PURPLE HYACINTH

I'LL DIE AGAIN FOR YOU

"Wang Yibo."

I followed after him into the corridor of our office.

"Wang Yibo."

But he won't stop. Everyone in the office was looking at me weirdly. But Wang Yibo won't listen.

"Yibo, stop."

But he won't. He only stops when he's in front of the elevator. He pushes the call button when I reached there but the elevator is taking too long. So he just decides to use the stairs. I follow him there too.

"Yibo."

But to no avail. Aren't you giving me a bit too much of an attitude?

"Lan Wangji."

And now he stops. See? You just need a trigger. I was already panting because of the fast pace. I try to go after him. But the next moment I see the world around me go round and I felt weightless.

I was just waiting for the impact to come. But none came. When I fell I felt a pair of hands around me holding me tightly. I see the face and saw fear, and panic. Maybe a little anger but mostly panic. He cares! I have to know why he's doing all this then!

"Xiao Zhan." His face slowly went back to the same cold one which he wore in front of everyone. Ok! Not in front of me too!

"We need to talk."

"I don't see the use of it." His face cracked ever so slightly to show the crumbles of his distress.

"You don't have to. If I say we have to talk, we have to. And we're going to." I knew I can be way too persuasive when I needed to. Dad didn't want me to go after him. But now that he did allow after me practically begging I'm not letting that opportunity go to waste.

"OK." Ever so precise, Wang Yibo?

I took him to my office. I didn't know what would be the safest place to talk if not my office.

He entered my room and just stood there and said nothing.

"Why did you deny the fact that you're my mate?"

"Always so straightforward, Mr. Xiao Zhan." He smiles. But it didn't reach his eyes. It had a mocking tone to it. Seeing that I didn't pay attention to his tone he just answered half-heartedly. "Well it doesn't really matter now does it?"

"It does." I look at him. Determined to have a solid answer. "Why?"

"Because you're not Jiang Bingqing."

"What?" I was shocked. Just that? But! "But I have her essense."

"So what, Xiao Zhan?" He looked straight into my eyes. Maybe to prove his defiance to the fact that he was not willing to say all this. "It doesn't make you my mate. You are a human. You are Xiao Zhan. You can never be my mate."

"Wang Yibo." My voice came out as a whisper. I thought I was brave enough. I thought it would be better if we talked. But now I see I really can't handle this rejection. He's straight out rejecting a mark that's been engraved in my body. "Then why do I have this mark?"

I show him my left hand wrist. "Why do the high priests have to seal it?"

"Because they didn't want history to repeat itself. They didn't want past to be recounted. They want to defy fate. Maybe even the universe. If that's even possible."

"Can fate really be defied?" I looked at his eyes looking for answers that weren't even there. I wanted clarity. I wanted to see through the past that made everything as it is now. I wanted to find what I was missing. If I was missing anything. "Tell me Wang Yibo then why did fate bring us back together again?"

He really didn't have an answer. He just looked at me coldly. Answer me Wang Yibo. Please tell me you have an answer. Because I came to a realisation that I like you. Maybe even love you. Not because you were my mate in my past life. Of course not because you're my mate in this life too. Because you are you. Because I like you.

"Please tell me you have an answer." My eyes couldn't hide the snowflakes that formed from the pain inside. The pain in my heart crystalized into drops of feelings threatening to flow.

"Please tell me you feel it too. Because you are the one who asked me first if I felt it." I couldn't control it anymore. I let my tears flow. I wasn't afraid to let him see me like this. I just wanted him to see me bare without any barrier. Like the one that was barring my mate mark.

"Because I feel it Yibo. I'm not Jiang Bingqing. True. But I am Xiao Zhan. And I wanna be that in front of you too."

"Will you tell me the truth? Please?" My voice turned into an inaudible whisper in the end. But I know he heard me. Because I felt myself being enclosed into a warm embrace. It was the strong two arms that gave a feeling that I'll be protected.

Even if I'm not I know I'm willing to pay the price. If he was there by my side I'm willing to fight the whole world.

"I was scared." The vibration in his chest while he spoke made me feel relaxed. Scared?

"I was discouraged. That you wouldn't want me. Because you don't feel the bond. I thought it's good that you don't remember. Because ignorance is a blessing in some ways too. But I'm still scared." I felt the unnoticeable shiver in his body. His shaking voice gave him away.

"I'm scared of history repeating itself. I don't wanna lose you. I wanted you to stay away because I'm dangerous for you. I'm scared that whatever happened will happen again and I'd have to go through another thousand years without you. It's not the high priests but me too. I wanna defy fate too. But I'm nothing. Xiao Zhan, you got a chance again. And I wouldn't ruin that for you. No matter how much pain I have to go through. I'm willing. I'm willing to accept every punishment except losing you. Because I know how it feels and it's not a good feeling." He gives out a sad chuckle in the end.

"For hundreds of years I wanted to feel the pull that my mate mark gave me. But there was none. I felt the longing so much that I became numb. But then one day few months back I got restless again. Exactly like how that stormy night the maids couldn't contain a two years old. I felt like I was back in that mountain again. I was so happy that this time I'll make it right. But when you said you're not Qingqing, and when I saw that you don't remember I thought maybe that's fate's retaliation. I wanted to give up so much, but the only thing I can do is act cold. I'm sorry!"

I could feel the shirt at my shoulder get wet. I could feel his warm feelings touch me there. Is this how you feel, Wang Yibo? So I thought this time we will defy fate together. And if I can't, I'm willing to die again for you.

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Hello guys! Here's another chapter! So Zhan and Yibo finally cleared it up... This time their relationship will go fast and fall fast too... That's a spoiler I'm willing to give out for free...

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