Chapter 444 - I Am Back (1/2)

Chapter 444: I Am Back

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

“Who’s that?”

Everyone was taken aback by the visitor and looked to the entrance curiously.

By now, the Chen family had been alienated by the same people who used to flood the Chen family’s residence to pay tribute to Chen Huaian. Now the house never got any visitors, and the only person coming in and out of the house was Chen Huaian’s house worker. Chen Huaian had even lost all of his chess buddies.

However, Chen Huaian was not begrudging about it. He knew that his chess buddies had to think for their families first.

“I got it.”

Chen Ning rose to her feet to answer the door. She had enough of the heavy and gloomy mood in the room and needed a breath of fresh air.

“Kacha!”

The door cracked open.

“Who are you looking for?”

Chen Ning asked before she looked up. As soon as she did that, she covered her mouth to stifle a cry and glared at the visitor in shock.

“What’s wrong, sister. Don’t you recognize me?”

Chen Fan gave Chen Ning a faint smile and held her surprised gaze.

“Ur….”

Chen Ning’s hand started to shake as words got stuck in her throat, letting tears streak across her cheeks.

The young man with neat short hair and a warm smile was her cousin who she thought was surely dead. Chen Ning never liked Chen Fan as a child, but there and then, no words could describe the glee and elation inside of Chen Ning. The warm and fuzzy feeling mixed with the sorrow and bitterness she had endured over the year finally made the girl break down in tears.

“Who is that? Xiao Nin, is that someone from the Song Family?”

Chen Zhenxin asked across the living room. View of the entrance from the living was blocked by a wall so no one had seen the visitor yet.

“Don’t worry, sister. I am back now and I will right the wrongs.”

Chen Fan gave Chen Nin a hug and then slid past her, through the hallway and walked into the living room.

“What did I say? The Song Family is hot on our heels! I think Xiao An is right, we might as well leave the third brother to their own devices—” Chen Qianxin went on with animated gestures.

Suddenly, from the corner of his eyes, he caught a glimpse of Chen Fan.

Thinking that he had seen a ghost, his swinging arms stopped cold in their tracks and fear and disbelief crawled all over his face.

“And… and… and…”

The words got stuck in Chen Qianxin’s mouth and he couldn’t finish his sentence.

Chen Huaian had just brought a cup of tea close to his lips to take a sip, but the sight of Chen Fan had startled him so much that he dropped the teacup, spilling water everywhere. The old man didn’t seem to care about the hot water that was spilled, he rose to his feet as his body started to tremble uncontrollably.

The rest of the people in the living room were also stunned by the development.

Chen An was set back on his heels but quickly became alert and restless.

Great Auntie had her back against the entrance so she was the only one who didn’t notice Chen Fan. She carried on where Chen Qianxin had left off.

“Second brother is right. We have sacrificed enough for the family, especially my husband who just got demoted at work. I think it’s Third Brother’s turn to make some sacrifices. Stop it, don’t interrupt me. Why are you looking at me like that, you know I am right. I will say the same thing even if w.a.n.g Xiaoyun and Chen Gexin are right in front of me.”

“Shut up!”

Chen Zhenxin slammed the table and shouted at his wife.

Great Auntie was taken aback at first, but she quickly gathered herself and was ready to lash out again. Suddenly, she noticed that everyone in the room, except for her was looking toward the entrance behind her.

Chen Guoguo let out a cheer and rushed toward the entrance. Tears of joy welled in her eyes as she shouted: “Brother Chen Fan, you are finally back! I miss you so much, Guoguo missed you!”

“Chen Fan?”

The word sounded like a crack of lightning in Great Auntie’s mind.

She turned around in great trepidation and saw Chen Fan standing right behind her. Chen Guoguo threw herself into Chen Fan’s arms and started crying tears of joy.

“He… he is back?”

Disbelief and shock had turned Great Auntie into a frozen statue.

The mighty Chen Fan who was revered as a G.o.d by the people of Jin City was back. The Backbone of the Chen family was back!

But how? Didn’t he die under the relentless fire of the Russian army?

Li Wuchen had told w.a.n.g Xiaoyun in person all that he knew about the battle at the Warg Valley. No one had heard from Chen Fan for a year and just as everyone thought he was surely dead, he came back, alive and well.

Great Auntie was stupefied by the turn of the event.

“Pada!”

Second Uncle Chen Qianxin hurried to greet Chen Fan, but he slipped and fell to the floor.

“Grandpa, I am back.”

Chen Fan didn’t even spare the other relatives a glance and looked straight to Chen Huaian apologetically.

“Good… good…”

Chen Huaian’s body trembled in excitement as tears welled in his sheen-less eyes. He had so much to say to Chen Fan, but nothing came out of his mouth.