Chapter 2538 - 342

Chapter 2538: Chapter 342

Ye Zhan’s tall body stood slightly rigidly in the night, trying to appear calm as he intertwined his fingers with those of Momo.

Beside him, Momo glanced back at Ye Zhangming, who was gradually walking away, then withdrew her gaze and looked up at Ye Zhan’s stern brows and eyes.

"Ye Zhan."

"I’m fine."

Ye Zhan curled his lips into a comforting smile at Momo.

Taking her hand, he stepped forward two paces, standing before the tombstone.

He pulled out his phone and turned on the flashlight.

The originally dark tombstone was instantly illuminated, and it was then that Momo saw clearly the gentle and kind smile of the woman on the tombstone.

A sudden wave of sadness surged within her.

For the woman on the tombstone who was so young and graceful, with such a gentle smile.

Ye Zhan’s exquisite and perfect features inherited from his mother.

"Mom, this is Momo, the girl I love the most. I used to tell you about her." Ye Zhan smiled warmly at the woman on the tombstone, his mother’s age and appearance forever frozen at the time she left.

Back then, he was just a child, but now he is a strong, grown man.

His mother can no longer see him.

Thinking of how she loved beauty during her lifetime, the smile on his lips deepened, his ears catching Momo’s surprised voice, "When did you tell Auntie about me?"

His heart warmed, Ye Zhan laughed softly.

Retrieving his gaze from the tombstone and focusing on the refined and beautiful features of the woman in front of him, he teasingly asked, "I’ve mentioned it more than once; which time would you like to know about?"

"I want to know all of them. Did you mention anything bad about me to Auntie?"

Momo pouted adorably.

Ye Zhan pretended to think, and after a moment said, "Once I’ve told her all your good sides, I’ll consider mentioning a few bad ones. But before that, Momo, you need to let me know: do you have any flaws?"

"You don’t know?"

Momo laughed.

Ye Zhan shook his head earnestly, "I don’t. Beauty is in the eye of the lover; to me, everything about you is perfect."

"Where did you learn such sweet talk?"

She pulled her hand from his grasp.

The next moment, Ye Zhan caught it again, holding it firmly in his palm, "I’m just speaking the truth, nothing sweet."

"I’m not talking to you, I’m going to talk to Auntie and ask her if you’ve always been so good at wooing girls, and how many you’ve wooed."

"Momo, that’s an unfair accusation."

Ye Zhan frowned, "My mom can vouch for me; I’ve never wooed girls. Haven’t I told you this before?"

"When?"

She couldn’t recall.

Ye Zhan chuckled, unable to resist stealing a quick kiss on her cheek, which brought her protests and lifted his spirits. "Think back; it was when we first met."

"Really, I won’t talk to you; I haven’t even properly introduced myself to Auntie yet."

"Alright, I’ll listen to your introduction."

Momo pursed her lips, smiling at the woman on the tombstone, speaking gently and warmly, "Auntie, I’m Momo. My surname and name sound the same, but they’re not written with the same characters... Whenever people call me, I can’t tell if they’re calling my full name or just my first name."

"I never call your full name." Ye Zhan caught the hidden hint in Momo’s words.

He promptly clarified that he calls her Momo, not Momo.

Momo glared at him with a look that said she wasn’t talking to him.

Turning back to his mother, she said, "Auntie, I like Ye Zhan as much as you like him. Although it feels a little embarrassing to say, I wanted you to know..."

Ye Zhan’s heart softened into a lake, and he really wanted to pull the woman beside him who confessed her love, akin to that of his mother, into his arms.

But his hands didn’t move; he only gazed intently at her, listening to her chat familiarly and warmly with his mother despite it being their first meeting.

His heart overflowed with happiness.

The fulfillment and joy that he had never felt before; at this moment, he was truly grateful to the heavens for allowing him to meet Momo, for making her fall for him, for her to accept him again.

Even if it meant giving up everything he had, he was willing.

Momo didn’t say appeasing words either, conversing with Ye Zhan’s mother as if chatting with her own mom.

Ten minutes later, she turned to Ye Zhan and said, "I’m done talking, now it’s your turn."

"Momo."

"..."

"Momo, I love you."

Her mind went a bit blank, her response slightly sluggish.

After a good while, the phrase "Momo, I love you" replayed in her mind, turning into strands of sweetness winding into her heart and spreading to every nerve ending in her body, she held him tightly back.

"Ye Zhan, can you promise me something?"

"What is it?"

Ye Zhan loosened his embrace, allowing Momo to emerge from his arms, smiling and saying, "Don’t argue with your dad later. If you don’t want to face him, we can just ignore him."

"He’s waiting by the car; how can we leave ignoring him?"

"I’m here. If you don’t want to deal with him, I’ll make him leave; don’t let his actions upset you."

Ye Zhan’s heart constricted, a feeling beyond expression spread within, gazing into Momo’s gentle eyes, he said hoarsely, "I’ll listen to you, I won’t argue with him."

If only for Momo’s sake.

She doesn’t want to see him unhappy, so he won’t let her see it.

As Ye Zhan mentioned, Ye Zhangming was waiting by their car.

Ye Zhan walked with Momo on his back, and a few meters before reaching the car, Momo quietly urged from his back, "Ye Zhan, let me down quickly."

"Alright."

He agreed gently; earlier when he wanted to carry her, she was unwilling.

Now before reaching the car, she wanted to get down.

Ye Zhan had no choice but to let Momo down from his back, switching to hold her hand as they approached Ye Zhangming, "Didn’t you drive here?"

Ye Zhangming seemed unexpected that Ye Zhan would voluntarily speak to him, with a much calmer tone than before.

A trace of joy flickered in his eyes, his face blooming with a smile, "I walked here; if you’re heading the same direction, could you give me a lift?"

"Momo, get in."

Ye Zhan stepped forward to open the car door for Momo to sit in the front passenger seat, neither refusing Ye Zhangming nor explicitly agreeing.

Instead, before Momo got in, she smiled at Ye Zhangming.

Ye Zhangming promptly opened the door and sat in the back seat, fearing he’d be left on this hillside otherwise.

The atmosphere inside the car holding three people was evidently not as warm or serene as when it was just Ye Zhan and Momo earlier.

Even though Ye Zhangming tried to reduce his presence to the minimum, he couldn’t resist wanting to converse with Ye Zhan, fearing Ye Zhan would ignore him, he found topics to chat with Momo, "Momo, how long do you plan to stay at home since you’ve returned this time?"