Chapter 400: You Still Love Him

After five years, he still keeps her phone number. Lily is a little cramped for a while, stuttering when she
answers, "Yea…yes, it's me."

She thinks that Karl may wonder why she suddenly calls him. Unexpectedly, he just asks in a faint and
warm voice, "How are you all these years?"

He is such a gentle and warm man. He has always been like this. Only his voice and appearance can
make people feel like they can rely on him. Being with him is like a spring breeze, warm and nice.
There is no pressure from him.

Thinking of that the reason she calls him is to ask for something, she suddenly feels ashamed, "I'm
fine, how about you?"

"I'm good." After speaking, Karl smiles, "Actually, Rex mentioned your situation to me before."

"Yeah."

After a short conversation, it becomes silence.

Lily clenches her fingers on the phone tightly. She knows what to say. But it’s so hard for her to open
her month. Even though it’s not a big favor, she still feel shy to ask. After all they don’t talk to each
other for so long.

He is aware of her embarrassment. Then he says it first, "You call me to ask about Rex, right?"

She feels so grateful seeing him mentioning it first. She takes a deep breath and says, "Yes."

"What can I do? Tell me what I can do to help you."



Hearing this, Lily feels relieved. She has no worries of asking for help from him anymore. She is
worried that she cannot explain clearly through the phone. She asks him out at the coffee shop of a
five-star hotel, which is just three or four kilometers away. He agrees immediately.

After hanging up Lily's phone, Karl calls Rex immediately while walking out with the car key. As soon as
Rex answers the phone, he says, "Did you leave Lily alone again?"

Rex is playing ball with Adair in the yard while he calls. Hearing his question, Rex feels unexpected. He
raises his eyebrows and says, "How do you know?"

He doesn’t contact with Lily recently. But about this, he doesn’t tell anyone. How does he know?

Karl gets speechless, "Lily calls me just now to make an appointment with me. I know you must do
something to her. Otherwise why would she be so desperate to ask for help from me?"

Rex doesn’t answer him, but asks, "Will you go?"

"Of course. How desperate she will be if I refuse!" Karl sighs. He feels that he has put so much effort
for their affairs. "I feel I am your love assistant, Rex. Don’t go too far. It is not easy for Lily to take care
of a kid alone. You frighten her instead showing her love. You don’t want to get married anymore,
right?"

"Does she listen to me when I show my love?" Rex grits his teeth when he says that. He becomes
angry when he thinks of what she says. "Don’t say too much when you see her. If she asks about the
kid, you just answer you don’t know. She would think I could bear everything if I don’t make her feel
frightened. She holds Ryan's hand in front of me. That’s too much."

After all, he just minds that she is not with him, instead, being with another man.



After all, it’s between Rex and Lily. What Karl can do is just to help as a mediation. When it goes to
decisions and opinions, only two of them can make.

He reminds Rex in advance, "I'll say it first. If you scare her away, don't come to me to cry."

"Impossible." Rex is full of confidence. He looks at the little boy who is playing not far away. "Since she
comes back, I will never make her leave me anymore. I swear!"

…

When Karl arrives at the hotel cafe, Lily is already there waiting for him. She is closer, so she arrives a
little earlier.

When he sees her slender back, he walks to her faster. When he sees the familiar face, he pauses his
step suddenly.

Five years passing by, the woman in his memory has become more mature and decent. Her figure
becomes plumper than before. She looks less young, but more mature. Her face doesn’t change much.
Her skin looks better, which shows she has been well taken care of over the years.

If he doesn’t know already, he wouldn’t believe that she already has a kid from her figure.

Lily feels a black shadow next to her. She raises up her eyes. She stands up to greet him immediately
when she sees him. "Karl, long time no see."

Long time, it’s really long time.

Karl suddenly understands Rex’s feeling when he sees her. Even he is a little stunned as a friend, let
alone a beloved one.

In their hearts, Lily already becomes an impossibly important person.



He gives her a gentle and warm hug. Quickly he releases her after a gentle touch, "Long time no see."

They sit down. Karl doesn’t like drinking coffee, so he asks for a pot of tea. The white mist of the tea
wafts between them, which makes the atmosphere ease a little.

She is a little nervous when she waits and thinks what to say. But when she sees him, she doesn’t feel
as much nervous anymore. She is not as unfamiliar to Karl as she thinks. He has not changed, not at
all.

Lily can see his comfort and tolerance for her from his gentle eyes. He is older than her. He can always
give her a lot of warmth.

"I'm sorry, Karl. I ask for favor from you once I come back."

"What are you talking about? Even if you don't mention it, I will still ask Ryan about you two. He already
feels annoyed from me asking him every day. It’s good to find someone to replace him." Karl doesn't
want her to feel burden.

Lily understands, but she feels guiltier hearing what says, "What happens between two of us is too
complicated."

Karl smiles. He doesn’t deny her. He picks up the teacup on the table and takes a sip. There is a hint of
scent between his lips and teeth, "I know it’s complicated. After all these years, you haven't forgotten
each other."

Lily doesn’t want to admit it, "After all, we have been together for a while. How can we forget each
other?"

"That’s not what I mean." Karl smiles. He doesn’t give her space to run away from the subject. "You still
love him, and he loves you too."



His words are too straightforward. She can't bear it.

However, she doesn’t have the strength to deny it.

She gives birth to a child for him. What else can she quibble about? If she doesn't love him, why would
she take such a big risk and suffer that much for him?

Lily gets silent for a few seconds. Then she smiles bitterly, "We only torture each other when we are
together. It's better if we let each other go. If it's not for the kid, I won't come back."

Karl understands her feelings and situation. He knows that she doesn’t let go what happens years ago.
"I know you have a grudge against Rex in your heart. But he will never let you go knowing that you are
still alive, and even have a kid with him. You can say he is selfish or anything else. He has been
looking for you crazily these years. If he hasn't firmly believed that you are alive, he won’t be able to
live until now. Now that he finally sees you, he won't let you go."


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