Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Ye Ningyuan listened to the children in a daze. His thoughts were adrift and detached whereas his mind was full of how Hailan looked. A deeper self-blame and heartache crept into his heart and he could not make this feeling ease.
He thought he was numb to it all, but he did not expect himself to have feelings.
Mo Wushuang, in her white shirt, black leather trousers with its steel chain and black boots, leaned against the window. One look at her and everyone knew that she was dressing as the queen. She was wondering. If she told her cousin that An Xunuo is Xu Nuo, would he become even more overjoyed or even more in pain? According to common reasoning, he ought to be even more in pain. The woman whom he loved for so long caused Hailan’s death. While she felt that it was not completely Xu Nuo’s fault, it was still Xu Nuo who began it all that caused her elder brother so much more pain. If he knew she was Xu Nuo, would he be in even more pain?
To say or not to say?
Even if she did, surely Hailan wouldn’t have died so easily? She was on very good terms with Hailan since young and knew her capabilities very well. If Hailan could die, how many times would she have died?
But if she did not die, where did she end up?
If Xu Nuo, who died, was able to be reincarnated after many years, would Hailan have reincarnated too? She was starting to believe in the unreal. Given how huge the world was, anything was possible and much could not be explained with science.
The few children did not manage to convince Ye Ningyuan. Past noon, Third Young Master Ye reached the hospital. He had been shuttling between the company and the hospital these few days. He was with Cheng Anya in the hospital for the past few days, and as Cheng Anya’s condition improved with Rong Yan around, he was at ease enough to return to the company. When he saw the Mo children around, he knew that Ye Wei and Eleven were here too. The children obediently greeted him, and he acknowledged them and sat next to Ye Ningyuan when he knew that the ladies were in the ward.
When it came to convincing people, women had a much easier time than men like him.
“Ning Ning, bring your younger brothers and sister home to rest. They must have just reached, and they are very tired. Not to mention how your mommy is not short of visitors,” Third Young Master Ye said. He actually wanted to punch him and flatten his face but could not bear to when he saw how Ning Ning was about to flip.
Ye Ningyuan looked down in a daze as though he had not heard Third Young Master Ye. He stared at the ground so hard as though he would be able to bore a hole out of it. Seeing it, Third Young Master Ye was upset and frustrated, and his heart ached. Ye Feimo, seeing how his father was about to flip, said, “Daddy, elder brother is tired and will naturally go down. You don’t have to do it.”
Third Young Master Ye coldly harrumphed. Ye Feimo watched his daddy and elder brother worriedly. It really was not easy to be caught in between. Nevertheless, he stoically expressed his feelings. “I’m way more interested in profiling elder brother than elder sister. How is he so mentally tough-as-nails to the point he has not gone down?”
Third Young Master Ye treated it as though he had not said anything. Mo Wushuang dragged Third Young Master Ye aside and told him everything about Xu Nuo. Xu Nuo told her she could not tell Ye Ningyuan but did not tell her that she couldn’t tell Third Young Master Ye.
One had to be very adaptable.
Third Young Master Ye was taken back. He naturally knew about Xu Nuo and Ye Ningyuan. He knew well that his son had been pining for somebody for over a decade. Little did he expect things to be so dramatic. He frowned, speechless.
“Uncle, shall I tell my cousin about it?”
“After some time.” Third Young Master Ye looked at Ye Ningyuan and decided that Ye Ningyuan really could not be provoked lest he flipped out. No typical person would be able to endure the shock.
Whether it was the ecstasy or the despondence from it.
It had been many years.
When Mo Wushuang heard Third Young Master Ye say that, she knew that she should not say anything more. Cheng Anya was planning to discharge herself in the afternoon. Although she was scheduled to be under observation for another two more days, she saw that Ye Ningyuan was unable to hang on anymore and insisted on being discharged.
“Mommy, I’m sorry,” Ye Ningyuan bowed his head before Cheng Anya and said stiflingly. His mood was so terrible to the point he did not have the courage to look into Cheng Anya’s eyes.
“If you fall ill, that’s not being able to face up to me,” Cheng Anya said helplessly. “Hailan’s body is not found, is it? I’d rather believe that she is still alive.”
Mo Wushuang and Ye Wei were undoubtedly mother and daughter. The former having told Third Young Master Ye, and Ye Wei hence naturally told Cheng Anya. Since Xu Nuo was able to return from the dead, so could her daughter.
Besides, her daughter had always been ‘freaky weird’. Was there anything she was not capable of?
As she thought about it this way, her heart did not hurt as much and all she had to do was to soldier on with this belief. However long it would take, she would wait for Hailan to return.
Ye Ningyuan did not say much. When they all returned home, the rooms were allocated to them. As Rong Yan and Kaka, the mother and son, were present, the guest rooms were a tad squeezed and two children had to share a room.
Ye Wei and Eleven shared a guest room whereas Rong Yan and Wushuang had their own. As for the children, while Kaka preferred to stay alone, there was only one guest room remaining and Hailan’s room was certainly out of bounds. Since the three boys from the Mo family wanted to stay with Kaka, the remaining two had to stay together and this created a huge problem with the allocation.
As Kaka was easier to convince, he had no qualms with anybody. The idiots, Mo Chen and Mo Yeyan, were up in cahoots and they wanted to be in the same guest room, so they fobbed Mo Yao off to Kaka.
Mo Yao gave Mo Chen and Mo Yeyan the ‘big boss’ look. Kaka deeply realized that the oldest Mo child did not want to be with him. He seriously pondered for a moment and immediately grabbed Mo Chen. He wanted to stay with Mo Chen.
Mo Chen had a saddened look on his face. He definitely did not want that! Mo Yeyan was also not buying that, and the lovebirds who were forcibly separated were crying and bawling. All that was missing was them tearfully parting with each other as one sentimentally called ‘younger brother’ whilst the other called ‘Mo Xiaobai’ amidst tears.
Kaka and Mo Yao could take it no longer, and each one brought the other back to their rooms. Mo Yao slammed the door. While Anya was in a bad mood these few days, she could not help but laugh when she saw the children tussling with one another.
Mo Chen and Mo Yao were fraternal twins whose looks and character differed. Mo Yeyan was the classic naive fool who was like Mo Chen. Ye Wei once suspected whether Mo Chen and Mo Yeyan were indeed twins.
Cheng Anya really looked forward to this scene: How the three brothers became very troubled on whom they ought to share their rooms with.
“Your three children are so adorable.” Rong Yan smiled. Ye Wei grabbed Rong Yan excitedly and said, “You think they are adorable too, huh? How about a swap? I’ll take Kaka, and you take Mo Xiaobai.”
Ye Wei decisively sold out Mo Xiaobai.
“Okay! Very well then! I’ve been facing both Ah Lis, senior and junior, day in and day out, and it’s utterly stressful for me. Let’s swap! Mo Xiaobai would be fun to play with!” Rong Yan was very willing to.
“No can do! That’s not a fair deal! Since Rong Yan is taking Little Yan away, she has to take another one away too.”
Tears fell from Ye Wei’s face…
