Chapter 552: Ah Chen, I Had a Dream a Long Time Ago
Mu Xichen’s tone was calm and Li Beinian could sense his steadfastness.
Her eyes quivered slightly. She turned to look at him.
There was great calmness in his expression, as if he wasn’t affected by this little episode.
Li Beinian turned back and looked ahead. There was an unexplainable feeling in her heart.
The days were always shorter in early autumn than during summer.
It was only past 6 pm but the sun had set. They could only rely on the car’s headlights and the sparse street lights as they cruised along.
After a moment of silence, Li Beinian said, “Ah Chen, I had a dream a long time ago.”
The man was silent, waiting for her to continue.
“I dreamed that you were dead.”
Mu Xichen glanced at her sideways.
Sensing his gaze, Li Beinian turned to look at him and said slowly, “After you retired from the army, you did some shameful things, smuggling firearms and drug trafficking.”
This wasn’t the first time Mu Xichen was hearing this.
The remark she had given him previously was: Mu Xichen died early.
A few times in the past she had let slip and called him “short-lived ghost”.
Furthermore, the first time he brought her to Qing Shui Fu, she had said those things to console him in the elevator.
All because of a dream?
Li Beinian continued, “After someone filed a report against you, you were investigated. The evidence was conclusive and you were executed by a firing squad. You died… at the age of 30.”
Mu Xichen was not even 26.
Even after his death, people continued to speak ill of him.
Some even said: No wonder he retired from the army at his peak. It turned out that he had all these dirty jobs going on in the background.
“After that, Gu Mingye, Jiang Yeqing, and your brothers tried to redress your grievances…” Li Beinian started panicking. “Everyone believed that you wouldn’t have done such things, but the evidence was too solid and no one could turn things around for you.”
At this point, her voice trailed off.
She choked slightly.
Mu Xichen placed his hand on her arm and said helplessly, “Don’t dwell on it too much. A dream is just a dream. You can’t take it too seriously.”
Li Beinian could clearly feel his hand, the warmth of his rough palm comforting her.
He was real and right next to her.
This realization made her suddenly burst into tears.
No, he had no idea.
It wasn’t a dream.
It was all real!
Mu Xichen was shocked and immediately pulled over by the roadside.
He unbuckled his seat belt and leaned towards her, whispering in his deep voice, “What’s all this crying?”
Li Beinian cried even harder and hugged him tightly. “I’m scared.”
She had thought that all things would be resolved in this lifetime.
That all the unhappiness and misfortunes in her previous life would be resolved with her parting ways with Mu Donglin.
However, what happened today was a warning to her.
They were all here, still here!
They were watching them. Her enemies were not only Mu Donglin and Lin Kerou…
It was a hidden person whom she knew nothing about.
Li Beinian held him tightly and choked, unable to speak a word.
Mu Xichen patted her back silently and wiped away her tears with his fingers. He looked troubled and helpless as he said, “Stop scaring yourself. If I didn’t do these things, where would the evidence come from?”
His voice carried a hint of mockery as he continued, “Besides, even if I really did these things, I wouldn’t be executed by a firing squad.”
“Don’t forget, I have more military achievements than most people.” Mu Xichen lightly tapped her face and said casually, “Unless… I admit to doing it.”
Li Beinian froze as if struck by lightning.