[GL]Whose Wife Is Always Acting Pitiful? Oh, It Turns Out It’s Mine 56

Chapter 56: Initial Acquaintance

Dugu Yuan’an looked calm and gentle. She kissed Xue Mu lightly on the lips and said softly, “Yes. Back then, you climbed Jin Mountain to play and accidentally saw me fleeing down the mountain, my knees crippled. You wanted to take me away, but you were hit by a palm strike from another person. You rolled down the mountain holding me. When I woke up, you were holding me, hiding in a cave, and it was raining heavily outside.”

Since she was young, Xue Mu had asked her parents many times where her accident happened, but they were secretive and never willing to say. No matter how many times she pestered them, it was useless. It turned out she was involved in the Jin Mountain extermination tragedy. No wonder her parents dared not say a word, fearing that if people with ulterior motives found out, it would bring her a fatal disaster.

Hearing Dugu Yuan’an mention the past events now, she was both astonished and bewildered, wanting to hear more. “Then… then what happened later?”

Dugu Yuan’an sighed. “It was raining heavily outside. Your body was burning me like a furnace, agonizingly painful. But hearing someone coming down from above to chase us, you endured it forcefully, daring not make a sound. My knees hurt too much, my meridians were damaged. I was awake for a moment and then fainted again—when I woke up again, I actually found that we were buried in mud and sand, and the cave was blocked.”

Xue Mu said dazedly, “Then what happened?”

“Later, I crawled and dug a hole, escaped, and dragged you out. I dragged you all the way down the mountain, afraid that the villain hadn’t left yet. I dragged you for a while, hid for a while, then dragged you for another while, all the way to the foot of the mountain. That day, heavy rain fell on Jin Mountain, and a large amount of mud and sand slid down the steep slopes. Both of us were soaked in mud and sand. Even if someone wanted to find us, it would be very difficult.” As Dugu Yuan’an spoke, she took out a handkerchief to wipe away the tears on Xue Mu’s face.

Xue Mu couldn’t help asking, “Then… then was I unconscious at the time?”

“Yes, you were unconscious. My body was too cold, and yours was too hot. I hugged you, wanting to bring your temperature down. Your mouth was full of blood. Seeing it, I was both afraid and worried, fearing that before I could crawl down to the foot of the mountain, you would die for me.” Dugu Yuan’an murmured, “It was your parents who found us first. They hurriedly took us away from Jin Mountain. My Little Aunt in the Dugu Manor heard that Jin Mountain was exterminated and rushed towards Jin Mountain anxiously. We met three hundred miles away from Jin Mountain.”

“I said to your father, ‘My name is Yu Yuan. My mother and sister are dead. Take me to find my Little Aunt, her name is Yu Huansheng.’ Your father said, ‘Good child, I will not let you suffer a fatal disaster again.’ Then he tested my Little Aunt before handing me over to her. My Little Aunt cried and asked me, ‘Yuan’er, is everyone dead except you?’ I nodded at the time, because I saw with my own eyes my mother being stabbed through the stomach with a knife, and my sister’s neck being slashed, lying on the ground bleeding, dying with everlasting regret.”

“My Little Aunt handed me over to your parents again, asking them to take you and me back to Hanfeng Town first, while she went to Jin Mountain alone… I think it was then that she found the hidden Yu Gongruo on Jin Mountain, and later sent her to your Xue Manor, pretending she was an orphan named Mu Ruo picked up from outside. As for me, because my legs were crippled, I had to stay in the Dugu Manor to be taken care of properly. My Little Aunt put on a show on the street, slashing Hero Dugu twice with a knife. Actually, there weren’t many onlookers at the time. She just shouted ‘If you want to die, I’ll die with you,’ and Hero Dugu grabbed her and returned to the Dugu Manor, staying behind closed doors for three months.”

“At that time, rumors spread, saying that Hero Dugu had a lover outside discovered by his wife, leading to a big scene on the street. Later, the Dugu Manor sent someone to a shop to specially order a wheelchair. The shopkeeper asked casually and learned that Hero Dugu’s third daughter had a leg ailment and couldn’t walk. Look what happened, combined with the original rumors, it spread that Hero Dugu found a mistress outside to have a baby, and Madam Dugu wouldn’t let the mistress enter the door, only accepting the illegitimate daughter with a leg ailment.”

Hearing this, Xue Mu was silent. Dugu Yuan’an kissed her and continued, “Mu’er, I knew from a young age that you were afflicted with Fire Poison, and the Soul Cold Twelve Arts could help you alleviate it. Initially, it was my Little Aunt providing you with glacial ice, and later it was Mu Ruo. My Little Aunt said she would sometimes sneak into the cold pool and use her internal energy to make a new batch of glacial ice for you in the pool. You were still young then and didn’t deal with business, only knowing it was provided by the Dugu Manor.”

“Actually, I didn’t know of Mu Ruo’s existence either, nor did I know she was helping provide glacial ice for you. Until I mastered the Soul Cold internal energy later, I said to my Little Aunt, ‘Let me handle the business from now on.’ At that time, you were also starting to handle the ice trade with the Dugu Manor. I asked Big Brother to meet you, and I secretly watched you from the carriage. You looked so beautiful.”

Xue Mu opened her mouth but couldn’t say a word, just staring blankly up at Dugu Yuan’an.

Having poured out these past events accumulated in her heart, Dugu Yuan’an rubbed Xue Mu’s head vigorously, a smile appearing on her lips. “Mu’er, do you know that I wanted to marry you a long time ago? Watching you run the Xue Star Tower, so high-spirited, I really liked you very much, thinking it’s good that you are alive, and good that I persisted in living too.”

As she spoke, she kissed Xue Mu’s lips again, then said seriously, “I told you before, I didn’t live on for revenge. Revenge is a big matter for me, but you also take part of the credit for my struggling to survive. Day and night, I thought about seeing you again, appearing in front of you.”

Xue Mu lowered her head, thought for a moment, and asked hesitantly, “When did you fall in love with me?”

“Although I had been secretly observing you, I still had thoughts of retreating, wondering if I forced you into marriage, would you hate me, resent me? But I couldn’t wait, and your Fire Poison couldn’t wait either. Mu Ruo kept her identity hidden, even I didn’t know of her existence. I just thought if I didn’t act, you would only suffer more and more torment, so I had to marry you.”

Speaking up to here, Dugu Yuan’an’s heart was filled with pity and love. She looked at Xue Mu and suddenly smiled with satisfaction. “Fortunately, you didn’t hate me. Instead, you fell in love with me. I am so happy.”

Xue Mu blushed, then thinking of Dugu Yuan’an’s background and Xue Duanhun’s death, her face turned pale again. She whispered, “Yuan’er, I owe you too much.”

“Don’t talk nonsense,” Dugu Yuan’an said. “You don’t owe me anything. If you really feel you owe me, just treat me well and stay by my side.”

Xue Mu’s eyes filled with hot tears. “I… I want to find the other enemies who destroyed your family! I want to kill them!”

Dugu Yuan’an sighed. “But your master refused to reveal anything. She took the sins upon herself. Mu’er, your master didn’t want you to get involved in this dispute.”

“Even if she didn’t want me involved, I’m already involved!” Xue Mu shouted. “Yuan’er, you treat me so sincerely, I want to show you my sincerity too!”

Dugu Yuan’an smiled. “Okay, but you can’t feel in your heart that you let me down.”

Sniffling, Xue Mu said stubbornly, “But I must say, my master is absolutely not the kind of person who kills even children. She… she definitely only killed the people in the Yu Clan who had a grudge against her. The extermination must have been done by other accomplices!”

Dugu Yuan’an said, “Okay, we’ll confirm this matter later. Pick me up.”

Only then did Xue Mu realize she had been sitting on the floor with her all along, and hurriedly picked her up.