Ye Jiangchen: "Grandpa, why is my name Ye Jiangchen?"
The orphanage director replied, "Because we found you at night, and Grandpa hoped you'd become a great general and noble one day. That's why we named you Ye Jiangchen."
Ten-year-old Ye Jiangchen's eyes sparkled with excitement and longing. Beside him, the director smiled with satisfaction.
Ten years later
Ye Jiangchen stood in front of a grave, holding a letter in his right hand as he murmured, "My surname is Ye because I had a jade pendant with the character Ye on it. I was reading a novel at the time and thought that Jiangchen, the zombie, was really cool, so they named me Ye Jiangchen???"
"Old man, you only lied to me for ten years. Why didn't you try harder and lie to me for the rest of my life!"
He forced his eyes wide open. They still sparkled, because he didn't want the tears to spill over. In his left hand, he clutched a jade pendant carved with the character Ye. Its faint glow stood out against the gloomy sky.
