Just as the kind-hearted woman was pushing through the crowd layer by layer, Chen Zhe was finally about to see the person he had been longing for day and night, when someone nearby shouted, "The city management officers are here!"
In an instant, the entire street was in an uproar. Vendors of all sizes were either pushing carts or packing up their stalls, and chaos ensued.
Chen Zhe was pushed aside by the panicked crowd. When he finally came to his senses and pushed through the crowd to find Xie Yuhan, he saw that Xie Yuhan was also carrying a bag and was running away quickly.
"Xiaoyu!!!"
Chen Zhe shouted as he rushed forward, but Xie Yuhan seemed not to hear him and quickly got into a taxi.
Chen Zhe quickly ran back to his car, got in, and started the engine to chase after them.
But a traffic policeman had already blocked his car at some point.
He held out his hand, signaling Chen Zhe to stop.
Chen Zhe rolled down the car window and leaned out, saying anxiously, "Officer, I have an urgent matter to attend to."
The traffic policeman rolled his eyes.
"Everyone has an emergency, right? But even if you're in a hurry, you can't just park anywhere. Parking isn't allowed here, you know that?"
As he spoke, he pulled out a notebook.
"Officer, I really have an emergency. Please let me go today, okay?"
"If everyone tells me to let it slide, then I might as well not do it at all."
After copying down the license plate number, he tore off the form and handed it to Chen Zhe.
He blocked me for several minutes.
The taxi ahead had already disappeared from sight, and Chen Zhe was feeling incredibly frustrated. But thankfully, he knew Xie Yuhan was in Donghai. Since she was in Donghai, she should have already returned to Qingyun Temple. Without thinking too much about it, Chen Zhe drove towards Qingyun Temple.
...
Xie Yuhan returned to Qingyun Mountain.
She looked flustered. When she got into the car, she actually heard Chen Zhe calling her, but she didn't dare to respond. She still didn't know how to face Chen Zhe.
As soon as she entered the room, she ran towards Xie Laodao's room, but she didn't see him there. She then went to the study to look for him, but Xie Laodao was nowhere to be found there either.
"Grandpa! Where are you?"
One of his senior classmates walked in.
"Junior sister, Master went to the cemetery. Do you need to see him?"
Upon hearing that her grandfather had gone to the cemetery, Xie Yuhan quickly ran in that direction.
...
In the cemetery.
Xie Laodao stood in front of his master Chen Xuanqing's grave, holding a pot of wine in his hand. He poured wine into three cups in front of the tombstone, then took a cup for himself and sat down next to the tombstone.
After downing his drink in one gulp, he gazed into the distance and muttered to himself, "Master, you've really given me a difficult problem. I thought I'd learned seven or eight tenths of your skills in this lifetime. Even if I couldn't catch up, I shouldn't be too far behind. But... haha, why didn't I foresee... didn't foresee that Chen Zhe was actually your descendant? If I hadn't suddenly decided to visit your hometown, I might never have realized it in my life. Master, you once told me that your Chen family was dwindling in number and would most likely die out. This is your Chen family..." "You said you were going to defy fate, but you never said you were going to change it. I've always been puzzled, Master, how could you, with your perfect calculations, die so easily at the hands of a villain? Now it seems, this might have been part of your plan. You used your own life to pave the way for your descendants. Your Chen family is dwindling, so you've arranged a 'Qilin' destiny for your descendants; benefactors will help them, and they'll have countless romantic encounters. Heh, Master, you've really gone all out. You even included me in your calculations. Now it seems that when I met Chen Zhe, and Xiaoyu became entangled with him, it was all preordained."
After finishing his drink, Xie Laodao poured himself another full cup.
He saw Xie Yuhan running towards him.
He sighed softly.
“Master, I’m not blaming you, but I only have this one granddaughter. I… I really want her to be happy. I don’t want her to be sad.”
After finishing his drink, Xie Laodao stood up, dusted himself off, and Xie Yuhan was already standing in front of him.
"Grandpa, I saw Chen Zhe. He's gone back to Donghai too..."
Xie Laodao nodded; "Let's go back and pack our luggage. He should be on his way. We can still leave in time."
Old Master Xie took a few steps forward and, noticing that his granddaughter hadn't followed, turned around and asked, "What's wrong? Didn't we already agree that we wouldn't see him again in this lifetime?"
Xie Yuhan's expression became conflicted.
"Grandpa...why don't I talk to him?"
Old Master Xie snorted.
"What's there to talk about? What's there to talk about? Have you forgotten what he did in the past? He's the kind of womanizer who's unfaithful, and you saw that with your own eyes."
"But...maybe he has his reasons..."
"What hardship could there be? What hardship could a man have if he's unfaithful? Come on, stop thinking about it. This time, Grandpa will go abroad with you. Didn't you always want to go to school? Grandpa promises you, I'll send you to study abroad."
Seeing that Xie Yuhan was still struggling with her feelings, Xie Laodao stepped forward and took her hand. "Xiaoyu, Grandpa is doing this for your own good. I know you are still upset, but time will heal all wounds."
...
Chen Zhe finally arrived at the mountaintop by cable car, but as soon as he entered the gate, a senior brother came up to him and said, "You're too late. Master and Junior Sister just left. Before they left, Master asked me to leave you a message: 'Our affection was deep, but our fate was shallow; we will never meet again in this life.'"
Upon hearing this, Chen Zhe felt as if his heart was being gripped tightly by a giant hand.
"It was so close, so very close."
His legs went weak, and he couldn't help but sit down on the ground.
...
Chen Zhe returned to the manor dejectedly. Mo Xiaohong and the others rushed to comfort him when they saw him like this, but Chen Zhe seemed to have lost his soul and wouldn't say a word no matter how they tried to comfort him.
His mood remained low. Although he went to work as usual, he became taciturn. He used to talk to people with a smile, but now that smile was gone, replaced by a faint indifference.
Seeing that things couldn't continue like this, Hu Ling called Chen Zhe's parents, hoping they would come and check on Chen Zhe.
And so, Hong led them to the villa at night.
His parents initially asked about Chen Zhe's recent situation, but as they talked, their conversation drifted back to the villa and his marriage.
"Xiao Zhe, is this villa you're living in yours? Is it worth a lot of money?"
“Xiao Zhe, when we came here, your grandma told us that you have to bring a girlfriend home this year no matter what. She said her biggest wish in life is to hold her great-grandson. Don’t let her down.”
Chen Zhe responded wearily to his parents' words, but when he turned his head, the depression in his eyes was still impossible to hide.
In the end, it was Ye Lihong who noticed that Chen Zhe's emotions were not right.
While their parents were visiting the villa, Ye Lihong walked over and sat down in front of Chen Zhe.
You look unhappy.
"Sorry, I really don't want to talk right now..."
"I'm not here to comfort you; I have something I want to give you."
Ye Hong took out a very old envelope from her backpack.
Chen Zhe was somewhat puzzled after receiving it.
"What's this?"
"Found in your room, isn't this your stuff?"
Chen Zhe looked at the envelope; there were no words on it.
"This isn't mine; I have absolutely no recollection of it."
"I don't know about that. Anyway, I found it in the floor tiles in your room. The envelope looked quite special, so I thought you had hidden it there."
Chen Zhe was stunned for a moment.
"Why did you dig up my floor tiles if you had nothing to do?"
"You yourself said you were leaving the room for me. I didn't like your previous decor, so I tore down the whole room and renovated it to my liking. That's not too much to ask, is it?"
Chen Zhe was speechless.
"Um... okay."
"Aren't you going to open it and take a look?" Ye Lihong asked.
Chen Zhe nodded. He had the same idea. He was also quite curious about what the letter hidden in his room said.
Just as he was about to open it, Ye Lihong's phone suddenly rang.
Ye Hong took out her phone and pressed the answer button.
Mo Xiaohao's voice came from the other end.
"Sister Hong, are you free tonight?"
Ye Lihong frowned slightly; "Mo Xiaohao, why do you keep calling me? I've already told you I'm busy."
After saying that, Ye Lihong hung up.
Chen Zhe asked with some curiosity, "Sis, you and Xiao Hao..."
“There was nothing between us. A few months ago, he suddenly came to my house and said he wanted to pursue me, but I didn’t agree.”
Upon hearing this news, Chen Zhe couldn't help but smile.
"Xiao Hao is a good person, you should actually consider him..."
"Let's talk about it later. I'm not in the mood right now."
As the two were talking, suddenly, a noise came from the stairwell, as if someone had tumbled down the stairs and let out a scream.
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