Xue Rui was taken aback but managed to recover his surprise. He smiled and almost laughed at himself and at the thought that he had been found out. "Since when did you realize this?"

Li JingHua averted her gaze from Xue Rui and looked out the glass wall separating them from the outside.

"Since I've been found out, then I no longer need to put up an act. But you're wrong about one thing. I never used you JingHua. I didn't approach you to get close to Li XinWen," Xue Rui remarked as he straightened his tie and ran his fingers through his hair. Li JingHua returned her gaze to the man in front of her…to the man she used to consider her world.

‘It's all in the past,’ she reminded herself.

"I mistook you for him, JingHua." Xue Rui said almost apologetic.

He then continued, a frown on his face as he thought back to when he first saw Li XinWen. He felt as if he was cheated by these two siblings. "How can you blame me? He was so beautiful and radiant in that dress. And I was immediately taken in by his beauty. It was love at first sight. But at that time I had no idea that he was a man. And when I saw you I thought you were that person I was attracted to. You two looked almost similar. And whose idea was it to have him dress up as a woman anyway?!"

"That was for a play at the school festival!" Li JingHua hissed and glared at Xue Rui suddenly exasperated at the thought of being mistaken for someone else and of all people her own brother in a woman's dress. ‘It's almost funny…but heartbreaking at the same time,’ She closed her eyes at the thought and let out a deep sigh.

"It doesn't matter anymore. Since you already know, there is no need to keep up any pretense. I will agree to break off the engagement and will pursue Li XinWen. But I am curious... How did you find out?" Xue Rui was certain that he was very discreet about all his interactions with Li XinWen. Not even his secretary found out.

"It's no longer any of your concern how I found out." Li JingHua said as she took the last sip of her coffee. "I forgive you Xue Rui for deceiving me all this time. I once loved you so I will forgive you and leave it at that. From now on, you and I no longer walk the same path. Please do not approach my family any longer. I will be going now."

Li JingHua stood up from her seat and Xue Rui also stood up but Li JIngHua stopped him "You don't have to send me home. Goodbye Xue Rui."

Li JingHua left the café. Although it was a bit chilly outside, she decided to walk home to give herself some time to think. Their home wasn't that far from the café anyway. She thought back to her alternate past. Back then she had been blind and oblivious to the indecent affair between Xu Rui and her brother. What a fool she had been, for not even noticing Xue Rui's behavior. She had to hand it to Xue Rui, he was good at hiding things from her. Or maybe it was because she had been blinded by her love for him at that time.