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Xiao Mu remained silent for a long time.

Looking at his daughter's expression, he knew he couldn't hide it anymore.

“Ran’er, this was something I promised someone. A man’s word is his bond, and I shouldn’t have told you…” Xiao Mu said sadly.

"But in the end, I have let you and Chinen down."

Xiao Mu recalled.

At that time, he was just a soldier, but he was appreciated by the old marshal because of a battle.

That old marshal was He's father.

He intended to groom Xiao Mu, but the price was that he would marry Xiao Mu's daughter, He Shi.

Xiao Mu naturally disagreed, as he already had a wife, and he told the old marshal about it.

But the old marshal didn't take it seriously.

Xiao Mu sighed: "At that time, I had the idea of ​​leaving the army. After my military service, I would return to Xicun and enjoy my old age with Zhi Nian. Even if I was just a lowly soldier, I would be content... I really couldn't stand others interfering in our relationship."

Xiao Ran remained silent.

Although his father spoke well, the outcome was completely different; he married someone else, and his mother died.

Xiao Mu continued, "The unexpected event happened at this time..."

He had a childhood sweetheart named Chen Ji, who was the brother of General Chen Zhan.

Xiao Mu and he were both soldiers in the military camp.

The two were already at odds, and this incident only made things worse.

Xiao Mu felt that he had no intention of competing with Chen Ji for any woman; he only wanted to do his job well, earn military merit, and win battles.

But Chen Ji didn't think so.

He considered Xiao Mu a thorn in his side. He felt that Xiao Mu was just a lowly soldier with little experience, so how could he be appreciated by the marshal and easily win his woman?

So, one night...

Chen Ji assassinated the old marshal.

But he didn't know that Xiao Mu was in the old marshal's tent at the time. He subdued Chen Ji, but the old marshal was powerless to turn the tide.

His last words were that he should take good care of Madam He and marry her.

The old marshal also handed over the military tally to him.

He dared not disobey his mentor's instructions, but on the other hand, his beloved wife was waiting for him at home...

"So, you abandoned my mother." Xiao Ran's expression was indifferent, revealing no emotion.

“I didn’t…” Xiao Mu shook his head vigorously: “I made an agreement with Madam He that above her, there is a legal wife.”

"She didn't say anything, and agreed to be a secondary wife, but she had one condition... that she could only come to pick you and your daughter up a year after returning to the capital."

Xiao Mu sighed: "Mrs. He is very weak. I know she is afraid that she cannot stand on her own two feet, so I just let her be..."

He Shi is weak? This is the funniest joke she's heard all year.

"So, Father just told my mother and me to wait around? Do you know that my mother went mad during that year?!"

Recalling the life Xiao Ran described of her and her daughter, Xiao Mu felt a pang of sorrow: "It's my fault. If I hadn't been so indecisive, how could she have..."

"It's too late." Xiao Ran said calmly, showing no intention of accepting his confession.

She knew in her heart how hard her mother had lived, and she could not bear any remorse on her mother's behalf.

"I've let Zhi Nian down, I've let you down... I'm just not meant to be with you and your daughter, I can't even send a letter to you..." Xiao Mu said, then began to sob softly.

"A letter?" Xiao Ran asked.

"Yes, I secretly wrote to you, but I didn't receive a reply for a long time. I thought it was because you two didn't want to forgive me... But after I brought you to the capital, I realized something was wrong. I found out that the people at the post station had been attacked by bandits..."

Xiao Mu smiled bitterly: "But what's the point? Fate has decreed that Zhi Nian and I are no longer destined to be husband and wife."