Chapter 16 "Marrying a 90s Girlfriend"

The initial emotions had subsided, but unexpectedly, Ye Xiqing changed the subject and brought it back.

Miao Shuangshuang felt very frustrated, but no one knew why she felt so frustrated.

Her rebirth was a secret known only to her. No matter how many secrets a person has, they won't feel anything is wrong until one day when she suddenly faced the risk of being exposed to the light of day, and then she realized and panicked.

She had to think about what she should do if others also knew about her rebirth and began to scrutinize her behavior after her rebirth, especially if that person was Ye Xiqing.

That must be so shameful; she could feel it just by imagining it.

Ye Xiqing will know how much she failed in her past life. In this life, in order to seize her opportunities, she steals away the richest man who originally belonged to her and wants to dump her original bankrupt husband on her.

She would find out that Miao Shuangshuang wasn't actually that great, not a big star she could rely on, but rather a creature like a rat in the gutter, doing bad things behind the scenes.

She couldn't say whether it was more painful to have her facade exposed or to be looked down upon by Ye Xiqing.

But just thinking about that possibility made her not want to continue living in this world...

Seeing Miao Shuangshuang's uneasy expression, Ye Xiqing smiled and said, "Forget it, maybe I'm overthinking it. I'm the kind of person who always likes to think about things that don't exist."

Miao Shuangshuang breathed a sigh of relief after realizing that Ye Xiqing was no longer pursuing the matter.

Having escaped unharmed, she immediately seized the opportunity and retorted, "Exactly! What do you mean my complexion is bad? Can't I just not have slept well? You're making such a big deal out of something so simple. Can't you be a little more positive?"

Ye Xiqing clasped her hands together in surrender: "Alright, alright, it was my fault. Shall we go home?"

Miao Shuangshuang paused, then went home?

At some point, her relationship with Ye Xiqing had become so simple that it had been reduced to simply going "home" together.

Two girls who sulked back-to-back in childhood resurfaced from distant memories, only to slowly fade away again.

That was a long time ago. They had grown up many years ago and only then did they realize that many 'grudges' could actually disappear on their own.

With everything seemingly settled, Miao Shuangshuang was suddenly overwhelmed with emotion and said, "Let's go home."

"But before I go home, I'd like to buy my mom a gold bracelet. Would you like to buy one for your mom too?"

"I want to, but I don't have the money right now."

"Then can I lend you some first?"

"Okay, thank you, Shuangshuang."

Miao Shuangshuang: ...

Is she crazy? Why did she bring up borrowing money? Ye Xiqing wouldn't refuse at all!

However, after the initial anger, a sense of joy arose within him. If Ye Xiqing didn't refuse, then let's pretend that all the grudges were wiped clean without her knowing.

...

When the two gold bracelets wrapped in red silk were presented to the two mothers, they were indeed very excited.

Yip Sai-ying held the weight in his hand with obvious delight, but said, "You're wasting money again. How much money do you have to afford to spend like this?"

Miao Shuangshuang never liked hearing such words, and made a move to snatch it: "If you don't want it, give it to me!"

Ye Shiying dodged with lightning speed, his agility belying his age. He glared at her with a strong voice and said, "I want it, so what?"

Miao Shuangshuang: ...

Then why did you do this to die?!

Compared to Yip Sai-ying, Yip Sai-mui was indeed a bit reserved.

She and Ye Xiqing had missed each other for so long that she no longer knew how to get along with her.

In the blink of an eye, Ye Xiqing has grown up. Facing her grown-up daughter, she always has a lot to say, but when the words are on the tip of her tongue, she doesn't know how to say them.

"Do you need me to help you put it on?" As Ye Shimei was overwhelmed with emotion, Ye Xiqing waved the bracelet in her hand in front of her.

Ye Shimei paused for a moment, then quickly nodded.

Ye Xiqing smiled, lowered her head, and slipped the bracelet onto her thin wrist.

As Ye Shimei watched her daughter's actions, tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

Even if I say it poorly, I should at least say something.

There's still so much time; even if we only say a little bit, it'll be enough to express all our feelings...

The two mothers, overjoyed at receiving the gifts, seemed to have boundless energy. Yip Sai-ying went all out and bought a huge table of dishes that they knew they couldn't possibly finish.

Now everyone uses round tables and there's no shortage of chairs, so there's no longer a position for the head of the household. Miao Shuangshuang can only sit on equal footing with everyone else.

After a while, the group started talking about how Lu's father had been found to have embezzled 120 million yuan and was probably doomed.

A moment later, the conversation turned to the fact that a certain famous director has a new movie to shoot.

They even occasionally talk about national affairs and the state of foreign trade.

After a good meal, people really feel very relaxed, and I wish this kind of leisure could last forever...

...

Thirty years later.

From landline phones to smartphones, people born in the 1990s could never have imagined such a change, but it only took them thirty years to truly enter this era.

In this information age, there are almost no secrets, so Ye Xiqing, the founder of Qingqing Winery, has become a figure that people talk about with great interest.

A 21-year-old illegitimate daughter, despised by everyone, with nothing and a bare house, breaks through her desperate situation with just an interview and a commercial, building the largest liquor group and accumulating incredible wealth.

With his forward-thinking vision, he has funded countless impoverished talents and invested in numerous emerging industries, officially topping the wealth list this year.

Some say she is a prodigy, while others say she benefited from the times. But regardless, this doesn't stop her from becoming a favorite celebrity for elementary school students to use in their essays.

But Ye Xiqing, who was hailed as a prodigy, did not dictate the world in his office, but instead tracked new products in the laboratory.

Even her assistant asked curiously, "Chairwoman Ye, are you still more interested in developing new wines?"

Ye Xiqing smiled slightly, but the loss of collagen in her face made her seem less approachable.

The team members are already familiar with her and are no longer intimidated by her "unparalleled aura" like when she first arrived; they just know she's smiling.

"Handling company affairs is like constantly dealing with 1+1=2 problems. It's fun at the beginning, but it's not as good as calculating 1+1=2 most of the time. On the other hand, researching new wines at least offers different flavors."

The assistant chuckled. Is this the world of the strong?

She really wanted to use such a relaxed tone to comment on such a large wealth group!

After joking with her assistant, Ye Xiqing examined the experimental results and took a small sip after completing the safety test.

Over the years, practice has made her proficient, and she can now skillfully taste the different layers of flavor in wine. After gaining insights, she spreads out her notebook and scribbles them down.

Just then, a long-lost voice rang out: "Host, the time has come. You should leave this world."

Ye Xiqing stopped writing.

Since Lu Jing'an went bankrupt along with the Lu family and never recovered, Gu Pengfei did not become the richest man in the country. On the contrary, after she became the new richest man, the system became much quieter.

Its sudden appearance is to announce to her that the mission is complete.

Ye Xiqing had been waiting for this day for a long time, but she was not flustered. She closed her notebook and smiled, "Okay, I'm also bored with this world. I can leave anytime."

"I'm just a little curious, what will happen to this world after I leave, when there's no 'protagonist' left?"

"Heh." The system chuckled softly.

It watched Ye Xiqing in silence. As a system, it should never discuss such topics with its host.

But in this world, Ye Xiqing's provocation caused it to become somewhat psychologically unbalanced, so at the end, it suddenly wanted to give Ye Xiqing a "surprise".

Then the system slowly asked, "Host, what will happen after you finish reading a book?"

"The story has ended. Although the characters in the story are still looking forward to what will happen next, the pages outside the story have come to an end."

"So at this point, the book has only two possible endings: either it is discarded on the bookshelf and buried in dust, or it is read by a different person and becomes a new book."

"No matter who reads it, the content of this book will not change. No matter how unique the reader's annotations are, when the pages are closed, it will still be the same old book, unchanged."

"Nothing has a beginning, and nothing has an end. Isn't that interesting?"

Ye Xiqing was silent for a moment, then looked at the system: "So, when I leave, this world will reset?"

“That’s right,” the system replied with a smile.

"There are always people trying to find meaning in a cyclical world, but when they discover the truth of the world, they realize that nothing is meaningful."

Miao Shuangshuang is still that vicious female supporting character, and "Ye Xiqing" is still that penniless person. They are still a pair of fighting beasts in the arena.

No matter how much Ye Xiqing hates those two male leads, they are still the center of the world. When Ye Xiqing leaves, she will start a brand new life.

Isn't it funny? Turns out, all that effort resulted in nothing changing at all!

Ye Xiqing looked up, her face showing no anger, and smiled, "What does that have to do with me? I just need to live my life well. My score in this life shouldn't be low, right?"

system:……

It broke down again. Ye Xiqing didn't follow the script given by the system at all, and the score she gave was actually not low!

"It's a pretty interesting story. I never thought it could unfold like this. It's quite good."

"I feel so good, even better than before! But why is the male lead richer than me? He should just get out of here too! This is awesome!"

"What am I going to do if I fall in love with Miao Shuangshuang in this reincarnation? I might not be able to watch her play the villain anymore, sob sob sob."

"Keep it up, the new storyline is amazing! Five stars!"

...

Thus, Ye Xiqing's unconventional approach actually earned her an A-level rating, with a total score of 36,789.

The system strained to keep itself from losing its composure: "Congratulations, host, you've achieved excellent results!"

It's like a gambler who has lost everything, using his last bit of strength to utter malicious words, trying to wound the one who seems to be immune to being hurt at the last moment.

"Now, say goodbye to this world properly. After all, once you leave, everything in this world will be irrelevant to you."