Who should he trust?
Asahi Rou and Yue Lanxiu became husband and wife again, but this time the wedding was simple and low-key. They just registered and got the marriage certificate, and did not notify relatives and friends.
In fact, after the Xia family went bankrupt, there were no relatives or friends left!
Although it was simple, it only omitted red tape. Her destined mother-in-law was very generous to her. The things she gave her were either unique or very valuable. She loved her as a daughter-in-law so much that she would find a way to pick the moon in the sky if she wanted it!
Her enthusiastic attitude is like heaven and earth compared to her son's!
It's not that Yue Lanxiu's attitude towards her was that bad, it was just that he didn't look at her if he could, didn't talk to her if he could, didn't be with her if he couldn't! In short, he tried his best to get along with her, but he couldn't help but run away from her!
It seemed that if she had to spend her first wedding night alone, Yue Lanxiu would definitely find an excuse to be busy with work and sleep in his office! He would sleep for who knows how many days.
But she won't mind, because Yue Lanxiu doesn't know that she is Zhao Rirou!
Asahirou sat in front of the dressing table, looking at the woman in the mirror. There were three scars on her right cheek. Although they were covered with thick powder on this special day, they were still very eye-catching!
Yatang was actually a beautiful woman, the type that was cute and innocent. Although her personality was not cute and innocent at all, she had the capital to easily charm men!
So it’s not necessarily a bad thing to have the face like this. After all, who can guarantee that Yue Lanxiu will not find Yatang’s original face cute and charming after looking at it for a long time?
Moving her eyes down to her chest, Asahirou couldn't help but shake her head. Compared to someone like Sakura, just because they were evenly matched wouldn't necessarily mean they would lose!
That's fine! After all, few men are tempted by plains!
She subconsciously wanted to prevent Yue Lanxiu from falling in love with Yatang! Even if it was just a shell, it wouldn't work! Even if he wanted to like her, he had to know that she was Asahirou before he could like her!
But after thinking about it, she still felt that now was not the time to tell Yue Lanxiu the truth!
The door of the room was opened, and of course the only person who would enter the room at this time was Yue Lanxiu, the groom!
If she guessed correctly, he would say that he was busy and might not be able to accompany her tonight, and asked her to forgive him!
Looking at the bride in front of the dressing table, Yue Lanxiu didn't feel moved at all, and his resistance became stronger and stronger.
Sure enough, he couldn't do it at all!
"Can you come sit over here? I have something to tell you." He spoke softly and politely, trying not to hurt her, so even though he didn't want to laugh, he still managed a smile.
It was really difficult for him to laugh. Asahiro stood up and walked to the sofa across the coffee table from him and sat down. She crossed her legs as usual and put her hands naturally on the armrests on both sides. She was noble, elegant and arrogant, and her temperament was not affected at all even though she was in a petite and weak body like a sheep!
Yue Lanxiu was stunned. This was a bit inconsistent with the image of Yatang as a timid and humble person. Her maid temperament was completely gone, and she was now acting like a queen!
Zhao Rirou noticed that Yue Lanxiu was looking at her with a hint of surprise, and she thought to herself that she should restrain her nature in the future, so that Yue Lanxiu wouldn't think she was strange and focus on her! This guy was very smart. If he stared at her, she would not be able to do anything!
"Is there any problem with me sitting like this?" Chao Rirou immediately put her legs together, lowered her head slightly, raised her eyes carefully, and then asked, "Do you like me sitting like this?" She tried hard to imitate Yatang.
Yue Lanxiu quickly waved his hands, "No! Just sit however you are comfortable!" He was not that domineering.
But now, Yatang felt familiar. Stealing glances was her hallmark! But she also felt different. It felt like she hadn't seen that trait in her for a long time. And her eyes were brighter, more lively, and more radiant than before!
There was a fleeting sly look in his eyes! Uh, was he seeing things?
"Do you have anything to say?" Not wanting to be analyzed by his gaze anymore, Asahirou reminded him to get back to the topic.
"What I want to say is that although we're married, I'm still not used to it. I hope you can give me some time. I can't sleep in the same bed with you for now, so I'll just sleep on the floor." He spoke his true thoughts, hoping to gain her understanding. "I'm sorry to make such an unreasonable request, but I really need time!"
"It's okay, I know you didn't marry me because you like me, I won't force you! But isn't it too uncomfortable to sleep on the floor? The weather is getting cooler now, will you catch a cold if you sleep on the floor?" He was too tired, at least he had to sleep comfortably at night.
"Just make it thicker." He avoided her gaze. Her understanding and genuine concern made him ashamed and felt so heavy that he couldn't breathe.
He was very grateful to her, not only because she agreed to his unreasonable request, but also because she had risked her life to save his mother and even disfigured herself for it!
For a woman, disfigurement means ruining her life. He should be responsible for her life!
The most important thing is that he destroyed her most precious innocence! So he had more than enough reasons to marry her! But he still rejected her, broke her heart, and drove her to death. It was not until she committed suicide that he realized he shouldn't have been so cruel to her. He had to treat this poor woman well. Marrying her was like paying off his debt! The woman he wanted to spend his life with was no longer in this world, so he had to pay off his debt!
It's just that his mind knows what to do, but his heart won't obey! There's no way he can treat her as his wife! He will definitely take care of her for the rest of her life, and she will be the only woman he has! But he can't treat her as his wife!
He made a bed on the floor as far away from the bed as possible, as if he was afraid that she would eat him!
When the sun rises, they put it away again when they get up. They don't want others to know that they are not sleeping together.
After that, he would come home early every night. Except for not sleeping with her and not having any intimate actions, he did everything else well. It was obvious that he was trying his best to be good to her.
It was not until the sixth night of their wedding that he called and said he was busy and might not come home.
Asahirou knew he was investigating who killed her! He wanted to avenge her!
He has already suspected Luosha, but he is still looking for definite evidence!
However, Chao Rirou didn't want him to avenge her at all! Because going against Luosha's gang was really dangerous! Luosha was capable of anything, but he only acted within the framework of the law. How could he defeat them?
Besides, Yan Mingchi has also set his sights on him! Zhao Rirou sighed heavily with a sad face. The most terrifying thing is Yan Mingchi!
There was the sound of the window being opened. There was no one else in her room except her, so the window was opened from the outside.
It was late at night, and on the second floor, who would choose to climb into her room through the window? There was only one person!
Asahirou rolled her eyes and handed it over. It turned out to be her "Fifth Senior Brother" who liked to wear a ponytail!
"Congratulations on marrying your ideal husband!" Ivan congratulated her as soon as he came in.
"How did you know? Not many people know about this. Have you been monitoring me?" Or Yue Lanxiu's family! Did this guy install surveillance cameras here?
Seeing his deeds exposed, Ivan no longer concealed it. "Master said Yue Lanxiu is too shrewd. He was afraid that you would be seen through, so I installed a surveillance camera on the first floor so that we can support you at any time! We already have several fellow apprentices sent to prison by Yue Lanxiu. We can't let anyone else get into trouble! Don't misunderstand our painstaking efforts!"
Chao Rirou snorted secretly. God knows what An is thinking. She probably knows that Yatang likes Yue Lanxiu and is afraid that Yatang will turn against her, so she keeps an eye on her every move!
"Is it really only on the first floor?" Asahiro glanced at him with a dangerous look.
"Of course! How could I dare to install more of that stuff in the great detective's house!" In fact, there was another one in the study on the second floor, but he didn't say it.
"You dare to come into the great detective's house casually, what else would you not dare to do!"
"I'm not being casual at all. I only dared to come in after I made sure that the great detective was not here tonight!" He sat on the sofa with his legs crossed.
They're really everywhere! It seems like it's time to eliminate them one by one! Chao Rirou smiled at him and said, "So you came here today specifically to congratulate me?"
"I came here specifically to remind you that Yue Lanxiu and we are enemies! You wouldn't really fall in love with him, would you? You actually married him without telling us!" Ivan asked, staring into her eyes.
"I'm not hiding it from you, I just haven't had time to tell you yet. I plan to tell you next. I think Master will agree, because only by marrying him can I get closer to him, gain more of his trust, and get more information, right?" Asahiro acted like a woman who would do anything to achieve her goals.
Ivan couldn't see any emotion of love in her eyes, only calculations, so he felt relieved.
"That's unfair to you, Junior Sister!" Ivan said this, but in his heart he felt that Yue Lanxiu was the one who was wronged. After all, her Junior Sister really didn't have any feminine features. She had no breasts, no butt, and now she was disfigured!
"I have no breasts and no butt! And now I'm disfigured! What do I have to feel wronged about?" Although Asarirou was smiling, she felt like she was going to get hit in the next second.
Ivan felt guilty for a moment, "Junior sister, please don't underestimate yourself. You should know how many women envy marrying Yue Lanxiu!"
"That's right, even the courtesan of Moonlight envies me!" Asahirou said with a cunning look in her eyes.
Moonlight is a place for drinking flower wine, and is also under April Sakura.
Sure enough, the lecher Ivan's eyes lit up when he heard the word "oiran". "When did Moonlight have an oiran?" He hadn't been to Moonlight for a long time because he was tired of the women there.
"She just arrived recently and is very popular! It is said that such a peerless beauty only appears once in hundreds of years!" Afraid that Ivan would become suspicious, Asarirou deliberately spoke in a disdainful tone.
In fact, she specially prepared that peerless beauty for Ivan!
Ivan whistled excitedly.
"Brother, you are not interested in this kind of thing, right? Don't blame me for not reminding you. That courtesan is very arrogant. She doesn't even look at other men except Yue Lanxiu! It is precisely because of this that she is more loved and sought after by cheap men! So she doesn't pour wine for anyone casually. Even if someone spends a high price just to drink a glass of wine from her, she just doesn't want to!" Chao Rirou said this just to arouse Ivan's desire to conquer, because he was obviously also a cheap man, and the more he couldn't get, the more tempting he was!
Sure enough, a determination appeared in his eyes. It seemed that he was determined to win over the courtesan!
Asahirou chuckled, he couldn't sit still anymore.
Ivan stood up and said, "Okay, I won't disturb you from having a good sleep, Junior Sister. I have something to do, so I'll leave first!" Before he finished the last sentence, he jumped out of the window into the dark night.
You really can't wait! Then enjoy the midnight snack I prepared for you! Zhao Rirou curled her lips and looked at the place where he disappeared with evil eyes.
Yue Lanxiu sat on the office chair with his back to the desk, a cigarette in his hand, wisps of smoke swirling up, his thick brows furrowed, as if there was something he couldn't figure out!
He didn't understand why Ya'nan's sword was no longer aimed at Luosha. Didn't he think the same as him, that Luosha must be responsible for Zhao Rirou's death? But recently, Ya'nan seemed to have put away the sword that was about to strike Luosha! Why was that?
"You're getting married again! And your partner is Yatang! Is this true?!" The door was not locked, and Sixteen rushed in through the door like a gust of wind, blowing directly in front of the desk.
The tone was full of disbelief, loss and dissatisfaction.
Yue Lanxiu ignored him and continued to be immersed in his own thoughts.
"That's fake! How could you marry Yatang?" Fifth Senior Brother told her that Yue Lanxiu had married again, and the object was still Yatang. How could this be possible? It wasn't even Yatang's turn! She said nothing and ran here to hear Yue Lanxiu's own words.
He ignored her, so she walked over to him.
The night scene before him suddenly turned into a woman's slender waist. Yue Lanxiu had to respond, "What's it to you?" He was too lazy to look at her. Even without looking at her, he knew who she was! He spun the chair and flicked the ash into the ashtray on the table.
"So it's true!" Sixteen's body swayed and he looked like he was about to faint.
"Why? Why do you want to marry her? Do you love her?" Sixteen asked, staring intently at Yue Lanxiu, her eyes dim and shimmering with sadness. The man she loved was getting married for the second time, and the man wasn't her!
"Everyone said it has nothing to do with you." Yue Lanxiu was in no mood to deal with her.
"Do you have any difficulties?" Otherwise, why would he choose Yatang? If Yatang can do it, why can't she? How is she inferior to Yatang!
Yue Lanxiu didn't even have the mood to answer.
She was so angry that she wanted to hit him but couldn't bear to do it. She stomped her feet angrily a few times and sat down on the sofa beside her.
She chewed her fingers, as she did when she was nervous or undecided.
Yue Lanxiu ignored her and completely ignored her.
Half an hour later, her emotions gradually calmed down and it seemed that she had made a decision.
"You shouldn't have married her?" Sixteen muttered as he sat on the sofa. "She's not a good person. I saw her with Fifth Senior Brother!"
Sixteen didn't know Yatang's true identity. Since she had been lurking beside Chao Rirou since she joined the sect, almost no one who joined later than Yatang knew her. Sixteen just thought she was the Fifth Brother's person.
Yue Lanxiu finally looked at her with a look of surprise.
"This time, my Fifth Senior Brother ordered her to drug your daily diet, so I advise you to keep an eye on Yatang! She's really not a good person!" Sixteen said with mixed feelings. She knew it was wrong and a betrayal of her fellow disciples, but she really couldn't bear to see Yue Lanxiu poisoned! And she wanted Yue Lanxiu to see Yatang for what she really was!
She spoke softly, but to Yue Lanxiu, it was like thunder in his ears!
Yue Lanxiu was so shocked that he didn't even realize that the cigarette butt had burned his hand.
He didn't completely believe her words, but he also had doubts about Yatang!
Also shocked was Asahirou, who had just walked to the door of the detective agency. Shiliu didn't close the door when he came in, so Asahirou heard their conversation.
At the same time, Chao Rirou discovered that Yatang's hearing was extraordinary. Standing at the door, he could hear the voices of the people in the inner room clearly, not to mention that Shiliu spoke so softly.
But now is not the time to worry about these things. I didn’t expect that Sixteen would betray his fellow disciples for Yue Lanxiu!
But this is not important. What is important is how Yue Lanxiu will look at her next?
They'll definitely be wary of her! They'll definitely classify her as a criminal! Because Sixteen hasn't stopped exposing Yatang!
"You really shouldn't have married Yatang! I hope it's not too late to tell you now! Yatang is related to Chao Rirou's death! Yatang didn't work for my senior brother for nothing! She agreed to frame you with a condition, and the condition was to take a time bomb from us! We don't know what she wants the bomb for, but I heard that Chao Rirou was killed by the explosion!" Sixteen said half-truthfully, trying to put the blame of Chao Rirou's death on Yatang.
Yue Lanxiu appeared calm on the outside, but his heart was still turbulent! He fixed her with sharp, intelligent eyes and said, "I'll verify what you said. If it's true, thank you for reminding me! But if there's even a single word that's false, I think you'd better not speak again. Becoming mute is the best outcome for a liar!" He would never forget how she had provoked him and Zhao Rirou!
Sixteen suddenly stood up, frowning and saying, "Humph! I should have said nothing, told you nothing! Let you be poisoned to death by them!"
She glared at him with disappointment and heartache, then turned to leave. But after a few steps, she couldn't help but turn back to accuse him of his ruthlessness. "I betrayed my own brother for you, but you've been using me all along. When you need me, I'm a pawn, and when you don't, I'm nothing. I really regret this! You're not worth it at all! If I ever care about your life or death again, I'll be an idiot!"
After roaring, he snorted coldly and strode away, leaving him with a resolute back.
Yue Lan Xiuzhen admired her shamelessness. She had been plotting to hurt him and those around him, but she acted as if he owed her a lot.
When Shiliu went out, Chao Rirou had already left.
She was thinking about how to deal with Yue Lanxiu!
It was already very late at night, and Yue Lanxiu, who had said he would not come back tonight, finally came back. Chao Rirou knew that he was worried about her. Whether he believed Shiliu's words or not, he was still on guard!
Asahiro was not asleep. She was sitting on the bed with her knees hugged, looking as if she had just woken up from a dream.
Yue Lanxiu opened the door of the room and saw her condition. His unfathomable black eyes narrowed slightly, "Why aren't you asleep yet so late?" It was hard to tell the emotion in his deep voice, but there was definitely not much emotion in it.
"I just had a dream that reminded me of a lot of things and I can't sleep." Asahiro stared at his eyes that lacked care and were filled with confusion.
"Thinking of a lot of things?" He paused as he took off his coat.
"Yes, I remember everything from the past." Asahiro felt his eyes grow sharper as he looked at her. "I was planning to tell you tomorrow because you said you wouldn't be home tonight, but now you're back. Do you want to go to sleep or listen to me?"
"I probably won't be able to sleep unless I hear you finish." He smiled, but there was no smile in his eyes.
Asahirou got up, put on a coat, made herself a cup of hot cocoa, and sat down with him on the sofa by the window.
"I finally remember everything now. I am someone close to Asahirou," Asahirou said slowly while stirring the liquid in the cup. She could feel his surprised gaze without looking at him.
"One time, I was captured by a woman named Mizuki Rei. However, she wasn't after me, but Asahirou. She set many traps to trap Asahirou and even blew up the whole house. I didn't have time to escape to a safe area, so I was knocked unconscious. I thought I was going to die, but I only lost my memory. I only remember all this now!"
Yue Lanxiu lowered his eyes slightly, listening to her words, and subconsciously recalled what Shui Wulian had said. Shui Wulian did admit that she was the one who blew up the house, and the reason was that she used fake death to avoid being hunted by Zhao Rirou. It was a last resort!
But now it sounded like Shui Wulian had premeditated the attack! And she was determined to kill him! While her reason might have been self-protection, she was clearly no pushover!
And what about this woman in front of me, what kind of face is hidden under her innocent appearance?
"I feel so sorry for Asahirou. I used to think she was a bad person and even wanted to kill her!" Asahirou tightly grasped the cup in her hand, showing an expression of regret.
She tried to tell Yue Lan the truth about the whole thing from Ya Tang's perspective. Of course, she is now Ya Tang, so the part about Ya Tang committing a crime had to be rewritten.
"What do you mean?" Yue Lanxiu's expression turned stern.
"When my mother and I were kidnapped before, I thought it was Chao Rirou who did it!" Chao Rirou knew exactly what Yue Lanxiu wanted to know, and was telling him one by one in her own way.
"Why do you think so?" Yue Lanxiu stared at the expression on her face.
"When my mother and I were kidnapped, a man said he would save us, but with one condition, which was that I help him kill Asahirou! He was the one who told me that it was Asahirou who kidnapped us! He also told me a lot of things about Asahirou! He said that Asahirou was actually Chanel, and she killed Xia Tianhan, and wanted to kill my mother and you! My thoughts were very confused at the time, and I thought he would save us, so I believed him! He gave me a time bomb and told me how to install it, but I was so stupid that I just couldn't do it! He was very angry, but there was nothing he could do." Asahirou didn't say who he was, but she knew that Yue Lanxiu must know that he was Luosha's man!
Sixteen pushed all the blame onto Yatang. The real Yatang was dead, and she couldn't let herself, who was in Yatang's body, bear the consequences. So she hit the poisoned ball back at them with a stick! They had no grievances! Yatang was theirs.
"You mean that guy planted the bomb?" Yue Lanxiu recalled Sixteen's words. It was Yatang who proactively asked her Fifth Senior Brother for the bomb. But Yatang said she was passive. While it was impossible to determine whose words were true, it was at least clear that the one Yatang was referring to was the Fifth Senior Brother Sixteen had mentioned.
Chao Rirou nodded and continued, "Later, my mother and I were taken to another place. That place felt very strange to me, as if I had been there before. The people there seemed to know me and were very kind to me. Now I know that I am actually from there! I also figured out now that we must have been rescued by Chao Rirou! She must have had no ill intentions!" Chao Rirou didn't want Yue Lanxiu to mistakenly think that she had kidnapped his mother, so she had no choice but to let him know that she was innocent in this way!
Actually, now that he thought about it, why did his mother appear at her place? It must have been brought here by Yatang in a suitcase! The purpose was to sow discord between her and Yue Lanxiu and make them enemies!
Yue Lanxiu didn't have too many doubts about this. Thyme had repeatedly said that Chao Rirou did not kidnap his mother, but was only planning how to rescue his mother!
He also believed from the bottom of his heart that Zhao Rirou was not a cold-hearted person! Although she had once wanted to burn him to death, he always felt that she had her own reasons! It was just that he was stupid enough to figure it out now!
"I believe she won't harm us!" His mood gradually fell to a low point.
Asahirou's eyes softened, moved by his unbreakable trust.
I really want to hug him and tell him not to be sad, that she has never left him!
Didn't she want to tell him that she was actually Asahiro? And she knew he would believe it!
But now she only wants revenge! If she does, her hands will be stained with blood. He is such an upright person, he should not be tainted! He is a decent person and should not be entangled with villains like them! She doesn't want to ruin his bright future!
Another crucial factor is Yan Mingchi. I don't know why he didn't let Yue Lanxiu know her true identity. I don't know what he's up to. I only know he might be watching you, watching to see if you betray him! I only know that if you betray him, you'll end up in a terrible situation, along with everyone connected to you!
In order to find out what Yan Mingchi was planning and what his next step would be, she had no choice but to cooperate with him!
Yue Lanxiu waved his hand in front of her eyes, wondering what she was thinking about so intently. "What happened next? Did that person show up again?"
Asahirou came to her senses. "Yes, he disguised himself as a servant and sneaked in, saying he was trying to save us. But I thought he had bad intentions, so we had an argument and he knocked me out! When I woke up, I saw my unconscious mother and Asahirou's nervous face. She asked me to jump from the second floor with her because the bomb was about to explode in a dozen seconds! She herself seemed trapped and unable to move. The situation at the time didn't give me time to think too much. As I watched the number on the timer go from two digits to one digit, I reflexively jumped from the window with my mother! Then there was a loud bang behind me, and I was blown away and lost consciousness!"
He lowered his head, one hand supporting his forehead. Even without looking at his expression, one could sense his pain. He was completely enveloped in sorrow.
He was blaming himself for not being able to save her in time!
He was blaming himself for not seeing through the enemy's conspiracy earlier!
He blamed himself for not being able to protect his mother, which resulted in her death!
He blamed himself for still doubting her when she was in danger!
She stayed by his side in silence, afraid that he would feel bad. In fact, she didn't want to say how she died at all, but if she said nothing, she would be slandered by the Luosha gang! They said that she kidnapped his mother to deal with Yue Lanxiu and wanted to blow them all up, but she ended up reaping what she sowed!
He suddenly looked up and asked her, "Think back, was there anything wrong with her during the last time you were with her?" He still didn't understand why she raised the gun to kill his mother.
According to Thyme, Asahirou's mind was controlled by someone.
This was something that Asahirou herself still hadn't figured out. It was certain that she had been drugged and lost her mind, otherwise she wouldn't have done such mindless things!
But who drugged her? How did they drug her? And why didn't she notice?
She suspected that Yatang might have drugged her food? But she also felt that Yatang didn't have that ability, and she wasn't that slow either. But no matter who it was, it must be Luosha's man!
"She was indeed a little abnormal. I heard from other servants that she had become sleepy, but her physical examination showed that she was fine!"
Yue Lanxiu's brows knitted together. He had heard these words from Thyme before. Thyme suspected that Chao Rirou had been drugged, but Yue Lanxiu felt that it was more than that. She had been hypnotized!
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