Chapter 61. A Figure from Memory
Ye Zhibai chose a plain black dress today.
The wind was whistling, and a light rain was falling.
This morning, there was a light shower.
The air was cool, filled with moisture, and the scent of earth could be smelled by the roadside.
Now, the rain had stopped.
But the small rain in Ye Zhibai’s heart…
It had started again!
Because at this moment, the car carrying her, Ye Zhiyun, and the invisible fox girl Guang Yu finally stopped at the gate of East City Crematorium.
It was now 9:30 AM.
There was still half an hour until the cremation was to begin.
— They made it.
Ye Zhiyun, to consider her sister’s feelings, had specifically instructed the maid to arrange a relatively low-key ordinary black car.
Not like the flashy sports car they took to school yesterday.
After all, they were coming to a crematorium… it wasn’t a trip, this was necessary.
But when Ye Zhibai looked up the car brand on her phone during the journey—
Zhiyun.
A seven-figure Maybach isn’t really what you’d call low-key, you know?
Sorry, sister, we really don’t have any cheaper cars.
Ye Zhibai, carrying Guang Yu who still wanted to enjoy the air conditioning, slowly got out of the back seat.
A gentle breeze blew her silver hair back slightly. Ye Zhibai lifted her head, surveying the surroundings with her cool purple eyes, even cooler than the air.
Green mountains, lush grass, blue waters and sky.
The mountain was an artificial one at the entrance of the crematorium.
The water was a nearly dry ditch nearby.
Well, it’s actually quite nice.
At least there’s a lawn and some vegetation in sight.
If you didn’t specifically look at the “East City Crematorium” sign, you might think this was the entrance to a botanical garden.
The deceased are gone, and perhaps this carefully arranged scenery at the entrance is the only comfort for the bereaved families.
This world is still full of tenderness in every corner.
But Ye Zhibai only felt suffocated now!
Look at that entrance, with scattered bereaved families coming and going.
Not only do I have no family, I’m even here to see myself!
How do you explain this situation?!
Oh no… I had no family before, but now I do.
But.
Ye Zhibai looked at her “family” beside her with a somewhat helpless expression.
Ye Zhiyun, also dressed in a black gown, was like a magnet, clinging to Ye Zhibai’s arm and refusing to let go!
Although her expression was trying hard to adapt to the oppressive environment, the spring-like joy that hadn’t completely faded from last night couldn’t be hidden.
Ye Zhibai heard a certain sound and could only kindly remind her.
“Zhiyun… you’re humming your song out loud.”
“Ah…! Sorry, sister! Today we’re here to say goodbye to the person you met in your dream, we should be more serious! Although… wuu, let me calm down, I’m still too happy right now, I need to adjust my mood!”
“It’s okay, don’t force yourself, just be as you are.”
Just let it be.
Zhiyun was just preparing a loving breakfast, and suddenly being brought here, it’s normal that her mood can’t switch quickly.
Now there’s a song, you finish humming it first.
As long as you don’t hum when they’re cremating me later, it’s fine.
Otherwise, I might cry inside.
On the other side, Guang Yu was communicating with Ye Zhibai telepathically when they left home.
She was even more outrageous, asking several questions in a row!
“Hey…!! Ye Zhibai, what kind of place is this, what’s it for? Do they sell drinks here? When are we going home? It’s so hot and tiring and boring, I want to go home and drink!”
Get lost!!
Can’t you show some respect for the solemn crematorium!!
What kind of companions did I bring out with me?!
Ye Zhibai frowned slightly, forcing herself to start walking forward.
Bringing family to bid farewell to herself. Now, Ye Zhibai could be considered an extremely unlucky person without precedent.
Ye Zhibai and Ye Zhiyun sat on a bench about 100 meters from the cremation building, waiting.
Guang Yu, upon learning the function of this place, expressed deep sympathy as a deity.
And went to catch butterflies in the nearby bushes by herself.
The head maid who accompanied the two young misses was discussing the timing of entry with the crematorium staff.
Not long after, the head maid gracefully appeared from a distance to report the situation to Ye Zhiyun and Ye Zhibai.
“Miss, Second Miss, I’ve found out that the person who covered the cremation costs and subsequent funeral arrangements is named Chi Yuliang, a fresh graduate who returned to Qihai City after graduating from the Capital University this year. She’s from a moderately wealthy family. The deceased, Ye Zhibai, was an orphan from childhood. This Chi Yuliang and Ye Zhibai spent a few years in the same orphanage when they were young. I think she’s covering the costs for this reason.”
“!”
So this is the investigative ability of the Ye family!
The investigation is so thorough!
However, as expected
When she heard Chi Yuliang’s name appear in the head maid’s report, Ye Zhibai wasn’t surprised at all.
The process of elimination works quite well.
— Excluding Cool Sister, there’s no one else who would possibly help me with my burial!
“Alright, understood.” Ye Zhiyun, arm in arm with Ye Zhibai, didn’t care about the content of this information.
She only cared about Ye Zhibai’s feelings.
“Sister, are you relieved now? The person you dreamed about has someone to handle his affairs. I haven’t seen a cremation before either, but… Sister, at 10 o’clock, why don’t we just wait here? We don’t necessarily have to go in and watch.”
Mainly because Zhiyun didn’t want her sister to see anything sad.
The cremation site must be very depressing. Since someone has already taken care of everything, Ye Zhiyun still wanted to persuade Ye Zhibai not to go in if possible.
Not go in?
Let’s not do that.
To be fair, in this matter, anyone else could choose not to go, but I alone must go!
The reasons are in my heart.
Moreover, Ye Zhibai also wanted to go in and see Cool Sister’s current state.
Come to think of it… it’s been four years since she last saw Cool Sister.
Since she went to study in the capital, the last time they met was in the third year of high school, and they haven’t seen each other since.
Sorry, Cool Sister… you just graduated from Capital University and came back, you should be happy, and I’ve upset you like this.
Upset? I traded my life for it!
I’m really sorry!
So, Ye Zhibai first turned around naturally.
— And smacked Guang Yu on the head!
If you’re catching butterflies, just catch butterflies, stop bumping into my waist!
Is your head made of iron or what?!
Then, Ye Zhibai slowly looked up at the sky, quickly switching her mindset.
“Zhiyun, some things… it’s good to experience them. Seeing off this mentor and friend from my dream one last time will put my mind at ease.”
“If sister insists… alright. Sigh, this Ye Zhibai really had eight lifetimes of blessings in his previous life! To have sister personally come to see him off, all I can say is, rest in peace!”
Don’t say “rest in peace” through gritted teeth!! How impolite!
Also, just considering my experiences in my past life, it wasn’t eight lifetimes of blessings.
It was purely eight lifetimes of sins!!
Ye Zhibai placed her small hands on her legs and began to wait for time to pass.
It was now 9:45, wait another ten minutes, then walk into the cremation building.
I wonder if Cool Sister has arrived yet?
Ye Zhibai was thinking this.
Her gaze inadvertently swept towards the asphalt road to the west.
This road led to the cremation building.
And on this road… there was a person.
Slowly walking towards the cremation building.
Ye Zhibai looked closely
That face — was deeply etched in Ye Zhibai’s memory.
Cool Sister?
