latelenovela Chapter 217: Conversation before Parting (1)
Chapter 217: Conversation before Parting (1)
Ye Chen looked at Lan Xi from afar, his eyes revealing an indescribable emotion. Ye Chen knew in his heart that he had no reason to stay here any longer. Lan Xi was now Xiao Chuhan's wife, so he had to keep a proper distance and not show too much concern. Ye Chen knew the difference between men and women, and he knew that Lan Xi was not Wuyou, so he could not impose his feelings for Wuyou on her. However, matters of the heart are often difficult to describe, and no matter which aspect of Lan Xi in front of him, she deeply attracted him.
While Ye Chen was trying to control his complicated emotions, Lan Xi, who was enjoying the sun, seemed to notice someone watching her. Lan Xi slowly opened her eyes and looked not far away. Sure enough, she saw Ye Chen staring at her from a distance. Lan Xi seemed to be able to feel that Ye Chen had something to say to her, but he didn't know how to start.
Lan Xi turned to look at Xiao Chuhan beside her and asked softly, "Chuhan, can I have a private chat with Ye Chen?" Xiao Chuhan also noticed Ye Chen not far away, and he hesitated for a moment. Seeing this, Lan Xi quickly added, "Don't worry, I will know how to handle the situation, please trust me."
Xiao Chuhan looked at Lan Xi's determined eyes and nodded to show his agreement. Lan Xi smiled and thanked him: "Thank you, Chu Han." Then, she stood up and walked towards Ye Chen.
Ye Chen looked at Lan Xi walking towards him step by step from afar, and suddenly an indescribable discomfort surged in his heart. He took a deep breath, trying to calm this strange emotion, and then forced himself to smile and meet Lan Xi's gaze.
Lan Xi also smiled back, but Ye Chen's "Xi'er" made Lan Xi's heart ache. Lan Xi suppressed this inexplicable pain and asked softly: "Ye Chen, do you have something to say to me?"
Ye Chen nodded silently, and then followed Lan Xi to the courtyard next to him. Along the way, Ye Chen silently watched Lan Xi's back, as if he wanted to deeply imprint Lan Xi's appearance in his heart during this short period of time.
The two came to a pavilion and stood side by side. Ye Chen was the first to break the silence: "I will be preparing to leave tomorrow."
Lan Xi suddenly turned her head to look at Ye Chen, her eyes full of surprise: "Are you leaving so soon?"
"I have been in Xiyue Country for a long time...it's time to go back." When Lan Xi heard that Ye Chen was really leaving, a sense of loss involuntarily flashed through her heart.
Ye Chen seemed to see through Lan Xi's thoughts. He continued, "So, what are your plans next?"
"I plan to set off for Yueyin Country with Xiao Chuhan to look for a person named Yueyin."
"To be honest, You'er once appeared in my dream and told me that I should go find her. Maybe she can show me the way back to my original world."
Ye Chen tilted his head slightly, glanced at Lan Xi from the corner of his eye, and asked softly: "Are you really so eager to leave? Are you really planning to abandon this place like this?"
Lan Xi met Ye Chen's gaze, and in his deep eyes, she sensed a trace of attachment that was hard to let go. After a long silence, Lan Xi finally spoke slowly: "Yes, I will eventually return to the world that belongs to me. After all, this is not my home. Perhaps during this trip, I can find a good way to let You'er return to the world. Don't you hope that You'er will return?"
Ye Chen sighed softly: "What's the use of looking forward to it? Even if I am full of expectations, I can't change the predetermined fate between her and me. If that accident hadn't happened, what would have been the ending between her and me? I'm afraid no one knows."
"Ye Chen, now that things have come to this, it is futile to regret any more."
"Ye Chen, I'm sorry..."
Ye Chen looked at Lan Xi: "Why do you want to apologize to me?"
"I thought that my intervention could change the fate of the two of you. Now I realize that I am so powerless and can't change anything."
"It's not your fault, perhaps everything is God's arrangement. God has destined that You'er and I cannot be together, and I can only obey the will of heaven." Ye Chen's voice revealed endless helplessness, as if he had already seen through the vicissitudes of life.
Lan Xi stared at Ye Chen silently, feeling a lot of emotions in her heart. She knew the pain and struggle in Ye Chen's heart, but she had no way to comfort him. In this vast world, human beings seem so small, facing the manipulation of fate, they are often helpless.