Chapter Forty-Four: Farewell Kaguya

  Jia Kai drove carefully behind the police car leading the way in front of him.

  Sitting in the passenger seat at night, biting her fingers, "Do you think Junjie's sister knows that Jin Dashi has another woman?"

  Even if Xing Ye has a psychological age of thirty, she is still an ordinary little woman with an eight-trigram mentality, and naturally, she would be curious about these romantic affairs that have nothing to do with her.

  "Uh, I don't know." Jia Kai said somewhat perfunctorily.

  "Are you saying you don't know? Or does the young lady of the Lin family not know?" Xing Ye didn't wait for Jia Kai to respond and continued, "Do you think we should tell Lin Junjie about his future brother-in-law's scandal when we get back?"

  "This... as friends, I still have to tell Junjie." Jia Kai said.

  "Hmm, I think we should tell him that he didn't approve of his sister's marriage to the Jin family in the first place. Maybe if we tell his sister, Miss Lin will call off the engagement." Xing Ye analyzed, "That young master Jin is not a good man at all, and definitely won't be a good husband either... men..."

  Jia Kai suddenly reached out and patted Xing Ye's head, "Are you nervous? You're usually not so restless and talkative."

  Stunned in the starry night, I touched my face "Is it that obvious?"

  Jia Kai nodded firmly.

  Silent night, I keep talking to myself, just to cover up my own nervousness.

  How Hui Ye views herself and how she will treat her fellow disciple, Jia Kai, are all concerns that make her worried. She is so mindful of Hui Ye's thoughts about her that the more she thinks about it, the more uneasy she feels in her heart.

  "You should be happy, I just heard from the warden that Hui Ye has made a meritorious performance and has applied for commutation of sentence." Jia Kai couldn't help but say as he saw Xing Ye pacing back and forth in the meeting room.

  "Kaguya is very stubborn... I'm afraid..." The words behind Hoshizora were left unspoken.

  "What's there to be afraid of?" Kaia sat down beside her, not letting her pace anymore. "The worst is already over, from now on it can only get better, what are you still afraid of?

  Thinking about it at night, I couldn't help but laugh foolishly.

  "Leaf" Hui Ye's excited shout came over.

  "Brother" saw Kaguya come in overnight and all his worries disappeared, he rushed over directly.

  Hui Ye caught the pouncing Xing Ye, almost letting her pounce on him. After he started middle school and returned home every weekend, little Xing Ye would always jump onto his body to greet him directly. Now that she's grown up, although still slender, she weighs over 100 pounds, and if he doesn't use some strength, he really can't catch her anymore.

  "Little Yezi has gotten chubby, and Brother can't carry her anymore." Huiye laughed.

  It's getting a bit embarrassing at this hour of the night. I got down from Kaguya's back, and was so excited that I forgot I'm an adult now, still doing something like this that kids do.

  Kaikai couldn't help but feel a little envious as he looked at Hikaru, who was being hugged by Seiya. It seemed like his brother had never received such treatment before. He took a closer look at Hikaru and saw that he had short hair and slightly dark skin, but he looked very spirited. Hmm, he was somewhat handsome, although not quite as good-looking as himself. There was a scar under his eye, but it didn't look bad - in fact, it added to the young man's masculinity. If they went out, Hikaru would definitely be considered a ladies' man, if not exactly a handsome guy.

  "It's been half a year since we last met, are you doing well?" Hui Ye gazed at Xing Ye, who was standing there smiling brightly under his scrutiny.

  Six months ago, Xīng Yè's strong and cold expression couldn't hide the sadness in her heart. Her figure, wrapped in a thick down jacket, was unusually thin. Her beautiful face had lost its luster. Now, looking at Xīng Yè, she has a slender and upright figure, a bright and cheerful smile, shiny facial features, and her whole body shines with the pureness and sweetness unique to girls.

  "Little leaf, you've become pretty, you've become a little beauty."

  "Brother" was even more embarrassed by his brother's words in the middle of the night.

  Hui Ye's gaze passed over Xing Ye to look at Jia Kai standing beside him, and Jia Kai was also smiling as he looked at them. Who is this kid? Just now, seeing him sitting with Xing Ye, they seemed quite intimate, with a face that looks like a young pretty boy, and now he's still smiling so annoyingly.

  Jia Kai didn't know that Hui Ye had been looking at him with disapproval from the start. It's likely that even if he were replaced by a younger man, Hui Ye would still look down on him. This is similar to how most fathers don't approve of their daughter's boyfriend, as there's always a feeling that someone is trying to take away one's own treasure.

  "Who is this guy? How did he end up with you?" Although she had a lot to say to her sister, she couldn't help but want to figure out why this person was with her first.

  "Brother, let me introduce you," Xing Ye said, pulling Hui Ye's hand and pointing at Jia Kai: "This is Yu Jia Kai, the son of Mom's older brother's family, my cousin."

  Jia Kai stretched out his hand with a lot of demeanor, "Hui Ye is it? I often hear Xing Ye mention you."

  Hui Ye was stunned and shook hands with him, then turned to ask Xing Ye, "What's going on? I've never heard Mom mention this before?"

  "Brother, come sit down and I'll tell you slowly." Xing Ye pulled Hui Ye to sit down, listening to Hui Ye talk about their mom again brought up a wave of emotions. To Hui Ye, his mother was just like how he treated his stepfather - as if she were his own biological mother.

  "Brother, you know mom never mentions her past. When I was a kid, I asked her and she got angry with me, so I stopped asking."

  Hui Ye nodded, and in his memory, he had never heard of his stepmother's maiden home. He also thought that his stepmother didn't have any other relatives either.

  "Actually, Mom's parents are still alive, and she has two older brothers. It's just that because of some things that happened back then, Mom couldn't open up her heart again, so she didn't want to mention it anymore. Originally, our family was living a very happy life, and Mom thought she would never tell us about this for the rest of her life. Even when she found out she had an incurable illness, she knew that with you and Dad around, I would definitely be taken care of, so she didn't even think about me going to find my grandparents."

  Saying this, Xing Ye's eyes welled up with tears, and even Hui Ye's eyes reddened, "You are my sister, Dad and I will naturally take care of you."

  Xīn yè mō le mō yǎn jing méi ràng yǎn lèi diào xià lái, shuō dào: "Kěshì shuí yǒu méi xiǎng dào fù qīn huì zǒu zài le mǔ qīn qián mian, zhí dào luó ā pó xiǎng ràng wǒ jià gěi tā niáng jiā de yī gè hòu bèi xiǎo zǐ……"

  "What's gotten into you, getting married?" Kaguya cried out, "How can this be, you're still so young."

  Jia Kai's mouth was also wide with surprise, but he had never heard Xing Ye mention it before.

  "Don't be anxious, listen to me?" Xing Ye hastily comforted Hui Ye, "Auntie is kind-hearted and worried that after mom leaves, I'll have no way to spend my days alone. She wants to take advantage of mom being here to arrange a marriage for me. It's just that Auntie's words moved mom, she's worried that I'll have no one to take care of me, that's why she said the words that have been hidden in her heart for over ten years."

  Xing Ye looked at Hui Ye, who didn't seem to have any unusual expression, and continued: "Mom gave me the address of my paternal grandparents' house. I didn't tell you last time because I was afraid...". Xing Ye glanced at Jia Kai beside him, lowered his head and said: "If Grandfather and Uncle are not willing to acknowledge me, I'll just pretend that this relative doesn't exist. Then I can rely on my brother, and it won't be necessary to tell you, so you won't have to worry about me either."

  Jia Kai really wants to knock on her little head, would Grandpa not recognize her? She thinks too much of herself and her family, now let alone Grandpa and Grandma, even her own mother treats her better than her own son, this girl is so infuriating.

  Jia Kai naturally couldn't bring himself to knock on the door that night, his hand had just lifted when he saw Hui Ye staring at it, her eyes clearly saying "dare you try", no need to doubt, if he really knocked, this Hui Ye would definitely make a big deal out of it and wouldn't let him off easily.

  "Are they good to you?" Hui Ye looked at Jia Kai with a hint of concern, asking the question that was currently on his mind.

  "Good, very good," Xing Ye laughed and said "They have mother's shadow on them."

  Seiya replied with a phrase that Akira could most relate to on this starry night.