"What do you want to know?"
After finally hearing her voice, Mu Qianchu calmed down and looked forward motionlessly. He reached out and touched a chair and sat down next to her bed.
The aura on his body was as peaceful as ever, like a monk who was as clear as still water sitting next to her.
"Everything starts from when you see Gong Ou again."
Shi Xiaonian was lying on the bed and said, looking out from the floor-to-ceiling window, no matter how similar the room was, the scenery outside the window was still different after all.
There is no vast world, no forest looming in the distance.
Nothing at all.
Just some cellophane cranes swaying gently.
Mu Qianchu sat there, listening to the soft sound of the cellophane cranes, his eyes slightly lowered, and he said gently, "Actually, you have already guessed it, right?"
Some things are not something a person can’t figure out clearly, but rather they don’t want to be so clear.
“…”
Shi Xiaonian was silent.
"Okay, I'll tell you." Mu Qianchu said, "Actually, Gong Ou's design didn't find me because he wanted to kill me out of jealousy, nor did he want to teach me a lesson. He came to me for discussion, and the war between Lancaster and him was about to break out. , you are the inevitable victim, so he asked me to protect you."
It was said to be a discussion, but the fact was that Gong Ou was begging him.
Mu Qianchu still finds it unbelievable when he thinks about it, that a proud man like Gong Ou would kneel down to him and ask a man he once hated to his bones to protect his woman.
The only explanation is that Gong Ou feels that he has reached a point of no return.
He knew how powerful Lancaster was. He had worked with Mona before. Mona was full of scheming and powerful, not to mention the entire Lancaster family.
“…”
Shi Xiaonian lay there and listened quietly. When he heard the last sentence, a self-deprecating smile appeared on his face and he said hoarsely, "I guessed it, but he didn't admit it."
She noticed something strange about Gong Ou time and time again, but he denied it. He kept saying that he would not leave her, and he kept saying that he would always be by her side.
Mu Qianchu sat aside, silent.
"Actually, I told him that I was willing to leave him and not be a burden to him, but he still denied it." Shi Xiaonian said, with a hoarse voice filled with sadness that he only realized now, "It turns out he had other plans. "
"This is a dangerous move he made. Judging from Lancaster's recent series of revenge on you, they have long had the idea to uproot the Gong family. They must have laid many plans secretly. It’s something people can’t defend against.”
Mu Qianchu said, "The one that will deal with you must be Lancaster's most foolproof move, and its power must be the largest and most elite. If we just protect you, what moves can those invisible hidden moves make?" It’s hard to control.”
By now, Shi Xiaonian was not surprised when she heard these statements. She followed his words and said, "The only way to pre-control is to let Lancaster strike first."
The mantis stalks the cicada, followed by the oriole.
This is Gong Ou's chess. He not only wants to perfectly protect their mother and son, but also uses them as bait to clear out Lancaster's hidden power.
Mu Qianchu sat on the chair, frowned, and said, "Actually, everything was planned. Lancaster has never done anything to you. Firstly, it was because the time was not right, and secondly, because the location was wrong. The palace Ou Gu has guessed that they are going to attack you in City S. If this is the case, it means that their hidden power is already very powerful."
“…”
Shi Xiaonian listened quietly without interrupting.
"From that time on, Gong Ou was thinking about how to deal with these forces. Until you returned to your hometown, he came up with a plan." Mu Qianchu decided to tell everything quickly. These truths were very important to Shi Xiaonian, who was injured. Huge torture, "Public humiliation of Mr. and Mrs. Tokitada. This is also a flaw that Miyao deliberately let Lancaster. Lancaster has investigated the relationship between the two of you very clearly from childhood to adulthood and is taking advantage of it."
“…”
"As expected, Mona's father was clever but was misled by his cleverness. While he was taking advantage of Shi Zhong and his wife, I kept watching secretly." Mu Qianchu said, "Later, I secretly found them, and they asked me whether Shi Di was I did not deny that I was killed by you and Gong Ou."
No wonder her adoptive parents hated her so much. It turned out there was Mu Qianchu to prove it.
Shi Xiaonian closed her eyes in silence, with a few tears on her long eyelashes.
"At that time, even Shi Zhong and his wife didn't know that the Hill Tribe was Lancaster's base camp in S City. I just told them that the rabbit died before the dog was cooked, and promised to rescue them if there was an eventuality." Mu Qianchu said. Said, "The Shizhong couple thinks that you and I are mortal enemies, so they trust me very much, so they always carry a small positioning device with them. Those people in Lancaster will not search their bodies."
Of course, the Tokizhong couple's hatred for her was deep in their bones. It was the hatred of losing their daughter. Seeing that they had been deceived, Lancaster would never have thought that these two people were chess pieces among the chess pieces.
“…”
Xiaonian knew what happened next without Mu Qianchu's explanation, and then Mu Qianchu led his men to capture the Hill tribe based on their position.
"Actually, everything is under control. The Hill tribe is the base camp, but I thought they should have a retreat route, so I decided to pull up their retreat route as well." Mu Qianchu paused here. It’s just that I didn’t expect that you and Gong Yao would resist desperately and mark the journey with blood. I used Gong Yao’s method to convey the message to you so that you can wait for rescue with peace of mind.”
Hearing this, Shi Xiaonian laughed at himself again, tears overflowing his eyes, "That's because we were stupid and misunderstood the meaning of the news."
too stupid.
So stupid.
Hearing this, Mu Qianchu frowned, "You are in the middle of the game, but you don't know the whole plan. It's not surprising that you are like this. I was negligent."
"Without you, we wouldn't even have a chance to survive." Shi Xiaonian said.
The injuries were self-inflicted.
Life was given to him by Mu Qianchu and Gong Ou.
"The plan was forced out of necessity. At least this time, we should have defeated all Lancaster's hidden forces in City S." Mu Qianchu sighed softly, "I just didn't expect you to be so seriously injured. ."
“…”
Shi Xiaonian lay there without speaking.
Mu Qianchu slowly took out a letter from his body and handed it to her, saying in a gentle voice, "He gave this to you, can you read it?"
he
Shi Xiaonian's eyes glazed over, she stretched out her hand that was completely wrapped in white gauze to take the envelope, and then struggled to sit up from the bed.
Mu Qianchu frowned slightly, "Do you need help?"
"Need not."
As she said this, her face turned pale with effort, and she pushed herself up to half sit up. Panting, she leaned against the head of the bed and rested for a while.
Mu Qianchu sat quietly, his eyesight was gone, but his hearing became very sharp.
The rhythm of Shi Xiaonian's breathing could be heard in his ears, either fast or slow.
Shi Xiaonian sat there for a while, her hands were wrapped so tightly that only a few fingers could move. She opened the envelope bit by bit with difficulty and took out a white piece of A4 paper from inside.
Opening the neatly folded paper, the pen handwriting on it penetrated the back of the paper, and she could feel the familiar handwriting and whose hand it belonged to.
I still have to lie when I can no longer lie. Shi Xiaonian, I'm sorry.
Just such a line.
There is no lingering, no parting, just this explanation and an apology.
This is all the explanation Gong Ou gave her.
He had to lie to her, and she couldn't know the whole plan, otherwise, the play wouldn't be real.
"Xiao Nian, are you okay?" Mu Qianchu asked. He could understand what Shi Xiao Nian was thinking at this moment. He said calmly, "You and the child are the generals on the chessboard who are used to lure the enemy, and it is also Gong Ou who will eventually die. The general who defends."
In checkmate, the game is lost.
You will not be tempted, and you will not be able to see the opponent's tricks, which is even more dangerous.
This is a helpless move.
Shi Xiaonian smiled, until her eyes were covered with a layer of water, and she turned to look at Mu Qianchu's face.
Mu Qianchu actually helped Gong Ou speak.
Gong Ou would actually use her as bait.
When did everything start to look like she had imagined
Shi Xiaonian sat on the bedside, looked at Mu Qianchu and said, "Do you think I will blame Gong Ou? No, his plans are correct. You see, I would be stupid enough to step into my adoptive mother's trap. Here, this is also what Gong Ou expected, isn't it? "
“…”
Mu Qianchu frowned.
"I'm so stupid. Even if you tell me all your plans, I will ruin them." Shi Xiaonian said with a smile. The more he smiled, the more water shone in his eyes, and he couldn't stop it. "I am indeed. Gong Ou is a burden, he couldn't see the trap, he misunderstood the information you gave him, and it's all his own fault that made him so scarred. I have no right to blame anyone."
She is stupid, and there is no cure for stupid people.
It would be nice if someone was willing to save her, but what else could she achieve? Nothing can be accomplished.
"That's not the case, Xiao Nian, don't belittle yourself. It's Gong Ou who has been creating the illusion of peace in front of you. He needs to make you let down your guard and think that there is nothing sad about the situation in front of you." Mu Qianchu said, "That's right. Because of this, you will step into the trap."
If everyone told her that the situation was now doomed, she wouldn't step in.
“…”
So, this is what Gong Ou said, he will continue to lie when he can no longer lie.
Well intentioned.
Really well intentioned.
"Xiao Nian, are you crying?" Mu Qianchu could tell, "Are you still sad that he used you as bait?"
"No, really not. You planned it so well for our ultimate safety. Why should I be sad?" Shi Xiaonian denied continuously, her lips trembling badly.
"He really wants to protect you, and he has no other choice."
Mu Qianchu sat there and put one hand on the edge of the bed.
"You said a lot for Gong Ou today, which I never thought of." Shi Xiaonian said with a smile. She didn't know why she wanted to laugh.
Maybe if you smile, the tears won't fall. (To be continued)