After being reborn, I hugged the villainous boss tightly.

After returning to the General's Mansion, Fu Jingyuan handed Ye Zhuxi over to He Ye and then turned and left.

He Ye looked at Ye Zhuxi, who was sleeping haphazardly in her arms, and then at Fu Jingyuan's departing figure, her face full of displeasure.

She pouted and muttered, "Miss and Fu Jingyuan's relationship is getting better and better!"

Back in the backyard, Fu Jingyuan immediately called Ying over.

A figure suddenly appeared in the pitch-black night and knelt respectfully before him: "What are your orders, Master?"

Fu Jingyuan tapped the table next to him a few times with his fingers. Thinking of Ye Zhuxi's recent changes, his eyes hesitated slightly.

Do you know why someone's personality might suddenly change drastically?

"Is he possessed by an evil spirit or has he taken some kind of medicine?"

Ying was stunned for a moment; he hadn't expected Fu Jingyuan to suddenly ask about this.

However, he still thought about it carefully before replying.

"I've heard of something called 'body snatching' before. It seems to be a kind of witchcraft from the Miao region, and it's extremely evil."

"I've heard that people who have been possessed behave differently or completely differently than before."

"But this is just hearsay; I have never actually witnessed it!"

“Possession…” Fu Jingyuan uttered those two words again, his thin lips slightly parted.

Recalling all of Ye Zhuxi's unusual behavior, his narrow phoenix eyes darkened.

To be precise, Ye Zhuxi's change began two months ago on the day she punished herself. After that, she unusually tried to please herself.

After waking Ying, he asked again, "Can that kind of witchcraft be planted instantly, or does it take some time?"

Ying thought for a moment and shook her head: "It depends on the skill of the person who casts the Gu. If they are skilled enough, they can control a person without anyone knowing. But if their skill is average, it will probably take a long time to accumulate experience."

"..."

Fu Jingyuan's eyes darkened, then he waved his hand: "I understand, you can go now!"

Shadow: "Yes!"

Having received the order, Ying vanished from Fu Jingyuan's room in an instant, leaving the room eerily quiet, as if Fu Jingyuan had never been there at all.

……

The Spring Festival is here in the blink of an eye.

"Big brother, big brother, I've come to wish you a Happy New Year! Open the door quickly."

Ye Zhuxi came to find Fu Jingyuan early in the morning to pay New Year's respects to the Gu family.

After knocking for a long time, Fu Jingyuan finally opened the door with great reluctance.

As soon as the door opened, Ye Zhuxi rushed into Fu Jingyuan's room like a fiery red phoenix.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, she specially wore a very festive red dress, and even had two red hair buns in her hair.

But her face was so delicate and beautiful, her skin was fair and tender, her almond-shaped eyes were full of bright joy, and her rosy lips were always upturned. She looked like a beautiful, dazzling, and playful little doll. She was as beautiful as could be.

Isn't it a living phoenix?

Fu Jingyuan shifted his gaze from her beautiful face, his eyes darkening.

Seeing that Fu Jingyuan didn't move at all, Ye Zhuxi reached out and pulled him: "Come on, come on, what's the point of staying in the backyard all the time! We should do something different for the New Year."

Fu Jingyuan was slightly taken aback when he saw Ye Zhuxi holding his hand. His palm felt like it was on fire, tingling and itchy.

In the brief moment he was lost in thought, Ye Zhuxi had already led him out.

Realizing what Ye Zhuxi was doing, Fu Jingyuan quickly shook off her hand that was holding his.

Ye Zhuxi felt her hand go empty, and she turned to look at Fu Jingyuan in confusion: "What's wrong?"

Fu Jingyuan put his hands behind his back and said, "I can walk by myself!" Then he started walking forward on his own.

Even during the Spring Festival, Fu Jingyuan was dressed in an old-fashioned plain outfit, with a very indifferent expression, showing no sign of happiness.

Ye Zhuxi watched his retreating figure and pouted unhappily.

All the other servants in the mansion had gone home for the New Year, and only the other orphans who had been bought by the general's mansion were slowly shoveling snow.

Because of the Lunar New Year, the work they were given was not heavy, and they also received plenty of food and red envelopes.

Some people, having nothing to do, build snowmen in the snow.

Looking at the lively and beautiful snowman, Ye Zhuxi was filled with playful energy and couldn't move.

Fu Jingyuan heard no sound of Ye Zhuxi walking behind him, so he turned around and saw her looking at the lifelike snowman by the roadside with a look of surprise and delight, her eyes shining.

Her eyes were fixed on the snowman, and she called out to Fu Jingyuan, "Big brother, let's build a snowman!"

Without even thinking, Fu Jingyuan refused outright: "No interest!"

As he turned to continue walking forward, Ye Zhuxi threw a snowball at him from behind.

The snowball gently hit him, then crumbled and fell to the ground.

Fu Jingyuan turned around and gave Ye Zhuxi a cold, indifferent look. Ye Zhuxi, unafraid of death, made a face at him.

"Come and hit me!"

As she spoke, Ye Zhuxi bent down, rolled up a snowball, and threw it at Fu Jingyuan.

Seeing that he didn't react, she played even more enthusiastically.

When she bent down to make a snowball again, she was surprised to find that Fu Jingyuan, who had been silent just moments before, was already standing in front of her, holding a snowball several times larger than the one she was holding...

Before Ye Zhuxi could even get up, Fu Jingyuan pelted her with a large snowball, knocking her down in the snow.

The snow was thick, but she was not injured.

"Well done! You launched a sneak attack!"

"You can't afford it!"

Ye Zhuxi was cursing Fu Jingyuan, but the corners of her mouth were turned up, and there was not a trace of displeasure in her eyes.

Fu Jingyuan smiled and shook the snowball in his hand.

He raised an eyebrow: "That's called 'all's fair in war'."

Ye Zhuxi refused to admit defeat and got up to start a snowball fight with Fu Jingyuan, neither of them giving an inch.

……

It was half an hour later when they arrived at the Purple Bamboo Garden.

"Mom, my older brother and I have come to wish you a Happy New Year!"

Upon entering the Purple Bamboo Garden, Ye Zhuxi greeted Madam Gu with a sweet smile.

Fu Jingyuan smiled and raised his hand to bow to Madam Gu.

"Hello, aunt!"

Madam Gu nodded and looked at her smiling daughter.

"I'm supposed to be happy for you during the New Year, but you're still acting like you were when you were a kid. What fun thing did you get this time?"

Ye Zhuxi glanced at Fu Jingyuan beside her, and then nervously rubbed her cold hands together.

"Nothing, I just saw something interesting on the way here!"

Gu was shrewd and had a sharp eye. When she saw Ye Zhuxi rubbing her hands together, she called her over.

"Come to your mother's place."

Ye Zhuxi was startled and quickly hid her hands behind her back, shaking her head at Madam Gu: "No, I'm covered in cold air right now. What if I accidentally infect Mother if I go over there!"

She knew she would be scolded by her mother if she found out she was playing in the snow in the dead of winter, so she quickly made up an excuse.

The more Gu looked at Gu, the more suspicious she seemed. Her face fell, and she remained silent.

Ye Zhuxi knew there was no escape from her mother's expression. She then secretly glanced at Fu Jingyuan and saw that he was indifferent and not at all panicked, which was completely opposite to her own cautious demeanor.

"..."

She pursed her lips defiantly and reluctantly walked up.

Gu's gaze swept over her for a moment, finally settling on her hand behind her back.

She frowned and said, "Extend your hand."

Ye Zhuxi pouted and slowly stretched out her frostbitten hands.

Gu raised her hand and touched her cold hands, feeling a pang of heartache, but also anger.

"How did you do that?"