It didn't take them long to get to the venue where the reunion was being held. It was Hotel Helios after all and all three adults knew this place well.
For Lu AnLing it was a place which had held a lot of painful memories but as she looked at the building, she no longer felt any pain. All the memories of Yang Yize had been overwritten by those Kang Jun had given her. And those were pure bliss.
Lu AnLing turned to look at the man for a second with love before she began to get out of the car. Though, as she opened the door, Lu AnLing suddenly froze.
From where she sat she could see the lounge of Hotel Helios. In there, there were people Lu AnLing recognized well. They were from her high school. Sure, somewhere skinnier, fatter or their hair had changed but they were definitely the same people from back then. Some were even those who had bullied her. Lu AnLing felt her heart miss a beat and a cold sweat overtake her.
How she hated this feeling of being powerless and weak... but these were only residue emotions from a time Lu AnLing wished she could forget.
As soon as she had frozen, Kang Jun realized this. Worried he put his hand on her shoulder. Feeling his touch, Lu AnLing touched his hand with hers. Their wedding rings unintentionally brushing against each other.
"What's wrong?" Kang Jun asked.
Hearing this, Lu AnLing shook her head before she turned her head towards him and said, "I'm fine."
Lu AnLing's heart skipped a beat again. But this time she pushed herself out of the car.
Outside, it was cold and slight freezing rain showers began to pelt Lu AnLing on the head. Feeling the cold, she hugged the pink coat that Kang Jun had giver her. She was about to run inside but then, her eyes met with a person from the crowd indoors.
It was Zhao Fei.
In a split second, the girl had called to her other friends and had announced Lu AnLing's arrival.
Once again her heart skipped a beat but this time, Lu AnLing felt a strong urge to run away and hide.
Feeling this, she almost turned away but then, she suddenly heard Kang Jun call her.
"AnLing!"
Lu AnLing immediately turned to the man who had called her. When she looked back she saw that he had removed his tux and his hair was completely a mess. With his hair down, Kang Jun looked much younger than he actually was. Lu AnLing though he was extremely cute but her mind didn't stay on this fact. Instead, she frowned.
It was cold out and the rain was beginning to soak his shirt. Despite it being black, she could see how it began to cling to his body, outlining the man's abs.
She was about to complain but before she could, Kang Jun wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her lips hard.
As the rain began to turn to snow, and the temperature fell a couple degrees, Kang Jun pressed Lu AnLinh into him and the only thing the two could feel was warmth.
It was a scene she would have never expected to experience. It was practically straight from the romance dramas Lu AnLing had watched extensively in her teenage years.
In her mind, the world began to slow down as she and Kang Jun absorbed themselves in their kiss.
As the two continued their kiss, inside the lounge of Hotel Helios a group of boys and girls alike watched as the two kissed passionately.
The two were being pretty conservative but many people in the room felt their bodies heat. It was like they had an acute case of voyeurism and they couldn't turn away.
Some felt as if the room became several degrees hotter while others were repulsed. Many discussions erupted over Lu AnLing. Everyone, whether they spoke good or ill about her, felt their curiosity bubble.
They couldn't believe their eyes. Lu AnLing seemed to be living the good life. The same Lu AnLing who would do what she was told, who always took the slaps people gave her and who rarely fought back...
How did she get such a man? What had changed?
Many wondered those same questions, with the exception of Zhao Fei.
Watching the scene unfold from the window, Zhao Fei laughed, "I guess Lu AnLing's found herself a boyfriend..."
"You must be kidding, who would date that doormat?" Feng Ziyi scoffed.
"A real hottie." Zhao Fei said as she examined Kang Jun's body.
Hearing what Zhao Fei had said, Feng Ziyi walked over to Zhao Fei in disbelief. Seeing the girl and man getting hot and heavy in the snow, Feng Ziyi frowned and then shrugged, "He's not that good looking."
Zhao Fei looked at the man and laughed.
In the dark, with Kang Jun's hair down, it was hard to make out who he was but anyone with eyes could see how good looking he was. Even without revealing his face, his stature and his body alone were pure perfection.
"Who are you mentally comparing him to?" Zhao Fei bit her lip as she continued examining Kang Jun, completely ignoring Lu AnLing's figure. She then turned to Feng Ziyi, pressed her back against the window and purred, "In my opinion, he's pretty damn perfect."
Feng Ziyi frowned.
Behind the two, near the bar, another figure stood. Seeing the commotion, he moved to check what was going on.
As soon as he saw the scene the man froze.
'It couldn't be...' his mind said as he observed the couple who held each other close.
But when he moved closer he could see it clearly. The man was Kang Jun and the woman was Lu AnLing!
His heart felt as if it was soaring and aching at the same time but he ignored such a reaction. Instead, he concentrated on his mind who found intense happiness from the scene.
A small smile began to tug at his lips. He was about to take out his phone and take a commemorative picture but just as he was about to, a voice called him from behind.
"Liang?" The voice said.
Turning around, Kang Liang saw the familiar face of Sheng.
Sheng: "What are you doing here?"
Kang Liang pointed to the bartender. "Helping out a friend with his part-time job. And you, I thought you were in America?"
Sheng took a seat at the bar and said, "I was, I came back for a friend... This is my high school reunion, I'm waiting for my friend to arrive."
Kang Liang was about to ask Sheng if he knew Lu AnLing but as soon as he saw the girl, Kang Liang instinctively turned away from her, he didn't want her to think he was stalking her or something. If his brother heard such a thing he would surely get killed.
Kang Liang thought that just turning away would save him, but to his surprise, Sheng called out,
"Bro!"
And Lu AnLing retorted, "Sis!"
When Lu AnLing approached, they high fived.
The eyes of the room turned to the pair but, unlike when they were teenagers, they both didn't care. After her kiss with Kang Jun, Lu AnLing felt free.
This turn of events left Kang Liang in disbelief.
So the majority want an early mass release, so an early mass release you will get. It will most likely be on Wednesday since this week I made the mistakes of watching Wynona Earp, playing Detroit and buying Resident Evil 2 (It's for my brother but I love to watch survival horror games!).
Though remember that this means no mass release on the 1st of February! The next mass release would be on March 1st (by then, we should already be in volume 5)