Night fell and the lamps lit up. A black BMW M6 drove into Distinguished Gathering. There were just two people in the car - Xia Lei and Shentu Tian-Yin. Shentu Tian-Yin did not bring any bodyguards this time. She did not take her Rolls Royce Phantom either but Xia Lei’s car. This was akin to her giving the outside world a message - I am taken. 

The car stopped and Xia Lei and Shentu Tian-Yin alighted. Large diamond rings graced both their ring fingers. They walked to the great hall of Distinguished Gathering hand-in-hand, a talented man and a beautiful woman. They looked like newlyweds. 

Shentu Tian-Yin looked out the corners of her eyes at the rings on their fingers from time to time. The bright diamonds sparkled under the lights and her face glowed with a sweet smile. 

Xia Lei, on the other hand, felt rather odd. He was holding her soft hand and wearing an engagement ring - he felt a jumble of emotions in that moment. Was it real? Was it not? ‘What am I thinking? This is just an act. Si-Yao is my real girlfriend. She...