Chapter 14 She said she is not familiar with you
Xie Chengjin kept his word. Now there was no reason to detain Xie Yanyu anymore, so he could only use other methods to prevent her from contacting Helan Wei.
Watch her walk out the door,
He was silent for a moment, then followed him out.
Helan Wei said he would wait for him in the tea room to talk about the case files.
If he goes to see Helan Wei now,
Even if she wanted to, she couldn't find Helan Wei at this juncture, right under his nose.
Xie Chengjin thought so.
However, as soon as he stepped out of the door, he saw Xie Yanyu standing at the door motionless.
Not far away, Helan Wei was standing under the eaves, his eyes meeting hers.
This picture is not very ambiguous.
But Xie Chengjin suddenly felt a little irritated.
It was as if the emotions that had been forcibly suppressed just now were surfacing again.
He pursed his lips lightly, as if he could no longer bear it. The soft sword in his sleeve silently came out half an inch.
The sword tip was placed against his palm, and he held it silently. The next second, the skin/flesh on his palm was cut, and blood gushed out.
The pain is sharp,
But his expression was calm, and his sword and hands were hidden in his sleeves, not letting outsiders see anything unusual.
His gaze fell on the top of Xie Yanyu's head: "Why are you standing here?"
Xie Yanyu paused and looked sideways at him.
Xie Chengjin retracted his gaze: "Are you looking at Helan Wei? I heard that you are very close to him."
His tone was flat, and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or unhappy.
Xie Yanyu suspected that he was hitting her.
She stood there because she saw Helan Wei as soon as she came out, and then suddenly remembered that she had not had time to read the message sent by Helan Wei carefully.
But she couldn't tell the truth to Xie Chengjin.
She really couldn't figure out what he was thinking, so she could only remain silent for a while, thinking about how to answer him more appropriately.
She doesn't speak.
Xie Chengjin waited quietly.
Rarely, the pain in his palms did not help him suppress his emotions——
It is against etiquette for an unmarried woman from a noble family to have a close relationship with a man outside the family. It would not sound good if the news got out. If someone else was asked this question, they would probably deny it on the spot. However, she was quiet in front of him and did not intend to deny it out loud, so much so that it seemed as if he tacitly acknowledged that she and Helan Wei had a close relationship.
A sharper emotion suddenly arose in Xie Chengjin's chest.
This emotion was close to disgust. He suddenly felt that she was very annoying.
She wanted to get close to Helan Wei, but her methods were not very clever and her intentions were obvious. She didn't even know how to deny it in front of him.
If someone else asked her about it, would she also acquiesce in this way, making people think that the Xie family has a weak family tradition and raised an adopted daughter who is eager to marry into a rich family?
It is obvious that he just wants power and a good life. The Xie family is no worse than the Helan family. If she has been treated unfairly in the Xie family over the years, she can tell him. Will he allow her to continue to be treated unfairly?
Xie Chengjin attaches great importance to family tradition and never allows anyone to discredit the Xie family under his nose.
She was unwilling to even deny it, and no one knew what she would do in the future. The love silk Gu was gone, but there were other aphrodisiacs. Could he really be on guard against her all the time and stop her from discrediting the Xie family like she did in the dream?
He can't.
It would be easier to just kill her.
Xie Chengjin always followed the rules and rarely thought of such extreme methods before something happened. But now, it seemed as if a fire was burning in his chest, and those subtle and indistinguishable thoughts wrapped around him. His emotions were fluctuating, and he seemed to be out of control. Although it had not yet reached the point where the remaining poison in his body would be affected, the stinging pain in his palms could no longer help him control it.
Maybe it's not painful enough,
The hand in the sleeve closed again, gripping the sword even tighter, and the sticky blood flowed even more violently.
He looked at her again, but his gaze remained calm.
That's when
Xie Yanyu said, "I'm not familiar with her."
Xie Chengjin paused: "Hmm?"
Xie Yanyu had just pondered this and came up with the most reliable explanation. He now spoke slowly, "Young Master Helan and I aren't close. We've never spoken to each other. I'm afraid the rumors you heard are wrong. I'm standing here because I'm not familiar with Young Master Helan, so I don't dare get too close. I'm a little overwhelmed, not knowing whether I should greet him or not."
As soon as these words fell,
The sword in his hand had already sunk half an inch into the air.
Perhaps the pain was sharp enough this time, his body's instincts seemed to start working again, and those emotions were finally suppressed.
Xie Chengjin loosened his grip and said coldly, "Stay away from him."
Xie Yanyu was not prepared to keep a distance from Helan Wei. Not only that, he was also planning to find an opportunity to get closer to him and add some drama to the plot.
But when I heard him say this,
He nodded perfunctorily.
From Xie Chengjin's perspective, he could see the top of her head. Her long hair was jet black, so black that even in the sunlight, no other color could be seen. It was very shiny, like black satin that felt very cold to the touch.
Now she is so humble and obedient, it is easy to give people the illusion that she is obedient.
But Xie Chengjin knew her true nature.
She probably only agreed to him on the surface, and if she wanted to live a good life, she would still pretend to obey him but actually disobey him.
Does she feel that she can't have a good life in the Xie family?
Xie Chengjin doesn't like to meddle in other people's business, but for some reason, he thought about this question for a while.
He had never paid much attention to her situation before. If she was treated badly, she might misunderstand and think that staying in the Xie family was not as good as clinging to Helan Wei. What if she knew that she could live a good life in the Xie family? Why would she go to such great lengths to show her affection to Helan Wei?
This idea was settled.
He calmly instructed the attendant beside him: "Take the young lady to the treasure house."
Xie Yanyu paused.
The Xie family has no daughter, and she, the adopted daughter, is the only one in the entire Xie family who can be called Miss Xie.
Although the treatment was ordinary, Xie Chengjin must have been talking about her: "Brother, did you ask him to take me there?"
Xie Chengjin nodded, his tone still flat: "You can choose something you like from my private library."
Xie Yanyu:?
Xie Yanyu didn't know what he wanted to do again. He was really confused and looked at him with a little puzzlement.
Xie Chengjin said calmly, "You just recited the secret technique, weren't you asking for a reward from me?"
Xie Yanyu still held the ruler in his hand.
But he said he wanted a reward, and she wouldn't refuse such a good thing, so she said softly, "Thank you, brother."
When she usually spoke, she would smile politely and rigidly, as if the curvature of her mouth had been measured with a ruler.
But perhaps because she loved power and wealth, Xie Chengjin looked at her and always felt that the smile on her face was more genuine than usual.
An idea suddenly occurred to him.
It seems that there is nothing wrong with being greedy for power and wealth.
He quietly looked away.
Then he didn't delay with her any longer and walked towards Helan Wei.
*
Helan Wei saw Xie Chengjin and Xie Yanyu talking at the door of the study.
Although he was not far away from them, there was still some distance between them, and he could not hear clearly what they were saying.
He didn't care what they said.
Xie Chengjin has been getting close to Xie Yanyu recently because he wants to prevent Xie Yanyu from finding him, that's all.
In his previous life, Xie Chengjin even hated her and later wanted to kill her; in this life, even if Xie Chengjin was not reincarnated and had no intention of killing her for the time being, he had a cold and law-abiding personality and would not have any thoughts about Xie Yanyu no matter what.
He wasn't worried about what might develop between them, so he just watched them nonchalantly.
After a while, he saw Xie Yanyu and his attendants leave, and Xie Chengjin walked towards him.
He greeted him: "Thank you, brother."
Xie Chengjin nodded: "Why don't you wait in the tea room?"
Xie Chengjin has a very cold personality and doesn't like to meddle in other people's affairs. He usually doesn't ask such questions.
A little weird.
Helan Wei said in a gentle and casual voice: "The tea room was too stuffy, so I came out for a walk. I happened to meet Brother Xie and Yan Yu, so I stood here waiting."
Yanyu.
It sounded very intimate.
Xie Chengjin lowered his eyes and raised his hand. His entire palm was covered in blood. The wound on the palm was too deep and the bleeding had not yet stopped completely.
He took out a handkerchief and pressed it directly against the wound, wiping the blood off his hand. "My sister just had something to say to me. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Brother Helan."
Helan Wei paused.
The weird feeling got stronger.
He glanced at Xie Chengjin, feeling a little irritated, and casually noticed the crease on his sleeve: "Really? What were you talking about that took so long?"
It seemed like a casual question.
However, he was not the type to ask such questions normally.
Xie Chengjin usually wasn't the type to answer such questions in detail, but today was an exception. He looked at Helan Wei and said calmly, "Mention Brother Helan."
Helan Wei: "Me?"
Xie Chengjin lowered his dark eyes: "She said that she is not familiar with Brother Helan, and seeing you here, she dare not get too close."
As soon as these words fell.
The cuffs that had just been straightened suddenly had a few more creases.
Helan Wei's hand paused on her sleeve for a moment before moving away. His smile was casual, but his eyes were cold. "Really? If you're not familiar with her, you wouldn't dare get too close. No wonder she stood so far away when talking to Brother Xie."
Xie Chengjin's eyes quickly darkened.
Helan Wei smiled nonchalantly. At this moment, the two of them just walked into the tea room. He didn't continue the topic and unfolded the case file.
Xie Yanyu said that because he was afraid of Xie Chengjin.
Unfamiliar?
He scoffed, took out the communication talisman and placed it beside him.
She should have seen his message. She was next to Xie Chengjin just now and it was inconvenient for her to reply, but she should reply now.
He didn't take Xie Chengjin's words to heart and thought about it casually.
However, by the time night fell and several case files were almost finished, the communication talisman remained silent.
The communication talisman is a tool used by monks for remote communication. After adding each other as friends, they can use spiritual power to communicate. In addition, they can also use spiritual power to sense the status of the other party's communication talisman. If there is a spiritual power resonance, it means that the other party is also using the communication talisman.
While Helan Wei and Xie Chengjin were talking, he freed one hand, placed his fingertips on the communication talisman, and injected a little spiritual power into it.
The next second,
Xie Yanyu's spiritual power resonated—
She is using a summoning talisman.
Without Xie Chengjin's interference, without any barrier to obstruct,
She saw the message, but simply, for her own reasons, did not reply to him.
Helan Wei's eyes were frosted.
Looking at the two messages he sent her, there was a quiet blank below, which made him look like a clown in contrast to the way he had been making excuses for not replying her messages and coming to break Xie Chengjin's barrier.
He felt as if he was suddenly slapped in the face, and felt so ashamed that he laughed out of anger.
*
The other side.
Xie Yanyu was holding the communication talisman.
She and her servant had gone to the treasure house to choose things. She had just picked up two items when she heard the system prompt.
Helan Wei's story progress has advanced to 5%, and Xie Chengjin's story progress has also advanced from 0% to 5%.
She completed two small plot points in one go,
One of them was the scene where after she fed Helan Wei the antidote to the love poison, she asked the maid to bring her clothes, hoping that the maid would misunderstand her relationship with Helan Wei. However, Xie Chengjin came and caused her plan to fail.
In the original plot,
The story of her affair with Helan Wei was discovered by the servants and spread to the ears of the masters of the Xie family. The Xie family called her and Helan Wei over to ask about their relationship. She wanted to admit it, but Helan Wei was not ready to admit it. She could only tactfully deny her relationship with Helan Wei in front of the Xie family.
The system explained to her:
Because in the afternoon, Xie Chengjin, she, and Helan Wei were all at the door of the study, and she denied her relationship with Helan Wei in front of Xie Chengjin.
The time, place and characters are all complete, which conforms to the definition of this plot point in the original plot.
Xie Yanyu: What about the other small plot point?
System: [In the original plot, you sneaked into Xie Chengjin's private vault and stole several treasures. Just now, you also took treasures from his private vault.]
Xie Yanyu was a little surprised: So I can play several story lines at the same time?
System: [Theoretically, yes, but it's very difficult.]
Xie Yanyu wanted to become an immortal quickly. After learning this, he brought the treasure back, absorbed the spiritual power inside, converted it into cultivation, and then went through the original plot again.
After I finished reading it, I realized that I hadn’t replied to Helan Wei’s message yet.
She took out the communication talisman again.
Then she saw two messages from Helan Wei:
"Unfortunately, I was sleepy last night and woke up after noon, so I missed Miss Xie's message."
"Miss Xie, why don't you come back another day?"
Xie Yanyu thought about it and replied: "Then tomorrow at noon? Is Master Helan free?"
As soon as this news was released,
The next second,
But it was suddenly rejected by a spiritual force——
Helan Wei unilaterally terminated his friendship with her.
Xie Yanyu: ...?
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