Young Prime Minister, a Hermit

Chapter 132

"...I wish you were punished by the heavens! Do you know how miserable Lanlan was back then? In a single day, you abandoned her, she lost her child, and she went blind! Although I don't know exactly what happened between you two, I really wanted to kill you back then!"

Xu Lie remained silent for a long, long time before finally saying in a hoarse voice, "I'm sorry..."

The older brother snorted, but clearly still appreciated Xu Lie's rare apology: "Although I really hate you, there are some things I should tell you. The onlooker sees more of the game than the player..."

"What?"

The brother sighed before saying, "Lanlan has become almost a completely different person in the past six months in Switzerland. She's blind, but she's calm and composed; she can only stay at home alone every day, but she doesn't complain at all; many times, the things she says move even Auntie, as if they are spoken by someone who has experienced the vicissitudes of life. Lanlan has become mature and steady; Lanlan has grown up. However, she has also become more and more taciturn and expressionless. Many times, I have no idea what she is thinking in the dark."

The older brother seemed to pat Xu Lie on the shoulder: "Do you understand now? So, the reason Lanlan had such a big reaction just now, and anyone could see how excited she was, is that she still cares about you."

After a pause, the older brother continued, his voice filled with both resentment and helplessness: "Only you can give her... Lan... Lan Lan!"

My brother clearly noticed me on the stairs, and his voice suddenly became a little weak: "You...didn't you say you were going up?"

"I'm here to get my phone." I said casually as I walked downstairs. I hadn't taken more than a few steps when someone helped me up. Warm hands, long, slender fingers—I knew who it was without even guessing.

I tried to pull my hand away, but he tightened his grip and called my name softly, "Galan...Galan..." He gently put his arm around my shoulder, his voice hoarse, "You've suffered so much, damn me...I actually made you suffer so much!"

"But I don't want to let go!" Xu Lie tightened his grip suddenly, and I pressed myself against his firm chest again, my strength not great but extremely resolute, a resolute determination that I wouldn't let go no matter how much I struggled. "Knowing I'm not worthy of loving you, knowing you won't forgive me, I still don't want to let go... I can't let go... Galan! Galan!"

Love is like a bladeless knife; it cuts the skin, causing a subtle pain but leaving no scar. However, once a certain line is crossed, even a bladeless knife can wound deeply, drawing blood. It's a wound larger than one caused by a sharp blade, one that takes much longer to heal.

I have already experienced this kind of pain, etched deeply into my being. Because I have tasted its excruciating and heart-wrenching agony, I will never allow myself to inflict the same pain on another person I love.

I slowly, inch by inch, pulled away from his embrace, as if talking to myself: "There is a man who is born disliking closeness to women; there is a man who doesn't understand romance but only silently protects; there is a man who promised me forever, and then fulfilled that promise with a love more precious than his own life. We are together but cannot love each other, so close yet so far..."

"Galan, what...what are you saying?"

"What am I saying?" I smiled, a gentle smile, a bittersweet feeling only I experience when thinking of that person. "I'm saying I've fallen in love with someone I'm destined never to love, but I'm willing to accept it, and I have no regrets. Yesterday is gone, Xu Lie, let's both let go, let go of that unbearable past..."

"I won't let go!!" Xu Lie roared, grabbing my arm. "Those memories that have sustained me until now, those memories that helped me find you, those memories that have become a part of me, how can I let go?! Galan, tell me how to let go?!"

I frowned, pushed him away, and was about to speak when suddenly hurried footsteps and panting voices came from the second floor: "Lanlan... Jiaqi... Lanlan... Lanlan...!!"

It was my aunt's voice, filled with joy and disbelief. My heart skipped a beat.

“Lanlan, she’s awake… she’s awake… sob sob…” Auntie ran to my side and hugged me excitedly, her voice a mix of crying and laughing, “Yufei is awake! Fei’er is finally awake, thank God!! The Bodhisattva has finally appeared! God has blessed us! sob sob…”

"Really?!" the older brother exclaimed. "Yufei's awake?! Oh my god! He's actually awake! I... I'll go get the doctor! I'll call the doctor right now, hahaha..."

The room was in complete chaos, filled with an atmosphere of joy and tears of overwhelming emotion. I stood there on the stairs, stunned, my mind a blank. Yufei was awake! Yufei… he was finally awake!

But who woke up – Yufei, Liu Cenfeng, or someone else?

Xiao Yi

2008.3.2 11:54

Chapter 16: The Forced Kiss Ends.

Next update: Wednesday, March 5th

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Finally, the highly anticipated chapter is almost here... I wonder how many people guessed correctly. Those who have read it, please don't reveal it... So, on the 5th, I will definitely have Yufei speak. Then, the chapter after that will focus on Lin Yu and Yi Han's relationship. That's all.

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Chapter 17 Returning to Roots

Chapter 17 Returning to Roots

In the pitch black, I stood outside the door, listening to the chaotic footsteps coming and going. Inside, a doctor was speaking excitedly in French, which I could only vaguely understand: ...miracle...muscles...so fast, etc.

Xu Lie stood beside me, supporting me to prevent me from being bumped into by passersby. I suddenly asked, "Have you studied French?"

Xu Lie seemed surprised that I would ask this, and paused for a moment before saying, "I studied it for two years in high school."

I nodded and asked, "What was that doctor with the rather gruff voice shouting about so excitedly?"

“He said he had never seen such a miracle before. The patient repaired his stiff muscles on his own before waking up. There has never been a vegetative patient who had been in a coma for more than a year without any rehabilitation to live a normal life.” Xu Lie paused, “Just like when you woke up, Galan.”

My brows furrowed even more, unable to tell whether I felt joy or fear! I can't see now, and if the person who wakes up really is Liu Cenfeng, if he returns to this world with twisted hatred, yet I really hope he can wake up and return to Auntie's side.

Unconsciously, I moved closer to Xu Lie, and he quickly put his arm around me and asked in a low voice, "Galan, what are you afraid of?"

My hand twitched slightly as he continued to ask, "Isn't it what you most wanted for Yufei to wake up?"

"Hmm..." I nodded absentmindedly, but my brows furrowed even more. Right now, I'm not afraid of anyone except Yufei, only Yufei whom I cannot hurt, yet I must guard against him hurting me.

"Don't worry." He held my cold hand, and the warmth instantly dispelled the fear in my heart. "No matter what happens, I will protect you."

I trembled, a bitter pain welling up inside me, and subtly withdrew my hand. Then I silently awaited the outcome.

The doctors left one after another. It seemed like a lot of time had passed. My legs went numb from standing, so I switched to sitting. When even my buttocks went numb from sitting, the last doctor I knew, Joy, a renowned neurosurgeon at CLS Hospital and my brother's and my attending physician, said goodbye to my aunt and left.

Auntie was overjoyed, as evidenced by her constant chatter to Yufei, asking if he wanted to eat something first, or if he wanted to get up and walk around.

"Hey? Lanlan!" Auntie seemed to only then notice me. "Why are you still waiting here? Come on, go talk to Yufei. You're the one who should be most grateful to Yufei for waking up!"

The person he should be most grateful to... is me? The one who caused him to be hit by the car, the one who sent him to this strange world, the one who made him... suffer humiliation and have his humanity twisted? Auntie, he should hate me the most!

"Alright, you all keep Yufei company while I chat. I'll go prepare some porridge, and we'll eat together later. Everyone must be hungry after all this work." The aunt turned back with a look of satisfaction. "Yufei, would you like some millet porridge first since you just woke up?"

"...Okay." Because I had been asleep for two years, even uttering a single syllable sound was somewhat difficult. Yet, this long-lost voice sent shivers down my spine.

Auntie left, and the room was empty and silent. Xu Lie stood beside me. I had no reason to send him away, and I knew I couldn't. I didn't know if Yu Fei was watching me, but that silence, coupled with a burning sensation, made me uncomfortable.