(3)The Most Loving Marriage In History: Master Mu's Pampered Wife(Under Editing)

Chapter 523: Reject

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation                                                                    Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Upon hearing that, Mu Lingshi suddenly gripped the teacup in hand a little tighter. She thought about it, then shook her head. "No, Brother, I know you're doing it for me and the Mu family. No matter what, it's actually us who owe you too much. This whole thing should've had nothing to do with you. Sometimes, I wonder what would I do if I didn't have you." Her voice bore some bitterness.

"Why are you saying such silly things? We're siblings. Who else would I protect if not you? I don't deny that feeling guilty about you and Lingtian all these years. A mistake remains a mistake. The harm that has been done can never be reconciled just like how Grandmother's sudden passing didn't give us a chance to make it up to her," Mu Yuchen spoke in a lowered voice as faint sorrow showed in his eyes, "I'm grateful that you've never blamed me."

"Brother, you take too much upon yourself. These things were never even your fault. We did wrong by you first. When we were younger, you gave us lots of care and consideration, and we saw all of it. Our parents treated the three of us better than they did towards you. I always tell Ah Mo that I shouldn't need to feel any regret. After all, what did the other children have that I didn't?"

Mu Lingshi felt strongly about this. She breathed in, then sighed. "Brother, some things really go beyond blood relations, not just in romantic relationships but in kinships too. I'm grateful that I could grow up in the Mu family. I'm thankful that I didn't fall into having a warped mindset because of everything. I'm grateful for all the positive energy that you all brought me, to allow me to grow in a space with optimism and peace as I face this world."

"Lingshi, you've changed a lot in the past two years. It makes me feel like you've really grown up, you're no longer the little girl that needs your brother's protection." Mu Yuchen's handsome face flushed with gladness.

Upon hearing that, Mu Lingshi chuckled. "It's been a while since I've grown up, Brother! I know that everyone hasn't been doing well these past few years, and it all revolves around the incidents with my mother and Lingtian. We claim that these things are in the past, but actually everyone's been holding onto them to the point that they've become a scar in our hearts that can reopen anytime and bleed once again just like how it was with Grandmother."

She sighed and suddenly looked up at Mu Yuchen's handsome face. Then, she slowly held his hand that had fallen by his side. "Brother, these nightmares should leave us now. I trust that you feel the same. After Grandmother left us, our hearts have since been empy. I've been thinking these days that perhaps we should think about it from a different perspective."

Mu Yuchen looked up silently at her, waiting for her to continue.

"Lingtian may not have left without any guilt towards you. Even though there was a misunderstanding between Lingtian and you, I feel like he wasn't all that bad. Whatever Qi Feng told you, it doesn't matter if they are real or not. Whatever it is, Lingtian did let you down. At this point, you should just forgive him in your heart. I trust that he's hoping for your forgiveness from the other side too."

"How do you know that he's hoping for my forgiveness and not resenting me for making him lose his life because of my insensitivity? Lingshi, guilt comes from the heart. There's a reason for every outcome, I am the reason, and Lingtian had suffered the consequences. I admit, that all these years I've been plagued by nightmares because of this incident, it was only after I married your sister-in-law, that the situation improved." Mu Yuchen silently drew his hand away and turned to his side to gaze out at the bright skies.

"I've always been looking for an excuse to relieve myself, Lingshi. I'm not as strong as you think I am. I've been looking for an outlet to release what I've been holding on to, to let my weak self be free of it. You might not understand how I feel. Until you stop asking why, there's no need to advise me to be relieved of it.