Hard to Escape

Chapter 35

The sudden return of my memories exhausted me. Yin Li therefore changed our itinerary so that we skipped the Cancun and Caribbean parts of our trip.

Sitting in the Mexico City airport, all I could think of was a shabby, old house. I'd lived there until I turned twelve. The desire to go to that old house pressed urgently down on my mind. I had the feeling that that place contained some memories I hadn't recovered yet, but were somehow very important.

"I've already ordered people to investigate. We've already narrowed it down to approximately a hundred or so orphanages. No need to worry, we'll find it." Yin Li comforted me, patting my head. "We still have an hour before boarding. I'll go and buy a cup of coffee and get you some chocolate milk."

I nodded at him, but he had already left. Out of boredom, I wandered out of the waiting area and into the duty-free shops to browse around. When I happened to glance back, I was shocked speechless.

Yin Li carried a steaming cup in each hand. His expression was as cold as ice as he stood at the entrance of Starbucks. Facing him on the other side, with an ashen face, was Li Jing.

"Yin Li, you lowly bastard!" Li Jing said, gritting his teeth. Perhaps because we were in Mexico, he didn't care whether anyone understood Chinese. He didn't lower his voice in the slightest.

The passing Mexicans looked curiously at these two tall Asian men confronting each other, the mutual hostility between them palpable.

Yin Li wasn't angered by Li Jing's attitude. He merely smiled. "I never said I was high and mighty in the first place."

"To think I believed you!" Li Jing was unsatisfied with Yin Li's attitude. "What was it exactly that we had agreed to?! Back then, Yi Yun wanted to have some peace and quiet alone. That's why she left France by herself. I'd wanted to chase after her, but she didn't want to see me. So I just quietly protected her. But then, my father suddenly passed away, which of course was a major blow to me. And what did you do during this time? It was you who helped my 'little brothers'. You gave them free advice on how to hinder me, helping them contest my father's will and cause trouble. Other than having to take care of those illegitimate bastards, I also had to comfort my shocked and angered mother. At that time, you took the initiative to contact me. You offered, in exchange for me not immediately reporting Yin Xuan to the authorities, you wouldn't appear by Yi Yun's side while I was busy!

"You said the deal was I'd give Yin Xuan some leeway. After then I finished sorting out my business in France, we could fairly begin to chase Yi Yun from the same starting line!"

Yin Li gave Li Jing a calm look. "You can chase after her right now if you want. We aren't married yet."

"What sort of a joke is this? You've broken the agreement. Not only did you create a huge mess to keep me occupied, you also took advantage of my absence to appear by Yi Yun's side. This half year, she's gone through so much and struggled so much. Yet I could only hear about them secondhand from others. When she needed me the most, you separated me from her. Not to mention this. I rushed over after the press conference only to find that you had already brought her to Mexico. You used all sorts of methods to prevent me from contacting her!

"You aren't a gentleman at all! You aren't worthy of her!"

Yin Li didn't notice I was present. His attitude when confronting Li Jing could even be called arrogant. "When it comes to love, I was never a gentleman. But you don't seem to qualify as one either. It's a pity you didn't guess the place wrong." He meant Yin Xuan's matter. Li Jing shot him another glance and grew quiet.

"How is Yi Yun? I want to see her."

Yin Li smiled. "Her memories are slowly coming back."

Li Jing revealed a happy expression, but Yin Li continued. "But have you ever even understood her? Clearly, her time with you didn't amount to much. She doesn't even like ballet."