secret?
When Jiang Xiaorou heard the word "secret", her legs went weak and she dared not go over! Now, she was more timid than a needle hole.
Jing Muchen looked at Jiang Xiaorou who was hesitant to move, and his heart ached a little bit. Xiaorou was so afraid of him now. How could they get along in the future?
Jing Muchen stood up and walked step by step to Jiang Xiaorou. He was very tall, nearly 1.9 meters tall, which was much shorter than Jiang Xiaorou. She was like a delicate little bird, so small in front of him, a big tree, making people want to protect her.
Jing Muchen lowered his head, his eyes full of tenderness towards Jiang Xiaorou.
"Are you so afraid of me now? So scared that you don't even dare to come close to me, huh?" Jing Muchen's voice was low and magnetic, and it was so pleasant to listen to.
It was over. Jiang Xiaorou's heart beat faster and her face turned red. She didn't dare to raise her head or speak. She was almost mute.
"I'm sorry." Jing Muchen apologized in person.
He hasn't said sorry to anyone for many years and almost forgot the meaning of these three words. To hear these three words from his mouth is more precious than gold bars.
"Why did you lie to me? Why did you pretend to be an old man in front of me? How many secrets do you have?" Jiang Xiaorou suddenly raised her head and talked a lot.
If she didn't ask quickly, she wouldn't dare to ask the master in person. Because no one knew that the master occupied half of Jiang Xiaorou's heart. She regarded the master as a support, a relative, and someone she would never give up in her life.
But the master deceived her, deceived her. Jiang Xiaorou did not hate the master, but she just could not understand his deception.
"I'm sorry." Jing Muchen said again.
He hadn't expected Xiaorou to react so strongly. If he had known, he really shouldn't have lied to her. In reality, he lacked confidence, fearing that he was too young and Xiaorou would leave him. He'd rather act like an old man, letting her off guard, silently supporting her, pampering her, and taking pleasure in her preferences.
Jing Muchen has done a good job in the past five years, but now, he can't do it anymore.
"I don't want to hear apologies. I want you to tell me why you lied to me. Who are you? Why did you save me back then? You weren't just passing by, right?" Jiang Xiaorou's eyes were red.
Jing Muchen looked at Xiaorou with heartache. He never let her cry, but this crying made him panic.
"Xiao Rou, don't cry." Jing Muchen's hands fell on Jiang Xiaorou's face. He held her little face with both hands and used his thumbs to wipe her tears.
The warm gesture made Jiang Xiaorou feel that the master was still the same master and would still be very kind to her.
She tilted her little head back and looked at him.
"Then why did you do that? You knew that something was going to happen to me, right?" Jiang Xiaorou asked her master.
She was no longer angry with her master, because her life was given by her master and she could not be angry.
Jing Muchen nodded, his eyes full of guilt.
"Yes, I knew from the beginning that something would happen to you. I secretly sent people to protect you and keep an eye on you, but you were still tricked. You disappeared for ten months, and I sent people to look for you for ten months. When I arrived, you were already dying. It was my fault that I failed to protect you. I'm sorry." Jing Muchen blamed himself for not protecting Xiaorou's safety.
Jiang Xiaorou was confused.
The master meant that he had known her for a long time? But Jiang Xiaorou never knew the master, and he had never appeared before.
"How do you know me and why do you want to protect me? Who are you?" Jiang Xiaorou asked.
Jing Muchen lowered his head and looked at Jiang Xiaorou affectionately.
"This story begins a long time ago. You don't know me, but I've always known you existed. I lost both my parents at a young age, and then by chance I met your mother. She's very kind and treats me well. She funded my schooling, supported my upbringing, and sent me abroad for further studies. Your mother has given me a second life."
"That year, I received the last video she sent me while I was abroad. In the video, she was dying. She told me that when I have the ability in the future, I must protect you. This was her last wish."
Xiaorou's mother entrusted her to Jing Muchen, hoping, in a sense, that he would protect her for the rest of her life. In her eyes, she wanted them to be together, and Jing Muchen sensed this. But he didn't tell Xiaorou this.
"Blame me. I didn't protect you. It's my fault."
After Jing Muchen finished telling his story, Jiang Xiaorou understood it. It turned out that he was the child his mother had supported. He had a grateful heart and always wanted to repay his mother.
But her mother is gone, and her last wish is that Jiang Xiaorou can live a good life.
No wonder!
No wonder the master took Jiang Xiaorou abroad and hired the best doctor in the world to treat her. After she recovered, he accepted her as his apprentice and directly promoted Jiang Xiaorou to the position of general manager of TM Group.
"Then why don't you just reveal your identity? Why do you pretend to be an older person in front of me?" Jiang Xiaorou asked again.
"Five years ago, when you were unconscious, you kept muttering that you didn't trust anyone and that one day you would go back to take revenge yourself. Your hatred was so deep at that time. If I had appeared as a person of the same age, you would definitely think that I had intentions towards you!" The smile on Jing Muchen's face was helpless.
In the past five years, he had a hard time pretending in front of Jiang Xiaorou. No one knew how complicated his feelings for Jiang Xiaorou were. He protected her carefully, fearing that she would be hurt in the slightest.
Comparing Jiang Xiaorou with the entire TM Group, Jing Muchen chose the former without hesitation.
"I'm sorry, Master, I misunderstood you." Jiang Xiaorou raised her head and looked at her master pitifully.
She really didn't blame her master at all, and could even understand his good intentions. He had paid so much for her, and silently guarding her was the most difficult thing, and not everyone could do it.
"Silly girl, Master is really afraid that you won't want me anymore." Jing Muchen also smiled and held Jiang Xiaorou's face with both hands.
They seemed to have returned to the past, but he also knew that in Xiaorou's heart, she really regarded him as her master and relative, and he... could he really do that? His heart was always wavering.
"Then promise me that you won't lie to me again." Jiang Xiaorou said.
"Yeah, okay." Jing Muchen nodded.
Apart from this matter, he did not hide anything from Jiang Xiaorou.
"Alright! Then I'll forgive you!" Jiang Xiaorou smiled at the master, who still had makeup on his face. "Master, you don't need to put on that beard and old-fashioned makeup anymore! It really makes you look old-fashioned. Let me help you get rid of it!"
Jiang Xiaorou jumped up adorably, ripped off Jing Muchen's beard, and wiped off his makeup with a wet towel. Suddenly, a very young and handsome master stood before her.
The smile on Jiang Xiaorou's face suddenly disappeared, and she unconsciously took two steps back. Because her master suddenly became younger, Jiang Xiaorou felt embarrassed and did not dare to rush towards him.
"No matter what I look like, I am your master, right?" Jing Muchen opened his arms. He didn't want Xiaorou to feel alienated from him, and he was even unwilling to give her a hug.
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