"Right, right, he agreed to meet you!" The librarian sighed a breath of relife as she looked at Bai Yunxian happily.
’Looks like things are going too smoothly? Is it just my imagination? Or truly some coincidence?’
Though he doubted the reason, seeing that the woman unconditionally help him to this extent, he couldn’t refuse at the last minute.
"Thank you very much." Bai Yunxian thanked the kind lady in a polite manner, to which she replied with a content smile.
"No need to thank me, this is what I should do. Don’t listen to these nonsensical rumors made up by childrens and judge a person. You should personally meet the man in question before judging him. Anyway, don’t act rude and behave politely, I’m sure he would be of help to you." The woman scolded Bai Yunxian pretty harshly for acting all nervous after coming here, which made Bai Yunxian blush in shame.
It seems that she saw through my nervousness...
The feeling of being caught while stealing candy like a child was too shameful for Bai Yunxian, who has lived a life longer than the elderly lady like the librarian.
"I understand." Bai Yunxian spoke in a small voice as he turned towards the door and knocked three times.
"May I come in, Sir?" Gathering all his might, Bai Yunxian took a deep breath before saying out loud.
Trauma is a scary thing, it makes one do even the smallest things with doubt and confusion. People who suffer mental trauma begin to suspect everyone and everything around them whether they do it consciously or subconsciously.
And this truth was not an exception for Bai Yunxian.
After getting suppressed for a long time, he felt it hard to socialize with other people and to meet new people.
This sudden feeling of nervousness made Bai Yunxian think of many unrelated things, as he wondered.
’It would’ve been great if Lord Yun was here, then I wouldn’t have to go through all these hardships. He would’ve definitely helped me in one way or another.’
However, the moment he thought of this, the bad ending of Yun Shu when she got tortured and killed by the Crown Prince flashed up in his mind, making his entire body jolt up.
No, no, what was I thinking?
The people I cherish or the ones who helped me always ended up like that. I shouldn’t think of getting help from others ever again, especially not from Lord Yun...
The thought of Yun Shu getting killed so unfairly made his heart ache, Bai Yunxian clenched his fists so hard that his nails dug into his palm, pouring out blood from them.
No, I mustn’t get involved with him ever again...
Bai Yunxian was thinking all sorts of things, not noticing the librarian who was gone long ago, and time which was flowing by for so long.
Click!
The sound of the door opening made Bai Yunxian come back to reality as he snapped out of his thoughts, only to see the person emerging from the other side of the door who was staring at him with a strange smile on his face.
’What’s this feeling? He seems... familiar?’
Bai Yunxian was astonished to see the tall man dressed in a lavish whiter robe standing before him, but it was even more astonishing for him to have this familiar feeling.
"Why does it take so long to open the door and come inside? Or do you perhaps not know how to open a door at all, student?"
This voice...!
I’m sure I heard it somewhere, but where?
Bai Yunxian couldn’t pinpoint exactly where he saw this man, because the golden patterned black mask he wore was partly responsible for him to not recognizing the other party.
"What is it, you aren’t coming in?" Without giving him enough time to process all the information going inside his head, the man interrupted at the right moment.
"Oh, s-sorry teacher, I’m coming." Flustered and confused, Bai Yunxian hurried in.
"Hah, I can’t believe that students these days are so disrespectful to teachers, making them open the door for them. I’m truly impressed by your wits, student Bai."
The leisurely tone carried a playfulness within, but Bai Yunxian missed the tone due to his anxiety and emotion as he tried to apologize quickly.
"I-I apologize, teacher. I didn’t mean to offend you, I just thought... that you sound like someone I know, that’s all. I’m willing to apologize and compensate you if you want." Bai Yunxian bowed down his head and apologized sincerely.
"Well, whatever. Just sit down for now. By the way, do you know who I am? For you to come here and seek my help, you are quite the bold one, kiddo." The man crossed his legs one over the other as he sat down on the sofa.
By now, Bai Yunxian was aware of the interior design within this room, which was very simple yet lavish and grandiose at the same time.
This kind of design, I’m sure I saw it before too, but where?
Bai Yunxian looked up at the man, directly meeting his eyes that were looking at him as well.
The feeling that he had after locking his eyes with him made Bai Yunxian shiver as he quickly wanted to withdraw his eyes but couldn’t, because there was a kind of weird attraction within them which made Bai Yunxian unable to look away.
The way he looked at Bai Yunxian was the way a predator watches his prey’s every move before catching it at the right time. It was something that made Bai Yunxian feel shiver and goosebumps all over his body.
Am I reacting too sensitively?
Maybe, it’s the truth.
He lived a life where he was wary and in a consistent fear of man, it was natural for him to be in a guard against this man. What’s more, he also heard all sorts of gossip about this man before him, who gave off a familiar feeling that Bai Yunxian couldn’t be mistaken for.
A/N : What do you think about the mysterious man’s identity?
A) Crown Prince
B) Bastard #3
C) A Subordinate
D) New Character
E) I have other option
Feel free to bomber the comment section to your hearts content, soon you’ll find out the identity in a few Chapter :)