Second Lead Syndrome (1-187) | ✓

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Author's note: Earlier update because I might not be able to update later!

A lean, peach-haired man, dashed down the corridor, panting heavily. His appearance bore a resemblance to Xue, except for his eyed and hair. His footsteps were muffled against the carpeted floor, and behind him were two people dressed in outfits meant for servants.

He was dressed in simple blue robes of two layers, carrying a battered satchel on his back.

"Stop right there!"

"Shhh, don't shout so loudly! We can't let the intruder ruin the masters' happy mood!"

The peach-haired man glanced back, his eyes growing wide in horror. He picked up his pace, despite the increasing heaviness in his legs.

Damn it! If I get caught, who knows what they would do to me?

I heard the rich folks have some sick habits! I...I shouldn't have taken that bastard seriously!

The man was still running down the hallway, and the servant shouted out to him once more.

The man felt like crying without tears.

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Xue and Cecil glanced at one another, they clearly heard a commotion outside. There was incoherent shouting, and the muffled footsteps of the people.

"Catch that intruder!"

Cecil hurried to the door and pushed it open, catching a glimpse of a shadow avoiding the door with a yelp as the figure stumbled.

She rushed out without hesitation, wanting to catch the intruder. Alas, Cecil felt a hard object hitting her, causing her to fall along with the person. Her back hit the carpeted floor and she grunted, squeezing her eyes close in pain.

Everything happened to so fast, by the time Xue realised it, Cecil was down on the ground.

Xue narrowed his eyes in anger, especially when he found a man laying on top of Cecil.

The soul fragments in his mind were rendered speechless at the sight.

It was a peach-haired man, his hair was short barely reaching his neck and he had a slight fringe.

The souls inside Xue were screaming out that this same man was the soul fragment they felt.

"Young mistress!"

"Oh my god, young mistress!"

The peach-haired man groaned, pushing himself up with his arms as he blinked his eyes open, a pained frown on his face. When he saw the sight of a beautiful raven-haired woman pinned underneath him, he froze as his peach eyes grew wide.

The woman groaned softly as she slowly lifted her eyes open, her long eyelashes fluttering. His breath hitched when his eyes met a pair of pellucid, onyx eyes.

This was his first time being so up close to a beautiful woman, and the first he had seen someone with such gorgeous eyes.

The man wondered if he had encountered a fairy or a goddess.

A hint of recognition flitted past her clear eyes, and she furrowed her eyebrows. She wanted to speak, only to be cut off when the man decided to speak first.

"So...pretty--"

"Get off."

Xue kicked the man away, and the man rolled across the floor in a pathetic manner. The servants could only look on, speechless.