As An Moxue watched Wu Sicheng bustling around, it seemed as if the distance she had deliberately created had vanished.
"Mo Xue, have you had dinner?"
"I ate. I ate at Village Chief Guo's house. What about you?"
"No, but I bought some food. Just heat it up and have some with me."
"OK!"
Wu Sicheng gathered the things he had bought and heated up the vegetables and dumplings.
He set out the food and took out a bottle of wine, saying to An Moxue, "Shall we have a drink?"
"Okay." He had accurately grasped her dietary preferences.
His lips curled up in a smile, subtly revealing his good mood.
I took two wine glasses from the bag I brought last night, washed them in the kitchen, poured two glasses of wine, placed one in front of An Moxue, and the other in front of myself.
Wu Sicheng raised his glass and said to An Moxue, "Moxue, I am very happy today. It is the happiest day of my life."
An Moxue chuckled when she saw him like that.
Seeing her genuinely happy mood, I asked, "What should I do? My girlfriend doesn't believe me if I tell her the truth."
"Alright, alright, I believe you. Why are you bringing wine glasses and wine to the countryside? Did you bring the wine back from Ossé?"
"I just thought you like to drink, so I brought a few bottles back with the intention of having you drink them when you came back. And when there's wine, there has to be a glass, right?"
"This wine helps with sleep, and mainly I like this brand; I'm used to drinking it."
The two ate together, with Wu Sicheng doing most of the eating and An Moxue occasionally picking up her chopsticks.
After downing a glass of wine, Wu Sicheng became more talkative than usual.
“Mo Xue, I know you’re not a conventional person, and I’m not a rigid, old-fashioned one either. We both know that our jobs are very dangerous, and nobody knows how long we’ll live. Actually, it’s quite selfish of me to think that while I’m still alive, I can bring the person I love to my side, give her warmth, and keep her from being lonely.” He finished speaking and looked at her intently.
An Moxue looked at him, but her words were unusually calm: "Only by living well can you plan for anything else. Besides, I have far more enemies than you know, and the dangers are unimaginable. Let me ask you again, do you not regret it? If one day you or your family are brought into danger because of me, I'm giving you one more chance to take back your words. I can pretend I never agreed to it."
He keenly sensed something else in her words, but how could he give up the opportunity he had so painstakingly obtained, especially since she seemed to still be in danger, and it seemed to be quite a lot.
"Mo Xue, can you tell me what kind of danger you're facing? I know you're not referring to work." He looked at her with worry in his eyes.
An Moxue picked up her wine glass, took a sip, and after a long pause, said, "I haven't found out the details either, but I can tell you that it's related to my parents' deaths. What Kyoto found out was only the surface, or rather, only a very small part. It involves some international families and forces, and I'm still investigating."
"What? What are they involved in?"
“There are many things involved: treasures, talented people, and the Lan Kingdom. To put it simply, it's a group of families or countries that can't stand seeing the Lan Kingdom prosper. They're targeting and killing talented people from the Lan Kingdom, and they also suspect that my parents are connected to a batch of treasures. That's the gist of it, but the people and events involved are incredibly complex.”
"I see." Wu Sicheng had found some clues that indicated this, but hearing it from the person involved still made him angry. Shameless plunderers, always thinking of getting something for nothing.
Do you have any plans? Perhaps I can lend you a hand.
"We are gathering our strength; now is not the time. I will not do anything that would be like throwing an egg against a rock. Moreover, I am prepared to defeat them one by one. If we do not move, we will not move; but once we do, we will make sure that the enemy has no chance of turning the tide."
"Here's a list for you in a bit. If you need anything, go to the people on the list, and they will do their best to help you."
As Wu Sicheng spoke, he got down from the ground, took out paper and pen, and wrote down a full page of contacts.
Then he took out a dark green thumb ring from his pocket, took An Moxue's hand, and put it on her right thumb.
He stroked the thumb ring on her hand, looked at her, and said, "Where there is a badge on the thumb ring, take out your thumb ring, and people will obey your orders. Usually, it's in the lower right corner of the shop sign, which is my territory."
“Osaili? Uncle De?” An Moxue asked in confusion. She had known for a long time that he had influence in Osaili, but she only thought he was from her maternal grandfather’s family.
“No, that’s my maternal grandfather’s business. This is mine. It’s mainly in Russia and England, but we also have some in other countries. You’ll see when you get there. Mo Xue, I’ve laid out all my cards on you. You can’t abandon our relationship.” He held her hand and stared at her.
This sounds like she's a heartless woman, which is weird.
"Then, I think I'll pass! I haven't told you about my businesses, which seems a bit unfair." An Moxue looked at him, but showed no intention of taking off the ring.
"It's okay, I'm willing, I'm happy to do it. But it has to be kept a secret. Only you and I know this, no one else will know."
"Your family doesn't know either?"
"have no idea."
Hearing him say that, even the most rational person like An Moxue was touched and said, "Thank you." Moreover, she was still somewhat attracted to him.
A person who walks on the edge of a knife knows what is most important. How could she not be moved that he was able to entrust her with such an important trump card? But she kept it to herself and did not show it.
After dinner, An Moxue brewed a pot of black tea, and the two chatted while drinking tea. An Moxue asked, "Did you set up this organization after you went abroad?"
"Yes. Back then, I was hitting walls everywhere abroad, and I couldn't use my grandfather's influence to do missions, otherwise I might easily drag him down with me. By chance, I set up this force, and I didn't expect it to develop so well."
"But I didn't notice anything at all."
"Uncle De handles all my daily life; we only use them for some private matters."
"Where did you get the money to build such a powerful force?"
“It was given to me by my maternal grandfather. Every year since I was a child, my grandfather would save a sum of money for me, and that's what I used to use. However, currently, this force only operates overseas and doesn't exist domestically.”
"It's impressive that it has developed so rapidly in such a short time." An Moxue had built her own team and company in both her previous lives, and even some underground forces, so she knew the difficulties and hardships involved.
He just smiled.
Just as he was about to say something, An Moxue spoke up: "Alright, you can go now! I'm going to sleep."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com