Chapter 1439: Chapter 1439: Only He Cannot
He thought to himself, it wasn’t his fault for telling Third Young Master Jun her secret; it was Third Young Master Jun who heard it and pressed him about it, so it had nothing to do with him.
Thinking back to that moment when he wanted to go into the hospital room to say a few words to Ye Lu, but instead saw her through the window, eating while crying, looking so fragile — it made him feel uncomfortable too.
Sure enough, no matter how strong someone is, at a moment of such painful childbirth, without a single family member by their side, it’s still unbearably painful.
If two people love each other, why can’t they stay together? They keep thinking of each other, they’re willing to sacrifice for one another, so why can’t they face everything together?
He decided to be a good matchmaker this time.
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"Third Young Master, where are you going? You can’t go out again." Seeing Third Young Master Jun in a hurry to leave, Lie Feng quickly stepped forward to block him.
But this time, Third Young Master Jun really didn’t have time to argue with him.
He spoke sharply.
"Lie Feng, don’t block me. I must go."
Lie Feng said anxiously, "Third Young Master, you keep leaving like this, the Godfather will find out."
"What do you mean?"
"Although the Godfather primarily assigned me to watch you, it’s not like there aren’t other forms of surveillance. The hallways and the entrances of this hotel all have cameras installed. You’re going out too often, the Godfather is bound to get suspicious."
Third Young Master Jun stared at him, his expression subtle, "If I’m still being secretly monitored, why are you telling me this secret? By telling me, you’ve given me the chance to find ways to evade it."
"..." Lie Feng fell silent, his expression conflicted.
Third Young Master Jun’s heart trembled, "Lie Feng, I have something I must do. Even if you tell the Godfather, I will still go. I don’t know if you’ve ever had something you absolutely had to do, or you’d regret it for the rest of your life. As a man, what we fear isn’t death—it’s failing to do what matters to us, failing to protect the people we care about. If I don’t act now, the regret will haunt me forever. At least, I refuse to let myself have regrets!"
Then, he bypassed Lie Feng and walked out the door.
Lie Feng froze in place, staring at his retreating figure.
After a long silence, his face was filled with pain and inner turmoil.
Something I will regret for the rest of my life if I don’t do?
Yes.
Of course there is.
Lie Feng suddenly raised his head, his eyes ablaze like fire. Yes, the things he wanted to do, the people he wanted to protect — if Third Young Master really died, he wouldn’t even have the chance to regret it.
He had been helping the Godfather commit evil, not because he agreed with the Godfather’s ideals.
But because this man had once saved his entire family — lives that owed him a colossal debt. Even though the Godfather no longer cared about him, treating him merely as a pawn and holding his family hostage to control him.
Yet he had sworn an oath to serve the Godfather for life — a man’s promise, regardless of right or wrong, perhaps it must be upheld.
But why must the Godfather harm Third Young Master like this?
For this one matter concerning Third Young Master, he couldn’t comply.
Even if it meant breaking his oath, even if it meant being killed by the Godfather, he wanted to protect this person.
Lie Feng’s gaze darkened, his resolve hardened, and he charged out to cover for Third Young Master Jun!
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"Ah... it hurts... hurts... ah..." Ye Lu lay on the hospital bed, suffering beyond measure, her entire body trembling. The increasingly intense contractions made her sweat profusely, her face pale, and her lips already bitten and bleeding.
The female doctor handed her something to bite down on.
Ye Lu felt like she was dying — that sense of utter exhaustion, yet unable to see the end of the pain, like falling into a bottomless abyss, filled her with hopelessness.
She desperately wished she could just faint.
That way, she wouldn’t have to endure this pain.
But amidst the agony, her mind remained clear — she knew she must get through this no matter what, because it concerned her plan, it concerned his life and death.
No matter what, she had to fight for a glimmer of hope for him.
