One Word Changed, Characters in Chaos - Chapter 72

Chapter 72: Chapter 49 The Only Sober Person

Ye Xiao felt an urge to hug Chen Yu and laugh out loud three times.

“My dear Xiaoyu, you’re so good at playing along! Hahaha, awesome!”

Upon hearing this, Chen Yu’s eyes reddened even more, and he felt even more aggrieved. With a trembling voice, he said, “Auntie, they’re both so mean. Ye Bingtong even pushed me hard. If I hadn’t been lucky and rolled to the side, I would have definitely fallen into the lake. Wuuu, Auntie, I was really scared.”

Chen Yu clearly knew who was the softest-hearted person in the room. He leaned against Du Yaru and sobbed quietly, his body trembling pitifully.

Chen Yu’s acting was so convincing that even Ye Xiao began to worry.

“Xiaoyu must have really been scared. I shouldn’t have let him recall what happened.”

Ye Xiao couldn’t help but feel a bit guilty.

When Chen Yu heard this, his shaking body gradually calmed down. Raising his head, he said with a face full of determination, “It’s a good thing Sister saved me. As long as Sister is here, Xiaoyu won’t be afraid of anything. If I encounter those two bullies again, I will fight them!”

As he spoke, Chen Yu swung his little fists, looking both fierce and adorable.

Seeing this, Ye Xiao finally felt a bit relieved.

“Auntie, that bad person has the same last name as Sister Ye Xiao, but why is she so different from Sister? She bullied me because I couldn’t speak and even tried to slander Sister. Xiaoyu didn’t want Sister to be bullied, that’s why I tried hard to speak. But I’m too small to protect Sister. What should I do if the bully comes to pick on Sister again?” Chen Yu asked with a worried face.

Many people were aware of this little grandson Li Mingyu’s condition.

Ever since the car accident, he had never spoken again. This time, he had bravely overcome his inner demons and spoken up for Xiaoxiao’s sake.

“Xiaoyu is a good boy,” Du Yaru said softly, ruffling Chen Yu’s hair. “Don’t worry, no one can bully Xiaoxiao.”

Chen Yu immediately looked at Du Yaru with a face full of trust, “When I grow up, I will protect Sister Xiaoxiao too.”

The Ye Family looked at Chen Yu with gentle eyes, but a coldness began to stir within them.

Ye Bingtong!

Again, Ye Bingtong!

After so many years.

Xiaoxiao had been out in the world, while Ye Bingtong grew up in luxury within the Ye Family.

Even after they found Xiaoxiao, they never thought of giving up on Ye Bingtong; they only wanted to raise both children together.

But what was the result?

They remembered the bond of more than twenty years, but did she ever cherish the kinship?

In the past few days, Ye Bingtong had been behaving very obediently, and they had thought she had really calmed down. Whether genuine or pretense, as long as she could continue to be obedient, they were willing to provide a dowry for her to be married off suitably.

But what was the result?

She was only outwardly docile, but in private, she resorted to such dirty tricks! She even targeted Xiaoxiao behind their backs!

Ye Bingtong could no longer stay in the family.

The members of the Ye Family exchanged looks, their minds calculating.

Gu Yan leisurely sipped tea by the side, his expression calm.

In his view, Ye Bingtong should have been driven out long ago.

But after all, she was the daughter they had raised for twenty years, and it was understandable for the Ye Family to be lenient.

But now.

With Ye Bingtong’s true colors so openly displayed, if the Ye Family were still lenient, how would Ye Xiao feel?

Ye Xiao had just returned to this family and her sense of security was already fragile.

If her family kept favoring Ye Bingtong, Ye Xiao would likely grow despondent.

Gu Yan contemplated further.

If Ye Xiao truly became disheartened, it might present an opportunity for him to whisk her away.

In the Gu Family, he could make all the decisions and would certainly not let her be wronged.

No sooner had this thought crossed his mind than Gu Yan shook his head internally.

But if it came to that, Ye Xiao would probably be heartbroken. Her ending in the past life had been incredibly tragic. If possible, he hoped in this life she would remain confident and assertive, enjoying a fresh start.

In an instant.

Gu Yan thought back to the past life.

In that life, his interactions with Ye Xiao were few.

He heard from Ye Bolin that his younger sister was willful and arrogant, very difficult to get along with.

He even advised Ye Bolin that she was, after all, his own sister and asked him to try opening his heart to her.

But in his previous life,

Ye Bolin, Gu Cheng, and many, many others, the people around him, seemed to have their minds clouded by lard. No matter how many odd things happened, they just unconditionally believed in Ye Bingtong.

Gu Yan had also made some efforts.

But,

Ye Bingtong had the support of the Ye Family and later gained many allies.

He wanted Gu Cheng to stop entangling with Ye Bingtong, but no matter what facts he laid before Gu Cheng, he insisted on loving Ye Bingtong in a demeaning way.

He urged Ye Bolin to pay more attention to his own younger sister, but Ye Bolin was very resistant to her.

He made a lot of efforts. When Ye Xiao was finally driven out of the house, he went to look for her. But it seemed as though some strange force interfered, for although he went to find her immediately, he just couldn’t locate her. By the time he found her, Ye Xiao had already frozen to death on the streets.

At that point, all Gu Yan could do was to collect Ye Xiao’s body and ensure she was properly buried.

At that time, he was utterly despondent; Ye Xiao’s fate seemed like his own, and he seemed to see the vision of himself dying in despair.

His own strength alone could change nothing.

Back then,

Gu Yan had a feeling that the world was abnormal. Everyone seemed to be programs set in their ways, yet he was the only one who was clear-headed.

He was very clear-headed, but he couldn’t change anything, which made him even more desperate.

But in this life,

Things seemed to be a little different.

Ye Xiao seemed to have the ability to foresee the future, and he could also hear the inner voice of Ye Xiao; the people around him also seemed to gain the ability to think for themselves.

In just a few days, he had changed more things than in his entire previous lifetime.

Such changes began with Ye Xiao’s differences.

Gu Yan had an intuition.

If it were not for the arrival of Ye Xiao, even if he had been reborn, he would not have been able to contend with the whole world, and he feared he would replay the despair of his previous life.

But now, everything had changed.

Gu Cheng had become clear-headed, as had Ye Bolin and the Ye Family members.

More and more people were breaking free from their preordained fates.

Ye Xiao said that the world they were in was that of a book.

What he experienced in his previous life was probably the ending set for him by that book.

Perhaps, he wasn’t supposed to be clear-headed in his previous life, and he should have, like the Ye Family members, like Gu Cheng, wandered through his plot and through his life in a daze.

But he was clear-headed, and so he felt even more pain.

All the changes in this life were because of Ye Xiao.

In Gu Yan’s heart, he held gratitude towards Ye Xiao, and also a feeling… of finding an ally.

Although Ye Xiao herself didn’t know.

But for him, the existence of Ye Xiao was the motivation supporting him to strive to change everything.

Others might not know they once suffered and floundered through a lifetime, but he knew.

He knew, and Ye Xiao knew as well.

The two of them.

Were probably the closest two souls in the world of this book.

At least this time.

Their fate would definitely change, and their endings would be different from the previous life.

As Gu Yan was filled with many thoughts,

Suddenly, a weak voice sounded.

“Dad, Mom, I…” Ye Bingtong saw a crowd of people in the house, her gaze settled on Chen Yu, and a flicker of fear passed through the depths of her eyes.