Chapter 424 - The Painting She Wants Badly (2/2)

“It was not that tough. Cousin Xuan had always protected me and Grandaunt was very nice to me.” Mo Xuetong answered casually. However, she did not mention Mdm Yu.

Even though Mdm Yu had tried to kill her only once and usually treated her with fake benevolence, she had indeed been mean to Mo Xuetong. Mo Xuetong did not wish to b.u.t.ter up to Qin Yufeng and intentionally make Mdm Yu appear friendly. Given Qin Yufeng’s scheming personality, she did not have to say that for Qin Yufeng to know. As such, she did not wish to present a false appearance of goodwill between the two.

She had been lied to in her past life and died. Qin Yufeng had a hand in that. In this life, she just wanted to stay far away from him.

Qin Yufeng looked at Mo Xuetong’s face. His eyes, which were so deep and dark that one could not see anything in them suddenly flashed with laughter than Mo Xuetong understood. It was not perfunctory laughter, but a joy that came from the heart. That smile made him seem gentle, elegant, and more congenial.

For a moment, Mo Xuetong even felt that he would not hurt her!

However, she immediately cleared up these ridiculous thoughts that she had. Who was the man in front of her? It was the most mysterious Qin Yufeng. If one could see through his so easily, would he have set up that scam in her past life? Even until her death, she had thought that he had hurt her because he was in love with Mo Xuemin.

Even after everything that happened, she still did not understand what he was up to. One could tell from this how devious he was!

“Grandmother has something that she wants me to give to you in private. Since you are here, you might as well go with me to retrieve it.” Qin Yufeng said with a slight smile. It was as if he did not notice the distant coldness in her eyes. He smiled slightly and pointed to the path in front of them.

Qin Yufeng had not encountered her by chance. He had waited here especially for her!

Mo Xuetong’s eyes tightened and a flash of coldness appeared at the corners of her eyes. She looked at where Qin Yufeng had come from. After a long while, she smiled and said lightly, “What is it that Grandaunt wants to give me?”

She did not think that going with Qin Yufeng was a good idea. She wanted to get as far away from this person as possible. It could be said that Mo Xuetong’s past life had been destroyed mostly by Qin Yufeng, who hid behind Mo Xuemin. If she still did not learn from the lesson she paid for in blood, then she probably would not know how she died in this life as well.

“I heard that when Cousin Tong was in Cloud City, you liked a painting in Grandmother’s room. Grandmother brought it with her this time on her trip to the capital. However, she did not have a chance to give it to you, so she left it with me. She told me to go and give it to you when I am free. However, I have been busy with exams recently and forgot all about it. It is such a coincidence for us to meet here now!”

Qin Yufeng said softly. It was as if he knew that Mo Xuetong would not just leave with him so easily. He smiled elegantly and appeared to be a charming young man. In her past life, she had died early and did not know if he had cheated everyone with his appearance. Feng Yuxuan must have gotten the throne with his help.

Or perhaps, the high and prominent position as emperor was not difficult for him to attain!

However, the painting he mentioned made Mo Xuetong’s heart stutter.

Mo Xuetong naturally remembered that painting. She had paid attention to it because her mother was the model for the painting. The painting was of her mother as a child, playing among flowers. Her mother was not the only girl in the painting. There were two other girls. Only the side profile of a girl and the back of the other girl could be seen in the painting.

Mo Xuetong had seen the painting at Old Madam Qin’s by chance. Even though Old Madam Qin did not say anything outright, she could sense that the girl in the painting was her mother. She had looked at the painting again and again. She liked it a lot but did not ask for it in the end.

After all, she was just an orphan girl living under someone’s roof then. She had no right to ask Old Madam Qin for it!

Back then, she thought she had been very careful. She did not expect Old Madam Qin to notice that. After all, she was just a young girl at 11 years old. She did not know how to hide her emotions.

She had always wanted that painting. She was still a child when her mother pa.s.sed away. There were no paintings of her mother left behind. When she thinks of her mother now, she can only remember a woman who was as pale as snow. However, the lively girl in the painting had once been her mother. She would rather see her mother like that.

After a moment of hesitation, Mo Xuetong bit her lips. It was a difficult decision to make!

If the person in front of her had been Qin Yuxuan, she would have followed him without a second word. However, he was Qin Yufeng…

“Cousin Tong, you just have to go and get it with me. My study is at the entrance of the inner courtyard. You do not have to go to the outer courtyard.” Qin Yufeng knew what she was worried about when he saw her hesitate. He smiled graciously.

Mo Xuetong looked up. Her long lashes fluttered as she looked at him. Then, she smiled slightly and said, “Alright, then I will have to trouble Cousin Feng.”

Since Old Madam Qin had given her than painting, she was determined to get it. They were in the Qin Manor. If anything were to happen to her, Feng Yuran would not let Qin Yufeng off. Even if he investigated and found out that the Qin Manor had nothing to do with it, everyone knew that Feng Yuran was unreasonable. They could not predict what he would do. As such, she was going to bet that Qin Yufeng would not do anything to her right now.

Furthermore, Qin Yufeng was more intelligent than most. He was book smart but was not a good fighter. Mo Xuetong had Mo Ye with her. If they were to fight, she might not be at a disadvantage.

Having decided that, Mo Xuetong did not hesitate any longer and nodded.

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