Yun Xuefei was surprised to see her visit but then became angry.
"What are you doing running around with your big belly?" Yun Xuefei said irritably, quickly supporting her to come in. "Didn’t I tell you I’m fine?"
Zhixi pursed her lips and smiled without saying a word.
She sat down in the living room and took the hot water Yun Xuefei handed her.
"Didn’t Jingyao send you over?" she casually asked.
"He’s still busy..." Zhixi paused before saying it, but she didn’t say what He Jingyao was busy with.
However, Yun Xuefei already understood.
He Jingyao must still be searching for Huo Yanzhao’s whereabouts.
Her eyes darkened, then she smiled and said, "Why didn’t you bring Xiaobao along? Tang Yuan often talks about him at home."
Zhixi put down the cup and looked into her eyes: "Sister Xuefei, are you really okay?"
Yun Xuefei’s eyelashes trembled, and she didn’t speak for a long time.
"I know you must be very sad." Zhixi said softly, "Although you keep telling me you’re fine, I can tell, you’re very sad."
Yun Xuefei started to tremble slightly, her face gradually turning pale.
"Zhixi, do you know..." As soon as she spoke, her voice choked, "I once thought that I didn’t love him anymore, or rather, I thought I didn’t love him as much as I did. During this time, as he became involved in my and Tang Yuan’s lives, I accepted his presence naturally. I thought it was just because we used to be married, not that I still loved him..."
As Yun Xuefei spoke, she suddenly let out a bitter laugh: "But now I realize that I can’t imagine what life with Tang Yuan would be like without him."
Over the past four years, even though Huo Yanzhao was not by their side, his presence was never gone.
Eventually, he returned to Yanzhou City, appearing forceful yet humble in her life, allowing her to take whatever she wanted without asking for anything in return, happily accepting everything she gave him. Even if she occasionally remembered the past and spoke coldly to him, he just smiled tolerantly, never once defending himself.
It was at this moment that Yun Xuefei realized how unfair she had been to him. Just as Yanhui said, back then, Huo Yanzhao was the biggest victim. Because he had to endure everything alone, silently bearing all the blame.
The Huo Yanzhao who was confidently steady on the operating table, who privately cared for her and Tang Yuan, who was mostly serious but occasionally playful... she never really let go of him.
In the end, she still loves him.
But why did it take her until now to understand this?
Tears involuntarily slid down Yun Xuefei’s face.
"Zhixi, I... regret it." She murmured softly.
No one can do better than Yanzhao. He has already given everything for it, how could she bear to let him be trapped in the past his whole life. The one who truly needed to let go wasn’t just her, it was also him. Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on novel⚑fire.net
Yun Xuefei only realized at this moment that this man had been waiting for her redemption.
Does he really have to die for her to let go?
No, she doesn’t want him to die; she hopes he lives well and returns to her side.
Yun Xuefei bit her lip hard, tears streaming down her face.
Zhixi, with red eyes, gently held her hand: "Sister Xuefei, Brother Huo will come back. Whether it’s you or Tang Yuan, he could never abandon you."
Xuefei held her hand back, and after a long while, hoarsely replied, "Mm."