Chapter 2297 Losing and Gaining

Mu Ying was a little sad at first, but the eldest young master's words made her laugh, "Young Master, are you asking this seriously?"

"Of course I'm serious," he said, but he paused and added, "Forget it, don't tell me, or I'll feel upset when I hear it."

"Does the young master also get jealous of elementary school students?"

"Is he really a male classmate?"

His voice was quite loud and attracted the attention of the people around him. Mu Ying felt embarrassed and quickly said that she was a female classmate. However, when she was in school, many boys liked her and loved to follow her to and from school. It was true.

The young master placed his hand on her waist, pinched her as if to punish her, and then held her tighter in his arms.

Just like that, she leaned on the young master's broad and strong chest, and followed the bus through the streets and alleys of her hometown at a leisurely pace.

The memories of my childhood replayed before my eyes one by one, like a dream...

Passing by a business district with tall office buildings, she explained to the young master behind her with a hint of regret that there were no tall buildings here before, it was just a lawn.

The car drove further forward and passed a river. This small river had not changed at all, but the grandfather fishing on the river bank was no longer there...

The next stop was the cinema. Mu Ying pointed to the small street behind the cinema and told the young master that there were many snack stalls over there. When school was over early, she and her good friends would go to the snack stalls to buy fried mushrooms and fried lotus root boxes... Those were also the most delicious fried mushrooms and fried lotus root boxes she had ever eaten.

But now, at a glance, the street is neat and tidy, and the once messy but bustling snack stalls are nowhere to be found.

As she spoke, the street scene flashed before her eyes and was left behind by the bus.

Mu Ying's gaze remained there, looking at the once bustling snack street, as if she was looking for her former self.

She used to think that the snack street would exist forever, but she didn't know that nothing in the world can exist forever, including her happy little home.

But at that time, she was holding the most precious thing in the world in her hands without realizing it, and she naively thought that she and her parents would live like that forever.

She didn't know that in the near future, she would say goodbye to her parents and everything in this city forever...

All that happiness is nothing but a fantasy.

The young master gently rubbed the top of her head with his chin and said that he often had such thoughts, and every time such thoughts came up, he would think about his current life.

Suffering is not worth singing about, but suffering does not bring all bad experiences. It also allowed him to meet Aying and have everything he has now.

The young master paused and asked her in a low voice: "If you think about me, can it make you feel less regretful?"

After hearing his words, Mu Ying's sad mood was driven away again, and she looked at the young master with a smile.

There are indeed many regrets, but her life afterwards is not all bleak. She lost the most precious family affection, but gained equally precious love.

At that time, she really didn't expect that her parents would die, nor did she expect that in the near future, she would meet an older brother who looked super cold on the outside but was very gentle on the inside.

She would fall in love with him and eventually become his wife.

So they are losing and gaining at the same time...

The bus announced that the next stop was about to arrive, and in two more stops, we would be home.

I don’t know if the asphalt road in front of my house is still as smooth as before, and whether the acacia trees on the roadside have been cut down or are growing more lush...

The closer she gets to home, the more she feels timid. As she is about to return to her former home, Mu Ying's heart is filled with infinite bitterness and sorrow, and she is even a little afraid to go back.

If the young master had not followed her, she would probably have retreated, gotten off the car and returned to Haicheng.

But the young master came here with her from afar, and she couldn't let him make a wasted trip. Even if she was timid, she had to complete the journey.

The bus finally arrived at the station.

Mu Ying and the young master got out of the car, holding hands, and walked along the sidewalk towards home.

Neither of them was in a hurry, so they walked slowly as if they were taking a stroll, chatting softly.

The locust trees on both sides of the road are still there, but after more than ten years, their trunks have grown very thick.

She said that if you come here when the weather is warmer, this little street will be even more beautiful. The locust trees will be full of small flowers, one by one, one bunch after another. When the wind blows, the petals fall like snow, and the air is filled with sweet fragrance.

As she spoke, Mu Ying felt an infinite attachment to the past. She really wanted to go back to the past and see herself, her father and mother...

The young master said, whenever Aying wants to come, I can accompany you.

Mu Ying thought about it and shook her head.

The reason why she missed this place was not because the scenery here was so unique, but because her parents once lived here.

Her parents are both gone, and when she revisits the old place and sees that everything has changed and the people have changed, it only adds to her sadness.

Ten minutes later, the two walked into the villa area.

Chu Lingfeng looked at the row of small villas in front of him and asked Aying, "Is this the place?"

Ah Ying nodded and said, "Master, don't underestimate this place because it's just a townhouse. When I was a kid, anyone who could afford a house like this was considered quite wealthy."

Chu Lingfeng smiled and said, "I don't feel bad, I'm just imagining what it was like when you lived here before."

And he actually envied Aying in the past.

At least Aying had several years of happy time with his parents, but his childhood was far from being so bright and beautiful.

The happiest years were when Xiaoying and I lived in the countryside abroad, but at that time, they were hiding from people and leaving their hometown. Besides happiness, there were more worries and anxieties.

Later, a fire took away his only happiness. He lost his only relative and his beloved butler, and only burning hatred remained in his heart.

He moved into Mr. Xiao's large manor, and from then on the main theme of his life became revenge. Everything around him lost its original color and was shrouded in gloomy hatred.

Fortunately, he met this girl, who was like a clear stream, flowing through his heart day by day, finally washing away his dusty heart and freeing him from his paranoia.

So, who saved whom, him or Aying? It's hard to say.

As they were talking, they came to the door of a small white villa.

This is it.

Mu Ying pushed open the rusty black iron gate and walked into the front yard.

The yard had long been deserted, and the fallen leaves were swept into a pile by the wind and piled up in front of the corridor.

Walking on the rustling fallen leaves, they crossed the yard and came to the corridor. Mu Ying opened the entrance door of the villa with the key.