Chapter 428: No Escape from Fate
Wen Nuan had another nightmare that night. She dreamed of the blood-stained butterfly again. She woke up in a cold sweat. Ye Feimo pulled her into his arms, holding her tightly. Wen Nuan was shaking all over. It took her a while to calm down.
"Feimo..."
"It’s okay, honey. It was just a nightmare."
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Wen Nuan didn’t sleep all night. Her mind was restless. Ye Feimo held and comforted her for a long time, but he couldn’t calm her down.
The next day, her mother asked Wen Nuan to go shopping. Wen Nuan wasn’t in the mood, but she didn’t want to ruin her mother’s day, so she went with her. Ye Feimo wanted to have the Dragon Gate spies look into the island, but after thinking about it, he decided against it.
The island was strange, but he didn’t want to investigate further.
He would just let Wen Nuan believe that Long Xiushui was dead and let the matter end there.
When her mother left for a day, a grave appeared. If Long Xiushui was not dead but deliberately created the grave to mislead Wen Nuan, it meant she didn’t want to see her. Her mother loved Wen Nuan so much. A tiger would not eat its cub, so they wouldn’t harm Wen Nuan. If they didn’t want to see her, there must have been a good reason. He didn’t want Wen Nuan to have to face that.
Even if he found out that Long Xiushui was not dead, he might not be able to find out about the curse.
It was better to just let it go.
Some things others didn’t want Wen Nuan to know, and he also didn’t want her to know. They were all doing it for her own good.
Her mother was a very meticulous person. Ye Feimo really felt like he had misjudged her before. He had always thought she was just a simple housewife who was spoiled as a child and then by her husband. He never thought she could be so decisive and calm when it came to Wen Nuan. There were no flaws and no signs of worry. Ye Feimo didn’t know what to say about her.
The three of them stayed in Athens for a few days. Wen Nuan became quieter and quieter. She rarely spoke and didn’t smile anymore.
The media in China had changed their tune. Someone had taken pictures of Ye Feimo and Wen Nuan traveling together and posted them online. Originally, the news of their divorce was everywhere, and everyone said it was a done deal. But now, photos of them traveling together in Athens had come out, and the media had changed their tune, saying that the two of them were in a loving relationship and that their love was stronger than gold.
Wen Nuan knew about this because Cai Xiaojing had told her.
She didn’t feel any particular way about it. Her reputation in the industry wasn’t very good now. Even though she was the second young mistress of the Ye family, many advertisers had canceled their contracts with her because of her previous scandals. Her influence was not as strong as it used to be. Too many scandals always had an impact on her reputation, and even the powerful Ye family couldn’t silence everyone.
The trip to Athens didn’t help the couple’s relationship much. When they returned, Wen Nuan still didn’t have any intention of getting back together, and she went back to her parents’ house.
Her father and Cheng Anya came to the airport to pick them up. They were all tired from the long flight, so they didn’t have dinner together. Wen Nuan and her mother went home with her father, and Cheng Anya took Ye Feimo home.
On the way, Cheng Anya smiled and asked, "So, my son, it doesn’t look like you two made much progress."
Ye Feimo raised an eyebrow. "It’s not that we didn’t make any progress. I was so shamelessly persistent that there had to be some improvement. At least Wen Nuan isn’t giving me the cold shoulder. At least I know... she doesn’t want a divorce."
Cheng Anya praised him. "Well done. Better than I expected."
Ye Feimo smiled slightly. He didn’t mention that Wen Nuan knew about the curse. He felt that this was something he and his wife could solve on their own and didn’t need to involve his parents. Cheng Anya smiled and looked at Ye Feimo. She was happy to see that he looked very refreshed.
It seemed that he had gained a lot from this trip.
"Did you find Du Yueying?" Ye Feimo asked.
Cheng Anya nodded. "We found her. There’s no one your brother can’t find. But that girl is very clever. She was planning on coming to A City, but when she found out that the First Terrorist Organization was looking for her, she went into hiding. And Du Di’s grandfather asked the Zhang family to step in. You know your brother’s relationship with the Zhang family. He had to show them some respect."
"So you let her go back to the Du family?" Ye Feimo’s face immediately darkened. He was furious. He would never be okay with letting Du Yueying go just like that.
"The Du family has to hand her over. I’ll talk to the Zhang family and tell them not to interfere," Cheng Anya said. "There’s no need to make two families unhappy over one Du Yueying. The best solution is for the Du family to discipline her properly."
After all, the baby was gone. Killing Du Yueying wouldn’t bring the baby back. Besides, Du Yueying’s plotting was just the fuse; the baby was lost because of something he and his wife had done.
Cheng Anya’s temper wasn’t as sharp as it was when she was young. Decades had passed, and her sharp edges had long been worn down. She also didn’t want to get involved with the Du and Long families. She and Wen Nuan shared the same worry: they didn’t want to anger Du Yueying and bring disaster to Ye Feimo.
As a mother, nothing was more important than her children’s safety.
Ye Feimo was very busy after he came back. Wen Nuan was still not going out and wasn’t participating in any events. Cai Xiaojing didn’t force her to appear in public. Ye Feimo had been in Athens for so long that a lot of work had piled up. On top of that, he had to deal with Du Yueying. He was so busy that he lost track of time.
He spent several nights at the company and didn’t go back to the Ye family home or the house he shared with Wen Nuan. It was empty and lonely. He didn’t like that feeling, so he just stayed at work.
Cheng Anya called him a few times to tell him to rest and eat properly, but Ye Feimo just agreed and didn’t listen to her.
Wen Nuan came downstairs early in the morning. Wen Jing called her over to watch TV. It was a live broadcast of Ye Feimo at an international cancer foundation event. The Ye family was known for its charity work, and Wen Nuan had also participated in this charity event. Wen Jing was watching with great interest. Wen Nuan smiled and patted her head. "Haven’t you seen your brother-in-law before?"
"He’s handsome, so of course I have to look at him more," Wen Jing said mischievously, blinking her eyes.
He was indeed very handsome. He had lost a lot of weight recently, but it didn’t take away from his dignified aura.
"Sister, when are you going to forgive your brother-in-law?"
"Why are you asking so many questions? Just watch the news."
"What do you mean, ’little kid’? I’m old enough to be in a relationship," Wen Jing said, puffing out her chest and looking like a grown woman. Wen Nuan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
She was about to go to the kitchen to get some juice when she saw a chaotic scene on the TV. Her face changed dramatically.
Ye Feimo had fainted!