Only after her death did I realize that she was the white moonlight of a billionaire CEO.

Chapter 156 The Fifth Absolute Couple of the Nanyang Overlords

Although Ying Li is young, she plays squash very well and can even draw with Li Xi.

The two played for more than an hour and were both covered in sweat.

Wiping away her sweat, Li Xi unscrewed the thermos and handed it to Ying Li: "Drink some warm water, drink slowly, you can't drink too fast after exercising."

Nodding, Ying Li took a few sips of warm water, typed on her phone, and asked Li Xi, "Sister Li Xi, when will your movie be released? I want to invite the whole class to the movie to support your film."

Li Xi gently patted Ying Li's head and told her, "We're still filming. After filming, we still need to edit, dub, and send it for review..."

"After the review is approved, we still need to schedule the appointment. It will be at the latest by the end of this year or next year."

Ying Li nodded, indicating that she understood.

"Come on, I'll take you back."

After dropping Ying Li off at the guesthouse, Li Xi planned to go back to rest, but Ying Li held her hand, looking reluctant to part.

Li Xi smiled and said, "Okay, you go take a shower first, and I'll read with you before bed. I'll go back after you fall asleep."

Ying Li then happily went to take a bath.

After taking a shower and drying her hair, Ying Li took a storybook out of her bag and handed it to Li Xi.

Li Xi took the book, looked at the cover, and saw that it was "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane".

"Miss Li, why don't you read with Lili? I'll go downstairs and heat up some milk for her."

"Thank you."

After Butler Zhou left, Ying Li sat obediently on the bed, leaning against the pillow, and patted the edge of the bed with a smile to Li Xi.

Li Xi walked to the bedside and sat down. She turned to the bookmark page and stopped at page 19.

That was a new chapter, and its name was—

Everything is in the story.

Li Xi read aloud in a gentle voice: "Once upon a time, there was a very beautiful princess, who shone as brightly as the stars in the moonless night sky."

But what good is her beauty?

No, it's completely useless.

As soon as Li Xi finished reading the first paragraph, Ying Li tugged at Li Xi's sleeve and typed on her phone, "Why didn't it work?"

Coincidentally, her question was the same as the question asked by the little girl Abilene in the story.

Li Xi stopped and asked Ying Li, "What does Lili think?"

Ying Li tilted her head and thought for a moment before slowly typing on her phone: "Because she is cold and selfish?"

Li Xi smiled and said, "Lili is so clever."

"That's right, because although this princess is beautiful and of noble status, she doesn't love anyone. And Edward the rabbit is just like this princess; he's selfish, cold, and doesn't love anyone."

"It wasn't until he got lost from his young master Abilene and began a life of wandering that he realized he had been loved long ago, after suffering a lot and getting hurt a lot."

"After constantly meeting and parting, being loved and losing loved ones, this little rabbit named Edward finally learned to open his heart to love others."

"Finally, it met its first loving owner, Abilene, at the toy store."

Ying Li wrote on her phone: "But my dad said that Edward was never owned by anyone in the end. It was always on the toy shelf until the toy store owner got rid of it..."

Li Xi was taken aback. "That's what Dr. Ying told you?"

Ying Li nodded.

Seeing this, Li Xi couldn't help but wonder if she had misremembered or if Doctor Ying had made a mistake.

Li Xi remembered that the last chapter was about Edward reuniting with Abilene and Abilene's daughter in the toy store.

The chapter is titled: [Abilene Revisited]

But when she turned to the last chapter of the book, the chapter title she saw was: "The Forgotten Edward".

How is this going?

Li Xi asked Ying Li, "Did you buy this book from the bookstore?"

Ying Li typed to Li Xi: "[This was given to me by my father.]"

Frowning, Li Xi took out her phone, opened Baidu, and searched for the ending of "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane," confirming that her memory was correct.

Her memory was correct; the problem was with the book that Dr. Ying gave to Ying Li.

Why did Dr. Ke Ying arbitrarily change the ending of the story?

This was clearly a heartwarming story, but Dr. Ying changed it into a melancholic one.

Not right.

"I might have misremembered." Li Xi didn't tell Ying Li the truth. She had just finished reading a chapter when Butler Zhou came to deliver the milk.

After Ying Li finished drinking her milk and lay down, Li Xi continued reading a few more chapters.

Seeing Ying Li start to yawn, Li Xi closed the storybook and said, "Lili, can I borrow this book to read?"

Ying Li nodded.

"Then, Tanuki, get some rest. I'm going back to take a bath now. I'll return it to you after I've finished looking at it."

*

When Li Xi returned to the Lakeside Villa, Gu Huaizhou had already taken a bath and was working in his study.

Hearing the commotion downstairs, Gu Huaizhou went to the guest room to find Li Xi.

Seeing Li Xi sitting on the sofa in the small living room, staring blankly at a book on the table, he walked over to Li Xi, sat down next to her, naturally put his arm around her waist, and picked up the book to flip through it.

"You still like watching this?"

Gu Huaizhou put the book down without much interest and said, "I did read this author's 'Silly Dog Wendick' when I was little. What's that book about?"

Li Xi said, "It is a healing fairy tale about Edward, a self-satisfied ceramic rabbit, who, after a long and magical journey of wandering, finally learns to open his heart to love others."

"Oh."

Gu Huaizhou laughed at her: "I thought you preferred suspense stories, but it turns out you like this type of story too."

"This is Lili's bedtime storybook."

"No wonder." Gu Huaizhou had said this book didn't seem to be the kind of story Li Xi liked. "Why did you bring back Li Li's storybook?"

"It's strange, the ending of this book is different from the ending I've read." Li Xi reopened the webpage and let Gu Huaizhou read the original ending first.

Then she opened the last chapter of the book on the table. "Look at the ending of this book; it's different."

"Is that so?" Gu Huaizhou released Li Xi's waist, picked up the book and carefully read the ending, then frowned and said, "The ending was indeed modified."

"Why did Ke Chengfeng change a perfectly good, heartwarming fairy tale into a depressing ending?"

Gu Huaizhou couldn't understand, "This was the bedtime story Ying Chengfeng chose for Ying Li, why did he change the ending?"

Li Xi shook her head. "I don't know either."

For some reason, Li Xi felt a heavy weight in her heart, and a sense of confusion as if she had grasped some key information but couldn't quite put it into words.

"Never mind, let's go to sleep."

"Ah."

The next morning, Li Xi got up early, but Gu Huaizhou got up even earlier.

When she changed her clothes and came downstairs, Gu Huaizhou had already run ten kilometers around the lakeside path. He had just finished his morning exercise and was heading home to take a shower.

Seeing that Li Xi was already up, he said, "Lili has already gone down the mountain back to the city. She has to be at school by 8:30. Are you going back to the film set today?"

"Things are going smoothly with the film crew, so it's fine if I don't go for a day." Li Xi asked Gu Huaizhou with a smile, "What, do you have plans?"

"The peach trees on Peach Blossom Island are in bloom. Every year at this time, a peach blossom banquet is held. Invited guests can choose a peach tree, and when the peaches ripen, the organizers will deliver the peaches to each household."

Li Xi raised an eyebrow. "So you know how to have fun? Is Peach Blossom Island a private island? Who's so good at building connections?"

Gu Huaizhou said, "It's General Manager Jun of Nanzhou City."

Mr. Jun of Nanzhou City?

"Mr. Jun Xiuchen, the founder of Cangzhou Group?"

"Ah."

"This Peach Blossom Island was bought by him as a wedding gift for his wife, Madam Ruan. Madam Ruan thought it was a waste to leave the island unused, so she had peach trees planted all over it and held a peach blossom banquet once a year."

"Ordinary people can't get an invitation letter, and those who can get one are naturally not ordinary people either."

Peach Blossom Island is located more than 200 kilometers south of Dongzhou City. Around the Lantern Festival every year, the peach blossoms on the island are in full bloom, making it the most enchanting place.

Li Xi was somewhat intrigued. "Then you don't need to go to the emergency room today?"

"I've taken a day off. Do you want to go? If you do, I'll go with you. This is the first time the island has hosted a peach blossom banquet."

"it is good!"

After dinner, Li Xi and Gu Huaizhou took a helicopter to Peach Blossom Island.

The helicopter can only land at the pier closest to Peach Blossom Island; everyone has to take a cruise ship to the island.

As the helicopter landed, Li Xi noticed a dark blue helicopter parked below, with a distinctive five-clustered Miao ethnic emblem printed on its fuselage.

Which organization's logo is this?

Li Xi had no recollection of it.

Gu Huaizhou explained in a deep voice in her ear, "It's the Fifth Family's helicopter."

The fifth family of Southeast Asia?

Gu Huaizhou boarded the cruise ship with Li Xi and Chu Xu, and was invited to a private room on the second floor by the cruise ship staff. "Mr. Gu, Ms. Li, please come into the private room to rest. Our cruise ship will depart in fifteen minutes."

"The private rooms have tea and snacks, and there are also self-service drinks in the lobby. If you need anything, you can ask the staff to bring it over."

"Okay, I'm done."

After the staff left, Gu Huaizhou took out his phone and started chatting with someone. Li Xi leaned closer to take a look and found that he was sending WeChat messages to Jiang Xinghe.

"What do you want with Jiang Xinghe?"

Gu Huaizhou explained: "A few days ago, my grandfather called the old man of the Fifth Family. The old man said he would come to the mainland around the Lantern Festival."

"Let me ask if Jiang Xinghe is here."

"Do you think that the Fifth Elder arranged to meet Jiang Xinghe on Peach Blossom Island?"

"Ah."

Jiang Xinghe sent a WeChat message: [Brother Zhen, how did you know? You came to Peach Blossom Island too?]

Gu Huaizhou: [Li Xi and I haven't arrived on the island yet.]

Jiang Xinghe: [Still on the cruise ship? Which cruise ship?]

Gu Huaizhou: [The Star Cruise Ship.]

Jiang Xinghe: [What a coincidence, I'm here too! I'm in the lobby on the first floor. Where are you? I'll come find you!]

Gu Huaizhou gave a house number, and less than two minutes later, someone knocked on the door.

Li Xi opened the door, and sure enough, Jiang Xinghe was outside.

He looked quite presentable today, wearing a navy blue suit and having dyed his hair back to black, making him appear much more well-behaved.

"Clothes really do make the man. Now that you've dressed up, you really do look like a young nobleman."

Jiang Xinghe gave a roguish smile and leaned against the door frame to retort to Li Xi: "Sister Xi doesn't understand fashion. My previous outfits were fashionable and avant-garde, you know?"

"Ah."

Li Xi opened the door completely. "Come in."

Jiang Xinghe entered the private room, and upon seeing Gu Huaizhou, his posture became restrained and obedient. "Brother Zhen, Happy New Year."

"Happy New Year."

Gu Huaizhou pointed to the sofa on his left, "Please sit down."

After Jiang Xinghe sat down, he took the initiative to explain the cause and effect of his appearance here, "Three days ago, Luo Wen, the adopted son of the Fifth Master, came to Dongzhou City in person and took me to Nanyang."

“When I got there, the doctor drew my blood in front of the Fifth Master and sent it for a DNA kinship test.”

"The expert report will be available as early as 8 p.m. tonight. It just so happens that Peach Blossom Island is holding a Peach Blossom Banquet, and since the weather is nice, the old man accompanied the old lady to the island to enjoy the flowers and relax."

"They were worried I'd feel uncomfortable in Southeast Asia, so they brought me along to join in the fun. Who knew we'd run into you two by chance?"

After clarifying the situation, Li Xi asked Jiang Xinghe, "You've met the two elders. What did you think? What was their attitude?"

Jiang Xinghe said, "Objectively speaking, the old man and woman treated me very kindly. But perhaps because they were once deceived, they were traumatized and dared not have too high expectations of me, so they were somewhat distant."

Nodding, Li Xi comforted Jiang Xinghe: "The old couple has been searching for their daughter for thirty or forty years. During this time, they have experienced many hopes and disappointments. Now that they are old, they can't let their emotions fluctuate too much."

Please understand.

“Of course I understand.” Jiang Xinghe shrugged, took a small sip of juice, and said calmly, “If you ask me, I can’t possibly be related to them. We don’t look alike at all.”

Jiang Xinghe had no expectations about recognizing his relatives, so he was not disappointed.

"Let's wait for the test results."

"Ah."

The cruise ship had already departed while we were talking.

After sailing at sea for an hour, the cruise ship docked.

Staff knocked on their door in advance to inform them that they were ready to board the island.

After the cruise ship docked, Li Xi and Gu Huaizhou waited a little longer in the private room, figuring that the other guests should have already disembarked before the three of them left.

As soon as the three of them arrived on the first floor, they encountered an elderly couple walking side by side.

The man wore a black cashmere coat and a top hat, and held a metal cane in his hand. Despite his advanced age, he still stood up straight.

The lady standing to his right was much more frail; her body beneath her blue cheongsam was as thin as a skeleton. Her snow-white hair was styled in a low bun, and she wore a pair of emerald earrings.

Although the beauty has aged, her charm remains; she must have been a renowned beauty in her youth.

Li Xi was somewhat lost in thought.

Beside him, Jiang Xinghe quickened his pace, caught up with the lady, and took her arm, saying gently, "Madam, please be careful."

The white-haired woman asked Jiang Xinghe, "Xinghe, are you still here? I thought you had already landed on the island. Where did you go just now?"

"I went upstairs to meet two friends."

"Oh?"

Jiang Xinghe looked behind him and reminded the two elderly people: "Sir, Madam, Mr. Gu Huaizhou is also here today, he is right behind you."

"Huaizhou? Is that Qingying's grandson?"

The old lady and Gu Huaizhou's grandmother, Chu Qingying, were best friends and had a very good relationship.

Upon learning that Gu Huaizhou was right behind them, Ms. Zhou quickly turned around with the old man and, sure enough, saw a well-matched couple standing behind them.