The Man With the gray eye
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I don’t know how long I stood there.
Staring.
Frozen.
Those grey eyes held mine like a trap cold, sharp, and impossibly calm, as if nothing in this world could shake him.
Or perhaps…
As if he could see right through me.
A shiver ran down my spine.
Then suddenly
“Move aside! Move aside!”
The crowd broke apart as a teacher rushed forward, clearly flustered.
“Why are all of you gathered here? Go back to your classes!”
The spell snapped.
I blinked, my thoughts scattering.
By the time I looked back
He was already gone.
Only the sleek black car remained, its door now closed, as if the person inside had never existed.
“…what was that?” I murmured under my breath.
“Jiang Jue!”
A familiar voice called out, slightly breathless.
I stiffened.
Slowly, I turned around.
“Sisi,” I said.
She ran toward me, her expression slightly annoyed. “Why didn’t you wait for me this morning? I thought something happened.”
Her tone was casual.
Normal.
Exactly the same as always.
But my chest tightened.
For a split second
An image flashed in my mind.
Her.
On my bed.
With him.
My fingers curled slightly.
“I was running late,” I replied calmly.
Too calmly.
She didn’t seem to notice anything strange.
“Whatever,” she sighed. “You still owe me breakfast.”
I forced a small smile.
“Let’s go. We’ll be late.”
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The morning passed in a blur.
Classes.
Notes.
Teachers talking endlessly about the upcoming college entrance exams.
Normally, I would be focused.
Careful.
Perfect.
Because everything I did mattered.
My future depended on it.
Grandfather’s approval depended on it.
My marriage…
Depended on it.
But today
I couldn’t concentrate.
Not when my mind kept replaying that dream.
Not when every small detail felt like it was slowly becoming real.
---
“Jue.”
My heart skipped.
I didn’t need to turn around.
I already knew who it was.
Li Wei.
A small smile appeared on my lips before I could stop it.
I turned.
And there he was.
Warm.
Gentle.
Familiar.
Everything the man in my dream wasn’t.
“Why do you look so distracted today?” he asked, his voice soft with concern.
He reached out
And gently touched my head.
The same place…
Where he had struck me in the dream.
My body froze.
“…Jue?” he called again.
I stepped back suddenly.
The movement was small.
But noticeable.
A flicker of confusion crossed his face.
“What’s wrong?”
“Nothing,” I said quickly, forcing a smile. “I just didn’t sleep well.”
He studied me for a moment, then sighed lightly.
“You should take better care of yourself,” he said. “You’ve been working too hard lately.”
His concern felt real.
Too real.
And that made it worse.
Because in my dream
This same man…
Was the one who killed me.
“Li Wei,” I said softly.
“Yes?”
“If one day…” I hesitated, then forced the words out, “I lost everything… would you still stay by my side?”
For a brief moment
Something unreadable flickered in his eyes.
But it disappeared so quickly I almost thought I imagined it.
“Of course,” he said with a gentle smile. “What are you thinking about? I’ll always be with you.”
Always.
The word echoed in my mind like a cruel joke.
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That afternoon, I was called back home earlier than usual.
“The Mo family is here,” the maid informed me.
My steps faltered slightly.
So soon?
My heart grew uneasy.
The Mo family…
The family I was supposed to be engaged to.
The family I had planned to reject
For Li Wei.
But now…
Everything felt uncertain.
---
When I entered the main hall, the atmosphere was tense.
Grandfather sat at the head, his expression serious.
Opposite him sat a man I had never seen before.
Tall.
Composed.
And the moment I saw his face
My breath caught.
Grey eyes.
Cold.
Sharp.
Unfamiliar.
Yet…
Not unfamiliar at all.
It was him.
The man from this morning.
The man who had looked at me like prey.
“…Jiang Jue,” Grandfather’s voice broke the silence. “Come here.”
I stepped forward slowly.
My heartbeat grew louder with each step.
“This,” Grandfather continued, “is Mo Xian.”
Mo Xian.
“So this is the person you will be engaged to.”
The words hit me like a shock.
I turned to look at him again.
And this time
He was already looking at me.
A faint smile touched his lips.
But there was no warmth in it.
Only calculation.
Only certainty.
As if he already knew something I didn’t.
“Miss Jiang,” he said calmly.
His voice was low.
Controlled.
Dangerous.
“Nice to meet you.”
For some reason
My chest tightened.
Because deep down…
A thought I couldn’t explain surfaced.
This man
Was far more dangerous than Li Wei.
And somehow…
Far more important to my future.
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