A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 196: Love is Deep and Deep

As he played too late in the outer city, Li Yunye did not return to Zhuo's house, so he asked An Yun to send a letter to Zhuo's house to inform them that he and Mu Liang were staying in the courtyard of the outer city.

It was late at night, and everyone should have been sleeping soundly, but Li Yunye and Mu Liang were tossing and turning in their rooms, with heavy hearts and minds.

Although Jiang Siyao has decided to be Mu Liang's younger brother for life under the identity of Li Yunye, she cannot control the ripples in her heart. Maybe she is just like what Lao Zhou said, with deep feelings without knowing why. Thinking back, she vowed to enjoy the happy life of a rich second-generation here, but she was disturbed by her feelings again without realizing it?

In modern times, she was so hurt by family and love that she just wanted to escape. But now in Jingsong, she tasted the sweetness of family affection and met a man like Mu Liang who made her feel warm. Maybe people are greedy. After tasting a little sweetness, she wanted a second and a third bite...

Mu Liang didn't care about what Lao Zhou said in the restaurant tonight. It was just Lao Zhou's one-sided understanding, which might not be what Hong Qing thought. Even if Hong Qing had feelings for him as Lao Zhou said, why didn't she recognize him? Now that he had shown his face in front of Hong Qing, even if she didn't want to recognize him, he couldn't act as if nothing had happened as before.

The next morning, when Li Yunye saw Lao Zhou, he pulled him under a tree and asked curiously:

"Old Zhou, you haven't finished what you said last night, right?"

"Huh? What?" Old Zhou rolled his eyes and smiled confusedly.

"I don't know where the love comes from, but it's so deep. Then what? Why doesn't Hong Qing recognize Brother Mu Liang?" Li Yunye naturally knew that Lao Zhou was teasing him, but he didn't have time to play with him, so he asked directly.

"Young master, you are so popular with girls, but you have never tasted the sweetness of love?" Li Yunye was anxious, but Lao Zhou seemed to be deliberately singing a different tune from him. He narrowed his eyes, stroked his messy beard on his chin, and continued to laugh.

"You are an old bachelor, and you keep talking about love and romance all the time. Can you please talk about something serious?" Seeing that Lao Zhou was deliberately playing tricks on him, Li Yunye was so angry that his eyes widened and he scolded.

"What's wrong with being an old bachelor? An old bachelor is not worthy of romance?" After being scolded by Li Yunye, Lao Zhou also snorted in dissatisfaction. Lao Zhou has always been soft-hearted, of course, except when facing his boss Mu Liang, after all, Mu Liang is holding his throat now.

"Mu Liang..." Li Yunye was of course aware of Lao Zhou's weakness, so when he was about to call Mu Liang, Lao Zhou covered his mouth.

"I said, I said it's not okay?"

Li Yunye pushed Lao Zhou's hand away with a look of disgust.

"Love comes from deep affection, and therefore one becomes cowardly, Mr. Li. When you have tasted love one day, you will understand this sentence. You will also understand why Miss Hongqing dares not recognize Manager Mu now." It was not the first time that Li Yunye disliked him. Old Zhou was used to it. He shrugged and walked out of the yard after saying this.

Li Yunye stood blankly under the tree. He was timid because of his deep love. Hong Qing loved Brother Muliang so much that she felt inferior because of her current identity and did not dare to recognize Brother Muliang.

"Old Zhou." Old Zhou had just opened the gate when he was stopped by Mu Liang.

Mu Liang's voice also brought Li Yunye back to his senses. He turned around and saw his brother Mu Liang standing on the porch holding a letter.

"Shopkeeper Mu, what's wrong?" Old Zhou turned back and came to Mu Liang and asked.

"Go to Fengqifang for me later and hand this letter to Hongqing in person."

"Brother Mu Liang, what are you going to do?" Mu Liang said and was about to hand the letter in his hand to Lao Zhou, but Li Yunye snatched it away in advance.

"Mr. Li, why are you so nervous about the matter between Manager Mu and Miss Hongqing?" Old Zhou saw that Li Yunye's face was slightly gloomy, and thought of how Mr. Li was also nervous last night. His eyes moved back and forth between Li Yunye and Mu Liang, and he laughed jokingly.

Old Zhou has traveled a lot and lived to this age. What has he not seen? So he guessed in his mind, but he was not surprised. After all, when Master Li was sticking to Shopkeeper Mu, how could he act like a younger brother relying on his elder brother?

"Brother Mu Liang is my brother, shouldn't I care about his affairs?" Li Yunye didn't understand the hidden meaning in Lao Zhou's words, but just acted as if it was a matter of course.

"I plan to invite Hong Qing to my house for a chat. I've made up my mind. After I recognize her, if she wants to leave Fengqifang, I will do my best to help her. If she doesn't want to, I will also give her the property I have accumulated over the years as compensation." Mu Liang didn't care about the smile in Lao Zhou's eyes, he just looked at Li Yunye and replied.

"You...you really want to give her all your belongings? If we give her this courtyard, where will you live?" Li Yunye thought about how his brother Mu Liang was going to give away such a nice courtyard, and his heart ached immediately.

"Anyway, you all live in the Zhuo Mansion, and I will stay in the cloth shop for the time being." Mu Liang comforted Li Yunye with a smile.

Li Yunye saw that Brother Mu Liang had made up his mind and there was nothing much to say. After all, his brother was just using his private property to make up for his guilt. It would be very ignorant for him to stop him, so he handed the letter in his hand to Lao Zhou.

Old Zhou took the letter and smiled meaningfully, but said nothing more and turned to go out.

"You will..." After Lao Zhou left, Mu Liang was about to speak to Li Yunye, but was directly ignored by the other party.

"An Yun, go back to your room and pack your luggage. We can't live here anymore. Don't wait to be kicked out!" Li Yunye rushed to An Yun who was preparing breakfast in the backyard, and returned to his room angrily.

"Master Mu Liang, what's wrong?" An Yun, who was confused, heard the master's voice and hurried to the front yard, but saw only Mu Liang, so he asked hurriedly.

"It's okay, just go about your business." Mu Liang smiled helplessly at An Yun and chased after Li Yunye.

"Haven't you always known that I feel guilty towards Hong Qing? If I don't make up for this guilt, I will never be at peace in my life." Mu Liang came to the room and saw Li Yunye just sitting under the window sulking, so he slowly walked up to him and sighed.

"Brother Muliang, after redeeming Hongqing and spending all your family fortune to compensate her, will there be nothing between you two?" Li Yunye asked after he calmed down.

If Brother Muliang could really make up for the guilt in his heart at once, he would naturally not worry about anything, but he was afraid that they would be entangled in the future. Now he knew Hongqing's feelings for Brother Muliang, and although Brother Muliang only felt guilty at the moment, there was no guarantee that he would not fall in love with her over time.

"If she continues to stay in Liangdu in the future, I will definitely take better care of her." No matter what, Hong Qing is always his sister next door. Even if he makes up for the guilt in his heart, he can't just ignore her from then on.

"Take care of her? How should you take care of her? You are a single man and a single woman, and she came from Fengqifang. Even if she becomes a good woman, the secular view will always torment her. And you are the shopkeeper Mu of the famous Li family in Jiangnan, and the adopted son of the Li family. If rumors spread about you and her, what will brother Mu Liang do?" Mu Liang's words gradually cooled Li Yunye's heart. He stood up and looked at his sworn brother, and continued to ask nervously.

Although Jiang Siyao felt deep sympathy for Hong Qing's experience, she was not a saint, but a selfish person. She would not be too sympathetic and only wanted to take care of herself first.

"You have enlightened me. Yes, people in this world always hurt the victims but bow down to the powerful. It is not Hongqing's fault that she has fallen into prostitution, and I will never let her suffer worldly harm in the future. If Hongqing wants to start over, she has to stay away from Liangdu and hide her identity." Mu Liang naturally did not understand what Li Yunye was thinking. He just thought that his brother was worried about himself and Hongqing, so he only thought about how to settle Hongqing in the future.

"So you want to hide her?" Li Yunye clenched his fists and lowered his eyes to continue asking, but Mu Liang flicked his forehead lightly:

"How can I, your brother, do that? Let Hongqing choose her own future path. I will give her some suggestions. I just hope that she can live a happy life in the future."

It seems that Brother Mu Liang has no intention of tying his life to Hong Qing, and Li Yunye's sadness turned into joy in an instant.