Meteor Garden -- Delicate Keys (Huaze Lei)

Ch. 40: Go... or not

* RAIN's POV *

Nervous wasn't the word to express my high AF levels of anxiety. I was getting my hair and my nails done at the same time. I just couldn't wait anymore... I was dying to finally get married to the man of my dreams.

My mom helped me put on my dress and she kissed my forehead, she was almost crying. She kept on smiling at me, as my father smiled from behind. He hugged me.

- I'm so grateful that you finally get to be happy- he said.

I smiled back.

- I'm grateful too, daddy- I said. - I love you-.

We hugged again. This was so emotional. I was feeling so happy, anxious, excited and a lot of things at the same time. The venue was perfect and my groom was waiting for me. It was now time to walk down the aisle... even though it was technically outdoors, so it wasn't a real aisle as we could say. I received a text message right before I was leaving to... well, get married. My mother told me not to read it, she said she'd do it for me later. That I had to focus on marrying and being happy... all worries should wait until tomorrow.

And she was damn right. But well... in my universe things never go the way I want. This was an exception. The exception. Falling in love with Lei and he falling in love with me, and us being a great couple and living happy together was something I didn't expect. Life always seems to give me the worst shit to handle. 

Or perhaps it was me... maybe I chose without thinking clearly. Maybe I dragged myself into a mess without thinking. 

- Baby, the... the... mess- she didn't want to talk. I was holding my dad's arm, just about to get married. 

- What?- I asked, worried. - spill the beans, mom-.

- Gerard- she said. - he heard that you are getting married and he is here too... somehow, somewhere-.

I began to shake. It wasn't fear, it was anger. It was my inner self, my inner anger telling me to cut his throat out. This man really knew how to make me mad.

- He said that if you don't cancel the wedding, he'll kill Lei- she said. - I'm sorry, baby. I wasn't going to read the message until he began calling me...-.

- What... how... mom, please, go... what... oh my god, I'm so going to kill him- I was about to cry.

It was all due to my frustration... I was happy a minute ago, I was happy because I knew I was getting married. Now Gerard had ruined everything. Now Gerard was not threatening me, but he was threatening Lei. And man, if he messed with Lei... I just couldn't risk it. 

If I had to choose in between saving his life, meaning accepting Gerard's orders and risking his life by ignoring them. I'd choose to save his life, now and always. I could see my happiness fading away and there was nothing I could really do about it. 

I picked up my phone and dialed Gerard's number. I had to talk to him... I had to save Lei's life. No matter what I had to put him out of risk.

* LEI's POV *

I was standing there, waiting for Rain to arrive. I was so excited... I was wondering what her dress was going to look like. It wasn't until I saw her, from far away, getting held by another man's hand. She waved, with a sad face. Her mom came running towards me.

- Lei... she... she regrets it- she said. - the whole thing. She is now escaping with Gerard. She doesn't want for you to look for her. Its over, Lei. She doesn't want to talk to you anymore-.

What the fuck?.

- Why... how could she escape with Gerard?- I asked, confused. - she hates him. That man mistreated her... he...- I remembered her bruises. - how can this be possible?-.

I was so confused. 

- It is, Lei. Now... my husband and I are going home. You should do so too- she said. - I'm sorry that she gave you this false hope... but its over-.

She walked towards her husband and walked away. I wanted an explanation, I wanted to talk to Rain. I quickly took out my phone and dialed her number. She didn't answer... my text messages didn't seem to get to her.

What did just happen...?