A Pursuit of Beloved Wife

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Although he seems indifferent when saying these, Yuexi knows it’s his way of apologizing. He is apologizing for their encounter and is apologizing for everything she has gone through afterwards. But Yuexi knows it is not his fault. She couldn’t put the blame on him. If he didn’t help her out, she would have been caught by Lingyun and her life would as well have been ruined. Maybe she won’t even be alive.

Looking at his serious expressions, Yuexi lies there on the side without saying a word. After applying medicine onto all her wounds, Li Fengjue also fetches some bandages. He awkwardly helps her wrap up. Finishing doing everything, he leaves.

Not long after Li Fengjue leaves, Yuexi hears some quick knocks on the door. She feels surprised. Is he coming back? She opens the door only to see Chen Ying standing outside. Chen Ying looks Yuexi up and down with a worried face. Until Chen Ying is certain that Yuexi is safe and sound, she finally feels relieved.

“You scare the hell out of me! Why do you get injured so easily!” She carefully helps Yuexi to sit on the sofa. Looking at her nervous face, Yuexi curls up the corner of her mouth, “It is nothing serious. Just some surface wounds, nothing a big deal. By the way, where did you get the news?”

“I hear of it from a customer of the company. And now people in the company are all talking about this. Who cut off Xu Tianyun’s hand? Someone says someone from the Xu family did it. Who did it? Who has the nerve to do that? ” She says as she raises her eyes and glances at Yuexi. It seems that she has something on her mind that she couldn’t speak out.

“What do you want to say?” “I’m just outside your door and see a familiar figure. That seems to be …” Chen Ying is interrupted by Yuexi before she could finish the sentence. “No one. Just someone who delivers takeout foods.” Sensing Yuexi troubled by a guilty conscience and afraid of being found out, Chen Ying stops probing and then pours a cup of tea and takes a sip.

“Actually, I come here tonight to take back what I said before. I don’t want to see you affected merely by my groundless assumptions. You know that I’m a person who doesn’t believe in love. Although I don’t believe in love, I have to admit that there is still true love. If you do love him, then don’t go against your own heart. You know I want to see you happy.”

Chen Ying rarely says something this emotional. The smiles on Yuexi’s face become stiff. She has made her decision now, and there is no way of coming back. She tells Li Fengjue already she wants a divorce and now she can’t take back her words. Although she is very grateful to him, their relationship should stop there. Casting a serious look at Chen Ying, Yuexi reaches out and puts her arms around her shoulders.

“Thank you. Actually, I have thought about it a lot these days. Sometimes you meet “the one”, but that doesn’t mean you are meant to be together; even if you are meant to be together, the relationship may not be sustainable when reality sets in.” She pauses and looks into the distance with misty eyes, ” In fact, Li Fengjue and I are not from the same world. We wouldn’t be happy even if we managed to stay together against all odds. We might as well be parted in the end. It will be good for both of us.”

Chen Ying puts down the teacup and frowns slightly. “But this time, Xu Tianyun’s hand must be the work of…” Her eyes fall on the bandage on Yuexi. “When I heard that Xu Tianyun was battered out of shape, I immediately thought of you. He is the legit master of the Xu family, who else has the nerve to do that? And the only person, I bet, who would beat him up like this for a woman, must be Li Fengjue.”

Yuexi curls up the corner of her mouth to give a faint smile, “Yes, this time he rescued me again. Or rather, he rescued himself. After all, he has no other choice but to step in. The Xu family will find it out sooner or later, it’s just a matter of time, he can’t stay out of it.”

Hearing these words, Chen Ying stares at her in surprise. Her chin almost falls to the floor, “Time is magic, it can work such a miracle on a person. I have to learn to look at you with new eyes. You are a changed woman. Not as impulsive as you were before.”Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

Sighing quietly, Yuexi says helplessly, “Experience makes a person grow. If I were that naïve like before, I would have been killed long ago.” Looking at Yuexi being like this, Chen Ying feels genuinely happy. She quietly takes out a bag of foods from behind, “Since you’ve become so smart, I will treat you with the meat! That’s good for your health!”

They talk and laugh as they eat up all the foods. Afterward, Chen Ying figures that Yuexi may need her help, so she stays for the night. The next morning, Yuexi is awakened by the rustling noice. Seeing that Chen Ying has packed up everything and is ready for work, she turns over and tries to get more sleep when she hears her phone ringing. It is from her boss David.

He says that he won’t accept her resignation and asks Yuexi to come to the company. Now that the decision has been made, Yuexi doesn’t plan to run away from it. So, she gets up and puts on a long-sleeved dress to cover the blood-strained gauze.

Following Chen Ying to the company, Yuexi directly goes to the president’s office. “Sit down.” There is a slight smile on David’s face. Without saying anything, Yuexi takes a seat opposite to him. “Are you under pressure recently? Why do you want to resign? You do your job well and I appreciate you a lot.”

“Actually, I think the department manager is not suitable for me. Chen Chen did a pretty good job before. And I feel very tired recently, so I want to take a break.” Yuexi has already had an idea about how to justify herself. “You are such a special person. I am not flattering you. Everyone wants to climb up to a higher position. You are the only one, as far as I know, who will push away opportunities. I am very impressed.”

David pauses for a moment, then goes on saying, “If you feel tired, I can give you a few days off. There is no need to resign.” Yuexi waves her hand, “David, there is really no need. I really…” “In fact, the real reason is Gong Benli, right?” David probes.

Yuexi looks at him in surprise and frowns slightly, “How… how do you know that I knew Gong Benli?” David shrugs and says with certainty, “I’ve looked into your profile. I knew that you two were at the same college. That’s the reason why I specifically give this job to you.”

Yuexi’s brows knitted. She used to have some doubts about it. She thought Liu Chen is the very person who is trying to take advantage of her relationship with Gong Benli. She just didn’t expect David to be the man behind it all. In Yuexi’s mind, David has always been a good boss. He is friendly and not bossy. He is also a real gentleman.

Until now, she suddenly realizes she can’t judge a person by the way he looks. As the saying goes, all businessmen are driven by profit, they are natural profiteers. Since David can run such a large company, he must have his dirty tricks. David makes her feel she is very stupid. Even after being sold by him, she is still helping him to count the money.