Chapter 14 Chapter 14 A bold idea.
"He knew you were sick, and considering my hand problems, he made meals for you and me and sent them over."
"Mr. Qin is so thoughtful."
Han Yinfeng said this with a dry laugh, but Mu Xi didn't agree with him and asked him if he wanted to eat now.
"My lady, please eat first. I'm not hungry." He spoke softly, looking haggard and thin, and pitiful.
Mu Xi said that he was not hungry either, and said that since he was not hungry, he could take a nap first.
Han Yinfeng shook his head and said that he really couldn't sleep.
"My lady, if you have nothing to do, can you please talk to me?"
Mu Xi nodded, "What do you want to talk about?"
"I was with Young Master Qin yesterday, and he told me about my wife's life before she met me."
Mu Xi was silent for a moment and asked him, "What's the matter?"
Han Yinfeng left some space in his speech, hoping that Mu Xi would speak for herself, revealing as much as she could. He didn't know if it was because she had truly forgotten everything and had nothing to say, or if she simply hadn't fallen for his trick and was constantly on guard against him.
"He mentioned... my wife's adoptive mother." Han Yinfeng paused and said, "Young Master Qin kept saying it was my wife's mother, and I didn't expose it."
"Hmm." Mu Xi's expression remained unchanged, and her tone was calm. "I haven't told them about my adoptive mother, so they naturally think she is my biological mother."
Han Yinfeng saw Mu Xi frown slightly and heard her say, "But why did he suddenly tell you about my adoptive mother? He was young at that time, and as far as I know, he should not have had much impression of my adoptive mother."
"Yes." Han Yinfeng nodded. "Young Master Qin just thought about how my wife has been alone these past few years, so when he talked about things from the early years, he mentioned her. He also said that he only remembered this person."
Han Yinfeng's eyes were as clear as autumn water, and he stared at Mu Xi intently. "Madam, can you tell me about what happened back then?"
Mu Xi didn't say anything and looked into his eyes.
When their eyes met, Han Yinfeng's heart was as shocked as thunder but his face was as calm as a lake. Under his sleeves, he clenched his fingers.
On the other hand, Mu Xi has been very calm.
Han Yinfeng wondered, had she never believed me? Was she testing me now? She was lying. She remembered everything. She was just being wary of me.
He wondered again, was he too anxious? Was he exposed?
...If you want to find a way to save the relationship, no matter what, speak up first.
"My wife..."
"Are you homesick?" Mu Xi suddenly asked him.
Han Yinfeng: “…”
He was stunned for a moment and shook his head honestly.
Then he saw Mu Xi sigh softly and said softly: "People are more vulnerable when they are sick. You must be thinking about your mother and father, so you asked about my adoptive mother."
Han Yinfeng didn't say anything, and Mu Xi just took it as his agreement.
"But my relationship with my adoptive mother is just average. She hardly talks to me. We just live under the same roof together." Mu Xi said, "Actually, there's no need to focus on me. If you're willing to talk about your family, I'd be happy to listen."
His family? They were all people who should have gone to hell. What was there to talk about?
Han Yinfeng sneered in his heart.
He looked up at Mu Xi, revealing a weak look in his eyes, and asked her softly, "Since it's your adoptive mother who's with you, where are the rest of your family?"
"I don't remember." Mu Xi said, "I told you, have you forgotten?"
Han Yinfeng didn't give up. "Even so, haven't you ever been curious? It sounds like your adoptive mother has a strange personality. Aren't you curious about who you are, where you come from, and why she is like that?"
Mu Xi looked at him and said softly, "Do you know who I am?"
Han Yinfeng was stunned for a moment.
Mu Xi's indifferent attitude throughout made Han Yinfeng's merely anxious questioning seem almost abnormal, like an actor who hadn't grasped the right tone during a performance and had overacted.
"I... naturally don't know." Han Yinfeng calmed down again. "That's why I asked you." He said, "Besides, most people would want to know who they are if they were in a situation like you."
"I don't want to." Mu Xi shook her head. "I just want everything to be peaceful and calm every day, so that nothing can happen."
There was a loud thunder outside, and the two of them looked out the window at the same time.
That being said…
Han Yinfeng thought that today was not a peaceful day. Moreover, Mu Xi's identity meant that she could not live the peaceful and uneventful life she had imagined.
But he didn't think that he had messed up the daily life that Mu Xi wanted to maintain.
Ji Lian has already left Wu Yue Tower, which means that even if Han Yinfeng doesn't come, it is only a matter of time before Ji Lian finds Mu Xi and breaks her peaceful life.
Even if he doesn't come, even if Ji Lian doesn't come, there will be someone else.
Han Yinfeng smiled weakly at Mu Xi, "I'm very curious about where you were born, what your mother and father do for a living, what happened to you in your childhood, and how you became the woman you are today."
Mu Xi shrugged, "It's a pity, I can't give you the answer you want to know."
Only she herself knows that she really can't give it.
Mu Xi had no idea what kind of person the original owner was, what kind of life she lived ten years ago, what kind of family she had, or how her family treated her.
Her memory of coming into this world only started from ten years ago.
Han Yinfeng is a bit curious.
But Mu Xi could understand. She thought of her students who would talk about their younger brothers when they had nothing to do. Almost all of them were curious teenagers.
Although Han Yinfeng seemed much more mature than the teenagers they mentioned, he was still a naive teenager who was curious about everything.
Han Yinfeng tried many times during this period, and Mu Xi's statements were consistent and sounded very much like the truth.
If she really knew nothing and remembered nothing...
Han Yinfeng pinched his palms tightly.
"You should get some sleep. You look terrible."
Han Yinfeng came back to his senses and suddenly said that he wanted to eat something and then go to sleep.
Mu Xi heated up the food Qin Li had brought. After they had a quick meal, Mu Xi left and Han Yinfeng lay down, but he wasn't even a little sleepy.
A bold idea was swirling in his mind.
He hadn't made up his mind before because he wasn't sure whether Mu Xi's statement that she didn't remember anything was true or not. Now that he could finally confirm that she was telling the truth, he had nothing to hesitate about.
There is no other way.
Han Yinfeng fell asleep with a heavy heart and had a nightmare. When he opened his eyes, he was sweating. But he felt much better and his headache was not as severe.
The medicine he drank seemed to really work.
Han Yinfeng just got up when he heard someone talking outside. It was Qin Xing'er, who seemed to be working while chatting with Mu Xi.
“…They say the dead are all outsiders, and we still don’t know why they died.”
Mu Xi asked, "What about the murderer? Have you found any clues?"
"No..." Qin Xing'er's voice was filled with obvious uneasiness. "Teacher, aren't you afraid? What if the murderer comes to Luan County?"
"If I really encounter it..." Mu Xi was silent for a moment, then said: "...there is nothing we can do."
She laughed, "After all, it sounds like if you meet someone that vicious, you definitely won't be able to defeat them, and running away is also difficult."
Qin Xing'er sighed, "Teacher, let's ask Master Han and my brother to stay out for the next few days. It sounds too scary. It would be more reassuring to have them stay at home."
"Yeah." Mu Xi responded straightforwardly.
Han Yinfeng's eyelids twitched, and his mood was no longer as heavy as before. He thought that the discomfort he had felt before might really be due to illness.
He hadn't been sick for so long that he had forgotten that being sick makes you feel uncomfortable in every way.
"Hey, Teacher, it was hard to say yesterday. I think you should tell Mr. Han that he's spending money so lavishly and doesn't feel sorry for it at all... We all know it's not easy for you to save up some money. Even if you're a relative, you shouldn't be so extravagant."
Han Yinfeng pursed his lips.
He knew that Qin Li might have gone back and had a quarrel with Qin Xing'er, and maybe even put on a vivid performance, which was why Qin Xing'er came to Mu Xi and talked nonsense.
Han Yinfeng was curious about how Mu Xi would respond. In his opinion, Mu Xi was usually frugal, if you put it nicely, but stingy, if you put it bluntly.
Women naturally care about face, and such a stingy woman should care about face even more.
What would Mu Xi say? Would she say she would teach him a lesson, or—
"He bought it with his own money," Mu Xi said, "He didn't even ask me for money."
Qin Xing'er seemed very shocked. "Mr. Han... is he that rich?"
She didn't hear what Qin Li said, but just thinking about the things that were taken away in the carriage yesterday, the types and quantities... Among the young masters she knew, was there anyone who spent money like Han Yinfeng?
Han Yinfeng opened her eyes, she had never seen him before.
She naturally thought that Han Yinfeng was spending all of Mu Xi's money. After all, if a man was so rich, why would he travel thousands of miles to live with his cousin who was not rich and lived a frugal life?
"He is not a rich man." Mu Xi once again denied Qin Xing'er's guess.
She said, "It's the money I got from selling my jewelry. I guess she felt bad for disturbing me since she's staying at my place, so she wanted to buy something to make up for it."
Qin Xing'er was dumbfounded and didn't know what to say.
Mu Xi continued, "I gave him the money, but he didn't want it. I don't know if he was just trying to be nice or if he really didn't want it."
Han Yinfeng: “…”
There was really no need for him to care about that little bit of money, and naturally he really didn't want it.
"...Don't mention this matter again, but if someone misunderstands him and you hear it, just help explain it."
"ah?"
Mu Xi said, "No one can predict what the future will hold. He might fall for some girl. If this gets out, it will have a bad impact on him. If the girl he likes misunderstands, he'll definitely be furious and cry."
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