Chapter 219 - Time is of the essence

"Xiao Lei, are you alright?" Han Ye asked after driving for quite some time. 

Xiao Lei, who was sitting at the passenger seat, nodded tersely. "I'm fine." 

"You don't look that well... Are you hungry? I'll buy you something to eat." 

"No." 

Han Ye frowned. For her to say no to his treat meant that she was not fine at all! But seeing how she obviously did not want to talk, he did not push her further. 

They drove back to the hotel quietly with Xiao Lei staring out of the window the entire time. She did not even say a word. When they got back to their suite, she merely walked straight back to her room and close the door behind her. 

Han Ye stared at her door as he took off his suit and bowtie. He then made some calls. Once he was done, he checked on his and DX's email accounts and did his job of sorting DX's email messages. 

30 minutes later, a hotel maid came up with a cart that was full of different types of food and drinks. 

Han Ye helped her arrange everything on the dining table before giving her a huge tip and sending her off.

He then went to take a shower. When he came back out dressed in a blue silk pajamas and with a white towel around his shoulder, which he used to dry his hair, he noticed that the food was left untouched.

"She didn't come out at all?" he thought worriedly as he glanced at her bedroom door. 

Worried, he went over to Xiao Lei's room and placed his ear against the door. When he did not hear anything, he frowned.   

Knock!

Knock!

Knock!

"Xiao Lei, is everything alright in there?" he asked loudly. "Xiao Lei?" 

There was no response. 

He then knocked again, louder this time. 

KNOCK!

KNOCK!

KNOCK!

"Xiao Lei, can you hear me?" he asked out; his voice was even louder than before. "Say something, please!"  

There was still no voice.

"Xiao Xiao Lei, if you don't say anything, I'm going to deduct your salary!" 

Still no response. 

Han Ye paced around worriedly, and after a few seconds, he decided to kick the door down.

"XIAO XIAO LEI," he yelled, "IF YOU DON'T RESPONSE IN 5 SECONDS, I'M GOING TO KICK THIS DAMN DOOR DOWN!" 

5 seconds later... 

THAK!

THUD!

With one kick, he managed to break the doorknob, which landed on the floor with a thud, but not without hurting himself. His foot was sore, but he ignored it as he charged into the room. 

But the first thing he saw when he went in was Xiao Lei walking out of the bathroom... n.a.k.e.d, except for the towel on her head, which was wrapped around her wet hair. 

When she saw him, she immediately turned around and yelled, "What the f*ck, Han Ye?!" 

Han Ye turned red as he stood frozen. 

When Xiao Lei glanced back and saw him staring at her, she yelled, "Stop staring and get lost! YOU PERVERT!"

Han Ye gulped and as if he had finally found his lost sense, he turned around and mumbled, "Sorry. You didn't answer, so I thought you fainted or something." 

He quickly left the room, closing the door behind him. Since the doorknob was broken, he could not close the door completely, so he said, "Xiao Lei, I'm really sorry... I'll just leave this slightly ajar. Please come out once you're... dressed."

The answer he received was a loud BANG! on the door before the door closed behind him. Obviously, she had thrown something at the door to keep it shut. 

Han Ye went to the living room with an uncomfortable tightness around his pants. As he sat on the couch with his head leaned back, he sighed loudly. 

"The f*ck you doing, Han Ye..." he scolded himself as he patted his forehead with the back of his left hand. When he remembered the sight of her n.a.k.e.d body, he then groaned and covered his eyes with one hand before taking a throw pillow next to him to cover the part that was slowly waking up.

Suddenly, he took the hand that was covering his eyes away and frowned. He thought about her n.a.k.e.d body again, but this time, the frown lines on her back got deeper and deeper, especially when he slowly recalled what he saw earlier when she turned away from him. 

"Scars..." he thought with a darkened expression. He saw the horrible burn scars on her back and thought about the times she rejected the dress he got for her... He then slapped himself on the cheek sharply. When he felt the sting, he wondered how Xiao Lei felt when he scolded her for not wearing the dress that he brought her, and he could not help but scold himself again. "You idiot!"

He then started to think of how he might compensate her for the hurt that he might have caused her. "I don't think buying her food is enough... Maybe an overseas trip?" he thought to himself. 

He was so deep in thoughts that he did not realize that some time had passed. 

Xiao Lei came out from her room, dressed in a set of pink silk pajamas that was provided by the hotel. She stomped her way over to Han Ye with a murderous aura and picked up a throw pillow with the intention to attack him with it. 

When she raised her arm, she noticed that he did not even notice her as he continued to mumble to himself. 

"Maldives? Bali? Europe? Her son would like Europe, I think..." he mumbled. 

"What the f*ck are you talking about? Are you planning to kidnap my son now?!" she growled. When he snapped out of his thoughts and looked at her, he was hit with a flying throw pillow. The strength in that throw was so strong that he fell off the couch. 

As he rubbed his sore elbow, he nodded and muttered, "I deserved that." 

She picked up another throw pillow and threw it at him, hitting him in the face this time. Fortunately, this was just a light throw, and Han Ye was glad that it did not break his neck. 

As she watched Han Ye move from the floor back on to the crouch, while standing akimbo, she asked, "Why the f*ck did you kick down my door? For a pervert, you're not even stealthy enough! Can't you just pick the lock like normal perverts?"  

"What stupid things are you talking about?" Han Ye said as he rolled his eyes. "I didn't kick it down to look at you! You were inside for so long and when I called for you, you didn't reply. I was worried that you might be hurt, that's why I kicked your door down." 

She frowned. "Can't you f*cking call a maid or someone with the key?" 

"Time is of the essence..." he grumbled. "Besides, you're a pregnant woman now. Every second of delay might be dangerous for you."

She folded her arms and scoffed, "Say whatever you want, but I still believe you're a pervert!" 

"Say," he continued to rub his sore elbow, which would undoubtedly look bruise tomorrow, and said, "Why didn't you say anything when I called you?" 

"When?"

"Earlier!" 

"I was in the bathroom!" 

"I shouted for you, alright? Like a hundred times!"

"You did not!" Xiao Lei turned away from him and muttered, "Anyway, I was in the bath with my earphones on. I... had to think." 

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