Rebirth: I am the boss uncle

Chapter 607 I've come to take you home!

Ye Youxuan lay in the cold courtyard, looking at the moon in the sky. He slowly raised his hand, gesturing with his fingers to the moon, and unconsciously chuckled.

The snow came exceptionally late this year; the snowflakes drifted down slowly...

It landed on Ye Youxuan's flawless white face...on her long hair scattered on the ground...on Ye Youxuan's bright red lips...on Ye Youxuan's slender and graceful fingers...

The quiet courtyard, the friend lying inside, the distant sound of fireworks and firecrackers, the cloud shadows on the horizon, the moonlight on the ground, and the snowflakes dancing in the air—everything complemented each other perfectly.

Ye Youxuan's hand stretched out in the air, a smile playing on his lips.

"so good!"

Yes! This moment, when no one will bother us... is truly wonderful!

Little did he know that in the moonlit corridor, four people would toss and turn, unable to sleep, because of what they had seen and heard that night.

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Time flies, and before we knew it, it was time to say goodbye again.

Zhou Yumo looked at Ye Youxuan with tearful eyes, her face full of reluctance.

"Xiao Xuan, you must take good care of yourself and wait patiently for us to come back!"

Looking at the worried faces before him, Ye Youxuan smiled gently and nodded in agreement.

"Don't worry! I'll stay home and wait for you to come back. I'll feel much better when you get back, and then we'll go fishing by the river... and go hiking. Last time I only made it halfway up the mountain, and I was so sad for so long! When you come back, I'm definitely going to climb to the top to watch the sunset..."

Hearing Ye Youxuan's words, the three Zhou brothers were finally relieved, their reluctance turning into joy.

"Okay! It's a deal then. We'll take you to even more beautiful places when we get back..."

"Um......"

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After seeing off the students who had gone to school, Ye Youxuan began to prepare for physical exercise, since it might be helpful to him in the near future.

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Sure enough, the daily training brought Ye Youxuan some benefits; at least he fulfilled his promise to the three Zhou brothers...

Fireflies in the summer, fishing with them...

The cicadas chirped in the summer air; I ran freely with them across the grass...

In Takayama and Hawaii, we watched the sunset together, the colorful ribbons of the evening glow floating by...

Time flies, and another New Year has arrived. This year's New Year is even more lively, with almost the entire village gathered at Li Na's house. It's incredibly festive, with a long table laden with carefully prepared food from each family.

Ye Youxuan sat at the head of the table, a smile playing on her lips, quietly watching the lively scene. All the friends she had made here, all the elders she knew, had come to celebrate the arrival of the new year...

Yin Ruiqi and Xie Zhiyu sat very close together. Watching Ye Youxuan slowly eating at the head of the table, Yin Ruiqi was quite pleased. Over the past year, aside from Liu Weicheng's visits every few months, he had been paying close attention to Ye Youxuan's health. It could be said that Ye Youxuan's health was much better than before, largely thanks to the care provided by Yin Ruiqi and Chen Jia...

Yin Ruiqi was arguably the person who had the most contact with Ye Youxuan this past year, besides Li Na and her husband. From the initial attraction to his current infatuation, his emotional journey over the past year had been incredibly difficult. For this hopeless love, leaving might have been the best choice, but in the end, he chose to quietly stay by Ye Youxuan's side, even if it was just watching him from afar. Seeing him healthy and alive made him feel... his life had been worthwhile...

Thinking of this, Yin Ruiqi lowered his head with mixed feelings and downed the glass of wine in one gulp.

His inner turmoil was no less than Xie Zhiyu's, who was standing beside him.

Xie Zhiyu thought of the message he received this morning, and looking at the child at the front with a slight smile on his face, his heart ached as if it were being torn apart.

Here they come!

They're coming to pick up the child!

He will lose... this last bit of freedom...

What will he do now? Will he suffer? Will he feel lost? Will he... choose the cruelest way to leave in despair?

The thought of all the possibilities made Xie Zhiyu's heart pound; he was terrified.

Over the past year, he has changed from Xie Zhiyu, who only met Ye Youxuan a few times, to Xie Zhiyu who stayed to protect Ye Youxuan out of pity for his past experiences, but who was unconsciously attracted to the child during their time together.

He didn't understand what kind of feelings he had for Ye Youxuan; they were very complicated, so complicated that even he himself couldn't figure them out.

But he knew his own heart perfectly well. He didn't want Ye Youxuan to go back, didn't want him to enter that cage, and didn't want to... watch this person lose the smile on his face.

Even though he understood... those who brought Ye Youxuan back were... all exceptional individuals, people not to be trusted, and only those people were worthy of Ye Youxuan.

But he still didn't want him to be taken back. He'd rather Ye Youxuan be alone than see him become a caged bird... for those people...

But he lacked the ability, and even more so... the qualifications...

Xie Zhiyu lowered his eyes sadly, and like Yin Ruiqi beside him who was in great pain, he drank the wine in his glass in one gulp.

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Sitting at the head of the table, Ye Youxuan naturally took in the expressions of everyone below. He knew... some of them harbored hidden feelings for him. Perhaps they hadn't realized that their gazes towards him were too direct and too intense, the emotions hidden deep within their hearts almost bursting from their eyes, sometimes making it difficult for him to face them...

But he could only pretend not to know. After all, so many people liked him, and responding to each one would be exhausting. Sometimes, ignoring these feelings might allow them to slowly fade away, but once he responded or was rejected... the outcome might be better—perhaps those people would distance themselves, or even become friends. The outcome might be a vicious cycle of clinging and relentless pursuit, an inescapable shackle...

Sometimes, he'd rather be a little foolish, a little naive, even blind, even... a little ugly...

Of course, besides these emotions, he also knew why some people were sad and why they were reluctant to part.

His phone received a text message this morning, the content of which was the last thing he wanted to see, yet he couldn't escape it.

"I'm here to take you home!"