CHAPTER 407: CHAPTER 407: RUSHING INTO HIS ARMS

Yun Shifei took a two-day rest and called Cheng Lie to ask about her doubts.

Cheng Lie directly told her honestly that he had encountered Wen Lin, and Wen Lin saved him.

Ah, she’s the young lady of the Wen Family.

Yun Shifei recalled Wen Lin’s capable yet graceful demeanor—a completely different type of girl from herself.

Suddenly, she had a strange feeling in her heart. Still, she actually ought to thank Wen Lin. If not for Wen Lin, who knows what might have happened to Cheng Lie?

She said nothing more. She told Cheng Lie she would head to Beijing to see him tomorrow.

With some time left before the school term began, though the school dormitories were available for early check-in, they required advance applications. Yun Shifei hadn’t applied for one.

Anyway, she had stayed at Cheng Lie’s house for a few days before; going now would also give her a chance to check on him.

Yun Tiancheng noticed Yun Shifei had just returned home for a few days and now was packing to go to Beijing again. He said, "Perfect timing! I’m not too busy with work these days, so I’ll tag along for a little trip in Beijing."

Yun Shifei paused in her packing and, after a moment, asked, "Dad, are you really not busy?"

She didn’t buy it—Yun Tiancheng must be incredibly busy with work, especially now that autumn was approaching, requiring preparations for seasonal changes and product upgrades.

"I said I’m not busy, so I’m not busy." Yun Tiancheng muttered, shutting down her attempts to continue talking.

Besides Yun Tiancheng, Xu Ya also decided to go. Their dog, Bao Bei, seeing everyone carrying luggage and heading out, barked eagerly as if wanting to join.

But traveling such a long distance wasn’t convenient with Bao Bei in tow.

Yun Shifei knelt on the ground to comfort Bao Bei, coaxing it to stay home obediently and asking Aunt Zhong to take good care of it.

Finally, under Bao Bei’s reluctantly longing gaze, she went to the airport with Yun Tiancheng and Xu Ya.

"Why did Cheng Lie return to Beijing without giving anyone a heads-up?"

"He had an urgent situation and didn’t have the time to let us know," Yun Shifei replied.

She felt she couldn’t disclose the trouble Cheng Lie had encountered in West City to Yun Tiancheng. He already had reservations about her relationship with Cheng Lie. If she told him now, she feared Yun Tiancheng would object.

After all, he was deeply concerned that she might suffer or get hurt while being with Cheng Lie.

Upon hearing this, Yun Tiancheng didn’t say much but felt a pang of emotion in his heart. Indeed, his daughter had grown up—it was different now. She had someone she liked, and her priorities seemed to favor others over her family.

Thinking about this, Yun Tiancheng felt an aching sadness.

How much longer would he get to accompany his daughter?

Like Yun Sisi, who got married so quickly, looking at Shifei—this girl clearly had genuine feelings for Cheng Lie. Perhaps their wedding wouldn’t be far off either.

Soon, they arrived in Beijing.

After landing, they settled into the hotel they had booked in advance.

With Yun Tiancheng and Xu Ya present, Yun Shifei naturally couldn’t stay at Cheng Lie’s place.

Yun Shifei returned to her room, dropped her things to the side, and called Cheng Lie.

"Xiao Lie, I’ve arrived in Beijing."

On the other end of the line, Cheng Lie’s cool voice came through: "Where are you now?"

Yun Shifei gave him the hotel name and softly said, "My mom and dad came with me too."

Sigh—just thinking about it felt exhausting. Would she have to spend the next few days accompanying Yun Tiancheng and Xu Ya on a full tour of Beijing’s tourist spots?

Cheng Lie hadn’t expected Yun Tiancheng and Xu Ya to come along. After a moment, he said, "You all settle in first. I’ll come find you later."

"Alright," Yun Shifei replied obediently.

Judging by how Cheng Lie said it, he must really be fine now.

After hanging up, Cheng Lie got up and went to the bedroom to change.

He was discharged from the hospital now, and his vision was gradually recovering, but he could only see fuzzy outlines when looking at people. He couldn’t look at a computer screen at all; even slightly glaring light made his eyes tear up uncontrollably.

Who knows when this condition will heal?

The country’s top doctor even told him that whether he could fully recover depended entirely on himself.

"Depends on himself"—thinking about those words felt oddly subtle.

It meant that, from now on, he could fully recover, or he could become completely useless instead.

Wonderful—how absurdly things had turned out.

The person behind this—he would definitely find them.

Yun Shifei put on a pretty dress and lightly made herself up to meet Cheng Lie.

A few days ago, she had been so grief-stricken that her whole state was a mess, barely resembling a human.

But now, she had youth and vitality on her side. After two days of rest and nourishing meals, she had slowly regained her strength and spirit.

She wondered how Cheng Lie was doing now.

Cheng Lie said he was fine, and Yun Shifei didn’t suspect otherwise.

After all, Zhao Pan had also fallen into the river and ended up completely fine, so Cheng Lie must surely be okay too.

She decided to find an opportunity to tell Cheng Lie about Mu Chengzhu’s schemes.

Thinking about this made her heart pound nervously.

She hoped that when the time came, Cheng Lie wouldn’t hate her too.

Of course, that was assuming he would believe what she said.

The hotel they stayed at had a restaurant on the ground floor. Yun Tiancheng and Xu Ya didn’t plan to interfere with Yun Shifei and Cheng Lie’s space. After dinner for four, they would head off to explore the city on their own, leaving Yun Shifei and Cheng Lie to enjoy their time together.

After all, it had been many years since they last visited Beijing. They wanted their own time too.

Yun Shifei stood outside the hotel waiting for Cheng Lie.

When she saw that familiar car, she waved her hand cheerfully.

Sitting in the driver’s seat, Zhao Pan glanced at the smiling girl standing by the entrance. Suddenly, he thought of how desolate she had looked just days ago, her face swollen from crying.

He thought, Miss Yun truly loves Mr. Cheng deeply. Would Mr. Cheng realize it?

At first, he had always believed Cheng Lie loved Miss Yun more, but now it seemed Miss Yun’s love for Mr. Cheng wasn’t any less.

In fact, it might even be greater.

After all, these past couple of days, he had sensed that Cheng Lie seemed a bit cold toward Miss Yun.

But maybe it was simply because they hadn’t seen each other. Hopefully, once they were reunited, there wouldn’t be any misunderstandings between them.

They were two people who had experienced life-and-death situations together.

As an observer, Zhao Pan sincerely hoped to see Cheng Lie and Yun Shifei get married, have children, and live a happy and fulfilling life.

He silently prayed to the Matchmaker God to consider this earnest wish of his!

At that moment, Yun Shifei saw Cheng Lie’s car and ran over.

Cheng Lie stepped out of the car.

He wore sunglasses perched on his sharp nose, exposing only his angular jawline, making him appear cold and dignified.

Yun Shifei threw herself into Cheng Lie’s arms, scrutinizing him from head to toe. Her eyes suddenly felt a little stinging, yet her smile grew even brighter.

Such contrasting emotions made Yun Shifei feel on the verge of collapsing emotionally.

Cheng Lie was truly okay—how wonderful.

Just as she had suspected, since Zhao Pan had fallen into the river without incident, Cheng Lie surely wouldn’t have any serious issues either.

"Xiao Lie, let’s go. My parents are inside. After dinner, they’ll head out sightseeing on their own. We’ll have some time to ourselves—you don’t need to be too tense."

Yun Shifei clung to his arm while speaking to him, trying to ease his worries.

Cheng Lie responded with a soft "Hmm."

With sunglasses on, his eyes didn’t feel as strained.