A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 198 Secret Kiss

By the time Dafeng brought Li Yunye to the tea room upstairs, Hongqing had already dressed up. She looked heroic in a red dress and had a rosy face. However, her eyes, slightly swollen from crying, could not hide her haggardness and sadness.

Li Yunye entered the tea room holding the wooden box. His purpose was to help Brother Muliang resolve the guilt that had been weighing on his heart for twenty years. In the future, Brother Muliang would not blame himself for this incident anymore. This made Li Yunye very happy. Looking at Hongqing's swollen eyes, Li Yunye was unmoved and just put the wooden box on the tea table indifferently.

"I thought Mr. Li would never come up to my Fengqifang building again." Hong Qing glanced at the wooden box and returned to her usual hearty smile. She handed a cup of hot tea to Li Yunye and joked.

"These are given to you by Brother Muliang." When Li Yunye came to Fengqifang today, he was certainly not as leisurely and elegant as before. His face was solemn. He raised his hand to push the wooden box to Hongqing's hand and said seriously.

"What is this?" The smile on Hong Qing's face disappeared. After a moment of silence, she forced herself to smile and asked calmly.

"Why don't you open it and see for yourself?" Li Yunye pointed at the wooden box and then drank the tea at hand.

Hong Qing hesitated for a moment before slowly opening the wooden box. She saw the house deed on the top. Without taking time to take a closer look, she looked up at Li Yunye in confusion.

"The house deeds and banknotes in here are all accumulated by Brother Mu Liang through hard work over the years. Brother Mu Liang said that he accidentally lost you that year, which led to you being alone and helpless in a brothel, and he has always felt guilty about you. These house deeds and banknotes can be regarded as Brother Mu Liang's compensation to you. I hope they can be of some help to you. In addition, Brother Mu Liang also said that if you are unhappy living in Fengqifang, you can use these to redeem yourself and live a free life. He will still do his best to help you if you need it." Although Li Yunye was not happy to say this, he couldn't hide it from Brother Mu Liang because of what he had told him.

When Hong Qing heard this, her heart warmed up again, and she couldn't help but shed tears again. It turned out that Brother Liang hadn't changed at all. He was still the brother who thought about her and wanted to take care of her.

"Brother Mu Liang has always treated you as the girl next door. Everything he does is to hope that you can live a good life. You must not let him down as a brother." Li Yunye saw Hong Qing crying and was afraid that she would mistakenly think that Brother Mu Liang had feelings for her, so he hurriedly explained.

Li Yunye's words made Hong Qing laugh, but this laugh was mixed with too much bitterness. She was very grateful for Brother Liang's kindness, and that was enough.

"I can't accept these." Hong Qing pushed the wooden box back in front of Li Yunye and said with a smile.

"Why?" Li Yunye was stunned. These banknotes and the house deeds were enough for her to redeem herself and continue to live a worry-free life for a while. Was she really unmoved?

"Brother Liang never owed me anything. Hong Qing's falling into the brothel was just fate. What does it have to do with Brother Liang? He was only ten years old back then. He endured cold and hunger every day but always thought about making sure I had enough food and warm clothes. He was often so hungry that he felt dizzy but still insisted that he was sleepy and not hungry. Brother Liang couldn't even protect himself at that time, so how could he have the energy to protect me?" Hong Qing said with a smile, and two lines of tears inadvertently flowed from the corners of her eyes.

Li Yunye, who was already sympathetic to Brother Mu Liang's past experience, could not help but shed tears after hearing Hong Qing's words. However, he could not bear to hear Brother Mu Liang's tragic past any more, and seeing that Hong Qing was determined not to accept the house deed and banknotes in the wooden box, he did not force her, and hurriedly took the wooden box back to the courtyard.

Mu Liang was helpless when he saw Li Yunye returned the wooden box intact. Since Hong Qing didn't want to accept it, he couldn't force her to accept it.

Li Yunye knew that Brother Muliang was in a bad mood today, so he took An Yun out to the market to buy delicious food for Brother Muliang when it was almost evening. He liked to eat sweets, and although Brother Muliang also liked sweets, Li Yunye later discovered that he actually liked spicy food, and eating sweets was just to cater to his younger brother's taste.

After buying some cakes and preserved fruits for himself, Li Yunye also bought spicy duck meat, roasted quail and some other spicy fruits for his brother Mu Liang.

On the way back, they passed by the river. There were still some lanterns on the river that had not been washed out of the city and were stranded in the corner. Seeing the bright lanterns last night in a mess today, Jiang Siyao couldn't help feeling sad. She thought of her brother Mu Liang's miserable past and couldn't help but feel pity for him. She used to think that her childhood was too hard, but compared with her brother Mu Liang, she didn't feel that she was miserable.

"Young Master, why are you crying?" They were walking just fine, but An Yun suddenly became nervous when he saw the young master shed tears while looking at the dilapidated river lanterns on the river.

After being reminded by An Yun, Li Yunye hurriedly wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and walked forward without saying a word.

"Sir, you must return to the Zhuo Mansion early today to have dinner with the old lady."

"understood."

As soon as Li Yunye and An Yun returned to the courtyard, they smelled a strong odor of alcohol, and saw Mu Liang and Lao Zhou drinking happily under a tree.

"Brother Mu Liang, why are you also drunk like Lao Zhou?" Seeing that Mu Liang, who always controlled his drinking, was also drunk, Li Yunye hurried forward to snatch the wine glass from his hand, and then said to the half-drunk and half-smiling Lao Zhou beside him: "He usually drinks little, not only did you not stop him, but you indulged him to get drunk like this!"

"Mr. Li, can't you see that Manager Mu is feeling upset today? Drinking some wine would make him feel better. Besides, Manager Mu didn't drink much." Old Zhou waved his hand disapprovingly and continued with a smile.

Li Yunye rolled his eyes, ignored Lao Zhou's playful smile, helped Mu Liang up and walked into the house. An Yun also hurriedly put down the food in his hand and went to get some hot water.

The drunk Mu Liang was very quiet. He didn't say a word and just let Li Yunye help him into the room.

"I know you are sad today, but Brother Mu Liang, starting tomorrow you are not allowed to be sad because of her. The past is the past. From now on you have me... and your father and mother, and the entire Li family. Just as Hong Qing said, we should all look forward." Looking at Mu Liang lying on the bed drunk and unconscious, Li Yunye said with heartache.

"Sir, can I wipe Master Mu Liang?" At this time, An Yun also walked in with a basin of warm water.

"Let me do it. Brother Muliang is so drunk that he may not be able to return to the Zhuo Mansion tonight. You go again to report to the old lady and tell her that something happened at the cloth shop. I will go back early tomorrow." Li Yunye took the towel and put it into the basin while instructing An Yun.

An Yun responded and turned to go out. When he arrived at the courtyard, he saw that Lao Zhou had eaten all the spicy food that the young master bought for Young Master Mu Liang. He couldn't help but get angry: "This is for Young Master Mu Liang, why did you eat it all?"

"Manager Mu is so drunk and he still eats these. It's a waste anyway, so why not give them to me?" Old Zhou was also drunk and lying under a tree, burping and laughing.

An Yun covered his mouth, shook his head and walked away.

In the room, Li Yunye wrung out a towel and gently wiped Mu Liang's face, which was red from drunkenness. Looking at Mu Liang who was as well-behaved as a child in front of him, Li Yunye couldn't help but smile dotingly: He is like a fox on weekdays, but I didn't expect him to be so well-behaved after being drunk.

The handkerchief moved to the sexy goatee at Mu Liang's chin. Jiang Siyao's heart couldn't help but ripple, and her thumb couldn't help but rub lightly on his slightly upturned lips.

Can't help it

Li Yunye lowered his head and kissed Mu Liang secretly on the corner of his mouth.

But soon, Li Yunye came to his senses and ran out of the room in a panic, like a kitten trying to escape from the scene after doing something bad.