NOVEL NEXT Chapter 1017-1024
Chapter 1017: Departure (7)
Yes. I’m Cheng Weiguo’s daughter, yet I don’t know my own father’s schedule…
The lady at the front desk didn’t dare let Cheng Weiwan go up to Cheng Weiguo’s room. She noticed Cheng Weiwan hadn’t said a word and thought of a compromise. “How about this? I’ll give Mr. Cheng a call. If he wants to see you, I’ll ask someone to escort you upstairs. Would that be okay?”
Cheng Weiwan hurriedly nodded. “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.” The lady at the front desk replied to Cheng Weiwan with a smile then picked up the mouse and clicked a few times. She then picked up the phone beside her and made the call.
Cheng Weiwan could tell by the numbers the lady at the front desk pressed that she was calling Cheng Weiguo’s phone number.
The phone rang twice before it was picked up. The lady at the front desk politely said, “Mr. Cheng. Hello, it’s the front desk of the hotel.”
I called him so many times, but he never picked up. Now an unfamiliar landline number called, yet he picked up so quickly…
After hearing what the lady at the front desk said, Cheng Weiwan’s fingers couldn’t help but clutch her sleeves tighter.
She didn’t know what Cheng Weiguo said over the phone, but the lady at the front desk spoke again. “It’s like this, Mr. Cheng. There’s a woman called Cheng Weiwan at the front desk and she says she’s your daughter. She wants to see you, so I’m calling you to ask if we should have a member of staff escort Miss Cheng upstairs for you?”
Cheng Weiguo must’ve said something over the phone as the smiling expression of the lady at the front desk became astonished. She looked like she couldn’t believe it. After a while, she replied, “Alright, Mr. Cheng. Understood.”
“Sorry to disturb you, Mr. Cheng.”
“Goodbye, Mr. Cheng.”
With that said, the lady at the front desk hung up.
The lady at the front desk looked torn about something as she hesitated for a while.Then she raised her head and looked at Cheng Weiwan. “Miss Cheng, Mr. Cheng said he doesn’t want to see you.”
Doesn’t want to see… I’m already downstairs at the hotel he’s staying in, yet he doesn’t want to see me?
Cheng Weiwan bit her lips but didn’t say anything.
“Mr. Cheng even said he’s here on business. He doesn’t want you to give him any trouble.”
Give him any trouble… I’m his daughter. We haven’t seen each other for over three years – not even once. Don’t tell me meeting up would be considered giving him trouble?
Cheng Weiwan’s eyes dropped as she tried to contain the bitterness in her eyes. She forced a smile for the lady at the front desk. “Oh,” she cried then turned around and walked right out.
Emerging from the big doors of the hotel, Cheng Weiwan walked up to the sidewalk before she came to a stop.
She lowered her head then stared and stared at her feet as a single tear crashed down from the corner of her eye.
…
Han Zhifan had a meeting with a client today at the first-floor cafe of the Four Seasons hotel to talk business.
Mid-conversation, the client had to step out for a phone call.
The call was quite long. Bored of waiting, Han Zhifan stared out at the people walking by the window to pass the time.
When Cheng Weiwan appeared in his field of sight, he initially thought it was an illusion.
He blinked hard but realized it really was her. His gaze started to follow and encircle her subconsciously.
The cafe was surrounded by glass, so he could see her walking into the hotel lobby and to the front desk.
Why did she go to the hotel? To book a room?
Han Zhifan furrowed his brows then stared transfixed at Cheng Weiwan.
Because he was quite far away, he didn’t know what she said at the front desk.
However, he saw that after the lady at the front desk grabbed the phone, Cheng Weiwan looked like she suffered a serious blow. Her expression turned desolate and lifeless.
Chapter 1018: Departure (8)
The client finally finished their call and had returned.
However, Han Zhifan couldn’t shift his focus back to business. Every now and then, he glanced at Cheng Weiwan through the window as she stood on the sidewalk.
She had her head down. He had no idea what she was looking at.
He didn’t know if it was just an illusion, but he felt like the silhouette of her back was really lonely and pitiful.
The client spoke for quite a long time, but Han Zhifan didn’t respond. Eventually, the client couldn’t help but say, “Mr. Han?”
Han Zhifan snapped back to reality and apologized then signaled the client to repeat what he said.
At first, Han Zhifan listened carefully to what the client said, but midway through, his thoughts started to wander over to Cheng Weiwan, who was still standing by the road.
He saw the silhouette of her back shuddering gently… His fingers on the coffee mug couldn’t help but tighten.
Is she crying?
What did the front desk staff say to actually make her cry?
“Mr. Han?” repeated the client to snap Han Zhifan out of his daze.
Han Zhifan apologized again but didn’t signal the client to repeat what he just said. Instead, he continued by saying, “I’m terribly sorry. I have some urgent business that needs to be tended to. About our cooperation, if you’re interested, we can find a later date to talk more about it in detail…”
As he said this, Han Zhifan got up and called the waitress for the bill.
“Mr. Han?” The client was a little dissatisfied with Han Zhifan’s sudden departure.
It seemed like Han Zhifan didn’t notice. He handed the waitress a couple of notes then without even collecting his change, he said “Goodbye” to the client. He then strode out of the cafe in a hurry.
Han Zhifan didn’t head right out of the hotel to find Cheng Weiwan on the sidewalk, but instead, he walked up to the front desk.
The lady Cheng Weiwan just spoke to was checking in a guest, so Han Zhifan didn’t disturb her. He waited until she finished her work then walked up to her. “Miss Cheng Weiwan just passed by, didn’t she?”
Han Zhifan was a frequent guest of the Four Seasons Hotel, so the lady at the front desk knew him. Seeing as he asked, she answered honestly, “Yes, Mr. Han.”
“What was she doing here?”
“She came to find Mr. Cheng Weiguo.”
Han Zhifan furrowed his brows at the sound of those words: “Cheng Weiguo.”
The lady at the front desk sensed something was wrong with Han Zhifan and continued to tell him what she knew. “But Mr. Cheng Weiguo didn’t want to see her.”
Didn’t want to see her?
Han Zhifan furrowed his brows even tighter.
He’s her biological father. Why did he not want to see her?
The lady at the front desk saw that Han Zhifan was confused, so she replied with equal confusion. “I’m not sure why Mr. Cheng Weiguo didn’t want to see Miss Cheng. They’re father and daughter, but I feel like they’re more like strangers. Right after Mr. Cheng Weiguo took my call and heard that his daughter was looking for him, he said he wasn’t going to see her without any hesitation at all. Then he told me to tell Miss Cheng that he’s here on business and he hopes she won’t give him any trouble.”
“And then?” asked Han Zhifan as the lady at the front desk stopped mid-story.
“Mr. Cheng had nothing to say after that. Then I passed the message on to Miss Cheng. Miss Cheng looked really upset then she left.”
So Cheng Weiwan came here to see Cheng Weiguo? And she was so upset when she left because Cheng Weiguo didn’t want to see her?
Doesn’t Cheng Weiguo treat his only daughter like she’s precious?
Chapter 1019: Departure (9)
Three years ago, didn’t Cheng Weiguo mention his daughter in an interview? At the time, his expression looked full of affection and happiness like a compassionate father who loved his daughter very much…
Why would he come to Bejing and not want to see the daughter he loved so much, even when she came to see him?
Han Zhifan seemed puzzled by this enormous riddle. No matter how he thought about it, he couldn’t figure it out.
The lady at the front desk noticed Han Zhifan didn’t respond for a long time, so she thought he had more questions. “Mr. Han? May I ask if there’s anything else you need my help with?” she asked quietly.
Han Zhifan snapped to reality and shook his head at the lady. Then he stood on the spot for a moment before quickly walking over to the hotel entrance.
He ran over to the spot by the sidewalk where Cheng Weiwan had just been standing. Her silhouette had long disappeared. Han Zhifan looked left and right, but he only saw unfamiliar faces.
Having caused an episode like that, Han Zhifan was in no spirit to go back to the office and continue working, so he figured he would ask the driver to take him back home early.
The housekeeper heard the sound of the door and figured Cheng Weiwan had come back. On her way out of the kitchen, she cried Cheng Weiwan’s name as she ran. “Miss Che-”
Before she could finish saying “Cheng,” the housekeeper saw Han Zhifan quickly changed her tune. “…Mr. Han…”
Han Zhifan let out an “Mhm” then removed his shoes and stepped into the house.
Since he heard the housekeeper starting to call Cheng Weiwan, so before he walked upstairs, he casually asked, “She’s not at home?”
The housekeeper knew Han Zhifan was referring to Cheng Weiwan when he said: “she.” “After lunch, Miss Cheng put the young master to sleep then she went out and hasn’t come back since.”
“Oh,” said Han Zhifan. He didn’t say anything else and headed right upstairs.
First, he went into the master bedroom to change into his house clothes then he went over to the baby’s room to sneak a peek. Cheng Han was still fast asleep. Han Zhifanheaded back downstairs.
He sat on the sofa, grabbed a random magazine, and flipped through it.
After turning just two pages, he raised his wrist and checked the time.
Soon enough, night fell. The sun had already set, but Cheng Weiwan hadn’t returned.
Han Zhifan gradually started to feel uneasy. He often glanced out the window.
Dinner was ready but Cheng Weiwan still hadn’t come back home yet. Finally, Han Zhifan threw the magazine, got up, and walked over to the window.
The housekeeper called Han Zhifan to eat, but he ignored her. He reached for a cigarette and lit it up.
The housekeeper could tell Han Zhifan had things on his mind, but she couldn’t guess what he was thinking.
The housekeeper shook her head and first replied to Han Zhifan’s question. “No. Miss Cheng didn’t say anything.”
After her reply, the housekeeper noticed Han Zhifan didn’t say anything, so she added, “Mr. Han, it’s so late, yet Miss Cheng isn’t back. Could something have happened to her? Should I give Miss Cheng a call?”
Han Zhifan didn’t give the housekeeper a reply.
The housekeeper couldn’t figure out Han Zhifan’s temperament, so she was afraid to get yelled at for calling her without permission. “Mr. Han, it’s almost nine. Miss Cheng…” she continued.
“She hasn’t come back, so go ask her. Why do you keep on talking to me about it?!” exclaimed Han Zhifan in a terrible mood as he saw the housekeeper dawdling for a long time without actually making the call.
I still ended up getting yelled at… Having been shouted at, the housekeeper put her head down in annoyance. Then she ran over to the home phone and gave Cheng Weiwan a call.
Chapter 1020: Departure (10)
The phone rang many times, but no one picked up. The housekeeper hung up the phone then continued to enter Cheng Weiwan’s phone number again. Just like before, nobody picked up. That was when the housekeeper put the phone down. “Mr. Han, Miss Cheng’s not picking up the phone.”
No one’s picking up?
Han Zhifan furrowed his brows. In the next second, he strode right over to the housekeeper. He grabbed the phone the housekeeper just put down then pressed eleven buttons in one go, giving Cheng Weiwan another call.
It was just as the housekeeper said. After he made the call, it rang many times, but nobody picked up.
Why isn’t she picking up the phone?
Han Zhifan’s brows creased even more fiercely.
The image of her standing by the sidewalk with shuddering shoulders from earlier that afternoon while he was sitting at the cafe suddenly came to mind.
She looked really hurt. She can’t be hiding away by herself to cry, right?
With that thought, the image of her crying under a tree in the garden while he was out for a cigarette one night flashed across Han Zhifan’s eyes.
His heart suddenly ached. The next second, he hung up the phone and walked out the door.
“Mr. Han, your shoes!” The housekeeper instinctively cried out when she saw that Han Zhifan had walked out without shoes.
Han Zhifan ignored the housekeeper and immediately pulled his car door open. He entered and started the car up then slammed on the gas and sped out of the courtyard.
After Han Zhifan left, the housekeeper gave Cheng Weiwan several more calls. Still, no one answered.
Night gradually fell. When it was almost midnight, the sound of a car was heard outside the house.
The housekeeper hurriedly ran out, thinking it was Cheng Weiwan returning home. Who knew that when the car door opened, it would actually be Han Zhifan?
The car hadn’t come to a complete stop when the housekeeper ran out in front of the car. Han Zhifan just opened the door when the housekeeper couldn’t help but cry out,”Mr. Han, did you find Miss Cheng?”
After getting out of the car, Han Zhifan heard this and paused for a moment. “Is she still not back yet?”
“No…” The housekeeper shook her head. “…I just gave her a call. Her phone was turned off.”
Turned off? Did her phone run out of battery or did something happen?
Although crime is low, it’s still a little unsafe for a woman to be out by herself…
He went to all the places he knew she frequented. He even went to Lin Muqing’s house to look for her, but he couldn’t find her, so where did she go?
She had depression. Although things seemed to have been getting a lot better lately, he didn’t know if she would take things too hard after being provoked by Cheng Weiguo.
As that thought drilled into Han Zhifan’s mind, he suddenly pictured Cheng Weiwan jumping from a building, resulting in a pool of blood.
Han Zhifan’s heart suddenly skipped a beat. Then he pushed past the housekeeper and rushed into the house. He picked up the phone and called Lin Sheng.
Lin Sheng must’ve been asleep as his phone rang several times but no one picked up. He pressed the button to hang up then called Lin Sheng’s home number.
The phone rang several times until it was finally picked up. The sound of Lin Sheng’s heavily groggy voice came from the other side. “What?! Did something happen? Calling in the middle of the night…”
Before Lin Sheng could finish speaking, two words escaped Han Zhifan’s mouth. “It’s serious!”
Lin Sheng, who hadn’t quite woken up, instantly woke up. He sluggishly got up. “What happened?”
As his words fell, Han Zhifan heard the rustling sound of clothes from the other side.
Chapter 1021: Heartache (1)
Lin Sheng, who hadn’t quite woken up, instantly woke up. He sluggishly got up. “What happened?”
As his words fell, Han Zhifan heard the rustling sound of clothes from the other side.
Han Zhifan was stunned by Lin Sheng’s anxious response. After a short while, he realized that he overreacted first, causing Lin Sheng to react like that…
After realizing that, Han Zhifan realized that his heart was racing. His fingers around the phone trembled slightly.
I’m… afraid and flustered… because Cheng Weiwan is afraid and flustered…
I’m scared she really got into some kind of accident…
I’m actually scared she really got into some kind of accident…
Han Zhifan felt like he had been hit on the head with a bat. His mind instantly went blank.
“Just what in the hell happened?” Lin Sheng got dressed, grabbed his car keys, and prepared to leave the house. However, seeing as Han Zhifan didn’t say anything more over the phone and he didn’t get to the point, Lin Sheng couldn’t help but rush him.
Han Zhifan didn’t listen to Lin Sheng. The thoughts in his mind lingered over his realization from earlier.
Lin Sheng thought Han Zhifan was just at a loss for words, so he exclaimed, “I’ll be at the garage right away. Are you at home? I’ll come over right now. Let’s talk then…”
He stepped out of the elevator then rushed over to his car. Lin Sheng pulled the car door open, entered the car, then started the car up as he continued talking on the phone. “…I have to drive, so I gotta go. See you soon.”
With that said, Lin Sheng didn’t wait for Han Zhifan’s response then hung up the phone and tossed it on the front passenger seat. He stepped on the gas and sped off.
Doot doot doot rang the busy tone in Han Zhifan’s ear for a long time before he realized Lin Sheng hung up the phone.
He put down the phone and ignored the housekeeper, who was sitting to the side. Then he took two steps back and fell onto the sofa, distracted.
He really was afraid she got into an accident… What’s more, he’d never felt this kind of fear and panic before…
Why am I this afraid?
The answer seemed like it was about to come out, but Han Zhifan didn’t dare to face it.
The housekeeper realized something was wrong with Han Zhifan. Although she was confused about why Mr. Han called Mr. Lin without saying anything and reacted like this, she still comforted Han Zhifan. “Mr. Han, are you alright?”
Han Zhifan sat motionlessly on the sofa and stared up at the crystal chandelier on the ceiling without the slightest reaction.
The housekeeper was worried, so she couldn’t help but move her lips. However, before she could speak, there was a sound at the door.
The housekeeper hurriedly changed tracks and ran over to the door. Just as she reached the entrance, the door was pushed open. Cheng Weiwan, who they had lost contact with for half a day, walked in.
“Miss Cheng, you’re finally back?!” The housekeeper was pleasantly surprised as she welcomed Cheng Weiwan. “Miss Cheng, where are you going? You didn’t pick up the phone. You almost got me worried sick…”
As the housekeeper chattered away, she helped Cheng Weiwan grab her slippers.
After Cheng Weiwan put on the slippers, the housekeeper followed Cheng Weiwan around the house while speaking. “Miss Cheng, have you eaten? Are you hungry? Would you like me to cook something for you right now?”
Cheng Weiwan had her head lowered ever since she walked into the house. Just then, she shook her head at the housekeeper.
She wanted to say No thanks.” In the end, before she could manage to say those two words, she caught a glimpse of Han Zhifan sitting on the sofa from the corner of her eye.
Chapter 1022: Heartache (2)
She thought she was just seeing things, so she turned her head to take a look.
It really was Han Zhifan. What’s more, he was staring right at her.
His gaze made her feel a little uncomfortable. She wanted to say something but the words disappeared in her mouth.
The housekeeper saw Cheng Weiwan looking over at the living room and averting her gaze. When she saw Han Zhifan, the housekeeper realized that she hadn’t even told Han Zhifan about Cheng Weiwan’s return. “Mr. Han, Miss Cheng is back. You can tell Lin…” she said hurriedly.
The housekeeper wanted to tell Han Zhifan to inform Lin Sheng that Cheng Weiwan had returned home safely and that he didn’t need to run over. However, before she could finish, Han Zhifan knew what she was going to say and coldly interrupted her. “So what if she’s back? What’s it got to do with me?”
Why would it have anything to do with him…? He was obviously in a rush earlier… Why did he turn into a whole different person? He’s so cold; it seems like that helplessness and panic he felt was just my imagination.
The housekeeper was confused for a while then moved her lips.
Han Zhifan was afraid the housekeeper was talking nonsense. He didn’t wait for her to speak out before saying, “Make a cup of tea.”
Isn’t there a cup of tea in front of him? Why does he still want me to make him tea?
Han Zhifan left the housekeeper confused.
Han Zhifan noticed that the housekeeper wasn’t moving, so he cried out again. “I said make tea!” he said with increasing impatience.
“Yes, Mr. Han.” The housekeeper didn’t dare overthink things and ran over to the dining room.
At the blink of an eye, only Han Zhifan and Cheng Weiwan were left in the living room.
Han Zhifan just acted as though Cheng Weiwan didn’t exist. He picked up his phone like he was playing a game and started to stare at the screen.
They hadn’t spoken since the night she told him she’d be leaving. Cheng Weiwan was used to Han Zhifan ignoring her, so she didn’t strike up a conversation. She turned around and dragged her extremely exhausted body upstairs.
She was really tired. She thought she could manage to make it upstairs, lay down and get some rest, but she overestimated herself. She forced herself to walk over to the stairs, but darkness fell before her. Without any warning, she collapsed to the floor.
Her gaze fell upon Han Zhifan the moment she turned around. Upon seeing this, he instinctively dropped his phone and ran over to Cheng Weiwan at an incredible speed.
“Wanwan?” He cried her name. Seeing that she didn’t respond, he lifted the top half of her body and cried her name again.
She still showed no response.
Han Zhifan faintly sensed something wasn’t right. He reached out to touch her head and realized she had a shockingly high temperature. That was when he carried her up and loudly yelled, “Housekeeper! Housekeeper!”
He cried louder and louder.
The housekeeper didn’t know what happened but she hurriedly ran over and screamed “Aye!”
As soon as Han Zhifan saw the housekeeper, he couldn’t help but cry out, “Call Dr. Luo and tell him to hurry over!”
The housekeeper hadn’t fully understood the situation before Han Zhifan walked up the stairs, carrying Cheng Weiwan.
After just a few steps, he remembered that Dr. Luo couldn’t drive. His feet didn’t stop as he walked up the stairs but he called out to the housekeeper again. “Call Lin Sheng and tell him to pick up Dr. Luo!”
With that said, Han Zhifan glanced back at the housekeeper. Seeing as she wasn’t moving, he impatiently added, “Hurry!”
Chapter 1023: Heartache (3)
Cheng Han just had his operation not too long ago, so after Lin Sheng got a call from Han Zhifan’s housekeeper, the first thought that popped to mind was that something happened to Cheng Han.
As he called Dr. Luo, he turned the car around and rushed over to Dr. Luo’s house.
When he reached Dr. Luo’s place, Dr. Luo, who received Lin Sheng’s call in advance, grabbed his medical kit and was already waiting at the gates of his residential area.
Dr. Luo got in the car. Before he could even put on his seatbelt, Lin Sheng stepped on the gas.
The car just reached Han Zhifan’s courtyard when the housekeeper heard some movement and opened the front door.
The car came to a steady stop, and Lin Sheng and Dr. Lyo practically got out of the car at the same time. They didn’t even bother to greet the housekeeper as they walked into the house. They removed their shoes and walked up the stairs.
On the way, Lin Sheng told Dr. Luo his suspicions. Both of them thought Han Zhifan was so worried because of Cheng Han.
So after they reached the second floor, they both headed to the baby’s room by chance.
But before the two of them could reach the room, they heard Han Zhifan’s footsteps. Through the open bedroom door, which they happened to pass, Han Zhifan cried out, “Here.”
Lin Sheng and Dr. Luo’s footsteps came to a stop at the same time.
After Lin Sheng heard the sound of Han Zhifan’s voice, he instinctively wanted to ask,”Did something happen to Hanhan?” However, before he could ask, he saw Cheng Weiwan lying on the bed.
Lin Sheng suddenly shut his mouth, wanting to say something, but he gulped back the words.
Dr. Luo stepped into the bedroom and put his medical kit on the bedside table. He reached out and felt Cheng Weiwan’s pulse.
Lin Sheng waited until Dr. Luo gave Cheng Weiwan a shot, prescribed some medicine, and walked out of the bedroom before shifting from his position in front of the bedroom door.
Han Zhifan personally saw Dr. Luo out and arranged for the housekeeper to take him back home.
Lin Sheng didn’t follow him, but he stood at the bedroom door like before. He stared at Cheng Weiwan lying down.
Not long after, Han Zhifan came back.
Lin Sheng shot a glance at Han Zhifan. From Lin Sheng’s expression, Han Zhifan knew Lin Sheng wanted to ask him something. He wasn’t in a hurry to talk to Lin Sheng, but instead, he reached out and shut the bedroom door. Then he pointed at the study as if to signal Lin Sheng to go over with him.
After entering the study, Han Zhifan pointed at the sofa. Before Han Zhifan could utter the word “Sit”, Lin Sheng shut the study door and spoke up first. “You were so anxious tonight and called me just because of her?”
Han Zhifan sat on the sofa without replying to Lin Sheng’s question. Instead, he spoke up again: “Sit.”
Lin Sheng didn’t sit. Instead, he stared at Han Zhifan and continued to ask, “So was it because of her?”
Han Zhifan lowered his eyelids.
“Han Zhifan…”
Lin Sheng spoke again. He only called Han Zhifan’s name, but Han Zhifan said, “You were right…”
Han Zhifan’s sudden response was completely unrelated to what Lin Sheng said. “What?” asked Lin Sheng in confusion.
Han Zhifan didn’t make another sound.
“What are you saying? What do you mean by ‘You were right’?”
Lin Sheng noticed Han Zhifan still wasn’t showing signs of speaking, so his brows couldn’t help but furrow. Impatient, Lin Sheng wanted to say more, but Han Zhifan finally moved his lips again. “…I’m not me anymore…”
Lin Sheng didn’t understand. He was so impatient that he sounded a little irritated. “What the hell? What do you mean by you aren’t you? If you aren’t you, then who are you?”
Chapter 1024: Heartache (4)
This time, Han Zhifan didn’t stay quiet and he quickly spoke up again.
But it didn’t sound like he was speaking to Lin Sheng. It sounded like he was muttering to himself as he said, “…not the same me as I once was…”
His voice was a little quiet, so Lin Sheng couldn’t hear him clearly. “Hm?” grunted Lin Sheng.
It seemed like Han Zhifan hadn’t heard what Lin Sheng said as he remained silent.
It seemed like he was thinking about something. After a while, he turned his head and looked out the window.
Yes… What Lin Sheng recently said in his office was right… He was no longer the him from back then who only wanted revenge… Even if his heart always told himself she was the daughter of his enemy and he wouldn’t fall in love with her, his heart betrayed him long ago. Silently, he had long fallen for her body.
Maybe he had already been moved two years ago and he had already instinctively fallen for her then. However, he didn’t dare face the truth, nor was he willing to accept the truth, so he mercilessly chose to cut all ties with her two years ago.
He wanted to abort the child. He brought a woman home to make her think they were intimate. He was harsh and relentless. It looked like he wasn’t giving her a chance at all, but in reality, he didn’t want to give himself a chance.
After she completely disappeared from his world, he didn’t let himself think about her. He always assumed he had forgotten about her, but today, he realized he hadn’t forgotten about her at all. He just hadn’t dared to think about her.
After they reunited, he found out she had a son. Rather than tell her that he wanted her to suffer, he hated that she broke the facade he worked so hard to create of forgetting about her.
He repeatedly said he wouldn’t allow her to see his son, but when he saw her with other men, he was pissed off. He was confused when he saw her outside the hospital. He had done many, many things that he couldn’t explain himself, like allowing her to see his son for one day if she slept with him once, like letting her stay at his house and not letting her leave when she wanted… His actions gave him away a long time ago. However, he still tricked himself into thinking he couldn’t possibly fall in love with her. She was the daughter of his enemy and he wanted to make her live a life worse than hell…
Until today, when she couldn’t be contacted. He drove all around Beijing, looking for her but unable to find her. He was afraid and panicked. He couldn’t fool himself with that act any longer…
The scene that he was most unwilling to face had finally arrived. He realized he had fallen in love with her… He fell in love with the biological daughter of the culprit behind his biological sister’s death.
“Han Zhifan?” cried Lin Sheng several times. Seeing as he looked so unconcerned, he couldn’t help but walk up to him, reach out and pat his shoulder.
Han Zhifan was forced to snap out of his thoughts.
“What were you just muttering about? What do you mean you’re not you? You’re not possessed, right?” Lin Sheng noticed Han Zhifan looking over and repeated everything he said once more.
Han Zhifan ignored all of Lin Sheng’s questions and fell into a trance for a while. “Lin Sheng, help me investigate something…” he said with a flat tone of voice.