Chapter 384: Dudi and Wen Nuan
*Dying young?*
That’s a bit of an exaggeration. *Dying young?* He didn’t believe a word of it.
After listening to Mo Yao, the one thing Ye Feimo was most concerned about was the relationship between Dudi and Wen Nuan. They were fiances. He had always felt that there was something wrong with the butterfly birthmark on Wen Nuan’s body. A tattoo would have been easy to explain, but a birthmark... A normal person wouldn’t have a butterfly birthmark, especially one with such vibrant colors.
But even with all the questions, he never connected it to the Long family. He had never even heard of the Long family. If it weren’t for Xu Nuo, he might not have heard of the Miao family either. Mo Yao sent him a file to read.
The Long, Miao, and Du families were three ancient families. The Long and Du families were very close and were at odds with the Miao family. The Long and Miao families were both from the inner circle of fate calculation. Over a hundred years ago, during the domestic unrest, several families immigrated abroad. The Long family went to the United States, the Miao family went to Europe, and the Du family stayed in A City. A few decades ago, their center of power slowly moved to North America.
Every successor of the Long family has a colorful butterfly birthmark, mostly on their shoulders, but some have it on their chests. It was the family’s symbol, and the reason was unknown. It was strange. It couldn’t be a coincidence that every girl had such a beautiful butterfly on her body.
The information Mo Yao gave him was indeed strange. Only two members of the Du family lived to a old age, while all the other spouses of the Long family died young and in unnatural ways.
Ye Feimo thought about the photo album he saw at Wen Nuan’s house. Wen Nuan looked very different when she was a child. He had thought the photos of her at age four and seven were of two different people and even joked that she had gotten plastic surgery.
Could it be that Wen Nuan was not really Mrs. Wen’s daughter?
Wen Nuan probably wouldn’t remember anything from when she was two or three years old. People usually start to remember things from the age of five or six. Wen Nuan definitely couldn’t remember anything from before then. And Mrs. Wen was so loving to her...
Ye Feimo stopped thinking about it. Why was he worrying about nothing? No matter who Wen Nuan’s daughter was, she was his wife. No one could change that. As for the curse, he didn’t believe a word of it.
Dudi was here. What did he want to do now?
He had been in contact with Wen Nuan recently, sending emails and postcards with pictures of scenery. He was so nice to Wen Nuan. Could he have known about this all along?
Was he trying to get close to Wen Nuan on purpose?
After work, Ye Feimo drove to the film set. He saw a group of reporters blocking the entrance. The news of Wen Nuan’s pregnancy was all over the city. Everyone knew about it. The reporters were waiting for a scoop. Did these paparazzi have nothing else to do?
He waited for a while and tried calling Wen Nuan, but the call didn’t go through. Ye Feimo called Cai Xiaojing. After a few rings, Cai Xiaojing answered. "Where’s Wen Nuan?"
"She left through the back door. Mr. Ye, Dudi said he had something important to tell her and asked to see her, so he took her," Cai Xiaojing said. Ye Feimo hung up without a word.
Dudi...
He didn’t expect him to be so fast. He got to Wen Nuan before he did.
He had always been bothered by the closeness between Wen Nuan and Dudi. Wen Nuan had no guard up against Dudi and considered him a good friend. Ye Feimo knew that Wen Nuan had no other feelings for him, but he was still unhappy that Wen Nuan was so nice to Dudi.
Compared to Fang Liucheng, Dudi was the person he was most concerned about. Now that the truth about Wen Nuan and Dudi’s relationship was out, Ye Feimo was even more nervous. He was afraid that Dudi would tell Wen Nuan everything.
*Dying young...*
If Wen Nuan heard that, she would be heartbroken and lose her composure.
Ye Feimo frantically tried to call Wen Nuan, but the call never went through. He frowned, stepped on the gas, and drove away from the film set.
He drove to the river where they always went. To the same spot.
A mother and daughter were sitting on the bench. The little girl looked about seven or eight years old. She was wearing a fluffy princess dress, and her hair was in braids with beautiful butterfly hair clips. *Butterflies again...*
He remembered Wen Nuan’s photos from when she was seven or eight years old. She was dressed similarly. That girl had such good taste. The outfit was still in style and not outdated.
In many of her photos, she was wearing butterfly accessories.
*Butterflies...*
Ye Feimo turned to look at the Huai River. It was already dusk, and the sky was dark. The sun was a tragic sight, painting half of the river a fiery orange. The twilight reflected in his eyes, making them look even darker. *Dudi and Wen Nuan...*
The little girl finished her milk tea, and her young mother held her daughter’s hand as they walked home. Ye Feimo looked back, walked over, and sat down.
He hoped that Dudi hadn’t told Wen Nuan anything.
Wen Nuan was playing with her phone. Dudi watched her with a smile. They were having dinner in a traditional restaurant. The restaurant had a long wooden pathway, and the walls were decorated with water-screen mirrors in vibrant colors. The walls and ceilings were carved with beautiful murals, giving it an Indian feel. Next to each seat was a curtain that matched the color of the wall with small wind chimes. When the wind blew, the chimes made a pleasant sound.
The restaurant was beautiful.
Dudi drank his lemonade and quietly watched Wen Nuan. She was looking down, wearing a little white beanie. Her long hair fell down on both sides. She tucked her hair behind her ear, revealing her fair and beautiful face.
From Dudi’s perspective, he could see a slight blush on her cheeks and her slightly curled eyelashes. The tenderness in her eyes when she looked down was what made her so captivating.
The smile in his eyes deepened.
Was this her?
The fiance he had been searching for all these years.
When he first heard the news, Dudi was a little surprised, but after a thorough investigation, the truth was a pleasant surprise. No wonder he had always felt a sense of familiarity and closeness with her. No wonder he always felt an irresistible feeling of excitement when he was with her.
This was the destiny of the Du and Long families.
But she knew nothing. The Du family had been looking for her for so many years, searching all over North America and the Aegean Sea. They never thought she would end up in A City. Luckily, she grew up safe and happy.
There was a smile in Dudi’s eyes. *If only I had known it was her earlier...* There were no "what ifs" in life. She was already married to Ye Feimo. She knew nothing. If she did know, what would she choose?
Wen Nuan lightly patted her phone. It had shut down after she dropped it on set, and she couldn’t get it to work again. She was in a good mood after finishing her last scene today, so she dropped it without thinking.
Dudi tapped his fingers on the table and asked, "Are you surprised to see me here?"