Reborn: The Return of the Villainous Mr. Liu

As his fingers dug deeper into her skin, he banged her back against the wall hard and fast. He had cornered her with nowhere to go.

Yuze tilted his head.

"What was your problem exactly, huh? We were such good friends, our families got along, we were a perfect match - so it wasn't that shocking for us to end up together. Yet you rejected me. All the courage I had gathered that day to confess my love to you came down to nothing upon your one rejection. Did you ever understand how I felt?"

Alix's eyes dangerously narrowed while simultaneously trying to shake off his grip, but it only tightened and displaced her breathing rhythm.

Right beside him, Mui's legs were too trembling to even stand upright properly. The situation took such a one eighty degree turn that she found herself stumbling back. Amidst her dwindling confidence levels, she did lift her hand in order to stop Yuze but one razor-sharp side glance from left her back to square one.

"Try that again and I will kill you first, you useless piece of shit."

In response, Alix viciously dug her nails into his wrist but Yuze only smiled.

"This pain amounts to nothing as much as the desperation you made me go through, Alix. You made me beg you to consider me and when you eventually agreed, it felt like pity to me. Like you didn't want to break my heart. But I was happy nevertheless. As long as I got you, nothing else mattered to me. That's why I ruined your clothes today and got Wang Xia on my side."

He laughed with cracking hints of madness. "You would have finally become completely helpless today. Your damn company would have sunk beyond repair and then, a-and who would you have needed the most to get out of this rut? Who would you have relied on during these difficult times? Me. But…"

A chill, as cold as an ice desert, settled in his eyes.

"You broke up with me back then. You just toyed with me as you wished. You played your little game of push and pull like I was your personal mode of entertainment. And why? Because you thought I was controlling?"

He blinked twice. "Well, you are a beautiful woman and you absolutely belong to me so it's natural to want all your time and attention, right? Why do you want other male friends in your life? Why do you even need your family when I can give you all you want? So yes, I pried into who you talked to and who didn't talk to but only I wanted the best for us. What was wrong with that?"

"Let. Go. Of. Me. Right. Now," Alix snarled, her eyes glowing with fury. "I will fucking make you suffer for this…"

He laughed, unhinged. "What else have I been doing other than suffering? Just when I feel so close to getting you back, you always, always manage to slip from my hands. Even a year ago…so close I was. Only if your damn sister hadn't let her anger get the best of her and pushed you off the stairs, you were almost crazy enough to marry me! So close I was to making you my wife!"

"You fucking piece of shit!"

Unexpected and out of the blue, tired, frustrated and angry as hell over being pinned against the wall - Alix lifted her foot and jabbed her heel straight onto his forbidden place with no mercy.

His immediate reaction was to release his grip over Alix instantaneously and his second immediate reaction was to fall on his knees and exclaim a loud string of cuss words, which still weren't enough to express the unholy jolt of pain electrifying through his manhood.

Alix rubbed and circled her neck to ease the pain after which a murderous air filled the room.

"Pop quiz time. Who the hell do you think you are to strangle me like some psycho batshit murderer? That was my job once upon a time."

Yuze was in too much pain and Mui was in too much shock to realize any oddity about her past life's reference.

"So don't ever touch me without my permission, much less get violent with me or I will gladly clear your path to hell myself," her cold, ultimatum voice sent chills down his spine.

"The hell you…" Yuze sharply gasped with sweat pouring down from his forehead.

"As for your stalkerish love which only your psycho species can understand - keep it to yourself. I am allergic to love in the first place."

She glanced at Mui and grimaced. "Stand up already. That shocked expression is getting old now."

She grabbed her arm - not so delicately and forced her to regain her balance. She raised her brow at Mui's intense stare.

"I know I am amazing. Save the compliments for later."

Her voice choked, tears pouring down her eyes like a never-ending waterfall.

"I…sis….I…" she curled herself to hug her, "T-The medicine…today's show…I-I…that all…" Mui couldn't straighten her thoughts.

Oh God, why do women cry so much? Alix couldn't fathom.

Alix was self-aware she was the last person who knew how to comfort or console anybody, so she didn't even bother.

She looked down at Yuze and sneered. "Seems like somebody needs therapy. Oh, shall I book you an appointment with Shui? Maybe you could learn to express yourself through art. It's very useful, you know~ Which is why your sister introduced Shui and me. If a sister wouldn't know her brother's crazy side, then who would?"

Alix was turning to leave when Yuze grabbed her ankle out of nowhere. As the pain was slowly subsiding, he was regaining his strength but only by some margin.

"No fucking way you are going anywhere, Alix. I have come this far and did so many things to get you and now you are walking out on me?"

Yuze pulled his weight to make her fall, planning to physically gain control over her.

"Hey you fucking-"

Alix lost her balance and was about to fall backwards.

Shit my head will strike the wall-

But the pain never met her when her hand was swiftly grabbed and she was pulled into safety into an embrace. Alix blinked rapidly at the view of somebody's chest in utter confusion where she smelled a faint scent of recognition.

"You are not hurt anywhere, right?" Came Jin's deathly quiet but familiar voice.