Leng Lie kept watch all night.
Outside the window, the crescent moon hung like a hook, indistinct and blurry.
But with the help of those faint lights, he could see Guan Yuxi's expression clearly.
She didn't sleep well.
Curled up with a slight frown, he seemed to have entered a less-than-pleasant dream.
After much hesitation, Leng Lie still couldn't bear to wake her.
He was afraid that if she woke up, she wouldn't be able to fall asleep and would suffer from insomnia until dawn, just like him.
He couldn't bear to see her suffer like this.
So all I could do was gently stroke her brow again and again.
The night was cool and still.
Such a long, lonely night is even more unbearable.
However, this cold and aloof heart has never experienced such satisfaction and happiness.
He was already content just being able to quietly watch over her like this.
Since being with her, he hasn't known what suffering is...
Guan Yuxi woke up in the morning light.
Seeing Leng Lie staring at her without moving, she asked in surprise, "You're not asleep?"
Leng Lie planted a kiss on her cheek. "You're awake."
Guan Yuxi cupped his face, looking at the stubble that had grown overnight and his bloodshot eyes, and then pressed him down onto the bed.
"sleep!"
"Then you'll come with me?"
"I should get up and cook. I'll call you in a bit."
"No, I want you to stay with me."
Leng Lie clung to her and lay down again.
Guan Yuxi stretched and let him hug her, gently stroking his head.
When she was little, she couldn't sleep, so her grandfather would pat her head, and she would fall asleep while he was patting her head.
Leng Lie also fell asleep under her gentle head pat.
Guan Yuxi got up gently, wanting to tidy up the house and yard a bit more.
I'd like to go out and buy some breakfast.
She forgot that there wasn't a single grain of food in the house; what could she possibly use to cook?
"Good morning!"
After a night, Fang Yuan seemed to have been fully rejuvenated and greeted Guan Yuxi with high spirits.
Good morning. There's no food at home, could you go buy some breakfast?
Also, buy some meat and vegetables; let's cook lunch and dinner at home.
Guan Yuxi ordered him around without any politeness.
Fang Yuan was not angry at all; on the contrary, he was overjoyed.
He knew that Guan Yuxi was being impolite to him.
"Okay, what do you want to eat? I'll go buy it!"
"Whatever, you can't use your hands, just find someone to bring it back."
Guan Yuxi shook her head as she watched the cheerful figure rushing out.
She once thought she was someone who hated evil and was even willing to implicate nine generations of her family.
I feel that showing sympathy for the relatives of criminals is disrespectful to the victims and is suspected of being hypocritical.
Only now, having experienced it firsthand, does she realize this.
Many things are truly black and white.
Between black and white, there is an innocent gray!
Fang Yuan turned around and gestured to her, "Don't worry, I have a brilliant plan!"
Guan Yuxi shook her head and chuckled.
If she was a pawn chosen by powerful figures from the very beginning, then what about Fang Yuan?
Was he pushed into the game by his grandfather as a balancing force, or did those people avoid him and pull Fang Yuan into the game instead?
She couldn't find the answer to this question.
So, what about Leng Lie?
In the book, Grandpa Guan strongly opposes her marriage to Leng Hongxing.
In this life, he accepted Leng Lie's marriage proposal almost without thinking.
Did she already have her eye on that special someone for her?
Or was it because of something unknown that he chose the one who could better protect her?
Guan Yuxi still couldn't find the answer to this question.
But then I think of my grandfather.
She couldn't help but think of his tragic death, and her heart ached again.
Fang Yuan bought a lot of breakfast.
Steamed buns, fried dough sticks, flower rolls, red bean paste cakes, fried rice cakes, tofu pudding, soy milk, milk, and so on.
Guan Yuxi estimated that it would last for three to five days.
Seeing her staring blankly at a pile of things, Fang Yuan said proudly, "Try it, I specially went to two streets to buy it."
"They're the only ones that get so many customers; there's always a queue!"
As he spoke, he unpacked the package, tore off a piece of each item, and stuffed it into his mouth.
Guan Yuxi looked at him and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Testing for poison!"
After he finished speaking, he fell silent.
He struggled to take a sip of soy milk and swallowed everything that was stuffed into his mouth.
He said sullenly, "My grandfather strongly opposed me becoming Master Dai's disciple."
They even locked me up for two years, but then, for some reason, they stopped caring about me.
I told him that I was doing this to restore the family heirloom left by my great-grandfather…
Fang Yuan stared at the window frame, imagining the role her grandfather played in this incident.
"Actually, I know all of this. They say my grandfather is backward and that his group is hindering our integration with the world."
I've never cared about those things since I was little, but I know that what Grandpa did was just a job.
He has also stayed up all night working on government affairs, and argued with people until they were red in the face over some decisions.
He was doing it all for the people's livelihood and for development...
He pulled at his hair, looking dejected. "I don't understand, how did things come to this!"
Don't you understand?
Guan Yuxi understood.
It's just a matter of differing political views, and they're trying to form cliques and suppress dissent!
Guan Yuxi has no right to judge whether political views are right or wrong.
However, such disregard for human life is clearly a step backward.
If she breaks the law, the law will judge her.
Why would they resort to such an ancient and cruel method as assassination?
She is neither a traitor nor a national sellout, nor is she an unforgivable villain. Why should she be deprived of her right to speak and her life?
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