'What's going on???' Deeply alarmed from finding herself in a seemingly different world, Zhang Mei Xing's head turned blank and she could not contain the confusion in her heart.
Wasn't she supposed to be greeted by the sight of a regular bed that could only hold a single person yet actually used by two people in her household? There should be a small cabinet to the left holding her parents' clothes and other items. And most importantly, it should not be so brightly lit, but dark, as there was nobody inside the 9 square meter room when she entered.
So why was she in a lavishly decorated office that looked like only those from big companies could have? And there was even two people in the middle who seemed to be staging some sort of drama! They acted like they could not see her!
"Oh my god." The words just escaped out of her.
Zhang Mei Xing's lips trembled in fear. No matter the time, and regardless of how strong the will of the person experiencing it, the unknown would always be the most fearsome thing of all, capable of making one's heart drop and with no idea how to cope.
The girl's reactions had all been normal. In fact, in dazedness, she began to think that the heavens were playing a prank on her as a price for letting her taste a normal life for several months.
'It couldn't be, right?' Zhang Mei Xing even tried to laugh it off. However, while her body cooperated with her mind, the laughter that resulted from it had no whatsoever hint of joy, rather sounding dry and forced.
Meanwhile, in front of her, the voice of the beautiful and glamorous woman kneeling before the man echoed, gripped by inexplicable sorrow and resentment.
"Song Heng!!!" She looked up, tears streaming down her beautiful face, her eyes showing both unwillingness and pleading for pity. "You can't do this to me! No!!!!"
The woman's name was Xiang Lixin and she was the supposed fiancée and lover of the apathetic guy. However, the latter kept looking down on her miserable self with no emotion on his face. His frigid gaze obviously pouring cold water on her yet she kept latching on his pants, keeping no dignity to herself.
With one glance, it could be inferred that these two had some complicated relations with each other.
Sadly, Zhang Mei Xing did not know any of these details. She did not even know why these two were in this state.
As much as she wanted to sympathize with the woman, Zhang Mei Xing was not the type to favor a side without hearing the other. Who knew, maybe it was the girl who had committed an unpardonable crime and the refrigerator guy was actually very furious at her, hence the scary poker face.
Anyway, the miserable cry did awaken Zhang Mei Xing from her stupor, reminding her that she was confronting a strange thing.
Before she knew it, she had begun to look on with curiosity written all over her face. The beautiful woman and man whose faces could qualify as a match made in heaven continued with their play, although the exchange of words were not balanced. It was mostly the member of the fairer sex mumbling stuff, asking for a chance, threatening the other party not to cancel their engagement or break their relations.
'A drama?' This was the playful thought that crossed the spectator's mind when she calmed down. Ahead, the cries of the girl filled the air.
Zhang Mei Xing's face turned awkward.
'So the afterlife service for reincarnators like me extended to viewing other people's show?'
'In other words, I was not warned that there's something like this, so I actually panicked for nothing?'
By this time, she realized that her reactions that made her seem like a fool was totally unnecessary.
Looking at the scenario, even though she was at this state, nothing was actually threatening her life.
She seemed to be detached from reality, a reality that was not hers. The spot where she stood was not part of the world where the two other people were enacting their drama. But like what was said earlier, she didn't seem to be in any danger and she was also not experiencing any discomfort.
If there was one thing troubling her, it was her confusion about how she got there and about how she would leave.
So was it really that mysterious guide?
Anyway, thanks to her unusual adaptive ability and the now-clear presence slash image of the hourglass in her subconscious, she realized her situation and accepted it. In fact, when she remembered the guide, she had started to wonder whether she got pulled into this place because a god or something saw that she was planning to commit a crime.
The previous thought made her grimace.
'Maybe my spectating skills are being put into a test.'
'Let's just hope once I finished watching this drama, the merciful guide or whoever in-charge would let me go back.'
Before returning her focus on the scene happening before her, she offered a short prayer asking forgiveness for her sinful thoughts about her mother's ID.
A movement then came on the side of the cold-looking guy. Both Zhang Mei Xing and the girl in the actual scene were startled and they turned to him, watching his next actions.
Afterward, they just saw. The handsome man slowly knelt on one knee, looking so elegant as he made the action beautiful to watch. His posture was excellent and dreamy, like a modern knight getting on his knees for his princess. The expensive-looking suit made him appear more pleasing and moving. Sadly, even though the face and body truly qualified to be in the dreams of countless ladies, his expression was just off.
The man who called Song Heng was staring at the crying girl, Xiang Lixin, like she was a mere bug. And Zhang Mei Xing could not fathom how he could stay indifferent faced with such a breathtaking woman. After all, Xiang Lixin had an appearance that could put any famed model and actress into shame. Her skin too was annoyingly glowing that Zhang Mei Xing just wanted to go over and ask what skin-care product she was using.
Just then. The man met the woman's stare.
"Xiang Lixin. Let me make clear something to you." He finally spoke, eyes as piercing as before.
The woman temporarily stopped sobbing. "H-heng?"
She was baffled, or more appropriately put, scared by his indifferent attitude. However, only his name escaped her lips.
Finally, Xiang Lixin heard the words she never wanted to hear.
"Stop now."
The woman couldn't believe her ears.
"You should stop your delusion now and open your eyes to reality." It was these heartless words that began it. The real despair.
"N-no. W-what are you saying? " Xiang Lixin had a hunch of what the next words would be, but she didn't want to hear them. There was something else that she wanted to hear, made clear by her hopeful voice and her head that didn't stop shaking. "I-it's that fox woman, Shen Li, right? Heng, don't believe her! My head is clear, and you... Y-you're being misled by her!"
Unfortunately, the other party seemed to be done with her ugly state.
His voice was the same, calm, and clear. Yet there was an unmistakable frost mixed in it. "Xiang Lixin. Just stop. There has never been us and we're never over since nothing had ever started. So stop latching onto me. "
She froze, feeling like a thunderclap rang by her ears.
But the other party didn't seem eager to wait for her to digest what she just heard.
After saying that, the guy stood up and walked towards the nearby table to press something on it. A soft beeping sound then reverberated from the direction of the door. It was not particularly unpleasant to the ears. Nonetheless, the woman half-lying on the ground raised her head in alarm, recovering from the daze and looked at Song Heng with disbelief.
"W-wait! Hear me! Song Heng!" She called his name, as she said this, only God knows how much her heart was aching. "I-I'm telling you! Y-you're just confused! Let's talk!!!"
The man did not look at her, but at the two guards who entered. Only his finger moved as he motioned the two people to drag the woman out.
"Don't touch me!" Xiang Lixin tried to struggle, but she was caught and in no time, the two guards had wordlessly pulled her back towards the door. "N-No! Song Heng! We're not done yet! We're not done yet!"
She was crying so hard, her eyes that turned red which were giving off furious glint still looked so pitiful, and before she completely vanished through the doorway, she had cast away her pride and cried out, "Please!"
Yet to this, the man remained in his place. "Sorry."
His heartless words and uncaring demeanor made the jaw of the spectating Zhang Mei Xing reach the ground. Around this time, the pitiful-looking woman had been fully dragged out, barred by a thick glass door.
"I'm done with the Xiang… and you're of no value to me anymore."