He Mozhao's eyes were wandering, and everyone present knew what was going on. They all smiled without saying anything.
"Isn't it time to eat?"
After a short while of silence, Baili Xiyao's cold voice sounded, and he moved away from everyone's continued gaze, thinking: If I don't move away, the person next to me will crawl into the crack in the ground.
"Yes, yes, it's time for the New Year's Eve dinner!"
He Feifei was the first to react and immediately called everyone to the dining hall where the food had already been served.
He Qifei, who had her own selfish motives, arranged her seat opposite Baili Xiyao and He Mozhao so that she could see the eye-catching couple as soon as she looked up.
Because there were too many people from both families, the elders and the younger generations sat at two separate tables.
"We won't have anything else to do after dinner, right?" Baili Hanming, who had hardly spoken before, pulled his wig and loosened his scalp, thinking: Probably not. It took so long to do this makeup, and in the end we just go around the house and have a meal. It's such a waste.
"After dinner, Grandpa, Grandma, Xiaoyaoyao, and Xiaozhaozhao can come and go freely. The rest of you, just follow me."
"Grandpa and grandma, we understand why Yaoyao and Zhaozhao can come and go freely."
"I enjoy seeing my CPs being free and doing whatever they want."
Haha, your expression clearly shows that you want them to do unspeakable things.
Baili Hanming was speechless. He muttered something in his mind, but didn't respond and continued to eat in silence.
You know what, this dish is really good. I’ll find out later who the chef is.
"After Xixi and I finish our meal, is there anything else to do?"
"Xiao Zhaozhao, I have arranged the program for you and Xiao Yaoyao this morning, and I have given all the props to Xiao Yaoyao," He Fei smiled slyly when he heard He Mozhao's question.
"Hmm? What props?"
He Mozhao turned to look at Baili Xiyao, but found that her expression froze for a moment, which made him even more curious.
"Ahem, let's eat first."
Baili Xiyao touched his nose pretending to be calm, and saw that He Mozhao's big eyes were still looking at him. He had no choice but to move closer and tell He Mozhao about the gift that He Feifei had given him.
"real?!"
He Mozhao was shocked, and the next moment, his face turned red.
But upon closer inspection, there is a hint of anticipation amidst that shyness.
"Baby, do you want to try it?" Baili Xiyao found that He Mozhao had no intention of resisting this, so he asked softly.
"If we try, can Xixi restrain herself a little bit?" I'm really worried that her waist will be broken.
This... I really can't control it.
"Forget it, it's New Year's Day, just treat it as a benefit! Come on," He Mozhao answered for Baili Xiyao without waiting for her to answer, "After dinner, Xixi will accompany me to do something first, and then we will go home to try on the gift that Sister Fei gave us."
As soon as these words were spoken, He Feifei, who had been listening to the whispers with his ears perked up, his eyes lit up and his excitement was beyond words.
"He Fei, control yourself, okay!" He Yishuang grabbed He Fei's hand that was grabbing her thigh, gritting her teeth in pain.
Immersed in joy and excitement, He Feifei chose to perfunctorily say, "Okay, okay."
"Brother, let's change seats," He Feifei couldn't convince him, so He Yishuang could only let her brother, who was only a few minutes older than her, suffer the punishment.
"???", He Yiling said: I don't want a bruise on my thigh... Look at the strength I'm using, your leg should already be bruised, so don't add another one.
He Yishuang raised the corner of her lips and looked at He Yiling with a smile: "Do you want to change?"
Tsk, always using your strength to pressure me...
He Yishuang, who successfully changed her seat, smiled and discussed the pros and cons of the dishes on the table with Baili Hanming, who was concentrating on eating, and they were having a great time.
During the meal, only He Qifei was paying attention to Baili Xiyao and He Mozhao. This feeling made He Mozhao feel weird. He always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.
Baili Xiyao seemed to sense something in his heart. He reached out and held He Mozhao's hand, gave him a reassuring smile, and signaled him not to think too much.
He Mozhao realized that something was wrong after the meal when He Qifei was reluctantly about to take the others away and Rui Qing, who was walking at the end, deliberately stopped and talked to him and Baili Xiyao.
Rui Qing stared at He Mozhao's face, which was similar to hers, with reluctance and regret hidden in her eyes. She was restrained and sober, "Zhaozhao, what Mom regrets most in this life is that I was troubled by nightmares all these years and didn't make up my mind to confirm your life or death, causing you to suffer so much."
"But God has always been kind to me, allowing you to appear before me and letting me hear you say 'Mom'. I know that although you are free-spirited by nature, you are too sentimental to say goodbye. So, let Mom say it."
"Now that you're back in the God Realm, don't be attached to anything here. Go do whatever you want. With Yaoyao by your side, you won't be alone."
"Don't worry, Mom and Dad will live well."
"Today is the last day of this year, and tomorrow is the new year. It's time for you to let go of everything here and have your own future."
The voice stopped, Rui Qing restrained the tears in her eyes, not letting it fall, and reached out to touch He Mozhao's face, but finally put her hand on his shoulder and sighed, "Let's go, there's still time, go say goodbye to your friends."
"You guys", after uttering the two words, He Mozhao didn't know what to say. His eyes were sore, and even his throat seemed to have dried up like a river. Thousands of emotions were mixed in his heart.
"Zhao Zhao, I won't say much about parting," Rui Qing looked up at the people who had already left. "They, like me, have the same New Year's wish: I wish you and Yaoyao a smooth, safe, healthy and happy life."
After saying that, Rui Qing took the lead and walked away. When she turned her back to He Mozhao, the tears in her eyes could no longer be restrained and flowed down her cheeks.
"I will protect him," Baili Xiyao, who had been silent all the time, spoke.
Rui Qing paused, continued forward, and after calming his breathing, he said "thank you".
"Xi, Xixi, what happened?" He Mozhao looked at Baili Xiyao helplessly, wanting to get an answer from Baili Xiyao.
"Perhaps the day we came back, they already knew that we couldn't be with them until the end of their lives, and that's why they made this choice now."
"Then... what about Brother Jin and Ayu? Are they also ready to say goodbye to me? In order to avoid embarrassing me, they made the choice for me, right?"
He Mozhao didn't know what his mood was at the moment. He just felt mixed emotions. He obviously hated the feeling of being arranged, but he knew very clearly that what they did was indeed solved his dilemma of not knowing how to say goodbye.
This feeling of being at a loss as to what to do made He Mozhao feel lost.
"Don't be afraid, I'll take care of everything," Baili Xiyao hugged He Mozhao tightly, and patted He Mozhao's back with her slender hands in a steady rhythm.
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