Fusion of Souls (2)

Although Ye Lang had successfully reincarnated and found a family from his "final wish," his memories had not fully awakened. Part of his soul seemed to have been sealed away as well, making his reincarnation incomplete.

Perhaps this was also the price of reincarnation. Like in the legends, he had drunk Meng Po's soup and forgotten everything, starting anew from scratch.

Without some stroke of fortune, this state might have continued for his entire life. Even at the moment of death, he might never have possessed a complete soul. But fortunately, Thirteenth Young Master had been struck by lightning this time, allowing his once-separated souls to merge again.

The current Thirteenth Young Master was Ye Lang. He would possess the memories of his original life, as well as those of this one, because these were things he had personally experienced—not memories inherited from someone else, but feelings he had truly lived through.

This was not possession of another body, but reincarnation and rebirth. He could clearly feel his bond with Tiger Girl, Ye Lanyu, and Long Anqi. They were feelings he could never forget in this lifetime. This was not like watching a story unfold.

This also explained why Thirteenth Young Master had been so unusual. Why had his intelligence never developed properly, while his brain functions had remained extraordinary? It was precisely because he had been missing that portion of his soul.

Now that his soul was complete, he would no longer be the foolish child he once was. He would become a normal person—and one with the experiences of two lifetimes. He would have a little more experience than others and see things a little more clearly.

"Big Sister, you've become smarter too." Ye Lang smiled faintly.

"Of course. Your sister is brilliant as ice and snow, blessed with exceptional talent... Wait, what do you mean by that? Are you saying I used to be stupid?" Ye Lanyu had still been basking in pride when she noticed the amusement on Tiger Girl's face and immediately understood Ye Lang's meaning.

"No, how could that be? How could I call my brilliant-as-ice-and-snow sister stupid?" Ye Lang shook his head in denial, putting on a foolish expression. He had used that look for more than ten years and was thoroughly practiced at it.

"You... Still pretending to be stupid? I'm starting to wonder whether you were faking it all along." Ye Lanyu rapped Ye Lang lightly, then said, "Still, I like this version of you! I like the way you looked when you were all silly." With that, she hugged Ye Lang, pressing her little face tightly against his.

"Mmm, I also think the old you was cuter," the Seventh Princess said from the side.

"It's all the same. No matter what you're like, Mother will love you." Long Anqi smiled. A mother would never care whether her son was a genius or an idiot.

"Uh..." Ye Lang was truly dumbfounded now. "Then how about I keep acting dumb from now on? You can all just forget what happened earlier."

Since you want me to be foolish, I'll be foolish for you. Let's see who can stand it in the end.

Actually, pretending to be stupid was rather fun. Ye Lang had considered continuing the act before, but he felt that letting people treat him like an idiot for no reason was simply sick. Even if he pretended, he would at most pretend to be an ordinary person. Why pretend to be a complete fool?

Besides, he did not want to deceive any of the four women present, nor did he want to put on an act before them. Of course, some secrets could be kept; everyone had their own secrets.

"That won't be necessary. Why let people treat you as a fool for no reason? I don't ask that you become a genius. I only need you to live an ordinary person's life," Long Anqi said gently, her words carrying a faint warmth.

"Genius... That word should have nothing to do with me. An ordinary person..." A trace of emotion appeared in Ye Lang's eyes. In his previous life, he had remained an ordinary person until the very end. In this life, even wanting to be ordinary would be difficult.

At that moment, Ye Lang suddenly came to an inexplicable realization. Perhaps being an ordinary person would be better, but for him, it was already impossible.

Given the Ye Clan's standing, even a member with ordinary aptitude and an ordinary status could never truly be an ordinary person. Not to mention that he now seemed to be the grandson of the current clan head, part of the Ye Clan's core.

Why think so much? Status was status; it could not lock him inside it. Whatever he wanted to do, he could still do.

Ye Lang shook his head, flinging away all those chaotic thoughts, then announced his foremost goal for the future. This goal left the four women present utterly defeated and completely helpless.

"From now on, I'm going to be an ordinary Prodigal Son!!"

In the end, he still wanted to be a Prodigal Son, to continue walking the road of squandering and carry it forward in grand fashion, bringing glory to his ancestors...

Bring glory to his ancestors—probably only he would think that squandering money could bring glory to one's ancestors. Normally, such behavior would only make the Ye Clan's ancestors leap out of their graves in fury.

Still, his squandering could sometimes be quite interesting, with outcomes beyond all expectations. That left him feeling extremely depressed.

Take the person before him, for example. Tiger Girl was the result of one of his bouts of squandering. Perhaps, among the countless times he had squandered things in this life, she was the most profitable investment of all.

"Tiger Girl, starting today, we'll sleep together again at night, until..." Ye Lang made a startling declaration, leaving the four women present stunned. He seemed to have more to say, but no one pursued the matter at that moment.

Not long afterward, the four women seemed to understand what he had left unfinished...

"You little bastard, you really have become smarter. You know you should sleep while holding your Tiger Girl." Naturally, Long Anqi did not mind. Tiger Girl was Ye Lang's female slave, after all, so this was fairly normal.

"You only know how to hold Taiya, and you don't want me, your big sister. Hmph!!" Ye Lanyu was somewhat jealous, but she would not stop him. An ambiguous smile still hung on her face.

"Ye Lang, you actually dare ask another woman to sleep with you right in front of me? We're getting divorced!!" This was the Seventh Princess's angry rebuke, but everyone knew it was an act.

"Divorce from what? We aren't even married yet," Ye Lang corrected her.

"Marriage is only a matter of time," the Seventh Princess said with a smile.

"Then suit yourself. Divorce it is." Ye Lang wore an expression that said he was not afraid.

"You... Hmph..." The Seventh Princess choked on her anger.

As for Tiger Girl's response, it consisted of only two words—

"Okay!"

They were only thirteen, so sleeping together was not much of a problem. But would a certain someone really think that way? Did he truly only want Tiger Girl to sleep beside him, or did he have some other purpose?

Or perhaps he belonged to one of those groups with special tastes? After all, his mind was already that of an adult. In theory, that should have been the case.

The answer was that, over the period that followed, although Ye Lang held Tiger Girl in bed every night, he merely held her and did nothing else. Of course, natural physical reactions did not count.