ICAY Chapter 144

Reuniting with an Old Friend

Looking at the person he hadn’t seen in so long, Dongfang Wuchen felt that Yun Dan seemed to have changed a great deal from before. The innocent look she once had on her face was gone, replaced by an air of someone weighed down by worries.

He opened his mouth, not knowing how to begin.

After a long while, Dongfang Wuchen finally asked her, “Did you come here looking for my brother?”

Yun Dan didn’t deny it, but she didn’t directly admit it either. Instead, she asked him in return, “I heard that Xiao Yi has returned and has regained control of Tianqing Manor. Isn’t that a threat to the other sects? After all, Xiao Yi isn’t a good person—at least not now. No matter what he was like in the past, he’s changed far too much over these years.”

Actually, when Dongfang Wuchen first heard that Xiao Yi was still alive and had regained control of Tianqing Manor, he had been quite shocked.

Later, he heard that Xiao Yueqing had publicly revealed his identity, and now the whole world knew that Yan Ke and Xiao Yueqing were the same person.

However, no one discussed Xiao Yueqing anymore, because right now, the greatest enemy was Xiao Yi.

Even Mu Lan and Dongfang Jue were incredibly busy.

Mu Lan still remembered how she had poisoned Xiao Yi back then. Who knew that man hadn’t died and had actually come back? She figured she was surely doomed.

So for a moment, Dongfang Wuchen didn’t know where to start.

As for matters concerning Xiao Yueqing, he knew a little.

But what he wanted to know more was the exact nature of the relationship between Xiao Yueqing and Yun Dan.

This question had been troubling Dongfang Wuchen for quite some time.

“Miss Yun, what exactly is your relationship with my brother? I remember when he was Yan Ke, you two seemed to get along quite well. I could see that your relationship was pretty good.”

How was Yun Dan supposed to answer that?

Should she say that she and his brother used to have an undercover agent-employer relationship?

Or should she say they were exes, but they’d broken things off?

After thinking it over, Yun Dan decided to speak honestly. “He and I used to be together, but recently we broke up. Now do you understand? Meaning I almost became your sister-in-law.”

Although it did sound rather ridiculous, it was also the truth.

Now Dongfang Wuchen understood why every time he saw Yan Ke looking at her, his gaze had been off—it was because he liked Yun Dan.

At the thought of this, Dongfang Wuchen’s heart felt somewhat bitter.

He vaguely sensed that he had feelings for Yun Dan, but he had no way to say it.

Especially since Yun Dan had almost become his sister-in-law, which made it impossible for him to find balance between his own brother and the woman he liked.

Dongfang Wuchen forced out a smile and said, “My brother seems to have returned to Tianqing Manor recently, but Tianqing Manor hasn’t released any information, so I don’t know how my brother is doing either. I came out to gather information about him, since Xiao Yi isn’t someone to be trifled with.”

Only then did Yun Dan notice that compared to when she’d first met him, Dongfang Wuchen’s appearance had changed somewhat, and he had become more mature as a person.

Could it be that he was about to inherit the position of manor lord?

But she couldn’t ask directly, so Yun Dan laughed lightly and casually asked, “Are you going to inherit the position of manor lord?”

Unexpectedly, Dongfang Wuchen nodded directly.

“Father was furious about my sister’s marriage, and not long after returning home, he fell ill. Mother has been caring for him tirelessly, and there’s no one else to help with the manor’s affairs. They’re overwhelmed, so now the manor has been handed over to me.

I’m the one in charge of the entire Mingyue Manor. Actually, I know a bit about my sister’s situation, but I don’t think my brother did anything wrong. I can only say that my grandparents and my sister tried to scheme against my brother, and this outcome is just them reaping what they sowed.”

Yun Dan propped her chin on her hand, thinking that even someone like Tang Lan, who had such skewed values, could actually give birth to two sons with such upright values.

These two had perfectly avoided inheriting her inferior genes.

However, Tang Lan did have one good quality—when she was young, she had been a first-rate beauty. And these two sons from different fathers had perfectly inherited her beauty, even surpassing it.

Whether it was Xiao Yueqing or Dongfang Wuchen, both were exceptionally good-looking.

“It’s good that you’re inheriting the manor lord position. At least from my perspective, you’re a very mature and steady person, and you do things with proper values. With someone like you taking over as manor lord, Mingyue Manor will definitely get back on track.”

Yun Dan knew exactly what kind of person Dongfang Wuchen was.

She knew he wasn’t someone who liked to stir up trouble, and with him around, there wouldn’t be any problems.

“What about your mother? I think she must be the most anxious one right now. After all, back then she fed Xiao Yi so much slow-acting poison that she poisoned him to death, then abandoned Xiao Yueqing. And then she went and married your father. Now that Xiao Yi has made a comeback and returned to Tianqing Manor, your mother must be worried sick.”

Dongfang Wuchen felt somewhat helpless about this matter as well.

After all, what his mother had done back then was indeed wrong, but she was still his biological mother—he couldn’t criticize her for it.

He could only say that if Xiao Yi came seeking revenge, he would do his best to protect his mother, but as for the final outcome, he couldn’t say. He could only do what he was able to do.

Seeing Dongfang Wuchen’s expression, Yun Dan roughly understood.

Although Dongfang Wuchen was someone with proper values, in the end, Tang Lan was still his biological mother.

From Dongfang Wuchen’s perspective, she had never done anything wrong to him, so wanting to protect his mother was appropriate.

But as for the crimes Tang Lan had committed, Yun Dan believed Dongfang Wuchen would never deliberately help her escape punishment.

Dongfang Wuchen sighed, his gaze returning to Yun Dan.

“So what are your plans going forward? Are you planning to get back together with my brother?”

Yun Dan shook her head.

On this point, she truly didn’t know.

Because when they had broken up, it had ended terribly. Although she had come back to life and they had reunited, getting back together wasn’t something that came easily.

She was worried, that much was true.

“I haven’t thought about what happens next. Maybe it’s because I never considered this kind of situation would happen from the very beginning. As for you, you should also be careful. Xiao Yi definitely isn’t someone to take lightly.

He once captured me to threaten Xiao Yueqing, and I nearly died. He’s different from your brother—he’s capable of anything.”

As for Tang Lan, Yun Dan didn’t want to get involved.

Let the previous generation deal with the sins they created themselves.

Besides, Tang Lan had wronged the Xiao family father and son in the first place. It was perfectly normal for Xiao Yi to seek revenge on her.

She just hoped Tang Lan wouldn’t try to morally blackmail Xiao Yueqing anymore.