Chapter 1 Rebirth

  Xie Youyan woke up with a splitting headache, but there was nothing strange in her mind. Although she had almost reached the point of being immune to alcohol, the high degree of intoxication from drowning her sorrows would make anyone feel terrible. What's strange is that Xiao Yuanshan let her return alone, he usually kept a close eye on her.

  She raised her head in confusion, but when she saw the scene in front of her, she couldn't help but sit up with a start. This was clearly not her own single apartment. The unfamiliar yet familiar feeling immediately flooded her mind, and Xie Youyan hesitated for a moment, still wondering how she had ended up here.

  This room holds memories of her happiest moments with her mother, but also conceals the tears that brought her sorrow. She thought she would never have the chance to come back in this lifetime.

  She came to herself and swept a glance around, but felt that there was something slightly different from what she remembered. Her eyes fell on the calendar on the table, and Xiao Youyan's eyes widened in surprise. The big numbers showing the date made her stand still for a moment.

  This day was also special for Xie Youyan, because just yesterday, Gu Ruhui married into the Xie family and became her stepmother.

  She was strongly opposed to this, but Xie Zhenbang, who was her father, on the one hand regarded her as a child's nonsense, and on the other hand wanted to find someone to take care of her, and did not listen to her opinion, insisting on marrying Gu Ruhui.

  Afterwards she was in a bad mood, went out and got drunk with friends, woke up in the morning and had a big argument with her father. From then on, the relationship between the father and daughter became increasingly worse and never improved again.

  But while she was still dazed, there was a sudden knock at the door. "Youyan, it's time for breakfast, Master and Madam are waiting downstairs."

  Xie Youyan heard this somewhat awkward voice, and was taken aback once again. She didn't know what to feel in her heart. When she opened the door and saw that familiar face, she couldn't help but let out a slightly hoarse "Mùtóu Gē" (Wooden Brother).

  The other party laughed after hearing her words, "Looks like you slept well and your headache is gone?"

  Xie Youyan nodded slightly and then shook her head, unsure of what to say. Her eyes felt a little sour, and her heart was filled with bitterness. This wooden man had been a diligent servant in the Xie household for many years, especially after her mother's passing, he had taken care of Xie Youyan, and their relationship had always been very good.

  But after Hui married her father, not only did the atmosphere in the family change suddenly, but also the wooden one in front of her left for the troops soon, taking away the last bit of warmth in this family.

  Years later, Xie Youyan met Mu Tou again. At that time, he was already the head of a battalion, and his energetic and spirited appearance had long disappeared. The silly smile when he took care of Xie Youyan was gone, and he also seemed more estranged from her. It made Xie Youyan feel that time had passed, and even the most beautiful memories would be broken. It also made her originally melancholic mood even more gloomy.

  At this moment, standing at the door of his former room, looking at the face in front of him that still had a hint of greenness, eyes that were not as sharp, and a much younger Mu Tong, Xie Youyan suddenly felt an urge to smile, but the smile reached his lips and was replaced by a wave of sourness.

  Being stared at like that, Mu felt a bit unnatural, looked down at himself and asked, "What's wrong with me?"

  "No... nothing." The wooden voice finally brought Xie Youyan back to his senses, who was still in a state of excitement. Although he hadn't cultivated into a spirit after all these years, he wasn't the same as the Xie Youyan from back then, who only knew how to express his emotions on his face. He had hidden his thoughts very well and asked, "What did you just call me to do?"

  "Of course, it's time for breakfast! The master and his wife are waiting downstairs. If you don't go down now, the master might get angry and slap the table. Don't cry then." Mù Tóu said with a smile, then thought of something else, "Right, you came back in the middle of the night yesterday and drank so much that you were completely drunk. The master knows about it. Be careful when you go down later, don't make the master angry again."

  Xie You's footsteps paused as she suddenly remembered that this morning's war was the beginning of a father-daughter war, and last night's first drunkenness was one of the causes of this war.

  The wooden one saw her stunned but misunderstood, thinking she was afraid of being scolded, and quickly spoke up, "However, you don't have to worry too much either, the teacher also knows that your mood wasn't good yesterday, so he shouldn't blame you too much, as long as you don't make any more mistakes, he probably won't scold you again."

  Xie Youyan forced a smile after listening to his explanation, nodded slightly and headed downstairs. However, in her heart, she thought that since she had been given a second chance, she couldn't let the same thing happen again as it did fifteen years ago; otherwise, these past fifteen years would have been lived in vain.

  Just as she walked down the stairs, before she could even open her mouth, Xie Zhenbang's words came, "Youyan, when you see people, why don't you know how to speak?"

  Hearing his father's voice, the feeling in his heart was even more different from when he had just seen Mu Tou. He didn't care about his tone being unpleasant anymore and suppressed the sourness rising up in his heart, looking towards the dinner table instead.

  Only to see that the father, who had become much younger but still quite dignified, was sitting in the main seat, next to him was Gu Ruhui, who had just married into the family. Her lower head was then her son Sun Lingyu, who had also become much more tender, but still with a poker face without any emotions.

  Xie You stood there, looking dazed and pale. Xie Zhenbang's face also fell, but before he could say anything else, Gu Ruhui pulled him back and hastily mediated, saying, "Youyan, come sit down and eat quickly! I don't know your taste, so I made a bit of everything. Try some and tell me what you like."

  Xie Youyan finally came back to her senses, looking at Gu Ruhui who was somewhat tense. She used to be like this, every time she was scolded, she would stand up for herself, but at that time, she always thought Gu Ruhui had ulterior motives and would become even more rebellious.

  Watching her, he thought to himself that if he wanted to change, he should start with her. He nodded slightly at her, "Aunt Gu."

  "Ah..." Gu Ruhui was taken aback for a moment before bursting out laughing, looking somewhat delighted and surprised.

  Even Xie Zhenbang was somewhat surprised by her performance, and after taking a look at her, he raised an eyebrow, but felt somewhat relieved.

  Xie Youyan lowered her head and sat down, without looking at anyone's expression, but she could feel the atmosphere around the dinner table relax a little.

  The wooden bowl was filled with food for several people, and then it quickly hid again. Xie Youyan didn't say another word either, and lowered his head to start eating.

  After a few mouthfuls of porridge, I suddenly felt much more comfortable. Perhaps this body was reacting for the first time, and it was a bit intense. My head still hurts badly now, but I have to force myself to face what's in front of me.

  Xie Youyan ate very slowly, always lowering her head as if nothing had happened. Gu Ruhui, however, couldn't help but occasionally glance at her carefully, perhaps the impression Xie Youyan gave her on their wedding day was too deep, making her a little afraid.

  Xie Youyan was calmly eating, saying nothing, but her heart was racing, and she couldn't help but turn to Xie Zhenbang for help.

  "Cough... You were running off somewhere last night, and you even learned to drink. Isn't that a bit out of line?" Xie Zhenbang perhaps felt the atmosphere was a bit awkward and wanted to find some topics to talk about, but as soon as he spoke, his words took on a different tone.

  Xie Youyan was taken aback, but didn't get angry. Although he had asked this question before, his attitude today was much worse than before. Perhaps it was because of his relatively good behavior today that Xie Zhenbang's temper hadn't flared up yet.

  Since he asked, there should be an explanation anyway. Xie Youyan didn't bother to lie and slowly raised his head to look at the two of them, saying softly, "I was in a bad mood yesterday, so I went out to have some fun with friends."

  Upon hearing her response, the two of them suddenly looked embarrassed, but Xie Zhenbang habitually and subconsciously said, "What kind of friend is this? You're a girl, you have to be careful when making friends. It's best to limit your contact with people like him who would take you out drinking."

  Gu Ru Hui's face changed, and she had been nervous all morning. Fortunately, Xie You Yan didn't show his usual disgust when he saw her today, but now Xie Zhen Bang was scolding again, and she wondered if the atmosphere that had just eased would become tense once more.

  "Zhenbang, Yuyan is also grown up now, she knows which friends to make and which not to. If you want to say something, just say it properly."

  Xie Youyan raised his eyes to look at her, but the sharp gaze made Gu Ruhui's heart skip a beat. Her instincts told her to dodge, but she immediately felt that she must have misread it. Although Xie Youyan had been repelled by her before and they had quarreled loudly, he had never looked at her with such a gaze.

  As expected, when she looked up and saw Xie Youyan again, the gaze from just now was gone. She suddenly felt that it was all in her own imagination, but she didn't dare to interrupt randomly anymore.

  Xie You felt helpless in her heart, but now from an adult's perspective, she thinks that Gu Ruhui is doing a good job as a stepmother. As soon as she entered this family, she has been trying to get along with her, perhaps because she wanted to integrate into the family and make herself accept her, but it seems a bit too deliberate.

  It was precisely because of her deliberate actions that she misunderstood and became increasingly resentful, even jealous, of how she could influence Father's decisions. So later on, whenever Gu Ruhui spoke up for herself, she felt like she had ulterior motives, not only ungrateful but also argumentative, eventually escalating into quarrels with Father.

  If under the vicious circle, in her heart, Gu Ruhui's crime was also established, and the relationship between the two became more and more deteriorated. It has to be said that the result of the two people making a fuss about it in their previous life is still somewhat responsible for Gu Ruhui, but now she would not think so, or rather, Gu Ruhui's performance simply cannot affect her.

  At this time, the change in mood also changed Gu Ruhui's attitude, so a sentence that would have made her angry at first had no effect now.

  After hearing Gu Ru Hui's words, Xie Zhen Bang also knew that he had said something excessive, and was about to say something else, but didn't expect Xie You Yan to directly interrupt the two of them, lightly nodding her head, "Dad, I know, next time I'll be more careful."

  "Rebirth of the Military Second Generation" latest chapter is released by Yunqi Book Academy, the fastest and most popular online release site! (This site provides: traditional pagination, waterfall two modes, can be selected in settings)