Ye Zhibai stared blankly, wearing a brand-new, pure-white dress.

She lay facedown on the soft hospital bed, unable to make sense of what she was feeling.

Every now and then, she even rolled over.

Ah... Life really is a jumble of feelings, and full of surprises...

A little while ago, she’d done her best to explain to Yun’er that her condition wasn’t that bad. She felt much better after relieving herself.

That little stream just now... was an accident!

It absolutely won’t happen again!

And now she’d also thoroughly figured out how girls went to the bathroom.

How could she not learn when someone had demonstrated it for her?!

She’d had both theory and practice. If she still couldn’t learn, she’d have to be a total dummy!

Mm... Ye Zhibai thought back to Yun’er’s demonstration just now.

A faint blush spread across her face—a rare sight on those features that hardly ever showed expression.

Can’t exactly call it a loss. Honestly, this was a huge win.

It was a huge win, sure, but thinking about it still felt so weird, aaah!

Reality wasn’t going to let her lie in bed and roll around complaining forever.

Ye Zhiyun had just gone to check the situation outside the window. Now she returned, clasped her hands naturally in front of herself, tilted her head at Ye Zhibai, and smiled gently.

“Big Sis, Father’s here to pick you up. We’re leaving the hospital and going home.”

“Home...?” Ye Zhibai abruptly stopped her very slow rolling.

“Mm.” Ye Zhiyun took two steps closer and slowly held out a hand to Ye Zhibai. “Back to our home.”

Home...

Now that was a word with warmth in it.

The first thing Ye Zhibai thought of when she heard it was her old, run-down apartment.

It leaked in summer and let the winter wind in. Even the supermarket was a long way away.

So they weren’t going back there...

Could she go somewhere closer to a supermarket?

More importantly...

Maybe I’ll have a family now.

Just thinking about having a mom and dad was enough to make her yearn for it...

When Ye Zhibai still didn’t move, Ye Zhiyun gently brushed her black hair back with one hand, bent down, and held Ye Zhibai’s trembling hand with the other.

Then she spoke those heavenly words once more.

“Big Sis, let’s go. Let’s go home.”

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The late-summer breeze was stifling, but unlike the oppressive air inside the hospital, you could feel the natural flow of the wind.

The breeze gently stirred Ye Zhibai’s silver hair and the hem of her pure-white dress, making them sway slightly to the left.

The world outside the hospital entrance... was incredibly refreshing.

She’d only been reborn a few hours ago, but Ye Zhibai already felt like... so much time had passed.

—I’m free now.

Walking out hand in hand and shoulder to shoulder with Ye Zhiyun was pretty stressful for Ye Zhibai.

In her previous life, she’d hardly ever held a girl’s hand. It was a little pathetic to admit, but she had to be honest: she had no experience, and she was nervous.

Asking for a friend... Do girls always like to draw circles in someone else’s palm when they hold hands?!

She didn’t get it. Anyway, Ye Zhiyun seemed to do it every now and then, making Ye Zhibai’s palm all tingly.

As they walked out of the hospital entrance, Ye Zhibai finally lifted her head and looked around...

Her eyes widened in surprise!

Along the broad street outside the city-center hospital sat two long rows of identical, high-end black sedans.

The cars had left a clear path for other pedestrians to reach the hospital, all arranged in neat order.

Beside each luxury car stood either a maid in a maid outfit or a bodyguard in a sharp suit and sunglasses.

They stood in formation on either side, hands behind their backs, solemn and imposing.

From the rather tall steps at the hospital entrance... it was a truly spectacular sight.

Ye Zhibai wondered to herself: Were they welcoming some important figure?

You hardly ever saw this kind of setup even in movies.

But then...

The bodyguards and maids moved in perfect unison, all turning toward her at once!

“““Congratulations on your discharge, Miss!”””

Their voices shook the heavens!

Huh?!

Ye Zhibai looked around in alarm until she saw the affectionate look in Yun’er’s eyes beside her.

Only then did Ye Zhibai realize... they were congratulating her!

Oh, hell, please don’t!!

All the passersby on the street were looking over, aaah!

Social death follows me like the wind.

Ye Zhibai had only just left the hospital, and she was already feeling the warm embrace of social death again.

Thank you, family of my dreams.

Your thoughtful arrangements have warmed all four seasons.

Ye Zhibai just wanted to escape this hellish scene as fast as possible.

She asked in a small, tentative voice.

“Yun’er... where are Mom and Dad?”

“Big Sis, come with me.”

“Mm...”

Sure, sure, whatever. Just get me out of here!

Ye Zhiyun deliberately slowed her pace to match Ye Zhibai’s.

Ye Zhibai felt like she was trying her best to walk, but her body was still weak, and her steps were slow.

So being slower than a girl was a pretty rough feeling!

Hm?

As she walked, Ye Zhibai looked toward the far end of the street.

She spotted a middle-aged man dressed differently from everyone else.

He looked about 1.85 meters tall, with a broad, sturdy build. His sharp black suit wasn’t the same as the bodyguards’.

His suit looked more formal and refined, and he wore it with the air of someone long accustomed to being in charge.

Faint wrinkles marked his angular face, telling of a middle-aged man who’d weathered many storms. The short beard on his chin made him look even more steady and composed.

His neat, short black hair was combed to one side and held in place with gel—the classic hairstyle of a successful businessman.

Perhaps from working too hard, his hair was still fairly thick, but his hairline was already cause for concern.

The only thing that might have made him seem less imposing was the tears welling in his black eyes. He clenched his fists and watched his daughters slowly approach without looking away.

Ye Zhiyun explained, “He’s our father, Ye Qinghe, the current chairman of the Ye Group. Do you remember him, Big Sis?”

“I... have heard of him...”

“You remember him, Big Sis?!”

“No... Forget I said anything...”

Ahem, I only said I’d heard of him!

The Ye Group was the biggest company in Qihai City. As a college student who’d grown up there in her previous life, Ye Zhibai had definitely heard of its chairman.

He was on TV all the time!

And now Ye Qinghe, chairman of the Ye Group and father to Ye Zhibai and Ye Zhiyun, stood there with tears in his eyes.

Of course, he was moved to see his daughter again.

But Ye Zhibai figured that, as a man in his position, he’d have the imposing dignity of a natural leader.

With so many subordinates watching, he’d surely keep a cool face. Even if he wanted to cry, he’d hold it in.

That was what it meant to be restrained. To shoulder responsibility.

But Ye Zhibai had clearly overestimated him.

When they were less than ten steps away from him...

Two streams of tears rolled right down Ye Qinghe’s cheeks!

He was weeping openly, calling out through his sobs.

“My sweet girl!! Zhibai! Dad believed... Dad always believed you’d wake up one day!!”

He didn’t hold back at all!!

Ye Zhibai clearly saw the legendary big boss weeping like a river, wiping his tears away with the back of his hand.

But Ye Zhiyun’s expression immediately darkened.

She stopped with Ye Zhibai.

Then she spoke up to warn him.

“Father... please be quiet. You’re going to scare Big Sis. If I remember correctly... I told you on the phone not to make such a big spectacle or bring so many people. Didn’t you hear me?”

“Uh...! Yun’er, I... I just wanted Zhibai to feel how much we care when she left the hospital!”

“Caring about her isn’t about putting on a show. And I also told you... Big Sis doesn’t remember her past. She doesn’t know who you are, so don’t make such a fuss. You’ll only leave her confused. Understand?”

Ye Qinghe’s expression froze for a moment.

“So her memories really... Ah! It doesn’t matter, as long as Zhibai’s awake... Nothing else matters!”

Actually, Ye Zhibai seemed to have noticed something amazing.

Ye Qinghe... was her dad now.

And he seemed to be really scared of Yun’er?

That wasn’t surprising. The overwhelming presence Ye Zhiyun gave off in public was completely different from the gentle air she had when she was alone with Ye Zhibai.

It wasn’t just Ye Qinghe—even the maids and bodyguards lining both sides of the road seemed to avoid Ye Zhiyun’s icy, frostbitten gaze.

Uh...

Wait... Was my little sister actually the most intimidating person here?!

What Ye Zhibai didn’t know was that Ye Zhiyun was cold, but she herself was even colder.

The lonely, distant air Ye Zhibai gave off without realizing it, standing beside Ye Zhiyun, made the two of them feel impossible to approach.

As if the two of them were the only people in the world.

Both sacred and unfathomable.

Ye Qinghe wiped away his tears, then wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

He looked at his precious daughter’s familiar face, the face whose eyes hadn’t opened in so long, and smiled with relief.

Zhibai still had the same expressionless face as before...

But as he kept reminding himself, her waking up mattered more than anything.

Ye Qinghe turned around and held out his hand to the bodyguard behind him.

The bodyguard looked confused. “Uh... Mr. Ye? What are you...?”

“Give me the car keys. You’re off chauffeur duty today.”

As her father, I’ll take my daughter home myself.