’s shoulder. Hei Xue could feel the warm droplets falling on his neck. It is very evident that this person in front of him was so frightened that even his tears fell uncontrollably upon seeing him his state. This isn’t the first time he had seen his husband cry.

During their first lifetime his husband cried the same way when he got kidnapped by a rival company once. He had gone missing for one whole day while the kidnappers contacted his husband as they asked for a ransom. His husband received numerous threatening messages saying that once his husband failed to give them what they wanted, something terrible would happen to him, his wife. Though in the end, he was rescued personally by his husband before the day even ended.

After that, his husband as if he had gone crazy had demolished that rival company, who is the mastermind of the kidnapping. Startling even him after watching the footage his system had secretly recorded. Well it was his orders to have the whole event recorded for a solid proof thought it wasn’t used in the end as his husband took a different approached to punish those men.

The video of cruelty and inhumanity. Seeing how much his husband tortured those humans. Those people were treated even worse than pigs in the slaughterhouses. Wang Tian had starve them for a week. Without even being given anything to eat or drink. These people could only slowly eat their nails to their fingers and drink their own piss, flesh and blood, to live. There are some who crook faster than cockroaches what can you expected.

Once the whole week had passed, Wang Tian had offered them a single glass of water at the state where starvation is already beyond their control. His husband let them fight for that single glass of water. Fight to death. Only for the winner to end up eating the flesh of his own people to survive and be killed slowly with his limbs getting cut one at a time. His husband is a demon through and through, only in front of him that he becomes human.

Only then that he understood how much this man loves him. His deep feeling was enough to become an obsession. This obsession allowed the man to follow him even in this second world. This man is a cruel and obsessive like a demon king who wouldn’t let him escape even if he ran away to the other worlds. He knows that this man will follow him even in hell.

After experiencing the care and love he is giving him, Hei Xue finally decided to forgive him.

Slightly struggling because he is in pain, Hei Xue continues to fidgets in his man’s embrace. Wan Lengya who thought his wife wanted to leave him tightens his arms around him, not allowing the latter to escape his embrace. He hugs him as if he wanted to embedded Xue in his own body so that no one else would be able to take him away from him. His possessive side isn’t willing to let go of his love.

Wan Lengya was so deep in his thoughts that he had forgotten to control the strength of his arms. Only until he felt a pain on his neck which instantly brought him back to reality, that made him sober. It seems that his wife had bitten him out of anger.

Lengya hissed in pain and lessened the strength of his hug, but still doesn’t intends to let go of his wife, keeping his arms around his waist.

“Hiss! W-Wife?”

When he looks down at his wife’s small figure, Wan Lengya saw Xue glaring at him with scolding eyes but not of hatred. He felt relief, but at the same time unease when he saw Hei Xue giving him that reprimanding look as if he really did something to wronged him.

Glaring at his husband, “Do you not see me injured!? I’m already in pain! Why do you hug me with that much strength!? Do you want to kill me!?” scolding Hei Xue.

Hearing his wife’s accusation, Wan Lengya stutters in his reply, “N-No I...”

Only when he saw the blood on his wife white bandages spreading more than usual that he panicked and called for a doctor in a hurry.

“Doctor! Doctor please come over! Wife... My wife is bleeding!”

Wan Lengya shouted in the hallway causing commotion and misunderstanding within the hospital. His shouts made others in the hospital think that this husband’s wife was bleeding and was about to give birth.

Hahaha~

Hearing his husband’s usual silliness, Hei Xue couldn’t help but laughed at Lengya.