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That was the reason why she was plotted against and framed time and time again. Just thinking about it made her feel that it was laughable.

Once, she foolishly thought that she would finally have a family. One person could take care of her and protect her family. But she never would have thought that all of this was just a dream.

The cold wind blew on her head, clearing her mind of the chaos that had been lingering around her for the past two days.

She had to face it anyway, she thought, and she couldn't help but quicken her pace. Tomorrow, she might have to face something more complicated.

Chen Xi did not know that it would rain today, so when the rain started to fall, she could not help but frown.

This feeling was like a house that was left empty for the night. If she had known earlier, she wouldn't have tried to be brave and would have asked him to send her back home.

She raised her head to look at the dark sky. The cold rain fell on her face, making her suddenly want to cry.

She always made a mess of herself, three years ago and now.

She squatted down and buried her face in her arms, letting the growing rain soak her clothes.

Under the dim yellow light, a pitiful girl who seemed to be crying was reflected. Rain fell onto her body mercilessly.

After an unknown amount of time, she suddenly felt a shadow appear above her head, blocking out the rain.

Shocked, she immediately raised her head to look. Suddenly, her tears flowed more and more.

Tang Hongbo tilted his umbrella over her, blocking the wind and rain for her.

Chen Xi felt that if she could still meet him when she was in such a sorry state, it was unknown whether it was the heavens' punishment or luck.

"Let's go home." Tang Hongbo didn't have any emotions. Other than saying these three words, he didn't say anything else and extended his hand towards her who was squatting on the ground.

Chen Xi looked at the hand that was reaching out to her, white and slender, with distinct joints, bringing with it hope and warmth, but could she still hold it?

Since she had already lied to him, she should have continued lying to the end. How could she show her weakness now?

But he was like her lifeline, giving her hope when she was about to suffocate.

She was very tired, very tired, so she slowly raised her hand and placed it on her palm.

That temperature seemed to have melted her heart.

Tang Hongbo used a bit of strength and pulled her into his embrace, not paying any attention to the rain water that was all over her body.

"Idiot." Tang Hongbo hugged her and said softly with a pained heart.

Chen Xi's tears flowed together with the rain and dripped onto his shoulders. This was the feeling of being tightly hugged by him.

Tang Hongbo threw away the umbrella, bent down, and carried her horizontally. Suddenly, Chen Xi cried out in alarm.

He carried her steadily toward the car parked in the rain.

The dry towel carried the smell of lemon and landed on her head. Tang Hongbo gently wiped off her dripping hair.

She looked at him absent-mindedly. She clearly had an indifferent and emotionless expression on her face, but the movements of her hands were incomparably gentle.

She was getting more and more confused by this man. Before this, she had never understood why, every moment she loved him was like a speeding subway train, until one time she was standing on a platform without a safety gate, waiting to enter the train. The wind generated by the speeding train made people want to follow the train, but at that moment, she realized that loving someone was simply going with him.

Thus, when he extended his hand to her earlier, her first thought was to follow him without hesitation.

However, the knot in her heart still couldn't be untied, so she decided to give her some more time.

"It's such a small matter, is there a need to be like this? Didn't I tell you to leave everything to me? " Tang Hongbo threw the towel on the back seat, looked at her, and said with a tone of reproach.

"I know, but I can't hide behind you whenever something happens. After all, we have nothing to do with each other, don't we?" Chen Xi lowered her head, unable to see her facial features clearly.

Tang Hongbo's breathing suddenly became a bit heavy. Chen Xi knew that he was trying his best to restrain his anger.

"It doesn't matter, does it? "Alright, I will let you know whether or not we are related." Tang Hongbo said each word as he looked at them.

Chen Xi raised his head. He still wanted to ask something, but he turned his head to start the car and emotionlessly drove the car.

Only he was holding the steering wheel, his veins bulging, revealing how angry he was right now.

Tang Hongbo was indeed very angry. Not long after she left, he was really worried, so when Meng Qingxia and Chen Yiran left, he immediately took the key and walked out.

He drove for a long time until he finally saw her on the bridge. He wanted to stop the car to look for her, but then he saw her slowly walk away from the bridge.

He knew that she didn't want to be disturbed right now, so he had no choice but to drive the car and follow her from distance to distance.

Until she squatted under the dim yellow street light, helplessly crying, the rain mercilessly hit her body.

He could not hold it in any longer. He could not bear to see her cry in sorrow alone. He did not want to see even a look of grief on her face.

Thus, he decisively took the umbrella and walked towards her.

When he heard her say that it had nothing to do with him, he was angry and hurt.

However, he wouldn't easily get angry at her now. However, only this woman could easily make her angry.

When Chen Xi returned home, it was already 2 in the morning. However, Chen Yiran and Han Hao were still sitting on the sofa.

"You haven't slept yet?" Chen Xi looked at them and asked in astonishment.

Chen Yiran and Han Hao also asked in astonishment when they saw Chen Xi.

"Brook, what's wrong with you? Was it raining? I called you, but the phone was turned off. Where did you go? " Han Hao immediately went up and asked nervously.

Chen Xi's heart warmed as she lightly smiled.

"It's nothing, there's no battery on my phone."

"We can't get in touch with you for the entire day. Do you know how worried we are about you?" Han Hao seemed to be angry.

Chen Xi laughed, feeling a little awkward.

Seeing that, Chen Yiran immediately walked over and pulled Han Hao, signalling him not to be angry.

"Alright, Xi Xi has been tired for the whole day, he must be tired too. Quickly go change out of his wet clothes, if there's anything, we can talk about it tomorrow."

Han Hao sighed, and said softly.

"Rest early." Then he turned and left alone.

Chen Yiran smiled when he saw Han Hao enter his own room on the second floor.

"Xi Xi, don't mind it. Ah Hao is just too worried about you, he's not angry at you." Chen Yiran explained.

"I know, brother, you should rest early too. I'll go check on Tony." After Chen Xi finished speaking, she went straight up the stairs.

How could she mind, how could she not know? They must have been worried about her and waited until she returned.

How could she not know?

The sleepless nights had become a part of her life, especially when she had something on her mind.

Lying on the bed, listening to the sound of the rain hitting the window outside, he thought about what happened tomorrow and when he fell asleep.

However, she had never expected that she would be woken up by a loud noise in the morning.

Maybe it was because she had been drenched in the rain last night, but she felt very drowsy. She rubbed her aching forehead and got off the bed.

She walked to the window with shaky steps. The moment she opened the curtain, she instantly sobered up and quickly pulled the curtain shut.

The downstairs was packed with reporters, blocking the entrance so tightly that not even a drop of water could trickle through. She immediately braced herself, put on her clothes and quickly went downstairs.

Chen Yiran and Han Hao, however, were leisurely standing behind the door, and did not pay any attention to the reporters who were already outside the door.

Seeing Chen Xi, Chen Yiran immediately said.

"Xi Xi, why did you come down? Why didn't you sleep much? "

"What's going on outside?" Chen Xi asked seriously.

"They are all gossip reporters. They have nothing better to do after eating. Ignore them. Come, let's go eat breakfast." As Chen Yiran said this, he moved to pull her, but was dodged by Chen Xi.

"What is going on?" Chen Xi obstinately asked again.

"Brook, you really don't need to care about them. Even if they have nothing to do, you don't need to care about what they say." Han Hao who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly said indifferently.

"It's for me, isn't it? "Don't worry, I'm not that weak yet. They've blocked the door so much. How are we going to get out?" Chen Xi asked.

Chen Yiran and Han Hao were silent for a while, before Chen Yiran spoke first.

"I'll get rid of them."

Han Hao pulled him back, and said with determination.

"Together."

"I'll go too." Chen Xi said.

"Xi Xi, listen to me, don't go out. There are so many reporters outside, what if they hurt you?" Chen Yiran said.

"Yeah, be good and leave it to us." Han Hao smiled at her, then quickly opened the door.

Actually, they didn't say anything, but she knew that the reporters were after her.

She sat on the sofa, and she was unable to hear anything from outside. If it was due to Han Hao's villa's door, the soundproofing effect was exceptionally good.

"Mummy, why is it so noisy outside?" Tony came down the stairs step by step, rubbing his eyes and wearing his pajamas.

Chen Xi immediately went over and hugged him.

"Darling, it's nothing. Why did you wake up so early?" Chen Xi hugged him and asked softly.

"The window of the room is too noisy. Mummy, why are you up so early?" Tony looked at Chen Xi and asked curiously.

Chen Xi could not help but laugh.

"What is it? Mummy can't wake up earlier. " She reached out and tapped Tony's nose.