Chapter 38: 2.10 Third Small Star – How to catch a Scheming Black Lotus?

After their plan was finalized, Wan Lengya left numerous bodyguards and shadow guards to protect his wife. This time, he was not willing to let his wife fall into any kind of danger. Even a scratch would not be forgiven this time. These subordinates knew that their master was serious this time as he forbade anyone aside from the two close friends to approach Hei Xue. Only their boss, Yue Wuya, and the lawyer named Hei Yu were allowed to enter the room of Prince Hei. Among them, Hei Yu was given the task to stay in the room at all times as he needed to care for their boss's wife's well-being. Even the food would be inspected before being eaten if bought outside. Groceries would only be accepted if the boss or Hei Yu brought them personally. A small kitchen was prepared next door upon their boss's request. The doctors that looked after Prince Hei were those who worked directly under him and his wife only. These actions of his showed how much possessiveness and love he had for his wife, and now everyone knew that Hei Xue was this Demon King's only reverse scale. Someone they had to treat more important than their own parents or ancestors. Wan Lengya had made the investigations public but left more prying eyes to observe every movement of Xing Ran. After all, this person had been their initial suspect for the accident three years ago and this latest one. His obsession towards the King of Music, Wan Lengya, was well known as well. He was a fanatic of Lengya. Everyone in the music industry and in the conservatoire knew of his obsessive one-sided love towards the King, but the King only loved one person. Failing to kill Hei Xue the second time made him reach the final straw of his emotional constraints. ### Somewhere in the Conservatoire His private living space was dark, with a lot of things scattered on the floor, either broken or fragmented. Countless glass shards spread on the ground. The lights in the whole place were turned off as if no one was living in it. In the receiving area, Xing Ran was seated on the couch while clutching his hair like a crazy person. "Why...? Why...!? Just why can't you just die!? The King is mine. He can only be mine! Since those useless fools couldn't do it, I will just have to kill you with my own hands!!! HEI XUE!! You whore!" he muttered, talking to himself in the midst of his madness. Unable to bear it anymore, he decided to take matters into his own hands, but unlike those with high authority, ordinary people didn't know how heavy the security the King had made around his Queen. Just with the Queen's original lineage, heavy security was always a must. After all, Hei Xue was a crown prince and full-blood royalty of both Wu and Hei. Three weeks had passed since then. ### Morning in the Conservatoire Xing Ran looked for Yue Wuya as he couldn't find Wan Lengya. Obviously, Wan Lengya made sure to avoid him, in case he forgot to hold back his anger and killed this bitch on the spot. That would make his wife's plan useless. As they had expected, Xing Ran requested to visit Hei Xue. "What? You want to meet Xue? No, not allowed!" said Wuya. Acting like a little white lotus, Xing Ran pleaded, "I... I only want to thank Professor Fee. After all, he got hurt... protecting my students. Please! Professor Yue, you must let me meet Professor Fee to show my gratitude. I cannot find Brother Wan to ask for permission. Professor Yue is my last chance. Please~" Acting reluctant, Wuya replied, "But if I bring you with me and Lengya knows, I will get killed." "I promise... I will explain to Brother Wan properly. Please, Professor Yue~" replied Xing Ran with a bright smile on his face. Then, Xing Ran lowered his head, bowing down to his waist to show his determination. The real reason for this action was to prevent Wuya from seeing his annoyed expression hidden behind his white lotus façade. Yue Wuya looked at him with a disgusted expression, but the latter couldn't see it because his head was down. Obviously, these two hated each other. Sighing as if he accepted, Wuya said, "Sigh~ fine!" Xing Ran beamed with happiness at his agreement. That afternoon, Yue Wuya brought Xing Ran to the hospital where Hei Xue currently resided. When they arrived on the floor where Xue's room was located, the guards standing in the hall a few meters away from Xue's room inspected them before allowing them to pass to the room where Xue was admitted. Upon their arrival in the room, they only saw Hei Xue asleep on his bed. Seated beside the bed was a man wearing a formal suit while reading a magazine. It was Hei Yu. A sweet smile appeared on Wuya's face as soon as he saw his wife, but he didn't forget to say his lines. "Honey~ this is Professor Xing I told you about on the phone. He said he wanted to meet Xue. Professor Xing, this is my wife and Xue's legal lawyer," he introduced. The two shook hands upon finishing the introductions while Hei Yu pinched his husband in disagreement for bringing someone with him. This was within his script. With a cold smile on his face, Hei Yu spoke, "Why did you bring someone here without the King's permission? My dear~ do you want to die?" rebuking Wuya while pulling his ears. With his ears pulled for real, Wuya complained, "Ow... Ow... Honey~ gently~ my ears~." Not forgetting his white lotus façade, Xing Ran immediately pleaded, "Please don't get angry at Professor Yue. It was my request for him to bring me here. I wanted to give my thanks to Professor Fee for saving my students," he explained. Hei Yu just looked at him with a sharp gaze, though there was a judging smile on his face. "There is no need to explain. You are already here anyway. But I don't think you can talk to the Professor; the medicine given to him induces sleep, so the Professor will be asleep for a few hours," he said, a hint of taunting in his tone. Keeping a kind smile on his face, Xing Ran replied, "I can wait. I mean, since I'm already here, let me wait for the professor to wake up." "As you wish, but please observe silence. My prince's husband will be back soon. You can explain to him yourself why you are here," said Hei Yu as he went back to reading. Making sure that the kind smile on his face didn't fade, Xing Ran could only secretly strengthen his grip hidden within his sleeves to control his anger and hatred for Hei Yu. His mind was clouded with madness as his thoughts were in disarray. 'This bastard calls his beloved that whore's husband!? They are divorced! Divorce! I want to pull out this slut's tongue!' Xing Ran thought behind his angelic smile. Yue Wuya sat beside his wife, wanting to ask for forgiveness while tugging at his sleeves like a bullied puppy, but Hei Yu ignored him. Like a kicked puppy, Yue Wuya sat quietly beside his wife. In the end, Hei Yu couldn't bear it and dragged his annoying husband outside the room to scold him. The timing was calculated properly as planned before the couple acted out and pretended to take their leave to have a private talk. The moment the couple left the room, the kind smile on Xing Ran's face disappeared completely. The flower bouquet on his lap was destroyed the moment he took something hidden inside. The bouquet wasn't checked as it was made to be so expensively beautiful that it made others hesitate to touch it. Though it was according to plan that the guards turned a blind eye at such a huge bouquet. Normally, such kinds of things wouldn't pass through those guards' watchful eyes. A regular-sized knife made of glass was hidden inside the huge bouquet. As metal detectors were stationed in the hallway where the VIP rooms were located, the glass knife was able to successfully pass through the metal detector. Even so, the guards had received orders to turn a blind eye to things that obviously looked strange, like the huge bouquet. Xing Ran stood up, even stepping on the bouquet he threw on the floor. He had a smile of madness imprinted on his face while his eyes were filled with malice. Walking slowly towards the sleeping Hei Xue on the bed, Xing Ran held the glass knife in his right hand. With a crazy smile on his face, Xing Ran muttered, "I failed to kill you once but succeeded in making Lengya divorce you. So, I thought that the king could finally become mine, but when you disappeared, Lengya changed like a different person. He is a lot colder than before and treats others like they are not human, except for a few whom he considers friends. His former attraction to me disappeared completely. I didn't give up and tried all means, even seduction, to get his eyes back on me, but he treated me worse than beggars. He didn't let me call his name nor let me touch him! Even entering his line of sight disgusts him, like I am some kind of bug dirtying his eyes! That was your fault. No! It can only be your fault! Before I could even take back his gaze, you just had to return. You damn bitch! He is mine. Mine... Mine! He can only be mine, but... he only has you in his eyes, in his heart. Since that's the case, then... you can only die. DIE, Wu Xue!!!" Xing Ran raised the knife intending to stab Hei Xue through his heart, wanting to take his life with one stroke, only for someone to grab his wrist, twisting it at an awkward angle without any hint of hesitation and breaking his wrist bones mercilessly. "AAAHHH…" He screamed in pain, only for the latter to kick him in the stomach without any reluctance. Xing Ran flew back and hit the wall. He fell on the floor like a broken doll, coughing blood from the internal injuries of his broken ribs. Xing Ran had a hard time breathing after coughing blood. His head also started to bleed. But he didn't forget his goal; seeing someone save Hei Xue, Xing Ran knew he was trapped. Since he would be caught anyway, he wanted to drag down Hei Xue with him by taking his life no matter what. Looking around him to see where his knife fell, his line of sight suddenly started to waver from the lack of blood. What he didn't know was that his knife had long been confiscated, and the culprit was the man who kicked him. This man had hit him without holding back, even making sure a few of his ribs broke with one hit. While panting as if he was out of breath, Xing Ran tried to assess his current situation clearly, but his state wasn't good. He didn't even hear the sound of the door opening and much less recognize those familiar voices. "Wow~ no hesitation at all. Did you break his ribs with that kick of yours?" It was Yue Wuya's voice. "He deserves it," Hei Yu replied. After regaining control of his breathing, Xing Ran slowly moved, trying to stand up as he looked at the people inside the crowded room, but his sight was still slightly blurry and he was unable to distinguish their appearances. As for the main culprit of kicking Xing Ran, this man ignored the three's presence altogether. He put the knife he picked up inside the side closet and sat on the bed where Hei Xue was. With a gentle tone, the man asked, filled with worry, "Are you hurt, Xue'er?" asked Lengya. The moment Xing Ran heard that familiar voice, he ignored the pain in his body just to look at the owner of the voice. He was shocked to see that the one who kicked him and broke his wrist without any hints of humanity was none other than the person he loved the most. He watched as Lengya gently pulled Xue into his embrace as if he was the most precious being in the world. Jealousy and envy stabbed at his heart! Just the fact that Wan Lengya ignored his existence for Hei Xue was enough to break his heart. After all, he loved the man named Wan Lengya with all his heart, and tears fell from his eyes unconsciously. Seeing the despair in Xing Ran's eyes, Hei Xue couldn't help but laugh at him, surprising only Xing Ran, who didn't know about Hei Xue's evil personality. Hahaha~ Seeing the sudden changes in Hei Xue's personality left Xing Ran speechless. Hei Yu learned about it three years ago while Yue Wuya witnessed it in France a few years ago. On the other hand, Wan Lengya's expression didn't change at all. He didn't care even if Hei Xue was an evil person. After all, he loved him wholly for who he was, no matter if he was a little devil or a little fairy. He loved him with everything he had. Only Xing Ran was stunned. "Pfft! Hahaha~ you look like a rag dog!" taunted Hei Xue, his voice showing hints of delight. Laughing at Xing Ran, Hei Xue moved as if he was uninjured. After all, his body was almost healed after staying in the hospital for a month. Hei Xue straddled Lengya's lap, who unconsciously put his arms around his waist to let him sit comfortably. Not forgetting to pull the blanket to cover Xue's back and avoid him getting cold. Hei Xue wrapped his hands around Lengya's waist, removing the few spaces between them. He pressed himself against Lengya's body without any embarrassment and then glanced at the glaring Xing Ran not far from them, giving him a mischievous smile. His eyes showed mirth and laughter from within. Obviously, Hei Xue was enjoying making Xing Ran lose his mind in envy and jealousy. There was even a proud smile imprinted on his face as he looked down on Xing Ran. Meanwhile, Wan Lengya tightened his arm around the slender waist of his wife, not letting him escape. With eyes full of love and tenderness, he looked at the man in his arms. Wan Lengya smiled unconsciously; his smile was so beautiful, like eternal ice melting, giving one a feeling of spring. This time, not only Xing Ran was rendered speechless; even Yue Wuya was stunned in a daze. Wan Lengya rarely smiled, but seeing such a blooming expression on this cold-hearted man's face would astonish people who knew what kind of personality he possessed. "W-Woow~ am I seeing things?" said the stunned Wuya upon seeing his deadpan-faced friend smile. As if used to this kind of Lengya, Xue just smirked and gave this silly man a sweet kiss before once again returning his gaze to his toy in this world. Smiling proudly at Xing Ran, he said, "Lengya is yours? Please! Dream only when you're asleep. The Lengya whom you called yours no longer exists. The moment I, Hei Xue, opened my eyes, this Lengya here has always been mine. He can only become mine and mine only~ This Lengya is my~ husband~ so he can never be yours~ little one~." Hei Xue's tone might be playful, and even his words sounded taunting to others' ears, but to Xing Ran's ears, the things that entered his mind were different, and he was shocked to be rendered speechless. In a daze after understanding the hidden meaning within Hei Xue's words, he asked, "Y-You... you? Are you really… that weak, timid, pessimist Wu Xue!?" looking at Hei Xue like he was some kind of devil. Smirking at Xing Ran as he understood what he meant, he looked at the guards who had shown themselves alongside Wan Lengya, the moment Xing Ran tried to stab him, and gave them a simple command. "Drag him over," commanded Hei Xue. Hei Xue gestured for the guards to drag Xing Ran towards him as he had something to say. With his arms dangling at his sides, Xing Ran was forced to stand even with his body aching all over. Even when he screamed in immense pain, the cold, icy expression Wan Lengya gave him never changed. Looking at the smiling Hei Xue in front of him, unable to move at all, he could only watch the man whisper something in his ear with a playful tone of voice. 'I'm not the original Wu Xue. You understand, right? Dear little one~ I had fun~~'