Mentor (8)

Ye YuKhei immediately embraced the young man. He held him closer to his chest and forcibly controlled himself from crying.

Yang was surprised initially but the warmth from the hug made his eyes moist. So many memories was flooding in his mind.

Ye YuKhei quietly took a look of the young man lying in his embrace. This brat was fully grown up. He reminded him of good old days. Those days when this chubby guy would wander around him. The little boy of that day was now a confident young man.

" Thank you Yang for remembering this old man. " He whispered in his ear breaking the hug.

" Hey old man. No crying. "

Lu Yang took a hold of his hand and patted continuosly after seeing his watery eyes.. . " Nainai wouldn't be happy to see you like this. " He continued.

"I'm sorry Old Ye. I couldn't reach you in time. Yang Yang is so sorry. I wasn't there when you needed me. I'm sorry. " This time Yang could not held himself any longer.

He always felt measurable for not being able to turn up when Wei MuZhen was in her death bed. He couldn't be able to bid her last goodbye.

" I'm sorry Yeye. Yang is so sorry. " He couldn't control himself any longer. He began weeping in his embrace.

The assistant standing beside him was astonished to him crying for the first time in years. It was hard to believe that his stone - faced boss was actually crying like a baby in the old man's embrace. Though he didn't know well about the relationship between the famous artist and his boss, he could tell from their expressions that their bonding was not simple. These two persons are extremely familiar with each other and the way they were behaving felt quite personal too. He wiped out the tears that had started falling from the scene unfolding right there.

" It's okay Ah - Yang. I know. I heard everything... Yang'er you were suffering too... I'm so happy that you are alright... Your nainai would be happy to see you. She loved you so much Yang. She would definitely be happy for you. "

Ye YuKhei wiped off tears from Yang's face. He patted his shoulders and cheeks affectionately.

" You knew ? " Yang looked at him with his red puzzled eyes.

To which Ye YuKhei simply gave him a nod. And gave him a happy smile. " I'm happy that you're fine Yang. Thank goodness. "

Lu Yang was slightly surprised. Though it happened five years ago very few people were aware of it. That time around his father spent a fortune to keep the news under wraps. Later someone spelt the beans during the physical examinations right before the fresher's party in the college. But nothing big happened as no one was aware of his identity there.

Five years ago, Lu Yang was ran into an accident to save another boy. He was in coma for about a year.

Wei MuZhen was detected with the last stage of pancreatic cancer that time around. She was admitted to the hospital immediately but couldn't make it due to delayed diagnosis.

Lu Yang knew nothing of that. He was fighting a battle of his own when all these things happened.

When he woke up after a year, he patiently waited for Wei MuZhen's visit. 'cause he knew that his 'nainai' would be there if she knew about his injuries. His Nainai could not even bear to see him in pain from the slightest cut. How could she not come when he was this gravely injured.

But that never happened. She never came. And Ye YuKhei too. Not any one of them visited him during the months he stayed in hospital for physiotherapy.

He knew well that no matter what happened his nainai would turn up even if she heard of any tiny injury Yang suffered from. He wondered what the hell could have happened during his absence that his nainai nor his Yeye came to meet him.

He asked everyone around about his Nainai. 'Why she was not there?'

'where is Nainai?'

'Did Nainai forget me?'

' why She is not coming?'

He kept asking questions. But no one replied.

Not one person among the visitors answered his questions. Even his parents were also avoiding this topic as much as possible.

A heart broken Yang waited every day for her. He would always kept staring at the door in case she came and he missed.

But nothing happened.

One month.

Two months.

Time flew by.

Yang became suspicious about it.

He didn't had access to phones. So he was not aware of the surroundings. He had this hunch that something might have happened to her or Yeye.

He tried to investigate himself. One day he stole the phone from one of his bodyguards when he was sleeping and searched.

He was devastated when he saw the news. The sudden disappearance of Lucas Ye was still in the trending topic among netizens.

His Nainai was no more. And his Yeye just disappeared.

That left him speechless for days. His heart broken for the second time when heard of her death.

His Nainai was no more.

This trauma of losing the closest person of his heart caused his PTSD grew deeper into his subconscious mind.

When he was made stable after weeks of treatment, the disappearance of his Yeye came to his mind.

He decided to visit Ye YuKhei immediately. But he was nowhere to be found. He just closed himself from the world.

Even his family's power could not get any news of him. His parents were unable to find him. He just vanished into thin air just like that.

His parents had a hard time in stabilizing him. They spent sleepless nights in the hospital accompanying him.

Lu Yang was never the same before.

He was completely different person. He just remained in his shell since then.

As life goes on, he was slowly coming back to life little by little over the years.

Then, two years ago, something unexpected happened.

Lucas Ye once again made headlines.

This time for all the right reasons though.

Nearly after two years later his disappearance, the latest series by Lucas Ye was open for public exhibition.

Ad it took the world by storm.

Yang was into cloud nine when Grandpa Lu came running to his room holding the news of 'Reappearance of Lucas Ye at N city annual art exhibition'.

After so many years finally Lu Yang saw him in the news. His tears knew no bound seeing him alive. Yang was a little lost when he saw his stature closely. His Yeye had grown old. If looked like as if Yeye's age had increased by few decades in these few years.

Since then, Yang was in search of him. He searched for him everywhere. He sent his persons whenever there was a new exhibition of him. Sometimes he himself would go there in person to verify.

After chasing after him for more than two years finally he was in front of his Yeye.

Ye YuKhei was sitting in front of him in flesh and blood himself. He finally found him. He did. He made it.

Yang stood there staring at his appearance.

His Yeye was now older. Time had left marks in his figure. His mischievous and always playful Yeye is now much older and tired.

Lu Yang knelt before him holding his hand softly.

" Yeye.... How are you? "