Chapter 446 The Final Chapter (Part 2) The End (Part 2)...

Final Chapter (Part 2):

Ye Qingxi looked at the smile on his face and slowly smiled back.

“I know,” he said.

Since he came into this world, since he met the people around him, his family, this is the principle he knows best.

Ye Qingxi came alone, but left with three people and a dog.

Grandpa Feng, accompanied by his driver and Aristotle, returned to City X.

That evening, Ye Qingxi invited him to their home for dinner.

Grandpa Feng did not refuse. After having dinner with Feng Que and Mu Shaowu, he and Ye Qingxi took Aristotle for a walk on the path in the villa area.

When he arrived at Mu Feng's house, he took Aristotle's leash, sent Ye Qingxi back first, and went inside to see Mu Feng.

Mu Feng was reading in his study, and Cotton Candy was lying on his lap.

He would touch the marshmallow every time he turned a page.

Grandpa Feng knocked on the door and went inside.

Mu Feng looked up and, seeing it was him, was somewhat surprised. "Why did you suddenly come back?"

"Xiao Xi came to see me. I had just finished dealing with some things, so I came back with him."

He sat down on the sofa in the study. "Originally, I planned to come back after spring."

Mu Feng nodded. Winters here are quite cold.

"I really didn't expect you to agree so readily."

Mu Feng naturally knew what he was talking about, just as even if Old Master Feng didn't say it, he knew why Ye Qingxi had come to see him.

He touched the marshmallow on his leg. The marshmallow tilted its head back and stared at him with its bright, clear blue eyes, looking innocent, sweet, and adorable.

Actually, he hadn't expected Mu Feng to think that way.

but……

"There will always be people in this world you never expect," he said softly.

There will always be someone who makes an exception for you.

Grandpa Feng nodded.

"To be honest, you're quite different from what I initially thought," Old Master Feng said, looking at him.

Mu Feng raised his head and looked at him. He said, "Your thoughts are quite different from mine."

The two of them laughed at that moment.

Mu Feng leaned back in his chair and felt the cotton candy lick his palm.

Outside the door, Aristotle was scratching at it, trying to get into the place he couldn't enter.

The Mu family and Old Master Feng knew about it, and naturally, Qin Yuan knew as well.

Qin Cheng told him about it, and Qin Yuan was stunned for a long time before she could believe it.

If Qin Yuan hadn't known that her nephew was someone who never joked, she would have suspected he was joking.

As a straight man, he doesn't really understand why men would like other men.

However, this is not uncommon in the Mu family. He is only an uncle, not a father, so there is even less need for him to change his nephew's sexual orientation.

Of course, it's also estimated that it can't be turned back.

Qin Cheng had never cared so much about anyone his age other than Ye Qingxi.

"Alright," Qin Yuan said. "Whatever you like."

Afterwards, Qin Yuan sent Ye Qingxi a WeChat message.

Twelve hours had passed since Qin Cheng and he came out of the closet. Qin Yuan belatedly realized that he had now truly become Ye Qingxi's uncle.

Qin Yuan found it somewhat amusing and said, "It seems you're destined to call me uncle."

Ye Qingxi knew from his WeChat message that he already knew and had accepted the matter well.

He laughed, thinking to himself, "That's really true."

Even if Qin Yuan didn't tell him to "just call me uncle" when he was a child, he should call her uncle now.

So he replied: 【Uncle.】

Qin Yuan replied with a smile: 【Okay~】

After notifying everyone who needed to be notified, Ye Qingxi breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to meet up with her friends.

[Dinner on Saturday!] Ye Qingxi posted in his childhood friends' group chat: [My brother and I are treating!]

Zhong Yan: [?? Another treat?]

Ye Qingxi: [Celebrating my brother and I successfully coming out!]

Pei Liang: 【！！！】

Kang Cong: 【！！！】

Zhong Yan: [No way, you guys released it already?!]

Ye Qingxi: [Yes, we've finished distributing to everyone!]

Pei Liang: [It's all out?! Your grandfather knows too?]

Ye Qingxi: [Of course.]

Pei Liang: [What did he say?]

Ye Qingxi: [My grandpa loves me so much, of course he said yes!]

Ye Qingxi exclaimed happily, "My grandpa loves me so much! So much!"

Pei Liang: ...I felt it.

Pei Liang glanced silently at her boyfriend, "Do you really think your grandfather can love him that much?"

Zhong Yan chuckled, "Of course my grandfather can treat me well, but as for you..."

He raised an eyebrow. "That's not necessarily true."

Pei Liang: ...I really hope that Grandpa Zhong loves him a lot too! A lot!

The five of them gathered together again and had dinner.

Zhong Yan asked curiously, "How did you come out of the closet?"

"It's fine as it is," Ye Qingxi said. "Just say it directly."

"Should I kneel?"

"I knelt down before my dad and my daddy, but they helped me up very quickly."

"And what about your grandfather?"

Ye Qingxi shook her head, "Then I didn't."

His grandfather would definitely not tolerate him kneeling, so he didn't dare to kneel.

Pei Liang silently looked at Qin Cheng.

Qin Cheng: ...

Qin Cheng could only say, "I kneel."

“I knew it,” Pei Liang said.

Qin Cheng is the older brother, the one who fell in love first, and the grandson of Old Master Mu. How could he not kneel?

Pei Liang pondered, "Then I guess I'll have to kneel too."

Zhong Yan looked at him and said, "What, is kneeling before my grandfather an insult to you?!"

"How could that be?" Pei Liang said kindly, "It's my honor!"

Ye Qingxi: "Tsk tsk tsk."

Pei Liang: ...

Pei Liang stuffed a chicken wing into his mouth, silencing his teasing tone.

Ye Qingxi, while eating the chicken wing he fed her, offered him and Zhong Yan some advice, "Once your grandfathers find out about us, you can come out. With someone like us setting an example, you two will be nothing compared to us!"

Zhong Yan: ...That's true.

"But didn't you say we'd talk about it in three years? It's only been six months!"

Ye Qingxi: "Isn't that feeling guilty?"

He said, "My family has been so good to me, so is it appropriate for me to keep my relationship a secret from them? Is that reasonable? I'm afraid that if I wait three years before letting them know, they will think I don't trust them."

Zhong Yan and Pei Liang, who had kept it a secret for so long: ...

The two looked at each other and felt that two big words were engraved on their foreheads: unfilial piety.

I already had a feeling that when I came out, I would definitely be compared to others.

I really wish them both good luck.

"Then congratulations on your successful coming out!" Kang Cong said, then looked at Pei Liang and Zhong Yan, "I also wish you both success in coming out."

"I hope so," Pei Liang said.

Zhong Yan nodded as well.

"Cheers." Kang Cong raised his glass.

Ye Qingxi then raised her hand as well.

With a "crack," five glasses collided, like the crisp laughter of childhood memories, mingling with the bubbles of time and melting into the long river of life.

After dinner, Qin Cheng took Ye Qingxi home.

When they saw each other off at the door, the two held hands, looking rather reluctant to part.

Seeing that no one was in the courtyard, Ye Qingxi leaned in and kissed Qin Cheng on the lips.

Qin Cheng embraced him and deepened the kiss.

Not far away, Mu Shaowu, who had just returned from Old Master Feng's house with Feng Que, exclaimed: !!

Mu Shaowu immediately pulled Feng Que behind a tree.

He curiously peeked out, but after seeing what was happening, he quickly pulled his head back in, heartbroken!

How could his perfectly healthy son be dating?!

They're even kissing here!

He wasn't mentally prepared yet!

"Do you think this is their first time?" Mu Shaowu asked Feng Que in a low voice.

What do you think?

Mu Shaowu: ...

Mu Shaowu sighed, "Now I understand why my dad looked at you like that back then!"

Although the other party was Qin Cheng, his brother's son, and his good nephew, he still had a subtle feeling that his little cabbage had been eaten by a pig.

Phoenix Palace: ...

Feng Que silently looked at the sky. He understood now, let alone his wife.

Looking at it this way, his father-in-law has had a tough time too.

"Tell me, if Xiaoxi and her husband get married and move to your dad's place in the future, do you think your dad will be able to stand seeing them like this?"

Mu Shaowu: ...

Mu Shaowu looked at his lover.

"Given Xiaoxi's personality, she probably wouldn't do that in front of her grandfather."

"What if your dad, like us, stumbled upon this by accident?"

"Then I can only wish my dad good luck," Mu Shaowu said. "After all, the two of them are a real couple now."

Feng Que nodded, "I wish the young couple and the old man good luck."

"Of course," Mu Shaowu snorted. "My son has always had a very good life."

After he finished speaking, he added, "My dad is also lucky to have such a filial son like me and such a thoughtful grandson like Xiaoxi."

“Of course, you’re lucky too.” He looked at Feng Que.

Feng Que smiled, "That's true."

Three days later, Zhong Yan and Pei Liang came out to their families.

With Ye Qingxi and Qin Cheng as examples, Grandpa Zhong and Grandpa Pei were indeed not traumatized and suffered heart attacks.

Although they were shocked, they managed to calm their hearts down.

only……

"What do you like about him?" Old Master Zhong couldn't understand. "What's so good about Pei Liang?"

"Besides being handsome, academically gifted, and from a wealthy family, he grew up with you and has always been tolerant and caring towards you. What good qualities does he have that made you fall for him?"

Zhong Yan: ...Is this what you call having no merits?

On the other side, Old Master Pei said with a headache, "You really want to be on par with Xiao Xi in everything?"

"When you were little, he was first in his class, and you were first in your class too. Then you tied for first place in the middle school entrance exam. And then in the college entrance exam, you were one in arts and one in science, and you were shoulder to shoulder again, becoming the top scorers. Now Xiaoxi is dating Qin Cheng, and you're dating Zhong Yan right away. Is it really necessary to be so symmetrical?"

Pei Liang: ...

Pei Liang looked at him, "Is it possible that Zhong Yan and I talked first?"

Grandpa Pei: "Wasn't it Xiaoxi and the others who were supposed to talk first?"

"Of course not. Xiao Xi and the others just came out early. Xiao Yan and I came out much earlier than them. When we were talking, Qin Cheng was still secretly in love with her. Later, Xiao Xi found out that Qin Cheng liked her and came to find us. After we talked, he decided to give Qin Cheng a try."

Grandpa Pei: !!!

Grandpa Pei quickly covered his mouth.

Pei Liang: ? ? ?

"Keep your voice down," Old Master Pei advised him. "If your Grandpa Mu finds out you've been helping them get together, you'll be beheaded!"

Pei Liang: ...

That evening, the "Elderly F4" group, which had maintained harmony for half their lives, erupted into their first battle under the setting sun.

The battle was deliberately provoked by Grandpa Zhong.

Grandpa Zhong nitpicked at the profile picture Grandpa Pei had been using for over a year, saying, "How pretentious!"

Grandpa Zhong: [How can there be such a pretentious person in our group!]

Old Master Pei retorted, unconvinced: "If you're so capable, then pretend!"

Grandpa Zhong: [The old ones are pretentious, and the young ones are pretentious too. Your family just produces a lot of pretentious weirdos!]

Grandpa Pei: [What, you're not pretending because you don't want to?]

Grandpa Zhong: [I don't have as many schemes as your grandson! Those dense lines are like your pride!]

Grandpa Pei: [That's because my grandson is smart! And is your grandson any better? So spoiled!]

Grandpa Zhong: [So what if we're rich and want to spoil our grandson?! If you're so capable, tell your grandson not to be spoiled!]

Grandpa Pei: [So what if I want to spoil my grandson?! So what if my grandson is smart and I want to spoil him?!]

Grandpa Zhong: [Aaaaaah, Pei Ying, you bastard!]

Grandpa Pei: [So you spent the first half of your life as a friend of bastards, and now that you're old, you're going to be their in-law.]

Grandpa Zhong: !!!

Grandpa Zhong was almost driven to his death by his old friend and new in-laws.

Grandpa Kang asked in confusion, "What are you two doing?"

He asked his friend, "@Mufeng, can you understand this?"

Mu Feng: [Pei Liang and Zhong Yan are together.]

Grandpa Kang: !!!

Grandpa Kang was shocked: "Weren't Xiao Xi and Xiao Cheng together?"

Mu Feng: [That was news from four days ago.]

Grandpa Kang: ...

Grandpa Kang thought it was terrifying, the world was too crazy, how come all his old friends' grandsons were gay!

Four days ago, he casually remarked that he wondered when these young rascals would start dating, as they were still single. Suddenly, his old friend announced: "[Xiao Xi is no longer single] [Xiao Xi and Xiao Cheng are dating]", causing a stir in the group chat.

I waited sixty seconds before daring to ask him for details.

Now!

Four days later!

How come his two other old friends are getting married?!

Grandpa Kang: [So now, Xiao Cong is the only one who's single?]

Grandpa Zhong thought for a moment and decided: "That's not necessarily true."

Grandpa Pei nodded: "Maybe he's been talking about it too, but he's keeping it from you!"

Grandpa Zhong: [Exactly, those little rascals are probably itching to get back to work!]

Grandpa Pei: [That's right! They're keeping it from each other. Nobody tells anyone, not even us grandfathers.]

Grandpa Kang: ...Ah, this

Wait a minute, Grandpa Kang realized: "You two aren't arguing anymore? You're actually quite in sync, taking turns like that."

Grandpa Zhong: !!!

Grandpa Zhong: [Who's in sync with him?!]

Grandpa Pei: [Don't lower my IQ.]

Grandpa Zhong: [Pei Ying, you're asking for it, aren't you!]

Grandpa Pei: [You talk as if you could beat me!]

The two old men started arguing again.

Mu Feng: ...

Mu Feng looked at the two people on his WeChat who were both so old, yet were still arguing like elementary school kids, and silently put away his phone.

But it's alright, he thought. If Zhong Yan and Pei Liang are destined to like boys, then it's better for them to like boys that they, as elders, have watched grow up. At least they know each other well and are a good match.

On the other end, Grandpa Kang looked at the profile picture of his childhood friend.

Okay, now Ye Qingxi likes boys, Zhong Yan likes boys, Pei Liang likes boys, so what about his grandson?

I wonder if his grandson also likes boys!

The more Grandpa Kang thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

The saying goes, "One is influenced by one's company." He's surrounded by homosexuals; how can he remain untainted and not join them?

Moreover, his last relationship was in college. Since breaking up after graduating, he hasn't dated anyone in recent years, and he ignores any introductions his family makes to him.

Then, remembering that Kang Cong had moved out of the old house in the past two years, and that he used to leave early and return late at night, Grandpa Kang was so frightened that he called Kang Cong back that very night.

He coaxed, "I know about Xiao Xi, Qin Cheng, Zhong Yan, and Pei Liang, so just confess."

Kang Cong: Huh? ???

What kind of job are you hiring?

"Did you talk about it too?" Grandpa Kang looked at him. "Don't worry, speak up boldly, Grandpa won't be angry."

Kang Cong: ? ? ?

"What do I have to talk about?"

"My boyfriend!"

"No!" Kang Cong exclaimed, confused. "How am I dating someone? I'm straight!"

Grandpa Kang was very suspicious, "The four of you have been playing together since you were little, and you even wanted to buy the same clothes. Now they all have boyfriends, but you don't?"

"Of course I didn't!" Kang Cong said. "Didn't I show you photos of my ex-girlfriend?"

"You dated your girlfriend in your freshman year, but you only showed her to me in your junior year!"

"And what's more!" he said, "you haven't dated anyone since you broke up with her, and you haven't gone on any of the introductions your family has made!"

"That's because I don't want to go."

"Then why did you suddenly move out of my place? Before you moved out, you were leaving early and coming home late. Wasn't that because you wanted to have more time and space with him?"

Kang Cong: ...

Kang Cong felt utterly wronged!

"Of course it's because I'm busy! I have to go to work! And I moved out to be closer to the company so I can sleep in a little longer. It's not that I'm hiding a beautiful woman away from you."

"Really didn't talk?" Old Master Kang looked at him. "Is it because Xiao Xi, Xiao Cheng, Xiao Yan, and Xiao Liang all talked to people close to them, while you talked to more ordinary people? So you're afraid I'll object, and even though they've all confessed now, you don't dare to confess."

Kang Cong: ...

Kang Cong was in despair.

"Okay, I'll go on a blind date next week," he said. "Now you'll believe me, right?"

Grandpa Kang was surprised by this unexpected joy.

Of course he believed it!

"You said it."

"I said it."

"Okay, then next week, I'll have your mom pick out the best one for you in every way."

Kang Cong: ...

Kang Cong nodded silently.

After leaving, he messaged his friends: "[Wait, why is it that when you guys come out, I'm the one who gets hurt in the end?]"

Kang Cong: [In ancient times, one generation planted trees so that another could enjoy the shade; now, one generation comes out as gay so that the next suffers!]

Zhong Yan asked in confusion, "How did you get into this mess?"

Kang Cong: [I'm going on a blind date next week! A blind date! Do you even know what a blind date is?!]

Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?

Ye Qingxi: ...

Ye Qingxi was both amused and exasperated. She sent him a hug emoji and a red envelope.

Ye Qingxi: [To comfort you.]

Zhong Yan also sent a red envelope: 【I'll reimburse you.】

Pei Liang: [Maybe you've found someone you like?]

Kang Cong: [Impossible!]

Kang Cong scoffed, "What I want is a resonance of souls, not this kind of formalism!"

Ye Qingxi: Then you'd better be!

Spring passed and autumn came, and Ye Qingxi picked up her pen again to prepare to write a script.

That day, he and Qin Cheng went out to see a movie, but unexpectedly saw Kang Cong and a girl walking out side by side in front of the shopping mall not far away.

The girl was very pretty and delicate. She laughed, probably talking to Kang Cong about something interesting. Her eyes curved like a new moon, and she looked very sweet.

Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?

What's going on?

Ye Qingxi quickly snapped a photo with her phone.

After getting home that evening, I posted it in the group chat, and Aitekang Congdao commented: "Aren't you going to explain?"

Zhong Yan asked curiously, "Girlfriend??"

Pei Liang: [Wow~]

Kang Cong: ...

Kang Cong explained: "[She's not his girlfriend; the situation is a bit complicated. I'm kind of his fake boyfriend.]"

Zhong Yan: [???]

Kang Cong: [Just doing me a favor.]

Pei Liang: [? ? ?]

Kang Cong: [Really, it's mainly about helping those in need when you see injustice.]

Ye Qingxi: To be honest, he's seen this before in this episode. The last person to say something like that was his dad and his daddy, and we all know what happened after that.

Over there, Kang Cong was still saying: "There's really nothing between us. She said I'm not her type!"

Zhong Yan defended him, saying, "[How could that be?! You're good-looking! You come from a good family! You have a good temper too! She's probably just saying that because she's afraid you won't want to be her fake boyfriend. If you weren't really her type, why would she let you play her boyfriend? Wouldn't that be asking for trouble? Why doesn't she just find anyone from the acting department? She definitely thinks you're more suitable and more to her liking!]"

Kang Cong: ...Really?

Kang Cong stroked his chin, deep in thought.

Soon, winter arrived with the first snow, and the second snowfall finally came just as winter was about to leave.

Cotton Candy and Aristotle played happily in the yard, leaving behind a trail of footprints, big and small.

Ye Qingxi and Mu Ge were playing with snowballs on the side.

Grandpa Feng and Mu Feng watched them through the floor-to-ceiling window, their eyes unconsciously smiling.

That New Year, Grandpa Feng received a very large jade phoenix.

Before this, Ye Qingxi had actually given him a jade phoenix, but that one was nowhere near as big as this one.

Just a few months ago, Ye Qingxi saw this jade carving at an auction house and bought it without hesitation.

The emerald green jade is translucent and lustrous, depicting a phoenix spreading its wings and its flowing tail feathers—an indescribable beauty.

As Grandpa Feng watched, his eyes were filled with undisguised satisfaction and joy.

He looked at Ye Qingxi, gently touched his face, and pulled him into his arms.

For the next six months, Grandpa Feng spent most of his time here, staying by Ye Qingxi's side.

In the spring, they would take Aristotle and Cotton Candy for walks in the nearby park, and in the summer, they would watch Aristotle play in their own swimming pool.

Cotton Candy fluttered happily around the courtyard chasing butterflies. Occasionally, it would catch Ye Qingxi or Mu Feng, then lie down at their feet and roll over so they could pet it.

Before you know it, Ye Qingxi's birthday has arrived again.

The phoenix's parents rushed back again.

As always, Grandpa Pei and his family attended his birthday banquet.

Pei Liang and the others arrived at Mu Feng's villa before their grandfather.

Young Mu Ge, carrying a camera, happily took pictures of them as they entered.

He is over four years old, an age when he is curious about everything.

Lately, he has become exceptionally curious and interested in taking photos.

Ye Qingxi taught him a few things and gave him her unused camera to play with.

The camera, worth hundreds of thousands, became Mu Ge's child's toy.

He would hug and pat them every day. Today he would pat his parents, tomorrow he would pat Ye Qingxi and Mu Feng, and the day after tomorrow he would take close-up photos of Cotton Candy and Aristotle.

Now, it's Ye Qingxi's birthday.

Mu Shaoting teased him, "Maybe I can't be a good recorder for my brother's birthday and help him record this wonderful day."

Mu Ge didn't quite understand what a recorder was, but he understood the second half of the sentence, so he raised his chubby little hand and said, "Okay, okay! Okay, okay!"

"Okay, then good luck, Coco!"

"Mm." Mu Ge nodded seriously.

Therefore, he kept moving around every corner of the house, taking pictures here and there.

Kang Cong looked at him and asked in confusion, "Is your brother planning to follow in your footsteps and go into filmmaking too?"

Ye Qingxi chuckled, "Of course not, he just likes taking pictures now, so my aunt asked him to take some photos for me today."

"Really?" Upon hearing this, Kang Cong deliberately called out to Mu Ge, "Little Coco, stop taking pictures of the cotton candy, come and take pictures of me and your brother."

"Okay." Mu Ge patted Cotton Candy's head and coaxed it, "I'll come and pat you again in a little while~"

He turned around and ran towards Kang Cong and Ye Qingxi.

Around six o'clock, people gradually arrived.

Seeing everyone stand up, seemingly preparing to go eat, Mu Ge quickly raised her little hand again and shouted, "Group photo! Group photo!"

His voice was sweet and childlike, but what he said was very logical: "It's still light out now, how about we take a picture with our brother before we eat? Otherwise it will be dark later and the picture won't look as good."

He was the youngest in the room, and apart from Ye Qingxi and the others, everyone else was his elder. Seeing him looking at them expectantly, they naturally wouldn't refuse.

“Okay,” Ye Qingxi, the birthday girl, was the first to speak.

Mu Ge laughed and skipped over to take his hand.

They took a picture together in the yard.

Ye Qingxi smiled happily. Mu Feng was sitting to his right, and Old Master Feng was sitting to his left. Feng's parents sat next to Old Master Feng, while Old Master Pei and the others sat next to Mu Feng.

Mu Shaowu stood directly behind Ye Qingxi, and in a childlike manner, he stretched out his index and middle fingers to make two peace signs and placed them on Ye Qingxi's head, as if he were putting rabbit ears on him.

Seeing this, Mu Shaoyan took advantage of Mu Shaowu's inattention, reached his hand behind Mu Shaowu's back, and slowly raised it to make a V-sign above Mu Shaowu's head.

Mu Shaoting readily agreed and extended a hand as well. The siblings worked together seamlessly to complete the plan of putting rabbit ears on their second brother.

Mu Zheng smiled but didn't say anything.

Pei Liang and Zhong Yan were holding hands.

Qin Cheng silently watched Ye Qingxi.

"Okay." Mu Ge put the camera away and ran into Mu Shaoting's arms.

"Three, two, one," he counted down.

Then he shouted at the top of his lungs: "Cheese!"

The last rays of the setting sun shone down on Ye Qingxi's face.

His smile was bright and dazzling, as if light itself grew on his face.

At this moment, Ye Qingxi felt a tangible sense of happiness and fulfillment.

At the age of five, he came into this world naked, with his soul, his only soul.

He had no expectations.

He had no love or hate.

He lay in this body that didn't belong to him, quietly waiting for death.

Now, at twenty-five, he has it all.

Family, friendship, and love.

Career, ideals, ambitions.

He was full of anticipation.

He has a clear sense of right and wrong.

He lives in this body that has long been one with him, indulging in the beauty of the world.

When Ye Qingxi was fourteen years old, he made a wish in front of his birthday cake: he hoped that his parents would love him, and love him more.

Seventeen-year-old Ye Qingxi stood in front of her birthday cake, but didn't know what to wish for. In the end, she could only blow out the candles on the cake in a hollow voice.

Now, Ye Qingxi is looking at the cake in front of her.

In a daze, he recalled the cake he received when he first came to the Mu family when he was five years old.

Back then, the cake read: "Welcome Home".

On that day, he returned to the home that truly belonged to him.

Ye Qingxi closed his eyes and sincerely made his wish for his 25th birthday: he hoped that the people he loved and the people who loved him would be happy forever.

He hoped that his grandfather, great-grandfather, and all his family members could live a long, long life.

He hoped that if there were an afterlife, they would meet again.

He was willing to give everything for this; he only hoped that, if there were an afterlife, they could continue to be family.

Ye Qingxi opened her eyes and blew out the candle forcefully.

A round of applause erupted instantly.

Kang Cong whistled in celebration.

Mu Shaoyan insisted on putting a golden paper crown on Ye Qingxi's head.

Mu Shaowu, being very protective of his own, said, "Why don't you wear it yourself?"

Mu Zheng helped take the cake plate.

Mu Shaoting then called Ye Qingxi to cut the cake.

Ye Qingxi smiled as she looked at them, then smiled back at Mu Feng, who was watching the scene with the same tenderness as she was.

Not far away, fireworks went off. Cotton Candy curiously ran to the French windows and looked up at the colorful fireworks in the sky.

Aristotle lay down behind it, using his paws to grab its occasionally swaying tail.

This is Ye Qingxi's 25th birthday on August 15th of the Gregorian calendar.

This is his twentieth year in this world.

The moon was very round that day.

Ye Qingxi had a happy reunion that day.