What's the matter, why don't you just say things clearly? Do you know how worried it makes the people around you?

Chen Mengying can't figure out Xiaofan anymore, what is wrong with him? Does he have a reason for his behavior or is this just his nature? If it's that he has a reason, why does he bring different girls home for New Year's? But if it's in his nature, why is his smile still so pure?

Xiaofan went down to the street and opened the car door. Seeing Ren Ling still half-asleep, he gently flicked her little nose.

This girl... earlier, she was drinking with everyone. Xiaofan specially asked the bartender to mix a cocktail with very low alcohol content, yet she insisted on competing to drink with Li San. And now, she's out cold after just three glasses. Truly a fool.

The apartment they rented before hasn't been given up yet, and Fei often invites cleaning lady aunties to tidy up and let fresh air in. So they can move back in directly.

Li San and the others were directly arranged by Ouyang Xiong to stay at the hotel. Damn, these guys are like good old pals from a past life. They meet, exchange just a few words, and then start drinking. Fei and the others seem to have practiced their drinking tolerance just to compete with me, each of them holding drinks wanting to drink with me.

Using Ren Ling's getting drunk as an excuse, Xiaofan took her out of the bar. Let them drink as much as they like.

The fireworks seem as if they're going to be sounding all night. Xiaofan lays Ren Ling down, covers her with a blanket, and carefully looks at this girl. No matter how you see her, she doesn't seem like she's twenty.

Just as Xiaofan was about to leave, his clothing was quietly tugged. Turning his head, he saw this little girl open an eye playfully looking at him.

"Hmm? Pretending to be drunk?" Xiaofan chuckled.

"No, I'm really dizzy, help me take off my clothes, it's way too hot."

"You're so lazy, you won't even take off your own clothes?"

"I have no strength, hurry up please."

As he was unbuttoning, a familiar scene flashed through Xiaofan's mind, and those past events suddenly filled his heart.

"Hey, what random thoughts are you thinking about again? Stopping halfway while unbuttoning?"

"Hmm? Oh."

Lightly unbuttoning her robe, pure and flawless, playful and cute, Ren Ling is so carefree before him, it seems the two of them develop harmoniously. Xiaofan feels that this girl tries not to burden him, but he finds himself owing more by the day.

"Carry me to take a bath."

"Can't you be any lazier?"

"Well, I just want you to carry me..."

Ren Ling also cherishes every moment with Xiaofan, not caring which woman he might be thinking about right now, as long as he's with her, holding her in his arms.

After the bath, she quietly lies in his arms and sleeps comfortably. Ren Ling particularly likes snuggling into Xiaofan's embrace, tightly wrapped in his strong arms; it makes her feel incredibly secure.

However, Xiaofan indeed is thinking of another woman; she, does she still have nightmares, does she still expect his embrace?

Ye Dahe rushed back to the Capital City after two days at home; evidently, his work is truly busy. Xiaofan and Ouyang Xiong played around for several days, then returned to the village once more. Everyone's training continues, though progress isn't particularly noticeable given the limited conditions.

Over those two days, Ye Aotian seems in a cheerful mood, humming tunes as he fiddles with his herbs every morning. Ye Dahe returning home this year especially delights him.

"Grandpa, we're planning to head to the Capital City today." Xiaofan slowly said as he ate breakfast.

"Hmm? Leaving today? Today's only the fifth day of the New Year."

"Going early means we can boost our skills sooner, enhance a bit more for added safety."

"Hmm, then go ahead. This year you came back on short notice, I haven't prepared much. Next year, hope you all come again and I'll find some good food you've never tasted." Ye Aotian warmly said.

"Delicious treats? How about staying for two more days?" Li San said with drooling enthusiasm.

"Forget it, my grandpa's so-called delicacies need to be prepared two months in advance. Ten years ago, I tasted it once after my uncle brought some friends back; then, grandpa served them the prepared ingredients. Later, someone offered him two hundred thousand a month to be a chef in Phoenix City, and he declined." Xiaofan grumbled.

"Wow, two hundred thousand, a chef?" Li San exclaimed.

"Only two hundred thousand, do you know how hard it is to find those ingredients? Forget it, wait till next year, and you'll have it to eat."

"Alright, next year we're definitely coming back." Li San patted his chest promisingly.

Coming back together next year, actually the meaning is he hopes all these young people in front of him appear without missing anyone next year.

Originally Xiaofan didn't plan to come back this year, however events never progressed the way he intended, not even in a controllable way.

After breakfast, Li San and the others started packing their things while Ye Aotian packed some cured meats, sausages, and other stuff for Xiaofan and the group to take along.

"Grandpa."

"Hmm?"

"This bank card, the password is six eights, when my dad returns, give it to him. There's ten million on it so they don't have to struggle anymore."

Taking the card, Ye Aotian frowned slightly, then put it in his pocket, "Why don't you give it to him personally?"

"I can't wait around; I don't dare even call him, afraid of being monitored by Red Butterfly's people." Xiaofan said wryly.

"Hmm, be cautious in everything, the assassination order isn't a joke. Don't assume with Ren Zhongtian's thirty-plus years of power, you're without rivals. The sky is vast, though Ren Zhongtian stood at the peak of the world's martial arts, you're still too young."

"I know, I'm cunning enough not to be so easily killed off. I'm leaving."

"Hmm. Take these, I can't finish them by myself."

"Alright, saves me a daily trip to the market." Xiaofan didn't refuse, knowing his grandpa wouldn't lack food at home.

Watching the car slowly disappear from sight, the initially happy mood became lost again. An old heart is often sentimental, always carrying unclear worries. Three sons, three grandsons, one granddaughter.

The one he worries most is undoubtedly Xiaofan, this fellow — who he watched grow up from a young age. Mischievous and troublesome, always with wild ideas in his mind. How many years passed in a blink? Turning back to walk into the house, gazing at the old desk, it's as if there's still a little kid sitting at the chair doing homework, all covered in dirt, with muddy little feet.

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