542 The Secret About the Past 160 (1/2)

He remained silent. The day that he found out that she had died, he left home to live in that house and had never once asked for news about her.

If that child that looked so much like she did had not appeared, he would probably have died by himself in that house.

The child had taken the risk to go there herself to search for her family, giving him a huge source of strength.

To his knowledge, when Shi Qingzhou died, she did not have a child at all.

There was only one possibility — her death back then had been faked. She did not actually die and was possibly still alive.

”Where is Big Brother?”

”He's working. If you're going to find him, both of you brothers can have dinner together in the evening.”

”Umm.”

Shi Xiaoyu left after sitting for a while and especially made coffee to serve into Tuoba Rui's office.

”I just came over from Ah Shuo's place.”

”What did you tell him?”

”I asked him if he wanted to see Mother and give Father a proper burial place. He refused. What a stubborn person, I think he's still not over it.”

Shi Xiaoyu continued as she observed his expression, ”He said he'll live here for some time and then leave this place to live his own life.”

”Let him be then.” Tuoba Rui displayed an indifferent attitude.

”Although you both have been living in the same place for so long, you've rarely ever seen each other. I'll make arrangements with the kitchen, why don't the two of you have dinner together in the evening?”

Tuoba Rui nodded. ”Umm. As long as he's willing to.”

Shi Xiaoyu placed the coffee in front of him and tactfully stopped there without saying anything further. With that, she left.

The moment the door was closed shut, the pen grasped in Tuoba Rui's hands froze. He stared at the table, appearing to be deep in thought.

For the rest of the time, he seemed out of sorts. It appeared like he had gone extremely deep into his memories of the past.

Those memories that were originally very distant were still fresh when he recalled them.

That woman who wore a striking red dress always had that comfortable smile on her face.

He still remembered the first time he met her.

It was that moment that had made his gaze fix on her.

That petite figure and fluttering red dress, which had been raised by the wind, as well as her long hair, which overflowed onto her shoulders…

He had wondered who she was, only to find out later that she was not only the mentor of the priest but also his younger brother's girlfriend.

Tuoba Rui could still remember the moment when he found out she was his brother's girlfriend. His heart was wrenched tightly.

He had not seen such a slender woman with an aura like hers. It was the first time he had been that desperate to understand someone.

Through their interaction that had followed, he came to grow increasingly fond of her.

It was to the extent that things could have gone out of hand.

However, he had always abided by the rules his parents had set and knew clearly that there were some things he could not just simply go against.

Unexpectedly, while he did not go against those rules, his younger brother had done so.

In order to marry her, he did not hesitate on going all out against his parents. The result was as can be imagined.

She was secretly brought before a church altar to be burned to death, and he risked everything to join hands with her master to save her.

He had thought that everything would change for the better and, when he had taken over the reins, that she would be able to live openly and aboveboard.

However, she'd escaped. Through news that followed, it was known that she had been caught and killed on the spot.

The last sight he had of her was an image of her in a blood-stained red dress.

That scene had been deeply engraved on his mind for a very long time.