Han Xi lowered her eyes, a few crystalline droplets hanging on her thick lashes: "Manman, do you know, I used to say that it’s fine to be alone. That’s because I didn’t have a home, and I could only use that excuse to comfort myself. I have now everything I once thought was unattainable: a lover, a family. Yet the more I love him, the more afraid I am to tell him, afraid he will be angry, afraid he will misunderstand, most afraid he will leave me."
Li Manman looked at the anxious Han Xi, feeling almost heartbroken: "Lu Jinghan loves you so much, he won’t misunderstand you, and he won’t want to leave you."
Han Xi leaned her head on Li Manman’s shoulder; her mind was a mess. She just wanted to be alone for a while, saying nothing, doing nothing.
Lu Jinghan didn’t get a reply from Han Xi, assuming she was busy, he didn’t think much of it.
After driving home, Sister Zhang had already prepared dinner. Seeing only Lu Jinghan come back, she asked with a smile, "Sir, is Madam not coming home for dinner tonight?"
Lu Jinghan changed his shoes and hung his coat on the rack: "Xiao Xi has to work a night shift at the hospital tonight."
"Being a doctor is really tough." Sister Zhang shook her head, feeling a bit sorry, then as she turned to go back to the kitchen, she seemed to remember something: "Oh right, sir, Miss Li came over to find Madam this afternoon, and then some man whose surname is... It seems to be called Hao also came to find Madam. I asked what was going on, but they didn’t say. They seemed pretty anxious."
Lu Jinghan frowned and looked at Sister Zhang, speaking the name "Li Chenghao" with deep eyes.
"Right, right, that’s the name." Sister Zhang suddenly remembered.
Lu Jinghan didn’t say anything else, he took big strides to the sofa in the living room and dialed Han Xi’s number on his phone.
The call was answered quickly, but it was Li Manman’s deliberately lowered voice that came through: "Han Xi just fell asleep, she’s at her old home now, come over when you can."
"Alright, I’ll be right there."
Lu Jinghan didn’t ask what had happened, but he guessed it must be related to Li Chenghao.
Sister Zhang watched as Lu Jinghan, having just arrived home, hurriedly put on his clothes again to head out, and quickly asked, "Sir, you’re not going to eat at home?"
"I’m not." As the words fell, the door at the hallway shut.
Worried about Han Xi and wanting to see the girl quickly, Lu Jinghan drove at a fast speed.
Twenty minutes later, his black Maybach stopped in front of the villa; Li Manman heard the doorbell and immediately stood up from the sofa to answer the door.
When the door opened, Lu Jinghan asked with concern, "How is Han Xi?"
"She just fell asleep, don’t disturb her yet. I have something to tell you." Li Manman closed the door and walked towards the living room.
Lu Jinghan took out slippers from the shoe cabinet and changed into them, following her to the living room.
Li Manman looked at Lu Jinghan, her expression turned somewhat complex. Just a moment ago, she had been thinking about how to phrase things gently, how to make Lu Jinghan less angry, but try as she might, she couldn’t find the right words.
"Don’t hesitate. Just tell me what happened exactly." Lu Jinghan could see Li Manman’s hesitation.
Li Manman cleared her throat, biting her lip before speaking: "This afternoon in the hospital room, that damn bastard Li Chenghao forcibly kissed Han Xi, biting her lips and mouth, even her tongue, causing a lot of blood."