That day, Xie Qi was leisurely spending time in the Xie family compound when Xie Tianyi walked over with a smile on his face, followed closely by a graceful woman.
When they approached where Xie Qi was, Xie Tianyi stopped, pulled the woman next to him to his side, and then said to Xie Qi: "Son, come and meet your fourth aunt."
Xie Tianyi had three wives in total. The first wife was the original owner's biological mother, but unfortunately, she died of complications during childbirth.
Although the Second and Third Aunts had been married into the Xie family for many years, they had not yet given birth to any children. On weekdays, they rarely went out and lived in a side courtyard.
The side courtyard was located on the diagonal line with the courtyard where Xie Qi lived, and was very far away from each other, so Xie Qi rarely met them at the Xie family.
At this moment, the woman standing in front of him was obviously the new wife that Xie Tianyi brought back.
However, when Xie Qi saw her face clearly, his eyes widened and he blurted out in astonishment: "Isn't this Lan'er from the teahouse?"
According to the original plot, Lan'er should have been redeemed and taken away by Matsui Hisaichi.
However, the plot does not give a clear explanation of Lan'er's final outcome.
However, just by relying on his imagination, Xie Qi could guess that any woman who fell into the hands of a pervert like Matsui Hisaichi would find it difficult to live a peaceful life, and might even suffer inhuman torture, unable to live or die.
So when Xie Qi was trying to suppress Lan Er in the teahouse, he was also thinking that the damn lady would not think about the girls in the teahouse. As Xie Qi expected, the lady gradually lost interest in Lan Er.
Although Lan'er would occasionally show contempt and disdain for Xie Qi in the teahouse, Xie Qi knew very well that being a woman in such an era had too many difficulties and hardships.
So many times, when faced with Lan'er's sarcastic ridicule, he chose to ignore it and pretend not to hear it.
However, what is unexpected is that Lan'er was redeemed and left the teahouse, and the person who redeemed her was Xie Tianyi.
At this time, Lan'er also heard Xie Qi's question. She giggled and responded in a coquettish voice, "Oh, Master Xie is absolutely right. I am Lan'er. It's really fate that we met. Master, we fell in love at first sight. It's a pity that we met too late! From now on, I will be your Fourth Concubine."
Xie Tianyi looked at Xie Qi with a smile on his face and said softly, "Son, come here and call me Fourth Aunt."
Hearing this, Xie Qi couldn't help but pursed his lips slightly. After a moment of silence, he said, "Fourth Aunt."
When Lan'er heard this, her tense expression relaxed. She knew that if she wanted to live comfortably in the Xie family, she had to please not only the older ones but also the younger ones, especially the only treasure of the Xie family.
She had originally thought that Young Master Xie would be very opposed to it. Unexpectedly, he actually called her Fourth Aunt.
Lan Er: "Oh, Young Master is nice too."
However, at this moment, Xie Qi didn't care who Xie Tianyi married.
Lan Er must have made this decision after careful consideration. Since this was her own choice, Xie Qi, as an outsider, naturally did not want to interfere.
Anyway, following Xie Tianyi is better than following Matsui Shouyi.
Moreover, she had fought for her wealth and glory, but she didn't know how long this so-called wealth and glory could last.
At this moment, Xie Tianyi turned his gaze away from Lan'er and looked at his son Xie Qi. He asked gently, "Son, your fourth aunt just arrived at our house today. How about you stay and have dinner with us tonight? What do you want to eat? Dad asked the chef in the kitchen to make it specially for you."
Xie Qi raised his eyes slightly, glanced at Xie Tianyi casually, and responded in a flat tone: "Whatever, it's fine."
After that, Lan'er never went to the teahouse again, but lived in the Xie family compound. Perhaps because she was Xie Tianyi's new wife, Xie Tianyi doted on her a lot, and Xie Qi often saw her walking around the compound.
But Xie Qi didn't care about this. When he saw the other party, he just said hello and left.
As time went by, the interactions between Xie Qi and Cao Ze became more frequent, and their relationship gradually warmed up and became more and more trusting.
Sometimes, Cao Ze would invite Xie Qi to go out with him. However, whenever they met in a teahouse, Xie Qi would cover herself up from head to toe, with only her eyes showing.
On this day, when Xie Qi once again appeared before Cao Ze in this fully armed state, Cao Ze finally couldn't help but ask with a puzzled look in his heart: "Mr. Qi, you keep saying you want to be friends with me, but why do you never show your face every time we meet?"
Hearing this, Xie Qi couldn't help but lower his head slightly. After a moment of silence, he slowly raised his head and replied with a slightly depressed voice: "Actually... I have a big birthmark on my face. It's really ugly, so I don't really want you to see it."
Cao Ze: "But you clearly said before that you look okay?"
Xie Qi: "Uh... that's because I look okay with makeup on, but my real self is still terrible. Just look at me with makeup on from now on."
Cao Ze: "But I want to see what you look like, and I don't mind you having a birthmark on your face."
Xie Qi: "I mind. I don't want you to see my face. Think about it, if you had a big birthmark on your face, would you be willing to let the person you like see it?"
Cao Ze: "Okay, if you really don't want to, I won't force you. This is fine."
So, things developed like this, and Cao Ze has not yet witnessed the true face of the mysterious Mr. Qi.
In the following days, Xie Tianyi personally took Xie Qi to meet the man named Matsui Hisaichi.
It's strange to say, for some reason, Xie Tianyi seemed to be particularly trusting of his son, as if he had no defenses at all.
It was precisely because of this that Xie Qi had the opportunity to eavesdrop on many unknown private conversations between Xie Tianyi and Matsui Hisaichi.
He also knew that they were planning to frame the male protagonist and his family, and to fabricate false charges against the Cao and Wang families in order to facilitate their arrest.
Therefore, Xie Qi informed Cao Ze of their plan, which led to the failure of every arrest attempt by Xie Tianyi and Matsui Hisaichi.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
