Chapter 669: He misses me.

Wen Ran received a call from Qin Mu an hour later.

Qin Mu and Mo Xiuchen had already returned to the hospital.

She was still sitting in the café across the hospital, at the same spot. Facing the window, she was staring thoughtfully at the hospital’s inpatient building.

“Wen Ran, Xiuchen wants to go back to our country.”

When she heard Qin Mu’s words, Wen Ran thought she had misheard.

Her expression remained blank for a moment, her long eyelashes trembled. When her brain processed the information and understood his meaning, her eyes widened in shock: “What is he going back for?”

Although he was a street away just now, she couldn’t see his expression clearly, but she could tell he had lost weight and didn’t look as energized as usual. She had heard his suffering over the phone and knew it was his illness tormenting him.

“We already have evidence of collusion between Liao Dongxing and Fu Jingyi. He wants to go back to negotiate with Liao Dongxing personally and find Fu Jingyi,”

Qin Mu explained briefly over the phone. He called Wen Ran while Mo Xiuchen was away to see Gu Yan.

The main reason Mo Xiuchen insisted on going back was not entirely to negotiate with Liao Dongxing, but to see Wen Ran.

In fact, for Mo Xiuchen, what hurt him the most wasn’t the increasing physical pain, but the constant longing that gnawed at his heart like ants, with a fear of forgetting his beloved girl. That’s what he couldn’t stand.

Far more painful than the physical pain, hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands times over, he could endure physical pain, but not the torment of missing her.

“Wen Ran, why don’t you call him and talk to him? Xiuchen isn’t as healthy as before. I’m afraid he won’t be able to handle the back and forth.”

Wen Ran didn’t respond, she just gazed quietly at the building across the way.

Her face had already returned to its calm state. On her beautifully pale cheeks, there was no trace of sadness, let alone the shock from earlier. Under the sunlight, her flawless skin was as precious as jade, her eyes calm as water. Her voice was gentle and slow: “Qin Mu, let Xiuchen go back.”

“Wen Ran!”

Qin Mu couldn’t understand Wen Ran’s decision.

He thought that Wen Ran wouldn’t agree to let Mo Xiuchen go back to their country after seeing him just now.

But now, she was actually suggesting with a gentle tone that he should go back. Was she not afraid that he wouldn’t be able to handle all the back-and-forth?

Wen Ran pursed her lips and said softly, “Qin Mu, if Xiuchen wants to go back, let him. It’s not because he wants to see Liao Dongxing, he misses me. He wants to come back to see me.”

On the other end of the phone, Qin Mu’s grip on the mobile tightened.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

He couldn’t quite describe what he was feeling. How much did Mo Xiuchen and Wen Ran love and understand each other?

Mo Xiuchen could sense her presence without even seeing her. When Mo Xiuchen rushed across the street to find Wen Ran in the morning, his heart was in his throat.

Later, when Mo Xiuchen suggested going to the café, he was even more worried that he would go to the second floor. Thankfully, he didn’t go up to the second floor.

Now, Wen Ran’s words complicated his feelings further. She clearly understood Mo Xiuchen’s genuine intention to go back more than anyone else and could even calmly state, “He’s coming back to see me because he misses me.”

He couldn’t see her expression at the moment, but his heart tightened for her understanding of Mo Xiuchen. Maybe she felt that flying over the Pacific Ocean to see him was too daring, so it would be better to let him come back and see her once.

That should alleviate their longing for each other. Maybe Mo Xiuchen would change his mind and let her stay by his side.

Thinking about this, a thought flashed across Qin Mu’s mind, too quickly for him to grasp, causing him to furrow his brows. “Wen Ran, when are you going back?”

He didn’t try to convince her anymore. Like Mo Xiuchen, Wen Ran wouldn’t be swayed by others’ persuasion.

“Have you booked the flight yet?”

As Wen Ran asked, the thought of soon being able to openly meet him, rather than sneakily watching him, made her heart beat increasingly faster.

For the first time in her life, she truly understood what ‘pain and pleasure’ meant.

“Not yet, Xiuchen has gone to see Uncle Gu. Maybe Uncle Gu won’t agree to him going back. I’ll book the flight after their discussion.”

“Then I’ll go to the airport now and take the earliest flight back home.”

Wen Ran switched her phone to her other hand and pulled out her wallet to pay.

“Maybe Uncle Gu can persuade Xiuchen to abandon his plans to go back.”

Qin Mu still held on to a glimmer of hope. He felt that it would be better for Xiuchen to stay here for treatment than going back.

However, Wen Ran laughed. Her voice was filled with a hint of pride in her understanding of Mo Xiuchen, “Qin Mu, nobody, not even my dad, can persuade Xiuchen. I think, it’s not necessarily a bad thing for Xiuchen to go back.”

As she said this, her voice paused slightly. Qin Mu heard her say something to the waiter, then heard a faint sound which seemed to be footsteps.

Her voice came again, even more softly than before: “Especially when I saw Xiuchen run across the street to find me. I think, seeing me after he goes back would at least alleviate his internal suffering.”

“Alright, just be careful since you’re alone.”

Qin Mu didn’t know what to say anymore. After hearing Wen Ran’s words, he thought the only thing he could do was to take Mo Xiuchen back home, let them meet each other and find Fu Jingyi.

“Yes, I will be careful. Xiuchen’s health is not as good as before, he can’t bear a nearly twenty-hour flight. Qin Mu, don’t book a direct flight. Let’s switch flights twice, resting for a day every few hours.”

As Wen Ran stepped out of the café, she was met with the warm scent of sunlight. A faint smile appeared on her lips.

“I got it. Don’t worry, I won’t let anything happen to Xiuchen.”

“With you there, I’m of course reassured. I’m heading to the airport now. Since you’re with Xiuchen, I won’t call you anymore. I’ll just send you a message.”

“Okay!”

Qin Mu, with his tall figure, stood in front of the window. Through the glass, he saw Wen Ran hail a cab and get in. The cab quickly drove away.

His thin lips slightly pursed, a trace of unknowing warmth on his handsome face. However, his deep black eyes were covered with a faint layer of sadness. He was afraid that he could never erase her from his heart for the rest of his life.

“Ah Mu!”

He didn’t know how long he had been standing there until he heard Mo Xiuchen’s voice from behind. Qin Mu came back to his senses, immediately hiding his emotions, and looked towards the man walking towards him with narrow eyes.

Without asking, he could tell from his sudden cheerful appearance that Wen Ran was right. Her father couldn’t persuade, let alone stop him from going back.