Upon entering the living room, Ye Fei noticed that almost all of his family members had gathered, with the exception of his third sister, who was still away, and Ye Ningsuan’s daughter, his cousin Li Xiaowan.
At this moment, even he couldn’t help but be momentarily stunned.
From the eldest, Ye Ningsuan, to the youngest, Yun Chuqing, each of them was an exceptionally beautiful woman, a rare beauty that one might not encounter in a lifetime.
When they were all together like this, it was enough to make any heterosexual man’s heart race.
Hadn’t even Yun Chuqing’s father, his young uncle Yun Jing, fled the scene? Now, he seemed to be the only one left to be charmed.
"Mom, brother, where have you two been all day? Why couldn’t I get through on the phone?" Ye Yunqi, noticing her mother and brother entering, quickly approached and asked.
Liu Yiru smiled and replied, "We were at the company all day. As for the phone, it might have just run out of battery." She couldn’t help but give Ye Fei a sideways glance. That little rascal had secretly turned off her phone at noon to avoid disturbances, and she hadn’t realized it until the afternoon meeting.
"How could that be such a coincidence? Both phones dead at the same time?" Ye Yunqi asked skeptically. "You two didn’t sneak off to do something naughty, did you?"
Liu Yiru’s heart skipped a beat. Although she knew her daughter couldn’t possibly know about what had happened earlier, she still felt a pang of nervousness, her face turning slightly red.
Ye Fei understood that his younger sister was trying to help their mother adjust to the current situation. However, he knew that too much of a good thing could backfire.
A little teasing was fine, but if it went too far, it might have the opposite effect. So, he playfully slapped her bottom and scolded, "You little brat, talking nonsense!"
"How dare you, you barbarian! Hitting my bottom? Are you asking for trouble?" Ye Yunqi exclaimed, grabbing Ye Fei and pinning him down on the sofa, where she playfully punched him.
The other women present, who had either watched them grow up or spent a lot of time with them, were used to the siblings’ playful roughhousing.
They knew that Ye Yunqi was all talk and would never really hurt her brother, so they all laughed along. The slight awkwardness on Liu Yiru’s face went unnoticed.
After a while of laughter and play, everyone began to present their gifts to the birthday girl.
Each gift brought a smile to the little troublemaker’s face, making her look like an angel. However, when it was Ye Fei’s turn, he felt a bit embarrassed.
"Chuqing, I’m sorry. I came in such a rush today that I didn’t prepare any gift," Ye Fei said, suddenly pausing.
He remembered that his mother had given the little girl a handmade necklace earlier. He glanced up at her and saw a triumphant smile on her face. He immediately realized that she had deliberately not reminded him, as a payback for the embarrassment he had caused her earlier.
Ye Fei was actually pleased by this, as it showed that his mother’s mindset was improving.
This meant that the day he had been working towards was not far off. In half a month, it would be his and his younger sister’s birthday.
Ye Fei decided that, at the latest, by then, he must return to the place where he had arrived in this world.
"It’s okay. Chuqing knows that brother loves me the most, so you can make it up to me later," Yun Chuqing said, her eyes flashing with excitement rather than disappointment when she heard that Ye Fei hadn’t prepared a gift.
"But whatever Chuqing wants, brother can’t refuse, right?"
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Ye Fei was surprised that the little demon had let him off so easily. He quickly patted his chest and promised, "Don’t worry. Anything Chuqing wants, even if it doesn’t exist in this world, I’ll create it for you!"
"Great! Pinky promise!" Yun Chuqing said happily, her eyes gleaming with excitement. Ye Fei felt a sense of foreboding, but since he had already made the promise, he couldn’t take it back. Reluctantly, he extended his finger and hooked it with hers.
After Ye Fei, it was Ye Yunqi’s turn. She took out something that looked like a pearl from her pocket and handed it to Yun Chuqing, saying, "Happy birthday!"
"What is this? A pearl?" Yun Chuqing examined the round object in her hand curiously but couldn’t figure out what it was.
Ye Yunqi smiled and said, "This is called Snow Ginseng Pill. It can enhance your internal energy. Didn’t you say you couldn’t get past the first level of your cultivation technique? After taking this, you will be able to."
Yun Chuqing, driven by curiosity, had once pestered Liu Yiru into teaching her the Liu Family Cultivation Technique.
However, with her energetic and restless nature, she was not cut out for cultivating internal energy.
After practicing for several years, she had made no progress except for a slight sensation of energy, increased flexibility, and strength, which only made her more adept at playing pranks.
"Snow Ginseng Pill?"
Ye Fei repeated, recalling the millennium snow ginseng he and his mother had brought back from Changbai Mountain.
He wondered if there was any connection between the two.
"It’s the snow ginseng we brought back from Changbai Mountain. I gave it to your Aunt Dongfang, and I didn’t expect such quick results," Liu Yiru explained to her son.
She couldn’t help but think back to that moment. She now understood that the ginseng had been growing on the cliff, and her son had secretly picked it and placed it on the path ahead to make her happy.
Every time she thought of this, a wave of sweet emotion and gratitude washed over her.
At that moment, she couldn’t help but regret her earlier actions.
A man’s pride was his most important asset, and a good woman should always ensure that her man had his pride, no matter where he was. She resolved never to embarrass him again.
As she made this decision, Liu Yiru’s heart raced a little faster. She realized that she had already begun to think of him as "her man."
After all the gifts had been presented, everyone sat down at the large dining table in the living room. Ye Fei, seated between Ye Yunqi and Ye Jing, looked at the beautiful women he knew so well and felt as if he were in a paradise surrounded by beauty. This was truly the ultimate pleasure for any man!
Once everyone was seated, the birthday girl, Yun Chuqing, left her seat and walked over to where Ye Fei and the others were sitting. She looked at Ye Yunqi and Ye Jing before finally settling on Ye Yunqi. She tugged gently at her sister’s dress, pouted her lips, and called out in a voice that conveyed wronged: "Sis..."
This adorable display of grievance was irresistible to anyone, and even Ye Yunqi couldn’t withstand it. She quickly stood up and said, "Alright, alright, I’ll switch seats with you. Just don’t give me that look."
"Thank you, sis!" Yun Chuqing’s face immediately lit up with a sweet smile as she plopped down into the seat Ye Yunqi had just vacated. She then turned to Ye Fei and said, "Brother, my arms are short. Could you help me get some food?"
In the past, due to misunderstandings between Liu Fengyi and Ye Ningxue, the family had never gathered so completely.
Now that all the misunderstandings had been cleared up, everyone was overjoyed to be together again. They played and chatted until after ten in the evening before preparing to leave.
Just then, Yun Chuqing suddenly grabbed Ye Fei’s hand and said to Liu Yiru, "Auntie, could brother stay here tonight?"
"Sure," Liu Yiru replied, though she felt extremely reluctant to part with her son. She couldn’t bear to refuse the little troublemaker’s request.
"Thank you, Auntie!" Yun Chuqing happily planted a kiss on Liu Yiru’s cheek before dragging Ye Fei to her room. "Brother, come help me unwrap my gifts."
Ye Fei, who had been "sold" by his mother to the little troublemaker, reluctantly followed her to her room and began to unwrap the gifts one by one.
These were not only the presents from the women earlier but also many others that the little troublemaker had received from elsewhere, so it took quite a while to get through them all.
As Ye Fei started to feel bored, the gentle voice of his aunt, Ye Ningbing, came from outside: "You’re back?"
During dinner, Ye Fei had already formed a grand ambition: to make all these heavenly beauties his own.
First, he truly loved them and wanted to give them the greatest happiness.
Second, he did it for his beloved mother. He knew that even if his mother were to be with him in the future, she might still have some psychological barriers.
But if he could make all these women his, at least his mother could feel completely at ease when facing her family. For these two reasons, he had to succeed.