-42 Chapter 74: Hero (1/2)

After they had finished eating, Yi Fei excused herself to go to the washroom.

John saw his chance to interrogate Wu Chen so he went all out to investigate him.

”What is your motive to approach Yi Fei?” John went savage for his first question. He did not bother to speak with metaphor or flowery language with a guy who might or might not try to play his best friend.

”I don't know what you are trying to say. I am in love with her” Wu Chen did not feel even slightly intimidated by John.

John looked at the man in front of him. He read in the tabloid that Wu Chen was ruthless and cold. He did not want Yi Fei to end up with a ruthless and cold guy. She was too sweet to deal with a cold guy; she needed to be protected by all costs.

John tried to find any trace of lie from Wu Chen but he couldn't find any. He was not satisfied. He needed to get confirmation whether this guy in front of him really love Yi Fei or not.

John moved on his next question. He swore that if he was not satisfied with Wu Chen's answer, he will advise Yi Fei to think carefully about going out with Wu Chen.

”So tell me. Why do you love her?” John tried to think of something hard to ask Wu Chen.

”I don' know for sure…” Wu Chen spoke nonchalantly.

John smirked. He knew it. Someone who did not even know why he was in love with Yi Fei was not a good man. He needed to talk to Yi Fei about Wu Chen. Before John could think of anything else, what Wu Chen said after that made all his suspicion perished.

”I love her straightforwardly... You see. I doubted myself at first. Of why I love her, of course. I went back to City K for a while and think about it when I sat alone in my office, in the middle of the night” Wu Chen looked at John and when he saw that John was focused on him, he continued talking.

”I think about it a lot before deciding to return back here. I tried to put a value on how much I am into her while weighing my responsibility and my love life. I tried to imagine myself falling in love with her because of her beauty but you know, even when other people do not see her as the most beautiful, she is, for me” Wu Chen sipped his Americano.

”I love everything about her; the good and the bad thing. I love how her eyes s.h.i.+ning at the mention of foods; and I love her silly giggle when she talks about something random; or how her mouth curls at the edge and her eyes crinkled when she talks about something that she likes” Wu Chen had a lot to say but a day won't be enough for him to tell John of the things he liked about Yi Fei.

”So, I don't know how to explain why I am in love with her. Before I knew it, she fills up my day like air. Tell me, John. Tell me how supposed to breathe with no air?” Wu Chen leaned on the chair as if provoking John to answer his question.

Usually, John was the type of guy who hated losing but at this moment, he really could not find a single word to refute Wu Chen. He could only surrender and hope for the best of Wu Chen and Yi Fei.

The two of them were quiet for some time until a beautiful lady came to their table.

”Chen, I didn't expect to see you here” The lady looked at John and smiled sweetly.

Wu Chen looked at the lady and ignored her but the lady stood beside him as if not knowing that she was being ignored. John knew this kind of situation. As one of the most eligible bachelors in the country, he ought to have a lot of fans and admirers. This lady must be one of them.

”Thank you for that night. You went back before I had the chance to thank you for being with me” The lady was smiling sweetly but from John's point of view, she looked like those desperate women he saw in the typical Rom-Com drama.

John looked at the lady and then looked at Wu Chen back. Wu Chen did nothing to refute the woman's claim of them being together for a night. The previous good impression he had towards Wu Chen shattered.

Seeing that Yi Fei had a rival, a beautiful one at that, John's protectiveness flared up. He did not want Yi Fei to see this scene; Yi Fei did not deserve this disrespect, he needed to save her. John stood abruptly and turned around but he was too late. Yi Fei was already behind him.