Teased by Kong Xuan, the blush on Chen Lin's fair face became even more apparent.
But she laughed at herself and said, "Boss Kong is kidding, Master Ye is a dragon among men, how could he take a fancy to an ordinary woman like me covered in vulgar powder?"
Thinking of how Ye Fan was already married, Chen Lin felt a sourness in her heart. If Ye Fan hadn't been married, perhaps she would still have a sliver of hope, after all, which beauty doesn't love a hero since ancient times?
Chen Lin was quite curious, what kind of remarkable woman could have made a Martial Arts Grandmaster like Ye Fan marry so early?
After leaving the Yaozhen Pavilion, Ye Fan hurried back to the Warzone Hospital.
"Ye Fan, you're back!"
Just as he arrived in the sickroom, he saw Su Ruoxue tiredly open her eyes.
"Ruoxue, you're awake! Come, have something to eat quickly!"
Ye Fan quickly opened the prepared meal and personally fed it to Su Ruoxue.
After taking a small sip, Ruoxue asked with concern, "What about Ling'er? How is she doing?"
"Don't worry, Ruoxue, Ling'er is fine. She's currently in the ICU but has passed the critical phase!" Ye Fan said gently.
"That's good to hear!"
Su Ruoxue felt a huge weight lifted off her shoulders. The fact that her daughter had been held by the Jiang Family had suspended her heart in her throat.
After a pause, Su Ruoxue looked at Ye Fan, and a hint of unfamiliarity showed in her eyes, "Ye Fan, you..."
"Ruoxue, I once was a soldier!"
Ye Fan knew what Su Ruoxue wanted to ask, and without waiting for her to finish, he answered directly.
"Six years ago, the Six Nations amassed a million troops on the border. The people within our borders suffered greatly. Emperor Tang led the campaign in person, and at the time, I was one of the personal guards by Emperor Tang's side!"
"After the great victory, on the way back, we encountered a large number of enemy assassins. To protect Emperor Tang's safety, I led a rear guard. The battle was fierce and chaotic, and I sustained severe head injuries!"
"Because of this, I have lost all my memories for the past six years! If it weren't for you saving me six years ago, Ruoxue, I probably would have died."
Before coming back, Ye Fan had already thought about how to explain to Su Ruoxue that he could reveal his past as a soldier.
But he did not intend to tell Su Ruoxue about his identity as God Ye. Now that he had chosen to retire from public life, it was better for many matters to be kept from Su Ruoxue, which was also an indirect way of protecting her.
"So that's what happened!"
Su Ruoxue nodded thoughtfully, remembering how six years ago, she went on an excursion and found Ye Fan covered in wounds.
At that time, Su Ruoxue was terrified. Ye Fan was covered in blood, his body was a mess, almost describable as riddled with a thousand holes.
It was Ye Fan's sheer luck that he survived. The doctors had said it was a miracle; had it been anyone else with such severe injuries, they would have died long ago.
During his recovery, Ye Fan and Su Ruoxue developed affections for each other, and not long after, they got married simply and had a daughter whom they named Ling'er.
"Then... what about the Jiang Family? Will they continue to seek revenge on us?" Su Ruoxue asked with a pale face.
Ye Fan reassured her with a smile, "Jiang Zhongmou from the Jiang Family abused his power and was investigated. Now the entire Jiang Family has been taken down. Don't worry, Ruoxue, they won't take revenge on us."
"Okay!" Hearing this, Su Ruoxue breathed a sigh of relief.
However, Su Ruoxue always felt that Ye Fan was keeping something from her. She clearly remembered many high-ranking officials with Five-Star shoulders had visited Ye Fan and respectfully called him God Ye.
But Su Ruoxue was an intelligent woman, she allowed Ye Fan his privacy. She believed that one day, when Ye Fan was ready, he would tell her.
Ye Fan personally fed Su Ruoxue, and after she finished eating, she looked at Ye Fan and asked, "So what are your plans next? Are you going back?"
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"I've explained everything to them upstairs, and I'm not going back. My memory has only just recovered; I need a long time to recuperate," Ye Fan said with a gentle smile.
Hearing this from Ye Fan, Su Ruoxue felt relieved. Over the past six years, she had become extremely dependent on Ye Fan. If he were to leave now, she would miss him terribly.
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The next day, as the first touch of golden sunlight spread across the land, Ye Fan and Su Ruoxue had already arrived at the intensive care unit.
"Daddy, Mommy, is Ling'er dead?"
"That's not right. If Ling'er were dead, how could she see Daddy and Mommy? Am I dreaming?"
After being in a coma for a day and a night, Ye Ling'er finally slowly woke up. Seeing Ye Fan and Su Ruoxue right in front of her, the little girl was utterly confused.
Su Ruoxue said with a face full of affection, "What nonsense are you talking about? Ling'er is only six years old, how could she be dead?"
"Right, Ling'er isn't even a young lady yet, how could she be dead?" Ye Fan said softly, pinching the little girl's cheek.
Feeling the warmth from Ye Fan's hand, Ye Ling'er exclaimed with surprise, "Wow! Daddy's hand is warm. Ling'er really isn't dead!"
The next second, Ye Ling'er, regardless of her frail body, threw herself into Ye Fan's arms, and with one hand, she grabbed hold of Su Ruoxue's hand and burst into loud sobs.
"Daddy, Mommy, Ling'er thought she would never see you both again!"
"Ling'er is so sad, so upset..."
Hearing this, Ye Fan and Su Ruoxue exchanged a look, both seeing an expression of unbearable heartache in each other's eyes.
Ye Fan comforted her, "Daddy and Mommy want to watch Ling'er grow up and get married. With Daddy and Mommy here, Ling'er won't have any problems!"
"Yes, Ling'er, with Daddy and Mommy here, we will make sure nothing happens to you!" Su Ruoxue said earnestly.
"No! Ling'er doesn't want to get married; Ling'er wants to stay with Daddy and Mommy forever!"
Ye Ling'er hugged Ye Fan tightly with one hand and clung tenaciously to Su Ruoxue with the other, as if afraid this was all just a dream.
Ye Fan couldn't help but laugh and cry, "Alright, alright, Ling'er is still very weak. You should lie back down quickly!"
"No, no, I want to stay with Daddy and Mommy, and not be apart for even a moment!" Ye Ling'er said in a childish voice. seaʀᴄh thё Nôvel(F)ire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.
Ye Fan knew his daughter had been through a tremendous shock and would need some time to recover.
After holding onto Ye Fan for a long time, the little girl obediently went back to her bed, and Ye Fan quickly made her a medicinal soup using the Hundred-Year Wild Ginseng.
"Wow! Daddy, what is this? After Ling'er drank it, it feels warm, and I have lots more strength!" Ye Ling'er said, amazed.
Ye Fan smiled and said, "This is good stuff. It's a soup made from Ginseng. It's very helpful for your recovery, so drink up!"
"Mm-hmm!" Ye Ling'er nodded quickly and finished the whole bowl of the medicinal soup.
Seeing a trace of color return to her daughter's pale face, a huge weight lifted from Su Ruoxue's heart.
As they spent time with their daughter, the morning flew by, and it was nearly noon.
Beep beep!
Just then, an urgent phone call came through. An extremely grating roar suddenly exploded:
"Su Ruoxue, do you know that today is Grandma's seventieth birthday? Everyone is here except your family."
"Are we all supposed to wait for your family to start eating? What on earth are you doing? It's almost twelve o'clock, hurry up and get yourselves over here!"
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