Ye Xing stared at Shi Xiuyun, but in the end he could only sigh helplessly. He knew very well that once Shi Xiuyun's character was decided, the world would fall apart and it would be impossible for him to change his mind.
He was even more unwilling to accept it. Why, even though he was his own parent and son, his filial care over the past nine years was not as good as that of a person whose life or death was uncertain?
Seeing the determination in Shi Xiuyun's eyes, he thought about it and almost wanted to tell him about his possible encounter with Ye Chen. At this moment, Shi Xiuyun waved his hand.
"Xing'er, please go out first, I want to talk to Nongying alone!"
Hearing this, Ye Xing glanced at Hua Nongying and could only obey his words and left the meditation room.
Hua Nongying was wearing a green dress and sat across from Shi Xiuyun. Shi Xiuyun suddenly took her hand.
"Nong Ying, next month will be your engagement ceremony with Xing'er!"
"But I know that you don't want to marry Xing'er at all. You have never forgotten Chen'er in your heart, right?"
Hua Nongying was shocked when she heard this. She didn't expect that Shi Xiuyun, who had been in the Zen monastery for nine years, could still know her thoughts well.
Although she was shocked, she nodded simply.
"Yes, Auntie, I can't forget him, even in this life!"
Shi Xiuyun patted the back of Hua Nongying's hand and sighed softly.
"Nongying, I have treated you as my daughter-in-law since I was a child!"
"It's just that at that time, I was convinced that you would be Chen'er's wife!"
She took out an emerald green jade ice bracelet from her arms with a look of reminiscence.
"At that time, I was already imagining the scene of Chen'er welcoming you in the door in the future. I prepared this bracelet ten years ago and planned to give it to you when you and Chen'er get engaged!"
"but……"
Hua Nongying hesitated for a moment and took the jade bracelet.
"Auntie, this is the engagement token you gave me to him. I will accept it whether he is here or not!"
Seeing Hua Nongying's determined look, Shi Xiuyun shook his head and sighed.
"You are a girl. I have noticed that you are similar to me since you were a child. You are cold on the outside and hot on the inside. You have a very tough heart. You have decided to make a decision for a lifetime. I don't know whether you are happy or worried about your engagement to Xing'er!"
"I know you don't like Xing'er, but Xing'er is completely infatuated with you. As a mother, I can only pray that you can treat Xing'er well in the future. If you really get engaged to him and start a family, I hope you won't make him too sad!
"
Although Shi Xiuyun has been in the Zen monastery for nine years and has never been back to Ye's family, Ye Xing is her biological flesh and blood after all, so naturally she always thinks about him.
Hua Nongying grabbed the bracelet, gently put it on her wrist, and nodded heavily to Shi Xiuyun.
"Auntie, don't worry!"
"Although I don't like Ye Xing, if I really decide to marry her, I will definitely fulfill my duty as a wife!"
"Not just because of you, but also because..."
"Ye Xing is his biological brother!"
When Shi Xiuyun heard this, his heart dropped, and he caressed Hua Nongying's face.
"If you say that, I feel relieved!"
"It's getting late, go find Xing'er and go down the mountain together!"
Hua Nongying bowed to Shi Xiuyun, then slowly exited the meditation room, and left Jiulong Temple with Ye Xing.
Shi Xiuyun gently rolled up her sleeves and took out a jade pendant from inside the futon. She caressed the jade pendant with great care, her brows filled with nostalgia.
On the jade pendant, the word "chen" is written in cinnabar, Ye Chen's Chen!
"call!"
After a long time, she took a breath and was about to blow out the lamp and go back to the bedroom to rest. At this moment, the Zen door opened again and a voice came.
"Buddha is destined to meet you, I wonder if you can let me offer another stick of incense?"
She paused slightly and turned around in astonishment. A slender and tall figure was standing at the door.
Shi Xiuyun looked back and saw a young figure with tall and straight sleeves standing at the door of the Zen room. He had a handsome face and a handsome face. Although he was dressed in simple clothes, Shi Xiuyun could feel that he had an extraordinary temperament that was different from ordinary people.
The person coming was none other than Ye Chen. He tried his best to keep his eyes narrowed and not show too many emotional fluctuations, and bowed slightly at the door.
"I came late today. I want to light another stick of incense. Is it still too late?"
Shi Xiuyun came back to her senses, showed a kind smile, and nodded.
"Buddha saves those who are destined to be blessed. As long as you devote yourself to the Buddha, it is never too late!"
She personally took three sticks of incense for Ye Chen, and Ye Chen also stepped over.
She was about to help Ye Chen light it, but when Ye Chen walked three steps behind her, she suddenly stopped and the incense in her hand slipped to the ground.
Ye Chen felt slightly strange and was about to pick up the incense when he heard Shi Xiuyun's trembling voice.
"Chen'er?"
Ye Chen's pupils immediately shrank and his heart surged.
He was shocked and confused. He had tried his best to suppress his emotions and not show any trace. Why did Shi Xiuyun suddenly recognize him?
"Chen'er, it's really you, my Chen'er!"
Shi Xiuyun screamed sadly, turned around and hugged Ye Chen directly. Her tears were like rivers bursting their banks, soaking Ye Chen's clothes.
Ye Chen was dumbfounded. Even with his character and cultivation, he couldn't stop his nose from getting sour at this moment.
After a while, his emotions surged, and he could no longer control the emotions in his heart, and his voice trembled like never before.
"mom!"
His "Mom" made Shi Xiuyun's body tremble wildly.
"Chen'er, you are really Chen'er, my Chen'er is not dead, my Chen'er is not dead!"
She really couldn't believe her eyes or her feelings. Ever since Ye Chen was stripped of his martial arts veins by Ye Yunlong nine years ago, she felt dead in her heart.
Although she didn't want to believe that her eldest son was dead, she had to admit that the chance of Ye Chen surviving was slim.
A ten-year-old child lost his martial arts, suffered serious injuries, and was abandoned in the mountains. Under such circumstances, he was almost certain to die.
But at this moment, Ye Chen appeared in front of her alive.
"Chen'er, am I dreaming?"
She grabbed Ye Chen's arm and felt the warmth from Ye Chen's palm. She was finally convinced that she was surrounded by living people and not a dream.
She pulled Ye Chen to sit down, and it took a long time to stop crying. Her eyes when she looked at Ye Chen were full of shock.
"Chen'er, is it really you? Mom, isn't this a dream?"
Ye Chen sat cross-legged next to Shi Xiuyun and nodded heavily.
"Mom, it's me, I'm back!"
He didn't want to meet Shi Xiuyun today, but he just used the excuse of offering incense to spend some time with Shi Xiuyun and then left.
But he didn't expect that Shi Xiuyun actually recognized him.
"Chen'er, you are really back. Mom has been waiting for you for nine years, and you are finally back to find her!"
Ever since Ye Chen was kicked out by Ye Yunlong nine years ago, she left the Ye family angrily and came to the Jiulong Temple alone, burning incense and worshiping the Buddha, and she worshiped him for nine years.
Because she always remembered what she said to Ye Chen, if you get lost, go to Jiulong Temple, your mother will definitely wait for you there!
Now, she is really looking forward to it. Ye Chen, her beloved eldest son, is really back.
Shi Xiuyun held Ye Chen's hand and just wanted to look at him like this, wishing that time would not pass by again.
For the past nine years, every day and night, Ye Chen's petite and tender face would appear in her dreams. Every time she reached out to hug Ye Chen, she was awakened from her sleep and disappointed again and again.
She was really afraid that this time was also a mirage and would disappear in an instant!
"Mom, please stop crying!"
Ye Chen wiped away Shi Xiuyun's tears. He was still a little angry in his heart, secretly wondering why Shi Xiuyun had never come to him in these years, but all the resentment disappeared in Shi Xiuyun's nine years of hard meditation.
Shi Xiuyun will always be the mother who loves her so much and has never changed!
"Chen'er, where have you been all these years?"
"After you were expelled from the Ye family and thrown into the mountains, I sent people to look for you, but your grandfather stopped me several times. I could only patrol in secret, but there was no trace of you. I thought you..."