Chapter 530 - 8.130 Cross My Heart*
Lu Yizhou staggered on his feet due to the shock. From his position, he could only see Ellen’s side profile but that was already enough to tell him that something had gone terribly wrong. Ellen had never shown such an expression in front of him before — no, perhaps, this was how he was supposed to be.
The real Ellen, villain of this world.
His arms were grabbed from both sides, followed by the concerned inquiry. "Are you okay?!"
Lu Yizhou turned to find Cyrus and Luan by his side. Both of their faces were bloodless but there was a loosening tension on their shoulders upon seeing him. The way they looked at him was akin to a savior. Lu Yizhou’s voice was numb when he asked, "...What happened?" He had only gone for less than half a day, what could have brought such a great change to Ellen?
The eloquent Cyrus was actually tongue-tied at his question. His mouth opened and closed, but the answer Lu Yizhou was waiting for did not come, as though he had no idea how to word it in a way that would not offend anyone.
Lu Yizhou brushed them off. "It’s okay, I can already guess."
Cyrus still looked like he wanted to say something but Lu Yizhou gave him a look — it should be somewhere between ’leave the rest to me’ or ’don’t you dare take one step closer’ — and they finally relented.
However, Lu Yizhou had not taken more than two steps before Cyrus suddenly shouted, "Be careful!"
Lu Yizhou clenched his fists and for a split second, anger surged up his chest. The way Cyrus acted like Ellen was a dangerous being ticked him off in a wrong way. In this world, nobody knew his lover more than him. They might be short-tempered, haughty and arrogant sometimes, but Lu Yizhou had glimpsed upon the fragility they inadvertently showed; the loneliness and desolation that shrouded their entire being. It was like they were intent on pushing everyone away, the further the better.
Everyone might be daunted by their thorns, but not Lu Yizhou. Never.
Lu Yizhou ran across the slippery deck and held onto the nearest stable support as he looked up at Ellen’s figure.