Seeing how Dongfang Bai stormed away, Fang Ru Xin felt a bit hopeless as she gazed at Qi Ying Ying. Then, she kindly turned to her daughter.
âYao Yao, you must be exhausted! Go and wash up. Weâll have dinner afterwards. What do you like to eat? Tell mother so she can get the servants to prepare it.â
Le Yao Yao felt all warm and fuzzy from her motherâs love. The corner of her mouth curved into a smile. She shook her head and said, âMother, thereâs no need to make specific preparations for me. I love to eat everything.â
âHaha! Thatâs great! Go take a bath to relax first. The journey here must have been extremely exhausting. Motherâs heart aches just thinking about it.â
âAlright, Iâll go take a bath now.â
Then, Le Yao Yao nodded at Qi Ying Ying as a way of saying goodbye and returned back to the plum blossom court.
When she had returned, the maidservant had already prepared the hot water. Leng Yi Xuan was taken away by other servants for his own bath.
Le Yao Yao gazed at the large tub of steaming water. Inside the tub were fresh flower petals. The moment she walked in, she was welcomed by the lovely scent. It instantly made her feel better.
Le Yao Yao excused the maidservant and took off her clothes to submerge her body into the steamy tub.
Gradually, Le Yao Yao fell asleep. She had no idea how long it had been. To her, it was only a brief moment.
A martial artistâs hearing was always much better than a regular person. Suddenly, Le Yao Yao could sense another personâs presence in the room.
Initially, she thought it was the maidservant who was responsible for the hot water. But, Le Yao Yao recognized the familiar ambergris scent. Her eyes instantly popped open.
Her eyes grew wide and her mouth was opened like a âoâ. There were words in her throat but they were kind of stuck. She couldnât utter a single word.
However, her tears were streaming down nonstop. âYu, Yu..is it really you!?! Is it you!?!â
The man slowly reached out his slender hand and touched her face and caught her tears.
Le Yao Yaoâs heart began to pound like mad. The feeling felt very realistic. Her heart had never beaten so fast before.
But even if she were to die, she didnât care. Because right now, she was so happy. Her Yu had finally returned!
âAhhhhh. Yu! Itâs really you! Youâre back! Hahaha!!!!â Le Yao Yao began to laugh and sob at the same time.
After all, it had been five years, 1800+ days since she had last seen him.
âYu, where have you been all these years? Why did it take you so long to return?â Le Yao Yao hugged the man and began to inhale his familiar scent. She felt as if she had came back to life.
The heartbeat she could hear was an indication that Yu was real. He was realâ¦
The man wrapped his powerful arms around Le Yao Yao and placed his chin around her neck region. He slowly sniffed in her scent. âNo matter where I had been, Iâm back now.â
Hearing his low and raspy voice, Le Yao Yaoâs heart began to tremble. âYes, itâs fine. As long as youâre back, I donât care. Yu, promise me you wonât ever leave me again! I want you by my side forever!!! Forever, can you promise me?â
Le Yao Yao was so afraid he would disappear again. So, she really wanted Yu to make a pledge. Without him in her life, life was too painfulâ¦
But the man didnât say a word. Soon, Le Yao Yao felt something slowly dripping down on her hand.
Originally, she thought it was Yuâs tears, so she wiped it away. But when she saw the fresh blood on her palm, Le Yao Yao felt as if her heart was going to leap out of her body.
She violently swung her head back and looked up. Yu had blood coming out of his ears, eyes, noses, and mouth. It was extremely frightening.
âAhhhh!!!! Yu, whatâs going on? Whatâs happening!?â Le Yao Yao screamed.
Now, he was covered in blood.
âYao Yao, Yao Yao!!!!â The man kept calling her. But it sounded so weak; like it would disappear in the very next second.
Seeing this, Le Yao Yao tried to grab onto the manâs bloody hand. But all she felt was air.
âNo! Why is it like this? Yu, Yuâ¦donât go! Donât leave me!!!!!â she cried.
Le Yao Yao wanted to chase after him, but she felt as if her legs were locked down. She couldnât take a single step.
No matter how hard she cried, Yu vanished from her sight.
âNo! Yu, you promised you wonât leave me. Yuâ¦.!â she shrieked.
âYao Yao, Yao Yaoâ¦wake up! Youâre having a nightmare!â
Le Yao Yao slowly fluttered her eyes open. She was currently lying in a room with a yellow glow from the candlelight. The bedroom curtains were opened, and it was pitch black outside. She realized it was all a dream.
Why did the dream feel so real?
Her heart was still beating very quickly. But, Yu wasnât next to her. And she didnât have blood on her.
So, it mustâve been a dream?
âYao Yao, are you alright? Donât keep everything inside. Tell me! Brother will help you get through this!â
âBrother, I-Iâm fine.â
Le Yao Yao knew Dongfang Bai was very concerned about her. But she didnât want to worry him, so she tried to lie and smile.
However, she had no idea how pale she looked right now. In addition, her forceful smile made her look even worse.
Dongfang Bai didnât say a word for a long time. After some silence between them, he sighed, âYao Yao, why must you always have to act so tough? You hide all your pain in your heart. This time, you lost consciousness in the tub because you were too depressed! If the maidservant hadnât discovered you, would you have drowned inside? Yao Yao, Iâm so worried about youâ¦â
Hearing Dongfang Baiâs caring voice, Le Yao Yaoâs nose began to tingle and her eyes turned misty. She was semi choking on her words.
âBrother, so what if I tell you? Yuâ¦. Yu will never come backâ¦â
At this point, strings of tears rolled down her pale white cheeks and dripped onto the bed sheet.
âBrother, do you know I just had a dream? I dreamt that Yu returned. His body was warm. He smelled the same. It felt so real. I thought he really came back. But then, afterwards, he was covered in blood. He was in a lot of pain. He kept crying out to me. He sounded so weak..like he would disappear the very next secondâ¦â Le Yao Yao sobbed.
Suddenly, Le Yao Yao seized Dongfang Baiâs hand. âDo you think that Yuâs still alive? He must be in danger or something? Perhaps thatâs why he hasnât returned!?! Why donât we go look for him!?â
Then, Le Yao Yao flipped away her blanket and wanted to get out of bed to search for Yu.
But, the moment she tried to get up, she lost control of her body and fell against Dongfang Bai.
Dongfang Bai tightly supported her and was leaning against her. They made eye contact. Le Yao Yao appeared lost and confused. Her eyes were filled with pain.
âYao Yao! Wake up! Yu is already dead! He died five years ago! Why wonât you accept this? He canât come back to life. Please face reality!â Dongfang Bai roared.
His every word stabbed Le Yao Yao in the heart. She felt as if all her scars were reopening.
âNo! I wonât let you say that! Yu will return! He had already returned!â Le Yao Yao was practically bawling her eyes out. She balled her hands into fits and repeatedly punched Dongfang Baiâs chest.
Dongfang Bai allowed Le Yao Yao to vent and took all her hits. Seeing her like this pained him.
âBrother, I miss Yu. I miss him so much!!â
âI knowâ¦â Dongfang Baiâs voice softened.
âI know it was a dream but the dream felt so real!â
âBut you know, it was only a dream.â After you wake up, you will have to face realityâ¦
âYao Yao, let out all your tears. Donât suppress your emotions anymore. Itâll get better. Even without Yu, you still have us. Weâll always be by your side.â Dongfang Bai whispered as he gently patted Le Yao Yaoâs back.
Le Yao Yao finally released all her suppressed emotions.
That night, Le Yao Yao cried and cried. On this silent night, her cries had the ability to make others emotional.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
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This is a very sad chapter but donât worry, the novel will have a good ending!