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

"What are you arguing about?"

Lord Xie's arrival temporarily resolved a crisis.

Xie Shu and Xie Lin stopped arguing.

Lord Xie glanced at the three of them, as if he had already guessed the reason for their argument.

However, he didn't expose them. "What kind of nonsense is this?"

"Father..." Xie Shugang was about to speak.

"Child," Lord Xie said gently to Huo Sanghua, "a new restaurant has opened on East Street. The head chef was brought in from the Northwest, and everyone says his Northwest cuisine is excellent. Would you like to try it?"

Should we go to a restaurant outside?

Hawthorne was flattered, but then she thought of the old lady from the Xie family who was always finding fault with her; she had finally quieted down for a few days...

If she finds out I've done something wrong again, I'm afraid... ..."But isn't this against the rules?"

"You..." Lord Xie was about to tell her not to overthink it, and that as long as she wanted to go, it was fine.

But Xie Lin beat him to it, saying, "With your father here, what are you afraid of? Go if you want. If anyone asks, just tell them that your father sent you, and let them go to your father and reason with him."

Huo Sanghua was surprised by Xie Lin's words and looked at her with astonishment.

But she noticed Xie Lin secretly giving her a wink, as if urging her to go...

Although she didn't immediately understand what Xie Lin was up to, she could tell that he wanted to use her name to go out...

"You brat!" Lord Xie pointed at him, warning him not to lead Sang Hua astray.

When she turned to face Hawthorne, she had a completely different expression, much gentler. "Child, it's up to you whether you want to go or not. If you want to go, then go. Don't worry about anything."

"...Hmm, I'm a little curious." Huo Sanghua went along with it and accepted Lord Xie's invitation. "I've never had authentic Northwest cuisine before."

"Very well." Seeing that she had agreed, Lord Xie then made arrangements, "I'll have someone come to pick you up tomorrow at noon..."

Xie Lin jumped out, "Father, what about me?"

Lord Xie complained that he was always causing a ruckus wherever he went, but reluctantly agreed, telling them to prepare early and that someone would come to pick them up at noon.

But when Lord Xie turned around and looked at Xie Shu, he seemed to intentionally bring it up, wanting Xie Shu to come along...

Unexpectedly, Xie Shu rejected him.

Xie Shu frankly stated that she had other plans for tomorrow and would not be able to have dinner with her father.

Lord Xie glanced at Xie Shu quietly, as if he could read his meaning from Xie Shu's face. He did not continue to make things difficult for him, and casually agreed, saying that he would bring some back for him to try.

Xie Shu said he had something to discuss with Lord Xie, so Lord Xie told Xie Lin and Huo Sanghua to go back first.

Emerging from the study, Huo Sanghua asked Xie Lin, "Why does it seem like there's something strange between Lord Xie and the eldest son? They seem much more distant..."

“Big Brother has always been like this, very serious,” Xie Lin explained. “Maybe he’s been under some pressure lately investigating a case, so he always seems cold and aloof to everyone.”

Cold-hearted and unapproachable?

Hawthorne thought carefully about what she saw of Xie Shu when she was in the study...

Is he really cold and unapproachable? But I still feel that Xie Shu's sense of alienation is particularly strong when facing Lord Xie.

"In Lord Li's case, is the eldest son suspecting Marquis Xie?"

"Maybe." Xie Lin did not deny it. The relationship between his elder brother and father had always been so "polite" that it was almost like that of a biological father and son. "... But given my elder brother's personality, it's not a big deal. He suspects that Lord Li's case is related to the Huo family's old case, so he will suspect everyone who was related to the Huo family back then, including our father."

"So he was testing me just now... ...could it be that he also suspects me?" Hawthorne recalled Xie Shu's words.

Is what Xie Shu wants her to remember really just what the Huo family suffered back then?

“It shouldn’t be,” Xie Lin said. “Because you were so young at the time, even if you had a connection with the Huo family, you couldn’t possibly know anything. Back then, anyone directly involved in the Huo family tragedy wouldn’t tell a child what they were going to do.”

Therefore, he felt that his elder brother probably just wanted to use Hawthorne's memories to find the clues that were missed in the case back then.

Perhaps at that time, she inadvertently saw something, heard something, or met someone that the evidence at the time could not prove, but these could indirectly prove the people and things that the Huo family might have been involved in back then.

But just as he had told his elder brother, dragging Hawthorne into this mess lets everyone know that the "orphan of the Hawthorne family," who had forgotten everything, has now remembered, placing Hawthorne in a situation where everyone is in danger...

Then Hawthorne would be in great danger.

Various forces are lurking in Shengjing, all related to the Huo family tragedy of that year, and the forces behind them are different.

Once they discover Hawthorne, they are very likely to take action against him for various reasons.

He wasn't sure he could protect Hawthorne amidst the power struggles of so many factions.

Therefore, the best way to protect Hawthorne now is to keep her well hidden and prevent her from being discovered.

"...Why would the eldest young master think that I might know something?" Hawthorne asked suspiciously. "Does the eldest young master suspect that he knows I might have met someone back then? Or does he think that I must have seen something at the time?"

If Xie Shu wasn't 80% certain that what she could remember was important, she probably wouldn't want to involve her.

Even now, she can't help but wonder what she has forgotten.

"Have you never suddenly remembered anything?" Xie Lin asked. "Although everyone says you had a serious illness back then and then forgot everything, in all these years, have you never had a nightmare, or suddenly remembered anything?"

Even if it was because she was young and suffered a great shock that she developed an illness and forgot everything.

But after all these years, if it was something you experienced firsthand, you would probably think of something when you faced the same situation, right?

His reminder made Hawthorne stop in his tracks.

"...It seems that I do have very few memories, but they are just vague and ordinary ones. As for when the Huo family had their accident...I have absolutely no recollection of it."

She understood what Xie Lin meant.

She died tragically on her wedding night and was reborn. In that chaotic state, she remembered nothing, but afterwards, she could vaguely recall some clues...

Why is it that you can't remember anything about how the Huo family was murdered?

Forgotten so completely, it's as if... ...

Someone has erased her memory.

Who else has such ability...?