Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 945: Secret Omen (2)

Chapter 945: Chapter 945: Secret Omen (2)

Only Cui Pingan rarely spoke; whenever the topic turned to him, he would respond absently, thinking he had concealed his glances that darted back and forth between Mo Yan and Xiao Ruiyuan. His brow furrowed intermittently, as if encountering some inscrutable matter.

With their keen senses, Mo Yan and Xiao Ruiyuan easily noticed Cui Pingan’s odd behavior. However, one mistook Cui Pingan’s inner turmoil as concern for her relationship with Xiao Ruiyuan, while the other thought Cui Pingan had ulterior motives, wanting to undermine him, even though Cui Pingan had a significant other, not lessening his guard one bit.

After the meal, while Xiao Ruiyuan was called to the study for a discussion by Mo Qingze, Cui Pingan found Mo Yan slicing a watermelon. He intended to ask something, but when the words reached his lips, he didn’t know how to express them.

Mo Yan deftly scooped out the bright red flesh of the melon, cutting it into even pieces and skewering them with bamboo sticks. When eating, one could simply use a stick to pick up a piece just enough for a mouthful, without worrying about staining clothes or having hands dripping with watermelon juice.

Seeing that the watermelon was all cut up and Cui Pingan still hadn’t spoken, Mo Yan grew impatient and asked directly, "Do you have something you want to tell me?"

"Um!" Cui Pingan nodded earnestly.

Seeing him like this, Mo Yan felt rather helpless and couldn’t help but urge him, "Just ask whatever you want to ask; after asking, eat the watermelon, wash up, and go to sleep. Tomorrow morning, you still need to water the vegetable garden in the backyard!"

Upon hearing these words, Cui Pingan showed a moment of hesitation on his face but eventually mustered the courage to speak, startling Mo Yan with his question, "Miss Mo, do you believe in past lives and present lives?"

Mo Yan masked the astonishment in her heart and stared at Cui Pingan, not missing any expression on his face, "Such matters exist for those who believe, and do not for those who do not. However, I believe in reincarnation, so naturally past and present lives exist." Wasn’t she the best example?

Cui Pingan’s eyes lit up, and he spoke disjointedly, "Miss Mo, you, you really believe?"

Seeing Cui Pingan’s reaction, Mo Yan felt even more perplexed, "What exactly are you trying to say?"

Cui Pingan took a deep breath, striving to calm himself. Making sure there was no one else in the kitchen, he stepped forward and leaned in closer to Mo Yan before whispering, "Miss Mo, there’s something I want to tell you. Whether you believe it or not, you must not tell anyone else. Can you do that?"

Looking at the anxious Cui Pingan, Mo Yan raised an eyebrow, "You may choose not to tell."

At these words, Cui Pingan actually let out a long sigh of relief, "Miss Mo, whether you believe it or not, I hope you’ll listen to what I’m about to say as if it’s just a story, which could very well just be a figment of my imagination."

If it were anyone else, he would never reveal the secret hidden deep in his heart. But to the person he had only known for two days, a voice inside told him he could trust her with that secret, which was nearly driving him mad!

He didn’t understand what had happened, why, after dying, he had returned to the night he first arrived in the capital six years ago. Not only did he become younger, but his beloved grandmother was still alive, the girl he liked hadn’t died and was waiting for him in Yuan City miles away, and many things were entirely different from what he remembered.

For instance, the Crown Prince, who should have died a year ago, was alive and well. There were people like Miss Mo and General Xiao, who he didn’t remember at all, and this year’s Champion Scholar wasn’t Mo Qingze... In short, many things didn’t match his memories!

Fearful of being seen as a monster, he had never dared to disclose the secret of his rebirth to anyone. Yet deep down, he always hoped to find someone he could trust, to tell them this absurd story and share the burdensome secret weighing heavily on his heart.