[Rat cat] Mirror City

"You mean you can only wake up at night?"

Zhan Zhao's voice came from the empty space on his right, and Chen Mu subconsciously sat up straight, feeling uncomfortable.He still couldn't accept the reality of "only hearing the voice, not seeing the person".By the way, opening the lid of the teacup and seeing Gongsun Ce's serious face appearing in the teacup is also something that needs to be restrained from laughing.

But now, whether it was the visible pair of eyes or the invisible pair of eyes, they were all staring at him. Chen Mu felt that the pressure on himself had become even greater.

But when he thought about it carefully, Chen Mu himself felt strange.Zhan Zhao and the others had arrived here a month ago, but he did wake up in a daze in the last few days, and every time it was at night.

"I can only wake up at night every time, and I will fall asleep at dawn. I have recently stabilized and wake up every night. This body is the son-in-law of this family. I have a good life and cannot do without I couldn't find you, so I just let nature take its course hahaha..." The more he laughed, the more confident Chen Mu became, as if he could feel the burning murderous intent of the three of them.

It's a pity that the three of them couldn't strangle Chen Mu to death.

Bai Yutang stopped Zhan Zhao who wanted to strangle Chen Mu even if he couldn't meet him, and asked Chen Mu, "What about the memory problem? Day and night."

"The transition is very natural, without any abruptness." Chen Mu rarely answered seriously, mainly because Bai Yutang didn't seem suitable for joking at first glance.

"Oh? That means you have a clear understanding of your own situation?" Gongsun Ce said jokingly. Sure enough, Chen Mu looked heartless, but in fact, he was shrewd in his heart.

Speaking of the current situation... Chen Mu felt a little embarrassed.Do you want to just put the plot of this kind of story about being married to your sister but loving your sister-in-law like this on yourself.

But now... "Oh." In the air, a quartet of sighs suddenly came to mind.Chen Mu rested his chin in both hands. Now the three of them are trapped in this place, and there is no way out.

What frustrates him the most is that here, their time is spent day after day. "If we stay in this place for decades, won't it be premature aging after we go out?" Chen Mu wiped his face worriedly. He is only in his thirties and still has a lot of years left. What if it's getting old?

Here Chen Mu is still lamenting his aging face, while Gongsun Ce and the others are sharpening their knives over there, and the knives will kill this person whose thinking is wandering outside the channel.

But what Chen Mu said was not a problem.How long will they stay in this dream? Waiting like this is not a long-term solution.

Gongsun Ce frowned and thought, if Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang didn't find any useful information after searching Xu's house for a month, then what's left...Gongsun Ce looked up and saw the apricot tree, if the old site of Xu's house is here , does it also mean that he can find something useful.

"Chen Mu, you have lived here for two years. Is there anything worth noting about your house?" Gongsun Ce asked Chen Mu.

Asked by Gongsun Ce, Chen Mucai remembered that when he just moved here, when he was wandering around in the yard, he once found a locked wooden door in the yard, and the old man in the village told him not to go in.

At that time, the old man's expression was too serious. Chen Mu knew that what the old man in the village said always had some truth.So even though the world behind the door is so attractive, Chen Mu still didn't break this restriction.

"Wooden door?" Although Gongsun Ce was a little puzzled, he said decisively, "Then I'll go behind that wooden door to see if there's anything useful. Take care of yourselves here."

Gongsun Ce's voice was missing in the room, and Gongsun Ce's face could no longer be seen through the teacup.Chen Mu let out a long sigh, and after looking around, he roughly determined the direction of Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, "Can we discuss it, every time the two of you want to talk to me, you must give me a hint first, otherwise I will would be startled."

Seeing Chen Mu's terrified expression, Zhan Zhao suddenly had the urge to play a prank.Zhan Zhao walked to Chen Mu's side in two or three steps, bent down, and winked at Bai Yutang to keep him quiet.

Bai Yutang allowed the situation to develop, anyway, this was the only way for Zhan Zhao to get revenge on Chen Mu, and let Zhan Zhao vent the grievances he had been bored here for a month.

Zhan Zhao bared his teeth, looked at Chen Mu with malicious intentions, and sank into his dantian...

After a long time without getting an answer, Chen Mu felt something was wrong, when Zhan Zhao's voice burst into his ears, "Chen Mu!"

"Wow!" Chen Mu covered his ears and jumped up, knocking down the stool with his calf.While covering his sore calf and rubbing his sore ears, Chen Mu leaned on the desk, looked in the direction of the table with aggrieved eyes, "Zhan Zhao, you are too cruel."

Besides Zhan Zhao's laughter, Chen Mu also heard Bai Yutang's laughter.Looking in the general direction of Bai Yutang, Chen Mu said weakly, "Bai Yutang, it's not good for you, you have to watch Zhan Zhao."

"I'm being cruel, I called you for a reason." Zhan Zhao said frankly.

reason……?Chen Mu couldn't see Zhan Zhao, but Bai Yutang also looked at Zhan Zhao with disbelief.Zhan Zhao looked at Bai Yutang sincerely and aggrievedly, how could you not believe me?

"Yes, yes, there is a reason." Facing Zhan Zhao's expression, Bai Yutang immediately surrendered.In short, everything is based on the principle of exhibition.

"What's the reason?" Chen Mu is not Bai Yutang, he has no principles.

Zhan Zhao casually pointed at the door, "Here, someone is looking for you."

Zhan Zhao's words were like a warning, as soon as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.Chen Mu squeezed his eyes in shock, no way, Zhan Zhao is really a prophet?

But Zhan Zhao obviously wasn't, because he didn't expect that what he said casually would actually come true.Sure enough, the right time, place and people are all on his side.

The knock on the door rang again, "Grandpa, what's wrong with you? There was a loud noise." The servant outside the door knocked on the door worriedly, not knowing what happened to the new uncle in the study.

Chen Mu raised his voice, "It's nothing, I accidentally knocked down the stool." Chen Mu helped the chair up and opened the door.In his impression, domestic servants would not bother him at night, especially when he needed to rest.There must be something important.

Sure enough, when he opened the door, he saw a servant waiting outside the door respectfully.Chen Mu still had the impression that this person was dedicated to serve by Father Xu's side.At this time, Father Xu should have something to do with him.At this time, the only thing Chen Mu was feeling was that he had rearranged his hair when he was talking to Gongsun Ce and the others.

"My lord, my master welcomes you." The servant said respectfully.

Chen Mu quickly recalled his expression, tone and gestures during the day, lightly flicked his sleeves, and put his hands behind his back, "Lead the way."

When closing the door, Chen Mu waved his hand behind his back.Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were taken aback for a moment, and followed them knowingly.But this time, the place where Xu's father was waiting for him was not the usual study, but in the courtyard.

Father Xu just sat on the stone bench, looking at him quietly.The servant left early. Chen Mu paused when he saw the jug and wine glass in Father Xu's hand, and finally went to sit opposite Father Xu.

"Father, this is tonight..." Chen Mu consciously filled the wine glass for Father Xu, and also poured himself a small glass of wine.Watching Father Xu drink, Chen Mu didn't touch his glass.It's better not to drink.Chen Mu thought it would be better to do so.However, Chen Mu still served Father Xu a drink.

Father Xu nodded in satisfaction, but he didn't continue to drink the second glass of wine.The two of them just looked at different places, silently lost in thought.

"The few pieces of cloth you picked are good, thank you for your hard work this time." Xu's father said to Chen Mu with some guilt. In the past month, Chen Mu has taken on a lot of business for Xu's family, and he has also done a lot of work for him. Less trips to the store.

Chen Mu did not speak quietly, he knew that this was not the main point of Xu's father looking for him tonight.So he waited quietly.

"I've worked hard on you all this time, and have been running outside the house." Father Xu stood up with his hands behind his back, "Is Shuyan okay this month?"

Knowing that Chen Mu and Xu Shuyan have not consummated their marriage, Father Xu will not force Chen Mu either.But Chen Mu went out too many times this month, Xu Shuyan had been left alone for too long, Xu's father was always worried about his daughter.

Chen Mu also recalled Xu Shuyan's state this month, feeling indescribably guilty, "Shuyan is doing well, but I'm not here, so he will be a little lonely."

Hearing what Chen Mu said, Xu's father also showed shame, "Shuyan and Yuqi are treasures that I hold in the palm of my hand. Shuyan is congenitally deficient and physically weak. I can't let Yuqi bear so much burden for my father like you. Things can only be kept in the boudoir, for all these years, no matter how much I love her, I still owe her."

It's not that Chen Mu doesn't understand Father Xu's mood.Xu Shuyan has been weak since she was a child, so she can only stay at home. How can she not envy her relatives who can go out freely?

"... How about going out?"

While in a trance, Chen Mu seemed to hear Father Xu talking to him, "Father, what you just said was..." While speaking, Chen Mu was a little embarrassed that he was in a trance at this moment.

Father Xu just smiled and didn't care about Chen Mu's distraction. He thought about it because of Shuyan, "I mean, it's my younger sister's birthday in a few days. She said she wanted to meet Shuyan and You. Let's go together when the time comes."

"What about Yu... Yuqi?" Chen Mu shook his head helplessly. In fact, not only was he himself in the daytime, even Xu Yuqi was still hidden in a corner, even if he called her by her name without any intimacy. It would make him hesitate for a moment.

And according to Xu's father, he and Shuyan are going to go with him this time.The Xu family has been busy with business recently, so they will definitely leave someone at home to take care of the business, so that means Xu Yuqi will be left alone at home?

"I'm afraid I'm going to feel sorry for Yuqi. She's always been reasonable, so she probably won't object." Xu's father was somewhat sure of Xu Yuqi's reaction.

"..." Chen Mu was silent.He didn't know what Xu Shuyan and Xu Yuqi's past was like, and he couldn't tell.But in the past month, Xu Yuqi didn't seem to be feeling well either.

It is a rare opportunity to go out and relax, and Chen Mu even more hopes that the pair of sisters can go together.But Xu's father had already made a decision, and the situation on the Xu family's side did require a capable person to take charge, and the person who was most familiar with the Xu family's business, besides himself, was Xu Yuqi, who had never given up on men since he was a child.

This is also a result that has to be chosen under the balance of the two.Although Chen Mu didn't quite agree with this decision, there was nothing he could do.It's just that he subconsciously thought that it would be better if it was daytime when he set off, so that he wouldn't have to face Xu Yuqi, and he wouldn't have to face his complicated emotions.

"I'll talk to Yuqi about this matter in a few days, and I'll have a drink tonight." Father Xu rarely wanted a drink tonight, so he took this opportunity to reward his hard-working son-in-law.

Chen Mu endured to maintain his temperament during the day, and then respectfully agreed.Obviously he likes to drink, but at the thought of drinking with Xu's father, Chen Mu couldn't help but want to run away.

But depending on the situation, it is impossible not to drink.Having made up his mind, Chen Mu also picked up his wine glass, and for some reason, a figure flashed by in the corridor not far away.

Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat for no reason, but he couldn't get out, so Chen Mu made a gesture where Father Xu couldn't see it, and he believed that Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang could see it.

Sure enough, Zhan Zhao said "Yutang and I will go and have a look" and there was no more sound.Chen Mu breathed a sigh of relief, his heart was a little dignified, and his intuition told him that the person who eavesdropped there just now was Xu Yuqi.

Most of his thoughts were on Xu Yuqi, and Chen Mu forced himself to focus on Xu's father's words and drinking movements, hoping that Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang could catch up.

The fact is that it is not what Chen Mu hopes to achieve.Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang thought that their running was not slow, but the black shadow just now ran even faster.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang chased him with all their might, based on the idea that although he couldn't stop this person, he still wanted to know the purpose of this person's eavesdropping, at least who he was.

As the distance got closer and closer, the person running in front seemed to realize that someone was chasing him, so he ran to different paths from time to time, almost being chased by Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang.

But Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, who were chasing after him, were in a different mood.Just now, when the people in front turned their heads, they could clearly see the face of that person, it was Xu Yuqi.

Why did Xu Yuqi eavesdrop?But compared to this, what makes the two feel even more strange is that Xu Yuqi's application changes every time he looks back, as if——

It was as if every time she turned her head she could see the anxiety of the gradually shortening distance between her and the two people behind her and the contemplation of where she should flee to next.

It's not like a reaction that someone who can't see them would be able to react to. "Mao'er, Xu Yuqi can see us." Bai Yutang's voice sounded very certain, and Zhan Zhao also nodded with certainty.

The two continued to chase tacitly, but this time Zhan Zhao followed Xu Yuqi closely, while Bai Yutang walked aside. He remembered that there was a road here that could lead to the same exit.

Xu Yuqi still ran desperately, trying to get back to her room, but when she turned to the right, she was forced back by the man in a different white suit waiting in the shadows.

Xu Yuqi turned her head in panic, the back road was blocked early, the man also dressed in different clothes pressed on step by step, both of them left her a safe distance, but she had nowhere to go.

The three of them stuck together like this, and no one took an extra step.In the end it was Bai Yutang who broke the silence, "Can you see us?"

Compared to Xu Yuqi's reason for eavesdropping on Chen Mu and Xu's father, this matter is more worthy of Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang's attention.After staying in this Xu Mansion for a month, they didn't realize that anyone in this Xu Mansion could actually see them.

And the two of them were quietly observed by one person for a month. During this month, their actions, words and deeds were all under the observation of this person. How could Bai Yutang not mind it.

"Second Miss Xu, we have no intention of hurting you." Zhan Zhao wondered if he and Bai Yutang had frightened her, after all, being chased by two people in different clothes late at night is not an easy thing to accept.

Zhan Zhao was still thinking about how to speak to Xu Yuqi, but Xu Yuqi, who had lowered his head and said nothing before, suddenly raised his head, with a calm expression that was completely different from what he had imagined, "You can't hurt me either."

Such a tone, calm and quiet, how could they have the flustered and tactful look they had seen before.But it was also like this, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang finally understood what Father Xu said about "Don't give in to men".

Under Xu Yuqi's innocent personality, there is also her firm side. She is indeed completely different from Xu Shuyan's weakness, two completely opposite people.

Xu Yuqi's answer left Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang at a loss for words.Bai Yutang walked to Zhan Zhao's side, looked directly at Xu Shuyan, "You already knew when we came here."

Xu Yuqi just laughed and didn't answer.But this kind of smile, coupled with the current situation, basically she has acquiesced.

Zhan Zhao looked at Xu Shuyan warily, he had to be wary of him, the Ruqun brought the two of them into this dream, but Xu Shuyan was well aware of their existence, but kept silent.

"Then you also know that Chen Mu is not your brother-in-law." Zhan Zhao said, she could see herself and Bai Yutang, so it was impossible for her not to know about Chen Mu's existence.

Xu Yuqi just raised the corners of his mouth, and a deep softness appeared in his calm eyes, and even his tone subconsciously slowed down, "He is, from the beginning to the end, he is my brother-in-law."

"Do you think that after telling Chen Mu about you, he can still face you so calmly?" The mysterious woman in front of her had to take a direct attack.Bai Yutang immediately followed Zhan Zhao's question and pressed Xu Yuqi.

Chen Mu is what Xu Yuqi cares most about.They can all see it.

Sure enough, after Bai Yutang said this, Xu Yuqi's expression changed.At the same time, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang felt that the soles of their feet were empty, their eyes went dark, and they were in a daze, and the surrounding air seemed to be distorted.

But this uncomfortable feeling only lasted for a moment, when Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang came back to their senses, everything around them returned to calm.Only this unbelievably quiet atmosphere kept reminding the two of them that something really happened just now.

"Let me tell you, the person I care about is him, and I won't do anything to hurt him, so you don't need to worry about it." Xu Yuqi said to the two of them word by word.

The corners of Bai Yutang's mouth curled up. This woman really has a hidden edge.Zhan Zhao just turned his head and stared at Xu Yuqi with his most innocent gaze, "Oh? But we don't believe it, after all we are also worried about our friends."

Yes, they cared about Chen Mu.There is absolutely no teaming up to use this method to extract any potentially useful information from Xu Yuqi's mouth.

"Don't think that if I didn't bring you two here, I can't drive you away." Xu Yuqi's voice seemed particularly unrealistic in the darkness.

What's even more unrealistic is that the timing was just right, Zhan Zhao's "innocent" provocation actually brought up a gust of wind, and the trees, flowers and plants in the entire small courtyard rustled because of this weird wind, and it became louder and louder.

Xu Yuqi's expression was extremely serious, at first Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang thought Xu Yuqi was looking at them.No, Xu Yuqi was indeed looking at them at first, but later Xu Yuqi looked past them and looked into the distance.

And her expression gradually showed that she seemed to be fighting against something, it was very hard, and it didn't look smooth.Sure enough, after a while, the wind stopped, and calm returned to the yard.

Xu Yuqi waved his sleeves coldly, as if he lost his attention to the existence of Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang at that moment, "Why don't you let me drive them away, they shouldn't be brought here."

The sound of rustling leaves came from the yard again, as if answering.Xu Yuqi's expression changed after the sound of the tree, and in the end she just glanced at Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, said "I won't let them leave here", then turned and left.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang didn't expect Xu Yuqi to leave like this. From the beginning to the present, Xu Yuqi clearly expressed her intention to drive them out of the Xu Mansion during the short confrontation, but she didn't, or rather——

"She can't drive us away." Zhan Zhao remembered what she had said before, "From what she said, it seems that Chen Mu is the one she wants to pull in, which means that the appearance of the two of us is not in her plan."

"This place is not controlled by her alone." Bai Yutang said.

Now they understood, that's why Xu Yuqi couldn't do that, she couldn't do it at all.So the question is, who brought them in?

After being silent for a while, Zhan Zhao found something that caught his attention, "Yutang, when the leaves rang just now, was there any wind?"

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Chilled back.