Reborn: The Return of the Villainous Mr. Liu

Alix squinted her eyes. "You think I am lying about the confession when I remember rejecting you?"

Yuze slightly widened his eyes. "But we dated in the past and I broke up with you-"

"Because I was getting unbearable?" She smiled.

He frowned. "I think your mind is still jumbled up because of the coma."

"Yeah sure. Everything that you can't explain or goes against you should be related to my coma," she sarcastically gave him a thumbs up.

His gaze slightly turned cold. "I just don't want you to lie to Shui. She trusts you as a good friend and I don't want her to get hurt."

She arched her brow. "Oh my, you really love Shui. So caring and protective."

Yuze narrowed his eyes. "Alix…if you are doing all this to get my attention, then please stop. We are over and I don't want Shui getting dragged in all this."

She shrugged. "Then go ahead and tell her to stop with the art classes. I don't mind. That is, if you are ready to tell her that I am the least bit interested in you, yet you want to disturb everything that is going well for no reason."

Yuze paused. "No reason? You are wrong, Alix. There is some reason at least. If that reason is not me, then are you…" he was still doubtful but said it anyway, "doing this to get Liu Jin's attention?"

Alix arched her brow with amusement.

"You two talked to each other outside at the Business Summit and tonight at the party, you offered to dance with him. You also want him to be a part of your art classes. Did you lie because you want to give a clean image of yourself? That what happened in our relationship was my fault?"

"You are right."

"Sorry?"

"I said you are right," she shrugged. "I like Liu Jin."

That left Yuze dumbfounded. "...Seriously?"

"Why? Is it wrong to like him? I don't see a problem," she rubbed her chin, "He is rich, handsome and single. I am rich, beautiful and single. One single man plus one single woman equals…?"

He got her taunt but grimaced. "He likes Shui."

"So it is the other way around too but is that stopping you from getting close to her?"

"I genuinely like Shui."
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"So what makes you think that I don't genuinely like Jin?"

"Because it is hard to believe that you have let go of me that easily. You interfered in all aspects of my life before and just one coma now suddenly changed you that drastically?" He smiled bitterly. "I believe your intentions are the same - to get me back anyhow. You just changed your tactics."

Alix's eyes now slightly glinted with malice. She took two threatening steps towards him.

"So you think that whatever the case, each one of my actions only mount to the reason of getting you back. You mean to say that I cannot move on or I cannot fall for another man. You want Shui's world to revolve around you and you think that my world revolves around you too. Too bad for you, Kang Yuze," she sneered.

"Because I strongly feel that in the end, neither of our worlds will have anything to do with you."

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Shui was heading straight towards the washroom. Clutching her temple with pain, she wobbled in her steps. Everywhere she looked, it was all hazy and blurry that caused her heart to pound even more.

What is happening to me…

Everything was fine a few minutes ago when she suddenly felt discomfort spreading in her body. She breathed hard, trying to restore her balance but couldn't. She tiredly stopped midway, exhaling breathlessly.

Did…Did somebody spike my drink?

Shui couldn't find any other reason for her health to suddenly deteriorate like this. She gritted her teeth, frustration enveloping her heart.

I cannot…I cannot believe people are still stupid enough to spike drinks!

But a fear gnawed at her heart. She wasn't able to make left from right and clearly wasn't in any state to keep on walking. If she didn't get help before she passed out, then she had no clue where she would end up waking up.

Tears pooled in her eyes, feeling helpless and lost. But she didn't want to waste time in self-pity. She fumbled with her phone and her trembling fingers struggled to unlock it. The pin was a four digit number but with everything spinning in front of her eyes, she couldn't make out the numbers.

At the last attempt, she managed to unlock her phone much to her relief.

Shui's breaths began to turn more ragged and the pain intensified in her head.

I have to call somebody…I have to call somebody…

Wiping her cheeks, she dazedly opened her contact list when she faintly heard the sound of somebody's footsteps tapping against the floor. She froze. Her heart sped fast.

Was it the person who spiked her drink? Was he coming to take her away?

Color drained from her face and he quickened her movements.

Come on, come on…

She was anxiously sliding her finger against the screen to find the name of the person to call, but her reading abilities were worsening. It all looked like a bunch of black text bubbles on a white screen.

The footsteps suddenly took speed and what felt like walking before was rushing towards her at full speed. Shui gave up on her phone and struggled to stand. Running away was a better option than getting caught.

But a hand touched her shoulder and she stiffened. Shui didn't give up. She violently shook off the man's hand.

"Let go of me you jerk! Don't you dare touch me!"

Shui heard him talking but she couldn't make out his words. This time, she felt her arm getting grabbed and once again, she violently threw it away.

"You…g-get away from me!" she stumbled, rapidly losing her sense of judgment and decision making. Tears fell from her eyes.

I am done for…I am…losing…

Suddenly, a burst of icy cold water got splashed on her face, and she gasped. The abrupt chilliness felt so jarring that it left her disoriented for several moments. But little by little, the world didn't feel so spinning anymore.

"...Shui?...okay?"

She blinked rapidly in a daze and saw somebody's outline in front of her.

"Shui, I am…to you! Can you…hear me?"

She felt another splash of cold water across her face, and she shuddered. Her headache lessened and now she clearly recognized the face and the voice.

"Shui, please talk to me!"

Despite the slightly double vision, she saw Jin's face marred with worry and fear. Tears fell once again but this time with the gripping fear leaving the walls of her heart.

Not afraid any longer, Shui let her body give up and collapsed in Jin's arms.