As I carried a cake and opened the door to the private room for my boyfriend's birthday, a burst of cheers erupted inside.
Lu Zhiyi was embracing his female secretary and kissing her over a damp tissue.
When they saw it was me at the door, the lively room fell silent at once.
The secretary's face flushed. The tissue drifted to the floor, and she shyly covered her face as she hid behind Lu Zhiyi.
Lu Zhiyi glanced at me and his expression turned cold. "What a buzzkill."
I set down the cake and calmly told everyone, "Sorry to interrupt." Then I turned and left.
The woman's voice carried a hint of coyness.
"Mr. Lu, does Miss Xia think there's something going on between us? I can explain."
"She's just being childish again. It's not the first time."
"She'll be apologizing and begging by tonight. Just ignore her."
The silence in the room instantly broke, giving way to laughter and chatter.
"They've been together for ten years, haven't they? Brother Lu is Xia Qianxue's whole world."
"Everyone knows Xia Qianxue has been chasing after Brother Lu since college."
But even a clay figure has a temper.
No matter how deeply I loved Lu Zhiyi, as if he were my very life, I couldn't withstand disappointment after disappointment.
After enough disappointment, my heart died.
