Another version of myself from another world?

A world where there is no older brother?

Ye Jinghe felt a suffocating pain and sorrow just from imagining it.

If his brother hadn't been the light that shone into his life, how dark would his life have been?

Meanwhile, in the guest room, another Ye Jinghe was also asking the maid about his relationship with Ye Jingchen.

It's obvious that the other version of himself has a very strange attitude towards Ye Jingchen; he's a variable.

“Our prince has a very good relationship with His Highness the Crown Prince. It can be said that His Highness raised the prince personally. He used to live with His Highness in the East Palace. It was only in the last two years that he left the palace to establish his own residence.”

Even if our prince leaves the palace to build his own residence, the prince's residence will still retain the crown prince's courtyard, and the crown prince will occasionally stay in the prince's residence.

"The two young ladies in charge of the manor, Fangxi and Fangrui, grew up serving the prince in the Eastern Palace. Both of them have explained that the manor has two masters, oh, now there are three. We must put His Highness the Crown Prince first."

“Our prince…”

The maid said a lot, but Ye Jinghe only extracted one important piece of information from it: she had been brought back to the East Palace by Ye Jingchen since she was a child and was raised by Ye Jingchen. No wonder she would protect Ye Jingchen so much.

It has to be said that Ye Jingchen was truly shrewd.

However, he recalled the Ye Jingchen in his memory, that insidious, selfish, arrogant fool, did he really have such cunning?

Moreover, the Ye Jingchen he knows now is so different from the Ye Jingchen he remembers that he can hardly recognize him.

Furthermore, aren't Ye Jingchen and Xie Chang'an sworn enemies? How did they end up together? Xie Chang'an seems to be completely obedient to Ye Jingchen; has he been bewitched or lost his mind?

This world is too absurd, too unreal, it must all be fake!

“We are both real, except that you are me from another world,” Ye Jinghe said to his other self after figuring it out.

Ye Jinghe didn't understand the concept of 'world', but he understood what Ye Jinghe wanted to express.

He felt an unusual surge of curiosity about this completely different version of himself.

“Can you tell me about you and your brother?” he asked.

When Ye Jingchen was mentioned again, his expression became quite calm.

However, he was facing another version of himself. No matter how well he concealed it, Ye Jinghe could still see his true inner state through his eyes.

The person I am now is someone who has been tormented by neurotoxins for more than a decade.

Ye Jinghe himself had been tormented by the poison before, and knew that this poison would bring him pain every moment, and that this pain struck straight to his soul.

Ye Jinghe was once again grateful that he had met his brother.

His memory was already better than that of ordinary people, let alone things related to his brother; he remembered every detail.

If it were someone else, he definitely wouldn't be willing to share these things, but now that he's facing another version of himself, Ye Jinghe is quite happy to share.

He began by recounting their first encounter in the Imperial Garden, telling his alter ego every detail of his relationship with his brother, from afternoon until night, and from midnight until dawn.

Having stayed up all night and talked all night, and having drunk several pots of tea to soothe his throat, Ye Jinghe was still full of energy in the morning, with no sign of fatigue on his face.

The other Ye Jinghe was also awake, listening silently the whole time.

It turns out that all he needed was redemption to live a completely different life.

But why was it this person who was saved, and not him?

Why did he struggle to survive for half his life but never meet such a person?

As dawn broke, Ye Jinghe finally brought the conversation to a close; he had to go back and have breakfast with his brother.

Yesterday, in order to tell his other self about his brother, he didn't even have dinner with his brother.

"Jinghe, why are you in even worse shape than yesterday? Did you stay up all night again? Staying up late is bad for your health. Don't take your youth for granted and not take your health seriously." Ye Jingchen glanced at Ye Jinghe and noticed that he was not in good condition, so he lectured him.

Ye Jinghe hadn't felt tired at first, but after Ye Jingchen said that, he really started to feel exhausted.

"I'll go rest after I finish breakfast," he obediently agreed.

"What did you do last night?" Ye Jingchen asked.

“I talked to him all night,” Ye Jinghe said.

"You guys actually have so much to talk about?" Ye Jingchen found it somewhat novel. You see, before this, Ye Jinghe would never speak properly to anyone except him. He would either be sarcastic or sparing with words. Talking all night like this was something he would never have dared to imagine before.

"It's mainly me who's talking," Ye Jinghe said with a smile to Ye Jingchen.

However, the other party listened very attentively.

He could sense that his other self was also very interested in these things.

If this can dispel his hostility towards his brother, it would be a good thing. He hopes that his other self can also like his brother as much as he does.

After dinner, Ye Jinghe went to catch up on his sleep.

Not long after, Mr. Li visited.

Ye Jingchen and Xie Chang'an accompanied him to the guest room to examine another Ye Jinghe.

After seeing Ye Jinghe, Mr. Li exclaimed to Ye Jingchen, "There really are two people in this world who are so similar, they're practically twins."

Ye Jingchen thought to himself that they were even closer than twins, since twins are two different people, while they were the same person.

Upon seeing Ye Jingchen, Ye Jinghe's gaze remained fixed on him, never wavering.

This is the person who redeemed another version of himself.

Another version of himself had told him countless times that his brother's hands were broad and gentle, his brother's embrace was also gentle, and there was his brother's gaze, his brother's voice, his brother's comfort and encouragement...

The other self might not know how many times he called out "brother" from afternoon to evening. Ye Jinghe counted for him, and even after counting to a thousand, the other self was still saying "brother." Ye Jinghe was too lazy to keep counting.

Brother complex is terrifying.

Moreover, his ability to brainwash people with brother complex is top-notch. For example, when he sees Ye Jingchen now, he doesn't find him annoying at first, but wants to call him "brother".

That won't do; he can't let himself be influenced by another version of himself.

He withdrew his gaze and closed his eyes.

Mr. Li took his pulse, and the process took an unprecedentedly long time.

"How is he?" Ye Jingchen asked hurriedly after Mr. Li finished taking his pulse.

“It’s a miracle he hasn’t gone mad yet, given how deeply he’s been poisoned, but he could go mad at any moment,” Mr. Li said after glancing at Ye Jinghe.

Ye Jinghe heard it, but he didn't even blink.