Immortality: Starting with a grave, I'm invincible when burying corpses.

As she spoke, Wang Wan changed the subject. She took Li Le'an's hand, made him stand in front of her, and whispered to Mu An.

"This is Xiao Le, Brother Mu, do you remember him?"

"Of course I remember. I saw you a few days ago, but I saw that you were a happy family of three, so I didn't bother you."

As soon as she finished speaking, Wang Wan's smile vanished, and her expression darkened.

She lowered her head and remained silent, as if she might burst into tears at any moment.

Seeing this, Xiao Lü glared at Mu An reproachfully, then moved closer to Wang Wan and hugged her just like when they were children.

"Xiao Wan, what's wrong? Did that boy from the Li family bully you? Tell me, and Aunt Lü will teach him a lesson for you."

"No...actually, I don't know who's right and who's wrong. Maybe it really is my own problem..." Wang Wan said incoherently.

"Don't rush, speak slowly, we're all listening."

Wang Wan talked for a very long time.

She didn't intend to say much at first; she just wanted to pray for a better future for her child.

But as she spoke, she completely lost control of her emotions and blurted out everything she wanted to say.

She talked about some things that had happened over the years, the conflicts and estrangement between her and Li Xiangwan, her feelings when she got married, and finally some things about her and Mu An when they were young.

One minute she's criticizing Li Xiangwan, the next she's berating herself for being stupid and belittling her husband, and then she's hoping their relationship can return to normal.

In the end, Wang Wan didn't even know what she was saying anymore; she only knew that she was rambling incoherently and uttering a bunch of nonsense.

She said most of what she wanted to say, but she didn't mention the resentment she harbored towards Mu An.

As the sun sets and the moon rises above the branches, the dishes on the table, which were afternoon pastries, become the evening main course, and then the after-dinner snack.

As Mu Ling'er listened, she yawned. For children of this age, they yearn for innocent, budding love, and Wang Wan's melancholy only held no appeal for her.

She couldn't understand Wang Wan's thoughts. Why maintain the marriage when things were already like this? It wasn't like they couldn't get a divorce.

Can't everyone survive without someone else? What's there to be conflicted about?

Mu Ling'er muttered to herself, but she didn't say it aloud. She planned to tell Li Le'an about it later.

If she speaks up now, Da'an will definitely criticize her, but if Li Le'an says it, then it will be fine.

Maybe it will work?

Mu An glanced at her and told her to take Li Le'an to play in the mansion for a while, and when they got tired, they could take them to the guest room to rest.

Xiaohe joined in halfway through, listening along with Mu'an and the others, occasionally chiming in with a few words.

It wasn't until almost midnight that Wang Wan, her eyes swollen from crying, finally stopped and looked apologetically at the three people who had been with her.

Upon seeing Wang Wan like this, Mu An didn't know what to say.

Judging from what she said in just half a day, Mu An felt that Wang Wan just wanted someone to listen to her, and that she actually still hoped for harmony in her family.

Ultimately, it's her own family matter, and he, as an outsider, has no reason to interfere too much.

Moreover, he could easily tell that Wang Wan harbored resentment.

The road that has never been traveled is always embellished by people, but for Wang Wan, Mu An personally cut off this road for her.

With slightly mixed emotions, Mu An glanced at the sky and casually said.

"It's almost midnight. The guest rooms are ready, and Xiao Le has already gone to sleep. Xiao Wan, you should stay here and rest tonight. You can go back tomorrow."

Wang Wan seemed to sense something was amiss; she opened her mouth, instinctively wanting to refuse.

But for some reason, the words that were about to come out of his mouth ended up being just one word.

"it is good"

……

Midnight had passed, and the candlelight and the faint glow of the deep-sea pearl illuminated the spacious study.

Mu An sat alone at the table, staring blankly at the flickering candlelight.

Wang Wan's change was so drastic that it caught him somewhat off guard.

The girl who used to be so cheerful in his memory had become someone he didn't recognize.

Although they were childhood sweethearts, only Mu An knew that his feelings for Wang Wan had always been rather ambiguous.

Unlike his extreme pampering of Mu Ling'er, and unlike the innocent and naive relationship between childhood sweethearts.

Children's behavior is often illogical, and Wang Wan was no exception when she was a child.

She caused Mu An countless troubles, many of which left Mu An feeling helpless.

More importantly, Mu An knew Wang Wan when she was still too young to use the toilet on her own.

There's no need to elaborate on the embarrassing things that happened in between.

Mu An felt that no normal person would have romantic feelings for such a "childhood sweetheart".

He had seen Wang Wan inexplicably pick up a basin of water and pour it on them, he had seen Wang Wan catch a frog and show it off to him, and he had even seen Wang Wan braid his hair into a plait while he was resting...

Wang Wan did every silly thing a child would do in front of him.

There are many things that Wang Wan herself probably doesn't know, but Mu An remembers them all.

For these reasons, as Wang Wan grew up, she began to show signs of girlish naiveté.

Mu An pretended not to see anything.

He knew perfectly well why Wang Wan kept hiding in different places.

Mu An saw through the girl's thoughts clearly, but he also knew that he couldn't give Wang Wan what she wanted.

"Knock knock knock—"

A very soft knocking sound startled Mu An from her reverie. The knocking was so soft that it was just a light touch of her finger on the door.

If an ordinary person doesn't pay attention, they simply can't hear it.

After thinking for a while, Mu An stood up and gently opened the door.

He looked at Wang Wan, who was both familiar and unfamiliar outside the door, and spoke in a very soft voice.

"It's so late, is there something you need from Xiao Wan?"

Wang Wan, who was outside the door, was wrapped up tightly. She knew that her current behavior was likely to cause misunderstandings, but she couldn't fall asleep in the guest room of the Mu residence. As if possessed, she came to the study where Mu An was.

She lowered her head, her voice tinged with nervousness and unease.

"Brother Mu, could you come for a walk with me?"

Mu An glanced at her. At that moment, Wang Wan had her head down and her aura was very low. It was easy to tell that something was wrong with her.

After thinking for about ten seconds, Mu An looked up at the star-filled night sky and nodded slightly.

"it is good"

……

Qing'an County has developed rapidly in recent years, but compared with those big cities, Qing'an County still lacks a lot of cultural heritage.

At night, Qing'an County is as quiet as countless other small towns, with only the starlight of the sky serving as a means of observation for everything happening in the town.