Rebirth: General, Don't Mess Around!

”With no outsiders around, whether Old Master Li was angered to death by Li Ronghuan or by Madam Li remains a mystery to this day.”

”Why do they say Li Chuhai’s death is related to Madam Li? There’s a lot of rumors flying around. Some say Li Chuhai had already committed a crime when he fled abroad, and it was because Madam Li asked him to return to face legal punishment. Others say Li Chuhai did something heinous back in the day, and was targeted upon his return, reported to the authorities, and then shot dead by police while trying to flee the country.”

Xia Jinyuan listened, his gaze dark and inscrutable. They could call it rumor, but trim off some edges and you find the truth of the matter.

If that’s the case, the one who spread these rumors must know some inside information, so... Xia Jinyuan felt a sudden chill in his chest and said to Qin Xiu, ”Let’s plan another day for mountain climbing and enjoying the views. That’s enough for today.”

He had to ask his old man immediately. Rumors were messy, but his old man would have definitely found out the truth by now!

Qin Xiu’s invitation for Xia Jinyuan to take a walk was just a pretext; his real intention was to discuss Ye Jian. However, before they even got to that topic, Xia Jinyuan was already anxious to leave. Qin Xiu lifted his hand and grabbed the snow-covered iron chain, his movement a bit exaggerated. The iron chain, connected to the stone pillars on both sides, shook, causing strips of snow to flutter down and revealing the entire rusty chain.

”When do you plan to marry Ye Jian?” he suddenly asked, his jawline slightly tensed, his elegant and handsome features appearing calm, yet his heart twisted in pain as he spoke.

Asking when the girl he liked would marry someone else was truly cruel to himself.

And yet, Qin Xiu wanted to use this very cruelty to end his yearning for Ye Jian. It had been too long, really too long, so long that he’d gotten used to silently loving Ye Jian, to the habit of looking at her photo every night before sleep, so long... that he’d started to believe he would likely spend his life loving only her.

As his sister had said, loving a girl who’s already taken is too painful. He had loved her for so long, it was time to let go. He really, really wanted to let go and was ready to try.

Even if it was cruel to himself, he had to do it.

Xia Jinyuan, who was preparing to descend the mountain, truly hadn’t expected Qin Xiu to ask when he and Ye Jian would marry. Had it not been for the sudden visit and hasty departure that morning, which informed him of Qin Xiu’s continued affection for Ye Jian, he might have been fooled into believing Qin Xiu had moved on from her.

Questioning himself with a query that would cause him great harm, Xia Jinyuan at this very moment felt admiration for Zou Xiu’s gentlemanly demeanor. Knowing the other party had eyes for his girlfriend, Xia Jinyuan couldn’t muster a hint of disgust for Qin Xiu.

From the beginning, Qin Xiu had been a gentleman.

If the roles were reversed, Xia Jinyuan doubted he could act as Qin Xiu did.

He answered with a smile, ”She just graduated last year and is currently working hard for her career. There’s no rush, marriage will probably take a few more years.”

A few more years...

Qin Xiu’s eyes hid his raw emotion as he looked down, ”Why not marry earlier? After marriage, one can still work hard for their career.”

After marrying, he should be able to more resolutely cut off his own yearnings.

”An Jiaxin wants to marry later, and I respect her wishes. Waiting a few more years to marry won’t affect our relationship, so let’s wait a bit longer. I don’t want marriage to bring her unhappiness. Whatever makes her happy, I will go along with.”

Although he admired Qin Xiu’s gentlemanly qualities, Xia Jinyuan thought it was still necessary to be on guard and not become complacent.