CHAPTER 16 REALLY WEALTHY, HUH!
Human resilience truly needs to be forged. In this regard, Ye Zhibai had her fair share of training in her previous life. Imagine someone else receiving such news—most would physically reel from the shock, their pupils dilating in utter astonishment. But Ye Zhibai was different…
Her previous life had been tough enough; her capacity to withstand emotional blows was well beyond what ordinary people could fathom. So, when she heard that she might once again be without a mother in this lifetime, her heart merely skipped a beat.
It wasn’t a big deal… Even if ideals fell short of reality, life must go on.
Ye Qinghe, having hastily given a few more instructions, hurried away. He had postponed a significant business meeting at his company to personally pick up Ye Zhibai, and the delay had already been considerable. If he didn’t return soon, the company might descend into chaos. He promised that once he wrapped up, he’d rush back so the family could have a reunion dinner together.
Reunion dinner… The term was supposed to evoke togetherness. But now, it seemed there might be no mother to join them. Ye Zhibai was still pondering this!
She cared… She really cared…
Perhaps Ye Zhibai needed to revise her thoughts. The gap between her ideals and reality, though not capable of causing her psychological harm, still mattered deeply to her. *Why don’t I have a mother in this life?! What did Yun’er mean by ‘missing’?*
Just before they were about to enter the house, Ye Zhibai reached out and gently tugged at Ye Zhiyun’s hem from behind the fence.
“Sister…? Hiss…!”
Ye Zhiyun turned around only to be utterly charmed. Her sister… she had put on an expression of slight bewilderment and distress!
Under her silvery fringe, those melancholy eyes weren’t just clutching at Ye Zhiyun’s clothes; they seemed to be gripping her soul. No, Ye Zhibai wasn’t really feeling aggrieved. She was merely deep in thought, but it certainly looked like she was.
After a moment of contemplation, all of Ye Zhibai’s myriad thoughts condensed into her simple, gentle question.
“Do I not have a mom…?”
“!”
Ye Zhiyun immediately felt two completely opposite emotions surge within her, and she quickly covered her nose with her hand.
My sister is so cute…so cute… Hiss… I can feel a nosebleed coming.
But…
The other emotion made Ye Zhiyun’s heart ache.
—Heartache.
Originally… she wanted to avoid bringing this up as much as possible, to let her sister rest well, and talk about it after she woke up.
But since her sister asked so directly, what should she do now?
She had to tell her sister the truth…
Even though she had no memories, she still had the right to know everything.
Ye Zhiyun composed herself, made up her mind, and used her slender hands to envelop Ye Zhibai’s pale, slightly weak hands.
“Sister… Alright, if you want to know… I’ll tell you.”
After a brief pause, a flash of light appeared in Ye Zhiyun’s eyes as she organized her thoughts and said,
“As for the fact that you were adopted by mom… I won’t say too much. Please don’t overthink it. Even though there’s no blood relation, you are still my real sister! Not even if the sky falls can that change!”
Hiss…
Thank you, Yun’er.
But to be frank…
Adopted…
Ugh, even though I had just confirmed it, hearing it again so directly, it’s still hard to accept that I’m an orphan in this life too!
Cough, it’s understandable. The light orb said this body was created by a deity, only getting superficial injuries from being hit by a car, clearly not born of humans.
Being adopted is fine too, at least I have a mom…
Ye Zhiyun’s eyes also began to glisten with tears as she continued.
“Mom… she’s not here anymore. No… I said it wrong. Saying she’s not here isn’t accurate. She didn’t pass away, but she disappeared when we were ten years old.”
“Disappeared…?”
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“Right… I was still young back then. I just heard that she went abroad for business, encountered extreme weather, and lost contact. After that, she never appeared again… It’s been nearly eight years since she disappeared, so…”
There was no need to finish that sentence.
After all, she had been missing for so many years. “Bad news”—was just a way to comfort oneself.
“I see…”
Ye Zhibai looked down at her small hand being held by Ye Zhiyun, and suddenly felt a bit desolate.
A cold, chilling feeling.
In this life… it turns out I still don’t have a mom…
Perhaps sensing her sister’s sudden sadness, Ye Zhiyun quickly changed the subject!
“Sister! Don’t mind these details! Don’t think about those unhappy things. How about… I take you inside to have a look, okay?”
Ah…
Ye Zhibai really had become a bit more sentimental after becoming a girl.
Do I need a girl to comfort me?
Absolutely not!
Moreover, for Ye Zhibai, she was just an unknown mother.
But for Ye Zhiyun, she was a mother who disappeared after ten years of being together.
Who needed comfort more, it was obvious.
Ye Zhibai shuffled to the side, taking small steps, her silver hair swaying.
This person, who struggled with words, finally came up with a complete sentence after a long time.
“Alright… Yun’er, you too… If mom’s not here, you have to be strong.”
“Sister…”
“Hmm?”
“I love you so much!!”
She hugged me again!!
I just comforted you with one sentence, do you really need to be this excited?!
I don’t understand!
…………………
At the door of the small villa, this little episode ended with Ye Zhibai feeling extremely mentally exhausted.
But Ye Zhiyun was full of energy. She was determined to show her sister around the new house!
New house… well, not really.
After all, Ye Zhibai’s body had been living here for over ten years. It was only new to her soul.
Ye Zhiyun felt that she was reintroducing Ye Zhibai to her home.
But to Ye Zhibai… it was like visiting a museum!
“What is this?”
“It’s a coffee machine, sister.”
“And this?”
“This is an automatic water purifier. I’ll show you how to use it.”
“What about this…”
“Hmm? That’s an ice maker, connected to the refrigerator. It can store ice cream in summer! Sister used to love eating those little pineapple ice creams. Have your tastes changed? I’ll buy some to stock up later. Ah… I’ll buy a lot. When you weren’t home, the freezer was always empty.”
“No… they haven’t.”
Ye Zhibai noticed a small detail—if her past preferences were all imitations of Yun’er’s, then if she liked eating that ice cream, Yun’er should like it too.
But ever since she went to the hospital… the freezer had been empty.
Maybe, emotions do affect one’s appetite.
Also, sorry, I haven’t had little pineapple ice cream before. I used to only eat the old popsicles that cost fifty cents or one yuan.
No no no… the point is, a coffee machine is fine, but is an ice maker really something a household should have!
These high-end machines, which seemed quite luxurious to a poor person like Ye Zhibai, were one thing.
Not to mention the genuine leather sofa, the mahogany tables and chairs, the marble walls.
The scent of money was overwhelming.
You are really rich!!