Avenge For Love novel Chapter 80

"I'm going to light mine." Wu Xingxie smiled before she grabbed a candle. Walking to one of the torches, she allowed the fire to burn her candle, starting a small flame.

Lighting up her sky lantern, Wu Xingxie's eyes brightened by how it accentuated the moons.

The lantern looked extremely beautiful, almost to the point where she was reluctant to release it.

Having notice her hesitation, General Tang sighed and snatched the lantern, letting it go before she could react.

Wu Xingxie's orbs remained fixated on the lantern as it flew higher and higher, farther away from her grasp. Absentmindedly, she reached her arm out to catch it but the faint face of a mam replaced the lantern momentarily before disappearing.

Gasping, the female stepped backwards, as her pupils dilated, seeing the familiar face again.

The man in my dream......

For what seemed like a month to other people, it was a blink in the eye for Wu Xingxie.

It was here, the day of the wedding. The dowry, gifts and preparations had been readied. All that was left was for the ceremony of the bride and groom.

With emotionless eyes, Wu Xingxie allowed the female servants to bathe her. Petals of roses, fragrant oils and other helpful substances filled the bathtub. One washed her long silky hair, another scrubbed her body with utmost care. Gentle not to ruin her skin, the servant was scared of being punished if something were to happen.

After all, the bride had to be perfect.

After the long bath, the servants dried her body, massaging oil onto her skin to keep it soft and smooth. As Wu Xingxie glanced at herself in the mirror, she remembered how in her future, the exact thing happened.

Even though it was her wedding day, she felt nothing about it. Regular women would be overjoyed or even nervous, but her, it was just a convenient marriage. There were no feelings involved so why at this moment, she suddenly remembered Hu Jiayi's words?

"I did it because I really liked you since the day you saved me, but it was also for indemnification. I never had the chance to repay you so giving you a proper burial was the only thing I could do for failing to save you."

Although she told him to stay away, in truth she knew he was being serious when he told her those things. She had died already but he cared so much for her, that even if he had to travel through the harsh mountains, he would do it just to bury her properly. He didn't want her body to rot away in the bottom of the mountains, forever forgotten by the rest of the world. At least, it was the right thing to do especially since he loved her.

A sense of discomfort formed in her eyes since Wu Xingxie realized how fickle she was being. She liked Wei, but her eyes saw the image of the man in her dream and her mind thought of Hu Jiayi. What was happening to her?

Unable to concentrate, it was only when a servant called for her did she snap out of her thoughts.

Though the fabric looked opaque, Wu Xingxie was able to see through the cloth and sneered at how fake they were.

Wu Yunxia didn't even hide his happiness as he smirked, slowly walking up to greet her. Madam Wu's face was covered with a fan as she smiled contemptuously, glad that the wench was finally leaving.

"Jie, you're getting married so Yunxia would like to see you off and give you my blessings." He stated, trying to touch her hands to show his fake insincerity.

However, Wu Xingxie moved her hands away before he could.

"Wu Yunxia. Isn't it inappropriate to touch a woman who's going to be married? Brother or not, you are still a male." Although she spoke in a low voice, everyone was able to hear her, and they looked away knowing what she meant.

Wu Dingxiang, who had been watching realized the situation and called his son back, not wanting to cause a raucous on such an auspicious day.

"Eldest Miss, this way." Yuyan was the maid of honor so she had to get ready in a different room. Seeing her in full wedding attire, Yuyan's heart twisted in pain but she smiled and took the other servants' place in guiding her to the sedan. Once both were in, the sedan was picked up by strong men who would carry them to the groom's house.

As General Tang had been away for so long, he had no permanent place to stay so Madam Gu allowed him to use her estate. After all, he did grow up there. During the ride, Wu Xingxie kept her whole guard up for she feared something bad was going to happen.