The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 677 Marrying Only the One in Your Heart (1)_1

Chapter 677: Chapter 677 Marrying Only the One in Your Heart (1)_1

The hall was still brightly lit, and the silhouettes of several people were reflected in the window lattice. Pei Qian looked on from a distance, her expression filled with rage and hatred.

Wei Shu came out of the door, called a maid over, and gave her a few instructions. The maid quickly went to carry out the orders. Wei Shu raised her head and caught sight of Pei Qian standing in the corridor of the wing-room with an unfriendly gaze, prompting a slight hook at the corner of her mouth.

The maid soon returned carrying a food box.

Wei Shu took the food box and glanced at Pei Qian again. She took a couple of steps, but couldn’t help turning back around and gazed towards the wing-room where Pei Qin was sleeping. Although the room was pitch-dark, she felt as though she could see Pei Qin hiding behind the window, seething with jealousy and anger, which made her feel a slight sense of pleasure. Holding the food box, she entered her room with a spring in her step.

Pei Qian spat in disdain, cursing inwardly for the shamelessness, then she went back to her room to grab a cushion and sat down in the corridor, keeping an eye on the activity in the hall. If Mo Heng dared to stay out all night chatting with that shameless woman, she was determined to have her older sister kick him out! Even if her older sister was carrying Jiujiu and Brother Songming had not minded it before, without him now, Brother Songming would definitely accept her older sister!

Wei Shu served the nutritious soup she had stewed, giving each person a bowl, and specifically brewed a cup of bird’s nest soup for Mo Heng, "You look rather pale; you must have suffered a lot these past few years. You should take good care of your body."

Mo Heng thanked her but did not accept the cup, and instead took leave of Old Mr. Wei, "I have to get up early tomorrow to continue my journey, so I won’t accompany you any longer."

"Since you’re here, why not stay a few more days?" Wei Shu said, not waiting for her grandfather to speak.

"There are matters at home, so it’s inconvenient to stay longer," Mo Heng responded to her, standing up.

Old Mr. Wei saw that the night was indeed deep and, although he was old and slept little, the few others accompanying him all seemed tired. He then spoke up to dismiss everyone, "...we’ll have another opportunity to get together and discuss our studies in the future!"

Mo Heng nodded and left first.

"I’ll walk you out," Wei Shu followed him.

The night was dark, and the stars were sparse, with gusts of mountain wind carrying the fragrance of the woods. A shadow passed by, uncovering the dim moonlight.

"Why didn’t you eat the bird’s nest? You used to eat this before," Wei Shu couldn’t help asking as she looked at his tall and handsome figure.

Mo Heng didn’t respond to her, his gaze fixated on the wing-room where Pei Qin was staying.

Wei Shu followed his gaze, "Jiu Heng..."

"Mo Jiuheng is no more; now, I am only Mo Heng." This name was given to him by his maternal grandfather just before he passed away.

Wei Shu’s breath hitched, "I’ve been searching for you, and when I found you, I heard you were already married, so I didn’t... " She hadn’t seen him in Capital Jingcheng, so after waiting several months, she had run here without looking back to visit her grandfather, simply because this place was close to where he lived.

Mo Heng turned to look at her.

Wei Shu looked at his striking face illuminated by the lamplight, so deep and dazzling, and thinking about how he had chosen Pei Qin as his wife, she couldn’t help saying, "If it wasn’t for what happened six years ago... you and I today, would be the couple everyone envies."

"Even if the incident six years ago hadn’t happened, I still would have married her!" Mo Heng looked at her intently.

Wei Shu was stunned, "How... Madam Yuanyang... "

Mo Heng, with his hands behind his back, gazed at the wing-room, "She is the one I went to great lengths to marry."

Upon hearing this, Wei Shu mulled over the possibility that Mo Heng’s marriage to Pei Qin was a use of her...?

Pei Qian, hiding behind a pillar, couldn’t help but maliciously speculate upon overhearing their conversation. If Mo Heng went to great lengths to marry her older sister, could it be that he also had ulterior motives, plotting against them...?

Mo Heng soon declared, "I love her! Regardless of whether the incident six years ago happened or not, I would marry her in this lifetime!"

Wei Shu was shocked, "Love..." The Mo Heng she knew was indifferent by nature, even distant from those he was familiar with. Yet, she heard such straightforward words from him. Love... Really?