Chapter 383 - You gave me such a scare

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When Xiao Lei opened her eyes again, a bright, blinding light assaulted her eyes, causing her to wince slightly. It was only a few seconds later, and after many blinks, that she could see properly. The ceiling was completely white, and the fluorescent lights were hurting her eyes, so she turned her eyes sideways.

When she did so, she saw a sleeping man with his head rested on side of the bed while he held her hand with both of his. 

Xiao Lei smiled, wondering what had happened after she fainted. But whatever it was, it seemed that Han Ye was really worried about it, given how he was clutching her hand even when he was sleeping. 

"The position can't be that comfortable..." she thought as she looked at his frowning face. 

She was about to wake him when she heard him sleep talking.

"Yuexue... Xiao Xue..."

A sharp pain shot through Xiao Lei's heart when she heard Han Ye calling out his late wife's name. She wondered if she had ever talked about her late husband when she was asleep, and if Han Ye felt the same sharp pain as well.

It was an indescribable pain... almost like someone was clutching your heart tightly and refusing to let go. It was like what she felt... when she found out that Xiao Yunjie was no longer in this world. 

"Of course... How can I be jealous..." Xiao Lei glanced away, shaking her head to get rid of the saddening thoughts in her head. 

"Xiao Xue..." Han Ye continued to sleep talk, "Protect... Protect Wushuang..." 

Xiao Lei's eyes went wide open as she stared at Han Ye, and the earlier pain in her heart was now replaced by a sweet feeling, almost like she was about to fly high in the sky. "Even in his dreams, he still wants to protect me..." she thought happily as she looked at him. 

With a smile, she then leaned down slightly. Tucking her hair behind her left ear, she then kissed him on the cheek. The sudden kiss aroused Han Ye from his sleep, and he stirred slightly as his hands squeezed Xiao Lei's hand slightly to make sure that she was still with him.

His eyelashes fluttered, and he soon opened his eyes, and when he saw Xiao Lei smiling down at him, he immediately smiled as he pushed himself up. "Xiao Lei..." he murmured as he reached up to gently caress her cheek. "How are you feeling now? You nearly scared the hell out of me..."

Xiao Lei rubbed her cheek against his palm softly as she mumbled, "I'm sorry... But what happened?"

She scooted to the side slightly and patted on the now empty side of the bed. "Sit with me?" she asked as she gave him an expectant gaze. 

Han Ye nodded. He stood up and stretched his body out a little before climbing into the bed with her. Once he was comfortably seated, he flicked her nose lightly. 

"Hey, what's that for?" Xiao Lei pouted as she rubbed her nose while glaring at him. 

"You gave me such a scare..." Han Ye sighed as he placed his head on her chest. 

"I don't remember... What happened?" 

Han Ye then told her about how his men found her in the old bungalow, with blood on her jeans. 

Upon hearing him mention blood, Xiao Lei immediately threw the blanket away and touched her belly. When she looked at Han Ye with a worried expression, Han Ye quickly consoled her, "It's fine... The babies are fine now... It's probably from all the shock, as well as the crashes. Thankfully, we managed to stabilize everything in time and save them, but you have to be even more careful now."

"I have been careful," Xiao Lei mumbled as she looked down at her belly. "I was afraid that someone might try to slip something in my food, so I didn't really eat much at the restaurant. But this still happens..."

Looking at her sad expression, Han Ye reached over and patted her head. "It's good that you were careful, because there was something wrong with the food."

"What?" 

"Well, the drinks, at least... Assistant Yoon's stomach has to be pumped."

"What?!" Xiao Lei gasped. "Is she alright?" 

"There were traces of cocaine in her stomach, as well as some yet to identified drugs. She doesn't have a history of drug abuse, so those were probably meant for you," Han Ye said as a flash of anger appeared in his eyes. Assistant Yoon had received some trainings before, so her body was better than average. Even so, she was still badly affected by the drugs, to the point that she had to get her stomach pumped. 

If it were Xiao Lei... Han Ye shook his head. He could not even imagine what he would do if Xiao Lei had taken any of the drinks offered to her. 

"She's still unconscious now. I've sent some of my men to look into this matter, but unfortunately, there were no surveillance cameras in the restaurant. All we could do for now is to hope that there's at least a witness who can be of help," Han Ye said as he took her hand. When he felt her shivering, he quickly consoled her, "Don't worry, she would be fine..."  

Xiao Lei gasped when she thought about how she could be the one getting her stomach pumped, and she doubted her babies would be able to survive through that even if they somehow survived all those drugs.

"Who..." Xiao Lei looked at Han Ye's eyes and said angrily, "I want them dead! They nearly hurt my babies!"

"I will deal with them once I find out their identities. As of now, we are sure that it's someone in the filming crew. So, I think that--"

"No!" Xiao Lei interrupted Han Ye before he could finish. "You are not taking me out! I just have a few more scenes left to film!" 

"It's not safe, Xiao Lei..." Han Ye sighed when he saw her defiant expression. "Do you really want to be injured before listening to me?"

"I don't want to run away!" Xiao Lei snapped. "Just a bit more. Just a bit more and I could finally complete something!" 

When Han Ye looked at her, confused as to why she was so adamant, Xiao Lei lowered her eyes and mumbled, "I didn't get to complete anything... I just want to complete something..." 

It had always bothered her slightly that she did not even finish her primary school education. Sure, she kept learning by herself after that, but it was not the same... She just wanted to have something that she completed on her own.

"Xiao Lei..." Han Ye sighed, clearly unwilling to budge on this as this involved her safety. 

"I'll be careful!" Xiao Lei said with a begging tone as she looked at Han Ye. "Please, Han Ye... You can just put a few more guards around me." 

Han Ye looked at her with a stern expression. "I've placed guards around you, but look at what happened... Guards are there as a precaution, Xiao Lei... They can't protect you from everything..."

"I'll be careful... Please... Han Ye," she continued to say with a pleading tone, and she even threw a pout his way.

Han Ye tried to maintain his stern expression, but when he saw those watery eyes and that pout, he could no longer keep up his attitude. With a sigh, he eventually sighed softly and nodded. "Alright. But we will do it my way. You cannot complain about anything after this."

Upon hearing that she could continue filming, Xiao Lei immediately nodded. "I agreed! I would agree to anything as long as you let me finish the movie!"