Chapter 200: Chapter 200:

Fu Xingzhou opened his eyes, his gaze somewhat hazy.

Seeing Ye Yan with whom his gaze met, he rubbed his eyes, "Yanyan? Am I dreaming?"

Before Ye Yan could speak, he had already pressed his lips onto hers.

"Fu..."

Like tasting a delicacy he hadn’t indulged in for a long time, Fu Xingzhou’s movements were eager and voracious.

He kissed her lips fiercely, exploring her sweetness, wreaking havoc between her lips and teeth.

A passionate, wet kiss seemed unable to satisfy him.

His hand crept toward the hem of her clothes...

"Fu Xingzhou." Ye Yan pushed him away forcefully, her slender cheeks tinted with the blush of cherries, seemingly in embarrassment and annoyance, yet with little deterring effect.

Fu Xingzhou appeared to suddenly wake, staring at her like a confused child.

"Is this not a dream? Would you be this fierce to me even in my dreams?"

Seeing him like this, Ye Yan suddenly felt a pang of sorrow.

"Fu Xingzhou, wake up, you’re not dreaming." She shook his shoulders, "The rain has stopped, you should go."

She had actually indulged him by letting him stay overnight.

The situation seemed to be deviating from its intended course, spiraling out of control.

"I’m sorry." Fu Xingzhou got out of bed, "I thought I was dreaming."

Ye Yan couldn’t bring herself to utter words of blame.

"Then I’ll go back now." Fu Xingzhou went to the washroom to change clothes.

His clothes from the previous day were soaked with sweat, dirty, and damp.

Ye Yan found some clothes belonging to Ye Zhun and handed them to him, "Wear these for now, and change when you get home."

After Fu Xingzhou left, Ye Yan sat in a daze for a good while before she remembered to prepare breakfast.

She quickly ate some bread and milk, there was surgery today, and she couldn’t afford a delay.

After a busy day, Ye Yan finally had the time to check her phone.

There were two missed calls and several messages.

One of them was, surprisingly, from Fu Xingzhou.

"What time do you get off work today? I’ll return Ye Zhun’s clothes to you."

She glanced at her watch, "Sorry, I’ve been in surgery all day and didn’t see the message. If I don’t work overtime, I get off at six."

"Fine, I’ll wait for you at the entrance of your hospital at six." Fu Xingzhou replied instantly, a rarity at such times.

Fu Xingzhou handed his phone back to his bodyguard and, in high spirits, spun his executive chair in a circle.

The bodyguard couldn’t believe his eyes, struggling to reconcile the man in front of him, childishly happy, with his resolute boss.

Love indeed had the power to change a person’s nature.

No doubt about it.

He thought, as long as the boss persevered, winning back his wife’s heart was just a matter of time.

Moreover, the wife still had lingering feelings for him.

"Go investigate what Ye Jian’an has been up to recently," Fu Xingzhou returned to his stern demeanor.

Ye Jian’an paced nervously at the hospital entrance, until he finally spotted Ye Yan.

"Ah Yan."

As soon as Ye Yan saw Ye Jian’an, fury crystallized in his eyes, "What are you up to now?"

It was quitting time, so it was inevitable that some colleagues watched curiously.

Ye Yan moved to a secluded spot, "Ye Jian’an, Xiao Zhun has been kidnapped, was it because of you?"

"I didn’t mean for it to happen, who knew those debt collectors would go to the school."

"So, you just watched as they took Xiao Zhun and did nothing?"

"What could I do? I’m too old to fight those guys. I was panicking too, Xiao Zhun is my own son."

Ye Yan felt an overwhelming urge to strangle him, his blood seemed to rush to his head.

"Ah Yan, I know you don’t want to see me. How about this, give me five hundred thousand, I’ll leave Ao City, leave you alone, and never come back," Ye Jian’an’s face revealed his greed.

"Five hundred thousand, you think I can easily come up with that amount?"

"I know, you’ve been saving money for Xiao Zhun to go to college, to get a job. Just give me that money, and I won’t go looking for Xiao Zhun ever again."

Slap!

Ye Yan couldn’t control his hand, and his palm met Ye Jian’an’s face.

"You hit me, your own father?" Ye Jian’an covered his face, looking incredulous.

"I wish I could kill you," Ye Yan’s voice trembled with emotion, "You scum, you don’t deserve to be a father. Haven’t you done enough harm to Ye Zhun and me?"

"Just five hundred thousand, that’s all," Ye Jian’an’s thick-skinned face quickly brushed off the slap, "That rich kid hanging around with Ye Zhun, he clearly comes from money. Get Ye Zhun to borrow it from him."

It might be hard for others to believe that such words would come from a father.

But Ye Jian’an had just done that.

"Ah Yan, I’ve come to this because of Fu Xingzhou." Seeing Ye Yan remain silent, Ye Jian’an ranted recklessly, "I didn’t want this. It was all Fu Xingzhou’s coercion."

Hearing Fu Xingzhou’s name, an expression finally crossed Ye Yan’s face, "What do you mean?"

"It’s Fu Xingzhou. He fancied you, wanted to have you all to himself, but he knew you were too stubborn, so he trapped me. I’m in debt for five million, and he came to you to make you pay. If you can’t, he threatens to cripple me."

"You’re saying you owe five million because of a trap set by Fu Xingzhou?"

"Yes," Ye Jian’an said angrily, "That gambler who set me up was his man, I saw with my own eyes. And about that seafood store, haven’t you ever wondered? That was given by Fu Xingzhou when I asked him for money and he fobbed me off with a lousy shop instead."

"The seafood shop was given to you by Fu Xingzhou?" Ye Yan felt his voice shaking.

"Did he ever tell you about the seafood shop? He couldn’t. That was his hush money, to keep me quiet, not to reveal it was him who schemed against us, father and daughter."

Ye Jian’an grew more agitated as he spoke, "And Xiao Zhun’s situation, that was his doing too. You think it was me who hurt you and Xiao Zhun, but he’s the true mastermind. If it weren’t for him, our family of three should be living happily together."

"Stop," Ye Yan suddenly shouted, interrupting Ye Jian’an.

"Ah Yan, I’m not lying to you. If you don’t believe me, confront him. I know I’ve wronged you. Now, just give me five hundred thousand, and I’ll disappear forever..."

"I said stop talking." Ye Yan’s eyes reddened, "If you want five hundred thousand, fine, wait till I’m dead, and all my savings will go to you."

"Don’t talk of death so lightly."

"It’s your doing, you’re the one who’s driving me to death." Ye Yan looked at the man in front of him, who was both familiar and strange, too overwhelmed even to cry, "Ye Jian’an, get lost."

"I’m your father."

Suddenly, Ye Yan pulled a surgical scalpel from his backpack, "If you don’t leave now, I’ll stab you to death, then myself."

Ye Jian’an got a fright and hastily backed away, "Okay, okay, I’ll leave, just don’t be rash."

Only when Ye Jian’an’s figure had disappeared did Ye Yan squat down, cover his face, and burst into tears.

Tip: You can use left, right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.Tap the middle of the screen to reveal Reading Options.

If you find any errors (non-standard content, ads redirect, broken links, etc..), Please let us know so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report
Follow our Telegram channel at https://t.me/novelfire to receive the latest notifications about daily updated chapters.