206 DARK AND BEAUTIFUL PAS (1/2)

When the last leg of the tour concluded, Hu Lei went to her apartment in Westend. She did not bother going up to Zhong Feng's penthouse because he had left for Australia for a few days. Though she knew it was unreasonable, she could not help feeling a little mad at him. How could he leave before she returned?

Still, she did not let her crazy feelings suppress her urge to call him after a hot bath.

\”How could you abandon me?\” She asked as soon as he picked up the call.

\”Didn't you abandon me first?\” He asked in a teasing manner. In the past, it would have been difficult for him to be so casual and at ease. But he had become more open under the care of his cute wife.

\”Your company has enslaved me to make more money. It is still your fault.\” She pouted.

\”Where are you?\”

\”I am staying in my apartment for now. I feel like it has missed me. I am usually in your apartment or in Area 99. I just thought that I would stay here until you come back.\”

The line was silent for a while.

\”If you wanted, we could move permanently to Azure Woods.\” Zhong Feng finally said.

Hu Lei felt her heart beat a little faster as she thought of the beautiful home that she knew Zhong Feng had designed and built for them. It was their home. It symbolised the love, hope and care that Zhong Feng had upheld even when he did not know if she would ever return. But…

\”You know that I love Azure Woods. But I am not ready for it yet. I don't feel like I have become the person who can live there.\” She still felt too broken to be in a home designed with love and for love. She felt tainted by the darkness in her soul.

\”No matter whom you are or who you become, you will always be my Xiao Lei.\” He paused. \”I love you, and I will wait until you are ready.\”

Hu Lei felt inexplicably guilty because she knew that Zhong Feng would never do anything that would pressure her, even if it meant harming himself. She promised herself that she would get better soon so that she could have a full life with him, always.

\”There is another matter I wanted to discuss with you.\” There was a hint of reserve and sorrow in his voice.

\”What's wrong?\” Hu Lei heard the unusual hesitation in his voice.