In order to survive, she forced herself to have a happy ending with the yandere villain.

The boy looked at the lively Xie Yi, paused for a moment, then slowly opened his tightly closed lips and said softly:

“Aze, my name is Aze.”

"Aze."

Xie Yi, pricking his tongue slightly, teased:

"Your name is much better than mine. It sounds like 'thank you,' and it's obviously the name of a guard from the Xie family."

"Haha, do you want to change your name?"

"No, thank you. Xie Yi is a good name to remember. Everyone is used to calling me by that name. Besides, how can a bodyguard's name be changed so easily?"

"Well, that makes sense."

Looking at the bright and handsome boy in front of her, Xie Yi happily reminded him:

"Shall we become sworn brothers?"

"Okay."

The boy also found it very interesting, with a slight smile on his face.

Xie Yi then proudly patted his chest and said on his own initiative:

"Then you can call me Brother Xie Yi, and I'll call you Brother Aze."

"Tsk!"

"?"

Upon hearing the voice, Xie saw the other person's displeased expression, seemingly disdainful, and raised an eyebrow to ask him:

"How old are you?"

Xiao Xie, not understanding, blinked her innocent eyes and said:

"Four years old, what's wrong with Aze?"

Xie Ze's soft, pale face broke into a smug smile.

"Haha, then you have to call me brother."

"What?"

“I’m a year older than you. According to age, I’m older than you, so you should call me brother.”

Xie Yi slightly opened her eyes, looked at the boy in front of her, and couldn't help but sigh:

"You don't look like it either."

Five-year-old Xie Ze seemed to have been hit where it hurt, and his fur stood on end.

He frowned and quickly retorted:

"That's just because I was born early and I'm short. I'll be fine when I grow up."

"Oh fine."

Xie Yi accepted this explanation and didn't delve into it further. Having a brother meant that life in the Xie family wouldn't be so difficult in the future.

He flashed a smile, revealing two rows of white teeth, and nodded.

“Brother Aze”.

"Ah."

Xie Ze seemed to have obtained something interesting, and felt very comfortable.

And so, the two agreed to meet at the same time every week, and they were very happy with their arrangement.

Every time they met, Xie Ze looked haggard, but seeing Xiao Xie Yi with his friend made him happy.

He forced back his discomfort and put on a happy smile.

The two sat on a rooftop, enjoying the breeze, chatting about interesting things and sharing them with Xie Ze.

Xie turned his head and saw Xie Ze's pale face and noticed his forced smile, so he asked him with concern:

"Brother Ze, you look so pale. Are those old bodyguards torturing you?"

"No, I've just been sick lately and haven't been feeling well."

"Oh."

"Then Xie Yi needs to catch up with you quickly and work by your side. Otherwise, how can Xie Yi feel at ease if we only see each other once a week?"

"Then you should study hard. Once you've finished your studies, you can stay by my side."

"Ah."

Xie Yi looked at Xie Ze's clothes, which were incredibly luxurious, adorned with gold embroidery, shimmering and sparkling. They were clearly expensive. Her eyes filled with envy as she asked:

"Brother Ze, what position do you hold? You're so young, yet you're dressed in such expensive clothes."

"!"

Xie Ze's eyes were deep and mysterious as he casually replied:

"Oh, just a servant accompanying the young master, nothing to mention."

"I see. So the master really loves beauty, even his personal guards get such treatment."

Xie Ze smiled slightly and said nothing more.

...

Until Xie was nine years old.

Some bad news has come from the Secret Guard Institute.

The guards who were practicing swordsmanship stopped to discuss it.

"Have you heard? The young master has killed someone."

"When did this happen?"

"Just now, I heard from the older girls in the courtyard that the person killed was the young master's closest relative. How could the young master be so ruthless? How could he do such a thing?"

"Yes, I don't know what went wrong with the young master. When we arrived, we saw him stabbing a servant in the heart with a dagger. Blood spurted high, and the whole thing was dark red, like a demon. He was much more ruthless than us guards."

"This is terrifying! We must never anger our masters again, or we'll be the ones losing our heads."

"Yes, if we new bodyguards hadn't been assigned to the young master's side, we wouldn't have had the chance to get close to someone of such high status, would we?"

"Yes, you're right."

"... "

Xie Yi, who was listening to their discussion, stood there stunned in place.

What did he hear?

Who did the young master kill?

Your closest servant?

His heart skipped a beat, and his lips trembled.

The thought of Ah Ze, who was thinner than her, saying that he would be the young master's attendant.

He began to feel afraid. Could the person killed by the young master be Brother Ze?

Xie Yi stepped forward and grabbed the colleague who was delivering the message.

This startled the other party.

"Hey hey hey, what are you doing?"

Xie Yi asked with a dark face:

"Who is that person you are talking about?"

Which person are you talking about?

"What was the name of the person the young master killed? Was it Aze?"

"How do I know this?"

Xie Yi's eyes were filled with terror. Receiving no answer, he roared:

You should say no.

"Let go."

Xie Yi was shoved hard to the ground by the crowd, and he cursed loudly:

"What a lunatic."

Xie became enraged at the thought of his brother possibly dying. He then started fighting with the group of people, and they were eventually pulled apart by their superiors and punished.

Xie Yi was also punished and locked in the woodshed for a week.

After leaving, he went to the place where he had agreed to meet Xie Ze with a sad heart, squatted under a peach tree in the yard, and remembered him.

Pink peach blossoms drifted down, and Xie Yi reached out and caught them in his palm.

Her eyes were quite red, and she said sadly:

"Brother Ze, are you doing alright over there?"

"?"

Suddenly, a figure appeared on the peach tree. Xie Ze, who had become one with the peach tree, sat up from the tree upon hearing the sound below.

Looking at Xie Yi below, he said:

"Me? I'm fine."

"!!"

The boy below was startled and looked up, only to see the boy who had been killed by the young master.

Xie Yi couldn't hold back her tears any longer, and they streamed down her face.

"Brother Ze, is it really you? Did you come here to see me?"

"... "

Xie Ze frowned slightly as he watched him cry, then leaped up and landed steadily in front of the boy who was prone to crying.

"What's wrong? Why are you crying?"

Xie Yi looked at the person in front of him, seeing how alive and well he was, and couldn't help but reach out and pinch Xie Ze's face. It was so soft that he could even rub it until he got red marks.

But Xie Ze slapped his sinful hand away in disgust.

"Stop touching!"

Xie Yi sniffled and cried:

"Brother Ze, this shouldn't be happening. You're a spirit, how can you be so real? Did you come into Xie Yi's dream because you were afraid Xie Yi would cry?"

Xie Ze twitched his lips, not understanding why, and reached out to tap the boy on the head, giving him a flick on the forehead.

"Ouch!"

Xie Yi screamed in pain.

Xie Ze raised an eyebrow and chuckled softly, then asked him:

"Does it hurt?"

"My head hurts."

Doesn't the pain prove something?

Xie Yicai belatedly realized that the old man had said that dreams don't hurt.

The fact that he is clearly in pain means that the person in front of him, Brother Ze, is a physical person.

He immediately opened his eyes wide and exclaimed in shock:

"Brother Ze, you're not dead?"

"die?"

Xie Ze was slightly taken aback, then smiled faintly.

"Who said I'm dead? Where did you hear that nonsense?"

"Xie Yi heard that the young master killed the person closest to him, so he assumed that person was you..."

"... "

Xie Ze paused for a moment after hearing the boy's words.

"However, I'm relieved to see that you're still alive and well. I've heard that the young master is a suspicious person, so we servants should stay away from him."

Xie Ze clenched his fists, his face darkening.

Seeing that his expression was off, Xie quickly comforted him:

"Although Brother Ze works for the young master, as long as you do your job well and don't ask too many questions, you can keep your life. God will also protect you, so don't worry."

The boy's expression darkened, devoid of any smile. Looking at his peers, his eyes held only disappointment.

"As expected... you're just like them."

"What?"

Xie Ze turned to leave, but Xie Yi reached out and touched Xie Ze's shoulder, asking in confusion:

"Brother Ze, where are you going?"

Xie Ze did not answer Xie Yi's question. He simply shook off Xie Yi's hand and left the courtyard, leaving behind a single sentence.

"Don't come looking for me again."

"Brother Ze!"

Xie Yi watched Xie Ze's departing figure, a faint sense of loneliness creeping into her heart.

He didn't know what was wrong with Xie Ze or why he was angry.