The courtyard was decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers, filled with joy and celebration.
Bai Ruoxuan sat alone, drinking his sorrows away, carrying a wine jar. Since arriving this morning, he hadn't had the courage to see Ye Lingyu.
When his elder sister was young, they respected her wishes and let her be with Ye Zongzhi. Now he opposes the marriage between Ye Lingyu and Cheng Qingyan, and as a result, Cheng Qingyan suddenly falls ill.
These past few days, Ye Lingyu's attitude towards him had been very bad. It was only at this time that he realized how important Cheng Qingyan was to Ye Lingyu.
Seeing her emaciated and the light gone from her eyes, he realized that love could kill a person.
He'd already made the same mistake once, and now he was repeating it. Bai Ruoxuan was too ashamed to face Ye Lingyu again, but both Ye Lingyu and Cheng Qingyan had been in poor health lately. The last time he saw Cheng Qingyan, she was still asleep.
Although he knew that Cheng Qingyan had woken up, he still did not go to see Ye Lingyu; he dared not.
The child who once loved his younger sister the most was hurt deeply once again by him. He even felt that after he died, he would not have the face to see his older sister again.
He didn't know why things turned out this way. They were all doing it for their own good, but the final result seemed to have the opposite effect.
When Cheng Qingyan was helped over by Ye Lingyu, she saw Bai Ruoxuan's lonely figure from afar. He seemed somewhat out of place in this atmosphere of reunion.
Ye Lingyu, who was beside her, only glanced at Bai Ruoxuan and did not show any special reaction. Her wife's attitude towards Bai Ruoxuan was very different from that before she fell into a coma.
"Wife, what happened between you and your uncle?"
Ye Lingyu remained silent for a moment before answering her: "It's nothing, Ayan. You just need to know that you are the most important person to me. I will never leave you, and even death cannot separate us."
Before she lost consciousness, she heard Bai Ruoxuan tell Ye Lingyu to leave as soon as possible. Presumably, the two had a conflict due to their differing stances on this matter. She had actually been genuinely afraid before, afraid that Ye Lingyu would leave her.
Only later did she realize that leaving wasn't the worst thing; it was being alienated.
Ye Lingyu proved to her through her actions that she firmly chose to stand by Bai Ruoxuan's side.
But since Bai Ruoxuan is standing here, he may have changed his previous attitude.
After Ye Zongzhi and the others were exiled, there was a high probability that they would die on the way. Ye Lingyu's only relatives in this world were Bai Ruoxuan's family.
She didn't want Ye Lingyu to feel lonely and dejected when she saw other families reunited. Therefore, she wanted to talk to Bai Ruoxuan; she didn't want Ye Lingyu to fall out with her family because of her.
Try your best to salvage the situation while it's still possible.
If Bai Ruoxuan is truly inflexible, then even if she gives up, she won't regret not having tried.
"Wife, let's go over and say hello to Uncle."
"I'm not going."
This seems to be the first time Ye Lingyu has so clearly rejected Cheng Qingyan's suggestion, and it's especially good that Bai Ruoxuan did it at this time.
Cheng Qingyan seemed to have been lying down for too long and his mind went blank. After being rejected by Ye Lingyu, he was stunned for a few seconds.
Ye Lingyu seemed to realize that she might have been too decisive, and added, "There's nothing to say to him."
"Oh, my wife, are you angry with your uncle? It must be your uncle's fault. Come on, I'll help you get revenge."
She pulled Ye Lingyu towards that direction, and Ye Lingyu didn't dare to struggle forcefully, so she had no choice but to let her pull her along.
Bai Ruoxuan had already drunk half a jar of wine and was slightly tipsy. When he saw Cheng Qingyan leading Ye Lingyu over, he thought Cheng Qingyan was seeing things because he had drunk too much.
It wasn't until the two people stood in front of him and called him "uncle" that he felt his consciousness return. This wasn't a hallucination; it was real.
A grown man in his forties or fifties, he actually felt a surge of emotion and wanted to shed tears at this moment. Facing Cheng Qingyan and Ye Lingyu, he felt somewhat awkward, and the wine jar was instinctively hidden behind his back.
Suppressing a laugh, Cheng Qingyan asked, "Uncle, why are you drinking here alone?"
Bai Ruoxuan glanced at Ye Lingyu, then hid the wine jar again, saying evasively, "You're awake. How are you feeling? Is there anything else that's bothering you?"
"Also, I didn't drink any alcohol. I just tasted the wine and saw how it was. I only had a little bit."
He reeked of alcohol, as if he'd been fished out of a vat, and he'd only had a tiny bit to drink—what a stubborn fool.
"Thank you for your concern, Uncle. I'm fine now. Doctor Ruan has already examined me, and there's nothing wrong with my health."
Bai Ruoxuan smiled awkwardly and said, "It's good that there's no problem, otherwise Xiaoyu—otherwise it would be quite worrying."
Hongyu came over and called them to have a reunion dinner together. Bai Ruoxuan didn't move, but looked at Ye Lingyu.
Cheng Qingyan shook Ye Lingyu's hand: "Wife~ Time for family reunion dinner~"
Ye Lingyu understood what Cheng Qingyan meant; she wanted her to ask Bai Ruoxuan to join them for dinner.
Since Cheng Qingyan fell into a coma, she hasn't spoken to Bai Ruoxuan. She knows perfectly well that Cheng Qingyan must have found out that Bai Ruoxuan wouldn't let them be together, which is why she suddenly fainted.
If she hadn't recognized Bai Ruoxuan back then, and hadn't had such a deep relationship with him, she would still be all alone, and no one could command her as an elder. Perhaps then Cheng Qingyan wouldn't have fallen into a coma.
After Cheng Qingyan fell into a coma, she felt like a soulless shell, unable to do anything. She didn't want to experience that kind of fear and anxiety for even a day longer. Therefore, she had no desire to have any further contact with Bai Ruoxuan. Who knew if he would try to force her to divorce Cheng Qingyan again?
Seeing that Ye Lingyu didn't speak or react, Cheng Qingyan had no choice but to act coquettishly again: "Wife~ Did your uncle offend you without my knowledge? Once I've fully recovered, I will definitely avenge you. Anyone who dares to bully my wife, I will make sure he doesn't get away with it."
He was cricketing in front of Bai Ruoxuan, and Bai Ruoxuan didn't dare to talk back. He didn't want to be locked out of his house when he returned to the capital. Besides, Ye Lingyu didn't want to talk to him now. It was really a mess.
"Wife~ The reunion dinner is for the whole family to be together, so please give me the honor of letting my uncle sit at the table to eat, okay?"
Bai Ruoxuan was even more nervous at this moment than if he were attending a royal banquet, since his attendance at the royal banquet would not have much of an impact.
However, this ordinary Mid-Autumn Festival family dinner was only possible because Cheng Qingyan pleaded with him. If he couldn't sit down to eat today, it would be even more difficult for him to find another opportunity to get Ye Lingyu's forgiveness in the future.
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