Chapter 74 Song Shaoyue (6) Love Rival

Yan Huinan stubbornly refused to let go, "Yan Yan, I won't admit my mistake again."

Yan Huinan had known Xie Yun since he was ten years old, and he was now twenty-three. Although the time they had spent apart far exceeded the time they had spent together, Xie Yun's appearance at every age was deeply etched in his mind.

Just at this moment, a gust of wind blew up Xie Yun's veil.

A gust of wind, as if by fate, confirmed Yan Huinan's words.

The wind lifted the veil, revealing Xie Yun's stunned and slightly panicked face. In contrast, Yan Huinan had a complicated expression when he reunited with his lover after a long separation, a mixture of sadness and joy.

His mood was also complicated, with joy, excitement, impatience, repentance, and relief all intertwined together. Finally, Yan Huinan pursed his lips and took a deep breath.

The anger that had been stagnating in his chest grew thicker and thicker. Now, he could finally let it out.

Six years ago, as he gazed from afar at the mountain he had ordered burned, he had rescued and freed his younger self. In that moment, unaware of the truth, he thought he was finally free from years of nightmare, finally alive.

But soon when he thought Xie Yun was on that mountain, he found himself falling into an even deeper abyss, an even darker nightmare, and this nightmare was caused by himself.

Now, after seeing Xie Yun, Yan Huinan's organs that had been dead for a long time seemed to be restarted, and a constant stream of living water erupted and flowed in his body.

At this moment, he truly came alive.

At this moment, Xie Yun also saw Yan Huinan's face clearly. He was like the unruly wolf king many years ago. His face was thin and pale. His hair was always neatly tied up high in the past, but now it was simply tied up with one end. The broken hair was softly spread out, messy in the breeze.

The indifferent and cold-blooded eyes of Yan Huinan that she was familiar with seemed to be covered with a layer of mist at this moment, and there was a gloomy cloud between his brows.

He exuded a medicinal scent, which made Xie Yun certain that he seemed to have a serious illness that was difficult to cure.

The unruly Yan Huinan in her impression has turned out to be like this today.

This is a little unbelievable.

But so what? He had already killed her once. If she still couldn't see the chasm between them, she was truly foolish.

So apart from the initial panic when her veil was blown up, she had now regained her composure.

"I don't know what you're talking about." Xie Yun said coldly, "If you keep pestering me like this, I'm going to scream molest."

Yan Huinan looked a little confused.

He was certain that the person in front of him was Xie Yun...

If she didn't lose her memory, it was because she didn't want to recognize him.

Xie Yun frowned slightly, and Yan Huinan's heart moved, and his fingertips loosened a little.

Xie Yun seized the opportunity to shake his hand off, breaking free without hesitation and with such force that Yan Huinan felt a piercing pain in his knuckles, but he endured it silently. Compared to the pain he had previously tortured himself to atone for his sins, it was nothing.

Seeing Xie Yun turning around and about to leave, Yan Huinan wanted to stop her, but he thought of the harm he had caused to Xie Yun when he forced her to stay with him.

If you force her stubbornly, her resistance will only become stronger.

He didn't want to cause any more harm to Xie Yun.

And he had already thought about it, hadn't he? His goal this time was to confirm that Xie Yun was still alive, and then stay by her side to protect her.

But……

When he really saw it, he couldn't help but become greedy.

How could someone who truly loves you calmly accept her and leave without looking back after seeing her?

He put Yan Lang down and chased after her, stopping her and standing in front of her. He quickly made a decision in his heart.

Xie Yun raised her eyes to look at Yan Huinan. He stood against the fiery red sunset, his thin red lips slightly parted. Because he had just coughed, his voice was hoarse and breathless. "Miss, I'm so sorry, I recognized the wrong person just now."

What is he...going to do?

It was completely beyond Xie Yun's expectation that he... just gave up like that? She was a little confused about what Yan Huinan was thinking.

Xie Yun knew that now that she had revealed herself to Yan Huinan, it would be difficult to hide. She simply didn't want to live in hiding forever. Besides, her mother was here, her business was here, and she had made some friends here... She had already built a wonderful life in Jiangnan.

She would not easily abandon her life here just because of Yan Huinan's appearance.

Xie Yun turned away, no longer looking at him. She didn't want to see Yan Huinan's dog-like wet eyes. "No problem, if that's the case, then I'll take my leave."

Yan Huinan nodded obediently, even a satisfied smile on her face, "Thank you, young lady, for sending my son back. You have seen him, he is very well-behaved and cute, right?"

His behavior suddenly changed and became flattering. At this moment, he looked eager to get Xie Yun's approval and waited for Xie Yun's answer with great anticipation.

His children...

Xie Yun's footsteps suddenly stopped.

He said so, then this child...

Xie Yun wanted to look back a few more times, but she was worried that Yan Huinan was setting a trap for her. If she looked back, would it play into Yan Huinan's hands, corroborating his words and causing him to continue pestering her?

He just said his name is "Lang'er".

Is your name Yan Lang?

Is it her child?

Only then did Xie Yun remember how he had been bullied by others, and her heart felt like it was being cut by a knife. If she hadn't shown up today, what would have happened to Lang'er? She couldn't imagine it.

But Yan Huinan hated her so much, could he be lying to her?

Xie Yun's mind was in a state of confusion. Too many things were flooding into her mind, and too many memories were flooding back. Ever since she became pregnant with this child, she had thought about not wanting him.

After ten months of pregnancy and a near-death experience, the child was finally born.

She left him again.

If it was the child next to him, would he resent her in his heart?

Xie Yun's heart was about to break down, but her expression couldn't show even a hint of it.

She could only continue to pretend.

Xie Yun nodded hurriedly, "Yeah. If everything is fine, I'll leave first."

Yan Huinan's expression did not change, and he still had a grateful smile on his face. He said softly, "Okay, do you want me to send someone to escort the girl?"

"No need!" Xie Yun tried hard to steady herself, not even turning back to look at Yan Lang. It was as if she and this child were strangers who had just met today.

Xie Yun walked very far away, and only when he could no longer see her back did Yan Huinan retract his infatuated gaze. He felt as if all his strength had been drained away from him.

He tried hard to steady himself and took a few very slow steps to the side of Yan Lang, who was already crying inconsolably.

She hugged Yan Lang heartbrokenly.

Yan Lang burst into tears at this time. He knew his mother's name, her nickname. As soon as his father opened his mouth, Yan Lang knew that the person in front of him was his mother.

So he had been waiting for his mother to turn around and hug him, but she never did.

Yan Lang felt very aggrieved.

At his age, he already had his own thoughts. He was waiting for his mother to come and hug him. He had never seen his mother since he was born. He just tried hard to resist the urge to rush up and hug his mother, and instead looked forward to his mother taking the initiative to find him.

If his mother loved him, she would have turned around, but she didn't.

Yan Lang didn't know why.

He broke down and cried, tears rolling down his face like rain. He helplessly beat his father with his fists: "Why doesn't mother want Lang'er? Why does she say she doesn't know father? Wuuwuwu——"

Yan Lang felt that he had been deceived by Yan Huinan. His father had clearly said that his mother had been looking for them. It was only because she couldn't find them that she didn't come to see Lang'er.

She said that her mother loved Lang'er very much and missed Lang'er just as Lang'er missed her mother.

But that's not the case at all.

Yan Lang regretted his little thought just now. If he had rushed over and hugged his mother, would she not have left?

He used a lot of strength to break free from Yan Huinan's arms. He wanted to chase his mother.

"Wuwu - I want to go find my mother! Wuwu - it's all your fault! You have been lying to me all the time!" There were two clear lines of tear marks on Yan Lang's originally dirty face, but he buried his head in Yan Huinan's shoulder to wipe his tears while crying. Now his face was as red as a tabby cat.

Yan Huinan blamed himself for his lie.

He comforted Yan Lang over and over again, "It's father's fault, it's father's fault. It's all my fault... Lang'er, don't cry. Mother will never abandon Lang'er."

At the same time, I blamed myself in my heart: It’s my fault...Xie Yun, it’s my fault...

"Wow wow wow—no more, mother doesn't want Lang'er, nor does she want father. Lang'er is a person without a mother!"

Yan Huinan trembled inwardly, as Yan Lang remembered all the gossip.

It's just that he was too sensible and didn't show his unhappiness in front of her. In fact, the seed of sadness was buried in his heart and sprouted at this moment.

Yan Huinan hugged Yan Lang tightly and pinched Yan Lang's soft little ears with heartache. He was the one who had let Yan Lang down, and even more so, Xie Yun down.

Just like how Yan Huinan had done countless times when he coaxed Yan Lang to sleep, he would hold him in his arms, pat him gently, and pinch his little ears.

But this time it didn't work. Yan Lang cried until his eyes hurt and he was tired, then he leaned on Yan Huinan's shoulder and fell asleep.

After Yan Lang fell asleep, Yan Huinan took him back home and changed the dressings on the wounds Yan Lang had sustained during the fight. While doing so, he saw plasters with the "Yunjitang" logo in Yan Lang's small bag.

Yan Huinan held Yan Lang in his arms and rocked him gently.

In the dream, Yan Lang seemed to be on a slowly drifting boat, comfortably immersed in sleep.

His guess should be correct.

Long illness makes one a doctor.

Yan Huinan was now very sensitive to the smell of medicinal herbs. From the moment he came into contact with Xie Yun, he could smell the scent of herbs on her body. She was already a doctor, and the sign of Yunjitang had the word "Yun" in it.

Seven years ago, when he met Xie Yun again on that rainy night, he remembered Zhang Ke called her "Miss Yun".

After so many years, Yan Huinan still remembers that rainy night clearly.

He was like a hunter waiting for his prey. As soon as he heard the slightest rumor that she had run away from her marriage, he took a huge army of tens of thousands of people to Qingzhou to station there. He waited for nearly half a month with hopeless hope before he finally got her.

It was a slightly cool rainy night. Xie Yun was drenched in the rain, and he just looked at her coldly from his horse.

With a tangled hatred and a love that he himself was not aware of at the time, he threatened her to go with him.

He rushed into Xie Yun's world so recklessly.

For so many years, Yan Huinan has been thinking over and over again, if he had not gone to Qingzhou, and if he had not forced Xie Yun to stay with him, would she have lived a better life?

The reason he was reluctant to let go was because he was worried that no one could protect Xie Yun.

But it was only in recent years that he realized how wrong he was.

Those were his own thoughts.

In fact, Xie Yun would live a better life without him.

But now it’s him... He can’t live a happy life without Xie Yun.

Even now, knowing only her whereabouts, feeling her presence by his side, he felt as if he were experiencing an unprecedented revival. His body and soul were experiencing a grand spring returning to the earth.

-

After Xie Yun hurried back, he met Xie Run at Jishan Hall. He had confirmed with the government that the children were wandering beggars, and their long years of wandering had infected them with bad habits.

Those children were originally reluctant to enter the Jishan Hall because they had escaped from the Jishan Hall.

In the past, the deacons in the Jishan Hall would not only suddenly take away some children, but those children would also disappear out of thin air and never come back. Moreover, if these deacons were in a bad mood, they would even beat and scold the children and not let them eat.

Even after hearing Xie Run say that Jishan Hall was now managed by a new person, the sister who bandaged their wounds, and that there was a clean and safe house to live in and free food to eat, the children were still afraid of Xie Run as if they had seen a ghost and hated Jishan Hall.

Xie Run had no choice but to take them to the Jishan Hall to let them see if there were any friends they knew before, so that they could see it with their own eyes and hear it with their own ears.

When Xie Yun came back, Xie Run had a stern face, his hands crossed in front of him, waiting for those little devils to verify his words.

She was still a little frightened, but after seeing her brother, her uneasiness disappeared.

In fact, Xie Yun knew that Xie Qingyun had ruined not only her, but also Xie Run.

With Xie Run's intelligence and talent, if he had grown up along the normal life trajectory, Xie Run would not have become a feared brave general like Yan Huinan, but would have reached a high position and become a pillar of the country.

But during his time in Daliang, Xie Run tried his best to hide his talent in order to avoid being used by Daliang, pretending to be a playboy with no talent. Even when accumulating strength, he could only do so in the dark.

Now, Xie Run can only stay with me in Jiangnan, guarding Yunjitang and maintaining Jishantang. These are the worlds that belong to Xie Yun, but not the vast world of Xie Run.

He should be like a free eagle, soaring in a more magnificent world.

But now Xie Run is like a piece of jade covered in dust, dull and lifeless.

Thinking of this, Xie Yun's already depressed mood became even more depressed. But just as she lowered her eyes, she heard a crisp voice:

"sister!"

Xie Run, who had originally had a serious expression, regained his youthful and lively demeanor the moment he saw Xie Yun. He quickly walked to Xie Yun's side, and seeing that she looked a little off, he asked, "What's wrong?"

Xie Yun thought about it and decided to tell Yan Huinan about her encounter with him.

Xie Run's expression suddenly turned cold as ice, his eyes filled with hatred.

Now in this world, the person he hated the most was Yan Huinan! If he hadn't hidden in the army led by Xie Qingyun, if he hadn't found Xie Yun in time.

Then it is very likely that Xie Yun really died in that forest fire.

How could Xie Run not hate this?

Now Xie Yun is his only relative in the world.

"Where is he?" Xie Run said with a stern face.

Xie Yun asked, "What are you going to do?"

Xie Run sneered, "What should I do? Of course I'll kill him."

He was far away in Jiangnan before, and Fei Jing's whereabouts were unknown at that time. Xie Run couldn't let his sister live alone in Jiangnan. It was too dangerous for her to live alone in Jiangnan.

Now that Yan Huinan had come to him, it was exactly what he wanted, saving him the trouble of looking for him. Furthermore, upon hearing Yan Huinan's name, Xie Run couldn't help but think of Xie Qingyun.

If it weren't for the entanglement between them, how could Xie Yun and him be involved? Then Madam Yu might not have died alone in a foreign land.

"Xie Run, calm down." Xie Yun knew Xie Run was so angry, largely because of her. But precisely because of this, she couldn't let Xie Run do what he wanted. "How do you know Yan Huinan came here alone? Have you forgotten? Your martial arts were taught by Yan Huinan. Besides, Si Wen would never leave Yan Huinan. You're all alone."

"You are my only brother, and I don't want to lose any more relatives." Xie Yun frowned, and finally persuaded Xie Run, "Besides, when will this cycle of revenge end?"

She no longer wanted to be trapped by the hatred of the past. Now she just wanted to live a peaceful life and didn't want to lose anyone important to her again.

"I know." Xie Run paused, "But if he comes to bother you again, I won't let him go."

Xie Yun nodded.

-

In late autumn, many people in the city caught colds, and Yunjitang was short of staff, so Xie Yunru went to see patients as usual.

Now that she knew Yan Huinan had come to Baixia City, she no longer needed to hide. After all, hiding was meaningless, so it was better to come out and see patients openly.

Xie Yun finished writing the prescription and handed it to the medicine boy to get the medicine, saying, "Next."

But who knew that when she looked up, she saw Yan Huinan.

"Boss Yun, what a coincidence."

Yan Huinan's voice was as weak as before, and even had a nasal tone due to the cold.

And this time, Xie Yun noticed that there were plasters on all ten of his finger joints.

"It's unfortunate. If you are fine, please don't interfere with my medical treatment." Xie Yun said indifferently.

But Yan Huinan sat down opposite Xie Yun as if it were his due. He slowly extended his hand, wanting Xie Yun to feel his pulse. "I heard that the best clinic in Baixia City is Yunjitang, and that Mr. Yun's medical skills are the best. I've caught a cold and have had recurring fevers. I'd like Mr. Yun to take a look."

Xie Yun didn't know what tricks Yan Huinan was playing, but she was a doctor after all. Since she opened a clinic to practice medicine, there was no reason for her to refuse to accept patients.

She had no choice but to take Yan Huinan's pulse.

Xie Yun originally thought that Yan Huinan just had a common cold, but when she took his pulse, she was surprised to find that Yan Huinan's body seemed to be completely necrotic, and his pulse was weak and disordered.

What exactly did he go through?

Just as Xie Yun was lost in thought, Wen Yao suddenly appeared in the clinic.

When he entered the room, he called Xie Yun "Sister" as usual, but his eyes met with Yan Huinan who turned around.

He recognized Yan Huinan at a glance as the person he met on the mountain road that day.

The moment their eyes met, there was a feeling that an invisible war was about to break out.