Chapter 214 - A little upset earlier...

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As Han Ye was having a small talk with CEO Zhang, he suddenly glanced at his watch and frowned. He felt that Xiao Lei was taking quite long since she mentioned that she was only going to freshen up a little. 

Worried that she might be in trouble, he looked at CEO Zhang and said in an apologetic tone, "Excuse me, CEO Zhang, I'll talk to you in a while." 

The jovial chubby man nodded. He waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "It's good to meet you again, Mr. Han. I might not be here for long as I have to attend a meeting at another venue later. Do say hi to President Du for me, and please congratulate him on the birth of his son."

Du Corporation hired a songwriter from CEO Zhang's company before, for the advertis.e.m.e.nt of a product three years ago, and DX was satisfied with the professionalism displayed by the songwriter then.  

Han Ye smiled and nodded. "I will."

After CEO Zhang walked away, Han Ye moved through the crowd while scanning for Xiao Lei. Along the way, he had to stop briefly whenever someone talked to him. 

When he saw Xiao Lei, he also saw Fan Shaohang near her, and he walked toward her. 

He hurried in his steps as he was worried that she might be unable to handle it. His eyes were so focused on her that he did not see the woman in front of him and bumped straight into her. Since he was walking at a fast speed, he bumped into her quite hard.

"Argh!"

Almost instinctively, one of his hands reached out and he grabbed the woman's wrist with it, and one of his hand reached over the back of her waist to better support her. 

Clap! Clap! Clap! 

There was a commotion nearby, and he could hear someone clapping, but Han Ye ignored them. He looked down and asked, "Are you... ok?"

The reason why he hesitated was that the woman in his arms was Angela Zhang. He had seen her earlier, but she turned away when their eyes met, and he felt too sorry to go and say hi to her. 

He helped her to stand properly before he let go of her.  

Angela Zhang blushed and looked at him coyly as she took a step away from him. "Sorry..."

Han Ye shook his head. "No... I was the one who wasn't paying attention. I'm sorry. Are you alright?"

She nodded. 

Han Ye smiled kindly at her and said, "In that case, I'll see you soon..." 

Just as he was about to walk away, she suddenly cried out and held his arm. 

"What's wrong?" 

She frowned and mumbled, "I think... I might have hurt my ankle." 

She then smiled and released his arm. "I... I'm fine. I'll just take a rest. You go on ahead."

Han Ye glanced toward where he saw Xiao Lei. He wanted to go to her, but with Angela Zhang's current condition, he felt that he should do something. After all, even if it was a short few weeks, they were together, and he did hurt her by breaking up with her out of nowhere.

Han Ye clenched his fists subconsciously as he did a quick calculation and looked around. However, everyone seemed to be busy, and the servers were too far for him to call for them politely. He glanced over at Xiao Lei, who was saying something to Fan Shaohang, and thought, "She has to be brave enough to face them by herself sooner or later..."

He gave himself 5 minutes. He would go to her in 5 minutes.

Even though he was worried about her, he believed that she was strong enough to handle it by herself. If she were afraid, she would have found an excuse--no matter how stupid the excuse was--to get out of coming here with him. 

Since she did not, it meant that she was ready to face them in her own way, and he had to trust her. He could not protect her the whole time, and he had to believe in her.   

Besides, Fan Shaohang would not do anything until he confirmed her identity, and Han Ye doubted that Xiao Lei would be dumb enough to say anything to that man before knowing his true intention. 

He unclenched his fists and turned over to look at Angela Zhang. "Come, let's get you over to a less crowded place." 

"Are you sure I'm not bothering you?" Angela Zhang asked in a guilty voice. As he helped her walk across the room, she shot a brief glance at Xiao Lei, who she had noticed since earlier. Angela Zhang knew that Han Ye had his eyes on Xiao Lei, and she was trying to divert his attention so that her plan could work. 

Without looking at her, he replied briefly, "No, it's fine. I should have looked where I was going."

He helped her to the dining area so that she could sit down instead of standing up all the time, and the moment she sat down, he said, "I have to go."

He looked at one of the staff who was there and said, "Please bring some ice for Ms. Zhang's ankle."  

The staff nodded and went into the kitchen. 

Han Ye then nodded at Angela Zhang before turning around to leave. However, before he could leave, he felt a tug and turned around. "Yes?" 

She looked at him with watery eyes as she mumbled, "Han Ye... I miss you... I'm really sorry about what I did before, but that's because I was too afraid of losing you." 

Han Ye smiled. "It's fine. I'm not angry at you, Angela." 

He wanted to turn around and walk away, but she grabbed his hand and said, "Han Ye, please give me a chance..."

Han Ye sighed and gently pulled his hand away from her. "Angela, it's impossible between us... I'm really sorry."

He then quickly left without looking back at her again. He considered himself a gentleman, but he knew that if he were to stay there, it would only give her hope, and he did not want to do such a thing.

Besides, he wanted to check on Xiao Lei, and the 5-minute timer he gave himself.  

He quickened his pace, and this time, he looked at where he was going. However, when he got to where he saw her earlier, she was gone. And so was Fan Shaohang. 

Han Ye went to a young guest who was playing with his phone near the toilets. He seemed to be waiting for someone, and from his bored expression, it seemed that he had been here for a while.

Han Ye went to him, and with a smile, he asked, "Hi there, did you see a woman in a white and dark blue dress here earlier? She was talking to Mr. Fan Shaohang here earlier." 

The young man looked up from his phone and thought for a while before shaking his head. "But I saw Mr. Fan walk away. He seemed a little upset earlier, and I think he went toward the bar." 

Han Ye thanked him. He then went nearer to the toilets area. He stood outside for a while. He tried to call Xiao Lei's phone, but no one picked up. 

When he saw a young woman in a purple sparkly dress coming out from inside, he thought of asking her something.  

However, when the woman saw him standing outside the ladies' room, she gave him a curious glance and stood in a protective stance.

"I'm sorry." Han Ye nodded. He raised his hands and put his hands up to show her that he meant no harm. He then asked, "Did you see a woman in a white and blue dress inside? I'm looking for my assistant." 

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