Chapter 188 - Shes Insane (1/2)

It took a long time for Ye Jie to compose himself. He didn't realize that it was already midnight by the time he came down from the rooftop.

Before going to Xu Cheng's room to accompany Xu Mey, he went to the washroom to dash water on his face. And when he entered Xu Cheng's hospital room, he spotted Xu Mey fast asleep beside her father's bed. Her head was laying on the hand which was gripping her father's hand.

A few strands of hair fell over her tired face. Ye Jie paced up to her side and tucked her loose hair behind her ear gently to avoid waking her up.

His gaze lingered on her sleeping figure and stuck on her pink cherry lips that made a buried memory to rush back to his mind.

*Flashback*

From the time Ye Jie came across Ru, he started spending the summer out of his house in a summer camp which was actually a training camp under Ru's family clan administration. It was in a secluded area in the forests where they taught different skills to the youth. The camp had a peculiar system of choosing their students from all around the world. The only way for Ye Jie to enter the camp was the young master Ru of the clan.

When Ye Jie was 15, as always, he went to the 'Warriors Training Camp'. During his stay at the camp, he occasionally went out with Ru for hunting or fishing or simply to escape from the strenuous training.

One day, he was going back to the campsite after hanging around with Ru. Treading his way through the mahogany-brown forest which appeared to be a woody paradise, he could hear the creaks of branches along with rustling of leaves.

Walking on the twigs and fallen leaves, his foot stumbled on something and he fell to the ground. It was evening time and nightfall was just around the corner. He turned his head to look at what he just stepped on and saw a muddy figure wearing a knee-length frock.

For a moment, Ye Jie was frozen and had the urge to see whether the person was alive or not but suddenly the figure's black eyes opened and looked straight at him. "Help!" Ye Jie heard a small whisper from the mud-covered figure and moved closer to check.

For a long while, Ye Jie just stared at the skanky person before him with a thick layer of mud sticking to her hair and face and all her body. Taking a deep breath, Ye Jie picked up the girl off the floor and walked back the path he came from.

Earlier he was in a dilemma about where to take the girl since taking her to camp was a huge risk - Outsiders were not allowed at any cost. Therefore, he decided to take the girl to Ru since he knew she'll be able to help.

When he came to their usual hideout spot, Ru was still sitting at a tree branch sharpening the edge of the arrow in her hand. Hearing the rustling sound, she looked at Ye Jie who was carrying a small figure in his arms and jumped down the tree.

"What's that?" Ru asked looking at sticky mud.

"I found her in the woods on my way back," he explained.

Ru nodded and asked, "Why did you bring her here?"