Yinzhen put down her teacup and stood up.
"You didn't have to do this! I really don't understand you. If you wanted to wait for her to come back, shouldn't you have lived longer?"
Jinqian didn't understand why, knowing full well that the person she was waiting for was a demon with a long lifespan, she would still do something that would shorten her own lifespan.
Should we attach importance to it or not?
Or perhaps he values something different?
Yin Huaizhu lowered her eyes, her fingertips tracing the edge of the carved wooden plaque, the edge of which was smooth.
His eyebrows and eyes were as gentle as melted water.
"It's because she's a demon that I'm afraid it won't be enough time, that I won't be able to wait."
For her, the years in this world passed in the blink of an eye.
But for Yin Huaizhu, it was a long life.
He was afraid he wouldn't be able to wait to see her one more time.
"You might not believe it, but all I wanted to do was see her one more time, just one more time."
Yin Huaizhu slowly placed the carved wooden plaque in her hand into a wooden box.
Long, slender, pale fingers traced the edge of the wooden box.
"But when I saw her, it felt like a light was ignited in my heart. And now, I want to spend this time with her. Actually, I just want her to keep me company."
The wooden box was just the right size, big enough to hold a bead and a wooden plaque.
Yin Huaizhu's fingertips traced the carved patterns on the wooden plaque.
This is something he has never been separated from for 21 years.
Human rights, status, and money are nothing but fleeting clouds to him, and he doesn't even care about his own life.
But these two things are different.
He got to where he is now only because of her.
Yin Huaizhu closed the box.
It was as if they were waiting for her to inspect the results.
After the results were accepted, his future became irrelevant.
He used to want to hold onto her.
To capture his unique, vibrant color in this vast world is to find a life that is both desirable and unattainable.
She was a splash of brilliance in his vast world.
But the moment he saw her, he changed his mind.
He didn't know that a demon is one year old every 200 years.
Even after a thousand years, he is still just a child.
All he wants now is for her to live happily in the mortal world.
As long as she lives in this mortal world, he will protect her.
"Why do you have to do this..."
Jinqian wanted to say something more, but after opening her mouth, she didn't know what to say.
This person's stubbornness has been going on for quite some time.
Even the donkeys raised by humans aren't as stubborn as him.
Yin Huaizhu stood up, walked to the window, and turned her back to Gu Qian.
"Don't worry, I still have a lot of things to take care of. Even if I'm gone one day, I won't abandon you."
Looking at Yin Huaizhu's retreating figure, Yunqian shook his head helplessly, knowing that saying anything more would be useless.
Yinzhen turned around, her figure gradually becoming transparent, slowly merging into the moonlight and disappearing from sight.
Under the moonlight, Yin Huaizhu stood quietly by the window, gazing tenderly in the direction of the next room.
The moonlight streamed into the room next door in thin strands.
Through the endless night.
He murmured softly, "Two hundred years is one year..."
A gentle breeze rustled the bamboo leaves, as if in response to his words.
"Cough, cough, cough."
Under the moonlight, there were blood-red spots on my fingertips.
Yin Huaizhu took out a silk handkerchief and gently wiped her pale fingers.
The night grew ever deeper.
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The news that a strange little girl was living in Lanzhu Garden quickly spread throughout the Yin family.
It exploded like a bombshell, quickly causing a huge uproar in the Yin family.
After hearing the news, the Yin brothers...
They went straight to the old man's place, where everyone in the room stared at each other in disbelief.
The old man, the old woman, and their four siblings.
They looked at each other, bewildered and dismayed.
Grandpa Yin Zhenwei patted his left palm with the back of his right hand.
"Eldest brother, second brother, third brother, fourth brother, what do you guys think of this situation?"
The eldest brother, Yin Huaicheng, tapped the back of his hand and pondered, "I think we should put aside the matter of finding a blind date for our fifth brother for now."
Yin Huaicheng had barely finished speaking when the old man was about to reply.
The fourth brother, Yin Huaifu, chimed in first: "Yes, now that the child is out, the child's mother might have come looking for him too!"
Unexpectedly, he was slapped on the back of the head as soon as he finished speaking.
The second brother, Yin Huairong, slapped his younger brother without changing his expression.
He said, "Don't talk nonsense! That's not certain yet. You need evidence to back up your claims!"
Yin Huaifu muttered indignantly, "You still talk about evidence? You've already moved in, and you've even vacated the study for the child. The study is such an important place, and none of us are allowed to go in."
The third son, Yin Huaijin, was the only daughter among the Yin brothers.
She wasn't as loud and boisterous as the others.
"Dad, I think we should ask first to clarify things and avoid any misunderstandings."
Over the years, my fifth brother has always had an unapproachable demeanor.
Suddenly a little girl appeared, claiming to be her fifth brother's daughter, which she found hard to believe.
But seeing her fifth brother's attitude towards that child, she became confused.
Yin Huaifu, always quick to chime in, said, "I think there's no point in saying anything more here. This is a good thing, after all!"
He then approached the old man and woman.
"Maybe the baby's mother is already waiting over there. With this, Fifth Brother's major life events are all settled. Mom and Dad, you'll both have a granddaughter to hold!"
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