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  Is she overthinking? Ye Mu was taken aback.

  Ye Heng's eyes dimmed slightly, he turned around and was about to go back into the house, but the door suddenly swung wide open.

  Ye Mu was a delicate woman. She actually didn't look as good as Ye Zhen, but she was very pleasing to the eye. In her youth, her eyes were always full of vitality. Even now, after being eroded by time, her vitality had not diminished, it had just become more subdued and powerful.

  At this moment, she stared at Ye Heng with an unprecedented serious tone and asked back: "Self-inflicted romance?"

  "Actually, you're just afraid, aren't you?"

  Ye Heng was slightly taken aback.

  "Yè Mǔ suddenly swung open the door, her eyes narrowing slightly as if suppressing anger: 'I've always known you're a strong-willed person, from childhood to adulthood, never giving your father and me any worries, excelling in everything, doing everything exceptionally well. I also know you're a brave child who's never been afraid of anything. So what's wrong with you now?'"

  "What are you afraid of? What are you escaping from? Just because Yuan Xi told you he doesn't like you? He wouldn't risk his life to save you if he didn't care about you, would he? And wouldn't he be angry and furious with your attitude?"

  Ye Heng's eyes flickered slightly and he lowered his eyelids: "I asked him, he said that at the time of the incident, whoever it was would have sacrificed themselves to save others."

  "You believe this too?"

  "He was calm at the time and it wasn't a spur-of-the-moment remark."

  "Words spoken after deep consideration are even less believable."

  "Why?" Ye Heng furrowed his brow slightly, deep in thought. Could it be that Yuan Xi had thought it through carefully and the result was not even more calm and rational?

  "Because he's going to leave you."

  Because of this, Ye Heng's eyes dimmed slightly again.

  Her expression fell into Ye Mu's eyes, and she was truly disappointed: "What? You left me because you didn't like me? Didn't want to be with me?"

  Ye Heng did not make a sound.

  It's really unthinkable that the clever son who has been clever all his life would be so confused in terms of emotions. Mother Ye was thoroughly angry: "Ye Heng! Have you thought it through carefully? Your identity, your background, your family and that damned gentle-looking but actually overly strong personality of yours!"

  "At the same time, have you ever thought about Yuan Xi? He's an orphan, a child from an ordinary family, he has no experience with politics, no exposure to war, everything you're familiar with is unfamiliar to him. But he's trying to accept it, to understand it. After his efforts, he finally took a step forward, which was to actively save you, but this one step forward was met with your scolding!"

  "Indeed, you are worried, afraid, and fearful that he might encounter danger, but have you ever thought that your actions would push him away? Making his already somewhat inferior heart even more despondent?"

  Ye Mu did not participate in this matter, but she was a woman who was extremely sensitive to emotional matters. As soon as she knew about Yuan Xi's existence, she seriously investigated Yuan Xi's experience and after reading it, she had some vague worries.

  She was the one who had experienced it, so she could feel it the most. Especially since Yuan Xi was an orphan, Ye Heng's presence would only add to his pressure. She had long wanted to meet Yuan Xi, mainly to show her attitude and let him be at ease, but due to various reasons, they had yet to meet.

  However, she always believed in Ye Heng's cleverness, so she wasn't very worried, but who would have thought that something like this would happen, and Ye Heng's handling of it was so immature!

  Ye Mu's words were like a bomb, exploding in Ye Heng's mind, leaving him bewildered. His voice trembled slightly: "Xiao Xi... is he... self-abased?"

  He never thought of these things, in the two people's dealings, from the beginning it was him who was constantly taking the initiative, constantly showing kindness, Yuan Xi just accepted, and even rarely responded, until Yuan Xi went to save him, Ye Heng on the one hand worried that he would die, on the other hand was actually delighted, thinking that Xiao Xi finally had feelings for him.

  But what followed was bucket after bucket of cold water, poured over his head, making him feel icy from the inside out.

  He can feel his own efforts, but he says he has tried and cannot force it.

  Yuanyu did not continue to be ambiguous, but instead clearly rejected him. Everything was his own imagination, a one-man show that even caused trouble for Yuanyu...

  But now Ye Mu said such a thing...

  Yemu let out a long sigh, knowing that she had finally gotten through to her stubborn son. She thought for a moment and added another harsh sentence: "If you want to never see your wife and child again, then just keep wasting away here!"

  Ye Heng's expression turned cold, as he walked out of the dead alley. How could he not understand that Yuancreek wanted to draw a clear line between them? The best way was to leave Blue Star, and at this critical moment, he wasn't even on Blue Star!

  If Yuan Xi really left, with the Federation being so vast, how difficult it would be for him to find them again!

  How could he possibly let Yu Xi go?

  From start to finish, he never thought of giving up. Even when Yuanyu said such heartless words, he just wanted to calm down and think, reflect, trying to approach Yuanyu in a different way.

  He just couldn't figure out what was between them.

  Now, a word from Ye Mu made him thoroughly understand! Ye Heng stepped out of the door in big strides, with Ye Mu following closely behind, quickly picking up the gifts she had packed early and catching up.

  If you don't take action now, your grandson will never see you again! These men are really unreliable!

  Yuanchuan returned to the farm, and spent two days in a daze. During these two days, he didn't think about anything, just mechanically doing what needed to be done, but still looked distracted and out of sorts.

  Yuan Cheng and Lin Suyun both noticed his abnormality. Lin Suyun couldn't help but ask him what was wrong, and Yuan Xi hastily said it was nothing, nothing.

  He said it was nothing, and Lin Su Yun didn't want to continue asking either.

  Until the next day just before dark, Yuan Xi looked at Lin Su Yun holding little Yuan Zhe standing in front of the small building, waiting for him to return, and he was stunned.

  He finally clearly saw the unspeakable but unhidden worry in Lin Su Yun's eyes, and Yuan Xi suddenly woke up.

  It was my own decision to part with Ye Heng, now that it's been decided, what's the point of hesitating and being sad about it? It only worries the people around me.

  Looking back on these days, he was simply not himself, thinking twice before acting, hesitating and worrying, having already made a choice, yet still hoping for something.

  What's the point? Being so indecisive is not torturing yourself, but rather those who truly care about you!

  After all, Lin Suyun and Yuan Yucheng were not his biological parents. Although they were kind to him, there were some things he didn't mention, and Lin Suyun couldn't help but continue asking, so she could only silently worry about it herself.

  Yuān Xī couldn't help but feel a little guilty. He had always said that he would be good to Yuān Yùchéng and Lín Sùyún, but in reality, he hadn't done so. Instead, because of his own affairs, they were worried and anxious, and didn't even dare ask more questions.

  Yuanchi took a deep breath, it was time to let go. Since he couldn't forget Ye Heng in a short period of time, then he would rely on time to slowly wear him down!

  Calm down, Yuanxi thought more things, first he would go to Xingyun tomorrow, return the ring key and any muscle, as well as the development rights of Blue Star, handle what should be handled, then he would handle immigration and leave this place.

  He suppressed his emotions and forced a smile. After dinner, he told Yuan Yuchen and Lin Su Yun everything...

  The family returned home, under the bright lights, after dinner, Yuanxi put away the bowls and chopsticks, swept clean, and then said softly: "Dad, Mom, I have something to tell you."

  Yuan Cheng and Lin Su Yun had already noticed something was off about him, and based on the events of the past few days, they had also made some guesses. Seeing that Yuan Xi finally wanted to talk to them, they sat down together.

  Just as Xiao Yuanyi fell asleep, the whole family sat face-to-face on the sofa.

  Yuanchi took a deep breath, organized his words, and was about to speak when he was interrupted by the sound of the doorbell.

  Is someone coming? It's so late... Who could it be?

  The whole family was a bit puzzled, but they couldn't just leave the person outside, so Yuanxi went to open the video image. Outside the door was an unfamiliar woman who looked about the same age as Lin Su Yun. She had a clear and delicate face with faint wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, looking like someone who loved to smile.

  Yuanyu slightly furrowed his brow, who is this?

  He opened the door and asked: "Hello, who are you?"

  "Hello, Yuanxi, I'm Xu Ruoxin, Ye Heng's mother."

  When he heard the last five words, Yuan Xi's whole body stiffened. He could never have imagined that Ye Heng's mother would actually appear here!

  It's really that sentence, a blank mind, Yuanchuan simply doesn't know what to do...

  Xu Ruoxin coughed dryly and said somewhat embarrassed, "That, I came a bit abruptly and didn't give advance notice, sorry about that... But can we talk inside?"

  Yuanyu hastily came back to his senses and stepped aside, saying: "Uncle...Aunt, please come in."

  It has nothing to do with Ye Heng, and he won't keep Xu Ruoxin out of the door either.

  Xu Ruoxin entered the house, Yuan Yuchen and Lin Su Yun were also a little surprised, they didn't know Xu Ruoxin either. Yuan Xi was a bit unsure of how to introduce her, but Xu Ruoxin had already made her own introduction.

  Upon learning his identity, Yuan Yuchen and Lin Su Yun were even more shocked, but they weren't ordinary people after all. They immediately stood up and welcomed Xu Ruoxin in.

  Lin Su Yun was particularly thoughtful, pouring water and tea, arranging seats, and after a round of pleasantries, the previous awkwardness had dissipated.

  Yuanyu Creek alone still couldn't get into a state, his mind was all muddled and he had no idea what was going on.

  And... is this Ye Heng's mother? Yuan Xi had imagined what Ye Heng's mother would be like, thinking she would be a beautiful and noble but also distant and unapproachable aristocratic woman... Okay, his impression was stuck in the TV dramas he had watched before.

  After all, with such a family background and upbringing, it's no wonder that kind of person would emerge, isn't it?

  But the Ye Mu in front of him was completely different from what he had imagined. Her appearance wasn't stunning, but it was very comfortable to look at. The corners of her mouth were always curved into a smile, without any pretence, and she had actually come to Qinghe Farm, to the small building!

  Yuanchi truly couldn't guess her intentions...

  Then Xu Ruoxin expressed her intention, she looked at Lin Su Yun with some expectation and asked softly: "I don't know if I can see Yuan Zhe?"

  Lin Su Yun was taken aback for a moment, and immediately looked at Yuan Xi.

  Yuanyu woke up and said: "Wait a minute, he's asleep."

  "No, no..." Xu Ruoxin said immediately, "I'll just go take a look at him, don't wake him up."

  After saying that, the smile on her face suddenly touched Yuanxi's heart... This is a very real emotional expression, it can be seen that she has never met Little Yuanzhe, but she has already cherished this little guy who hasn't met yet to her heart.

  Yuan Xi felt a pang of sourness in his heart, he slightly restrained his emotions and took Xu Ruoxin to the bedroom.

  Xiao Yuan Zhe slept very soundly, he is now the most dishonest sleeper, long been unwilling to sleep on a small bed, his own little guy occupied more than half of the big bed, since learning to turn over has refused to lie flat, sideways, head tilted, left leg still pressed on the right leg, this posture is not ordinary.

  Yuanyu was worried that Yuanye would roll over and fall off the bed, so he had already set up automatic guardrails around the big bed, which was very safe.

  Xu Ruoxin only took one glance, but couldn't move his eyes away, with sparkling eyes, this expression was just like the crazy fans of the star-chasing tribe when they saw their idol.

  Yuanchi couldn't help but want to laugh at the sight.

  Xu Ruoxin didn't dare to wake up Little Yuan Zhe, she just silently looked at the white and tender little face, the chubby little arms, and the firm little legs, it was too cute, this was simply an angel from heaven, making her heart melt.

  When she saw Xiao Yuanyuan, she seemed to recall Ye Heng, Ye Rong and Ye Huai's childhood, which was also tender, soft and obedient, making people want to poke them.

  Yuan Xi saw Xu Ruoxin's eager expression and quickly said, "You hold him."

  Xu Ruoxin hurriedly waved her hand: "No need, no need, let him sleep well, I'll just take a look."

  Although he was talking to Yuan Xi, his eyes still didn't leave Xiao Yuan Zhe.

  Xu Ruoxin's attitude made Yuan Xi's previously tense mood completely relax, sometimes it's just like this, one's own child is liked no matter how they look, but this feeling can't be shared with outsiders because you love them to the core of your heart, but others may not necessarily like them.

  But as soon as he thought that Xu Ruoxin was Xiao Yuande's grandmother, this unbreakable blood relationship, and then looked at her attitude towards Xiao Yuande, Yuan Xi's heart felt warm and fuzzy, because he could very well understand Xu Ruoxin's feelings, looking at this little guy, the more he looked, the more lovable, the more he looked, the more adorable.

  In an imperceptible way, the distance between the two people had shortened a lot.

  After staring for over ten minutes, Xu Ruoxin finally shifted her gaze from Xiao Yuanye to Yuan Xi and said softly, "I don't know if I can talk to you?"

  Yuanyu was taken aback for a moment, but he immediately said: "What can I do for you, sir?"

  After finishing, he took Xu Ruoxin to the study room. The two sat down and Xu Ruoxin said: "I'm a person who sometimes is quite annoying because I act impulsively, relying on my feelings, so some things are done hastily, just like today, coming over to find you without thinking, and then wanting to say a lot of words."

  She smiled and said: "If I made you unhappy, then I'll apologize first."

  Yuan Xi was somewhat taken aback, but he immediately replied, "No, Aunt, I don't think that way."

  Xu Ruoxin smiled again and continued: "Then I'll just say it recklessly!"

  She came up with this sentence, and Yuan Xi really didn't know how to respond.

  However, Xu Ruoxin didn't let Yuan Xi speak up, she continued: "There's something that almost nobody mentions now, but many people know. My name is Xu Ruoxin, my father's name is Xu Ba, he was a bandit. But I married Ye family's second young master, Ye Zhen, and had three kids with him. Now we're living quite well, husband and wife are harmonious, children are filial."

  This sentence made Yuan Xi suddenly stunned. He did feel that Xu Ruoxin was somewhat different from others, but he really didn't expect that she would...

  "I understand the matter of family background better than anyone else, and I have personally experienced it. To be honest, when I first knew you, I was a bit worried. You are a clever child, thinking more than I did at your age, but sometimes thinking too much is not entirely good."

  Xu Ruoxin paused for a moment, then looked at Yuan Xi and said: "So-called family background is nothing more than these few categories of people. First, it's you and Ye Heng, second, it's me and Ye Zhen, and everyone else is an outsider."

  "My experiences with Ye Zhen, and his not caring about these things, and as for Ye Heng, since he has fallen in love with you, he must have never cared about them either. As for other outsiders..." She smiled lightly, "What they think has nothing to do with us."

  "Life is lived by ourselves, happiness or unhappiness is something we have to experience for ourselves. If you always live in the eyes of others, how can you be happy? There are countless people, and it's impossible to satisfy them one by one."

  Yuanchuan was dazed for a moment, somewhat distracted.

  Xu Ruoxin was quiet for a while, then suddenly asked Xiang Yuanchuan: "Little Creek, do you have anything you want to do? Ideals, ambitions, in short, those goals that you want to strive for."

  Yuanyou returned to his senses, but he didn't quite understand why the topic had shifted here.

  Xu Ruoxin stared at him steadily, not as if she was just casually asking.

  Yuanchuan thought for a moment and actually started considering this issue... What did he want to do?

  He previously just vaguely wanted his family to live a better life... but rarely thought about what he himself wanted to do.

  What does he want to do after all?

  It seemed like a problem from his past life. He suddenly remembered that when he was on Earth, when he was an assistant under Wang Chou, they had discussed this issue together before.

  What was his response at that time?

  "I want to start a big farm, open a chain restaurant, cook my favorite dishes, make a lot of money, and live a better life... Then find a loved one, form a family..."

  He unknowingly said these words, and after finishing, he felt a little embarrassed. This was his ideal, but for Xu Ruoxin, wasn't it too trivial, too insignificant to mention?

  Yuán Xī's eyes dimmed slightly.

  Xu Ruoxin let out a big sigh of relief and said, "Little Creek, look at you. Your ambition isn't to go to war or fight battles, nor is it related to politics. Since that's the case, why are you so hung up on not being able to fight side by side with Ye Heng?"

  Yuanchi was shocked and immediately turned his head towards Xu Ruoxin.

  "What you like, what you're good at, are all things that Ye Heng can't do. Standing shoulder to shoulder doesn't always mean being in the same area, but rather complementing and integrating with each other. You don't need to get hung up on Ye Heng's achievements. Your path is under your own feet. You should go do what you like, focus on that, and when you achieve something in your own field, that's when you'll truly be yourself!"

  Yuanchuan was stunned, the shock in his heart could not be described in words. Xu Ruoxin's words were like a thunderbolt that dispelled all the dark clouds that had been lingering in his mind.

  Yes, he was different from Ye Heng from the very beginning!

  He thought he was a man and shouldn't always be protected, couldn't always be passive, and Ye Heng gave him too strong a feeling. He was convinced that he had no chance of being on an equal footing with him, so he retreated from this unequal love.

  But he was wrong!

  Why must he take his own weaknesses to compare with Ye Heng's strengths? Why must he be self-pitying and self-reproaching here? He is not useless, nor is he a waste of a person. He has many ideas and things to do. He doesn't like war, he doesn't like politics, but in this vast world, he can still achieve something in another place!

  What he's good at, what he likes, and what he can do better than anyone else! In those areas, he can even surpass Ye Heng!

  The dark clouds that had been weighing on his heart for many days finally dispersed, and Yuanxi was able to breathe in the fresh air. It was so bright and vast, and countless passions ignited in his heart.

  Xu Ruoxin had been staring at Yuan Xi, seeing his expression, she finally breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that he had walked out of the dead end.

  When the atmosphere in the room calmed down, Xu Ruoxin blinked and said with a playful face: "You shouldn't look up to Ye Heng too much, I still have videos of him wetting his pants and crying in bed when he was young."