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Wenxue After Yang Wuxie asked Su Mengzhen, he got a permission reply and took Yuan Feishuang to the back.

Su Mengzhen was wearing a red dress and his face was as pale as paper. However, when Yuan Feishuang came last time, Su Mengzhen looked like this too. Except for his tired look, there was not much difference in other aspects.

Yuan Feishuang said, "Butler Yang said you were sick?"

Su Mengzhen waved his hand and motioned Yang Wuxie to go out. He coughed for a while, and said in a hoarse voice: "I have been ill for many years, and my body is rarely in good condition."

"Xue Chen was the same before, but he was not as unlucky as you. He was beaten since he was a baby, and he suffered from serious illnesses and was sick all over. I am afraid there will be no other person in the world who is as miserable as you, but still lives tenaciously and manages such a large gang by himself."

Su Mengzhen coughed again, covering the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief, and it took a long time for him to calm down: "Master Yuan is really well-informed."

Yuan Feishuang smiled softly: "I have been the master of Lubing Hall for many days, and I should make some achievements so as not to be looked down upon."

"Why did Master Yuan come here today?"

Yuan Feishuang was stunned, revealing a hurt expression, She whispered, "I thought we were friends."

Su Mengzhen said indifferently, "Master Yuan, you are joking. If I remember correctly, today is the second time we meet. We parted in a hurry last time. We can't be called familiar with each other anyway, so how can we be called friends?"

"Okay." Yuan Feishuang restrained his expression and said with a smile, "Step back, Master Su has an engagement with our eldest lady, so she is the aunt of the Liufenban Hall. Isn't it unreasonable for me to visit Master Su?"

When Su Mengzhen heard about the engagement, his expression changed slightly, and he coughed lightly, "What do you think?"

Xue Chen: [It seems that he doesn't know that Lei Chun has returned.]

System: [What are you going to do? 】

Xue Chen:【It won't be long before I have a falling out with Cai Jing. Brother is obsessed with the father and daughter of the Lei family and can be easily led astray. I have to find a way to control Liufenbantang, and Fengyu Tower is a good choice.】

System:【I thought you were here to mess things up. You have been so rude here twice. Can Su Mengzhen trust you?】

Xue Chen:【You reminded me, this is not certain.】

System:【……】

Yuan Feishuang stared at Su Mengzhen for a while, and when he was sure that he had no good feelings towards him, he smiled and said, "Forget it, I'll let you go this time. When we meet next time... I won't bother you. See you another day."

System:【You are afraid that he will trust you a little. 】

Xue Chen: [How can a fool system possibly understand the twists and turns of an adult? Don't worry about it. I know my limits. 】

Under Su Mengzhen's suspicious and vigilant gaze, Yuan Feishuang smiled calmly, nodded at him, stood up gracefully, and walked away slowly.

Su Mengzhen frowned and saw him off.

Yang Wuxie was still entertaining guests in front and had no energy to take care of this. Su Mengzhen was pretending to be sick and it was inconvenient for him to go out to see the guests off. Yuan Feishuang was as calm as when he came, ignoring other people's gazes and left in a low profile.

-Xie

Heng didn't have many friends. Others were busy visiting relatives and friends. He had nothing to do, so he just went for a walk on the street.

Seeing several shops on the street, Xie Heng said with emotion: "The Xie family has so many businesses already?"

Hu Sheng has been running around outside these days and knows more about the outside world than Xie Heng.

Xie Heng has never mentioned the past, but Hu Sheng has been following him and knows that he had a hard time at home before he became disabled, and it was even more difficult to survive after he was injured.

After all, those people are his blood relatives, and even if the hatred is deep, there may be friendship.

Mr. Hu chose his words carefully: "Miss Wen has a talent for business."

Xie Heng smiled and asked: "It seems that you have inquired about her news. Her parents-in-law didn't make things difficult for her, right?"

Mr. Hu: "I heard that Miss Wen wanted to leave home, but she was unwilling to leave the house, so she kept dragging it on until now. But recently it seems that they have reached an agreement, and it has been quiet for a while."

"Yeah." Xie Heng didn't seem to care about the Xie family's affairs, and his reaction was very calm. He pulled the hat on his hood to cover most of his face, "Let's go over there and take a look."

Mr. Hu pushed him towards the direction of the Lantern Festival.

It was daytime now, and the Lantern Festival had not started yet, but there were already stalls on the roadside selling snacks and drinks.

Xie Heng bought a bowl of hot orange soup, bought the bowl with it, held it in his arms to warm his hands, and bought a mask for Hu Sheng to cover his distinctive face.

"This lamp is very delicately made, how do you sell it?" A girl stood in front of the stall selling lanterns, looking at the colorful lanterns hanging above.

The peddler said, "Young lady, you have good taste. My lantern is unique in Jiangnan. It uses a style that came from the capital. It is delicate and beautiful. You can see the paper-cuts and silk cloth. They are both high-quality fabrics. They are light-transmitting and breathable. They are guaranteed to reflect these patterns."

"Isn't it expensive?"

"Three taels of silver for silk cloth and five taels of silver for glass. Although it is a bit expensive, I can still use it next year..."

The girl shook her head and turned to another stall.

Xie Heng said, "Give me one."

A voice came from a distance, which was exactly the same as his voice. The words were exactly the same, even the speed and tone were almost the same.

Xie Heng looked straight ahead, lowered his head slightly, pulled his hat, held the armrests of the wheelchair with both hands, and whispered, "No, Mr. Hu, let's go."

Mr. Hu recognized the man and knew that Xie Heng was still trying to escape. He sighed and pushed Xie Heng away.

The man behind came to the stall, picked up a few innovative lanterns, quickly paid, walked through the crowd, and chased over here.

There were more people here than usual, and the road was not easy to walk on. The speed of the wheelchair was greatly limited, and it didn't take long for the man to catch up.

The man tried his best to keep his tone calm, but if you listened carefully, you could still detect a slight tremor.

"Why don't you want it? I bought a few more. You can see which one you like. It will be very beautiful when you take it out at night."

Xie Heng sat low and lowered his head, so he couldn't see the other person's face.

He could only see a slender and strong hand holding the armrest of the wheelchair, almost pressing the position where the hidden weapon was launched.

"Let go." Xie Heng said coldly.

"I won't let go. After I let go, you will disappear again." Hua Liutong half-knelt in front of Xie Heng, raised his hand to touch his hat, revealing a small part of his face that was covered: "I'm sorry, I was too self-righteous. If I hadn't forced you to stay, you wouldn't have been taken away at all."

System: [Didn't Hua Manlou tell him that you were faking your death?]

Xue Chen: [Hua Manlou is so considerate, he shouldn't be as big-mouthed as Lu Xiaofeng, it's normal for him to keep secrets.]

System: [But he looks very painful, he seems to think that he is responsible for Xie Heng's death. Even after all this, Hua Manlou doesn't say anything?]

Xue Chen: [Not everyone will show what's in their heart on their face. I guess he suddenly saw me, and his mood was agitated, so he couldn't hide his emotions. 】

System:【What are you going to do?】

Xue Chen:【I came back just to see him this time. Let me act first, otherwise it seems that I was so cold and heartless when I faked my death.】

System:【It was originally!】

Xie Heng sneered: "You are so self-righteous now."

Hua Liutong also had a good temper. He smiled and let go of his hand: "Sorry."

He stood up and took a step back, his eyes still on Xie Heng.

Xie Heng whispered: "Let's go back."

Hu Sheng turned around with the wheelchair, bent down and whispered in Xie Heng's ear: "Sir, Mr. Hua is still following behind."

Xie Heng: "Don't worry about him."

They returned to the rented yard. Hu Sheng took out the key, opened the door, carried Xie Heng over the threshold in the wheelchair, and pushed him inside.

Seeing that they did not lock the door, Hua Liutong hesitated for a moment and followed them in.

He looked at the layout of the small courtyard, which did not look like a tomb at all.

Xie Heng untied the hood, and was carried to the couch by Hu Sheng. A thin blanket was covered on his legs. He looked at Hua Liutong outside and said, "Why don't you come in?"

Hua Liutong was stunned and walked in quickly.

Xie Heng said lightly, "I don't want to be seen. Being a dead person is much more leisurely than being a living person."

Hua Liutong: "You... can you stay until the first day of the new year?"

System: [Why do I feel that his reaction is not right?]

Xue Chen: [Maybe he doesn't know that I am not dead yet.]

System: [He also believes in ghosts?]

Xue Chen: [You are so superstitious, don't you know that the dead souls will return home during the New Year? You have to go to the cemetery to worship your ancestors. It is better to burn incense in advance. When sweeping the house, you must leave a corner for relatives to stay. The dropped chopsticks cannot be used again, because there may be invisible things waiting next to them, trying to use them to taste the food. I heard about this before I traveled through time. There are many supernatural stories about this day. 】

System: [Really? ]

Xue Chen: [Who knows? I haven't encountered it anyway. But I have traveled through time, maybe such a thing really happened. ]

Xie Heng calculated the days: "It won't be a problem until the Lantern Festival."

Hua Liutong: "Okay, okay. You...can I do something for you?"

Xie Heng smiled and said, "Do you still want to offer tablets for me?"

Hua Liutong: "As long as you need it, just ask, I will do it for you, and it's not a difficult thing."

Xie Heng looked at his expression and couldn't help laughing.

Hua Liutong thought he was smiling happily, and said apologetically: "You have suffered."

He had heard that after the two sons of the Xie family died, the Xie family's parents behaved very outrageously. They even cursed Xie Heng for bringing disaster and killing their legitimate son. It was clearly a funeral for two people, but on the grounds that Xie Heng had not yet started a family, only Xie Zhang was given a grand funeral. Xie Heng was buried directly behind the ancestral temple like those young children who died young, without even a tombstone.

He clearly had a family, but he became a lonely ghost.

Hua Liutong was an outsider after all, so it was difficult for him to say much. He actually didn't believe in ghosts and gods, so when he learned about the tragic situation of his friend after his death, he just felt indignant for him, and felt even more distressed about his experience at home, and regretted not discovering it earlier.

Until today, when he met Xie Heng, he suddenly realized that the world was not what he imagined.

Xie Heng smiled and said, "I'm used to it. Besides, Mr. Hu takes care of me. My life is not difficult. Compared with most people, it's already very good."

Hua Liutong: "You don't have to comfort me. These words may be used to deceive others, but they can never deceive me. Since you... I sent someone to Xie's house to inquire, and now it's very clear."

Xie Heng restrained his smile: "Yeah."

Hua Liutong: "You are going to live here when you come back this time? But you can't go home? Do you want me to do something?"