Watching Qin Qinghan crying, Ye Fengwu felt distressed. He wanted to pull Qin Qinghan into his arms, but she had turned her body away.
"I know you care about Jing Si, and I really hope you are Jing Si's biological father, but you are not. You cannot understand how difficult it has been for me to raise a child alone."
Over the years, not only did Qin Qinghan have to raise Jing Si alone, but she also endured much disapproval and ridicule. She worked tirelessly for the Qin Group, but was only met with more oppression.
Yet she persevered through it all, because she had to live, to live for Jing Si.
"I'm sorry..." Words filled with remorse came from Ye Fengwu's mouth. He held Qin Qinghan's somewhat cold hand and gently said, "From today on, I am Jing Si's father. I won't let anything happen to Jing Si. I promise you, no matter the cost, I will make sure you see Jing Si grow into a beautiful young lady."
Hearing this, Qin Qinghan's crying seemed to stop. She looked at Ye Fengwu with complex emotions. No matter who he was or whether he could fulfill his promise, this assurance somehow moved Qin Qinghan.
After a long while, Qin Qinghan wiped away her tears, but they kept flowing. She stared misty-eyed at Ye Fengwu and said earnestly, "I hope...I really hope you can be Jing Si's father. But you...but I heard you kidnapped a woman. If...if you intend to keep doing illegal things, I...I really cannot be with you."
Hearing this, Ye Fengwu's expression darkened. He cursed inwardly, so Qin Qinghan must have heard about this from Luo Yihuang's assistant.
But soon Ye Fengwu sincerely said, "When did this happen? I was away on a business trip for two days, how could I have done such a thing?"
Yet Qin Qinghan sadly shook her head. "I know you have many secrets. I could even ignore them, but...I hope you won't keep lying to me. You know, I can sense every time you lie."
Hearing this, Ye Fengwu's old face flushed red. Could he have some tell when lying? He would definitely have to fix this.
Then, Ye Fengwu said earnestly, "Qinghan, I do have things I'm keeping from you, but they won't hurt you. I promise, when the time is right, I will tell you everything."
But Qin Qinghan still shook her head sadly. She did not know when her previous wariness of Ye Fengwu had completely disappeared, replaced by a sense of care and reliance.
After a long while, she said bitterly, "I'm giving you a chance, and also giving myself a chance. But I cannot take the risk, because...I'm really relying on you more and more. If, if you can't live an honest life, and something happens, I...I really won't have the courage to go back to my previous life."
Saying so, Qin Qinghan wept uncontrollably again. Ever since Ye Fengwu barged into her world, her state of mind had become more and more tranquil, even seeing a glimmer of hope through her previous despair.
So she no longer had the courage to face that hopeless life again. Since there was no guarantee, why not end this relationship before she completely fell in love with him?
Qin Qinghan clearly wanted to kick Ye Fengwu out again. Ye Fengwu felt bitter, and wanted to tell Qin Qinghan everything, but he also didn't dare take the risk.
If Qin Qinghan truly hated him to the bone, he would have no chance of contacting her and her daughter again.
After a long while, Ye Fengwu gritted his teeth and suddenly gripped Qin Qinghan's hands tightly. Shamelessly he said, "I'm not leaving. You've kicked me out once already. This time, no matter what you say, I won't leave. You're my wife, Jing Si is my daughter, no one can separate us, not even you."
As he spoke, Ye Fengwu suddenly pulled Qin Qinghan into his embrace, trying to move her with his warm hug.
But clearly Ye Fengwu overestimated himself and underestimated Qin Qinghan. She struggled violently, slapping Ye Fengwu's back repeatedly with both hands.
"Let go of me!"
Ow!
Each of Qin Qinghan's blows landed on Ye Fengwu's wounds. He could feel them tearing open, making him grimace in pain and inhale sharply.
Qin Qinghan also seemed to notice Ye Fengwu's distorted face, recalling what Jing Si had said earlier. He...really was injured?
Unintentionally, concern and guilt appeared in Qin Qinghan's eyes. She urgently said, "You...take off your shirt. I have a first-aid kit at home."
Saying so, Qin Qinghan suddenly ran into the bedroom, then came out carrying a first-aid kit to Ye Fengwu.
By now, Ye Fengwu had taken off his coat, revealing the blood-stained white shirt underneath.
In that instant, tears welled up in Qin Qinghan's eyes. She felt a vague pain in her heart. Was she...hurting for him?
Now Qin Qinghan seemed to have forgotten how he got injured, whether he really kidnapped a woman. Because she was truly worried.
As Ye Fengwu unbuttoned his shirt, Qin Qinghan tremblingly helped him take it off. Her actions were extremely gentle and careful.
Feeling Qin Qinghan's tenderness behind him, Ye Fengwu felt these wounds were worth it. It looked like he would need to find opportunities to get injured more in the future. The moment this thought appeared, Ye Fengwu suddenly felt more twisted.
At this time, Qin Qinghan was stunned, because Ye Fengwu's entire back was wrapped in bandages, blood already soaking through the gauze.
"I'm...I'm sorry." Qin Qinghan covered her mouth and cried out. If not for her hitting him, his wounds wouldn't have opened up.
Ye Fengwu turned to look at Qin Qinghan, only to see an extremely pained expression. Hot tears rolled down her cheeks.
At this moment, Ye Fengwu felt ashamed of his earlier thoughts again. So he swore he would be extra careful from now on, never letting Qin Qinghan hurt like this again.
Unintentionally, Ye Fengwu wiped Qin Qinghan's tears and gently said, "Dear, if you don't bandage me soon, I really will die from blood loss."
This time, Qin Qinghan did not avoid Ye Fengwu's hand wiping her tears. Instead she hurriedly nodded.
Ye Fengwu lay on the sofa and Qin Qinghan carefully cut away all his bandages with scissors. With just one look, five bloody gashes appeared before Qin Qinghan's eyes.
The wounds weren't too deep, but each was over 20 centimeters long.
Yet what pained Qin Qinghan even more were the countless scars on his broad, sturdy back. Some seemed to be from knives, while most were bullet wounds.
Heavens, what had he gone through? He was jailed at 18 and had only gotten out recently. Could these scars all be from prison? Or were they from before 18?
But now was not the time to ponder this. Ye Fengwu's wounds were still bleeding.
So Qin Qinghan gently said, "Bear with it a little, it may hurt."
Ye Fengwu smiled. "I don't feel pain, only happiness."
Qin Qinghan was in no mood for sweet talk. She opened a bottle of disinfectant and lightly sprinkled it on Ye Fengwu's wounds.
Ye Fengwu's expression remained calm. This little pain was truly nothing to him.
After cleaning the wounds again and stopping the bleeding, Qin Qinghan bandaged Ye Fengwu anew.
Suddenly, Qin Qinghan's hands holding the bandages shook violently, and his eyes were fixed on the back of Ye Fengwu's neck, where there was a purple-black birthmark, emanating a chilling aura that made people's scalp tingle.
The shape of it was clearly the pictograph of the word "ghost".
Qin Qinghan was too familiar with the shape of this birthmark, because Jing Si's arm also had such a birthmark, and the birthmarks on Ye Fengwu and Jing Si were...exactly the same.
"How is this...possible." Qin Qinghan was extremely shocked, how could there be two people in this world with such similar birthmarks.
't think I'm that capable, I'm just trying my best to stay alive. I've been kind all my life, never did anything bad, yet worldly suffering spared me not one bit. The human world is a nice place, but I won't come back in my next life. A kind young man, who wanted to just get by singing, but through repeated deceits and betrayals, has gone down an irredeemable path.
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
