Shi Wuqing's fingers shrank, but he insisted on looking into her eyes, and said word for word what he wanted to say:
"I don't want to trade you for any clues about my brother's death. I came to you only because I understand that I can't continue the investigation alone now. Trouble has found me."
"I didn't tell you about your brother before because everyone, including you, suspected him of killing me. I wouldn't trust you, but that night, you saved our entire family, and I was certain it wasn't you."
Mu Jinyan's eyes were as dark as the night: "Don't talk to me in Xi's voice."
“…” The girl’s pupils trembled, and sadness spread in her eyes.
But she didn't show any weakness. When she spoke again, her voice was sweet and clear: "I understand."
"Tell me what you know first."
Shi Wuqing's vision blurred, and the sunlight from outside the floor-to-ceiling window shining on her made her feel a burning pain.
She fell into painful memories: "That night, I contacted my brother..."
[Still pretending, Mu Jinyan already knows everything]
[Mu Jinyan hates deception the most]
[Qingqing, alas]
To be honest, Qingqing's acting is pretty good. If I didn't know she was the one who killed the person, just looking at her performance, I would never have thought that she was the murderer.
[Indeed, I feel so fragile and sad, I just want to hug her]
[Could it be true that she wasn't the one who killed him?]
【It’s already this late, and you’re still deceiving yourself】
What Shi Wuqing and Mu Jin said was the same as what she told Meng Xi.
"...When I went in, my brother had already..." Shi Wuqing wiped the tears from her cheeks, lowered her head, and said in a low voice: "At that time, I swore that I would find the murderer and make him pay the price!"
Mu Jinyan listened quietly and asked, "Is pretending to be Xi also to lure out the murderer?"
"Not only that! My brother still has an unfulfilled dream, and I must help him fulfill it!"
Mu Jinyan nodded nonchalantly, his tone softening: "I believe you."
Shi Wuqing relaxed a little.
She thought:
[My bet was right. Gu Ran conducted the investigation without telling Mu Jinyan. Gu Ran threatened me, and it had nothing to do with Mu Jinyan...]
[Indeed, Mu Jinyan is so powerful... If he thinks I killed my brother, then it's not a threat, but a direct death for me.]
Readers fell into deep thought after reading these two psychological descriptions.
[But, it was Mu Jinyan who asked Gu Ran to do this]
Shi Wuqing had fallen into a misunderstanding. Apparently, the sudden appearance of "Meng Xi's corpse" had made her a little panicked.
[Her thinking actually made sense. Logically, if Mu Jinyan knew about this, he would definitely kill her immediately. There would be no need for threats or control... Unfortunately, Mu Jinyan just doesn't play by the rules.]
The atmosphere between the two men eased a little, but Meng Xi's death still left a film between them that could never be broken.
Mu Jinyan's body suddenly shook and his face turned pale.
Shi Wuqing thought of the original owner's secret crush on Mu Jinyan, and hurriedly took two steps forward: "What's wrong with you?"
"It's okay..." Mu Jinyan replied, but his face looked even worse. He held on to the table to avoid falling down.
"Mu Jinyan?" Shi Wuqing ran to his side, a little at a loss: "How long has it been since you last rested? Do you want to go to sleep for a while?"
Although Mu Jinyan's attitude was no longer cold, it was not friendly either.
He said calmly, "No need. Instead of worrying about me, Miss Shi should think about how to deal with Gu Ran."
Shi Wuqing paused, her beautiful purple eyes drooping: "Won't you help me?"
Mu Jinyan reminded her coldly: "After all, Xi died because of you."
If I hadn't asked him out that night, he wouldn't have died.
Shi Wuqing's face instantly turned as pale as snow.
"Considering that Xi has cared about you for twelve years and you have no intention of harming him, I won't touch you, but I also have no reason not to help you." Mu Jinyan said mercilessly.
Shi Wuqing lowered his head, as if struggling with something.
After a long while, she asked, "What do you want?"
As smart as she was, she immediately realized that Mu Jinyan was not rejecting her, but was saying that he would not do anything without benefits.
He would investigate the cause of Meng Xi's death and would take care of the affairs of the Meng family, but Shi Wuqing was excluded by the Meng family and also by Mu Jinyan.
"What can you give?" the man asked.
What can Shi Wuqing give?
Mu Jinyan probably doesn't need anything she can give.
Purple eyes lifted from under the eyelashes and fell on that handsome face. Shi Wuqing suddenly said, "Me."
"What?"
"I..." Her voice was dry: "Can you give me to you?"
【？ ？ ？ ？】
Is that what I meant?
[Emm, but when I saw Wu Qing, I didn’t feel any reluctance.]
[Since she likes Mu Jinyan, she might be able to think of other conditions if she really wants to. However, Shi Wuqing probably really wants to get closer to Mu Jinyan.]
When he met those eyes, Mu Jinyan froze slightly.
He quickly came to his senses and said in a cold voice, "What do I want you to do?"
In the past, he had other thoughts about the person in front of him.
Even now, he couldn't deny the excitement he felt at that moment.
but……
That was the executioner who killed Meng Xi.
Who is Meng Xi?
Thousands or tens of thousands of sentences cannot summarize the relationship between Mu Jinyan and him, but just one sentence can make everyone understand: Meng Xi has been Mu Jinyan for eighteen years.
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