“Tianxin, let me put it this way. If someone told you that something bad would happen if you and Qingcang got together, would that stop you?”

“No.”

Wu Tong stretched out her hands and hugged Ye Tianxin. She stroked Ye Tianxin’s hair affectionately.

“That’s right. You said you wouldn’t give up being with him. Likewise, Qingcang did not give up on being with you. He proved it with his actions. You have to brace yourself and stay strong. If he is still alive, we won’t rest until we see him in person. Even if he is dead, we want to see his body. If we don’t see either of them, it means that he is still alive. Do you understand?”

That was true.

He must still be alive.

When she was captured the last time, Li Qingcang had not given up on her. She did not give up on herself too.

This time, she should not give up on Li Qingcang. Ye Tianxin nodded at Wu Tong.

“That’s my child.” Wu Tong was relieved that Ye Tianxin had finally come to her senses.

Wu Tong looked at Ye Tianxin’s messy hair and tear-stained face. “Be good. Go and take a shower now.”

Ye Tianxin took a shower and washed her face. She felt like crying upon seeing her toothbrush on the sink next to Li Qingcang’s toothbrush.

He had taken over both her mind and her heart.

There was no space left for anyone or anything else.

“Come, change your clothes. I’ll send you to Lang Garden.”

Ye Tianxin shook her head. “No, I want to stay here and wait.”

They had agreed.

When Li Qingcang left in the morning, they agreed that he would call her when he was downstairs.

He would call her when he was downstairs.

They would go and look at the cheery blossoms together.

“I’m worried if you stay here alone.”

Wu Tong did not want to leave Ye Tianxin alone in the hostel. She was afraid that Ye Tianxin’s mind would start wandering again if she was all alone.

Ye Linlang would be worried, as well.

“Tianxin, be good. Listen to me. Don’t stay here alone.”

Wu Tong tried to persuade Ye Tianxin gently. Ye Linlang was pregnant and still did not know about the explosion at Li Qingcang’s laboratory. She was a middle-aged pregnant woman and was already in a precarious situation. Nobody dared to break the news to her.

They were afraid she may suffer a miscarriage if she got agitated.

“Mom, I’m fine, really. I’m not a child anymore. I can take care of myself.”

Just then, Ye Tianxin’s phone rang.

She picked it up without looking at who was the caller. “Hello…?”

Her voice was full of anticipation.

“Qingcang, is that you?”

The caller at the end of the line cackled.

“Ye Tianxin, are you waiting for Qingcang?”

Ye Tianxin became wary. She glanced at Wu Tong, placed the phone on the phone, turned on speaker mode.

“Who are you?”

“You’re a smart girl. Let me guess. Are you recording this conversation?”

“Are you X?”

“No, I’m Young Master. Some people address me as Young Lord.”

“What do you want?”

The man snorted and then laughed out loud.

It was a shrill laugh that pierced into Ye Tianxin’s heart.

“I want to destroy the Xie family.”

“Wow, that’s a bold claim.”

“You don’t believe me? Just wait and see. Let me remind you of the incident with Xie Cuican’s allergy. That was just a warning. I won’t let you off so easily next time. Goodbye, Ye Tianxin. Don’t miss me too much.”

The caller hung up abruptly.