Chapter 1119 Have you made up your mind?
Curiosity aside, this question is destined to remain unanswered.
Before leaving, Ye Wanxi took one last look at the painting, then put it away and placed it in the cabinet in her study.
Since Wu Yequan had caused such a commotion, Ye Wanxi and her companion, though unwilling to be forced to submit, could not simply ignore the matter.
They had planned to leave quietly under the cover of darkness, when everyone was resting, so as not to cause everyone worry about their departure.
However, they clearly underestimated what Feng's mother and others knew about them.
The two had just stepped downstairs when the lights in the lobby came on.
Ye Wanxi and her companion were startled. Upon closer inspection, they realized that everyone except the child, who had been completely kept in the dark, was sitting in the hall.
Judging from their posture, they've clearly been sitting here for quite some time.
"What are you doing...?"
Gao Min's face was grim, and her gaze towards Ye Wanxi was filled with both heartache and resentment: "What did we do? If we hadn't been here watching, were you planning to just leave without saying goodbye and go fight that old man to the death?"
"Sister Gao..." Ye Wanxi was about to say something when she saw Gao Min's eyes redden, and the words she was about to say instantly became stuck in her throat.
Over the years, Gao Min has seen everything she has done for her. Their relationship has long since transcended that of an artist and her manager; it's more like that of family.
They will be happy for each other's joy, sad for each other's sorrow, and worried about each other's difficulties.
Their departure tonight without saying goodbye may spare them the sorrow of parting, but if they truly never return, it will only leave the living with greater sadness and regret.
Ye Wanxi pursed her lips, met Gao Min's gaze, and uttered two words with difficulty: "I'm sorry."
These two simple words brought Gao Min to tears on the spot. She stepped forward and held Ye Wanxi's hand tightly. Rather than asking Ye Wanxi, she was asking herself, questioning the fate that had brought all of this to the fore.
"Why does it have to be you? Can't someone else go? Can't someone else go?"
What Gao Min really wanted to ask was, with so many capable people in the world, why can't we let someone else take this trip?
But reason told her that it was precisely because some people were capable enough that some things could not be done without them.
She once secretly admired Ye Wanxi's extraordinary qualities, believing that these qualities would bring her glory and honor.
Little do people realize that the greater one's ability, the heavier one's responsibilities, and the greater the burden one needs to shoulder in such situations.
Ye Wanxi gently patted Gao Min's shoulder without saying a word.
Watching from the side, Feng's mother also felt quite uncomfortable. She turned to look at her son and said in a hoarse voice, "You still have to go after all."
She knew her son well; no matter what happened, he would never sit idly by and wait to die. Rather than being forced into a dead end, he would rather take the initiative to defeat the enemy, and perhaps there would still be a glimmer of hope.
Therefore, they will definitely go out tonight.
Knowing this, she stayed here with so many people.
Looking at his mother, who was well-maintained but whose wrinkles were still faintly visible around her eyes, Feng Tianyu couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
When Feng's mother saw her son's expression, she already knew the answer in her heart.
She also knew that once her son made a decision, there was no turning back.
"No matter what, take care of yourself and come back safely." Mrs. Feng paused here, wiped the corner of her eyes and said, "You and Wanxi are my life. If anything happens to you, I can't go on living."
Feng Tianyu was really bad at comforting people. Hearing this, his expression stiffened slightly, and he only replied, "What is Yi Huan supposed to do if you say that?"
Feng's mother paused abruptly as she wept, and her gaze towards her son instantly turned disdainful.
Even at this point, they can't even say a kind word to comfort me.
She was clearly talking about the young couple, but she had to bring Yi Huan into it at this time. It didn't sound like comforting her, but rather like entrusting her child to someone on their deathbed. How unlucky!
Mother Feng was well aware of the dangers ahead, but at this moment she still hoped to get a promise from her son that he would return safely.
For her at that moment, nothing was more joyful than the two of them returning safely.
But this guy keeps rambling on and on without saying anything. It's a good thing Wanxi was blind to have fallen for him, otherwise, with this kind of personality, she'd probably be a bachelor for life!
Feng Tianyu wasn't oblivious to his mother's hints, but he simply couldn't give her that promise.
Ye Wanxi clearly knew this too. She sniffed and forced a smile, saying, "Alright, alright, don't say such unlucky things. You all stay home and wait for good news, we..."
Ye Wanxi wanted to say that they would be back soon.
The words were on the tip of my tongue, but they sounded like a huge flag, so I silently swallowed them back.
Fortunately, they were rescued soon after.
"Miss Ye, Mr. Feng, it's time. Shouldn't we set off?"
The people Xiao Jihui sent were already waiting outside, and when they found that the two had not appeared on time, they came looking for them.
Seeing that the two were saying goodbye to their relatives, he tactfully gave them some time to say goodbye before appearing.
Ye Wanxi and her companion scanned the crowd with their eyes.
"Yihuan, take good care of Mom."
"Okay, don't worry, brother, I'll take good care of Auntie."
"Yue Rong, take good care of Sister Gao."
"Yes, Sister Ye, you must come back safely with Mr. Feng."
"..."
All the words I wanted to say can be summed up in just two: "Take care."
After uttering those two words, Feng Tianyu grabbed Ye Wanxi's hand, bypassed the people who had come to pick them up, and quickly left.
As Feng's mother and the others watched their departing figures, they finally could not hold back any longer and shed tears of worry.
"Xiao Jihui sent you to pick us up, but where is he?"
"The deputy minister and the former minister have already split up with Mr. Xiang and others and headed to Z City in several groups. We will take a shortcut and go through the national highway on the other side. We expect to meet up in half an hour."
Ye Wanxi nodded, leaned on Feng Tianyu's shoulder, and fiddled with the judge's pen in her hand, seemingly lost in thought.
Half an hour later, the group indeed met up on a national highway at the entrance to Z City.
Feng Tianyu and his companion got into the same car as Xiao Jihui and his son.
As soon as they sat down in the car, Xiao Baihui cut to the chase: "Have you two made up your minds?"
Feng Tianyu glanced at him and said meaningfully, "If we go back on our word now, will you send us back?"
Before Xiao Baihui could say anything, Xiao Jihui, sitting in the driver's seat, froze.
Xiao Baihui chuckled, realizing he had asked a foolish question, but he didn't regret it.
Turning his head to look at the two people in the back seat, Xiao Baihui's eyes were more complicated than ever before.
The two people behind him, whose combined age was less than his, were destined to bear burdens beyond their years.
(End of this chapter)
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