After driving for a while, Meng Qing looked back at Yu Yi: “Were you missing home just now?”
Yu Yi turned her head silently to the side window. She no longer had a home. After each mission, she could only return to that white room. She didn’t know where her mother and sisters were, or if they were even alive, or if they were well.
Meng Qing waited a while, seeing she remained silent, and tried again: “Well, although you learned through memory implantation, having me teach you gun skills saves you quite a few points!”
“Thank you.”
“You don’t like to talk!”
“What about?”
“Anything. We’re partners now, chatting more helps us understand each other and work together better.”
“Okay.” After saying “okay”, Yu Yi didn’t speak again.
Meng Qing waited a while, twisting his mouth: “…Never mind. I’ll just focus on driving.”
Yu Yi curved her mouth, thinking that although this person looked like Tu Fei Bai, his personality was completely different.
In the following days, to avoid Tu Fei Ying, Meng Qing took Yu Yi out to practice shooting every morning, and Ding Jing Man had Aunt Wu take care of things. Yu Tao Er was already very uncomfortable with this.
In the afternoons, Meng Qing would shut himself in the study under the pretext of handling official business, seeing no one. Although Tu Fei Ying had been living in this house for several days, she had barely seen her big brother.
So one morning, Tu Fei Ying knocked on Yu Tao Er’s door.
Meng Qing and Yu Yi returned in the afternoon and saw Tu Fei Ying sitting in the living room.
Tu Fei Ying stood up: “Brother.”
Seeing he seemed to have something to say, Meng Qing waved his hand: “I’ll eat first, we’ll talk after.”
Tu Fei Ying immediately said: “I haven’t eaten either.”
Meng Qing said nothing and walked towards the dining room. Yu Yi lowered her head and went upstairs.
Tu Fei Ying stood in the living room, watching Yu Yi’s back as she went upstairs, until she turned at the staircase and disappeared from view, then turned and leisurely walked towards the dining room.
When the food was served, Tu Fei Ying said: “Brother, I heard that Zhou Qian Lin and Zheng Xiong have been in frequent contact, and have moved troops around North Mountain County. Are they planning to join forces against you? Brother, you must be careful…”
Meng Qing coldly said: “When did it become your place to teach me how to wage war?”
“That’s not what I meant,” Tu Fei Ying said awkwardly. “It’s just that big brother hasn’t been managing the troops recently, so I’m a bit worried…”
You Meng Qing, which eye saw that I don’t care? Every afternoon I handle official business in my study.” In fact, Meng Qing indeed did not care; he locked himself in the study and slept soundly.
Tu Fei Ying smiled and said, “Brother, do you know why I haven’t eaten lunch until now?”
Meng Qing looked at him. Tu Fei Ying continued, “I went to the command headquarters.” After arriving at the headquarters, he learned that Tu Feiwei had not been there for many days. If the headquarters had any matters to discuss with him, they could only call and inquire. This situation had been ongoing since the day he was injured.
At this moment, the meal was served, and Meng Qing turned his head and ordered, “Bring a meal to A Ju and send it up.” Then he began to eat voraciously.
Tu Feiying, seeing that he did not continue their previous conversation, tried again, “Brother, if you want to rest for a while, I can temporarily manage the troops for you.”
Meng Qing raised his eyes and coldly stared at him. Tu Feiying immediately said, “Don’t worry, brother. I’ll only manage things when you’re inconvenient, and I’ll hand over power back as soon as you’re rested.”
Meng Qing smiled faintly, “Feiying, you’ve learned quite a bit!”
“Of course, I can now share the burden for my big brother.” Tu Feiying saw his elder brother’s rare smile and couldn’t help but laugh along.
Meng Qing’s smile faded, “Half a month ago was when your brother was in pain. At that time, your brother was stabbed in the back, and many people outside were calling him a traitor. Where was this good brother of mine to share my burden then?” As he spoke, he forcefully smashed the bowl in his hand onto the floor, the delicate porcelain bowl shattering with a “bang” and fragments scattering everywhere.
Tu Feiying was stunned. He hurriedly followed Meng Qing as he walked out of the dining hall, “Brother, don’t be angry. I didn’t want to come; at that time, I couldn’t get away. Besides, I didn’t expect the matter to blow up so big.”
As he spoke, he reached out and grabbed Meng Qing’s left arm, and his other hand deliberately patted his left back.
That was where Tu Feiwei was injured.
Meng Qing’s expression did not change at all. Instead, he raised his left arm and forcefully shook off Tu Feiying, saying coldly, “Get back to your own territory! My troops, don’t even think about touching a finger!”
Tu Feiying was extremely disappointed. Earlier that morning, he had inquired about Tu Feiwei’s injury from Yu Taoer. Yu Taoer had no guard against him, and under his careful questioning, she told him everything she had seen.
According to her, Tu Feiwei should have suffered a severe gunshot wound, with the injury extending from his chest through to his back, causing massive bleeding that stained half the bedsheet red. He had even passed out for a while. How could he look fine just a few days later? Moreover, Yu Taoer said that A Ju was the one who shot Tu Feiwei, so why was he so caring and protective of the maid who had shot him?
Could Yu Taoer have lied to him?!
Tu Feiying’s face darkened. Yu Taoer must have been instructed by Tu Feiwei to lie. But why? Could this “injury” be fake, just to test him?
However, after observing for a long time, she even had A Xiang listen outside his door at night, and found that he was always alone, spent all day at the command headquarters, and barely spoke to A Ju. She began to wonder if he was injured somewhere else besides his chest, rendering him incapable.
Yu Taor wanted to probe, and one day found an opportunity to send A Xiang away. When only the two of them were alone in the room, she softly leaned against Meng Qing’s body and said in a seductive voice, “Feibai, are you feeling better?”
Meng Qing turned his head and looked at her coldly, “Did you tell Feiying about my injury?”
Yu Taor was stunned, feeling something was wrong, and quickly explained, “He’s your brother. I thought he was concerned about you.”
Meng Qing snorted, “Concerned about me? He wishes I were dead so he could take my position. How could you be so stupid?”
Yu Taor felt aggrieved, “Feibai, you didn’t tell me anything…”
“Enough, get out!” Meng Qing impatiently waved his hand.
Yu Taor’s eyes welled with tears. Meng Qing didn’t even look at her, and her entire performance was in vain. She had to leave the room dejectedly.
Yu Yi never understood why Tu Feibai had shot Ding Jingman. If not for this, she would not have seriously wounded Tu Feibai while trying to save Ding Jingman.
That evening, after serving Ding Jingman’s dinner, Yu Yi pretended to be indignant, “Madam, how could the commander be like this?
You were so seriously injured, and he was the one who hurt you, yet he doesn’t even come to see you.”
Ding Jingman shook her head, “It’s better if he doesn’t come. I feel panicked and afraid whenever I see him.”
Yu Yi was angry, “What was the commander’s reason for using a gun? You are his wife, and even if he’s a soldier under his command, he can’t treat you like this.”
Ding Jingman looked at Yu Yi, a hint of jealousy in her eyes, “Because of you.”
This answer completely surprised Yu Yi, who was stunned, “What did you say, Madam?”
