Chapter 346 He Suspected Her Identity
After all, news of her sacrifice came first.
Now he's presenting himself as a boy again!
I cut my hair short, tanned my skin, and changed my appearance. I look 80% different from before!
In addition, there's his bruised and swollen face, and his hoarse voice caused by damaged vocal cords.
If it were her younger brother Wen Cheng, or even anyone else here, they probably wouldn't recognize her!
Unfortunately, she could not acknowledge him as her husband.
She is currently on a secret undercover mission and has finally gotten to this point. She absolutely, absolutely cannot reveal her identity to anyone!
Even if this person is Lu Jinye.
Her eyes dimmed, and as she looked away, her gaze inadvertently swept over the dense weeds outside the small house. The wind rustled the grass, as if a figure was quietly hiding!
As if she hadn't seen them, she calmly turned around, took Ge Gang and Ma Qi's arms, and said, "Let's not talk outside! Let's go inside! I'm starving after this bumpy journey. Let my cousin cook a good meal, and we can eat and talk!"
"That's right! We were so excited to see you back!" Maggie nodded quickly, leading the way into the house. "I just caught some shrimp and crabs on the beach this morning. I'll have my brother cook them for you when we get back. I remember they're your favorite!"
"good."
Wen Ni and Ma Qi entered the house chatting and laughing. Before her brother even stepped inside, he turned back and called out, "Wen Ye! Help me bring these things in! Come with me and lend a hand!"
"Yes, it's here."
Lu Jinye, who was summoned, frowned deeply and followed the other person inside, looking preoccupied.
Two men stayed at the stove to start the fire and cook.
Wen Ni was pulled by Ma Qi into the bedroom separated by a wall. She sat on the earthen bed and could see Ge Gang and Lu Jinye busy cooking and preparing food through the small window in the wall.
"Here, have some of the dried shrimp I made myself to fill your stomach! There are also some melon seeds and nuts here... Your brothers cook quickly, it'll be ready in no time. You can also try Wenye's cooking. I heard from my brother that he's a very good cook!"
Maqi piled two bags of food on the earthen bed.
Whenever Wenye was mentioned, Maqi's eyes lit up with a hint of smugness, hiding a joy and pride that she herself was unaware of!
Too.
Lu Jinye is outstanding in both appearance and demeanor, truly exceptional! Those who dislike him are probably in the minority.
Wen Ni's smile faded slightly.
"Maggie, you still haven't told me who this Wenye is, where he comes from, and what he does?"
"Ah~ I heard from my brother that Wenye was picked up from the beach by my brother about a month ago! The same beach where he found you! Luckily, he had an inflatable device on him at the time, which saved his life!"
Maggie cracked open a few sunflower seeds and handed them to Wen Ni before continuing:
“He said he lived nearby and accidentally swallowed water while catching fish in the sea, which is why he passed out! What he said is indeed possible. People often drown in this area, and sharks sometimes get stranded! Wenye lived alone. Around that time, you and I were taken to the Fuyuan Chamber of Commerce, so Wenye helped my brother by asking around for news about us. He visited us every few days, and he became a regular at my house!”
Others might not know, but how could Wen Ni not know?
Who is he? He is Lu Jinye from the Beijing area!
Why would he go swimming in the sea near the border?
And of all things, she was washed ashore on the beach where she was stranded!
It's clear that they calculated the wind direction and ocean currents to make all the conditions match the day she fell into the sea, deliberately entered the sea, and were washed here by the seawater to get as close as possible to the location where she fell into the water and search for her traces!
This madman! How dangerous is this!
He risked his life to find her, a dead person who, in everyone's eyes, had already turned to ashes!
How could Grandpa Lu, Captain Lu, and even the entire Lu family allow him to do such a crazy thing!
“He always wears a mask and hat when he goes out, so you probably haven’t seen his face, but he’s so handsome, like a celebrity…” Maqi said, turning her head to see Wen Ni staring blankly into space. “Hua Ying, what are you thinking about? Are you listening to me? Or are you feeling unwell? Huh? Tell me, I’ll go buy you some medicine right now!”
No, no.
Wen Ni snapped out of her daze, looked up, and grabbed Ma Qi's arm. "Have you talked to him about me?"
“Absolutely not!” Maggie swore immediately, then whispered, “He only knows you’re our distant cousin! We didn’t tell him that we picked you up from the beach! Things are getting tense outside, and now that you’re working for Blind Assassins as a boy, we dare not reveal a thing to anyone! Otherwise, wouldn’t we be harming you?”
In a place like the Imperial Alliance, even boys would find it difficult to move around, let alone unarmed women!
Maggie was able to return unharmed only because Wen Ni vouched for her. Otherwise, she would have long since become a plaything for the masses, living a life of misery.
"That's good. You can't tell anyone who asks!" Wen Ni nodded solemnly.
"Hmm!" Maggie replied with a serious expression.
"Maggie! Huaying! Come out for dinner!" Ge Gang called out enthusiastically at the top of his lungs.
"They're here!"
At the dinner table
Wen Ni and Ma Qi sat together, while Ge Gang and Lu Jinye sat opposite them.
They silently picked at their food with their bowls and chopsticks, eating absentmindedly!
"Wenye, your cooking is delicious!" Maggie's eyes lit up, and she didn't hold back her praise.
Lu Jinye paused with his chopsticks, then turned to Wen Ni and asked, "Cousin, how does it taste?"
"Hua Ying definitely thinks it's delicious!" Brother Gang pointed to the half-eaten braised pork ribs with yam. "She kept picking at this dish and didn't touch anything else!"
"Did you make this dish?" Wen Ni's eyelids twitched, and she looked up in surprise.
"Hmm, I thought you knew." Lu Jinye stared intently. "Don't you think the taste is familiar?"
"This is the first time I've eaten your cooking, so why does it taste familiar? But it really is delicious!" Wen Ni forced a smile and picked up another piece of yam.
She remembered the first time she ate Lu Jinye's cooking was at her aunt's house in Liangxing Village. Although it was all vegetarian, it was the best meal she had ever had!
"As long as it tastes good." Lu Jinye held his chopsticks for a long time without moving them, and kept asking Wen Ni questions, "You are Ge Gang and Ma Qi's cousin, but you don't look like them at all."
“Even brothers are different from each other, let alone me, who is just a distant cousin.” Wen Ni picked up a piece of pork rib and slowly gnawed on it.
"Where is your cousin Hua Ying's hometown?" Lu Jinye continued to ask.
Maggie and her brother were completely baffled, not understanding why Wenye was so curious about Huaying.
Why are you asking about these things?
Wen Ni put down her chopsticks, her eyes filled with displeasure, and her tone even became somewhat aggressive.
"I'd like to ask you, who are you? Don't you have your own home? What are you doing staying at my cousin's house? What ulterior motive are you?"
“Hua Ying, Wen Ye isn’t a bad person…” Ma Qi whispered, tugging at Wen Ni’s clothes.
"Wen Ye, don't mind him, my cousin is always straightforward!" Seeing the tense atmosphere, his brother quickly stepped in to smooth things over. "You've helped us a lot lately, we can tell you're a good person! We won't force you to talk about things you don't want to..."
"I'm looking for someone."
The bland, indifferent voice suddenly interrupted.
This silenced Wen Ni and the others, who looked at him with ambiguous expressions.
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