For the next few days, Ye Yun did not leave his house again.
He ate steamed buns whenever he was hungry.
He wanted to develop the Licorice Medicine.
He had almost completely entered a state of obsession.
During these days, neither Wang Meiling nor Wang Wenwen called him either.
This was because the two women were busy cleaning up Wang Hailin's mess and were overwhelmed.
In the rented room, Ye Yun was like a forgotten character in the world, ignored by everyone.
He enjoyed it.
Because only by immersing himself in work like this could the guilt he felt towards his wife and daughter slightly lessen.
Although the money from selling the house for eighty million had arrived.
For an ordinary family, eighty million yuan was enough to achieve financial freedom.
However, if one wanted to buy a villa in Jinling, especially in a relatively good location.
Eighty million yuan could only be considered a pipe dream.
"Finally done..."
As several brown, flattened, oval-shaped pills, each about the size of a capsule, emerged from the glass mold.
Ye Yun smelled them and let out a long sigh of relief.
He poured these pills into a glass bottle, took one out, poured a cup of warm water, and took it directly.
The brown pill went down his throat and into his stomach.
Immediately, a warm current spread from Ye Yun's abdomen. But he did not feel hot; instead, a sense of vitality emanated from his body, making him feel more energetic.
This was the reaction after taking the Licorice Medicine.
The Licorice Medicine, which gathered the essence of China's five thousand years of medical civilization, was now officially born from Ye Yun's hands.
With long-term consumption, it could not only prolong life and enhance physical fitness.
It could even have significant effects on some terminal illnesses.
Knock, knock, knock!
At this moment, there was a soft knock on the door.
Ye Yun was puzzled but still walked over and opened it.
"Daddy!"
Keke stood at the door, directly hugging Ye Yun's leg.
"Keke, wait a moment, Daddy will take off his protective suit!"
Ye Yun was overjoyed. He quickly took off his protective suit and scooped up the little Keke.
Then, he playfully tickled Keke's nose, making the little one giggle.
"Keke, why are you back? Where's Mommy?"
After playing with Keke for a while, Ye Yun suddenly realized something.
Li Mengyao had not come!
In other words, only Ye Keke, carrying her schoolbag, had come.
"Mommy is working overtime and sent Keke to the intersection to find Daddy, then she hurried to work!"
Keke's small eyes flickered, and then she said.
"Really? Keke, are you telling a lie? Liars are not good children, and Daddy won't like them!"
Ye Yun said with a smile.
How could he not understand Li Mengyao?
Asking him to look after Ye Keke because of work?
What a joke!
It had happened before.
The first time Ye Yun got drunk, Ye Keke starved for a day and a night.
The second time Ye Yun was busy playing cards, Ye Keke, amidst the smoke, curled up in a corner of the card room, her eyes swollen with tears.
Therefore, Keke's lie could not fool Ye Yun at all.
"I..." Keke lowered her head, her fingers digging into the flesh of her hand, silent, her eyes slowly reddening.
"Keke, don't make Mommy worry. Daddy will call Mommy now to pick you up. If she can't see you, Mommy will be very sad and anxious."
Ye Yun said earnestly.
"Waa!! Daddy, don't call Mommy! Keke wants to have dinner with Daddy today!!" Hearing that Li Mengyao was coming to pick her up, Keke could no longer hold back and burst into tears.
"Good girl, be obedient."
Ye Yun put Keke down and patted his daughter's head.
He cherished his daughter more than anything.
Even when she lied, he couldn't bear to scold her.
Especially given his past actions.
Ye Yun felt he didn't have the right to scold her.
However, if Keke were to disappear, Li Mengyao would probably go crazy with worry!
Naturally, he would not allow such a thing to happen.
Therefore, he had to make the call.
Waa!!
Seeing Ye Yun take out his phone.
To his surprise, Keke cried even harder, sobbing.
"I don't want to! Daddy, today is your birthday, I want to spend my birthday with you!!"
Birthday?
Ye Yun suddenly felt that this was a distant word.
Since his wife and daughter committed suicide in his previous life, he had never celebrated a birthday.
He would only ever remember four dates.
Li Mengyao's birthday, Keke's birthday, their wedding anniversary, and the day his wife and daughter died.
Every year on these four days, he would go alone with wine and sit silently before his wife and daughter's grave.
He would talk quietly with his wife and daughter all night, regardless of wind or rain.
If his physical condition hadn't been improved by the Licorice Medicine, he would have fallen seriously ill or even died from the heavy rain he encountered several times.
He had truly forgotten his own birthday.
Hearing Ye Keke mention his birthday, Ye Yun felt a sense of disorientation.
"Keke, how do you know it's Daddy's birthday today?" Ye Yun asked instinctively.
"Because you are Daddy." Keke's innocent voice made Ye Yun tremble.
Because you are Daddy.
Daddy!
What a profound word.
What a lovely daughter.
In his past life...
He had been so despicable to neglect such a cute daughter, only knowing how to eat, drink, whore, and gamble!
Finally, he caused his wife to be unable to bear seeing him die from usury and agree to marry that devil, Sun Youcai!
Who knew Sun Youcai was a pervert!
He tortured and abused his wife and daughter in various ways.
This forced Li Mengyao, unable to bear it, to put pesticide in their food.
It was not until several years later, when Ye Yun, who had become a tycoon, obtained the forensic report from that time.
Looking at the analysis of the injuries on his wife and daughter, Ye Yun hated himself even more.
And yet, this daughter whom he had neglected, this petite daughter.
Because he was Daddy, she remembered his birthday.
Simple and direct.
"So, Keke, you wanted to come back to celebrate your birthday with Daddy?" Ye Yun asked.
"Yes! And I prepared a gift for Daddy too!"
Saying that, Ye Keke opened her small schoolbag.
She took out a piece of paper and handed it to Ye Yun. It was a drawing.
The drawing showed a family of three, hand in hand, walking forward, with a cake drawn beside them.
A child's hand lacked strength; it was far from the masterpieces Ye Yun had admired in his previous life.
Even a beginner art student would be thousands of times more skilled than Ye Keke.
Below the three figures were written six characters.
baba, Keke, Mama.
Since Keke didn't know how to write "bà" (dad), she used pinyin instead.
Then, Keke seemed a little embarrassed and said.
"Daddy, you and Mommy always quarrel when you meet. But today is your birthday, and Keke wants to spend your birthday with you and sing you a birthday song. Don't worry, after the birthday, I'll go back immediately. Please don't tell Mommy, okay!"
Boom!
Ye Yun felt as if his mind had exploded.
How could he have been so heartless as to not cherish such an understanding daughter in his previous life.
The current Ye Yun truly wanted to pull out the soul of his past self from his body.
Skin him, dismember him, and bleed him dry!
In an instant, he made a decision, looking at Keke's expectant eyes.
"Okay!"