Chapter 393
Ye Xingguang’s heart constricted once again, wanting to flee in fear. She regretted it, the man’s look was fraught with danger.
At this moment, her face was as red as the most beautiful sunset at the end of the coastline. The medicine had not taken effect yet, let alone the side effects. Ye Junqing, transfixed by the shy and nervous mermaid in his arms, felt the blood rush to his head. His strides grew wider as he longed to carry her back to the room.
He could not wait another second. If being ill meant he was bestowed with her all-out care, he wished for a relapse every single day.
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Near midnight, around half past eleven, in the villa where Ye Shiting was working.
Ye Shiting, Lin Nan, Mu Nianbai, Tang Xiao, Mo Zhe, Fu Zhuo, Ji Qishu, Mo Fei, and others hadn’t slept, continuing their gathering around the dining table, drinking and enjoying hot pot. Aside from Ye Junqing, only Tang Zhou was absent. He was still holding his position at the headquarters of Junxing Weibo.
Once midnight passed, voters around the country could cast their precious vote to the presidential candidate of their choice.
With half an hour remaining until midnight, for the brothers who had been working tirelessly for nearly a year, everyone seemed more nervous than Ye Shiting. However, just by looking at him, one could tell he was the most composed, as he continued to cook sliced tripe for Yi Yujian.
In his heart, he was worried about his younger brother’s illness.
After some thought, he dialed a number. There was no answer when he called.
When his younger brother had a relapse, Ye Shiting couldn’t be near him, however, he would call him to chat and distract him. It might not have any effect, but his brother would usually pick up the call.
Believing that Ye Junqing may not have heard the phone, he dialed the number again.
“Worried about Junqing, are you?” asked Yi Yujian, “Don’t worry, isn’t your sister with him?”
Ji Qishu said, “When Junqing has a relapse, it doesn’t help who’s with him, Ye Xingguang is likely making it worse.”
Yi Yujian sighed, “So Junqing’s illness is incurable after all. How did he contract it? You guys remain tight-lipped. Maybe, knowing it could open up more solutions.”
When Yi Yujian married into the Ye family, Ye Junqing was already diagnosed with this peculiar illness, so she did not know how he contracted it. Even though she had asked several times, everyone kept mum.noveldrama
Ji Qishu said, “Sister Yi, it’s not that we’re withholding from you, we truly don’t know what caused Junqing’s illness. All we know is that, ten years ago, Junqing went out to sea, came back severely injured and was on death’s door. He was in the ICU for nearly a month and by then, he had already caught this peculiar disease.”
Yi Yujian asked, “What did he do at sea? Was being at sea this dangerous? Did he encounter pirates?”
Ji Qishu said, “I don’t know about that, but Fu Zhuo would. He went with Junqing at the time. You should ask Fu Zhuo.”
Yi Yujian turned towards Fu Zhuo questioning. As Fu Zhuo was dipping some coriander into the hot pot, he casually said, “We went on a spy mission. We were young and fearless, confident that we could steal important business secret documents from an old man who was always against the Ye family. That’s why we boarded the cruise ship the old man was on. Junqing was too reckless, refusing to change his appearance or identity. In the end, I had to discreetly alter his appearance while he was asleep. Since we were going out to sea and I was afraid of him falling into water, I also applied waterproof makeup on him…”