"Mum, I know. I'm sorry for making you worry. I'm fine, I'm really fine. Mum, just wait for me at home, I'm reaching soon. I won't go anywhere this year, and I'll spend the New Year with you," said Ye Fan cheerfully as he forced himself to sound calm and smile.
But Ye Fan's tears had already started flowing down his cheeks.
If Li Er, Chen Ao and the rest saw what Ye Fan looked like now, they would probably be shocked.
Was this still the hero of Jiangdong who ruled over them?
Was this still the Mr Chu who caused fear in everyone's hearts?
Someone with such authority was now crying like a child.
But what would they know?
So what if he was the king of Jiangdong?
So what if he was the Dragon Master?
Even if Ye Fan ruled the entire universe, he was still a child in front of his mother.
It had been three years.
The guilt, the hurt and the suffering he felt was now flowing out of him through these tears.
These feelings had overwhelmed Ye Fan's heart in an instant.
There were more than 6 billion people in this world.
But the only person who Ye Fan could really open his heart to was the lady on the other end of the line.
In front of his mother, Ye Fan was able to put aside his tough exterior and he could cry and wail like a child.
The world only knew that Ye Fan was the hero of Jiangdong and the king of Yanjing who shocked and caused everyone to fear him.
But who remembered that Ye Fan was only a young man in his twenties?
There were many people who hadn't even graduated at this age.
But Ye Fan had already gone through pain and suffering that someone his age should not have to go through.
"Fan, why are you crying? Did your Mummy scold you? It's alright. If she scolds you, it means that she cares and dotes on you, so you should be happy. At least you still have a Mummy who cares for you in this world," Lu Wen-Jing kindly consoled Ye Fan when she saw him crying.
She even took out a tissue and helped Ye Fan to wipe his tears away.
Ye Fan was afraid that his mother might notice something amiss, so after that short exchange, he hung up the phone.
He looked at Lu Wen-Jing and said, "Jingjing, I'm fine. My mum didn't scold me, I'm just really happy that I get to see my mum again."
"Uh huh." Lu Wen-Jing's voice was childlike, but it made her sound very likeable.
"Fan, can you tell me about your Mummy? I'm very curious about what your Mummy is like." Lu Wen-Jing used her hands to support her face and looked at Ye Fan.
Her large blinking eyes looked as bright as the stars in the sky.
Ye Fan quietly replied, "My mother is very pretty. She's the prettiest woman in the world to me. She's true to her feelings, and as long as she's determined to do something, nobody can stop her."
"She's suffered a lot of hurt and injustice for my sake, and she's the first woman I swore to protect with my life."
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The tires sped on and the wind outside the window howled past their ears.
An old rickety bus continued to send dozens of passengers back to their hometowns in the far distance.
Ye Fan's hometown was in the town of Yeyang, some distance from the city of Jingzhou.
It took about an hour to get there.
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