Duan Ye's mood immediately turned cold.

They didn't do it on purpose, but it just happened.

Throughout the journey, Duan Ye and Luo Qingyuan remained unusually quiet until they arrived at the New Moon Hotel, where the child woke up, and only then did the two get out of the car.

We arrived at the private room.

The food was served quickly. The two of them each fed one child. After the children were full, the manager took them out to play, and only then did the two of them slowly begin to talk.

Duan Ye: "I told my mother about my grandmother's illness."

“My mom and Aunt Xie have been good friends for decades, so it’s possible that my mom mentioned it casually when she was shopping with Aunt Xie.”

"I didn't mean it. My mom only knew because she wanted to help us take care of Grandma..."

Luo Qingyuan: "I know."

Her words interrupted him.

Luo Qingyuan took a deep breath: "All I want now is for the evildoers to be brought to justice."

"Let's eat."

Duan Ye could only start eating in silence. He originally thought that once the matter was investigated, he and Luo Qingyuan could be together happily, but now it seemed that everything was still far away.

Duan Ye quietly served Luo Qingyuan food and rice. Although she didn't have a big appetite, she still finished all the food and meat he served her.

He looked at Luo Qingyuan's profile; her jawline was very defined, and her face was much sharper than it had been five years ago.

Although the current trend is to consider thinness as beauty, he still didn't want Luo Qingyuan to be too thin.

He wanted to raise her back to be the carefree and enthusiastic Miss Luo she used to be.

After finishing his meal, Duan Ye slowly began to speak.

“I found the gravedigger from back then. On the night Sui Sui called me, Nan Xing followed me to the cemetery and hung up on both Sui Sui and my older brother.”

Luo Qingyuan listened quietly. What right did she have to blame Duan Ye?

It was she who wanted to leave. Back then, Duan Ye believed that Nanxing was a good person, and didn't she herself also think that Nanxing was a good person?

These things are all interconnected. If Nanxing wasn't a smart person, how could he have such great abilities?

Luo Qingyuan remained silent for a long time before looking up at Duan Ye. His face was familiar, her lover was familiar, but when she spoke, she couldn't stop the heartache: "If I had died in Ellis that year, we would really never have met again."

At that time, when her life hung by a thread and she was almost suffocating, and even wearing an oxygen mask couldn't alleviate the pain, she really missed him, who was thousands of miles away.

It was precisely because of this that she survived one brush with death after another.

Duan Ye's heart clenched instantly at her words; he was almost physiologically averse to such a possibility.

His hands were on the table, but they were trembling slightly.

Neither Ye Nuan nor Luo Qingyuan would have paid such a high price if he hadn't been in their lives.

Duan Ye felt guilty and remorseful for his past misjudgment of people, and he lowered his head: "I'm sorry."

His voice was low, but his pronunciation was very clear.

Because they were childhood sweethearts and grew up together, even when she sensed something was wrong, she only gave Nanxing a verbal warning and didn't actually do anything substantial, which led to everything that happened later.

Tears welled in Luo Qingyuan's eyes, but seeing Duan Ye's pale face, she understood that he wasn't much better off than her.

If they hadn't loved each other, if they hadn't had children, they would have broken up completely five years ago.

Luo Qingyuan choked up, wanting to say something, but unable to utter a word.

Duan Ye stood up and gently embraced her.

"I promise, I will never let anyone hurt you and your children again." For the first time, a hint of hatred appeared in Duan Ye's eyes.

Luo Qingyuan slowly closed her eyes in his arms.

These things hurt her deeply and caused her great pain, even making her doubt many times whether Duan Ye truly loved her.

But the pain and self-blame in those eyes were clearly no less than hers.

Perhaps the essence of love is continuous pain, and the only painkiller is for the other person to give you the same amount of love.

The two were like wounded little animals attacked on the grassland, licking each other's wounds in the darkness.

But they don't have much time to heal themselves.

Soon, the manager returned with the child.

Duan Luo: "Mommy, Mommy..."

Upon hearing the sound, Luo Qingyuan turned around, rubbed her eyes, and Duan Ye blocked her way, embracing their two children.

"Where did Chenchen and Luoluo go to play?"

"Uncle took us to the back garden, where we played with a beautiful golden retriever and some kittens. The kittens were so cute."

Duan Ye smiled and patted their heads: "Do you like cats?"

The two children said in unison, "We like it."

"Actually, Dad has a kitten at home too. Can you bring it over in a couple of days?"

The cat that Duan Ye found on that rainy night was later named Eleven.

It was the day he and Luo Qingyuan had sex at the bar, and also the day they met.

Although he rarely returns to Moon Bay, he has always kept the cat, replenished its food on time every month, and ensured it has received all its vaccinations.

The cat started as a two-month-old kitten, and now it's almost six years old and is a big cat.

Luo Qingyuan turned around in surprise upon hearing the name.

The two children were so happy they almost jumped for joy.

"We're going to have a kitten! That's wonderful!"

"Daddy, Daddy, is this the cat you and Mommy raised?"

Duan Ye smiled and nodded: "Yes."

Duan Luo's eyes crinkled into crescent moons with joy: "When can we see the cat?"

This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content!