Ye Fan laughed quietly.
That brilliant yet warm smile felt like the spring breeze gently blowing over Xu Lei's heart.
Xu Lei was stunned and stayed rooted to the spot as she just stared stupidly at the man in front of her. Her tears started flowing uncontrollably.
One moment later, she pounced over and held Ye Fan's neck tightly as she bawled loudly, "FAAAN! I thought I'd never be able to see you again! You horrible, horrible man! Where have you been the past month? Why didn't you contact any of us? Why? Did you know how worried I was?!"
Her tears streamed down her face, and her sobs were heartbreaking.
It was as if all her pain and suffering, her sorrow and hurt, were all released at the same time.
Nobody knew how much pressure Xu Lei had to bear over the past month.
She had to help Ye Fan to remain in control of Yanjing, protect his wife, take care of his family as well as face the immense pressure from the Xur and Lu families. But what pained Xu Lei the most was the grief she felt after learning that Ye Fan had supposedly died.
She was just a weak young lady after all. It had taken her so much strength just to remain rational and calm even in the face of so many setbacks and heartache. But thankfully, all this resilience had paid off.
The young man whom she had been waiting for all this time had finally returned.
Xu Lei's sobs continued to echo in Ye Fan's ears.
He didn't reply Xu Lei's venting of her frustrations or questions.
He just hugged her tightly and felt her pain, her tears and her cries of relief.
He knew that she didn't need any explanation or reason at this time.
She just wanted a strong embrace, a warm chest to cry on and a firm pillar to lean on.
That was all she wanted.
After crying for some time, she finally stopped, since she was probably tired from crying so hard.
When Ye Fan realized she had calmed down, he tenderly rubbed the bruise on her face and asked, "Does it hurt?"
"Humph! What do you think?! Fan, you're really awful! This is all your fault! If not for you, my car wouldn't have flipped! Why didn't you say it was you? I thought it was some bad guys that Lu Ming-Feng had sent!" Xu Lei glared hard at Ye Fan as she exploded on him. Her nose was nearly all bent out of shape from her fury when she recalled what happened earlier.
Her words were filled with resentment.
She wasn't afraid of pain nor even the fact that she might have died. As long as she could protect someone close to her precious Fan, she wasn't afraid to lose her life at all.
But the problem was that this car accident was completely unnecessary. It didn't have to happen at all.
This situation felt like two armies fighting each other all day only to find that they were actually on the same side.
Of course she was indignant.
"You silly girl, how could you say that? I was shouting so loudly from behind you but you completely ignored me. Luckily I slowed down first because I was afraid that something might happen to you. Otherwise, even if you came out alive, you'd end up being disfigured. No man would want you after that,” teased Ye Fan as he scratched Xu Lei's adorable little nose before attempting to carry her to the car.
"I don't need you to carry me. I'm a woman whom no man wants anyway, so I won't trouble you with something like this." Xu Lei huffed and pushed Ye Fan away like he had offended her before getting into the
car herself.
Ye Fan just laughed bitterly at himself when he saw this.
"As the old saying goes, only petty people and women are difficult to please. These old sayings are really accurate," laughed Ye Fan quietly to himself before running off to catch up with his own mother.
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