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Qin Xu wasn't really angry at Ye Anne, he was only thinking of Ye ming Xin when he heard the word "substitute." Then, a huge wave of regret and guilt surged in his heart, causing him to become annoyed.

However, Ye Anne's previous kiss seemed to have comforted her. After one kiss, the fretful feeling in his heart had almost dissipated.

This feeling was extremely novel to Qin Xu. He was unable to describe this feeling with words, so was this probably the beauty of love?

Qin Xu's heartbeat unconsciously sped up, and the goodwill and love he had for Ye Anne rose uncontrollably.

Thus, when Qin Xu pleaded like a spoiled brat, let alone angry, even if he pretended to be angry, he wouldn't be able to do it.

But at least he was holding his ground.

Restraining his feelings, he said in his usual tone, "Alright, I'm not angry. Go home and rest early."

But even though Qin Xu's tone was calm, his heartbeat still betrayed him.

Ye Anne was very close to him, and she could feel Qin Xu's heartbeat becoming faster and faster. She knew that was really not angry anymore, and only then did she heave a sigh of relief in her heart.

Although she was Qin Xu's girlfriend now, unfortunately Chu Xiaoxiao had rushed back home at this time. Right now, she was at odds with Qin Xu, and would only push him towards Chu Xiaoxiao faster.

That was why she lowered her body and apologized to Qin Xu in a low voice. It was because of her plan, but now was not the time for her to be willful.

Ye Anne smiled gently at Qin Xu and said, "Then be careful on your way back, you should also rest early."

After she finished speaking, she opened the door of the car beside her, got out, and waved goodbye to Qin Xu.

Qin Xu did not immediately turn around to leave, but instead, looked through the window until he saw Ye Anne safely entering the elevator, only then did he turn back.

As for Ye Anne, the gentle smile on her face when she faced Qin Xu was no longer present.

She frowned, and couldn't help but think of Chu Xiaoxiao.

Chu Xiaoxiao had been abroad for the past few years, but Ye Anne had never thought that she would return home with her mouth wide open. Therefore, her original plans did not include Chu Xiaoxiao in their plans.

But now that Chu Xiaoxiao was back, the situation suddenly turned against her.

Although she didn't want to admit it, she still knew her own limits. She knew that in Qin Xu's heart, she was far inferior to Chu Xiaoxiao.

In order to avoid complications, she had to speed up the progress of her plan...

Ye Anne thought too deeply, only regained her senses when the phone in her pocket rang.

She picked up her cell phone and saw that it was a call from her home phone.

Although she was about to arrive home, she still habitually picked up the phone when she thought of her son.

"Mom, are you not home yet?" The moment the phone connected, Ye Anne heard her son's childish voice.

"Have you forgotten what day it is?" His son Ye Zixing asked with slight dissatisfaction.

When Ye Anne heard her son's voice, she immediately threw all Chu Xiaoxiao's to the side. She laughed from the bottom of her heart: "Today is my darling's birthday, how could I forget?"

Ye Zixing snorted twice into the phone, but he was not angry with Ye Anne.

As the two talked, Ye Anne had already walked out of the elevator and arrived in front of her house. She did not knock on the door, but joked into her phone, "Darling, if you're not angry with your mother now, can you open the door and let her go home?"

When Ye Zixing heard that his mother was already at home, he didn't even have time to speak into the microphone before hanging up with a "pa" sound. He then jogged across the living room and personally opened the door for Ye Anne.

"Mom!"

When the door opened, Ye Zixing immediately threw himself into Ye Anne's embrace.

Ye Anne steadily caught him and hugged him. She pinched his nose lovingly and apologized, "Sorry, mom came back late today."

Today was her son's birthday. If it wasn't for Chu Xiaoxiao coincidentally returning home today, she was afraid that something would happen when Qin Xu went to pick Chu Xiaoxiao up, so she would absolutely not let her son go without accompanying her.

"Ming Xin is back?" When Ye’s mother heard the commotion, he also came out to welcome him in a hurry, with Ye’s father following closely behind him.

When Ye’s mother saw Ye Anne, he took out a cake from the fridge and placed it on the tea table in the living room. At the same time, he called Ye Anne and said, "Come here and eat the cake quickly, Little Star has been waiting for you for a long time."

Although Ye Anne had changed her name now, Ye’s father and Ye’s mother were still used to calling her "Ye ming Xin", and "Little Star" was a nickname given to Ye Zixing by her family.

Ye Anne replied as she carried Ye Zixing and sat on the sofa in the living room.

As it was already late, and Ye Zixing was still a child, he couldn't stay up for too long, so the family didn't pay much attention to rituals. Once the cake was taken out, Ye’s mother lit a candle, and Ye’s father closed a lamp in the living room symbolically.

A lamp was missing from the living room, and the light dimmed. The four candles on the cake gleamed in the dim light.

Ye Anne personally put on the birthday hat for her son, then started to sing a birthday song.

After she had sung it twice, Ye Anne lowered her head and said to his son softly, "Before you blow the candle, you can make a wish."

Ye Zixing looked at the flames on the cake that jumped, and nodded seriously. Then, he closed his eyes, as if he was proper, and stayed silent for a while with his hands under his chin.

"I wish." Ye Zixing opened his eyes and took the initiative to blow out the candle on the cake.

Ye Anne asked him: "What wish did you make just now?"

"You can't say it," Ye Zixing seriously shook his head. "It won't work if you say it out loud."

Kids always seriously believe in random things.

Ye Anne didn't know how to explain things to him. Even if he didn't say it out loud, there wouldn't be a God who would help him realize his birthday wish. On the other hand, if he were to say it out loud, perhaps she would be able to become a deity and help him fulfill his wish …

But she didn't want to destroy her son's innocence so early on, so in the end she didn't say anything, nor did she dwell on the topic of birthday wishes. Instead, she patted her son's fluffy head and said, "Then we'll cut the cake and eat it.

"I brush my teeth every day." Ye Zixing cut the cake with the help of Ye’s mother, while pouting her lips to refute for herself.

Ye Anne couldn't help but laugh, and said as he said it: "Yes yes yes, our Little Star is already a little adult, he can even take care of himself now."

But when she smiled, she couldn't help but feel sad.

Ye Zixing was more obedient and mature than his peers. Even though he was only four years old now, he could already dress himself and wash up.

Even if I'm not here anymore, he should be able to take good care of me …

She should have been glad, because even if she left, she could still relax a bit. However, she was just a four year old child after all. How could she let him suffer so much at such an early age …?

If possible, she obviously wanted to accompany him as he grew up, all the way until he didn't need her …

When Ye Anne thought of this, the pain of being told by the doctor that he had contracted leukemia once again came back to him unawares.

Even though medical techniques were now very developed, and the death rate from leukemia had been reduced by quite a bit compared to the previous years, as long as the treatment was done properly, the patient's survival rate was still very optimistic.

Unfortunately, her body was very resistant to chemotherapy. Ordinary treatments were completely useless to her. Unless she had the right bone marrow to match, she could only wait for death.

Her parents were already old, so she didn't dare to tell them the truth. She could only secretly find a reason for them to draw a tube of blood each and take it to the hospital for a bone marrow match. But the result was desperate again, and neither of her parents had been successful with her.

This way, she would be even more afraid to reveal her illness to her parents.

She didn't want to see them crying for her, so she chose to silently wait for death alone … Or maybe one in a million miracles would suddenly appear in the bone marrow library as someone who matched up with her …

The corners of Ye Anne's mouth slowly drooped down as she laughed.

Ye Zixing, who was beside her, seemed to have sensed her disappointment, and suddenly turned his head to call her mother.

Fortunately, Ye’s father and Ye’s mother's attention was on today's birthday just now, so they didn't notice anything strange about Ye Anne.

Ye Anne quickly covered up her emotions and tenderly touched the top of her son's head.

Seeing that her mother was laughing again, Ye Zixing turned around and gave the piece of cake he had just cut to her, saying: "We'll have to give it to your mother to eat first. Grandma said that your mother had a hard time giving birth to me, so I have to thank you first."

Ye Anne gratefully received the cake, and couldn't help but kiss his son's cute little cheek. "My darling's birthday is happy, I want to be happy forever." Even if I'm not with you anymore.

Ye Zixing did not understand the deep meaning in Ye Anne's words, he laughed and continued to share the cake with Mr. Ye.

However, when they were assigned to Mr. Ye, Mr. Ye shook his head and said, "Grandfather's stomach's been sick for the past two days, so he stopped eating the cake. Wishing us Little Stars more and more handsome."

"Thank you, Grandfather." Ye Zixing politely thanked him. He was not displeased to be rejected by his grandfather, he was a child who understood how to empathize with others.

But when Ye Anne looked at Mr. Ye who was covering his stomach, she asked worriedly, "Dad, your stomach must have been sick for quite a while now, right? How about I take a leave of absence and accompany you to the hospital for a checkup tomorrow? "

The Ye’s father waved his hand and said, "No need, I'm old. I just need to recuperate a little more."

But Ye Anne was still worried, she advised Ye’s father a few more times, and Ye’s father reluctantly agreed to go to the hospital for an examination. But he did not want to disturb Ye Anne's work, so she was only willing to let Ye’s mother accompany him to the hospital.

Ye Anne was slightly relieved at this point.

Old people are not like young people, and no minor ailments can be taken lightly.

If she really wasn't there, she had to make sure her parents were healthy …

Otherwise, with her parents gradually aging and her son still young, she was the only financial support of the family. If she really did not exist in the future and her father was sick, she really did not know how hard it would be to maintain her family …

She had once thought about whether or not she should tell Qin Xu about her son's existence.