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Chapter 44 Old Nightmare
Ye Zhaoyan dreamed again, dreaming that his mother was imprisoned in Tangyuan and was being abused every day.

She couldn't see herself, but she felt that she was also being tortured. The pain made her heart ache, and the pain made her almost out of breath.

She shouted desperately, but she couldn't make any sound. She could only watch her mother suffer again and again, and finally lay dying on the cold floor in agony.

She wanted to rush over, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get any closer.

"Zhaoyan, Zhaoyan, wake up, Zhaoyan."

An anxious voice rang in my ear.

There was an inexplicable throbbing in Ye Zhaoyan's heart, which made her respond involuntarily: "My mother said that I will not leave you behind, my mother, please wait, my daughter is here to save you, and my daughter will come to save you soon!" .”

"Silly boy, I don't want you to save mother, you are mother's life, mother's hope, mother can't drag you down"

A familiar voice whispered softly in her ear.

Tears rolled down her face.

娘亲
Mother, why don't you let me save you, mother
She felt that she was about to suffocate, and her breath was held in her chest, unable to rise or fall, and her heart might explode at any moment.

"Zhaoyan, Zhaoyan, wake up."

The familiar voice filled her ears.

"My lord!!"

Ye Zhaoyan suddenly opened his eyes, sat up, panting heavily.

The clothes on his body were sticky and sticky, as if they had just been picked up from the water, and it was very uncomfortable to stick to the skin.

She raised her hand to wipe the cold sweat from her forehead, and a faint fragrance lingered at the end of her nose, which was an extremely pleasant smell of flowers and plants.

It's my mother's room.

A figure came into view, her vision was a little blurred, but she could still recognize the person in front of her.

Unlike the face in the dream, the face in front of me was very young and beautiful, with gentle concern.

Ye Fugui was sitting on the bedside looking at her.

Her face was full of exhaustion, her eyes were red and swollen, and she was extremely thin.

There was a lot of worry and worry in her brows, and seeing Ye Zhaoyan wake up, the tears in the corners of her eyes couldn't help but slipped down.

"Zhaoyan, you're finally awake."

Ye Zhaoyan wiped the corners of her eyes with his hand, and smiled: "Mother, don't cry, my daughter is fine."

Ye Fugui shook his head, and tears rolled down his eyes: "Mother didn't cry, it's too late for Mother to be happy, you were in a coma for two days, and you frightened Mother."

After finishing speaking, she raised her hand and gently stroked Ye Zhaoyan's haggard and thin cheek, with distressed look in her eyes.

Her hands were soft, with slender fingers and very warm.

"mother."

Ye Zhaoyan called out.

Ye Fugui nodded with a smile, but the smile couldn't hide his sorrow.

The eyes looking at Ye Zhaoyan were full of pity.

Ye Zhaoyan's heart twitched suddenly, and the scene before coma appeared in his mind.

Ji Sinian's sorry words are still in my ears.

There was an inexplicable fear in her heart, as if something was about to break through the ground.

Ye Fugui stretched out his hand to hold Ye Zhaoyan's hand, "Zhaoyan, what's wrong with you? Does the wound hurt again?"

Ye Zhaoyan was slightly taken aback, came back to his senses, and said softly, "Mother, did something happen when I was unconscious?"

Ye Fugui's smile froze on his face, and his complexion suddenly became a little gloomy.

She forced out a smile, and comforted her softly, "Zhaoyan, you should recover from your illness first. Now Mother only wants you to recover from your illness."

Ye Zhaoyan's heart trembled, and he became more and more uneasy.

She didn't speak, just stared at Ye Fugui quietly, watching the panic that flashed in her eyes.

Ye Fugui felt uncomfortable under her gaze, turned his head away, and said in a hasty tone, "Go to sleep a little longer."

She stood up, "Mother is going to the small kitchen to make you something to eat, what do you want to eat?"

"Mother."

She softly called Ye Fugui.

Ye Fugui stopped and stood with his back to her.

"I'm not a child anymore. Tell Zhaoyan what happened."

Her tone was a little impatient.

Ye Fugui was silent for a long while, then turned around to look at Ye Zhaoyan, his eyes were already wet, and tears were pouring out uncontrollably.

"Zhaoyan, your father said..."

Ye Fugui choked with sobs, her voice trembling, she reached out to wipe the tears off her face, "He said that because of what happened a few days ago, you had to leave Jindu, and your grandmother also said the same."

Ye Zhaoyan's eyes widened instantly.

"A few days ago? What do you mean?"

"Your father said that you were insulted by gangsters and lost your reputation, so you can only leave Jindu to avoid the limelight." Ye Fugui took a deep breath and suppressed the anger that was surging in his heart, "That day, Shaoxia Ji rescued you and came back. Your grandmother wants him to take you away."

"I've been...defiled?"

Ye Zhaoyan's lips trembled slightly, shock was written all over his face.

She didn't expect that so many things happened during her coma.

"Zhaoyan, don't be nervous, I've already told your father, and he promised to discuss with grandma to postpone the matter."

Ye Fugui's voice choked up when he said this.

"mother"

Ye Zhaoyan's voice was a little dry.

Pictures came up in her mind, she remembered that after being subdued by Ji Sinian in the back mountain of the Yin Temple, he carried him on the way, passing a motorcade and steward Xue Er, who slandered her for being defiled by beggars.
Anger and humiliation rose in her heart.

She didn't expect that Xue Huaidan would come up with such a dirty trick.

Her nails dug deep into the flesh.

"Mother, did they say that Ji Sinian saved me from the gangsters?"

Ye Fugui's expression was very ugly: "Yes."

Hearing these words, Ye Zhaoyan's eyes shrank suddenly, and the eyes were burning with raging anger.

Sure enough, Xue Huaidan played tricks in it.

"If I say something strange about this matter, will mother believe it?" Ye Zhaoyan's voice was full of determination.

Her eyes are very sharp, and she seems to be able to see through all the conspiracies and tricks in the world.

Ye Fugui smiled wryly, and said in a hoarse voice: "Zhaoyan, I am your mother, how could I not believe you?"

"In that case, mother, tell me, what happened after I fell into a coma?"

Ye Fugui looked at the calm-looking daughter in front of him, and his heart was filled with guilt.

"That day your father said that Young Master Ji would rescue you back, and after an hour, Young Master Ji brought you back, even though you suffered a lot of injuries...Mother was very happy at first."

She lowered her head with a look of grief in her eyes, "But that night, another servant from various houses came to the door and told Steward Xue that after witnessing you being insulted by gangsters, you were rescued by Ji Shaoxia. They also said they saw you There are a lot of people who have come to this…”

When she said this, she couldn't help but shed tears.

Seeing Ye Fugui's heartbroken expression, Ye Zhaoyan felt a twinge of pain in her heart. She stretched out her hand to help Ye Fugui wipe away her tears: "Mother, don't be sad."

"Zhaoyan" Ye Fugui stretched out his hand to cover his eyes, and sobbed softly, "It's mother who didn't take good care of you!"

(End of this chapter)