After being reborn, I hugged the villainous boss tightly.

Ying nodded: "Not a single word was missed. I only returned after I heard Ye Zhuxi leave Zizhu Garden."

Recalling Ye Zhuxi's recent attempts to please him, Fu Jingyuan frowned, a flash of anger and resentment crossing his eyes. He loosened his grip, and the bamboo cup fell to the ground.

"Bang~~"

The floor was made of wood, and the teacup was not broken.

Fu Jingyuan's dark phoenix eyes grew colder and colder. He glanced at the bamboo cup that had fallen to the ground with disgust, and whispered two words, "liar," his tone extremely indifferent.

Seeing Fu Jingyuan's bad expression, Ying didn't dare to say anything, but silently picked up the fallen bamboo cup and put it back in its place...

……

Knowing that Fu Jingyuan must be feeling bad, Ye Zhuxi immediately went to the backyard after leaving Zizhu Garden, wanting to explain things to him properly.

Upon arriving at the backyard, Ye Zhuxi found Fu Jingyuan's door tightly closed. She straightened her fox fur coat and went forward to knock on the door.

"Big brother, my mother didn't mean it just now. She was just too worried about me and couldn't control her temper!"

"Open the door, let's have a proper talk!"

"..."

The room was completely silent.

Ye Zhuxi knocked on the door again, but Fu Jingyuan still showed no intention of opening it.

She opened her mouth, wanting to say something but not knowing where to begin, and finally could only helplessly lower her hand.

Ye Zhuxi didn't knock on the door again, but stood outside alone for a long time. Seeing that Fu Jingyuan was determined not to talk to her today, her heart sank...

She glanced at the tightly closed door, turned and walked down the stone steps, but still couldn't give up and called out again, "Big Brother!"

"..."

Seeing that the room was still quiet, she breathed on her cold hands, rubbed her slightly reddened cheeks, and tried to force a smile.

"Then brother, please get some rest. I won't bother you any longer!"

Fu Jingyuan looked at Ye Zhuxi through the paper window, who seemed very concerned about him, and his eyes were full of disgust.

She clearly wanted nothing more than to get out of the General's Mansion as soon as possible, but on the surface, she still had to put on a hypocritical act. Fu Jingyuan withdrew his gaze, not wanting to look at her again.

Feeling the increasingly cold aura emanating from his master, Ying curiously looked at Ye Zhuxi, who had walked away, wondering why Fu Jingyuan would be so "angry" because of her words!

After looking at her eyeshadow for a while, I really can't see anything special about her... except that she's pretty...

He withdrew his gaze and said softly to Fu Jingyuan, "Since Master doesn't like Ye Zhuxi, should I go and kill her?"

Fu Jingyuan didn't look up; he simply picked up a handkerchief from the table and wiped the tea off his hands.

After a long pause, he slowly opened his mouth again, but he was talking about something else entirely.

"Go find me a highly skilled Miao shaman; I have some questions to ask him."

Ying respectfully raised her hand and bowed: "Yes, your subordinate will go find it as soon as possible."

Fu Jingyuan's gaze deepened slightly as he glanced at the neatly arranged bamboo cups on the table, his brows furrowing slightly and his jaw tightening.

Without Fu Jingyuan's instructions, Ying dared not make any rash moves and turned to leave.

Knowing that Fu Jingyuan didn't want to see her, Ye Zhuxi had managed to refrain from bothering him for the past two days.

Big Year

Ye Zhuxi was resting her chin on her hand, looking at the snowman outside the window. She gave a helpless smile and said in a mournful voice, "How boring!"

"Miss, miss, everything is ready!"

Just as she was getting bored, she heard He Ye run in and say that everything was ready, and she immediately perked up.

Looking back happily, I saw He Ye walking in carrying a cardboard box, her face beaming with joy.

She waved the cardboard box in her hand: "Miss is so clever, having someone buy these fireworks."

Ye Zhuxi: "Is this the only box?"

Lotus Leaf shook her head obediently and said, "There are still many more, they're all stored in the warehouse!"

Ye Zhuxi smiled and nodded in satisfaction. She snapped her fingers: "Let's go, move them all to the backyard!"

Inside the house, Fu Jingyuan, who was reading a military treatise, suddenly heard a series of noises outside.

He parted his thin lips slightly, watching the firelight stream into the room, then slowly put down the book in his hand, got up, opened the door, and walked out.

The moment I opened the door, I was greeted by a sky full of colorful fireworks. Although it was only a fleeting moment, it illuminated the entire sky and even the entire backyard!

He knew without a doubt that Ye Zhuxi was behind it. He watched the fireworks for a while and then looked down to search for her.

Ye Zhuxi, standing under the plum blossom tree, thought she was well hidden and had no idea how conspicuous her red outfit was against the snow.

Fu Jingyuan spotted her with just a glance. Seeing her secretly observing him while hugging the plum tree, he suddenly felt a sense of relief, and the icy expression on his handsome face softened.

After waiting for a long time without seeing her dare to come out, Fu Jingyuan shouted into the air, "If you don't come out soon, I'm going in!"

"Huh??" Ye Zhuxi panicked immediately. She had finally managed to lure Fu Jingyuan out, and she hadn't even had a proper conversation with him yet. How could she go in now?

She rushed out from under the plum tree, shouting, "Wait! I still have something to tell you!"

She was running too fast and didn't notice the snowdrift under her feet. She stepped on it and fell straight into the snowdrift.

Just as she struggled to get up, a hand was stretched out in front of her. Ye Zhuxi looked up and her gaze slowly moved from Fu Jingyuan's simple clothes to his prominent and sexy Adam's apple, then to his pursed thin lips and his angular and handsome face, and then to the hand that was reaching towards her.

Ye Zhuxi was secretly delighted, and then without hesitation, she reached out and grabbed his hand, using it to stand up.

The moment their hands touched, Ye Zhuxi glanced at his large, well-defined hands. His fingers were not only slender and long, but also very strong. She secretly sighed in her heart: These hands are so beautiful!

After helping her up, Fu Jingyuan quickly withdrew his hand.

Ye Zhuxi looked at her empty hands and felt inexplicably unhappy.

Fu Jingyuan glanced meaningfully at the fireworks in the sky: "You had them set up!"

Ye Zhuxi smiled, her almond-shaped eyes narrowing, and nodded. "Yes, yes, do you like it, big brother?" After saying that, she looked at Fu Jingyuan with anticipation.

The fireworks reflected in Ye Zhuxi's clear pupils, making it look as if there were stars in her eyes.

He looked down at Ye Zhuxi, his deep eyes momentarily pausing. After a long silence, he finally asked her, "Why did you do all this?"

Ye Zhuxi clenched her hands in embarrassment and said guiltily, "Because I caused you to be scolded by your mother!"

“That’s not what I want to hear,” he coldly reminded him.

"What I want to hear is why you suddenly want to be nice to me," he said, moving closer to Ye Zhuxi, his cold gaze fixed on her. "Didn't you hate me before? Why the sudden change of heart?"

Ye Zhuxi bit her lip, unsure how to answer. Should she say that she was reborn and knew that he was destined for greatness, and that she had to please him to save her life and for the sake of the Ye family?

"So, Ye Zhuxi, what exactly do you want?"

Seeing that she didn't speak, Fu Jingyuan asked again indifferently.