Chapter 65: Chapter 65 Ye Xiu’s Awakening Chapter 65: Chapter 65 Ye Xiu’s Awakening The noodles were a bit clumpy, but still delicious, with a mild flavor and freshly cooked eggs, all of which she liked.
It was custom to finish the birthday noodles, so the bowl wasn’t very large, and Bai Zhi quickly finished it before turning to Bai Dan.
“Grandpa, it was delicious.”
Upon hearing Bai Zhi’s words, Bai Dan immediately smiled.
“The noodles are tasty, but Grandpa can’t eat them.”
“Pfft,” Bai Zhi and Bai Fei both laughed. Grandpa was too cute.
“Alright, let’s put the candles in.”
Bai Dan brought out candles, one by one, those colorful kind, placing ten in total.
“Today, Xingxing is ten years old, happy birthday Xingxing.”
There was naturally no birthday song since Bai Dan couldn’t sing and was too shy, but Bai Fei could.
With the dim light turned off, Bai Dan lit the candles,
a breeze blew by, and he carefully shielded them with his hands, afraid they would be blown out.
“Happy birthday to you…”
Bai Fei’s soft, glutinous voice started, and Bai Zhi, watching this scene, suddenly felt her nose tingle, warmth filling her heart.
She closed her eyes, clasped her hands together, and made her first wish since arriving here.
“Wish for the original Bai Zhi to let go of her past, and may everything be well and start over for a happy life.
Hope Grandpa stays healthy, and wish I can earn a lot of money.”
After making her three wishes, Bai Zhi opened her eyes and blew hard…
The candles were blown out. Bai Ming turned on the light, and Bai Fei took out the candles.
Bai Zhi started cutting the cake, slicing it into eight pieces, one for each person, with the leftovers put back in the box. Bai Zhi then turned to Bai Fei.
“Will you take it later for uncle, auntie, and grandma, do they know?”
Bai Fei, momentarily stunned, thought Bai Zhi was going to save it for tomorrow since the cake was quite expensive and tasty. But she was actually asking her to take it back?
Seeing Bai Fei not speaking, Bai Zhi intentionally frowned, appearing angry as she looked at Bai Fei.
“What, you don’t like my birthday cake?”
“How could I?” Bai Fei quickly shook her head, then thought that they were good sisters, and in the future, she would bring tasty things for Bai Zhi too.
“I’ll take it back then.”
Between sisters, there was no need for formalities.
Bai Zhi then smiled and went to the kitchen, bringing out the special Green Bean Cake she had saved and placing it on the table.
“Cousin, great grandpa, this is the Green Bean Cake I made, please try some.”
Bai Fei was still eating cake when she saw the Green Bean Cake, which looked tasty. So after trying a piece, she couldn’t stop eating more, sweet but not cloying, it was rich in the aroma of green beans.
It was really delicious.
“Tasty, tasty.”
Bai Fei ate a piece and continued with her cake, while Bai Zhi also ate little by little.
In the end, Bai Zhi had them take the Green Bean Cake as well.
When Ye Xiu and the others arrived, Bai Fei and Great Grandpa had just left, and Bai Zhi was about to close the door.
Suddenly Ye Xiu appeared, and Bai Zhi’s eyes narrowed, almost kicking out.
“Xingxing.”
Seeing that it was Bai Zhi who closed the door, Ye Xiu could no longer hold back. She immediately hugged Bai Zhi tightly with all her might.
Ye Xiu had always given Bai Zhi the impression that she cared about the original owner, but it was always overlooked. That kind of love was like it was separated by a layer of gauze—you could say it wasn’t there, yet it was right there; you could say it existed, but it was forever untouchable.
And now, Bai Zhi could feel, in this moment, Ye Xiu’s heavy emotions.
What was happening?
“Xingxing, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”
Ye Xiu repeated her apologies several times, then let go of Bai Zhi, holding her face with tears streaming down, her eyes so swollen it was almost impossible to see her original appearance.
Had she… come to realize?
If one considered this moment as a world of a book, then every person here was supposed to follow the main plotline, which was the glow of the group pet protagonist.
Brother loves, father adores, and Bai Zhi was the vicious female supporting character. It could be said that this was the framework of this world, but everything changed with the arrival of Bai Zhi.
It was no longer just a book, but a world.
The consciousness of the world’s main storyline existed, so Ye Xiu would ignore the original owner more than once, but it wasn’t deep; otherwise, she wouldn’t have chosen to go to the town.
As a mother, her love for her daughter was eternal and unerasable, so she was arranged to leave, but the arrival of Bai Zhi broke that world consciousness.
It meant that the original world’s framework was now useless, unable to control anyone anymore. That’s why Ye Xiu came to realize her mistakes.
Of course, this was closely related to her inherent love for the original owner. The others were not much affected since they were irrelevant to the plot.
But Ye Xiu and the others were different, they were the main characters, so Bai Zhi could feel that Ye Xiu’s love for the original owner was like it was separated by a gauze, visible but untouchable.
Of course, before the group pet appeared, Ye Xiu would naturally not be affected. The group pet was just that unstable magnetic field, but now, that field had been broken. From the moment Ye Xiu heard the voice and awoke, everything had changed.
What would happen next in this entirely new world where no one was affected by the plot anymore?
At this moment, Bai Zhi vaguely understood Ye Xiu’s condition. It was due to her awakening, or perhaps her love for her daughter burst forth.
That’s why her emotions were so intense.
“Stop crying.”
Bai Zhi spoke softly, and Ye Xiu finally stopped, though still intermittently sobbing.
“Xingxing, Mommy is sorry. Mommy doesn’t deserve your forgiveness.”
Ye Xiu looked bitterly at Bai Zhi. Her little daughter seemed to be in much better spirits.
She squatted down to Bai Zhi’s height,
“Xingxing, from now on, you’ll be with Grandpa. Be good, okay? Mommy won’t ask you anymore about who you must like or take care of. You just need to be happy, alright?”
She reached out to fix Bai Zhi’s hair. Her daughter, in fact, was quite beautiful, just too thin, or perhaps looking as if her cheeks were sunken in. Xingxing would certainly be adorable if she gained some weight.
“Mm.”
Bai Zhi responded indifferently. She really didn’t know what to do with Ye Xiu. If it was Bai Da or others, she would have directly snapped back at them. If it was Bai Yu, that would be even better; she’d simply hit back. But Ye Xiu was genuinely difficult to handle.
Luckily, Ye Xiu didn’t make it hard for her. Suddenly, she just wanted to have a look at her daughter. She had so many apologies, but apologies were too pale; she didn’t deserve her daughter’s forgiveness. The best she could do was to treat her daughter better, much better than before.
“Xiuxiu, don’t cry anymore. Can I give the Water Diamonds to Bai Zhi?”
Bai Da caught up, looking at Ye Xiu with sympathy, watching her cry was like being pricked by needles.
“You still don’t understand. Xingxing doesn’t need other people’s Water Diamonds, my Xingxing doesn’t need other people’s things.”