Chapter 84 Then Help Me Put It On
Looking at the two people in front of him, Mu Huaian's knuckles hanging in his sleeves trembled slightly, his Adam's apple rolled, and he suppressed the surging bitterness.
Xiao Wu, who was standing behind him, stared at his own young master and sighed secretly, saying that his young master shouldn't have come. He had only been there for a short while, and he saw people arm in arm in love.
Xie Zhiwen explained to Yu Qinghuan beside him, "They arrived suddenly, so I asked Huai'an to stay away for a while."
It would be shameful for outsiders to hear about the trouble the Yu family caused this time, but he felt that since Mu Huaian was one of their own, it would be fine.
Mu Huaian said slowly: "Sorry to bother you."
He was wearing a mask, so Xie Zhiwen couldn't see his emotions, but Yu Qinghuan beside him could see his suppressed pain and self-mockery in his eyes.
She subconsciously lowered her eyes, her heart suddenly panicking, avoiding Mu Huaian's gaze, "It's okay."
A group of people walked towards the backyard, Xie Zhiwen and Mu Huaian walked in front, and Yu Qinghuan and Sang Ru walked behind.
Walking all the way to the yard, Xie Zhiwen patted Yu Qinghuan's hand and said, "I'm going to the study to get some books for Huai'an. Please entertain Huai'an for me. Have some hot tea here, and we'll go to the front yard together later."
Yu Qinghuan nodded and watched Xie Zhili walk towards the study until he entered the study.
Xiaowu and Sang Ru looked at each other, and tacitly retreated to the gate of the yard, leaving a place for the two to talk.
Only Yu Qinghuan and Mu Huaian were left in the yard. This was the first time the two were alone together since Xie Zhiwen came back.
Yu Qinghuan didn't dare to look up at Mu Huaian. She had actually thought about this in the past two days. Since Xie Zhiwen was not dead, she would break off ties with these three people and continue to stay in the Marquis' Mansion as her own wife. If the truth ever came to light one day, she would drag the old lady out to cover for her.
So in the past two days, she kept herself busy, deliberately avoiding Xie Zhili, while thinking of excuses to get rid of these people.
But when she met Mu Huaian this time, she realized that she actually didn't want to break off contact with Mu Huaian at all.
But she knew very well in her heart that with Mu Huaian's character, he would definitely not get entangled with her again when he saw his best friend Xie Zhiwen coming back, so she didn't need to prepare any excuses in front of Mu Huaian.
So after Xiaowu and Sang Ru retreated to the gate of the yard, Yu Qinghuan opened and closed her red lips and did not speak for a long time.
It wasn't until the tea on the table had cooled that Mu Huaian spoke, breaking the silence. "How have you been lately?"
Yu Qinghuan nodded slightly, "I'm fine, how about you?"
Mu Huaian pursed his lips and did not answer. He actually wanted to ask whether Xie Zhiwen was good to her.
But he was afraid that after knowing that Xie Zhiwen was good to Yu Qinghuan, he would feel unwilling and jealous.
He was also afraid that Xie Zhiwen would treat Yu Qinghuan badly, and he was wavering in his feelings towards his best friend's wife and felt helpless.
At this moment, she asked him how he was doing. He wanted to say that he was doing well, but the words were on the tip of his tongue and he couldn't say them.
Because he has been thinking about Yu Qinghuan all the time these days. At night, he wonders if she sleeps in the same room with Xie Zhiwen. During the day, facing the empty yard, he wonders if she is happy now.
At this moment, he was thinking that maybe Yu Qinghuan didn't want him to appear in front of her.
He didn't want to let Yu Qinghuan go, but he couldn't pester her either. He even thought to himself when he tossed and turned at night that as long as Xie Zhiwen didn't find out, and he could talk to Yu Qinghuan or meet her occasionally, he would never cross the line.
But when he woke up, he gave up the thoughts he had the night before. She was his best friend's wife, how could he do such an unjust thing?
How can I feel better when I am tortured by such mixed emotions?
So, he didn't have a good time these days, not at all.
But now, he couldn't say it.
Yu Qinghuan's red lips moved, and she couldn't help asking, "Do you have anything to say to me today?"
She had an expectation in her heart that she couldn't explain. She wanted to hear some reluctant words from Mu Huaian, just like the day when he climbed over the wall to see her.
Mu Huaian's throat was dry. He took two sips of the cold tea on the table, then slowly took out a red jade bracelet wrapped in a handkerchief from his arms and placed it in front of Yu Qinghuan. "You left in a hurry that day, and I didn't have time to give it to you."
At the gate of the courtyard, Xiaowu, who had sharp eyes, recognized the red jade bracelet at a glance and was stunned.
That is a family heirloom jade bracelet, which was given to the young master by the Duke's wife two years ago. It was originally intended that the young master would personally put it on the bride on her wedding night after Miss Chen got married.
Didn’t you come to the Marquis’ Mansion today to settle things with Madam Yu? Why did you give away the heirloom jade bracelet?
Could it be that... the young master has no intention of breaking up with Madam Yu at all?
Yu Qinghuan stared at the bracelet, her heart beating faster. Could it be that Mu Huaian didn't want to break up the relationship, so he gave her a bracelet now?
But she didn't dare to take it, fearing that she might have misunderstood it and didn't know how to deal with it.
Seeing that she didn't move, Mu Huaian pulled a wry smile on his lips, "It's just a bracelet, originally prepared as a New Year's gift for you."
He thought to himself: Giving this bracelet to Yu Qinghuan would help me put my mind at ease and I would have no regrets in the future.
Yu Qinghuan's heart suddenly sank. He had indeed come to say goodbye, and this bracelet was a farewell gift.
She felt a little uncomfortable and stared at Mu Huaian for a long time. She even wanted to take off his mask to see his current appearance and ask him if he really didn't want her anymore.
But after a while, she just stretched out her hand, her fair wrist across in front of Mu Huaian, her eyes sore as she looked at the eyes hidden under the mask and whispered, "Then help me put it on."
Mu Huaian paused, and finally couldn't bear to refuse Shangyu Qinghuan's gaze.
He picked up the jade bracelet on the table and held the hand that Yu Qinghuan extended to him.
He lowered his eyes to avoid the pair of eyes that were looking straight at him, but he couldn't help trembling slightly. He reluctantly put the jade bracelet on her palm. When his fingertips touched the fair and delicate skin, his heart still couldn't stop trembling, so much so that the jade bracelet stopped for a moment when it was stuck on the metacarpal bone.
Yu Qinghuan couldn't help but hook her finger around Mu Huaian's little finger to prevent him from wearing it on her wrist.
Mu Huaian's breathing suddenly became disordered, and his hot breath turned into white mist under the mask.
Yu Qinghuan covered him with her other hand, her cold fingertips caressing the winding veins on the back of his hand, then she held it tightly, and asked with tears in her eyes:
"Huaian, what you said to me that night when you climbed over the wall...does it no longer count?"
Hearing this, Mu Huaian suddenly raised his eyes and saw that the corners of Yu Qinghuan's eyes had already turned red. Tears rolled down her fair cheeks and fell on the stone table with a "plop".
His heart also skipped a beat. The decision he had made when he came here was completely shattered by the tears shed by the person in front of him, and his heart ached.
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