My Perfect Female CEO
Chapter 174 - 171: Intertwined Fingers and Hearts

Chapter 174: Chapter 171: Intertwined Fingers and Hearts

Ye Fan was slightly surprised, not expecting that Chu Mengyao’s grandfather was still alive. Surely, he must be very old by now.

The two admired the night view, as the hazy night enveloped them.

They both felt at ease, their expressions tranquil.

"Can I ask you a question?" Ye Fan didn’t hesitate. It was as if he blurted it out, wanting to clarify a doubt in his heart. He wanted to understand Mengyao’s past, to know what shadows lurked in her heart.

"What is it?" Chu Mengyao asked, widening her eyes in curiosity.

"I heard from Biyao that when you were young, you had an accident, and since then, your temperament changed a lot." Ye Fan inquired earnestly.

"My sister seems to have quite a few words with you." Chu Mengyao was slightly lost in thought, as if reminiscing, recalling a shadow that lingered in her childhood memory. She spoke softly, "You know Lu Xiangxiang, right? My family and the Lu Family are quite close. Starting from my grandfather’s generation, the two families have been old acquaintances. When I was about five or six, while playing at Lu Xiangxiang’s house, I accidentally fell into a swimming pool out of mischief. Xiangxiang’s older brother saved me from the pool, but he had an accident and died right in front of me."

"I watched helplessly as Xiangxiang’s brother struggled in front of me, frozen in fear, unable to do anything."

"Just like that, I watched him die before my eyes."

"Since then, I’ve often had nightmares, constantly dreaming of that horrible scene."

"I hate myself, for my cowardice. If it weren’t for my playful nature, he wouldn’t have had the accident. He died to save me."

"After the incident, I was hospitalized for a very long time. Consultations with various doctors didn’t remove the shadow from my heart."

Every cell in Chu Mengyao’s body emitted signals of self-blame. Filled with regret, she continued, "Although my family still interacts with Lu Xiangxiang’s family, a knot lingers in both our hearts, especially in Lu Xiangxiang’s family. It was a huge blow to them. Even though they comfort and counsel me, it only makes me feel more guilty. I so wish they would blame me. This is a debt I owe to the Lu Family. My life was saved by Xiangxiang’s brother."

Ye Fan acted as a listener, and Mengyao’s words stirred waves in his heart.

He thought seriously, it’s true Lu Xiangxiang’s brother sacrificed his life to save Mengyao. This is human nature. Rather than saying a shadow looms in Mengyao’s heart, it would be more accurate to say she feels she owes it to Xiangxiang’s brother and thus punishes herself.

This self-punishment has led Mengyao to close herself off, suffering in her own unique way.

"Actually, you should let go. I believe when Lu Xiangxiang’s brother saved you, he didn’t want to see you harmed. A young boy protecting you with all his might, you should embrace the honor of having been protected. If you keep tormenting yourself, believing everything is your fault, it would betray his sincere heart in saving you, and undermine his actions."

"A young boy who upholds the role of a hero to save you, if he had a spirit in heaven, wouldn’t want to see you like this."

"If I were him, I surely wouldn’t want to see the person I saved falling into self-punishment."

Ye Fan began to comfort her. In truth, if he were Xiangxiang’s brother, he would think so too.

At the same time, he held Mengyao’s hand, interlocking fingers, her gentle hand bringing him an unprecedented calmness.

Chu Mengyao’s expression shifted, a bit at a loss, allowing Ye Fan to hold her hand.

Her inner turmoil gradually settled, a unique force emanating from Ye Fan’s hand, giving her strength.

She had thought countless times about what her future relationship with Ye Fan would be like, and how it would develop, but she had no idea, unable to conceive any forthcoming scenarios.

But now, with Ye Fan grasping her hand like this, it was as if time itself had stopped.

"I also have something I want to ask you, but I’m not sure if I should." Chu Mengyao sought his opinion.

"As long as it’s your question, I’ll answer it." Ye Fan opened his heart.

"I know you are very mysterious, with a past beyond imagination. I can feel that your past has been bitter. I’m afraid of bringing up your sad memories or putting you in a difficult spot. I want to share your pain, but haven’t had the chance to speak." Chu Mengyao murmured slowly, voicing her inner struggle and hesitation.

"When I was slightly older than you, I went to the beach with my parents and encountered bad people."

"My parents were killed, brutally murdered, and I was taken to a training base."

"Underneath the seemingly calm surface of this world, waves of darkness surge, devouring kindness and justice."

"I didn’t know what the place I was in was called, only that it was cold and bloody, cruel and inhumane."

"To survive, I had to master survival skills, killing others was the only way to protect myself."

"Gradually, amidst the bloodshed, I transformed and grew."

"Later, I learned that those who were training me belonged to an organization called the God Organization."

"The God Organization is the unchallenged leader in the dark world, even controlling and influencing the politics of many countries on the surface."

"It seems omnipotent, and the four words accurately describe the power of the God Organization."

"Within the organization, I endured for seventeen years. After eliminating the upper echelons of the God Organization, I abandoned all the shackles on me and returned to the country."

"In the place where I first met you, originally, it was where my home was. Seventeen years of change, and it had long been different, with no trace of familiarity left."

"By chance, while wandering aimlessly, like a walking corpse, I bumped into the sniper who was trying to assassinate you."

"That’s how you took me back to the villa."

"While buying clothes, I bumped into Ye Juanjuan and found traces of family."

"I had no intention of acknowledging my relatives. To me, my existence for the only family left had long become a thing of the past, I didn’t expect it wasn’t."

Ye Fan, with a feeling of sadness, softly revealed the events of his past.

Just like Chu Mengyao had shared her deepest secret, Ye Fan too unveiled the secrets of his heart.

The doors to both their hearts quietly loosened, opening up to one another.

Although the greatest secrets in their hearts, were sad, and of different magnitudes for each of them.

But one thing was certain, their hearts were as tightly intertwined as their interlocked fingers, in deep connection with each other.

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