Reborn as a concubine's daughter and entering a noble family: Xie Lang, don't be too seduc

"who are you?"

Once Ah Lin's condition stabilized, Xie Shu called Lu Ming outside to inquire about her condition.

All of the previous events had already made him suspicious of Lu Ming. It was no coincidence that Lu Ming had repeatedly used his and Xie Lin's affairs to get close to Huo Sanghua. Today's actions further confirmed his suspicions.

I increasingly feel that Lu Ming's appearance carries an unspeakable threat.

He has a responsibility to protect Xie Lin and Sang Hua, and he needs to make things clear with Lu Ming.

Lu Ming was prepared for this. His relationship with Hawthorne was becoming clearer, which naturally aroused Xie Shu's suspicion, but he wasn't worried...

Compared to everything Hawthorne was slowly remembering, Xie Shu's doubts were insignificant. "What kind of answer are you hoping to get from asking me this?"

Lu Ming looked back at Xie Shu without flinching. Now, he and Huo Sanghua were only one step away from recognizing each other, and Xie Shu no longer had any value to him.

"You originally came here for Sang Hua." Xie Shu was absolutely certain, and only now did she feel a little regretful.

Why didn't he discover Lu Ming's purpose sooner?

From the moment Lu Ming approached him, he seemed to be shrouded in secrets. However, at the time, he didn't think much of it and only felt that Lu Ming was a rare and extraordinary person, and it was understandable that he carried some secrets that could not be told to outsiders.

What he didn't expect was that Lu Ming's secret was related to Sang Hua.

"Yes." Lu Ming did not deny it.

"You want to take Sang Hua away from the Xie family?" Xie Shu asked again, needing to figure out what Lu Ming wanted most.

Xie Shu knew that Lu Ming had approached Sang Hua multiple times and tested her several times.

Therefore, it is certain that Sang Hua did not recognize him at first... ...or rather, she did not remember him.

Since General Huo's incident, Sang Hua has been living in the palace and it's impossible for her to have had any contact with Lu Ming over the years. Therefore, their relationship must have started much earlier...

Perhaps, before Sang Hua entered the palace?

Perhaps it's because Sang Hua was young back then, and experienced a dramatic change in her family, which traumatized her and caused her to forget everything from the past, including... Lu Ming.

Lu Ming remembered Sang Hua, and it was for this reason that he tried every means to get close to Sang Hua through him.

Ultimately, after Lu Ming's repeated probing, he successfully aroused Sang Hua's suspicion, causing Sang Hua to remember some things.

So what now?

Xie Shu wanted to know if Lu Ming's ultimate goal was to take Sang Hua away from the Xie family.

"Yes." Lu Ming admitted it again, just as frankly as when he first met Xie Shu. He didn't think it was a good thing for Sang Hua to stay in the Xie family. If Sang Hua was willing, he could take her away from here immediately.

"Lu Ming, you..." Xie Shu's unease was confirmed, and she became nervous.

But before she could finish speaking, Lu Ming interrupted her.

Lu Ming said, "You'd better think carefully about your position in saying this to me. To Sang Hua, you are just the elder brother of her current husband. You have no right to interfere in her private affairs, nor do you have the status to do so."

After all, Sang Hua wasn't his person, so why should he care about her?

These words left Xie Shu speechless, and she stood there, lost in thought.

And in the room... ...

The peace did not return after Xie Shu and Lu Ming left.

Huo Sanghua tidied everything up, settled Xie Lin in bed, and covered him with a blanket.

"...You know him?" Xie Lin couldn't help but ask.

"Who?" Huo Sanghua, who had just been lost in thought, didn't immediately grasp the meaning of Xie Lin's words. However, she quickly discerned his intentions from his probing gaze. "You mean... Lu Ming?"

"The way he looks at you doesn't seem like you've only recently met. You two have known each other for a long time? When did that happen? I guess it was before you... entered the palace, right? What about the Fourth Prince? Does the Fourth Prince know about your relationship?" Xie Lin seemed to have too many questions.

He had never heard of Lu Ming being associated with Hawthorne and Li Lang.

As far as I can remember, Lu Ming only got to know the Xie family through his brother Xie Shu's connections.

Could it be...?

Compared to Xie Lin's "calculation," Huo Sanghua seemed much more at ease. "With so many questions, how am I supposed to answer them? Besides, whether I know Lu Ming or not, what does it have to do with you?"

"Of course it's related. Don't forget, we're still..."

When Xie Lin heard Huo Sanghua question their relationship, he became anxious and tried to sit up to explain.

Could it be that Hawthorne is trying to renege on his promise?!

His reaction was exactly as Hawthorne had predicted. Just as he was about to sit up, Hawthorne grabbed him and pressed him back onto the bed.

Remember? Impossible.

He was so badly injured that if Lu Ming hadn't come to his rescue several times, he probably would have lost his life.

“I’ve already said it, our relationship only lasts a year. Originally, I needed your connections to escape the palace. I only ask that you give me a year to settle everything properly, and then I won’t be a burden to you anymore,” Hawthorne said to herself. “I know you never wanted to marry me from the beginning, and you were forced to compromise because you were pressured. Perhaps you’re right; what can someone like me hope for…?”

She almost, almost believed that Xie Lin had also fallen for her...

Fortunately, Xie Lin pushed her away, which made her realize her situation.

Having been given a second chance at life, it seems that many things haven't changed. She still can't outsmart those people in the palace. Now, she just wants to stay far away and avoid getting involved in those schemes and plots, living her life quietly.

"Where else can you go if you leave the Xie family?" Xie Lin wanted to persuade him to stay, but remembering the responsibilities he carried, he dared not risk letting Huo Sanghua stay.

He knew all too well that Hawthorne's wish was simply to survive.

But if he fails at what he's about to do, it's destined to end...

"I don't know." Hawthorne didn't care about the result, and where she went wasn't important either.

The important thing is to get out of here.

"You plan to leave with Lu Ming?" Xie Lin asked, somewhat concerned.

From the moment Lu Ming appeared, he felt an unprecedented sense of crisis. He felt that Lu Ming would take Huo Sanghua away.

Leaving with Lu Ming? ... ...Huo Sanghua had never thought about this before, and was quite bewildered when Xie Lin asked her this question.

She's leaving with Lu Ming? "I don't know... ...Just rest well and don't think about anything else."

He then got up.

"Back then... why did you choose me?" Xie Lin suddenly called out to her, "You wanted to escape the palace, to get away from Li Lang. You could have used my brother's status to be more free. Was it really just... not wanting to implicate my brother? Or was it because..."

Or was it because of the very beginning when they first met...

Hawthorne roughly guessed what he was going to say, and was even a little nervous, afraid that he would actually ask it.

She didn't know how to answer Xie Lin.

Fortunately, Xie Lin's drawn-out tone suggested that he also found it difficult to speak.

Hawthorne then slightly relented.

Before she could fully relax, Xie Lin, as if having made up his mind, asked directly, "That day when we were looking at each other, what exactly did you want to confirm when you came out from behind the screen?"