71 Tears

Si Mu walked into the elevator, still holding onto her, and Xu Anyi was awake by now as she looked at him, holding onto his arm.

"Si Mu. . ." She called him softly, her voice hoarse from choking so much, and he looked down at her, using one hand to push her wet hair out of her face.

"Don't worry, I'm here." He said deeply, his voice still slightly cold, but it comforted Xu Anyi for some reason, and she closed her eyes slowly. She was tired.

The elevator stopped on the 37th floor, the private floor of the Xin Hotel that belonged to. . . Si Mu?!

However, Xu Anyi had her eyes closed and did not notice as they entered the empty floor and walked into a large suite.

He opened the lights in the room and walked over to the bedroom, placing Xu Anyi carefully onto the soft bed. She opened her eyes and sat at the edge of the bed, looking at him.

There was a moment of silence.

Then, she burst into tears.

Si Mu was surprised for a second at her sudden explosion of emotions, but then, sadness filled his eyes as he held onto her, patting her on the back in an effort to comfort her.

He did not know what had happened, so he did not know why she suddenly started crying, but he did not say anything and only continued to hold onto her as she cried. He knew that she did not cry often, so there had to be something that happened for her to cry so violently in front of him.

She continued to cry for several minutes before she finally calmed down slowly, and began hiccuping as she wiped her eyes with her hands.

It took another few minutes before she completely stopped crying, and her eyes were swollen as she slowly removed herself from Si Mu's embrace, looking down at the ground.

Si Mu looked at her with his eyebrows slightly furrowed together, and then he slowly asked, "What happened?"

She took a deep breath and then looked up, squeezing out a smile, "Nothing, it's fine."

Si Mu looked at her deeply, obviously knowing that something was going on, but if she did not want to say it, he wasn't going to push her.

"Okay, you don't have to tell me now." He stood up, stroking her wet hair, "I'll go prepare a warm bath for you so you don't catch a cold. Come in when you are ready."

Then, he took one last long look at her before turning around and entering the bathroom.

Xu Anyi continued to sit on the bed, and when she heard the sound of the water turning on, she suddenly flinched as she shut her eyes, trying to push the memories away.

She took a deep breath then after a few minutes, Si Mu walked out and she entered the bathroom, closing the door as she removed the soaking wet dress and entered the warm bathtub.

She stopped after stepping into the water, and then after feeling the warmth surrounding her leg, she sank the rest of her body into the water.

She laid down in the bathtub, using the water to wash her face as well, and then she closed her eyes, leaning her head back against the soft towel.

A lot of different thoughts were running through her mind, and they stopped when she remembered the feeling she had when she had opened her eyes and saw Si Mu.

That feeling. . . Why did it feel so familiar?

She couldn't help but think back to the incident 18 years ago. . . That was the first time she had almost died, and there was no way she would forget about the memory even if it had been so long ago. The vision she had seen, the boy that swam to her and pulled her out, the smell, the voice. . . It was all so familiar. . . But why?

She opened her eyes.

No, it can't be.

She shook her head.

18 years ago, it was Lu Yuzhe who had saved her. When she opened her eyes, she saw him. And everyone told her that it was he who had jumped in and saved her, and he was also wet from head to toe when they had walked back down from the lake.

He had risked his life to save her, and it was because of that, she started to like him. She vowed after that afternoon that she wanted to be with him, the little boy who had saved her from almost drowning.

And, he had gotten her bracelet back for her as well, and it was on her wrist already when she regained her consciousness.

But tonight, it was Si Mu.

They were two very different people.

Xu Anyi shook her head and sat in the bath for a few more minutes before she scrubbed down her body and got out of the bathtub.

—

After making sure that Xu Anyi had gotten into the bathtub, Si Mu left the hotel room and locked the door behind him.

His expression turned cold as he walked over to the elevator and left the 37th floor.

A few minutes later, he returned to the hotel room.

—

On the top balcony, all the guests were still in shock at what had just happened.

"Are you sure?" One of the guests asked again after the man had pointed out who the man was.

"Yes, I've seen him once before. I can't possibly mix him up with any other person!" The man said, and this caused Xia Yiwei and Lu Yuzhe to frown.

"I hope Anyi is okay. . ." Xia Yiwei said, looking worried although she had been the one who had pushed Xu Anyi into the water to begin with.

However, everyone had forgotten about that fight already because something more surprising had happened.

If that man was really Si Mu, what did he have to do with Xu Anyi?

And he kissed her!

Although it wasn't truly a romantic kiss. . . still! That couldn't be possible! Although that man did have a strong presence and looked unbelievably handsome, he couldn't possibly be Si Mu, right?

What would Si Mu be doing at the Xin Hotel?

However, everyone's thoughts were broken when the next second, the door to the balcony was pushed open again and several men walked in.

The man in front was wearing a black suit and the other people behind him were all security guards.

The group walked over to them and the man had a cold expression as he held out a card and introduced himself, "Good evening, I am the manager of the Xin Hotel."

Lu Yuzhe took over the business card and looked at the name on the card, and then smiled politely, "Hello-"

However, he was cut off by the manager's next words:

"Please leave the Xin Hotel immediately."