Rebirth at the Start: This Fate is Too Explosive!

Chapter 204 A Bowl of Rice Noodles Unlocks the Memories of the Ancestral Spirit

This seemingly casual remark acted like a key, instantly unlocking a long-sealed gate in the heart of the ancestral spirit.

My nose suddenly stung, my eyes instantly reddened, and tears welled up without warning.

Ye Fan had treated her to meals more than once or twice. She didn't cry because Ye Fan treated her to meals, but because he treated her to Hunan rice noodles.

It is the code to warmth and happiness deep in her memory.

"How...how did you know..." Her voice choked with emotion, thick with a nasal tone, as she looked up at Ye Fan, tears finally streaming down her face. "How did you know I like Hunan rice noodles?"

The question was asked with a mix of bitterness, grievance, and immense confusion.

Ye Fan shrugged, trying to keep his tone casual: "Judging from your hometown of Hunan, I guess you might like this kind of food."

He avoided revealing the truth about his past life memories.

However, this seemingly reasonable explanation struck the most vulnerable nerve of the ancestral spirits.

Xian Zuling nodded vigorously, tears streaming down her face like broken beads, dripping into the scalding hot soup bowl.

For the first time, she opened her heart to Ye Fan without reservation, her voice filled with distant memories and deep sorrow: "When I was little, when my father was still alive... every month on payday, he would take me to eat Hunan rice noodles. That bowl of noodles, with a fried egg, and an extra topping that he always picked out for me that he couldn't bear to eat himself... those were my happiest and most blissful days."

Her voice grew softer and softer, filled with longing for the warmth of the past.

"Then my father passed away... and the sky fell down on our family. To support my education, my mother worked from dawn till dusk selling vegetables at the market. Her hands were covered in chilblains and calluses, and she couldn't earn much money in a month. Our family's life suddenly became very difficult... We never ate rice noodles from outside again, let alone with so many good toppings."

She sniffed, trying to control her emotions, but the tears still wouldn't stop.

"I...I studied hard, just to prove myself and get into a good university, but..." This was the hardship she kept deep in her heart and never told anyone.

This was the first time Xian Zuling had opened up to Ye Fan so completely, sharing her family situation and her feelings with anyone she had never told before.

Even during her three years of high school, she was always alone. Even though she had spent time with Ye Fan recently and felt that he was very good to her, she didn't go into details. Some things require a specific context, and today Ye Fan happened to take her to eat Hunan rice noodles, so the story naturally came out smoothly.

Although Ye Fan used to call her ugly and said he only helped her out of pity, she had a feeling that Ye Fan was lying.

She stubbornly believed that Ye Fan must also like her even a little bit.

Although she was ugly... no, in fact, she wasn't ugly at all; on the contrary, she was very beautiful, but he just didn't know it.

Just as she was immersed in immense grief and resentment, almost overwhelmed, Ye Fan's gentle voice rang out, picking up where she left off: "I know. I know your university tuition was scraped together by the villagers. Otherwise, you probably really wouldn't be here, right?"

"Huh?" Xian Zuling looked up at Ye Fan's handsome face.

Meeting her surprised gaze, Ye Fan's eyes remained calm yet carried a heavy sense of promise as he continued, "Don't worry, from now on, I'll be here. You can eat noodles whenever you want, and add as many toppings as you like. Bread and milk... will all be available."

Just a few more light and casual words.

But this time, the spirit of the ancestral offering could no longer be controlled.

The pent-up grievances, hardships, loneliness of being misunderstood, and complex and indescribable feelings for the person in front of him, all burst forth like a flood.

She felt a tightness in her chest, as if a heavy burden had been lifted, and an unprecedented sense of relief and warmth of being understood swept over her.

She felt that she was finally understood and cared for.

Ye Fan had taken good care of her before, but she always thought that Ye Fan only regarded her as a pitiful person or as a classmate.

But she was really touched when he said those words today.

She wanted to cry her heart out and have a good cry.

Just as she lowered her head and sobbed, her shoulders trembling slightly, a warm hand gently and hesitantly reached out.

Warm fingertips gently touched her wet cheeks, tenderly wiping away her tears...

She was stunned for a moment, and when she came to her senses, she saw Ye Fan wiping away her tears.

Her face flushed instantly.

An uncontrollable surge of heat rushed to the top of my head!

The blush spread rapidly, visible to the naked eye, burning from the cheeks all the way down to the neck, even turning the small earlobes into ripe cherries.

She stood there, frozen, forgetting to cry, forgetting her sorrow. The whole world seemed to consist only of the burning heat on her cheek and the focused face before her.

Just then.

The rice noodle shop owner, carrying side dishes, passed by and saw Xian Zuling's red eyes and tear stains on her face. She immediately frowned and said to Ye Fan, half-scolding and half-teasing, "Oh dear, young man, what's wrong with you? Look, you've made your girlfriend cry! This won't do, you need to comfort her properly!"

Ye Fan was slightly taken aback, then gave a slightly apologetic smile and said, "Yes, yes, you're right. We had a little misunderstanding, but it's alright. I've already apologized, it'll be fine in a bit..."

The proprietress nodded, said nothing more, and turned to go into the kitchen.

The spirit of the ancestor was completely stunned.

She lowered her head awkwardly, her fingers unconsciously twisting the hem of her clothes, while her heart was churning with turbulent emotions.

Girlfriend? He didn't deny it?

Her gaze was filled with curiosity and confusion; she didn't understand why.

I'm so ugly now... If people say I'm his girlfriend, doesn't he feel ashamed? Any man would feel ashamed to have an ugly girlfriend.

The main problem is that I'm not his girlfriend!

She knew that perhaps he was just too lazy to explain, or perhaps he simply loved to lie, but whatever the reason, she felt a strange warmth in her heart...

This must be what it feels like to be cared for and cherished!

It's absolutely wonderful.

My eyes started to well up again.

She felt so useless, and now she wanted to cry again...

At this time.

"Hey! Hey! Hey!"

Ye Fan's clearly impatient voice pulled her out of her chaotic thoughts. He tapped his finger on the table: "Are you done yet? There's a limit to crying, isn't there? If you keep crying, I'm just paying the bill and leaving! And are you going to eat this bowl of noodles or not? It's getting soggy!"