Late love Life Inside the palace. Every room had caught fire except the kitchen for some unknown reasons. The fire enveloped it but it couldn't break through the walls.
The chefs panicked, some carried buckets of soapy water in their hands waiting for the fire to break in.
They're all dressed in a well ironed white uniform.
All female chefs were in short gowns slightly covering their knees.
While male were dressed in trousers and long sleeve shirts.they removed their aprons as soon as the fire started.
Their clothes were different, unlike normal people wearing expensive dresses in the palace.
Some carried buckets of soapy water in their hands waiting for the fire to enter.
A cute female chef leaning on the wall in the corner of the room.
She flirted with her necklace as she began to sweat and her stomach rumbled she was scared of death.
She noticed a male chef backing her.
She summoned courage to approach the handsome chef
He was deep in thought leaning on the cabinet, and staring at the burning walls through the window. He looks smart decent and
disciplined. His hairs were green in colour and well trimmed and his white clothes were spotless.
The kitchen is well furnished and neat. painted in white with white ceramic walls and floors, he approached him slowly.
"Aren't you scared Chen yu ?."
She asked then continued
"You kept staring, like you had seen a ghost". JI AN paused and tapped him twice, before he could come back to his senses.
" Hmmm!. yeah it's really scary, seeing your death in front of you". He paused and turned to face her. After getting a full view of her. he placed one hand on the cabinet to lean on.
"But the sweet aroma in this kitchen is cooling my nerves." he said with a low husky voice.
She felt a little bit relieved on hearing his voice. Like it was a coolant to her burning soul.
She nods her head.
" Anyways we'll all die" Chen yu continued with a sad and hopeless voice.
His words send a cold shiver down her spine. She remembered again that they were really at the verge of death.
JI an, stared at him fixing her eyes on his lips she wasn't bold enough to maintain eye contact with him. She bit her lips feeling betrayed by her status.
Since her childhood, she had always felt insecure whenever she's around others.
She felt extremely inferior and weak , now that's she talking to a guy she had always admired.
She had a crush on him, a long time ago. but she couldn't
express her feelings towards him. cos she is a shy type, an introvert.
The air became tense, she felt her knees, they felt weak and shaky. Her heart pounding against her chest like it would burst.
" oh no, not again" she thought in her mind as she flirted with her waist length purple hair.
" Why can't I just shake it off, this feeling is driving me crazy. I can't take it anymore.
Or should I tell him. No, yes , yes no." She contemplated still flirting with her hair.
Chen yu watched closely as her hands danced round her hairs.
Like she's gonna pull out each strand .
" Yes no no yes " should she
admit her feelings to him?
" Yes no no, calm down don't say a word". She argued with herself,
" I can control it, it's nothing, perhaps It's late now, all of us are living dead.
We're going to anyways, no more love, no more hate, we could just stick together till the very end, that's enough" she thought in her mind, trying to conceal her feelings.
Then she tried to find her voice and she spoke out.
" I'm also scared, I wish I had someone who loves me, get married to him, have kids, live happily and get buried when I die. not to be burnt alive." She said in a sad tone staring at his black polished shoe with tears rolling down her cheeks.
" but life had its way of slapping you right on the face" she continued as she wiped her tears with the back of her hand and looked straight into his eyes.
His eyes were cool and attractive even in times of trouble.
"I'm sorry, I also feel your pain.
Well, everyone is the same in this game.
Look at the chief chef. That old man spent his whole life serving the king, without getting married or having a child to call his own.
At the end everything is falling
apart in a blink of an eye.
He replied with a cool voice that calmed her down.
"Hard work is vanity and Life itself is vanity" he muttered as he turned away heading for the washing base.
immediately she followed him. She wants to discuss more and more with the one she loves. At least enjoy the last moment before she died while other chefs were trying their best to prevent the fire.
"Chen yu, before we die I want to tell you ….". Suddenly she paused as he stretched his hand to pick a knife hanging on the kitchen wall, then she changed the topic sensing danger.
"What do you want to do with that?
she asked as he fixed his eyes on the knife.
" Hmmm! nothing much, just checking if it's sharp or blunt" he replied rubbing his fingers on its sharp blade.
" Oh! I see " she said and nod
her head taking a few steps backward.
She felt like she was taking things too far .She folds her arms and starts watching out for his next move before jumping into conclusion.
Then he picked another knife and rubbed his finger on it.
" Ouch, This will do" he whispered, turning the knife around after cutting himself with the knife.
JI AN was surprised what had come over him she whispered and unfolded her arms and move closer to him.
" Stop that, you're hurting yourself" she said as she watched green crystal liquid, like blood dropping from his finger.
This is normal for all immortals: the color of thier spiritual power is the same colour with thier blood, eyes and their hairs but humans are different.
Immediately she dipped her hand inside her side pocket, moved closer to him and brought out a white handkerchief.
Then she cleaned the deep cut gently with the handkerchief she was holding.
His fingers curled, he was amazed by her kind gesture.
He sighed, suddenly his heart started to beat faster.
" I've never felt like this before" He thought in his mind neglecting the pain he felt on his fingers.
as he watched her tie the white napkin already soaked with his green blood on his hand to stop the bleeding.
Her Long purple hair covers half of her face.
" You're just like my mom" he said as she raised her head and looked straight into his eyes.
Her heart skipped a beat and she left his hands immediately as he blinked his ocean eyes.