Chapter 473 - HATING THE MAN (2/2)
She could kill to protect her loved ones. And even then, she would mourn the deaths of her enemies because she believed even bad people had their reasons. After all, she also had her reason for killing them. Perhaps, that clarity of mind had allowed her to survive and recover after all of her ordeals.
He could not do the same.
He hated all those who had harmed even a strand of hair on Hu Lei's head. He could not forgive those who hurt his wife. His grudges ran deep, even spreading to his own family for disappointing his wife. To him, only Hu Lei was perfect and right.
”Thank you, Ah-Feng.” Hu Lei felt her heart become a little lighter.
The town car stopped outside Sugar Ray Pancakes. Zhong Feng lowered the window and looked at the simple diner. He saw a man with an eyepatch eating a pile of pancakes as if he had been starved for a hundred years.
His eyes darkened. That was another person he hated deeply, but Hu Lei seemed to have moved on from the kidnapping and the fight on the ship. Although to be fair, Frank also seemed to have forgotten about Hu Lei poking out his eye.
Zhong Feng could not understand. He was taught from childhood that he needed to respond to insults, slights and injuries with force. If he did not deal with everything through a show of power, people would perceive him as weak.
But after meeting his wife, he understood there was a different world. A world where enemy and friend was divided by the immediate mission… He could not grasp the concept on a personal level. He felt like he was watching some kind of unusual play.
”Don't let him get on your nerves.” Hu Lei giggled.
”It is hard not to.” Zhong Feng said. ”Don't be nice to him.”
Hu Lei laughed. ”If you want to keep him occupied, find a trivia and challenge him.”
Zhong Feng looked at her. ”How do you know that?”
”When he and his companions kidnapped me, I realised he is an 'actually' guy.” She said.
”What is an 'actually' guy?”
”A pedantic person who always corrects people about minor things that do not matter in the conversation.” Hu Lei said. ”For example, if someone says 'that girl is as blind as a bat'. An 'actually' guy will say: actually, the simile is erroneous because bats are not blind.”
Zhong Feng laughed as the door to the car opened.
”Will someone share the joke?” Frank asked as he plopped himself opposite them with a grin on his face.
”I was just wondering what kind of pancakes this diner has. Are they thick American pancakes or English crepes?” Hu Lei asked.
”Actually, the English pancake is not the same as the French crepe. They might look alike to the casual eye, but the details are different.” Frank said.
Zhong Feng and Hu Lei started laughing.
”What are you laughing at? Do I still have syrup on my face?” Frank looked at himself with his phone.
”No. We are just happy to have the pancake issue cleared up.” Hu Lei laughed. ”You are very erudite.”