Chapter 27 - Fool

 When Wu Mu saw Ye Chuyan's tears, his first reaction was to hold her in his arms and help her wipe away her tears. How could his Ah Yan cry? He walked forward and stopped a few steps away from Ye Chuyan. He restrained his emotions and pretended to smile indifferently, showing his white teeth.

"Ah Yan, am I very obedient? You asked me to wait, and I waited obediently. I didn't cause you any trouble at all."

God knows how painful it was during this period. He wanted to sneak into the Qing Palace to see Ye Chuyan, take her away, and guard her day and night. He wanted to comfort her and tell her not to be afraid; the Ye family was gone, but he was still there. But he held back. He knew that doing so would only bring more trouble and pain to Ye Chuyan.

Ye Chuyan put away her tears and looked into Wu Mu's eyes. The eyes of this young man were always so clean, pure, and bright. After four years of not seeing each other, he has grown taller and has a more majestic figure, but the youthfulness in his body has not yet faded.

"Tell me! What did you exchange for the muscle-growing and bone-strengthening pills? And what did you promise to ask your fourth sister to help you?"

She knew that the Wu family would not let Wu Mu squander such a precious thing as the muscle-growing and bone-strengthening pills. In addition, Wu Yuelin followed her into the Lanyue Pavilion just now, and every word was to drive her away. How could there be such a coincidence?

Wu Yuelin is the eldest daughter of the Wu family. She was born a businessman and can best judge the pros and cons. No matter how stupid she is, she will not offend Princess Qing in public. She knew that Zuiqiu Tower was the property of the Wu family. When she entered the house, she smelled the unique scent of agarwood on Wu Mu, so she sent the servant out to buy things.

Wu Mu turned his head away from Ye Chuyan and sat at the table, hesitating: "No, nothing."

He knew all of Ye Chuyan's experiences and Ye Chuyan's injuries from Nan Gongli. He ran to Wu Yuntai and expressed his willingness to return to the Wu family and take over the Wu family's business in the future. The price was that Wu Yuntai gave him all the muscle-growing and bone-enhancing pills that the Wu family had privately stored. He was so anxious that he couldn't wait for Ye Chuyan, and he counted the days on his fingers every day. When he saw Ye Chuyan entering the Lanyue Pavilion opposite while on the second floor just now, his heart almost jumped out. He said all the good things to his fourth sister Wu Yuelin and promised to hand over all the Wu family's timber business to Wu Yuelin for management in the future, and only then was Wu Yuelin willing to help. Fortunately, Ah Yan was smart enough to guess that he was here at once.

Ye Chuyan sat opposite Wu Mu, turned Wu Mu's head, and forced him to look at himself.

"Little Wood, you said you never lied to me; tell me, what price have you paid?"

Wu Mu met Ye Chuyan's eyes. Although things have changed, his reflection in her eyes is still so clear.

Today she was dressed in white, without any makeup, and her eyes were still as heroic and bold, but with a hint of sadness.

Wu Mu did not dare to hide anything and told her everything. After that, he lowered her head helplessly, like a child who had done something wrong. Then, as if to make amends, he timidly said, "Did you see the fireworks that day?"

After hearing this, Ye Chuyan covered her eyes with her hands, crying and laughing. The fireworks that day were indeed set off by Wu Mu for her to see. How could there be such a fool as Wu Mu in the world? What virtue and ability did she have to let Wu Mu do this for her? It took a long time for Ye Chuyan to calm down and begin to analyse the matter for Wu Mu.

"Nan Gongli is a man of hidden talents. He told you about me but didn't ask for anything. The hidden meaning behind this must not be that simple. I just didn't think of it for the time being."

"You let your fourth sister offend me in public today, which is considered to be a loss of face for the Qing Palace. Pei Xiuyan is not a tolerant person and will definitely make things difficult for the Wu family afterwards."

"I wrote to tell you that I will come to find you, and I will definitely not break my promise. I told you not to be impulsive, so why are you in such a hurry?"

Wu Mu sighed and said carefully: "I'm sorry, A Yan, I was too impatient. I will never do anything you don't let me do in the future."

Ye Chuyan was amused and cried at Wu Mu's childlike, well-behaved attitude. After laughing, she thought about it and said what she had been wanting to tell Wu Mu for some time.

"You are the young master of the Wu family. You must be more prudent in doing things in the future, and you must not do something outrageous like running away from home."

"I am now the daughter of a criminal, and I am not worthy of your kindness to me. Don't do these things for me in the future."

"Little Wood, if you don't mind, I am willing to call you Little Wood and treat you as my brother. You should treat me as your sister."

After saying this, she raised her eyes and asked, "Little Wood, do you understand what I mean?"

She knew what Wu Mu was thinking, and she couldn't delay Wu Mu. Wu Mu stood up with a "jump,"  and his hands and feet were shaking with anger.

"Ayan, I have said it many times: I don't want to be your brother, and I don't want you to be my sister."

"I don't understand why you say that. You refused to marry Pei Xiuyan before, and now you are unwilling to accept my kindness to you!"

He was angry and anxious, shouting, "What's the point of you staying in the Qing Palace now? Do you love Pei Xiuyan so much? Even if he personally framed the Ye family and destroyed the Ye family, you still want to stay with him?"

Ye Chuyan was stunned.

Wu Mu's heart tightened, as if he had touched Ayan's sore spot. He softened his posture and almost begged: "Ayan, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to say that just now, I spoke without thinking, it's all my fault. Don't be angry. Just say one word, I will do everything I can to take you away from the Qing Palace and overturn the case for the Ye family."

Ye Chuyan came back to his senses and looked at Wu Mu, his thoughts flying for a while. Leave the Qing Palace? The emperor hated the imperial merchants, who were tainted with power the most, and she couldn't drag Wu Mu into an irreparable disaster. From childhood to adulthood, this boy almost gave her his heart. How could she bear to blame him? How could she bear to let him be entangled with her, a broken person? Four years ago, she married Pei Xiuyan and hurt this boy. Now, she is not worthy of this boy.

Ye Chuyan slowly stood up and stood facing Wu Mu.

Word by word, "Wu Mu, listen. I love Pei Xiuyan; even if he destroyed the Ye family, I still love him. I have loved him for twelve years, and no matter what he does, I can't let go. Do you understand?"

"I don't want you to overturn the case for the Ye family, and I don't want to leave the Qing Palace!"

If you can't persuade him, you can only cut off everything.

Wu Mu was like being fixed, unable to move. The whole person seemed to be dragged into an endless abyss, sinking, sinking, sinking into chaos, and could no longer feel himself.

Until the waiter knocked on the door outside and said, "Sir, your food is here."

Wu Mu came back to his senses, mechanically glanced at Ye Chuyan, and without saying a word, pushed the door and left.

Ye Chuyan sat on the chair in a daze, staring at the food in front of her. Once this was said, it was hard to take back the spilled water. From now on, her little wood is no more. Wu Mu may be the only light in her life, and now the light is extinguished. This road of revenge is dark and dirty, and she can only go on alone. After a long time, she held her face and let the tears flow from between her fingers. She lowered her head and whispered, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry."

She broke the boy's heart again.

The door was pushed open again, and Ye Chuyan raised her head with tears in her eyes, facing Pei Xiuyan's cold face.

"Why are you crying?"