Mother and Daughter, Hearts Connected

The girl looked only seventeen or eighteen. Her skin was snowy white and delicate, and her breathtakingly beautiful face carried a faint edge of sharpness, giving her an imposing air.

She had a dazzling head of long golden hair and wore a flowing golden palace gown. Noble and elegant in temperament, tall and graceful in figure, she stood there more radiant than the blazing sun.

This woman was none other than Ye Qingxin.

Unlike three days ago, a faint golden thread had appeared between her brows today, visible only intermittently.

At that moment, Ye Qingxin's beautiful eyes widened, as though she could not believe what she was seeing.

What had she seen?

Her blood relative was actually with her man—

Ye Qingxin felt as if thunder had exploded above her head. After dazedly calling out once, she did not know what else to say.

Ye Han was somewhat embarrassed as well. He had not expected Ye Qingxin to react so strongly.

But thinking about it, that made sense. Any normal human woman who saw her man being intimate with another woman would not react well.

Still, this also proved from another angle that Ye Qingxin still had him in her heart.

Amid his embarrassment, Ye Han also felt a little pleased.

So he turned and looked at the blankly stunned Bibi Dong. "Call her Third Sister."

"Th-Third Sister."

Bibi Dong's lips moved. How could she possibly bring herself to say it?

Yet Ye Han heard her murmur and was quite satisfied. After all, the woman had only just arrived. She was older than Ye Qingxin, and her cultivation was also higher. In Ye Han's view, it was normal that she could not adjust her mindset right away.

However, once she entered his household, she had to follow his rules.

First come, first served; rank and status in proper order. Those were the Ye Family's rules.

If she could not say it now, she could slowly get used to it. A woman already marked as his could only belong to him unless she died. She should not even dream of escaping for the rest of her life.

"Qingxin, from now on, Dong'er is also a member of our family. Have a good talk with each other."

Ye Han hugged Ye Qingxin and patted her back, his tone leaving no room for doubt.

After saying that, he left.

He slipped away. He ran!

The two women stared at each other.

After a long while, large tears rolled from Ye Qingxin's eyes. Her lips trembled as she said, "Mom, why?"

The turmoil in Bibi Dong's heart gradually settled. Her gaze was cold as she looked at her daughter. This time, however, she did not dwell on the form of address and merely said, "I have my reasons."

As she spoke, a trace of guilt inevitably entered her voice.

But at this point, it was impossible for her to back down. She had given up so much; she had to obtain what she needed.

"Reasons? What reasons?" Ye Qingxin asked.

However, Bibi Dong no longer looked at her, instead turning her gaze into the distance.

"Mom, please tell me, okay? Maybe I can help you." Ye Qingxin gathered her courage, quickly stepped forward, and tightly embraced Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong's body stiffened, and intense emotions surged in her eyes.

No matter how well she disguised herself, she could not truly treat her daughter as if she were nothing. In the end, a sliver of conscience remained within her.

"You can't help with my affairs!" Bibi Dong said, her voice unconsciously softening.

After that, no matter how Ye Qingxin questioned or pleaded, Bibi Dong did not speak again.

With the cultivation of Ye Han and the others, going without food or water for ten days or half a month was not a problem at all.

Thus, they normally did not cook.

But today was an exception.

Today, Ye Han personally cooked, using the superb culinary skills he had honed over several thousand years to prepare a table full of sumptuous dishes.

"A few days ago, Qingxin was too weak. Today, we must celebrate properly." Ye Han raised his wineglass excitedly and gestured toward the four women.

Three drank wine while one drank fruit juice, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

"Besides my promotion to fatherhood, we're also welcoming Dong'er's arrival," Ye Han said.

The Snow Empress and Ice Empress politely began applauding, while Ye Qingxin held the child as though she had heard nothing.

Ye Han was not angry. After all, he had indeed been at fault for bringing someone home without any warning.

Aside from the awkward "relationship" between Ye Qingxin and Dong'er, the family toasted one another, making the meal lively indeed.

As the saying went, once full and warm, there was that sort of thing.

Thus passed another cruel and merciless day.

Yet the poor bed was still creaking.

Bibi Dong's ivory-white cheeks were flushed crimson. She bit her lips tightly to keep herself from making a sound, turning her head away and not daring to look to the other side.

She had never imagined, even in her dreams, that those two women would directly knock her unconscious when she resisted.

And so, the scene before her came to be.

The golden-haired woman on the other side had likewise turned her head away, not daring to look back—

After that unimaginably awkward incident, it was not without benefits. Because of it, Bibi Dong directly and coldly rejected Ye Han's request to go to Spirit Hall.

One month later.

Ye Qingxin looked at Bibi Dong with a complicated expression and said, "Do you want the cultivation technique Ye Han practices?"

Over the past month, the two had gone through that embarrassing ordeal twice, and it had also allowed the girl to discover Bibi Dong's intentions.

"You know the cultivation technique he practices?"

At those words, the cold expression Bibi Dong had struggled to maintain instantly crumbled, and she looked at Ye Qingxin with excitement.

"Looks like I guessed correctly. Given your status, aside from his cultivation technique, there is probably nothing else that could make you lower yourself to approach him," Ye Qingxin said.

She did not look down on Bibi Dong because of this. Only someone who had truly come into contact with that cultivation technique could understand its power.

If it had been her, she probably would have made the same choice. But unfortunately...

Ye Qingxin nodded, then shook her head. "I merely sensed the aura of that cultivation technique and received a little guidance from it. I do not know the technique itself. Moreover, according to him, no one in this world besides him can probably learn it."

After speaking, Ye Qingxin quietly watched Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong's expression shifted unpredictably, but she did not say a word.

After quite a while, Ye Qingxin finally asked, "Do you still intend to remain by his side now?"

"I have no way back anymore," Bibi Dong said.

"Mom, you don't understand that man. His terror far exceeds anything you or I can imagine. If I could discover your intentions, do you think he would fail to? You think that by throwing yourself to the tiger, you can gain everything. But do you know when I first came into contact with that cultivation technique?" Ye Qingxin said.

As the saying went, one who stayed near vermilion became red, while one who stayed near ink became black.

It was not that Bibi Dong was not clever. She was simply trapped in the mire and unable to pull herself free, having lost the perspective to see the bigger picture.

Ye Qingxin, on the other hand, saw everything clearly.

"If I'm not mistaken, when you and he engaged in Spiritual Dual Cultivation, you always had vague, mysterious sensations, didn't you? If so, that was his bait. And the day he let me sense that cultivation technique was the day Chen'er was born."

After hearing her daughter's words, Bibi Dong's breathing became rapid. She felt as though her chest were about to explode. Her long pink wavy hair stirred without wind, and killing intent burst directly from her body.

Every word Ye Qingxin said had struck her deepest thoughts. Fool that she was, she had believed that the profound aura's intermittent presence was because she had not sensed it carefully enough, because that bastard's degradation of her had caused it. Who would have thought that it had all been deliberate on his part?

At that moment, Bibi Dong's killing intent soared to the heavens. She even had the urge to grind Ye Han's bones to dust.

Fortunately, she was no ordinary person, and she quickly brought her emotions under control.

"Why are you telling me this? Are you afraid I'll steal your—" At this point, Bibi Dong's cold and merciless face could not help flushing slightly, but she suppressed it in an instant.

"Mom, what are you saying? I just don't want you to suffer a loss," Ye Qingxin said.

A trace of panic was clearly revealed in her eyes, but even more apparent was her concern for Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong remained silent for a long time before nodding and softly saying, "Thank you, Xue Er."

Hearing that long-lost form of address, Ye Qingxin froze for a moment. Then, like a swallow returning to its nest, she threw herself directly into Bibi Dong's embrace.

That uncontrollable, emotion-filled cry of "Mom" completely melted Bibi Dong's heart.

After all, mother and daughter were connected at heart. They had both gone through so much, and from the moment Qian Renxue said she was sorry, she had already entered Bibi Dong's heart.

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