Promise You a Life Full of Love
Chapter 40 - The Last Dance
The hoarse voice echoed in her ears. She was seized with growing unease again, and her fingers holding his sleeve became stiff.
She turned her head to avoid his touch and smiled reluctantly. “Chen, what’s the matter with you? Your words sound a little scary.”
With that she wanted to take off the blindfold. She couldn’t see him, touch him or read his thoughts from his expression. It was a torture for her.
Xu Zijin couldn’t wait to break away from such a torturous situation. She wanted to see for herself what on earth happened to Fu Chen.
“Don’t hurry.” Fu Sinian grabbed her hand and stopped her from taking off the blindfold. “Let’s dance first.”
‘Dance?’
Xu Zijin was more confused.
Fu Sinian saw the puzzled look on her face, but chose to ignore it. He didn’t allow her to refuse. So he held her hand in a tight grip and led her to the dance floor.
Music rang out, and Xu Zijin heard a familiar, melodious tune. Her face suddenly paled with horror.
The music had the familiar beat of a waltz…
The familiar tune took her on a trip down the memory lane to her 18th birthday.
On that day, she made her brilliant debut with a waltz at her birthday party and became the first young lady of note in Jiang City.
But what made her happier was her dancing partner.
Xu Zijin couldn’t help shivering.
The familiar dance music and dance steps trapped her in the memories of the past. Even the air was filled with the faint, familiar fragrance of jasmine.
Her face assumed a sort of dreamy expression. Xu Zijin felt as though she had entered a time warp– at her 18th birthday party, she was dancing with Fu Sinian and everything was the best in her imagination.
Xu Zijin was in a trance thinking of her past life when she was dancing. As soon as the music stopped, she pushed Fu Sinian away and ran towards the door.
She dared not think more or take off the blindfold. She didn’t even have the courage to stay here anymore. Although the truth was about to come out, she forced herself to ignore it.
‘How can it be possible? I don’t believe it!
I’m going to leave here. It will be okay as long as I leave here…’ she thought.
Flustered, she accidentally hit the sofa and with a bang, she fell heavily to the floor.
Meanwhile, her blindfold slipped down.
Everything in front of her, including mediterranean-style decoration, light blue wallpaper with vertical stripes and dark blue curtains, gave her a strong sense of familiarity. The night wind was blowing, and she seemed to smell the sea.
When she was very young, she liked Haizi’s poem “Face The Sea, With Spring Flowers Blossoming”. Later when she was with Fu Sinian, she liked this poem all the more.
…
From tomorrow on, I will write to each of my dear ones,
Telling them of my happiness,
What the lightening of blessedness has told me,
I will spread it to each of them.
…
These four short sentences seemed to be a summary of all her feelings at that time– she wanted to tell everyone that Fu Sinian was her love, they two got married and lived a happy life.
However, poetry was not the truth. She could kid herself that they two were blissfully happy together, but it was a lie anyway.
Fu Sinian was a cold-hearted demon. He would never love her or give her happiness.
Xu Zijin’s face turned pale, and the last glimmer of hope in her eyes faded away. She slumped on the floor and laughed at her own foolishness. Her bitter and satirical laughter filled the room.
She was brought back to this villa again.
She had ever looked upon the villa as her home. All the decoration and furnishings here were bought and placed by Xu Zijin herself.
Fu Sinian was an orphan who grew up on his own. So she wanted to give him a home and care for him all her life.
But later, she knew that Fu Sinian didn’t care about her feelings for him at all. He only wanted to destroy her family.
Now, when she recalled that she had hoped to live together with him in this villa until old age, she felt like a fool to the nth degree. Everything here was like a witness of her foolishness, laughing at her relentlessly.
‘Look, this woman is so stupid.’
The footsteps drew nearer, and a huge shadow enveloped her.
She turned her head to avoid his touch and smiled reluctantly. “Chen, what’s the matter with you? Your words sound a little scary.”
With that she wanted to take off the blindfold. She couldn’t see him, touch him or read his thoughts from his expression. It was a torture for her.
Xu Zijin couldn’t wait to break away from such a torturous situation. She wanted to see for herself what on earth happened to Fu Chen.
“Don’t hurry.” Fu Sinian grabbed her hand and stopped her from taking off the blindfold. “Let’s dance first.”
‘Dance?’
Xu Zijin was more confused.
Fu Sinian saw the puzzled look on her face, but chose to ignore it. He didn’t allow her to refuse. So he held her hand in a tight grip and led her to the dance floor.
Music rang out, and Xu Zijin heard a familiar, melodious tune. Her face suddenly paled with horror.
The music had the familiar beat of a waltz…
The familiar tune took her on a trip down the memory lane to her 18th birthday.
On that day, she made her brilliant debut with a waltz at her birthday party and became the first young lady of note in Jiang City.
But what made her happier was her dancing partner.
Xu Zijin couldn’t help shivering.
The familiar dance music and dance steps trapped her in the memories of the past. Even the air was filled with the faint, familiar fragrance of jasmine.
Her face assumed a sort of dreamy expression. Xu Zijin felt as though she had entered a time warp– at her 18th birthday party, she was dancing with Fu Sinian and everything was the best in her imagination.
Xu Zijin was in a trance thinking of her past life when she was dancing. As soon as the music stopped, she pushed Fu Sinian away and ran towards the door.
She dared not think more or take off the blindfold. She didn’t even have the courage to stay here anymore. Although the truth was about to come out, she forced herself to ignore it.
‘How can it be possible? I don’t believe it!
I’m going to leave here. It will be okay as long as I leave here…’ she thought.
Flustered, she accidentally hit the sofa and with a bang, she fell heavily to the floor.
Meanwhile, her blindfold slipped down.
Everything in front of her, including mediterranean-style decoration, light blue wallpaper with vertical stripes and dark blue curtains, gave her a strong sense of familiarity. The night wind was blowing, and she seemed to smell the sea.
When she was very young, she liked Haizi’s poem “Face The Sea, With Spring Flowers Blossoming”. Later when she was with Fu Sinian, she liked this poem all the more.
…
From tomorrow on, I will write to each of my dear ones,
Telling them of my happiness,
What the lightening of blessedness has told me,
I will spread it to each of them.
…
These four short sentences seemed to be a summary of all her feelings at that time– she wanted to tell everyone that Fu Sinian was her love, they two got married and lived a happy life.
However, poetry was not the truth. She could kid herself that they two were blissfully happy together, but it was a lie anyway.
Fu Sinian was a cold-hearted demon. He would never love her or give her happiness.
Xu Zijin’s face turned pale, and the last glimmer of hope in her eyes faded away. She slumped on the floor and laughed at her own foolishness. Her bitter and satirical laughter filled the room.
She was brought back to this villa again.
She had ever looked upon the villa as her home. All the decoration and furnishings here were bought and placed by Xu Zijin herself.
Fu Sinian was an orphan who grew up on his own. So she wanted to give him a home and care for him all her life.
But later, she knew that Fu Sinian didn’t care about her feelings for him at all. He only wanted to destroy her family.
Now, when she recalled that she had hoped to live together with him in this villa until old age, she felt like a fool to the nth degree. Everything here was like a witness of her foolishness, laughing at her relentlessly.
‘Look, this woman is so stupid.’
The footsteps drew nearer, and a huge shadow enveloped her.