It was dark at night in Z City's most upscale entertainment venue. Inside a private room, three men with distinct personalities sat.
"Cang Weiwo, what do you want?" After a long, tense silence, Huo Qingfeng spoke coldly. He needed to go back to Ruoke and didn't have much time to waste here.
In fact, he didn't believe he could persuade Cang Weiwo to give up Ruoke. He came simply to meet this person. He already knew a lot about Cang Weiwo, but they had never met.
Cang Wei snorted coldly, took a drag of his cigarette, and slowly exhaled. The swirling smoke blurred his expression, but he replied coldly, "That's a question I should be asking Colonel Huo. Don't forget, Ruoke is my woman."
“You’re already divorced, she has nothing to do with you anymore.” Huo Qingfeng narrowed his eyes.
"That's probably not up to Colonel Huo to decide." He thought, "The person I want, no one can take away! I don't trust anyone!"
Huo Qingfeng downed the liquid in his glass in one gulp and stood up. "If I live, I am a member of the Huo family; if I die, I am a ghost of the Huo family. No one can change that! Excuse me!"
As he strode toward the door, Cang Weiwo's equally unquestionable words rang out behind him.
"Very well. Even if Ling Ruoke dies, she can only die in my arms! And no one can change that! Goodbye!"
Xuanyuan Qi's brows immediately furrowed into a tight knot.
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"No!" Ling Ruoke screamed, sprawling up from the bed. The room was dark and silent, with only the pounding of her own heartbeat.
"Qingfeng, Qingfeng!" She reached out towards the edge of the bed, but couldn't find anyone. Then she drifted further and further away until she tumbled off the bed. The blanket was pulled off the bed, enveloping her completely. It took her a while to free herself, and she almost suffocated.
"Qingfeng..." she whispered, her nose stinging with tears. She scrambled to her feet, found the light switch, and turned it on with a snap. The bright light made her instinctively cover her eyes, and once her eyes adjusted, she realized she was indeed alone in the room.
She ran barefoot to the next room, then to Fu'an's room, and then out to the living room. Nobody was there!
"Qingfeng, Qingfeng..." she murmured softly, finally running towards the door without a second thought, opening it and rushing out. She ran downstairs in one breath and out of the community gate.
The Hummer had just driven into the entrance of the residential area.
The sudden appearance of the person nearly gave Huo Qingfeng his heart a fright. Fortunately, his driving skills were good enough that he managed to swerve the car in time.
"Wife." He rushed down and hugged the person who had fallen to the ground.
"Qingfeng, where did you go? I'm so scared!" Ling Ruoke clutched his clothes tightly, tears silently streaming down her face. She was terrified, terrified that she would wake up one day to find her parents gone!
Huo Qingfeng was heartbroken, holding her trembling body tightly. "It's alright, I'm here. Honey, I'm here!"
He locked the car and left it lying around in the neighborhood. He picked up the woman in his arms and went back to their home. The door was still open!
Ling Ruoke was placed on the sofa, her fair feet scratched by the sand, staining the soles red. She felt no pain, and even when Qingfeng tried to apply medicine, she clung tightly to his clothes and refused to let go.
She looked up, her face streaked with tears. Pitifully, she asked him, "You won't leave me, will you? You won't suddenly abandon me like Mom and Dad did, will you?"
Huo Qingfeng gently wiped away her tears, planting countless kisses on her face as he gazed intently at her. He spoke each word with force, "Ruoke, listen to me. I will never leave you, never! Neither Cang Weiwo nor anyone else can take you away from me! Anyone who tries to take you away, I will kill them all, even if it's a demon! Do you understand?"
She bit her lip, sobbing as she nodded. She hugged his neck tightly, burying her face in his neck.
"If this is a war, then I've been prepared to fight to the death from the very beginning! So, you just need to trust me!" From the moment he carried her and leaped from the hospital window, they were already bound together.
"Um!"
Huo Qingfeng carefully picked the sand off her feet, applied medicine, and then carried her back to bed.
Ling Ruoke finally fell into a deep sleep in his arms, exhausted. A reassuring voice lingered in her dreams, bringing her peace. Even so, she never let go of his clothes.
In the darkness, Huo Qingfeng's eyes gleamed with a sharp light. He held her arms tightly, his expression both firm and tender.
Sleep peacefully, my baby!
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The next day, Huo Qingfeng had to return to his unit. Since Ruo Ke arrived, he had taken many leave of absences and violated discipline many times.
Although Ling Ruoke was still flustered, she didn't want to be a burden to him. So she smiled and saw him to the door, watching the Hummer disappear from sight.
Tan Peishi placed her hand on her shoulder and patted it. "Ruo Ke, you must be strong enough. Also, I will be with you. I'm going home to pack my clothes later, and I'll be with you from now on."
Ling Ruoke patted her friend's hand on her shoulder and nodded with a smile. She liked the feeling of being protected by Qingfeng, but the road was for both of them, and she had to try her best to keep up with his pace! That way, the two of them could go further!
Ling Ruoke went to work as usual, but Xuan Yuanqi arranged for someone to pick her and Fu'an up and drop them off every day. As for the school, she guessed that he must have also sent people to protect them secretly, since Cang Wei didn't show up again.
She wasn't naive enough to think that peace would finally be restored; she knew Cang Weiwo too well. But when he actually rushed in front of her, she wasn't so afraid anymore. It was like always feeling uneasy because you thought there was a ghost in the house, but once you actually saw the ghost, you weren't so scared anymore.
Aside from being picked up and dropped off in the morning and evening, life these past few days hasn't been much different from before. If there's any difference, it's that little Zhuang Yuqi is getting closer to her and likes to stick close to her all the time.
That day after work, Zhuang Yuqi walked beside her again, chattering away.
As he approached the door, he saw the person who had come to greet him and looked very surprised and wary. "Commander, what's wrong with you today?"
Zhuang Yicheng gave him a flick on the forehead, both amused and exasperated. "What's the problem, hmm?" He then turned to Ruo Ke and greeted her.
The child covered his head, his face scrunched up like a bun, and muttered, "Teacher Ling said that if someone doesn't usually pay much attention to you but suddenly turns around and smiles at you, there must be something fishy going on."
Ling Ruoke nearly spat out her drink upon hearing this. Did she really say that? She certainly didn't! Receiving a look from the parent, she blushed with embarrassment and also wanted to imitate him and give the little brat a flick on the forehead.
The child waved to the leader, signaling him to bend down, then covered the leader's face with his hands and said, word by word, "You must have done something to wrong me. Tell me, are you planning to abandon me and run off somewhere else again?"
Zhuang Yicheng's lips twitched slightly as he patted his head. "Absolutely not. If you don't believe me, I'll give you a solemn promise."
Ling Ruoke watched the interaction between the father and son and found their way of getting along very interesting.
When they parted ways at the school gate, Ling Ruoke couldn't help but praise the parent who had humbly listened to her advice.
"Mr. Zhuang, you are a good father."
Zhuang Yicheng paused slightly, then stroked his son's head and smiled. "Your teacher is very good."
"Of course! Teacher Ling is the best!" The little guy puffed out his chin, as if he were praising him.
Zhuang Yicheng watched the departing car, his eyes narrowing slightly. Something flashed in his eyes, too fast to be detected.
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