It has been seven days since Xiao Lei woke up in Suzhai, but none of his family members have shown up yet.
Su Nianyun sat next to him and fed him the dark soup, then asked, "Did you really come to my place alone this time without notifying me?"
Xiao Lei shook his head, "I didn't even notify my servant."
After receiving the news that Su Nianyun was ready to treat his throat, he silently burned the letter without showing it to anyone.
He secretly discussed the specific date with Su Nianyun, and he never told anyone in Xiaohou's house.
Originally, Xiao Lei wanted to make a bet with his father and mother. He wanted to see if his biological parents were really so heartless when it came to his life and death.
But he never expected that he did not inform anyone, but instead made him see another thing clearly.
When Xiao Changfeng told him that he might be his biological brother, Xiao Lei almost thought that his throat had not been cured at all, and that he himself had not woken up at all, but was in a beautiful dream.
However, the pain Su Nianyun felt when changing his dressing was extremely real.
After Xiao Changfeng told him the truth, he never bothered him again. The purpose was to give Xiao Lei enough space to think and let him figure it out on his own, which was better than having others try to instill ideas.
There are some things that Xiao Lei himself can understand from his daily life without Xiao Changfeng explaining them thoroughly.
After drinking a whole bowl of dark medicine in Su Nianyun's hand, he asked Su Nianyun in a hoarse voice.
"I, maybe, am...younger brother Xiao Changfeng, did you...know about this already?"
Su Nianyun shook his head, "I only knew about it half an hour earlier than you did."
"How is this possible?"
Xiao Lei said in disbelief, "Xiao Changfeng likes you so much. Before we get married, he has already taken care of the Xiaohou Mansion for you. Will he not tell you about this?"
Su Nianyun's soft eyes turned sharp, "I didn't expect that you were also monitoring my life?"
She said coldly, "There are really spies hiding around me now."
"The Crown Prince's, Princess Shunyang's, the Sixth Prince's, I didn't expect it to be yours..."
"I..." Xiao Lei said, "Don't get me wrong, I don't want to deal with you, I'm just afraid that you will regret it again..."
"What do you regret?" Su Nianyun glared at him, "Afraid that I regret not helping you heal your throat?"
Xiao Lei nodded, "Sorry!"
Su Nianyun sneered, "What's your reason?"
"I regret not helping you with treatment. I can terminate it at any time. What does this have to do with you following me?"
"It's convenient. I'll catch you... and bring you back!" Xiao Lei said honestly.
"You..." Su Nianyun rolled her eyes at him, "It seems that the people you sent are ineffective. I didn't notice the secret guard following me."
"If I don't want to be caught by anyone, I just need to give an order and there will be secret guards who will take care of it for me."
"I, I... was wrong!"
Xiao Lei said, "Me too, I'm extremely scared. I really have no intention of spying on you!"
"Okay, seeing as your attitude is so sincere, I will forgive you." Su Nianyun said.
What can I do if I don’t forgive?
This is her future husband's biological brother. Is she really angry with him?
"What you told me is the truth, and what I tell you is also the truth..."
Su Nianyun said, "I didn't know the relationship between Xiao Changfeng and you beforehand, and he certainly didn't reveal anything to me."
"He must have lied to me. He wanted to compete with our family!"
Xiao Changfeng did not reveal this matter to the person he trusted the most, and Xiao Lei intuitively felt that there was something fishy going on.
"What do you know?" Su Nianyun said, "He didn't tell me because he was afraid that I would be stressed when I was treating your throat!"
"You bastard!"
"You are..." Xiao Lei blushed, "You are the stick!"
Su Nianyun said, "You are not a stick, so you are not afraid that after I know that you are Xiao Changfeng's biological brother, you will be too stressed and make treatment mistakes?"
"No wonder you are not as good as him in the army. He can only think about the present!"
"If I knew that you were his biological brother, I would be worried a lot. I would be afraid that I would kill you for not being able to explain to him or concentrate... Is this what you want to see?"
"Then, you don't know about my relationship with him, so you're not afraid of putting me to death?" Xiao Lei asked.
"Good guy," Su Nianyun said, "What are you asking me now? Didn't I agree to help you treat you after you said you would face the outcome calmly?"
"Moreover, you deliberately came to me quietly without telling anyone in your family. Isn't it to relieve my pressure and allow me to go all out?"
"Uh..." Facing Su Nianyun's barrage of attacks, Xiao Lei fell into silence.
Because Su Nianyun was right, what he did was to first not cause any pressure on her, and secondly to test his parents' love for him.
While lying in bed waiting for the operation, he did wonder if his mother would be uncharacteristically anxious if she lost track of him?
After all, he always thought that his mother was duplicitous and that she was strict and demanding on him, all for his own good.
But after learning that he might not be his mother's biological son, his mother's behaviors that he couldn't explain before suddenly became clear to him.
"Now..." Su Nianyun said, "Xiao Changfeng has told you everything that happened. What are you going to do next?"
Xiao Lei said, "I admit, I was a little shaken after listening to Xiao Changfeng's words, but..."
He touched the thick gauze on his neck and said, "I can't just listen to his one-sided words."
"That's right," Su Nianyun said, "Xiao Changfeng has a red mouth and white teeth, but he can't produce any strong evidence."
"The only witness is your mother's wet nurse. It's a pity that she is very old now. If any doctor comes and says that she is old and confused, no one will believe her."
"But to untie the bell, the person who tied it must also be tied. Your mother tied the bell. You can ask him to verify Xiao Changfeng's statement. He must be right."
Xiao Lei looked at Su Nianyun, "Xiao Changfeng is your future husband. Instead of helping him, you stand by me?"
"Why are you on your side?" Su Nianyun glanced at him, "Your understanding is so impatient."
"I support you in verifying the facts with a skeptical attitude, but I am not saying that I am on your side!"
"No matter how you stand, I am very grateful to you!"
Thanks to Su Nianyun for trying her best to help him cure his throat.
At this time, Chunhua came to the door.
"Princess, Young Master Xiao's personal servant came for him. He asked Young Master Xiao if he was here and how to get back?"
Su Nianyun glanced at Xiao Lei, "What do you think, how should I respond?"
Xiao Lei looked at Su Nianyun and then at Chunhua.
He has spoken to three people since he could speak.
Su Nianyun, Xiao Changfeng, Chunhua.
Su Nianyun saw what he was thinking, "Don't worry, Chunhua is the most caring person to me, she will keep it a secret for you!"
"Thank you!" Xiao Lei first thanked Su Nianyun and Chunhua.