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Chapter 124: Chapter 0124: Does Ruoxi Deserve to Enter Her Tomb?
Ye Xunhuan eventually returned home, after all, he hadn’t divorced yet, and both Xiahou Yutong and Qiu Shuihan were living in the villa. He could avoid returning today, tomorrow, but what about the future?
He surely couldn’t drift outside forever, could he?
Besides, now that Qiu Ruoxi had come to plead with him, he knew it was time to relent, and Ye Xunhuan was very clear about that in his heart.
By the time Ye Xunhuan arrived at the villa, it was nearly midnight.
Though it was approaching midnight, Qiu Ruoxi and Xiahou Yutong were still sitting in the living room of the villa!
As Ye Xunhuan walked in from outside, Qiu Ruoxi immediately greeted him, her face adorned with a bewitching smile that could kill, "Hubby, you’re back, are you hungry? I made porridge for you..."
Ye Xunhuan, looking at Qiu Ruoxi’s smiling face, was filled with caution.
There must be a demon behind an abnormal situation. Could it be that this woman had really summoned him back to take a beating?
"I’ve already eaten!" Ye Xunhuan said indifferently.
Then, without paying further attention to Qiu Ruoxi, he walked directly toward the living room, "Mom, why haven’t you gone to bed yet?"
While speaking, Ye Xunhuan turned to Qiu Ruoxi and said with a look of displeasure, "Didn’t I tell you to have mom and dad rest early? Why didn’t you let them sleep..."
"Don’t you know mom’s health isn’t good? Staying up late is especially bad for her health!"
Scolded by Ye Xunhuan like this, Qiu Ruoxi’s face slightly changed. This bastard, it’s because you didn’t come home that mom didn’t rest. And now you’re blaming me?
If Xiahou Yutong weren’t here, she, Qiu Ruoxi, definitely wouldn’t have let it go!
But now she had to swallow her anger.
"It’s okay, I’m not sleepy!" Xiahou Yutong, upon seeing Ye Xunhuan return, had her face completely filled with a smile, "Xunhuan, come, sit here by mom!"
With these words, Xiahou Yutong beckoned Ye Xunhuan over.
Seeing this, Ye Xunhuan immediately sat down next to Xiahou Yutong.
Once Ye Xunhuan sat down, Xiahou Yutong immediately reached out to touch his slightly swollen face.
As Ye Xunhuan saw this, he was about to dodge, but then as if thinking of something, he allowed Xiahou Yutong’s hand to touch his face.
Xiahou Yutong’s movements were very careful, as if she were afraid to hurt Ye Xunhuan’s face.
"Does it hurt, child?" Xiahou Yutong’s eyes were filled with kindness, doting love, and distress.
Watching Xiahou Yutong like this, Ye Xunhuan’s thoughts were suddenly pulled back to several years ago.
His mother had touched his cheeks the same way and spoke to him in the same tone.
But now, times have changed, and his mother was no longer around.
He would never again enjoy the gentle touch of his mother.
Now, as Xiahou Yutong gently stroked his cheek, Ye Xunhuan instinctively thought of his mother.
Suddenly, a wave of sadness spread from Ye Xunhuan’s heart, and his eyes slowly began to redden.
As a child, longing to provide care but with parents no longer present is an unparalleled pain for anyone, a regret and guilt that cannot be mended!
This regret and guilt would follow Ye Xunhuan for life.
Scenes from the past echoed in his mind like a movie playing over and over again.
Mom, are you doing well in the other world?
I listened to you, I came back!
At this moment, Ye Xunhuan seemed like a completely different person; his demeanor had abruptly changed, becoming entirely unrecognizable from before, particularly with a profound sense of vicissitudes filling his eyes, belying his young age!
This caused Qiu Ruoxi, standing beside him, to feel a slight jolt in her heart, as she wondered, could it be that beneath his frivolous, debonair exterior, there lay an untold story known to no one?
Seeing the world-weary look in Ye Xunhuan’s eyes, Qiu Ruoxi, at this moment, was very curious to learn about his past.
What exactly was his past like?
What puzzled Qiu Ruoxi even more was how had he suddenly turned into this person?
After a long pause, Ye Xunhuan came back to his senses, and upon realizing his own abnormality, hurriedly shook his head, "It doesn’t hurt anymore, it’s all right now..."
"You too, why did you take that slap for her..." Xiahou Yutong said with a face full of concern: "Look at that swollen face, it pains my heart..."
As she spoke, a layer of mist slowly emerged in Xiahou Yutong’s eyes.
Upon noticing Xiahou Yutong’s unusual behavior, Ye Xunhuan reassured her, "Mom, it’s fine, I’m tough-skinned and hard-fleshed, you know that. It’ll heal in a couple of days, really, it’s nothing!"
"You don’t have to worry about me, but you, shall I..."
"Mom, it’s nothing!" Xiahou Yutong immediately interrupted Ye Xunhuan: "Child, as long as you are well, I am well too!"
"Don’t be so foolish in the future. If your dad decides to hit her again, never stand in front of her, got it?" Xiahou Yutong said softly, "Whoever makes the mistake, must bear the consequences!"
With that, Xiahou Yutong glanced at Qiu Ruoxi.
Ye Xunhuan, however, just chuckled and said no more.
But inside, Qiu Ruoxi was seething with anger; Qiu Shuihan had hit her because of this bastard, so what was wrong with him taking a slap for her?
"Mom, it’s really late, you should rest early!" Ye Xunhuan said softly, "I’ll take you back to your room!"
Xiahou Yutong nodded, then she and Ye Xunhuan went upstairs, chatting and laughing, completely leaving Qiu Ruoxi behind.
This made Qiu Ruoxi once again feel like she was just a free gift with a phone recharge.
After returning to the bedroom, Xiahou Yutong looked at Qiu Shuihan smoking on the edge of the bed with displeasure, "Smoke, smoke, you’ll smoke yourself to death sooner or later!" 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝙗.𝒄𝒐𝒎
"Annoying!"
"Stop being annoyed, Xunhuan is back!"
Upon hearing this, Qiu Shuihan, who had been sulking, immediately extinguished the cigarette with a hint of joy and asked, "Really?"
"Yes!"
"I’ll go have a look..."
"Don’t go!" Xiahou Yutong immediately stopped him, "With your temper, you might end up scolding Ruoxi again!"
"She brought it upon herself!" Qiu Shuihan huffed coldly.
"Let’s not talk about that. It’s good that Xunhuan is back," Xiahou Yutong said softly, "Xunhuan was probably thinking of his mom just now, we should..."
Xiahou Yutong hadn’t missed the change in Ye Xunhuan, she had simply chosen not to say anything at the time.
Qiu Shuihan sighed lightly, "You want Ruoxi to accompany Xunhuan to pay a visit to the grave..."
"Yes!"
Upon hearing Xiahou Yutong’s words, Qiu Shuihan’s face was filled with unprecedented bitterness, "Indeed, she should visit, after all, Ruoxi is now his daughter-in-law."
"But do you think Ruoxi is qualified to enter her grave and pay tribute to her now?"
After hearing Qiu Shuihan’s words, Xiahou Yutong fell silent, was Qiu Ruoxi qualified?
