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Standing at a height of one hundred meters, looking at the cluster of buildings nestled in the mountainside, Ye Kai felt a whirlwind of emotions.
This was a villa complex, consisting of no less than a hundred uniquely designed villas. If you included other residential facilities and surrounded it all with a high wall, it was practically a 'Villa Estate' area.
To outsiders, it had a melodious name—Maple Leaf Villa.
However, living here felt akin to being part of an ancient family clan, where everything was governed by rules: the rules for dining, the rules for greetings, the rules for conversation, the rules for sitting, and the rule of visiting the Ancestors once a week...
So many rules.
"Golden wells and phoenix trees turn yellow in autumn; the pearl curtains remain unrolled as frost arrives at night. The incense burner and jade pillow lack color; I lie listening to the long chime of the southern palace."
Ye Kai sighed lightly; this poem seemed to reflect his reality. He had witnessed many women here filled with endless sorrow and had heard stories of several female elders who had succumbed to depression.
Yet there was one woman who stood out—the one who silently devoted her life to her man without ever uttering a word of complaint.
He had seen her in her final moments, devoid of any plea for compassion or emotion from her husband. All she received was a detached glance and a cold remark: "If you're tired, just rest more."
With just those words and that single look, the man turned and walked away.
At that moment, Ye Kai could not fully grasp the comfort and nostalgia reflected in his grandmother's eyes. He couldn't understand why she smiled as she drifted off to sleep when it was clear that this man no longer loved her.
That glance, that scene, still occasionally flashed through his mind. He truly wanted to ask, "Grandma, did you ever hate Grandpa?"
Yet inexplicably, after experiencing so much in life, he suddenly began to understand. Perhaps this was what true love meant—loving deeply without resentment.
Perhaps...
This place is where Ye Kai has lived for eighteen years, filled with countless happy memories, yet it is also the place that brings him the most sadness.
He gazes at the villa designed by his parents and personally overseen during its construction. Long-buried emotions surge within him, exploding in his chest. It feels as if just yesterday he was here, basking in the love of his parents.
“Mom, Dad, I’m back. Your son is back... back...”
Before he can finish speaking, tears blur his vision.
He gently steps onto the well-kept lawn, moving forward one step at a time, as if time itself has begun to reverse. His young father, always wearing a bright smile, and his mischievous mother stand at the door watching him.
At moments like this, his mother would feign anger and poke a finger lightly at his forehead. “Dongxi, where have you been running wild again?”
His father would chuckle beside her.
“Mom…”
Ye Kai stretches out his hands, but at that moment, everything fades away...
He truly longs to feel the warmth of his mother's embrace once more; he yearns to experience his father's hand ruffling his hair while praising him for growing taller...
“I... am back...”
Tears streamed down Breakthrough's face, completely blurring his vision. No one in this world would ever again shout "I'm back!" at him while playfully scolding him as the Mud Monkey, gently helping him tidy up at the same time.
He walked on, step by step...
As he passed the gently swaying swing, he seemed to see his younger self, with his parents standing nearby, gently pushing the swing.
Walking past a bench, he caught a glimpse of his mother sitting there, hand-knitting sweaters for him and his father.
This slide—his mother had never allowed it to be taken apart; it was meant for her Beloved Grandson.
In this swimming pool, how many times had his father ambushed him, lifting him into his arms and jumping in together while he screamed?
He truly... missed it so much!
"I'm back, but you are all gone!"
Many had read and even tried to understand the phrase "A child wishes to support their parents, but they are no longer there." But now, Ye Kai truly understood. Yet, after grasping its meaning, his heart felt as if it were being torn apart.
"I... I miss the times when we could talk about anything..."
His mother had been a fan herself and loved this song most of all. She used to say, "We should always be able to talk about everything."
But now...
Everything was different now.
Kneeling on the grass in front of the door, he felt an endless pain surge in his heart, an indescribable agony that made him curl up almost completely.
He cried out in despair, an overwhelming sense of grievance and longing transforming into tears that flowed endlessly…
“Smack!”
A strong hand landed on Ye Kai's shoulder, and a rough voice boomed, “Kid, get up. We need to take you with us. This isn’t a place for you to cry!”
Upon hearing those words, Ye Kai suddenly could no longer see his mother, his father, or hear the laughter around him; everything felt like a fleeting dream, gently dissipating into nothingness.
“It's all gone… everything is gone.”
“Why?”
“Why does it have to be like this?”
“Why?”
Ye Kai stared blankly at the now desolate villa, murmuring, “Why do you have to disturb me…”
“Damn it, all of you come here! Get this kid out of here! How dare he cause trouble at Ye Family? He really doesn’t know when he’s in over his head,” shouted a burly security captain as he grabbed Ye Kai's shoulder.
"Damn it, you bastards!!!"
Ye Kai roared, "All of you, die!"
Goodbye, my home...
Goodbye, my beloved mom and dad...
"Boom!"
His pupils suddenly widened to the limit as a violent surge of Psychokinesis erupted. With a deafening crash, everything around Ye Kai was sent flying.
Seven or eight security guards, swings, slides, the water from the pool—everything was forcefully pushed away twenty meters, crashing to the ground in a cacophony of noise.
Only Ye Kai remained kneeling on the ground, howling in rage, surrounded by a crater with a radius of zero.
"Help me!"
"Monsters!"
...
If Ye Kai's roar was loud, then the cries of despair that followed were even sharper. Even though it was just before dawn, everyone in the Ye Family was jolted awake at that moment, frantically calling for their bodyguards.
"Someone, go check what happened outside!"
"Was it an earthquake? Where did everyone go?"
"…"
Looking at the villa before him, where nearly all the glass had been shattered, Ye Kai stood in shock, staring blankly as a wave of sweet, metallic nausea churned in his chest.
"Wow!"
Suddenly, he coughed up a mouthful of blood, and his face turned as pale as death. Yet, in his eyes, there was no longer any color left—only an abyss of darkness.
It was a darkness akin to a bottomless pit, devoid of any glimmer of light, seeming to devour all brightness around it.
"Haha... Heh, hehehe... Hahahaha..."
A laughter rang out from low to high, from silence to sound, echoing through the skies above the Ye Family estate.
However, everyone who heard this laughter—tinged with a hint of hysteria and endless madness—felt a deep chill run down their spines. An overwhelming sense of fear descended upon them, one that seemed impossible to escape…
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