Prince Murray and the others stood there in a daze long after Jace was called away. Hancock paid them no mind. She had not gone far when she suddenly stopped, spun around, and shouted, "Ye Chen!"
"Who are you calling?"
Ye Chen played dumb and glanced around.
"You, of course. Aren't you Ye Chen?" Hancock froze when he denied it.
"No. My name's Jace."
"Jace?"
Hancock stared at Ye Chen in surprise and suddenly reached for him. He hurriedly dodged.
"Heh. You're not Jace. You're Ye Chen. I know that footwork. Mero Mero Mellow!"
Afraid Ye Chen would run, Hancock swiftly formed a heart with her hands and aimed it at him.
Fast as Ye Chen was, he could not dodge this move. His entire body turned to stone on the spot. Hancock touched his face, freeing his head first, but she also pulled off his mask.
"It really is you?"
Hancock's eyes reddened. Huge tears spilled down her cheeks.
"Let me go."
Apart from his head, Ye Chen's body was still stone. He had never expected Hancock to turn him to stone right there in the street.
"Oh!"
Hancock panicked as though she had done something wrong and quickly undid the petrification.
Ye Chen gave a displeased snort and put his mask back on. "I didn't expect us to meet again."
"Ye Chen, is it really you?"
Even now, Hancock could hardly believe it. She gazed at Ye Chen with tear-filled eyes, trembling with emotion.
"Ye Chen..."
Sandersonia and Marigold gathered around him too, smiling. "Our sister searched for you for so long. She finally found you."
"Why look for me? To make me go back to Amazon Lily?"
Ye Chen snorted. He had spent four full years on Amazon Lily, and to him, those years had been no