Chapter 164
But soon, the smile on Ye Zhi’s face faded, and his arm retracted horizontally, just as Huo Youcheng had guessed, there was nothing in his hand.
Then why did he stretch out his hand?
What else could he do with his arm stretched out at that angle if not grabbing something?
Could it be a farewell gesture?
If it weren’t for the fact that his brother was supposed to be in the car, Huo Youcheng would have suspected that Ye Zhi’s lover was in there.
The car door closed, but Ye Zhi didn’t rush to come towards the ward, instead, he stood aside watching the car turn and slowly move away. Then, a hint of disappointment appeared on his face, and after standing for a while, he turned around.
As Ye Zhi took a few steps, Huo Youcheng was pushed out in a wheelchair by a caregiver from behind the tree. Seeing his figure suddenly appear in front of him, Ye Zhi was startled, his whole body’s hair standing on end. It took him a while to regain his composure, and he quickly forced a faint smile, “Are you out for a walk?”
Different! Totally different!
Huo Youcheng made this judgment in his heart. The smile on his partner’s face now was completely different from before. If he had to compare, the smile now seemed more perfunctory.
A wave of irritability spread through him. Huo Youcheng’s tone turned cold, “Who brought you here?”
Ye Zhi panicked inwardly, but fortunately, he rarely showed his emotions on his face, so he managed to stay calm. “It was big brother.”
“He alone? Isn’t Ranran also in the car?” Huo Youcheng frowned.
“No, Ranran went to school.” Ye Zhi wasn’t good at lying, so he felt sweaty in his palms due to his guilt. But he quickly found an excuse to divert the other’s attention, “I made Ranran’s favorite breakfast this morning, and I also brought you a portion. Do you want it?”
Huo Youcheng was indeed attracted by the thermos in his hand and complained, “Why is it always what Ranran likes? Why don’t you make something I like?” Soon, he noticed the red string on Ye Zhi’s wrist. “Where did this come from?”
“It’s a specialty brought back by big brother. He gave one to Ranran and one to me, saying it can repel mosquitoes.” Ye Zhi’s heart was pounding, and his voice was shaky.
Huo Youcheng finally let go of his suspicions.
He could doubt any man, but he would never doubt Huo Youqiao. Not out of fear, but because he believed that from his elder brother’s perspective, Ye Zhi would not be worthy of consideration.
After not getting the answer he wanted from that probing, Huo Youcheng “acted” for a while, just to see if Ye Zhi still had feelings for him. But although he received Ye Zhi’s patient tolerance, he still didn’t feel any love from it.
“He doesn’t love me anymore” This thought alone made Huo Youcheng feel extremely irritable. He couldn’t accept that after falling in love, he would get such a result. He began to look for reasons, feeling that there must be someone by Ye Zhi’s side, someone who made him feel different.
The reason was that he felt Ye Zhi’s state was better than before.
Before, Ye Zhi seemed a bit “lifeless”, he looked dull, which was probably due to not receiving enough love since childhood, resulting in a timid, weak, and insecure personality. But now it was different. Although he was still quiet, he seemed calm no matter where he was, he even started to look people in the eyes when talking to them, stuttering less and less, and his voice became clear and strong, no longer cautious.
There must be someone who changed him.
Huo Youcheng was suspicious, but because of what he had said about “being different from before”, he couldn’t reveal his suspicions. In the end, he resorted to Cheng Yanzhou’s method.
He had someone follow Ye Zhi.
“Since you mentioned it, I’ve had someone follow him since that day. Until yesterday, your wife’s daily activities have been very normal, coming to the hospital, going home, occasionally going to the library, without exception.” Cheng Yanzhou reported the results obtained by the hired person, and used the screen to show Huo Youcheng the photos taken over the past few days. “Oh, there was one exception, which was yesterday evening when he followed your brother back to the Ye family.”
“I know about that.” Even though Huo Youcheng saw the results, he still didn’t let go of his doubts, his brows furrowed, his tone impatient, “I resisted treatment these past few days, my brother came back and scolded me, my mom let Zhi Zhi rest, and asked him to go home. My brother also brought him over this morning.” Huo Youcheng suddenly smiled, but the smile didn’t reach his eyes, “It’s impossible for his lover to be my brother, right?”
Cheng Yanzhou was stunned for a moment, then chuckled, “How could that be possible? Brother Huo is such a person, he would definitely look for someone dignified, capable, and elegant, right? How could he choose someone like your wife?” He almost blurted out the words “not up to standard” about Ye Zhi, then added, “And honestly, I doubt Brother Huo’s ‘moonlight’ is a woman, because she’s too outstanding, so it’s not easy for them to be together.”