Ye Bingkun stepped out the door and immediately saw his younger daughter hiding behind it, a twinge of heartache flashing through his eyes. "It’s all right," he said, "your brother is here."
The little girl, blinking her large eyes, wrapped her arms around Ye Bingkun’s arm and whispered, "Dad, when will it all end?"
Hearing this, Ye Bingkun, a grown man, suddenly felt his eyes welling up. It was all his fault for making the child suffer with them. "Wenxia," he choked out, "it’s all Dad’s fault. I won’t argue with your mom anymore."
Ye Wenxia heard this and said with delight, "Really?"
Ye Bingkun nodded. "Yes, arguing is pointless. I won’t do it anymore."
He had been thinking that their children were growing up. Even if he disliked Zhang Baoxiang, for the sake of their three children and her contributions to the family, he had gradually let go of past grievances. He had wanted to live peacefully with her.
But listening to what she had just said made his heart sink. They simply weren’t on the same path. No matter how hard he tried, it would be futile; there was no point in making things difficult for himself.
He had made up his mind. From now on, he would not harbor any illusions, as such things were too ethereal. He didn’t want to give her the impression that he was seeking reconciliation. That might inflate her ego to the point where she wouldn’t know her own name and would cause more trouble, making things even more embarrassing for their children in front of the other youngsters of the Ye Family.
Patting his little daughter’s head, he said, "Go inside. I still have work to attend to at the office, so I won’t be home for lunch." With that, he pushed the bicycle parked outside the door and headed toward the entrance of the alley.
Meanwhile, after having breakfast near Huguo Temple, Yunyi visited Beijing Film Academy to meet with Gui Kairong before leaving. From him, she also learned that the movie premiere would be on the twenty-third of the twelfth lunar month in Beijing.
Seeing that the time was almost right, she headed to the roast duck restaurant. The takeaway service only started at ten, but she arrived half an hour early to queue up – fortunately, there weren’t many people in line today, probably because of the cold weather.
She directly ordered eleven ducks. After finding a secluded spot to put ten of them into her space, she set aside the remaining one. She then bought some pastries and made her way to the cemetery.
After chatting with her grandfather and adoptive parents about recent events and what she planned to do with the Chu Family’s house and the money they left her, she left the cemetery.
Upon reaching the mouth of the alley, she coincidentally saw Huo Jingrui, who had just parked his car.
Yunyi didn’t go home but instead joined Huo Jingrui in his car, ready to go for lunch.
However, no sooner had the car started moving than they were stopped by Cheng Lanlan, who had returned early. "Yunyi," Cheng Lanlan called out, "have you seen the person?"
Yunyi was perplexed. "Which person?"
Cheng Lanlan understood from her reaction. "Didn’t you go home?"
Yunyi didn’t pull away. "It’s time for lunch. Why don’t we find a place to eat and talk?"
Ye Bingyu quickly agreed, "Yes, yes, yes, that’s what I was thinking too."
His face was filled with excitement, as if he wanted to exclaim that they were indeed on the same wavelength.
At that moment, Huo Jingrui spoke up, "It just so happens that I’ve made a reservation. Let’s all go together."
When he said this, he also looked at Auntie Wei.
Auntie Wei quickly waved her hand. "I won’t go. I still need to get back and cook for the family. You all take your time to talk."
Saying this, she didn’t linger and said to her eldest daughter-in-law, "You don’t need to cook either; we’ll eat when I get back and have cooked." 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮
After greeting everyone in the yard, she swiftly left, as if afraid they’d drag her along if she stayed a moment longer.

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