Chapter 399: The Real Brother (1)
Qiao Yebai glanced at his own hand nonchalantly, "It’s okay, I’m still alive. My subordinates won’t leave me because of this, don’t worry."
Mu Yiliang felt even more guilty, "I’m sorry."
"You’re really quite foolish." Qiao Yebai smiled helplessly, "Yiliang, do you know? You’re so foolish that I can hardly bear it."
Mu Yiliang glared at him, "You’re the foolish one!"
"If you weren’t foolish, how could you not see that I’ve always had ulterior motives?" he said calmly, meeting her gaze without any hesitation.
Mu Yiliang was taken aback.
"From the beginning, my kindness to you had a purpose, and even the identity of being your brother was a lie." He chuckled softly, "Don’t you think it was too easy for us to recognize each other?"
Mu Yiliang was shocked, "How is that possible? If you’re not my brother, how would you know about what happened back then?"
That was the fundamental reason why she believed Qiao Yebai was Mu Yicheng!
Qiao Yebai laughed lightly, "Because, I also know the real Mu Yicheng."
Qiao Yebai looked up, with a hint of sadness in his eyes, "What I told you is all true, only the main character isn’t me... Your real brother died long ago."
Mu Yiliang was completely stunned.
"Yan Sijue later investigated my identity. The reason he didn’t suspect is because... your brother and I shared almost the same fate. We were adopted by the same person, trained together, and our bond was always strong, like brothers. He never hid anything from me, that’s why I knew about the past event, knew he had a twin sister — you. It’s just unfortunate that he died when he was fifteen, on his first mission, because he was too kind!" Qiao Yebai suddenly clenched his fist, "You really are siblings, many things are similar in your bones... He trained hard, was very skilled, but because of a moment of mercy, he died!"
Mu Yiliang listened in a daze, as if listening to a distant story... but it didn’t seem like a story, because Qiao Yebai’s resentment and sadness were so real.
"I knew he always wanted to return to the Mu Family." Qiao Yebai smiled bitterly, "He was different from me, I was a complete orphan, but he had a family, parents, and a sister... It’s just unfortunate... After he died, I started planning, eventually killed the foster father, step by step reached where I am today."
"...Later you got in touch with Jason, learned my identity, and planned to... pretend to be my brother." Mu Yiliang added softly, "But why? What do I have that’s worth using?"
"How could there be nothing? So many things." He smiled faintly, "If you believed I was your brother, you would naturally stay here with me, and I could use you to control Jason. Especially when I found out you were also connected to Yan Sijue, I became even more determined. I was certain your relationship could be used by me."
Seeing Mu Yiliang still in disbelief, he smiled and continued, "And besides, knowing I was your brother, wouldn’t you not stand by if something happened to me? Indeed, when you heard something happened to me, you came without any hesitation, even making yourself look so pathetic... Tell me, aren’t you foolish?"