Chapter 382 – Your family’s plum blossom is lost again (58)
Due to organ failure, he appeared exceptionally pale, and as death drew nearer, the dark aura around him grew more intense.
Yan Luo had the ability to see misfortune. Even in such a dim environment, the black aura on him continued to surge endlessly.
And there is also a somewhat different atmosphere mixed in.
“Luoluo, happy birthday.” Mu Li took a few steps closer, with a faintly sickly and weak smile on his lips, and he was holding a delicate velvet box in his hand.
Yan Luo frowned slightly.
[Dear Host, it seems that Mu Li had contact with that pseudo-system before. His aura feels a bit off.]
Little Pink scanned him for a long time before giving a reminder.
Yan Luo gave a subtle nod to show she understood. She maintained a polite smile but didn’t take the box from his hand. “Thank you, but Grandpa already mentioned that all the gifts should be placed in the designated area.”
The girl smiled sweetly, looking dazzling and charming. Her outfit softened her usual aloofness slightly—
But only slightly. The invisible distance between them was still clear, insurmountable.
Yet when she was with his so-called ‘younger brother,’ her smile was completely different—genuine and joyful. It was so unfair. He just wanted to play with her too, so why could it only be the two of them?
Later, he wasn’t even allowed to see her anymore.
They had known her for nearly the same amount of time, so why was her attitude toward them so drastically different?
He was more mature than Mu Ci. His grades were better than Mu Ci’s. So why did even Old Master Yan side with Mu Ci—the one who only existed because of him?
Even his parents told him not to provoke Mu Ci anymore, saying that Mu Ci had now gained the Yan family’s favor and wasn’t someone they could afford to offend. That some things must not be spoken of again…
Then why had they told him in the first place?
If Mu Ci had truly been his biological brother and had been loved by his parents since childhood, perhaps he wouldn’t feel this sense of injustice now.
But precisely because he knew that Mu Ci had been created for him—a mere backup replacement—he had always viewed him as such. And shamefully, he had even been waiting for Mu Ci’s eighteenth birthday…
Only to suddenly be told—no, he couldn’t anymore. Now, Mu Ci had a brighter future than he did.
Yet he himself might die at any moment due to organ failure.
And now, looking at Yan Luo in front of him—did she even know what kind of person she was so close to?
His eyes darkened as he clenched the small box in his hand.
Yan Luo had already sensed something was wrong, and now was definitely not the time to break character. She needed to find a safe place quickly.
“There are still people waiting for me downstairs, so I’ll excuse myself. I hope you have a great time tonight.” Yan Luo stepped slightly to the side, preparing to head down the stairs.
But in Mu Li’s ears, her words sounded like a blatant mockery.
His lips twisted into a strange smile. Suddenly, he reached out and grabbed Yan Luo’s wrist before she could struggle.
“You don’t know, do you?” he whispered. “Mu Ci isn’t even a normal person.”
Yan Luo’s lips twitched slightly.
She already knew that. Could he stop acting like he was revealing some earth-shattering secret to her?
She glanced at the hand holding her wrist and exerted a little force, trying to break free.