Hidden Marriage: Spoiled by the Imperial Commander
Chapter 298: There’s Something I Want to Tell You Honestly

Chapter 298: Chapter 298: There’s Something I Want to Tell You Honestly

Mu Yunlie’s parents were buried together.

The tombstone bore the names of the married couple—Mu Feng, Nangong Rou.

Yan Qianyi glanced towards Mu Yunlie’s silhouette, her eyes quivering slightly.

He truly was Mu Feng’s son.

He probably didn’t know about the medical accident all those years ago, right?

Otherwise, why would he be with her?

If he knew, he would surely hate her to death.

Mu Yunlie turned back to look at her, "Qianyi, my mom was a really gentle person. If she were still alive, she would surely cherish you just like your own mother."

Yan Qianyi struggled to conjure a slight smile, nodded, and looked at the photo of Nangong Rou on the tombstone.

"A person’s face often reflects their heart; Auntie’s expression is so gentle, clearly a person with a soft and warm heart."

Mu Feng was also very handsome, but Mu Yunlie inherited his mother’s genes; he looked a lot like her.

"Still calling her auntie? It’s time to change how you address her now."

Yan Qianyi moved her lips but couldn’t bring herself to say it; it felt awkward.

Seeing her shyness, Mu Yunlie put his arm around her shoulder and didn’t press her further, "Take your time."

After all, the wedding hadn’t taken place yet. Forcing her to change how she addressed them was a bit much.

Yan Qianyi leaned on his shoulder, "Ah Lie, when they left, you were only ten years old. You must have been very upset, right?"

She felt a lot of empathy for him, losing his parents at such a young age.

Mu Yunlie kissed her forehead, "That’s why heaven compensated me with you."

"We are really connected by a shared destiny," Yan Qianyi sighed.

Though Yan Hong was still alive, the father in her heart was already gone.

Mu Yunlie held her shoulders, gazing at her with deep affection, "So we must keep each other warm. You can’t talk about divorce anymore, okay?"

Yan Qianyi shifted her gaze and nodded.

"Come, I’ll take you to meet someone else," Mu Yunlie said, taking her hand and walking a few steps forward.

Only then did Yan Qianyi notice a smaller tombstone next to that of Mu Yunlie’s parents, bearing the name Mu Yunchang.

Mu Yunlie looked at the tombstone, "I haven’t told you before, but I also have a younger brother."

"Ah Chang?" Yan Qianyi pretended she didn’t know.

After all, she promised Vice Officer Pei.

The photo showed a naive and handsome little face, indeed resembling the virtual avatar of Ah Chang from the system.

"Yes," Mu Yunlie said, "My personal system is modeled after him."

"I should have bought another bouquet of flowers."

She didn’t know Ah Chang’s tombstone was also here; she hadn’t prepared anything.

"Ah Chang was allergic to flowers." Mu Yunlie took out a small clay figurine from his pocket and placed it in front of the tombstone, "He liked it when I made clay figures for him when he was young."

Yan Qianyi looked at the clay figurine Mu Yunlie had taken out.

It was quite ugly.

Had he not mentioned it, she wouldn’t have recognized it as a clay figure.

"Next time we come, I’ll make one for him as well," Yan Qianyi said.

If they could still come again, she would definitely make Ah Chang a beautiful clay doll.

After standing by the tombstone for a while, the two left.

Walking out of the cemetery, Yan Qianyi hesitated for a moment, then finally asked what she had been wanting to know, "Ah Lie, how did your parents and your younger brother pass away?"

She looked at the date on the gravestone, Mu Yunchang had passed away a year after his parents.

Mu Yunlie remained silent.

Seeing his expression suddenly grow solemn, Yan Qianyi hurriedly said, "If you don’t want to talk about it, it’s okay."

She just wanted to find some clues and did not have the heart to force him to recall painful memories.

"It’s alright, it’s all in the past now," Mu Yunlie said with a relieved smile.

That day in his study, she had said she did not understand him well enough.

As long as she genuinely wanted to understand him, he was willing to uncover his wounds for her to see.

"My parents loved each other very much. They were together against my grandfather’s wishes, and later, my mother passed away from a serious illness. My father couldn’t take it and jumped off a building... following her."

"My little brother..."

Mu Yunlie’s eyebrows furrowed, and his tone became more somber, "It was my mistake. I failed to protect him."

Seeing his self-blame, Yan Qianyi did not want to pry into the specific reasons for Mu Yunchang’s death anymore and quickly comforted him, "But back then, you were only eleven years old. You couldn’t even protect yourself."

Mu Yunlie smiled bitterly and did not want to say more.

Yan Qianyi sighed, "I just didn’t expect your father to leave you and your brother behind. It seems he truly loved your mother very much."

"I didn’t expect it either," Mu Yunlie slowly exhaled, "He was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment, and I didn’t even get to see him for the last time."

"Weren’t you at the hospital then?"

"No, it happened at the Mu Family’s house, and that day, my little brother and I were at the Nangong Family’s house."

Yan Qianyi nodded.

It seemed that Mu Yunlie didn’t even know which hospital his father had been taken to at that time.

The clues she could get from Mu Yunlie were probably all she could expect.

Mu Yunlie relaxed his brow, "It’s all in the past. I believe they have reunited in heaven. Let’s go, I’ll accompany you to the hospital for a check-up."

Yan Qianyi’s heart skipped a beat.

If she let Mu Yunlie accompany her to the hospital for a check-up, he would definitely find out about the pregnancy.

But she didn’t want him to know about the child’s existence at the moment.

Now that she had confirmed the relationship between Mu Yunlie and Mu Feng, the next step was to investigate whether there was anything suspicious about the medical accident that year.

And whether the Mu Family had any direct connection to her mother’s car accident.

Before all this was certain, she didn’t know where her future with Mu Yunlie was heading.

If it was indeed her mother’s mistake that had led to Mu Feng’s death on the operating table, could Mu Yunlie accept her after knowing the truth?

And if it turned out that her mother’s car accident was indeed an act of retaliation by the Mu Family, she didn’t know if she could continue to stay with Mu Yunlie for life without any misgivings.

Therefore, the little creature in her belly was not coming at the right time.

After starting the car, Mu Yunlie asked her, "How long will you be busy at the hospital this afternoon? I’ll come to pick you up."

"I don’t know the situation yet. Let’s talk about it later."

Yan Qianyi looked out the window at the scenery, her mind in chaos.

Because they were about to check whether Yan Qianyi was pregnant soon, Mu Yunlie’s mood had brightened up.

"Qianyi, do you like boys or girls?" he asked expectantly.

Yan Qianyi continued to look out the window, distractedly replying, "Either is fine."

"That’s true," Mu Yunlie laughed, "We’re not going to have just one. We’ll have both boys and girls. The girls we have will definitely be as beautiful as you."

He wanted to have many more babies with her, as many as possible.

Of course, the premise was not to let her get tired, after all, having children is a very exhausting business.

Mu Yunlie got more talkative when it came to babies, his enthusiasm showing.

Yan Qianyi hesitated for a moment, then said, "Ah Lie, there’s something I want to tell you honestly."