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The New Year's Eve had finally arrived. Xuebao listened to the sounds of firecrackers outside the window but could not feel the lively atmosphere. In this lifeless house, no matter how many firecrackers were placed, it would not appear lively.

Xuebao stuffed her index finger into her ear and stood on the platform on the second floor to watch the maids in the garden release firecrackers. Opposite her was precisely south yard. She suddenly thought of those pitiful madwomen and wondered what they were doing at the moment.

Perhaps the New Year had no meaning to them at all? Just like her!

The feeling of being trapped in this golden cage was not something that ordinary people could feel. They had been married into the Yan Family in the spring and it had been almost a year since then. Thinking about it, time passed really quickly!

When the firecrackers stopped for a while, Xuebao heard a steady sound of footsteps behind her. She had long remembered this footstep in her heart. It was Yan Junyi's! She did not look back, nor did she look at him. She even covered her ears even tighter.

Yan Junyi felt her subtle movements. He stood behind her and took her hands off her. He kissed her on her hair and moved his lips to her ear. He said gently, "Happy New Year, my wife."

Xuebao quietly twisted her body and moved away from his hands. She took a step to the side. She was still not used to his touch and the stab in her heart pierced into it. Even if she pulled it out, there would definitely be a wound left.

This time, Yan Junyi did not grab her hand, but held her waist and pulled her into his embrace. Xuebao's body immediately stuck to his body and beside her ear was his soft and domineering voice, "You are escaping again, and you are asking me to chase again?"

Xuebao turned around and looked up at him. "Let go of those crazy women. They are all very pitiful."

Yan Junyi was afraid. He did not expect that she would suddenly make such a request. He looked in the direction of south yard and held her small face with both hands. He smiled and nodded. "Okay. You said let them go, so let them go. They will let them go tomorrow."

Xuebao was surprised. He actually agreed so quickly? A mocking smile appeared on her face as she said, "Are you willing to let her go? They used to be your wives? It's said that one day husband and wife owe a hundred days, you really have no conscience "

Yan Junyi did not get angry because of her words. He gently brushed her tender lips with his finger and said seriously," To me, they are just a bunch of unfamiliar women that I have never seen before. They are not husband and wife. "

"How can you say that? Don't you remember them at all?" Xuebao could not help but blame. She could not help but feel injustice for those poor women. Men were really heartless!

"I have indeed never seen them before. No... I have seen two of them, but I have only seen them once or twice." Yan Junyi answered truthfully. Those women were either scared out of their wits on their wedding night, or scared out of their wits on their wedding night and never dared to see him again.

"What did you say?" Xuebao was surprised. She sized him up and said in disbelief, "You did not have a real relationship with them? Not a single one?" How is that possible? He had eight wives!

"Not a single one." Yan Junyi was a little depressed by the expression on her face. Did she think that he had been married to all the women in south yard? This was indeed a very embarrassing idea.

While Xuebao was shocked, a warm undercurrent flashed across her heart. Yan Junyi's answer was undoubtedly what she liked to hear. No one wanted the man they loved to have too many intimate relationships with women.

Yan Junyi saw that she was stunned and held her hand. He changed the topic, "Go down and eat. The wind is so strong upstairs, don't catch a cold."

Xuebao retracted her hand. She originally wanted to ask if she could not go, but when she thought of the New Year's Eve dinner, Old Master Yan definitely would not agree. If she did not say anything else, she turned around and walked downstairs.

When the two of them appeared at the dining table together, everyone was present, including Yi Yuer. When Yi Yuer saw the two of them appear together, she slightly lowered her head and felt a little uncomfortable.

Her identity was awkward. Being a relative was really a sad thing!

"Where did the two of you go? Why did you have to wait so long for the New Year's Eve?" Old Master Yan looked at the two of them with some dissatisfaction and reproached them. Then he pointed at the two seats opposite them and said, "Quickly sit down and eat."

The two of them did not speak and sat down on the empty seats. Xuebao looked around everyone and her eyes fell on Yan Wenxuan's face. She raised her eyebrows at him and whispered, "Why are you looking at me like that? Just apologize for making you wait so long!"

Yan Wenxuan laughed in a low voice and picked up a piece of chicken leg meat in her bowl. "I was wrong. I shouldn't have looked at you. I apologize to you."

"That's more like it." Xuebao smiled in satisfaction and unceremoniously picked up the meat of the difficult leg and took a bite.

Yan Junyi did not feel good about the intimacy between the two of them. He stood up and carried Xuebao to his seat. He leaned against Yan Wenxuan's side and sat down. He said calmly, "You should sit here."

After Xuebao felt his dissatisfaction, her face first heated up, but she quickly recovered. Pretending to be puzzled, she sized him up and asked, "Why do you want to change seats when you are fine? Isn't it the same wherever you sit?

" There are people who don't drink and get jealous during the New Year. " Yan Wenxuan said fearlessly. After saying that, he secretly glanced at Yan Junyi. When he found that Yan Junyi's expression was a little ugly, the corner of his mouth curled up, and he felt even more delighted in his heart.

Xuebao glanced at Yan Junyi, then looked at Yan Wenxuan, who was teasing her. She knew that he did it on purpose. After glaring at him, she lowered her head and started to eat. She wondered in her heart if Yan Junyi was jealous. Was it because of her face?

What Yan Meiqi said made a lot of sense. He kept her here only to treat her illness. The more sensitive she thought about it, the more she felt that it was because of this reason. His relationship with Yi Yuer was so deep, how could he be willing to choose her?

Yan Junyi only gave Yan Wenxuan a fierce glare to warn him not to talk too much and also lowered his head to eat.

What he had always been very dissatisfied with was that Xuebao was so popular wherever she went. There were so many people who liked her wherever she went. Even Dongfang Jue, who was blinded by hatred, could fall in love with her!

The dining table was still rather harmonious, but Yan Meiqi was still the one who spoke the most. She would say a few words to this person. She then picked up a piece of braised pork and placed it in Yan Junyi's bowl. "Big Brother, the braised pork that you like to eat, eat more."

"Thank you. I'll do it myself." Yan Junyi deliberately said it very politely. No matter who plotted against who that night, Yan Meiqi had taken off her clothes and laid on his bed.

So he needed to keep a distance from her when the next similar thing did not happen. He could not let her feel any hope, because he would not be with any other woman other than Xuebao.

After dinner, the sky had already started to turn dark. Yan Junyi was dragged by Yan Meiqi to the garden to watch the fireworks. Xuebao saw that everyone had gone and did not want to be special, so she could only follow them out.

Seeing Yan Meiqi pulling Yan Junyi's excited face, Xuebao felt a little puzzled. She had never seen anything like a rich second generation girl, and the Yan Family would release this kind of fireworks every year, right?

Was there a need to be this excited like a child seeing fireworks for the first time? She was about to drag Yan Junyi to the bottom of the fireworks.

Xuebao raised her head and looked up at the bright and beautiful fireworks in the sky. She had to admit that the fireworks here were indeed very beautiful, much more beautiful than what she saw in Puying. However, at this moment, she lacked the interest to look at the fireworks.

She suddenly missed the scene of watching Yinghuo in Puying. At that time, it was only her and Yan Junyi. Yi Yuer was not stuck between the two of them. She and him had been arguing all day long, but they still hid their happiness.

In the midst of the fireworks, Xuebao suddenly heard a cheerful female voice. She was slightly stunned and looked up at the source of the voice. Through the thin layer of smoke, she saw those crazy women who had been locked up in south yard.

At this moment, all of them had happy smiles on their faces. They looked at the fireworks in the sky and clapped like children. Xuebao was surprised. She had never thought that they would be released now.

"Why are all of you here? Go back to your rooms!" When Yan Meiqi saw this, she glared at them and ordered them sternly. Then, she turned back to look at the pile of maids and shouted, "Sister Lin! Where did Sister Lin go? Why didn't she know when she ran out?"

The crazy women immediately became silent. They looked at the leaders of the Yan Family with lingering fear in their eyes. Their eyes were filled with fear.

Sister Lin squeezed out of the crowd in a panic. Her face was pale." Third Miss... I, am..." She secretly cast a sidelong glance at Yan Junyi. She did not know if she should say that it was Yan Junyi who ordered her to let him go.

"Actually, they are all very pitiful. It's the new year, it's not a big deal to let them out to see the fireworks." Yi Yuer stood by the side and spoke in a very gentle voice. Her sympathetic eyes kept on looking at the crazy women.

She and Yan Meiqi had a completely different style. Gentle was her path all along. She hoped that they could help her to call back Yan Junyi's sympathy. Opportunities were very difficult to ask for.

Just as she finished speaking, she continued, "south yard is not a place for people to stay. They have been locked up for so long. It's good to let them come out to relax during the New Year."

"You are pretending to be pitiful and loving again. Are you tired and annoying?!" Yan Meiqi was annoyed that she used this to gain Yan Junyi's sympathy. She said bluntly, "Do you know how dangerous it is to let them out? What if they hurt someone or infect others with the germs? The whole house is going to be ruined by them, do you understand?!"

Xuebao was afraid and was frightened by the serious consequences that Yan Meiqi spoke of. Was it so dangerous to let the people of south yard out? It was she who wanted Yan Junyi to let them go. She never thought that Yan Junyi would let them go so quickly. Could it be that she was wrong?

It wasn't like she had never interacted with these crazy women before. How could there be any germs? It was even more impossible to hurt people. As long as they were treated fiercely, they would be frightened like frightened mice.

"I asked Sister Lin to let them out, don't worry. Tomorrow, they will be sent to the mental hospital for treatment." Yan Junyi finally opened his mouth to speak. He quietly walked in front of Xuebao. He hugged her body and smiled, "Mei Qi, Xuebao is right. Let them go. This will not affect us. There is no need to be so calculative."

Xuebao looked up at him in surprise. She tilted her head and tried to recall what she said. This stinky man wanted her to not be able to survive in this house, right? He actually publicly announced that she was the one who wanted to let them go.

"I... I'll go back to my room first." She felt that everyone's gaze was on her. What a strange feeling. It was better to escape as soon as possible. In any case, she didn't have much interest in staying here to watch the fireworks.

"I'll go back with you." Yan Junyi followed her and reached out to grab her wrist. Xuebao quietly struggled free and he simply put his arm around her waist. He made her unable to avoid him and could no longer refuse his contact.

Yan Meiqi angrily stared at their backs as they walked further and further away until she could not see them at all. She then turned around and shook Old Master Yan's arm as she unhappily said, "Dad, what's going on? When did Fan Xuebao become so powerful?"

Old Master Yan looked at her disapprovingly and continued to look at the fireworks. "Jun Yi's power is her power. It's not like you don't know how much power Jun Yi has. He doesn't even care about me, his father."

To be honest, was he not angry? Of course he was angry. After letting these crazy women out, who knew what kind of trouble they would bring to the Yan Family in the future? With just a sentence from Xuebao, his good son let them all go.

He originally wanted to object, but after thinking about it, if he continued to object, the relationship between the father and son would become even worse. Injuring the relationship was naturally not good, and it was not worth it to do so.

He was already slowly improving his relationship with Yan Junyi, because Yan Jun would kill him if he was done with what he was going to do next. He would leave a complete corpse behind. He might not even have a complete corpse after killing him. He might even be thrown out to feed the dogs!

Yan Junyi's love for Xuebao was getting deeper and deeper. He could not imagine what kind of reaction he would have when Xuebao suddenly disappeared from his sight!

In fact, he did not want to hurt Xuebao either. After all, she was the woman Yan Junyi loved, and she was a pure and kind girl. The most important thing was that Yan Junyi wanted her to be his wife.

But Yan Junyi's illness could not be delayed any longer. He had discussed the outcome of the night with those priests and doctors, and he had to sacrifice Xuebao. For Yan Junyi, even if it was sacrificing the lives of everyone in the world, he didn't care!