FIRE AND SILK

vening breeze of Beijing hit my face as stood by the cafe

nd the memories had pushed me to come over and have a meal. To my surprise, the object of my affection a

rough my hair. For the past three years, I had lived my life

is eyes widened when they landed on me. He stood up and his eyes sparkled with a glint of happiness

s the words in

, Yearnin

armth Which I f

l Make me yours

nce Make m

ing to be easy but being here, my heart ached all over again. I turned around and walked out of the caf

make his soul feel alive and every cell of his body burn. My feet slowed down when I reached a

ttered in a huff. I knew that by running away again, it was

y rushed back to Beijing to protect Clay Wuyan. Hiding behind this reason, I knew that my heart ha

ns, his memori

ing in distance watching me. All the calmness and strength I had gathered vanished. I was surprised that he had followed me. Time seemed t

u are back?” The slight crook in his voi

ded. “I arrived

tated coldly, “The alleys are too cold and not

hat Clay Wuyan would not forgive me easily but that did not matte

car? “Clay Wuyan asked

f the building. “I

ed into the Cafe, while I was left standing at the entrance. I knew that things between us would get

ed my head of security and commanded “Keep your distance for now. Find a

convertible. Since when had his taste changed to this flashy car? I got out of

now I love it” He laughed. His laughter was a surprise

ecommend it to

made me angry and sad at the same time. I had no rights to clay but I wanted

the open kitchen space. I stood numbly in the living room paying attention to every single action that Clay Wuyan did

is hair laying care-freely on his cheeks, the mole on his lips, his bright smil

ilitary, he was running in the wet corridor, jumping and laughing, the whole air danced when he smiled. His voice had

rse knowing that I couldn’t hear it an

oom is still th

cleaning lady comes once a week

The seats a new right?”

e left me standing and walked into his room. Had he just dismissed me? I expected nothing