Rebirth from the Ashes

Chapter 424: Leave Everything Behind

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Shen Xi looked at the man sitting next to her. No matter what time of day or how disheveled he looked, his innate elegance could not be hidden.

She did not dare to speak, ask, or cry. She wanted to ask him if he was thinking of killing himself earlier.

Shen Xi dared not think about that moment of desperation and loneliness that would make him leave everything behind him, which stabbed her heart deeply.

Li Yuan broke the silence and looked at the girl next to him. His deep voice was a little raspy. “Come here…”

Shen Xi moved a little closer towards him. She tried to calm herself down and suppress her tears. Suddenly, she felt a slight chill on her face as the man’s fingertips touched her cheek.

She opened her eyes and looked at him quietly. Gazing into his eyes, she could no longer find the bloodthirsty, cruel madness she saw in him earlier. What remained was his usual calm and gentle look.

However, when she saw him like this, she felt more uncomfortable, as if her heart was being clutched in someone’s hand and torn apart viciously.

Li Yuan looked at the girl’s dark, glimmering eyes and was speechless. He could not find the words to explain to her about everything that just happened.

‘How much did she see? What did she know?’

He wanted to know but dared not ask her.

She wanted him to live, but at that moment, he selfishly chose to escape and wanted to die.

Shen Xi did not know what to say either. She had a lot of words brewing in her heart for a long time, but in the end, she only said something insignificant. “Brother, aren’t I strong?”

Li Yuan was stunned for a moment as tears welled up in her eyes and crystal beads rolled down her face. He quickly wiped her tears and comforted her in a warm voice, “It’s okay… It’s just a fire.”

Shen Xi jumped into his arms and hugged him tightly. She buried her head in his chest and sobbed in sorrow.

She was convinced she did not do well enough to make him think about her so that he would hang on to life. She was not enough to make him give up that terrible notion.

Li Yuan knew Shen Xi was frightened. His arm stiffened for a moment, then gently patted her and coaxed her. “It’s okay… Don’t be scared.”

The front door was pushed open. Kun Lun came in late and was holding two sticks of candied hawthorn. When he saw the scene in front of him he was scared out of his wits. He did not ask any more questions and ran towards the kitchen.

The kitchen was huge and well-ventilated with two large windows. Thus, even if there was a fire, it would not explode in a short time.

Kun Lun took the fire extinguisher and put out the fire. Looking at the wrecked kitchen, Kun Lun felt frightened.

Li Yuan asked him to buy candied hawthorns for Shen Xi and he was only gone for slightly more than ten minutes, so how did this happen?

The blood on the floor was very conspicuous on the white tiles. It was a piercing bright red, which made his heart tremble. The wheelchair was burned and he could see smeared blood from Li Yuan crawling across the floor. It was not at all difficult to imagine what just happened.

After Kun Lun put out the fire and went back out, he saw Shen Xi had already found a medical kit and was squatting next to Li Yuan to treat his wounds.

Li Yuan had a lot of cuts from the broken dishes when he crawled across the kitchen.

The injuries were minor. He dodged in time, so he was not burned. Shen Xi carefully examined him and breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Yuan looked at the girl that was tending to his wounds earnestly. While she dressed his wounds, her tears fell in silence, which ached his heart. He then coaxed her in a warm voice, “Don’t cry…”

Shen Xi did not want to cry and did not want to be embarrassed in front of him, but her tears were uncontrollable as they continuously streamed down her face.

She knew what she was worried about. She was not afraid of the fire, nor was she worried that he would be injured. As long as he had the will to, no one could harm him.

What she feared most was that he would give up on her and himself.

That scene earlier was like a nightmare that kept replaying in her mind. He wanted to recklessly rush into the fire just now.

Kun Lun stood on the side. When Shen Xi put away the medical kit, Kun Lun walked over and respectfully said, “Boss, I think it’s best if we return to the mansion today…”

Although the fire was extinguished, the smell of smoke was prevalent, so they would have to clean up and get rid of the smell before they could live here again.

Shen Xi paused in her action and tilted her head to look at Li Yuan. She muttered, “You haven’t done acupuncture yet!”

Kun Lun wanted to say that they could do the acupuncture at the mansion, but he remembered that Shen Xi had to go home and finally kept quiet as he waited for Li Yuan’s order.

“No need.” Li Yuan instructed, then looked at Shen Xi and asked, “Is it okay if we go to the study?”

Shen Xi nodded.

Kun Lun quickly brought out the spare wheelchair.

Shen Xi silently pushed him. When she got to the living room door, she heard a meow from the wall. Toffeecito jumped down through the cat climber that they had specially installed on the wall.

Toffeecito was fast and ran over to jump on its exclusive position on Li Yuan’s lap.

Shen Xi quickly picked it up and said, “Don’t mess around!”

Li Yuan turned to look at her with a smile. “It’s okay. Give him to me.”

“No.” Shen Xi was insistent and strict. “You’re injured, so Toffeecito is not allowed to jump on your lap these days.”

Li Yuan let out a laugh and nodded obediently. “Okay.”

Shen Xi then gave Toffeecito to Kun Lun. Otherwise, Toffeecito would surely jump back to its exclusive spot on Li Yuan’s lap.

Toffeecito was confused and desperately struggled in Kun Lun’s arms as it wailed for help.

Li Yuan could not bear to watch Toffeecito struggle. He was soft-hearted and asked Shen Xi, “I don’t have injuries on my lap, so can I hold him?”

Shen Xi firmly refused. “No!”

Li Yuan listened to Toffeecito’s pretentious scream and continued to plead, “I’ll be careful and won’t let him run around and jump on me or touch my wound.”

Shen Xi was adamant, “No, no, no, no, no!”

Li Yuan looked at Toffeecito and helplessly shook his head at it.

Kun Lun saw this scene and let out a sigh of relief. ‘Toffeecito’s Mom is the bad cop while Toffeecito’s Dad is the good cop, but in the end, Toffeecito’s Dad has no choice but to compromise…’

The atmosphere was a lot lighter and their tense nerves relaxed.

Toffeecito did not know what was going on. After being carried away and glared at by Shen Xi countless times, Toffeecito finally sat next to Shen Xi looking very obedient and aggrieved.

Seeing the two little cuties squatting in front of him, Li Yuan could not help but smile and look at them dotingly.