Chapter 489. Yellowing Picture (3)
When she heard this, Xi Xiaye’s brows furrowed into a knot. She could tell that Mu Zixi must have been quite an unyielding person.
“Now that we think about it, it was our fault back then. We failed to guide her. Otherwise, the tragedy wouldn’t have happened.”
When Mu Yinan talked about this, he could not remain calm. His aged eyes were filled with indescribable pain and struggle. “This incident has always been a thorn in your grandmother’s heart. It’s best if you never talk about this in front of her. Xiaye, you’re a sensible child. Just be good and stay by Chen Er’s side. Don’t think about all of these things of the past anymore. It’s not a bad thing to be able to live a calm life like you do now. Knowing too much about some things will only make it become a kind of burden.”
“As the eldest brother, Chen Er has always been very protective of Lingtian and Lingshi, but Lingtian… This incident… Everyone knows that we can’t blame him because…”
“What are you two talking about? Xiaye, you were free to come back today!” This sudden cheerful voice interrupted Mu Yinan’s words. The two of them quickly turned and saw that Wang Hui was walking over to them.
“Grandmother!” Xi Xiaye immediately stood up.
“Sit, sit. I’ve been waiting for you two to come by for a while now. I was quite surprised to hear the butler say that you were back. You must’ve been extremely busy recently. What do you want to eat? We’ll make it for the two of you.”
“Don’t busy yourself now, Grandfather and Grandmother. We’re just back to visit you two.”
Xi Xiaye smiled. “Let me go back to pack up some of Ah Shi’s things first. She asked me to take a few books for her.”