At the airport...

    Shi Enxi was sitting at a bench, waiting for her flight to be announced. She had already changed into her casual clothes the moment she left the wedding venue. At first, she was anxious about whether Lu Mello would follow her but after receiving a message from Lu Xingyan that she managed to make him stay, she sighed in relief.

    It was not like she didn''t want to see him. She was just scared and ashamed. Even in this life, she did things that no normal mother would do. She caught her head with her hand and heaved a deep sigh. This was the only right thing she knew; to be away from him. Maybe one day, she would return and sign that divorce papers that were waiting for her at home.

    At the thought of signing it, her heart trembled and she bit her lower lip. This was not the place to cry so she managed to hold back her tears.

    Yes, she was doing the right thing. She tried convincing herself.

    "Good afternoon passengers. This is the pre-boarding announcement for flight 89B to Japan. We are now inviting those passengers with small children, and any passengers requiring special assistance, to begin boarding at this time. Please have your boarding pass and identification ready. Regular boarding will begin in approximately ten minutes. Thank you."

    As she heard the announcement, Shi Enxi stood up and prepared her luggage. For some reason, the closer she approached the boarding gate, the faster her heart raced. It was as if her instincts were trying to tell her something, telling her to look behind her. She didn''t know why she was suddenly feeling that way but she stopped and followed her instinct; she turned and looked behind.

    Her eyes widened in disbelief when she saw Lu Mello a few meters away from her. He was panting heavily since he ran all the way, trying to look for her until he finally found her. She never expected him to come especially when Lu Xingyan already told her that he won''t be following her.

    Shi Enxi was already avoiding him and yet there he was, their eyes locked with each other. She could hear her heart pound loud, she was nervous. She wanted to turn away and quickly leave but her feet wouldn''t listen. She stood still on her ground, stunned.

    On the other, Lu Mello stayed still, glued on where he was standing. He didn''t approach her either-even if he badly wanted to run to her and give her a hug.

    They stared at each other''s eyes for a whole minute until Shi Enxi was snapped out of her trance by the announcement about her flight.

    She has to leave! Now! She scolded herself.

    But before she could even turn away, she saw the side of his lips curl up into a small smile. He raised his hand a bit and waved goodbye at her. She didn''t expect him to do that. She was scared that he might walk to her and yet he didn''t. He only stopped by distance. That''s when she realized that he came just to see her off.

    It only made it harder for Shi Enxi to leave, seeing him that way. For some reason, she felt like they were back to that cliff where she was standing at the end, facing him. At that moment, she felt like if she turned away and leave now, she would only be falling on her death again.

    The gentleness in his eyes was something she both loved and hated. His eyes shone like sunlight on polished stone. The connection between the husband and the wife was barely a fraction of a second but in that brief snapshot of time, a secret had been told. A cry for help had been sent.

    In the next moment, she came running to him, landing in his arms as her tears escaped like water coming out of a broken dam. She couldn''t fight the pull between them. This was the reason why she didn''t want to see him again. She knew that even if it was just for a few seconds, she would end up running into his arms. She tried her best to resist, avoid him, and yet here she was, back into his arms. All it took was one look and she was back to him.

    Lu Mello was surprised at first when he saw her running to him but the moment she pounced on him, he couldn''t stop from hugging her back, embracing her longingly.

    His hug was stronger than anything she has ever known as if holding her wasn''t quite enough, he has to feel every ounce that she was pressed into every ounce that was him. In that moment of feeling him so close, she was awake somehow, more alive than she has been in so very long. She was like a butterfly who yearned for the cocoon, to be safe within walls, protected. His embrace was warm, and his big, strong arms seemed very protective when wrapped around her frail body. The world around her melted away as she squeezed him back, not wanting the moment to end.

    They both ended up in their own world. The sound in the background disappeared, the people passing them by, some looking their way faded from their presence. It was just the both of them right now, melting in each other''s arms. They both missed each other''s warmth, embrace. One hug was of gentle arms that still gave them space to breathe; the other hug was of strong arms that told everything that she was - body, brain, and soul - that she was with him.

    "Enxi..." Hearing his low, raspy yet longing voice only made her tears flow uncontrollably.

    "I''m sorry... I''m sorry, Mello..." She sniffled as she buried her head on his shoulder. "I''m sorry... I''m sorry..." She continued to mumble.

    He stroked her head and closed his eyes. It was as if all the hate, the anger he felt back then, all the hurt she made him feel disappeared the moment she was back in his arms. How could he hate her when she was being like this? How could he stay angry? "It''s fine... Enxi, it''s fine."

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    A/N:

    Yay! They are back! But it''s not the end, no, not yet *winks*

    I will be publishing Lu Mengjie''s story as soon as finish this book. I''ve been stockpiling chapters for it so I hope you can support that book after completing MEC and WWV 3

    As for those reading ''Ways on How to Confess'', it will be a long story so I decided to put it on hold and write Mengmeng''s story after this book first. Her story will be the last for the ''Modern Fairytales series''. I will announce in my IG once Mengmeng''s book is out. It will be a bit different than my other stories cause Mengmeng is my favorite 3

    Love,

    BerriApplepi