As Xi Yuan's car headed towards the airport , the girl sitting beside him held onto his hands tightly. She didn't uttered a single word. Just stared at his long fingers silently.

X Yuan was no different. The girl's head was resting on his shoulders. He knew that she was tired. She was too weak to even walk after the migraine stroke. Yet , she had insisted on coming along with him. It was better for her to get some sleep , he thought. So the man lifted his hand up and started massaging the girl's head gently.

"Video call me every day. Okay ?", the girl said after sometime ,"I might not pick up , sometimes. You know ? Military missions , military drills , military stuff. But I will surely call you back."

"Okay."

"And don't skip your meals over there. I don't want you to become thin."

"Okay."

"Get proper rest everyday , too. It is important for you.", the girl added.

"OK."

The girl then lifted her head up to look at the man ,"You don't have anything to tell me ?"

"I don't.", the man shook his head ,"Why do you think I am leaving behind Ying and Wei ?"

The girl couldn't help but laugh at the man's words. He really had no respect for his siblings. For him , they had only one purpose in life. To entertain and look after her. How inconsiderate ! But she loved spending time with Xi Wei and Xi Ying. So she didn't really mind them.

"I just have one request , Xinghe ?", the man pulled the girl's attention towards him.

"What is it ?", the girl smiled.

"Could you please go and visit my parents someday ? Of course , only if you are comfortable with it. Don't worry about the awkwardness. Wei and Ying will be there with you. They were asking me about you. I would really appreciate it if you guys try to know each other."

The girl thought for sometime before she nodded her head lightly ,"Sure. But what if the Xi family troubles me ?"

Xi Yuan became silent as he rubbed his thumb against the girl's delicate soft lips , absent-mindedly. The girl could see the man's eyes turn a few shades darker , his jaws clenching. For the first time , the man's silence was intimidating her. Damn ! He could be frightening too.

"You have all the liberty to teach them the lesson , then.", the man finally said after few seconds passed by ,"I don't care who is up against you. But as my woman , you are not allowed to hold back. Neither are you allowed to accept defeat.

"You are permitted to throw as many tantrums as you want. You can cause as much trouble as you want. The Xi family has no other option but to deal with it. And in case you are mistreated over there , I will deal with them personally. No one is allowed to hurt my Xinghe. Do you get it ?"

"Oh god , Yuan !", the girl gasped , her eyes wide open ,"You do realize that you are talking about your own family , right ?"

The man simply gazed down at his girl before he kissed her upon the tip of her nose ,"I know."

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Soon , the couple reached the airport as their car made a direct entrance into the airfield , where Xi Yuan's private jet was already waiting for him. As the car came to a halt , the couple got down the car and turned to face each other.

"Bye you !", the girl smiled , tears forming in the corner of her eyes.

Xi Yuan sighed and held the girl's hands into his large warm ones ,"I am so sorry I am leaving you like this."

"That's the reason I hid it from you. You always blame yourself.", the girl frowned ,"You are not at fault. The situation we are in , is. Now go.

"Also , just because I won't be there , don't assume that you can flirt around with any woman. I have my spies over there.", the girl raised her brows at Xi Fang , who was standing behind the man. Xi Fang smiled and saluted the girl , as if he had just been assigned an immensely important mission.

"I have more love rivals than you , Ms. Rong.", the man chuckled as he pinched the girl's cheeks ,"What should I do about it ?"

"Come back soon then.", the girl laughed.

"I will.", Xi Yuan said as he pulled Rong Xinghe into his embrace ,"I promise."

The man pulled away after roughly two minutes , and looked down at the ground , not intending to show Rong Xinghe his bloodshot unwilling eyes. He knew that would make her heart ache for him.

Neither did the girl said anything , for she knew her voice would crack and that she would breakdown in front of him. She knew that would make his heart ache for her.

This was the kind of bond this couple shared. No one could read him better than her and no one could see through her like he did. And no matter how weak, how scared one of the two would be , that one would still prefer to stay strong for the sake of the other one. That was how they loved each other.

Without exchanging any other word , the man turned around and strode towards the private jet. He knew he couldn't hold those tears in any longer. And he didn't wanted Rong Xinghe to see him like that.

As the girl listened to the silent 'Goodbye' from the man , she shook her head helplessly and turned to face Xi Fang , tears flowing down her eyes.

"Take care of him. Please ?"

"Don't cry , Sister-in-law.", Xi Fang sighed as he pulled his handkerchief out and passed it to the girl ,"You are the strongest woman I have ever seen. We are sorry that he has to leave you like this. But please stand strong while we try to wind up everything over there. Alright ?"

"I have my family over here to keep me strong , Fang. I have Ying and Wei. But my Yuan. He is all alone. Please help him get through this.", requested Rong Xinghe.

"You have my word , Sister-in-law. I will be there for him, 24X7. Okay ?"

"Hmm.", the girl smiled , patting the man's shoulders lightly ,"And you too. Come back soon. How long will you make Jiang Yue wait, before you marry her , huh ?"