“Depend on each other…” Yu Yelan carefully savored these four words. How happy it was to depend on Yue Xiyi. Was heaven punishing her greed? Not satisfied with Ye’s companionship, she also wanted Yue Xiyi to like her. Now, even depending on each other had become a luxury…
“Idiot, how can you think like this? How can you be so selfish?” Yu Yelan forcefully patted her head, blaming herself. “Ye finding his relatives is such a happy thing.”
What a selfish person, Ye has been so good to you!
“Little Blue, what should I do? I hope Ye is happy and content, but I really don’t want to leave Ye. What should I do?” She forcefully rubbed the little dog in her arms, pulling it from its sleep.
The puppy whimpered, finding a comfortable position in Yu Yelan’s arms and falling back asleep.
Yu Yelan stroked the dog, her thoughts wandering.
Yue Xiyi returned home near one o’clock. His tired body was somewhat reinvigorated by the thought of the little one inside. He no longer cared about those relatives; he had brought back a rabbit – that was his real family!
Yue Xiyi didn’t even bother turning on the light, walking directly to the small room in the corner.
He pushed open Yu Yelan’s door but didn’t see the little person on the bed. Cold sweat began to form; where was the little rabbit so late? Had it gotten lost?
“Ye, you’re back?” At this moment, the living room light suddenly turned on. Yu Yelan, wearing sportswear and rubbing her eyes, walked towards him with a lazy dog in her arms.
“Why aren’t you sleeping obediently?” His raised heart suddenly dropped, and Yue Xiyi felt completely exhausted, his body going soft.
“I was waiting for you to come back,” Yu Yelan put the dog on the sofa and walked over to grab Yue Xiyi’s clothes. “Ye, how did it go? Was that… man your relative?
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“Don’t mention him.” Yue Xiyi’s voice was cold. He had walked the streets for hours, his mind both chaotic and empty. The relative he’d anticipated for years had finally appeared, but he had long since given up hope. Why did that person still appear?
The lights in the living room were turned off, and this old community was almost completely plunged into darkness, as if the world contained only Yu Yelan and Yue Xiye.
In such a dark and cold environment, Yu Yelan should have been scared, but the warmth and strength of their intertwined hands made her heart incredibly calm. If this could be forever, she would smile until eternity, wouldn’t she?!
“Little Rabbit.” The firm grip of his hand enveloping her made Yue Xiye feel warm. Looking into the distance, a warmth in his heart made him want to say something, words that had been bottled up were now wanting to spill out.
“Hmm?” A drowsy response. Leaning against Yue Xiye, his warm and stable aura made Yu Yelan relax, and sleepiness overtook her. Her eyes were closed, unable to open.
Yue Xiye’s lips curved slightly. In such a complex moment, only Little Rabbit could help him relax.
Yue Xiye hadn’t had time to sit down and be still for a long time.
Sitting down now, he discovered the moonlight was surprisingly cool, calming his agitated heart. Feeling lazy, he reached out and pulled Yu Yelan into his embrace. This idiot would definitely catch a cold sleeping like this, but he didn’t want Little Rabbit to leave. At this moment, he just wanted someone to accompany him, with nothing else to do.
After being lonely for so many years, Little Rabbit had only appeared recently, and he was already unaccustomed to the taste of loneliness.
“Little Rabbit, I’m an orphan.”
Hearing Yue Xiye’s low voice, Yu Yelan jolted awake from her drowsy sleep. Childishly rubbing her eyes to chase away the sleep, she said, “Ye, I’m also an orphan. I thought I had a father, but he’s not my real father.”
The arc of Yue Xiye’s lips grew wider. He knew this was the clumsy Little Rabbit’s way of comforting someone – awkward, but somehow effective.
“Ye… Ye…” Yu Yelan hugged Yue Xiyi tightly, her heart aching.
In her heart, Ye was a god, also the person she loved most, the one who gave her the strength to be fearless.
“Little rabbit, I’m so glad I met you. You redeemed my exiled soul, brought my numb heart back to life. Little rabbit, stay by my side, be my family, never betray me, never leave me!” Yue Xiyi cupped Yu Yelan’s face, his azure eyes filled with vulnerability and confusion, half pleading, half demanding.
“Ye, I won’t betray you, I won’t leave you. I like you, I like you! I want to be with you forever and ever.” Yu Yelan unknowingly expressed her feelings, and just as she was regretfully wanting to bite her own tongue, she saw Yue Xiyi give a helpless, doting smile.
“Little rabbit, little fool, this isn’t love, it’s admiration, it’s need. One day you’ll understand, it’s not love. When you grow up, you’ll distinguish the difference, you’ll understand.” Yue Xiyi whispered softly, uncertain whether the feeling lingering in his heart was anticipation or disappointment.
His words angered Yu Yelan.
Yu Yelan forcefully pushed Yue Xiyi away, escaping his embrace, “I’ve imagined confessing to you, imagined a hundred ways of being rejected, but I never thought you wouldn’t believe me! Yue Xiyi, I hate you! I’ve never hated you so much! You can reject me, you can dislike me, but how can you not believe me!” Tears that had been suppressed for a long time now flooded her senses.
At this moment, although Yu Yelan was crying, she was nothing like the timid, weepy little rabbit, but a warrior, bathed in moonlight, brave and strong.
“Little rabbit, listen to me, listen…” Yue Xiyi reached out, wanting to hold the grieving Yu Yelan.
“No, Yue Xiyi, you big fool! I’m not a child, and I’m not your pet!” Shaking off Yue Xiyi’s hand, Yu Yelan rushed back to her room, slammed the door shut, and locked it.
“Who’s the real fool?” Yue Xiyi looked at the beautiful moonlight, having lost his interest in appreciating it. Yu Yelan’s frenzied, serious, and painful expression struck his soul. He wanted to believe, but felt fear that the young girl would regret it later.
Yue Xiyi held his head and sat on the balcony all night.
His mind was full of Yu Yelan’s eyes when she ran away – sad and painful, with a mature, hot, absolute gaze. A little girl who didn’t understand love shouldn’t have such eyes.
Where did things go wrong? “Little rabbit… little rabbit…” Yue Xiyi murmured, his vague attachment to Yan Wusleeve fading, leaving only the little rabbit’s sweet smile. Do I like the little rabbit? What am I thinking?
Yue Xiyi’s mind was chaotic and full.
Compared to the importance of the little rabbit, the father he had harbored hatred or longing for all these years suddenly seemed less significant.
On the other side of the door, the little rabbit also lay on the bed crying for a long time. “If you don’t like me, fine, but why make up such a ridiculous reason? Yue Xiyi, you big fool, the biggest fool. I never want to talk to you again!”
“Woo—” Yu Yelan cried in frustration. She was the real fool. She had promised to stay with Yue Xiyi, so how could she have a tantrum and run away when he was so confused? Was it too late to go out now? Would it be embarrassing?
The young girl mumbled to herself all night, alternating between regret and anger, pressing her ear against the door to listen for any sounds outside.
It was dead silent.
That night’s moonlight and conversation became a taboo, never mentioned again. It was as if Yue Xiyi had never spoken about his past, as if Yu Yelan had never expressed her feelings. Outwardly, nothing seemed to have changed.
But Yue Xiyi’s face remained gloomy, looking like thunder could flash at any moment. Yu Yelan’s mouth was pouted in grievance. The tension between them was so intense that Qin Proxiao, an outsider, couldn’t bear it and could only stay far away.
