Chapter 23 Chapter 23 What is false can never come true.
The man looked at Mu Xi with a smile and said, "Just now, my lady was looking at me the whole time. Now I'm here to talk to her, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"
The frown between Mingyu's eyebrows deepened. He looked at Muxi, who was quite composed. Her face was expressionless and she said without a ripple, "I wasn't the only one looking at you just now."
The man held his face in his hands and propped up his chin, looking innocent and naive, which was inconsistent with his bright peach blossom eyes. "But I only noticed the lady." He said: "My name is Kang Jie, what is your name?"
Mu Xi didn't say anything. Ming Yu stood in front of him and said, "My dear, please respect yourself."
Kang Jie smiled, then sighed again, not knowing what he was thinking about. He just looked at Mu Xi and said, "My lady may not believe this, but you and my wife look so much alike."
Mu Xi ignored him. Kang Jie sighed again and said, "It's a pity that my wife passed away, leaving me with only a pile of useless gold and silver, making me sleepless every day."
The expression on Mingyu's face was no longer one of disgust, but of indescribable shock. He had never seen a man who had no idea what modesty was.
He quickly turned to look at Mu Xi. Mu Xi was lost in thought. Kang Jie was standing in the way, preventing them from leaving. Ming Yu was in a dilemma. He couldn't resort to force in broad daylight...
Fortunately, not long after, Mu Xi looked at Kang Jie and said casually: "Really? That's a coincidence." She said softly: "We have run out of tables. Please make room."
The shock on Mingyu's face remained unchanged, and Kangjie's expression after his mood changed was no less than his.
As the one who took the initiative, Kang Jie seemed to firmly believe that Mu Xi would show some kind of reaction, but the fact was that Mu Xi ignored him and didn't care about the deceased wife he mentioned, without asking any more questions.
Back in the room, there was no obvious change in Mu Xi's condition.
Ming Yu thought to himself that he had finally seen it. No wonder his master hadn't been able to deal with Mu Xi for so long.
Mu Xi is like a piece of ice and a ball of cotton. As long as she doesn't want to, no matter what the opponent does, she will not respond at all. There is no way to deal with her.
Mingyu suspected that even if Mu Xi knew the answers to the questions they needed, she could still keep silent if she didn't want to, even if they tortured her.
Seeing Mu Xi waving at him and motioning him to sit down, Mingyu pursed his lips and walked over.
Mu Xi asked quietly, "Are you sure that Kang Jie's appearance has nothing to do with my situation?"
Mingyu thought for a moment and answered seriously, "He's a strange man, but... I'm sure he doesn't know any martial arts. I also observed the few attendants who followed him. They're just ordinary thugs at most. They shouldn't be related."
Mu Xi nodded gently. Ming Yu thought for a moment and said comfortingly, "Don't worry, my lady. I will keep an eye on him."
After all, his master was not at home, so Mingyu did not dare to take lightly any matter he encountered, let alone anyone related to Mu Xi.
Kang Jie is a somewhat magical person.
Of course, that was Mu Xi's perspective. This man was unlike any other man she had ever met in this world. A complete and utter exception, a description that could be considered both a compliment and a derogatory one.
But in Mingyu's mind, Kang Jie was undoubtedly a scoundrel who had the bad luck to lose his wealthy wife and was now rich and powerful. Of course, this was based on the fact that his self-described experiences were true.
Kang Ji lived in the inn, and he was always arguing with this person or that person all day long. Sometimes his shrill voice, which could not be covered at all, could be heard in the room.
Mingyu found that Mu Xi didn't seem to dislike or hate Kang Jie as much as he did, but on the bright side, she didn't seem to care about this person at all.
But because of the other party's reasons, Mu Xi would still deliberately avoid meeting him. For two consecutive days, they had the waiter bring their meals to the house.
Mingyu stared at Mu Xi and Kang Jie at the same time.
Before leaving, his master had said something to him, implying that Mu Xi might abandon him to pursue other matters or contact someone else. Mingyu was more thorough than Yingzhang, so keeping him by her side was of great significance.
But Mu Xi seemed to have no intention of leaving the inn from beginning to end. She did not make any demands on herself and ate and rested on time every day.
If it weren't for Kang Jie who appeared out of nowhere, Mingyu would have thought that Mu Xi's daily life was very quiet.
Kang Jie was looking forward to meeting Mu Xi, but after realizing that she and the unpleasant servant seemed to be avoiding him, he took the initiative to go to them.
At first, he came to chat with Mu Xi and asked her about her husband who had not returned from visiting relatives. Later, he cooked and invited Mu Xi to have dinner with him. After being rejected, he did not get angry. He cooked again and sent the food to their room. He did not ask to spend dinner together. He let her eat alone and said that if she liked, he would cook for her again.
Mu Xi let Ming Yu return the food intact. Even if she wasn't being hunted, even if she wasn't being hunted, she knew she couldn't eat food given by strangers.
Without Mu Xi present, Ming Yu seemed less easy to talk to.
"My husband will be home soon. My lady and him are very close, so I'm kindly advising you to give up this unjust thought. My husband has a bad temper. If he comes back and sees you pestering me like this, you'll be in trouble."
Mingyu wasn't trying to scare him, he was just stating the facts.
Even if Han Yinfeng's love for Mu Xi was all fake, and he had been acting servile in front of her for the sake of the Heart Refining Bug, pretending to be a virtuous young man from beginning to end, Mingyu knew his true face, and knew that even if he had no feelings for Mu Xi, he would kill her after getting the things. But at this moment, in this situation, he would not let Kang Jie have an easy time.
Of course, Kang Jie didn't listen at all.
He prided himself on being very lucky, as he was now a widower in excellent conditions. His deceased wife was an only child, and now even her mother and father were gone, leaving no one around to control him.
Mu Xi is not the first woman he has set his eyes on, nor will she be the last.
But Mu Xi was different from other young ladies. She didn't buy his tricks at all, and was not even interested in his deliberately displayed financial resources. This instead made Kang Jie feel excited, which he hadn't felt for a long time.
Kang Jie was very curious about who Mu Xi's husband was, what he looked like, and how he could control her so well and make her completely lose interest in other men.
He inexplicably felt that this was an interesting challenge. He wanted to snatch Mu Xi from that man. He imagined that outcome, and the more he thought about it, the more excited he became.
Kang Jie laughed sarcastically at Mingyu, "My husband went to visit his family, but I didn't follow him. You said they were very close. Do you think I'm a fool?"
If it wasn't a quarrel, there must be another reason. Kang Jie didn't care what the specific reason was. He would get whatever he set his eyes on, no matter if it was a person or an object.
Kang Jie looked Mingyu up and down and sneered, "At least I didn't try to hide my intentions towards her from anyone. You... weren't her servant, were you? What's the matter? Doesn't the master want to take the position of master herself? Madam Mu said you are not her servant. If you didn't sacrifice yourself, it would be fine. But if you are innocent, it would be pitiful. It seems that she has no intention of making you her legitimate wife."
Over the past two days, Mingyu had heard Kang Jie say even harsher things during arguments. He knew that the fact that he and Mu Xi were often seen together would raise suspicions about their relationship. But being pointed at by unimportant people was fine; he was content as long as he knew his purpose.
Mingyu didn't want to get too involved with such a person. After he finished the task assigned by Mu Xi, he returned to her.
After thinking it over, he couldn't help but grumble a few words and asked her, "Madam, don't you think he is frivolous and annoying?"
Mu Xi was eating the food brought by the waiter. She said that she didn't wait for him because she was hungry, and asked him to sit down and eat first.
Mingyu picked up his chopsticks, and Mu Xi answered his previous question: "Not bad."
"Is this all right?" Mingyu was very surprised. "My lady can really endure what ordinary people cannot."
Mu Xi looked at him and suddenly laughed. Ming Yu was puzzled and asked her what she was laughing at.
Hear her say—
"Han Yinfeng is also quite difficult to deal with. I get along well with him, don't I?"
Mingyu was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say.
When he was in Luan County, although he and Ying Zhang had been hiding in the dark, he basically knew what his master said and did to her.
From the perspective of his master, he hid his true identity and character, and unconditionally tolerated everything about Mu Xi, from the initial rejection and bad words to the current indifference and gentleness.
From Mu Xi's perspective, it is true that the master's difficulty seems to be comparable to Kang Jie's current level.
Mingyu was genuinely surprised that Muxi actually said she got along well with that ancestor...
He just thought for a moment that it would be nice if it were true.
This inappropriate thought disappeared in an instant, and he felt annoyed for a moment. Not to mention Mu Xi, everything his master showed was fake.
What is false cannot become true.
For example, the identity of fiancé, from the day they were born until today, belongs to Ji Lian, not Feng Han.
Perhaps realizing that showing goodwill was useless, Kang Jie changed his strategy and started acting crazy and stupid.
Late at night, everyone in the inn fell asleep.
Kang Jie got himself drunk and went to Mu Xi to complain. With tears in his eyes, he held her hand tightly and called her "wife" in a sticky voice, saying that he missed her very much. He also took out one expensive piece of jewelry after another and put them on himself, saying that she used to like him dressing like this the most.
Mingyu went out upon hearing the noise, but was stopped by thugs who were obviously arranged in advance outside Mu Xi's room.
Despicable.
Mingyu cursed in his heart while thinking, what if Mu Xi couldn't resist the temptation and gave in. After all, he knew how much Mu Xi loved money.
Just as he was about to use a hidden weapon to knock the man down regardless of the consequences, Mu Xi pushed the door open and said that Kang Jie was drunk and unconscious, and asked them to take him back.
Mingyu sniffed and immediately realized that Mu Xi had used drugs.
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