Chapter 167 - The Hottest Trending Topic
Chapter 167 – The Hottest Trending Topic
The story continued and Lai Yue realized that the stranger was Yi Xian, Yi Junjie's twin brother. Yi Junjie was shocked to see his brother in the hotel. He got strangely afraid to see him, even more so seeing that knife in his hands. It was then revealed that Yi Junjie had supposedly murdered his brother for inheritance. So he was stunned to see him alive.
Yi Junjie runs away, thinking it to be his ghost. He refused to believe that his twin brother was alive. At first, Lai Yue was skeptical, but as she heard how her husband had brutally tried to kill his own brother, her heart clenched in pain seeing such ruthlessness. Yi Xian confessed everything about how a stroke of luck saved him from death. He came tonight to kill him as he burned in his desire for revenge.
Lai Yue, in turn, confessed how Yi Junjie betrayed her for another woman. As they both had a common enemy now and wanted revenge for all the wrongdoings that Yi Junjie did to them, they joined hands to destroy him. The hotel became their frequent meeting place to plan his doom. Along the way, as they worked together, they slowly found themselves drawn to each other. But to Lai Yue, it brought nothing but pain. Yi Xian's face that looked exactly like her husband who cheated on her, made it difficult for her to accept her growing feelings for Yi Xian.
Yi Junjie's betrayal was a crushing blow to her heart. Yi Xian, who had also fallen in love with her, understood her predicament. It was impossible for her to live with a man who looked exactly like her husband who betrayed her. She would always be reminded of Yi Junjie. Thus, they both hide their love for each other that brought nothing but pain. This heart-wrenching story brought tears to everybody's eyes.
In the end, they got their revenge on Yi Junjie as he was punished for all his crimes, and all the inheritance went to Yi Xian. He was caught in the same hotel where he was found cheating just as Lai Yue and Yi Xian had planned. Lai Yue also divorced him and got free.
As it was time for separation, Yi Xian asked Lai Yue to have a last dance with him in this very hotel that they met for the first time. Tearfully, she accepted his hand.
Under the huge glistening chandelier that shone its warm golden light on the magnificent and luxurious central plaza in the hotel, Yi Xian and Lai Yue danced to their heart's content. Their gazes filled with love were locked onto each other. They wished this moment to last forever.
As their dance ended, they were silent.
Lai Yue slowly withdrew her hand with a heavy heart and as tears streamed down her cheeks, she covered her face and ran away.
This was the end…
That was what she thought. Suddenly, she felt her hand tugged behind. Yi Xian pulled into her hug. Even though he had pledged to himself that he would let her go after they got their revenge, he couldn't. He couldn't see her walk away from him. He confessed his feelings to her as his eyes turned misty too.
"I know it's difficult for you to love me. Yi Junjie and I have the same face. But please give me one chance. I will never let you think of him. I really love you, Lai Yue."
Hearing his heartfelt confession and seeing the sincerity in his beautiful black irises, her heart overwhelmed and she leaned to kiss him on his lips.
"Yes…" she softly whispered.
With the time she spent together with Yi Xian, she realized that even though they had the same face, Yi Xian was Yi Xian. It was unfair to punish him just because he looked like his brother. Yi Junjie's horrible actions had got nothing to do with how pure and honest Yi Xian was.
Lai Yue saw Yi Xian as himself. During this whole time, she never thought of Yi Junjie, and she realized that she had already accepted him. Yi Xian bent on his knee and proposed to her, asking her hand in marriage to which she happily accepted.
As they turned to the last page of the comic, they saw Lai Yue and Yi Xian in a beautiful warm embrace standing at the center of the breathtaking plaza that seemed as if it celebrated the union of this couple too.
"Oh gosh. That was wonderful…" one of them commented as she closed the comic. Tears rimmed her eyes.
"It was so emotional. Especially the part where they were hiding their feelings for each other," another one wiped her eyes too.
"That was so painful to watch."
"My heart broke for Yi Xian."
"Lai Yue's sadness was unbearable."
"I am so glad that she accepted him."
"I really thought that it would be a tragedy."
They already started to praise Storyteller on Weibo and soon, it became the most trending topic. Everybody's positive review of the story brought more attention to the comic.
"I want to meet the person who drew this!"
"The artist is incredible! Gosh, his art is lovely."
"I have never seen such vivid expressions before. He captured all the emotions just perfectly!"
"Yes. This is what we call perfection! An awesome story that is backed by awesome art!"
After reading the story, more orders for the comics started to pour. The crowd gathered at the hotel was even more excited than before.
"Open the gate! We want to see the hotel"
"Yes. I want to see the central plaza where they had their last dance."
"I want to visit the room where they used to meet and fell in love."
"Oh yes! That could be my lucky charm. Maybe I will get someone like Yi Xian too as my boyfriend."
"The last dance was so emotional. I want to see the central hall at any cost."
Where there was so much excitement at the hotel site, it was absolutely silent in the Jiang villa.
Fu Renshu broke the pin-drop silence with his announcement. "So as everybody can see the overwhelming response Madam has got, it is now clear that Madam Lixue and Jiang Fai have won the challenge."
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