It was the twelfth lunar month, almost late at night.

　The wind was biting cold, and the cold air swept across the entire Lan City. Although the snow on the main road had been shoveled away by the sanitation workers early, the newly fallen snow still made the ground slippery.

　There was a car parked on the deserted street.

　There was a girl in the car wearing a red off-shoulder dress. She was very beautiful, with fair skin and delicate features. Her sharp eyes contained a hint of anger, which made her beauty even more vivid.

　”Ye Tao, what on earth did you do to my car?!”

　Ye Xing gripped the steering wheel, and after the car stalled for the eighth time, she saw the low battery mark on her phone, unable to bear it any longer, and made a phone call.

　The person on the other end of the phone laughed at the anger in her tone.

　”I didn’t do anything.”

　Ye Tao’s voice was in the teenage voice change period, so it sounded hoarse and a bit unpleasant. He spoke with a smile, but his words were full of malice.

　”You stole my sister’s limelight at the banquet tonight. Have you ever thought that you might get a little retribution?”

　”It’s getting late. I need to go upstairs to see my sister. You should find a way to come back.”

　Ye Tao said this and ended the call directly, as if he would feel more annoyed if he said a few more words to her.

　Ye Xing listened to the sound of the call ending and closed her eyes.

　That’s ridiculous.

　Her own brother called a girl who was not related to him by blood “sister” and treated her as an enemy.

　Since this family doesn’t welcome her, why bother to bring her back after she’s been missing for nineteen years!

　The car stalled, the heating system failed, and worst of all, the phone was dead.

　Ye Xing sat for a while, and finally gritted her teeth and got out of the car.

　Her high heels made her stagger a little on the slippery road.

　There were no passing cars and she couldn’t get a taxi.

　I don’t know how long I walked.

　Ye Xing slipped and fell heavily to the ground.

　She was cold and her ankle hurt, but her heart ached more than her physical pain.

　”Dad, Mom, Brother…”

　Ye Xing pressed her scraped palm onto the snow, turning the originally pure white palm into light pink.

　Her voice was a little choked.

　If dad and brother hadn’t disappeared, if mom hadn’t been sick, if she hadn’t come to Lan City…

　She will definitely continue to be a treasure that they hold in their hands and cherish with all their heart.

　Although, the father, mother and brother she calls have no blood relationship with her.

　But they gave her the best love in the world.

　Ye Xing is not in good health, especially she is afraid of cold.

　In such extremely cold conditions, her whole body was so stiff that she had to move almost constantly.

　She tried to get up from the snow, again and again.

　But unfortunately.

　In the cold wind, her movements became weaker and weaker.

　While her consciousness was blurred, she seemed to see two strong beams of light shining towards me.

　Then, footsteps were heard.

　”Sir, there’s a girl who has fainted. She’s shaking.”

　”Can I bring her to the car?”

　The respectful voice inquired, begging for an answer from the car.

　The man sitting in the back seat of the car was handsome, noble, indifferent and aloof. He had been resting with his eyes closed, but when he heard the question, he slightly raised his eyelids.

　”This seems to be the newly adopted daughter of the Ye family.”

　Fu Qi, who was squatting in front of Ye Xing, added: “Sir, we are not with the Ye family–“

　”Bring her up.”

　Fu Ting’an’s voice was rather cold, and coupled with his face that never seemed to show any emotion, he clearly said words of permission, but one could not sense any kindness from him.

　Fu Qi picked her up very cautiously, trying to touch Ye Xing’s skin as little as possible.

　The car door opens.

　Fu Qi hesitated for a moment, but still boldly put Ye Xing in the spacious back seat.

　The warmth gradually enveloped the cold body.

　Ye Xing’s pale face gradually showed signs of warming up.

　When Fu Ting’an looked over, he saw a girl in a red off-shoulder dress leaning against the back of a chair, quietly closing her eyes. Her fair skin was almost blinding against the black leather of the chair.

　”Sir, we just happened to pass by the Ye family on the way. Do you want to send Miss Ye back to the Ye family?”

　Fu Ting’an glanced at him and said calmly, “Send her to the hospital.”

　Fu Qi: “Ahem.”

　Fu Qi: “Okay.”

　He was stupid. Miss Ye fainted in the snow, and the first choice should have been to send her to the hospital.

　But it’s closer to Ye’s house.

　He thought the gentleman wouldn’t have much patience.

　On the way.

　Perhaps it was because of the extra warmth in her body that Ye Xing gradually regained consciousness.

　She smelled a faint cold fragrance, like a touch of cold green in the snow, clear and alluring.

　Following the scent, she moved her body.

　The next second, Fu Qi saw the scene behind him through the car window mirror and almost couldn’t control himself and stepped on the accelerator.

　Miss Ye, who was brought up by him, was so bold as to fall into the gentleman’s arms!

　Such an ambiguous gesture made Fu Qi feel a chill on his back.

　”cold……”

　Ye Xing closed her eyes, but her delicate white fingertips fell on Fu Ting’an’s chest.

　Fu Ting’an’s expression remained indifferent.

　He reached out and straightened the girl who had fallen to her side. Then he threw his coat on her.

　With a coat.

　As expected, Ye Xing did not move anymore. She held on to his coat obediently and her breathing soon became even.

　Fu Qi felt that Miss Ye didn’t seem to be a very well-behaved and obedient person.

　If we put her in the car again, I’m afraid my husband’s patience will really run out.

　Thinking of this, Fu Qi continued to speed up calmly.

　Ten minutes later.

　Ye Xing was sent to the hospital, and Fu Qi breathed a sigh of relief and drove his master back home.

　Fu Ting’an has always been a man of few words. Fu Qi has followed him for many years and has never dared to be noisy or presumptuous in front of him.

　But when they were about to arrive at Qiyuan Villa, Fu Ting’an suddenly asked him.

　”What’s her name?”

　Fu Qi’s face turned stern, and he immediately replied, “Ye Xing. She was taken away by mistake when she was young. She was found and taken back by the Ye family half a month ago.”

　”Sir, our candidate for marriage with the Ye family is the original Miss Ye, Ye Zhi.”

　Ye Xing and Ye Zhi, one is a real daughter, and the other is a fake daughter.

　But Ye Zhi had been raised by the Ye family for nineteen years, and it was obvious that she was loved more by the Ye family.

　Now that Ye Xing is back, the Ye family not only did not send Ye Zhi away, but it was said that in order to appease Ye Zhi, Ye Zhengde even asked someone to order new jewelry for her.

　As for Ye Xing, looking at what happened tonight, we can also see her status in the Ye family.

　Fu Qi is Fu Ting’an’s confidant and is extremely loyal to him.

　People outside once commented that Fu Qi was just a dog of Fu Ting’an. He looked harmless on weekdays, but anyone who wanted to touch Fu Ting’an would be bitten to pieces by Fu Qi.

　Fu Qi mentioned the two daughters of the Ye family, and had to remind his husband: “Next week is your wedding date with Miss Ye Zhi. Sir, do you want to meet Miss Ye Zhi?”

　The gentleman rarely appears in public, and he has had no one around him in all these years.

　Therefore, there are many speculations about Mr.

　For example, impotence, and misogyny…

　There are even people who have never seen the gentleman and spread rumors that he looks scary.

　Fu Qi was worried that Miss Ye Zhi would hear these rumors.

　Fu Ting’an had an indifferent look on his face and did not accept Fu Qi’s suggestion.

　In name, his marriage with the Ye family was called an alliance.

　But the Ye family is far inferior to any branch of the Fu Group.

　This time, it was the Ye family who had something to ask of the Fu family. It just so happened that the only grandmother he cared about was a little superstitious, probably because she was old.

　She asked someone to tell his fortune, and the fortune teller said that Miss Ye was a good match for him. If the two of them got married, they would be happy.

　Fu Ting’an didn’t believe in this fortune-telling. But the Ye family came to him to make a deal, so he didn’t mind marrying her and sending her to the old house.

　As for him, the words occasionally used by the print media were not wrong.

　He is cold and aloof, and does not get involved in love affairs.

　For someone like him, marriage is just a decoration.

　In the hospital.

　Ye Xing was wrapped in an oversized black suit jacket and stayed alone until dawn. Her health was really not very good. After being sent for examination, she was given an IV drip.

　”Doctor, do you know who sent me here?”

　When Ye Xing was brought here, she was not fully conscious, so she didn’t know who helped her.

　The doctor shook his head: “I don’t know that either.”

　The doctor didn’t know Fu Qi, so naturally he couldn’t give Ye Xing an answer.

　Ye Xing didn’t say anything after hearing this. She just lowered her eyes and clenched the coat.

　The cool and refreshing scent lingering on the coat made her feel inexplicably at ease.

　After being in the hospital all night, Ye Xing did not receive any calls from the Ye family on her charged phone.

　She looked at the screen and was not surprised by the result.

　Last night, Ye Tao posted a message on his Moments, saying that his sister was in a bad mood.

　Presumably……

　Those people in the Ye family must be coaxing Ye Zhi.

　She stood up with an indifferent expression, wrapped her coat tightly, and left the hospital.

　It was ten past seven when she got home.

　Yezhi was still crying and smashing things in the room.

　Without looking around, she walked around that room and went to the last room on the west side of the second floor and locked the door.

　Her room is not big, and it is obviously much smaller than Ye Zhi’s.

　The Ye family felt that she used to live in a small mountain village and her material conditions were definitely not as good as those in the city, so this room was good enough for her.

　Ye Xing said nothing.

　She hung up her coat, took off her red dress, and got into the bathtub.

　She missed her little mountain village.

　In fact, the village where she lived was not as bad as they thought.

　Her parents and brother all love her and are reluctant to let her do even housework.

　The elder sister in the village will teach her to dance beautifully.

　The uncle in the village knew a lot of knowledge, from physics to astronomy, and he always taught her patiently.

　There is also a grandmother who lives alone. She loves to comb her hair and tells her with a smile: “Our Xingxing is beautiful and cute. If you go out in the future, you must not let others bully you.”

　Everyone in the village loved her very much.

　She was spoiled and naughty since she was young. Sometimes when she made mistakes, everyone indulged and coaxed her.

　After my father and brother disappeared, my mother became ill.

　Although she was taken care of by the villagers, Ye Xing still wanted to reduce some of the burden.

　Therefore, when the Ye family came to pick her up, she came when she knew the location was Lancheng.

　She was admitted to Lancheng University with the first place.

　By being taken back by the Ye family, she can save tuition fees and go to school more conveniently.

　Most importantly, she wants to find her father and brother.

　I heard that in big cities, it takes more ways to find people.

　The people in the village only thought she was here to go to school…

　Ye Xing, who was soaking in the bathtub, didn’t know at the moment that the people she missed actually knew everything and were sitting together and thinking about her.

　”Xingxing’s mom, are you really willing to let Xingxing go back to the Ye family?”

　”She can go to school, but she doesn’t have to go back to the Ye family.”

　”Yes, yes, ah, after Xingxing left, I really missed her.”

　Listening to everyone’s voices, the woman in the middle sighed.

　”Do you think I’d be willing to do that? I picked Xingxing up from the trash can outside the hospital. She was so tiny and pitiful.”

　”I raised her so well. She is the apple of my eye.”

　”But the Ye family came to us and said they missed Xingxing… After all, she is their biological child, and Xingxing goes to school there.”

　”With them taking care of her, I think Xingxing will have a better life.”

　The woman said, glancing at them: “If you really want to see Xingxing, move to Lancheng.”

　These people are not native to the village.

　They all came here for their own reasons.

　In short, they won’t go out.

　The woman coughed a few times and made a herbal medicine for herself.

　She thought that after she recovered, she would go and see her beloved Xingxing.

　That’s right…

　She seemed to have forgotten whether she had told Xingxing when she went out.

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　They have a lot of savings at home.

　If Xingxing doesn’t want to spend the Ye family’s money, she can spend all their own money.