Chapter 22

Yue Ling messaged Yi Shuyan that she will not return home and accompanied her cousins. It was about one day left for them to go to flower village for research.

Yi Zhoujan had died in her previous life,he was buried respectfully and people mourned him. Yue Ling by that time had already driven everybody in the family crazy. Lu Ximei suffered from depression, Yiren became withdrawn and suffered most because of both family and work related problems.

Everybody in her family took it badly when Yi Zhoujan died, it was like he was a powerful foundation the family relied on.

Yi Zhoujan was more than capable of leaving the mission he had to accomplish in Flower District but he stayed when the outbreak started. Many powerful people had left in fear. He loved the people and was willing to risk his life even though he had a family. He also knew that when it was only common people at risk, results would delay unlike when people with a powerful background like him were there.

Yue Ling knew everything that happened before and she was at advantage. The thing that scared her was destiny,who would escape one's own destiny freely without a cost.

She remembered how much her mother suffered to cure her in her past life. Financially and emotionally, everybody and everything the Yi family had had been destroyed because of her. Lin Meilin and Feng Laotian were getting married before she died , what about her.

Every remaining day of her life in the hospital,she regretted everything. Loving the wrong person started all that.

Her selfish heart failed to love her family or herself but loved Feng Laotian.

The handsome man with a rotten heart.

His heart and hers were alike,the link between them. This was what she thought in her previous life, truth was his heart was more decayed and belonged to the other half, Meilin.

The two must have caused an explosion. How could she know if she died?

Feng Laotian had not yet appeared again in this lifetime. The only man she loved also a money grabber.

Tears unconsciously kept flowing through her eyes when she remembered this.

A white handkerchief with a nice golden design and familiar smell was placed in her hands. That's when she realized she had been crying too much that her face was wet and eyes hurt. What the hell!

Even a few drops escaped her nose.She didn't want the person to see her face but she had seen the hands. They must be Yiren's as they belonged to a male. He will definitely be worried seeing her crying alone in his garden, all this was unnecessary trouble for her already worried brother.

"Sorry brother,"she said in a slightly nasal voice due to crying and snotting.

As she cleaned her eyes,her nose caught a whiff of the familiar smell. She was obviously observant when it came to smell because she worked with herbs and perfumes so she knew Yiren didn't use perfume because he had allergies. "Who was this!"

When she turned,she saw a slightly familiar face.

When Lehan saw the lady crying,he felt like it was bothersome but still gave her his handkerchief, the tense atmosphere in this house was justified. That's when he knew it was Yue Ling. He had gotten information about her from Han Li 's investigation so it wasn't a surprise to see her in her cousin's home.

Lehan had been a military official before he retired. His family was related to the Yi family through marriage between his aunt Lu Ximei and Yi Zhoujan.

Now that the Yi family was facing difficulty it was obvious they will lend a hand.

The Lu and Yi family had in common the scarcity of females. Elder Lu felt his heart tear the day he gave away Lu Ximei to the enemy family. The fued they had was even solved because he couldn't bear to be apart from his daughter.

If he could give up all that, what about now when his son in law was in danger.

Yue Ling remembered this guy, the scary face she saw the day she reincarnated. Also a former patient of hers.

"Can I know you?"she asked formally. It sounded straight forward, compulsory but laced with formal politeness.

Lehan,at the answering end bit his inner lips so hard so as not to laugh, tough women didn't scare him because of his sister comrades in the military. This lady obviously didn't like him and didn't want to indulge him because she felt insecure. What triggered such a thing, she's only 21 isn't she.

"Lehan,"he answered.

His voice sounded audible and soothing in simple terms to Yue Ling, dangerous.

Who could possibly be so calm and comfortable at a house that wasn't his. His body language before also seemed like he thought she was a joke or else he wouldn't have smiled and taken his sweet time.

Unfortunately,she didn't have any needles to induce sleep. She could have pricked him and made him sleep so that she can get to know who sent him.

"Brother Lehan, you are here," Bingbing spoke with surprise.

Yue Ling didn't like company, mostly from unknown people. Judging by the sharp look in Yue Ling's eyes,it looked like she suspects him. That's why she intervened when she saw them.

Let me introduce you, Lin Yue Ling is my sister and Lehan,my cousin.

Yue Ling was satisfied by this introduction and the tension dissipated.

"Nice to meet you," Lehan said.

"Nice to meet you too," Yue Ling answered as they shook hands.

Just as she thought she trusted him,she saw the ring on his thumb.

Yi Shuyan knew something was wrong again. Maybe maternal instincts or instinct only but something wasn't right.

She went back home after class and called her father, after so many years.

"Good day father,"she said.

Elder Yi paused for a while waiting to hear at least a little of his daughter's voice even by accident. By accident because Yi Shuyan never called him.

"Yan, how are you doing lately,"he asked happily.

Elder Yi and Yi Shuyan had no reason to be apart except Yi Shuyan's pride. When she left,she left. She didn't want to look at anything that would make her remember the wrongs she did before.

"I am doing well,"she replied.

"That's good, remember to call me, you never know how much time your father has left," he added on.

"I will try," she said. The guilt of not contacting or visiting her father hurt her more.