"Uncle? Little Uncle?" Song Yiran was squatting at the door. When he saw a figure appear, he ran up excitedly. But Mu Yijie looked dejected.
"Let's go..."
Mu Yijie glanced at Song Yiran and then staggered forward. Song Yiran ran up anxiously and grabbed his hand.
"What happened in the end? What did Yong Shanling say? By the way, where did she go? Why isn't she leaving with us?"
"She said she'd wait for me. But wasn't it her who left me in the end..." Mu Yijie murmured, looking at the car that flashed by in front of him.
A sneer tugged at his lips. "Even leaving has to be so disgusting..."
Yong Shanling was nestled in Gu Li's arms, feeling strange about what had just happened. A pair of big hands slowly stroked her head.
"Silly girl, don't think about it. Just be careful with everyone from now on."
"I'm not silly!"
"Okay, okay, I know."
Gu Li ruffled her hair again. She pouted and looked at him aggrievedly.
"If you keep doing this, I won't grow taller..."
Halfway through her words, she suddenly froze. Her heart skipped a beat. She felt her steadily beating heart and was quite surprised. "Why did that moment feel so familiar..."
"What's wrong?"
Gu Li watched her suddenly freeze. A fleeting look that no one could fathom flashed across his eyes.
"Um? It's okay." She came back to her senses when she heard Gu Li's voice. She shook her head with a gentle smile and snuggled closer into his arms. Slowly raising her head, she suddenly met a pair of eyes.
And those eyes seemed to be accusing her of something. Hatred? Nostalgia? Resentment? The car sped by. She immediately turned around and watched the man at the door through the window. Mu Yijie was looking at the departing car. Just as he was about to fall to the ground in that instant, Assistant Fang immediately stepped forward to support him.
Song Yiran nervously grabbed Assistant Fang's hand. "Just now... what exactly happened? Where did Shanling go?"
"Let's talk in the car." Assistant Fang supported Mu Yijie and walked towards the car step by step. After settling Mu Yijie, he found that Mu Yijie had started to shut himself off again. He just quietly stared out of the window, saying nothing and doing nothing, just like a puppet.
The car slowly started. Assistant Fang also recounted what had just happened. There was only shock and stupefaction on Song Yiran's face. He couldn't believe that the two people who had been so in love before had ended up like this.
"I can hardly believe it. Shanling wouldn't do this. She clearly remembered me. How could she have forgotten Uncle?"
"Yeah... how could she have forgotten me?" Mu Yijie let out another bitter laugh upon hearing Song Yiran's words. It felt as if his heart had been stabbed thousands of times by a knife named Yong Shanling.
"Do you have any impression of that man, Assistant Fang?"
Assistant Fang shook his head while looking at the road ahead. A voice came from the back seat again.
"Just let her go... Since we're not from the same world, why should we keep pestering each other? Let's go to the company."
"Mr. Mu, you'd better go home and rest."
"Hehe, isn't two years of rest enough? I was really stupid, waiting for her stupidly for two years. In the end... I still ended up in such a sorry state."
Mu Yijie slowly closed his eyes, wishing he could easily forget the person in his mind. But forgetting was easier said than done. On the other side, Yong Shanling and Gu Li had also returned home.
"How was it? Was the party fun?" Que Yan walked beside her while munching on cookies.
She sighed. "I met a strange person who said he knew me, but I've never seen him before."
"Well... isn't it said that when some people miss someone very much, they'll think anyone who looks a bit like that person is the one they miss?"
She shrugged and walked forward helplessly. She asked worriedly, "Qing Yuan, Qing Sui still hasn't come back. Can you go and look for her?"
Qing Yuan hesitated for a while and then agreed. A green light flashed in front of her. She walked into another room. The person in the room couldn't help but smile when seeing her.
"What? I don't remember you being the type who'd come to me for no reason."
But she sank her face and looked at Zhi Tong. "Can you tell me something about Qing Sui and them?"
"Hahaha, Qing Sui... that was quite a tale back then."
Zhi Tong took a sip of water and walked to the balcony, then slowly began.
"Qing Sui was a well - known romantic back then. She fell in love with a doctor. Unfortunately, that man's good days didn't last long. Whenever he was about to die, Qing Sui would always go against the will of heaven to save him."
"Until... when it was discovered, the sky immediately used thunder to execute that man. Qing Sui lost control because of this. When she originally intended to leave with him, the sect master saved her and promised to give that man another chance to be reincarnated."
"However, how could Qing Sui trust him? She left here a few years later. The only one who knows more about her is Hong Ye."
"What about Qing Yuan..."
"Qing Yuan? She doesn't really exist at all. She's just a human form that Qing Sui split out. But perhaps after hundreds of years, even Qing Sui herself has started to be confused about whether she really exists or not."
Hearing this, she was undoubtedly shocked. She knew that Qing Sui was hiding something from her, but she didn't know it was such a big thing. She walked out of the room absent - mindedly.
"Hey! What's wrong, Shanling?" Xiao Xi suddenly appeared behind her. She turned around indifferently and sighed.
"Nothing."
"Seeing that you're always unhappy. How about going to the beach with me tomorrow?"
"Sure." She casually agreed. Her mind had endured too many things in one day, making it a bit hard for her to process.
Early the next morning, Xiao Xi kept knocking on her door. "It's already ten o'clock. Why aren't you getting up yet, Xiaoling!"
Yong Shanling stretched in bed, pulled off her eye mask, and looked at the clock blearily. She sat up and opened the door for Xiao Xi.
"I'll go change clothes now. Wait for me."
She casually grabbed a white sweatshirt, a black A - line skirt, put on her Dr. Martens boots, and then went out with Xiao Xi.
"Good morning, Wu Yan."
Although she had spent most of the past two years in the manor, she rarely saw Wu Yan. She could count the times on one hand.
"Wu Yan just took us there and then left. He didn't even stay to play with me more."
Wu Yan stood beside them, looking at Xiao Xi, and helplessly shook her head. "I also have a lot of tasks. You still have a lot of tasks unfinished. When the time comes, Sister Hong will scold you again."
Xiao Xi looked at her aggrievedly. "Xiaoling, you're so nice. You don't have any tasks. I'm so pitiful."
Yong Shanling burst out laughing immediately. She pulled Xiao Xi's hand and walked towards Wu Yan. "Let's go, or you'll really miss the beach party."
After entering Wu Yan's body, the two of them suddenly appeared on the beach. There were quite a few people on the beach, all coming for the party. Xiao Xi ran forward excitedly, while she slowly followed behind.