Chapter 168 - Egg Retrieval Day (2)

The two men rolled their eyes at the doctor before following the nurse out. They were used to Dr. Phillip's indifferent and treatment. The latter was well known among their circle of friends for hating a.d.u.l.t men. If they did not know him better, they would have thought of him as a pervert.

Dr. Phillip was the kind of person who absolutely adored children, tolerated women, and hated men. No one knew why he had such a weird temperament, but Caleb's father, William Tan, used to joke that Dr. Phillip probably hated men because DX used to pick on him. And that he tolerated women because their best friend, Layla Rong, always protected him. 

As for children... No one really knew why he was so protective of them. For as long as Callum remembered, Dr. Phillip had always been protective toward the children, even to children that he had never seen before.

"We'll be back soon. See you, Xiao Lei!" Callum said with a smile before disappearing from the door. When they were walking to the private room where they could... m*sturbate, they suddenly saw Han Ye walking toward them.

"Han Ye?" Luo Guangying looked at him in surprise. "I didn't know you're coming." 

As he thought for an answer, Han Ye scratched the back of his head before muttering awkwardly, "I thought that I should come and give her moral support." 

"Are you going on a date later?" Callum asked while looking at Han Ye up and down. "With that... erm... Angelina girl?" He glanced at Luo Guangying since it was the latter who told him about Han Ye's date during the party at Du Mansion as well as everything that happened on that night.

Han Ye was wearing a dark blue shirt and black slim-fit jeans, and a black blazer was dr.a.p.ed over his hand while a Ray-Ban aviator was hung on the front collar of his shirt. 

"Angela. And yeah..." Han Ye answered for Luo Guangying. He then chuckled nervously. "We are official now..."

"Oh..." Luo Guangying's eyes went wide open when he heard Han Ye's revelation. He knew that Angela was Han Ye's date during the party at Du Mansion, yet Han Ye's attention was mostly on Xiao Lei. Thus, he thought that Han Ye would take a longer time to decide. As such, he was a little surprised to know that Han Ye had made his decision. 

Meanwhile, Callum choked on his saliva and glanced at Luo Guangying. Using his eyes, he transmitted his thoughts, "Thought you said he's going to take a long while before he can make his choice?"

"How would I know?" Luo Guangying replied back with his own eye-language. 

They then glanced at each other for another second before saying in unison, "Congratulations."

Han Ye smiled at the two. "I'm meeting her at 2 pm, so I thought I have some time until then." 

"Don't worry. It's supposed to be a fast procedure. If my 'wife' cooperates, we will be able to come back shortly and take over from you."

"F*ck off!" Luo Guangying rolled his eyes. He then pointed toward a room and said, "They are talking in there."

Han Ye coughed awkwardly as their public display of affection. He pointed toward the direction to Dr. Phillip's room and said, "I'll go in then. See you guys later..." 

Before he left, however, Luo Guangying asked, "Oh yeah, have you found out about her?" 

Han Ye stood rooted to the floor, and he looked down at Luo Guangying. Then he thought back the secret that Luo Guangying was insinuating to him before, back when they were at Du Mansion. "This was the secret?" 

Not wanting to be the first to admit, Luo Guangying narrowed his eyes before asking, "Depends. What did you know?"

"Her real name." 

In order not to expose her identity, Luo Guangying used sign language to sign: F. A. N ? 

Han Ye nodded. All of them picked up basic sign language over the last two years. Even if they might be unable to converse fluently, they could still spell the words out. 

"You're not going to ask her why she kept her identity a secret?" Callum asked in a soft voice. 

"Not now..." 

"Why? Won't it make everything easier?" 

Han Ye shook his head. "At first, I thought it would be... but..."

He suddenly stopped himself and looked at the nurse standing behind those two. 

Realizing what he was worried about, Callum sent the nurse away by asking her to go into the room first and that they would follow shortly. After the nurse walked away, Callum asked, "Would what?" 

"She's been on the run for so long... I'm afraid that if I tell her now, she would run off immediately."

"Then when are you going to tell her?" 

He chuckled and looked around before saying in a hushed tone, "When there's a bun in the oven..." 

"That sounds like something Callum would do. Have you guys been talking behind my back?" Luo Guangying said as he glanced at Callum, who then shook his head quickly. 

Looking back at Han Ye, Luo Guangying scoffed, "And what makes you think she won't run then? The baby is still inside her. It's easy for her to move around." 

"When that time comes, she would know what's the best thing for her to do. For both her son and the baby in her stomach. At the very least, I'm sure she won't run until she gives birth. And I get a few extra months to convince her to trust me. At that time, even if she doesn't want to talk about it, I'll force it out of her." 

"Force..." Luo Guangying sneered. He had a feeling that Han Ye would be the who would be forced to do things. "Anyway, since you know... Did you keep an eye on her family members?" 

Han Ye nodded. "They didn't do much at the moment. Angela mentioned that everyone was quite busy. They have decided not just to expand the company, but to move the headquarters entirely into Imperial City. They wanted to make the move before the end of July so that they could prepare for the annual National Film Award Ceremony. What with the moving of the operations of the company to Imperial City as well as making connections with the right people here, I don't think that they know about her yet. Even if they did, they are not making any moves at the moment."

Luo Guangying and Callum exchanged glances before they nodded in unison. Callum then said, "The Fan Family has been buying a few houses here, and according to my people, they planned to move the entire family here after a month."

Han Ye thought about it for a moment before nodding. "That should be about right. In two weeks, it would be her parents' death anniversary. With 'Till The End Of Time With You' showing in cinemas now, they wouldn't just leave without paying their respect. Angie said that they are making it a public thing, where they would invite those that were involved in the movie to come and pay their respects."

Han Ye did not know if Xiao Lei had been visiting her parents' graves all these while, but since he was here now, he intended to bring her and her son back so that they could at least pay their respects. 

Especially her son. 

Since Han Ye knew that Xiao Lei had never mentioned anything about her past to her son, it meant that Xiao Zhihao had never paid his respect to his grandparents before. He had a feeling that Xiao Lei would want her son to know about her parents as well. 

Luo Guangying nodded. "I think I can get us a formal invitation to that."

"That would be great."

Luo Guangying then added, "By the way, I'm not sure if you've known this yet, but he's back." 

Han Ye glanced at him for a long period of time while he thought about who he was talking about. After a while, his expression darkened when he realized who Luo Guangying could be talking about.

"Fan Shaohang."

Luo Guangying nodded. He glanced around before saying in a hushed tone, "According to Callum's men, he came back the day after we found out Xiao Lei's true identity. When Phillip did a crosscheck on her DNA, it must have triggered some auto alert system. Even though they declared that she was dead, there was no body found, and I doubt those who wanted to harm her would just let it be."

"And you don't think it can be such a coincidence. Where is he now?" Han Ye asked with his eyes narrowed.

"F City, at the old Fan Mansion. He had been staying there ever since he came back."

Han Ye nodded. He glanced at his watch before saying, "We'll talk more about this later. I should go look for her before she turns into a she-hulk." 

"Alright. Talk to you later." 

Both of them knew that the issue was too sensitive to talk here. They needed a more secure place for them to talk in. 

After Han Ye walked away, Callum placed his arm around Luo Guangying's shoulder as he asked curiously, "Do you think he likes her? I can't really tell." 

"Hmm..." Luo Guangying shrugged as he turned around to walk to their designated room. "It's hard to tell... All that I can say is that he doesn't treat her as just another person. From the start, Xiao Lei is not his responsibility, but he made it seem like she was his responsibility. I mean, he came today. On a Sunday. On a day that he's supposed to go on a date." 

Callum smirked. "Could he be that he had some feelings for her? Just a little? Like how you actually liked me but you keep telling yourself that you don't." 

Luo Guangying glared at him before pushing the man away. "Anyway, even if he does, I doubt he would know." 

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