VIP Volume, Chapter 125: First-Grade Zhuangyuan Red

Ye Xiaoxuan stood as still as a wooden post, his eyes fixed intently on the beautiful woman standing at the gate.

They hadn't seen each other for over a month. She had lost weight and looked haggard. Those once dark, sparkling eyes had lost their luster and appeared somewhat dim.

It wasn't until Jia Ran gave him a firm shove from behind that Ye Xiaoxuan snapped out of it and began to walk slowly toward her.

The beauty ran toward him, tears streaming down her face. She threw herself into his arms and began pounding on his chest with her small fists, sobbing, "Why didn't you come to see me? Why didn't you call me? Do you not want me anymore?"

Ye Xiaoxuan pulled her tightly into his embrace, his own vision blurring. Stroking her hair, he murmured, "Yuer! My Yuer! I will never let you go again in this lifetime!"

The surrounding crowd watched on, deeply moved, except for Silly Girl, who was giggling and dancing about.

Wearing a ghost mask, she circled everyone in the courtyard with great interest before skipping over to Ye Xiaoxuan and Yuer. Just as she was about to say something, Ye Dajun rushed over like a bear in heat and swept her away in his arms. If she had blurted out something else, no one knew what kind of chaos might have ensued.

Ye Xiaoxuan stroked Yuer's hair and asked softly, "Is the poison completely gone?" Yuer nodded, leaning into his arms, and whispered in his ear, "That wasn't poison."

Ye Xiaoxuan frowned. "Not poison? It nearly killed you, and you say it wasn't poison?" Yuer replied, "I'm not sure myself. I can't explain many things right now, but I'll tell you slowly in the future."

Ye Xiaoxuan flicked her nose. "So, you're not leaving? Aren't you afraid that we have nothing here in the countryside?"

Yuer hugged him tightly, bit him firmly on the shoulder, and whispered, "There may be nothing here, but you are here! Outside, there is everything, but my heart would be empty."

"Can you two save the affection for tonight? Can you help me bring these things inside?" someone shouted from the gate, their voice filled with endless indignation and grievance.

Ye Xiaoxuan looked up and grinned. It was his father-in-law, the Big Baldy!

Yuer realized they were still standing at the gate and quickly pulled away from Ye Xiaoxuan. Seeing everyone in the courtyard staring at her, her face turned beet red, and she gave Ye Xiaoxuan a reproachful pinch.

Ye Xiaoxuan laughed heartily as he walked over to greet him and took the items from his hands. "Million, how did you get here?"

The Big Baldy's face darkened, and he pointed at him, cursing, "You're something! You're ruthless! I've raised my daughter for nearly twenty years, and you snatched her away without spending a cent. She was willing to die if I didn't let her come! I didn't get my million, and this trip cost me a thousand! You are the bane of my existence!"

Ye Xiaoxuan tossed his head smugly, then remembered he was also bald and had no hair to toss. He huffed, "You think I care about your thousand? But I keep my word! Give me two years, and I will definitely get you that million!"

The Big Baldy knew he had no choice but to listen to the boy now; his daughter had already run off to his place, and he had no bargaining chips left. He said indignantly, "Fine! I'll hold you to that. You'll give me an IOU later!"

Ye Xiaoxuan wanted to tease him more, but seeing that the Big Baldy had personally brought his daughter all this way and hauled so much luggage, he softened. He glared at him and asked, "Are you hungry?"

"Hungry!"

"Do you drink?"

"I drink!"

"Get to the table!"

"That's all I was waiting for!"

The crowd was dumbfounded. Whenever these two met, they were like sworn enemies, shouting their dinner invitations so loudly as if they were afraid that being out-voiced would mean losing face.

Once seated, the Big Baldy was no longer so aggressive; after all, everyone present was his contemporary, so he naturally had to act a bit more dignified.

Ye Xiaoxuan made the introductions. The two sets of "would-be in-laws" felt a bit awkward. As the host, Ye's father quickly raised his glass to the Big Baldy and said, "Thank you, in-law... no, brother?"

Ye's uncle impatiently slammed his glass down and said, "It's all in the wine!" Ye Xiaoxuan wiped his sweat, wondering what on earth "it's all in the wine" was supposed to mean.

But this was exactly what the Big Baldy wanted. He impatiently drained his glass in one gulp, smacked his lips, tilted his head, and asked, "First-Class Champion Red?"

Ye's father and Ye Dajun were taken aback and nodded simultaneously. Ye's uncle asked, "Have you had our specialty from Champion Township before?"

The Big Baldy was overjoyed, clutching his glass. "I had it ten years ago! I never forgot the taste. I've looked for it in the city for years, but nothing was authentic. This flavor is perfect—exactly the same as what I drank ten years ago! Come, pour me a few more!"

Once men started talking about wine, the conversation flowed naturally. Ye's father laughed heartily, "There's plenty, enough to drink! We'll get drunk today, and tomorrow I'll have Xuanzi go to the township and get you a big jar to take back!"

In the courtyard, the young women looked at each other. Jia Ran, the only one who knew everyone, quickly introduced them: "This is Yuer, Xiaoxuan's girlfriend. This is Caiyi, my old classmate. And this is Sister Guan Ling, my big brother's god-sister."

Any one of these girls could have made the thugs in the orchard drool with their beauty, and standing together, they were like a flock of birds, each more charming than the last.

The young policewoman, being the most worldly, giggled and said to the others, "I must be the oldest; I'm twenty. From now on, I'm your big sister!"

Beautiful girls, when no romantic conflicts are involved, are easily drawn to one another, so the other three had no objections. After comparing ages, Yuan Caiyi was nineteen, ranking second. Jia Ran and Yuer were both eighteen, ranking third and fourth.

Guan Ling gathered the girls into her arms like a mother hen protecting her chicks. "From now on, I'm your big sister leader. Doesn't Ye Xiaoxuan have a Bad Boys Alliance? We'll be the Bad Girls Alliance! Wahaha, I've wanted to organize my own gang since I was little, and today it's finally come true!"

Yuan Caiyi said with a deadpan expression, "Big sister, don't forget your status—you're a police officer!"

Guan Ling huffed, "So what? We aren't killing or burning! This is called solidarity. Wait here, I'll go find an incense burner, and we'll swear a blood oath!"

The girls: "..."

Yuer patted her head and said to the others, "Follow me, everyone, I brought something good!"

The girls followed her into Ye Xiaoxuan's room with curiosity. Guan Ling wrinkled her nose and said, "Ugh! It stinks! This man is so lazy; he's turned his room into a dog's kennel!"

Yuan Caiyi smiled, "It'll be clean next time you come; someone will be here to tidy it up." Yuer blushed, looking at the messy bed in a trance.

Over a month ago, it was on this very bed that she had given herself completely to Ye Xiaoxuan, after which she had taken the poison in contentment.

She never expected that fate would play such a trick, that through some strange blessing, the love she thought she had lost would be back by her side.