Deeply in Love: The Two-Faced CEO is Too Clingy

Chapter 409 Yearning for Freedom

Chapter 409 Yearning for Freedom

"..." Yan Ye glanced at her, his expression softening gradually, and said patiently, "Yi Rou, I'm not letting you go out for your own good, for your safety."

“I don’t understand.” Yue Yirou met his gaze. “Yan Ye, I don’t understand why you’re so worried? Hei Feng has been wiped out, He Peirong and Yue Xintong are in jail, and Lu Tingyun has escaped abroad again. And it’s in S City, your territory. I really don’t understand what you have to worry about.”

Yan Ye remained silent.

"Yan Ye, are you starting to feel insecure again, like before? Are you starting to question my love again? Didn't you already resolve your inner conflict? Why are you still like this?"

She really didn't understand what he was worried about.

At first, he deprived her of her freedom in order to possess her; later, he was worried about her safety. But now, they are in love, and she is safe. So why won't he give her back her freedom?

“Yan Ye, on the night Mengru got engaged, you said you wanted to put yourself in someone else’s shoes. Now, can you try to put yourself in my shoes and think from my perspective? Even a little bird longs to fly freely in the blue sky and return to nature. How much more so should I, a human being? I want freedom, Yan Ye. I long to be able to control my own life.”

Yue Yirou's clear eyes were filled with pain, and gradually filled with tears: "Yan Ye, please don't take away my freedom in the name of love, okay?"

Losing one's freedom is truly a painful and terrifying thing; if she hadn't loved him, she would have been unable to bear it long ago.

She wasn't a playful person, nor was she the type to go out and have fun all day long. If she didn't have anything to do, she preferred to stay at home. She just hoped that when she needed to go out, she could come and go freely.

Why can't she even have this much freedom?

Yan Ye stared at her, remaining silent for a long time. He had long known that one day she would rebel against him and be unable to bear the control of his love, but he never expected that day to come so soon.

He considered giving her freedom, but that was after Lu Tingyun was arrested and brought to justice.

“Yi Rou…” Yan Ye released her chin and grabbed one of her slender, soft arms. “It’s not that I want to deprive you of your freedom, nor do I question your love. It’s just that… look at your own hands, so weak and boneless, you can’t even kill a chicken. You’re not an ordinary person. You are my wife, Yan Ye’s wife, the president’s wife of Xingye Group. If you were kidnapped, where would I find you?”

"Yan Ye, this world isn't as terrifying as you imagine," Yue Yirou said speechlessly.

"This world is far more terrifying than you imagine." Having experienced so much firsthand, how could she still be so naive and foolish?

Seeing her like this, he dared not give her her freedom again.

"Yan Ye, you really won't give me my freedom back?" She gazed at him with tears in her eyes, her gaze filled with pleading and expectation.

"There are no plans for that at the moment," Yan Ye said, lowering his eyes.

After a moment of silence, Yue Yirou glared at him: "Yan Ye, I am your wife, the mother of your child, not your prisoner."

Yan Ye didn't waste any more words with her and directly sealed her lips with his.

"Ugh... let go..." she angrily pounded on his chest, "I want... freedom."

"I'll give it to you right away."

"..."

An hour later, Yue Yirou dragged her exhausted body back to the bedroom. Seeing that the baby was still asleep, she breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed onto the bed.

She shouldn't have gone to Yan Ye, she really shouldn't have gone to him.

She suddenly regretted not asking him to give her freedom when she was in postpartum confinement.

If I had brought this up with him back then, even if he disagreed, I wouldn't be being tormented by him like this now.

He can now use this method to deal with her, he just uses this trick all the time, and she has no way to deal with him.

I don't even have the energy to argue with him anymore; I'm really scared of him.

Ugh! Yue Yirou scratched her hair in frustration, then propped herself up and headed for the bathroom, her body aching.

When she came out, the baby had just woken up. After feeding him, she carried the child back to Yan Ye's study.

But as soon as she went in, she came out again.

Let it go. There's nothing that man wouldn't do. Even if she's holding a child, he might not let her go.

After kissing the child's cute little face, Yue Yirou walked towards the elevator.

In the study, Yan Ye saw Yue Yirou carrying the child walk in and then walk out again, and the corners of his mouth slowly curved up.

It's fine if she's afraid of him, but it's scary if she's not afraid of him at all.

After carrying the child downstairs, Yue Yirou dialed Jiang Mengru's number again using a landline, but the other party's mobile phone was still switched off.

After putting down the phone, Yue Yirou looked up at Aunt Wu, who was sitting to the side playing with the child: "Aunt Wu, can you help me find Jiang Mengru's home phone number?"

Aunt Wu turned around and asked, "Doesn't the young mistress have Miss Jiang's phone number?"

"Her phone is off, but I have something I want to tell her."

“I see. I don’t know the phone number for the Jiang residence, but Ah Tao should know it, and even if he doesn’t, he can definitely find it. Madam, please wait a moment while I go ask Ah Tao.”

Aunt Wu got up and went to the kitchen to find Xue Tao.

Xue Tao was simmering yam and pork rib soup in the kitchen. Since Aunt Wu came to Xingye Pavilion, he had felt much more relaxed and his mood had improved, especially after Xue Ruowei and Zhou Xinyu reconciled.

"Ah Tao, do you know Miss Jiang Mengru's phone number?" Aunt Wu asked as soon as she came in.

Xue Tao looked up: "Why are you asking this?"

"The young mistress needs to speak with Miss Jiang, but Miss Jiang's phone is switched off," Aunt Wu said truthfully.

Xue Tao put down the soup spoon, put the lid on, took out his phone from his pocket, pressed a few buttons, and handed it to Aunt Wu: "This is it."

Aunt Wu took Xue Tao's phone back to the living room and showed it to Yue Yirou.

Yue Yirou dialed the number listed on the screen.

At this moment, in the Jiang family's living room, Xu Shaojun was sitting alone on the sofa waiting for Jiang Mengru.

The phone rang, and he called out to the maid, Aunt Xiu. Aunt Xiu was nowhere to be seen and did not come out to answer the phone. After hesitating for a moment, Xu Shaojun picked up the receiver.

"Hello."

"Hello, I'm Yue Yirou. Could you please tell your young lady that I'm not free to go shopping with her tonight? Please forgive me." Yue Yirou didn't recognize Xu Shaojun's voice and assumed it was a servant from the Jiang family.

Xu Shaojun paused slightly, then smiled and said, "Mengru was just excitedly telling me that she was going shopping with Miss Yue tonight. I didn't expect Miss Yue to be busy. Mengru will probably be disappointed when she finds out. However, I am very grateful to Miss Yue, otherwise I would be all alone tonight."

Yue Yirou was taken aback: "You are... Young Master Xu?"

"Yes."

Yue Yirou was at a loss for words. She hadn't expected that Xu Shaojun would answer the phone.