Chapter 582: Chapter 570: Xie Xun Truly Is a Remarkable Young Man
First-tier Sky Restaurant was newly opened six months ago. Although the owner behind it remains unknown, the fact that they could buy up four closely adjacent shops of considerable size in Shengjing’s most bustling area and renovate them thoroughly speaks to their extraordinary capabilities.
Crowds come and go, and the business is exceptionally thriving.
All the prominent and influential figures of Shengjing love to visit this place.
Inside a private room.
Yan Mi sat upright with propriety, appearing somewhat restrained, and even dared not look at the person sitting across from her.
She needed to report before going out, as Yan An caused trouble outside, and though Mama was unwilling to blame him, she vented all her anger on her instead.
——"Which girl acts like you, running around outside all day long? Have you swallowed all the rules into your stomach like a dog? None of you is worry-free!"
But somehow things changed.
Daddy, who is usually the most pragmatic, stepped in.
——"Why are you so strict with her! You should spend your effort on controlling your trouble-making son! Mi is the most obedient, normally complaining about going out too little! How come, according to you, she’s running out every day? Even her grandmother never confined her like this. What, just after she went to the Daoist School, you start giving Mi a hard time?"
Commander Yan made a declaration.
——"From today on, if she wants to go out, she goes out. There’s no need to disturb Mother over these trifles. I approve this."
Yan Mi was undoubtedly thrilled, but Daddy took her to the study. He asked with unusual tenderness.
"Mi, answer me honestly, did you go to see Xie Xun?"
She could not lie, and for a moment she was at a loss. Her hands clenched in her sleeves.
Then Yan Kun said: "Daddy has felt guilty for years, and yet the Xie family never wanted to see me. They even regard me as an enemy. After all these years, the grievances between our two families are still unresolved. Xie Family’s son acts outrageously, often speaking rudely to Daddy. If he bullies you, just endure it, as this is the debt our Yan Family owes the Xie family."
He felt melancholic, at that moment recalling Xie Fu. There was a moment of daze.
"If it hadn’t gone wrong back then, she would have been my Yan Family’s wife."
Yan Mi felt a bit resistant upon hearing this.
She didn’t know if it was Yan Kun’s self-proclaimed deep affection that trivialized the Miss Xie, or her resistance to his characterization of Xie Xun as outrageous.
Clearly, he was an exceptionally fine young man.
The Miss Xie had never blamed her for the issues between their families.
In earlier years. He once said.
"Misfortune should not visit the innocent."
He also turned his face aside and said.
"Sorry, I don’t dislike you, but I really don’t like people from the Yan family."
She understood.
Therefore, she was always extremely cautious. Every time she saw Xie Xun, she would make a detour.
But once, she accidentally tripped over her dress and fell to the ground. It was also him, looking upset, who helped her up.
"Why run? Am I going to eat you?"
Yan Mi knew that Xie Xun was actually very proper towards her.
Thus, the more he behaved like this, the more ashamed she felt.
Shame for the Yan Family.
Just like at this moment.
She dared not look at the person across from her.
"Heir Xie called me here, what for?"
Xie Xun smiled, his gaze constantly on her seemed a bit scorching, and his voice was indescribably deep.
"A matter concerning the Yan family."
"Does inviting you for a meal count as a big matter?"
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After two hours.
The Heir of Prince Gong, Ji Huo, waving his folding fan and entering with a dark face, angrily slammed on the table.
The servant hurried to clean up the dishes and quickly left.
Seeing this, Xie Xun, who had just sent Yan Mi away, remained calm.
"What’s driving you crazy this time?"
Ji Huo was extremely frustrated: "I just had a dream, as you know, my dreams can sometimes be quite prophetic."
He was very upset.
"I actually dreamt that you married Miss Yan!"
How could that be possible!
Xie Xun’s eyes shimmered with fragmented light.
"Is that so?"
Ji Huo did not notice his abnormality as he slumped down.
"Fortunately, the bridegroom in the dream was you."
Everyone knows that the Yan Family and the Xie Family are sworn enemies!
Ji Huo suddenly laughed again: "That Yan Family girl, she has been beautiful since she was little. I just came over and saw her leaving the restaurant. To encounter her like this, our fate is not shallow."
"Xie Xun, did you see her? Never mind, the Madam of Duke Mansion has been worrying over your marriage for a while. After all, in families like ours, these matters are usually settled early. You, unlike me, don’t charm girls nor are you humorous. Always one line about having no intended one, another about obsession with protecting the family and the country. Apart from your little sister, you don’t know any other girls."
Seeing a beautiful girl and being moved, Ji Huo exclaimed loudly: "That Lady Yan has truly captured my heart, she is indeed my perfect match."
"I know about the feud between the Xie and Yan families, and I feared you would mind. Having just returned to Shengjing today, I specifically came to talk to you about it."
"Rest assured, even if I marry her, I will absolutely stand by your side. What father-in-law, what mother-in-law, are they as important as you!"
Xie Xun’s gaze towards him was somewhat cold.
"Is that so?"
Somehow, Xie Xun, who was clearly also a noble young master in Shengjing, had become inexplicably decisive and ruthless in his actions and words lately.
Ji Huo also felt something was off.
"Xie Xun! I think I’m quite okay, even in such a state, I am still considering you!"
Xie Xun gave a smile that was not quite a smile: "Is that so?"
Ji Huo swiftly closed his folding fan with a ’whoosh’.
"Of course, not to mention others, I wouldn’t fancy someone like Cui Yun!"
"Xie Xun, do you think I’m brotherly enough?"
Xie Xun, taciturn and reticent, eventually stood up: "Not necessarily."
Ji Huo: "???"
Xie Xun went straight back to the mansion.
After half an hour, he left with a stern face, heading straight for Marquis Yangling Mansion.
Cui Bai was writing an official list when someone barged in.
Thinking it was Cui Yun who had returned, he looked up, surprised.
"Heir Xie is quite the rare visitor."
Xie Xun gazed at him intently, his expression unclear: "I just returned from a long trip and found a letter in my study."
Cui Bai folded up the list and tidied the slightly messy desk.
"The handwriting is unfamiliar, and the letter contained only one sentence. So, I specifically came to ask if it was written by Eldest Young Master Cui?"
Cui Bai just chuckled softly.
"Heir Xie. I am older than you and often wage wars outside. Logically speaking, we are not familiar with each other."
Xie Xun seemed lost in thought.
"It’s strange indeed, the letter contained just one sentence, inexplicably directing me to investigate Yan Mi’s origins."
Cui Bai feigned ignorance: "Are you speaking of Lady Yan from the Commander’s Mansion?"
"If Heir Xie wants to investigate, ultimately it’s not a difficult matter. But if Lady Yan is unrelated, in my opinion, there’s no need to bother."
Xie Xun turned and walked briskly towards the exit but soon stopped, closed his eyes, and turned back.
"Since I’ve come, I might as well ask for a cup of tea before leaving."
The scent of tea lingered. Through the curling steam, the face of the opposite party was not very clear. After one cup of tea, Xie Xun did not pour another, only bowed his head to examine the teacup in his hands, gently feeling the texture.
"Eldest Young Master Cui, do you know where I went on my long trip?"
Cui Bai was not very curious.
Xie Xun spoke on his own, his voice slightly hoarse.
"I left Da Qi to meet Ji Teng, the hostage sent away by the official family."
Cui Bai suddenly looked up.
But saw Xie Xun lower his eyes, raising a cup of wine and pouring it from left to right.
As if making an offering to someone.
"What are you doing?"
"Who died?"
Xie Xun pursed his lips lightly: "The me from that lifetime."
