Chapter 401: scars
Chapter 401 Scars
She hugged him tightly, fearing that he would disappear if she let go.
Li Lei patted her thin back gently and said in a gentle voice: "It's okay, Xiao Ling, am I here now? You have suffered a lot these days."
The tears that she had been holding back fell without warning.
He held her face in his hands: "Crying like a little cat."
Her tears fell even harder, and while crying, she choked and said: "You still know how to come to me! Do you know how much I miss you! I'm so worried, so worried..." Worried about his injury, worried that he didn't want to Chu Chen and Sister Maina said everything was fine, but she would always have trouble sleeping and eating if she didn't witness it with her own eyes.
Li Lei wiped her tears bit by bit: "I'm sorry for making you worry." He looked very bad. He was thinner than before, and his whole body was much haggard. His eyes were bloodshot, and his lips were slightly purple. He looks like he has not recovered from a serious illness. But even so, he carefully comforted Xia Ling.
Xia Ling also noticed his weakness and recalled that Chu Chen said that he was seriously injured and his spine was damaged. It was lucky that he was not disabled. She looked him up and down hurriedly, and asked with concern: "How is your injury? Are you recovering well? Are you still feeling uncomfortable anywhere?"
Speaking, he sat up from the sofa and wanted to check his injuries.
Li Lei raised his hand, seemingly blocking her movement inadvertently. "It doesn't matter to me, my injuries are all healed," he said with a casual smile, "I can run and jump. But you, how are you?"
Is she okay? When I think about the child in my belly, it feels like a long story.
However, the extent of his injury had not yet been confirmed. She was not in the mood to explain the matter to him for the time being. She just avoided the topic and reached out to check his body. "Let me see." If she didn't confirm with her own eyes that his body was How can she rest assured that she has not recovered?
Li Lei was still smiling. He turned over from the original position of lying on his side to lying on his back. One hand accurately grasped her hand that was trying to unbutton his clothes: "I told you it's okay, don't touch it."
“No, I want to see it.” She insisted, and the more he refused to let her see it, the more suspicious she became.
“It’s really okay.”
Xia Ling glared at him unhappily. When did this man become so stingy that he wouldn't even look at her? It's not like she's never seen his body before, so why is it so twisted?
“Li Lei, will you let me see it or not?”
"I know I have a good figure, and I also like your enthusiasm." He put his arms under his head, smiling ambiguously and innocently, "But you can't be so impatient. Xiao Ling, this is Feng Kun's office, you want Be more reserved, it won’t be good if others see you.”
The more he spoke, the more irrelevant he became. She was very angry, but she couldn't help but blush.
He glanced in the direction of the door guiltily, but fortunately, the door was closed.
"By the way," she asked him, "how did you get in?" This is the Emperor Company, and the guards are very tight. From the park gate to the inside of the office, you have to go through layers of checkpoints and identity verification. How come he was so invisible? Appeared in front of her silently?
“Feng Kun.” He lazily spat out two words.
Then she understood. Although Feng Kun was from the emperor, he was on her side and had no reason to stop Li Lei from meeting her. I'm afraid, he also created a lot of conditions for them for this meeting.
She was moved. This move would bring risks to Feng Kun and make him severely offend Pei Ziheng.
Taken together, she owed Feng Kun a lot.
“What are you thinking about?” Li Lei asked.
Xia Ling's thoughts drifted back, and when she saw that he still refused to take off his clothes, she suddenly became angry: "Go, get down, don't squeeze on the sofa with me in your coat, it's so dirty, wash it off." He didn't know either. Whatever happened to me on the way here, my clothes were covered in dirt.
Li Lei lowered his head and looked at himself. I really can't blame him. Mr. Li was afraid that he would come back to find Xia Ling before he recovered from his injuries, so he sent many bodyguards to watch him. He had managed to sneak out, jumped out of windows and over walls, and did whatever he could. It would be strange if he wasn't dirty.
However, facing the rejection of his beloved woman, he felt aggrieved: "I'm not dirty."
She kicked him with her feet.
He felt even more aggrieved: "How can I wash it in a big office?"
She still kicked him and pointed with her foot in the direction of the bathroom outside the door.
Li Lei felt very sad when he saw her despising him like this. Like a large pet that was not loved by its owner, he stood up slowly, went to the bathroom, and cleaned himself with the faucet of the sink.
Xia Ling waited for him to go out, holding on to the time.
Thinking that it was almost done, she got up and walked towards the bathroom. No matter what, she didn't believe Li Lei's lie that everything was fine. If he was really fine, why didn't he show her the injuries? She had to confirm it with her own eyes.
The office building is quiet and deserted late at night.
She held her breath, tiptoed to the door of the men's bathroom, and carefully pushed the door open. He actually locked her from the inside, which made Xia Ling even more convinced that there was something wrong. She rushed to the recording studio next door and patted Feng Kun on the shoulder who was reading the music score: "Do you know how to open the door of the men's bathroom?"
“What happened?” Feng Kun looked at her in surprise.
"It's too late to explain," she just said, "Quickly, tell me how to open it. I have to open the door and go in right away."
Seeing that she was anxious, Feng Kun didn't ask any more questions. He directly called the security guard on duty and asked the security guard to unlock the electronic lock of the men's restroom on this floor. The emperor's office facilities are very high-end. This electronic lock is designed to prevent accidents and can be unlocked through the security system.
As soon as Xia Ling was untied, she rushed out like the wind.
Humbling open the door, she broke into the men's bathroom. For the first time, her sight accurately captured the muscular body of a man in front of the wide mirror under the flowing light. His upper body was naked and his muscles were well-proportioned.
Li Lei reacted quickly enough. He turned around the moment he heard the movement, from facing away from her to facing her directly. However, Xia Ling still saw the hideous scar on his back - it was a winding, deep and long scar that ran through the entire back, like a person split in half. Near this scar, there is an equally deep and long surgical suture, which is so horrific that one cannot imagine the life-and-death struggle he suffered.
“Xiao Ling, you...”
Li Lei wanted to say something, but she had already rushed up and hugged him. Tears could not stop falling from her eyes. Heartache, guilt, and fear of separation all came to her heart, with mixed feelings and five flavors.
He stood bare-chested in front of the shining mirror and was held stiffly by her. After a while, he turned around and took her into his arms. "Silly Xiaoling, it's already fine. Why are you crying?"
Xia Ling was sobbing harder and buried her head in his chest, unable to lift it up.
(End of this chapter)