It Started With a Kiss: Leng Shao's Beloved Wife

Chapter 148: A First Look into the Secret History: Mist

Wu Xinyan took the yellowed family document and found Butler Wu.

Under the dim light, Butler Wu's wrinkled face looked even more serious.

"Butler Wu, please take a look at this document. What is the content that has been blacked out?" Wu Xinyan pointed at the text that was deliberately covered up in the document, with a hint of urgency in her tone.

Butler Wu took the document, glanced at it quickly, and put it back on the table, saying in a heavy tone: "Ms. Xinyan, there are some things that are better not to know. This is not something you can touch." A trace of imperceptible panic flashed in his turbid eyes, making Wu Xinyan even more confused.

"But..." Wu Xinyan wanted to ask more, but was interrupted by Butler Wu, "This is all I have to say. Miss Xinyan, please take care of yourself." After Butler Wu finished speaking, he turned and left, leaving Wu Xinyan standing there alone, feeling aggrieved and confused.

At the same time, Luo Yichen was trying to use the influence of the Luo Group to find some information related to the Wu family.

He sat at the large desk with a frown on his face, holding the copy of the document Wu Xinyan gave him.

Suddenly, the office door was flung open, and Mr. Luo walked in with a cane, his face looking terribly gloomy.

"Yi Chen, what are you doing!" Master Luo's voice was filled with unquestionable majesty.

Luo Yichen quickly stood up and put the documents away, "Grandpa, I..." "I heard that you are investigating the Wu family's affairs?" Grandpa Luo interrupted him in a stern tone, "I warn you, don't interfere in the Wu family's affairs, that is not your control!" Luo Yichen felt helpless. He knew his grandfather's temper. Once a decision was made, it was difficult to change it.

"But..." He tried to explain, but was interrupted by Master Luo again, "No buts! There are some things that will not do you any good if you know them! Don't let me hear you investigating the Wu family again!" After saying that, Master Luo knocked his crutches heavily, turned around and left the office.

Wu Xinyan returned to the room, still full of doubts.

She was unwilling to give up and decided to find the answer herself.

In the dead of night, she quietly got up and left the room...

She pushed open the door of the long-dusty family archive room, and a musty smell hit her in the face.

The moonlight shines through the window onto the piles of file boxes, making them look particularly eerie.

Wu Xinyan took a deep breath and walked into the archives room...

Wu Xinyan stayed in the archives room all night.

Dust danced around her fingertips and the musty smell made her throat itch, but she didn't care at all.

Rows of file boxes, like silent guards, guard the family's dusty secrets.

She looked through them one by one, but found that many key documents were either encrypted or simply missing, leaving large blank spaces, as if someone had deliberately erased this history.

She felt like she was trapped in an elaborate maze where every path led to a dead end.

Fatigue, frustration, anger, all kinds of emotions surged in her heart, but she did not endure it silently as usual. A stubbornness burned in her heart.

The next morning, Wu Xinyan went straight to Mr. Luo's study.

She didn't knock on the door, but pushed it open and walked in with a firm look in her eyes.

"Grandfather," she said calmly, yet with a force that could not be ignored, "I know you are trying to stop Yichen and I from investigating our family's secret history, but I must tell you that I am not doing this to satisfy my own curiosity, but for the future of our family."

Master Luo sat on the armchair, holding a string of sandalwood Buddhist beads in his hand, his cloudy eyes slightly narrowed, obviously surprised by Wu Xinyan's behavior.

He didn't expect that this seemingly weak girl would be so courageous.

"The future?" Master Luo sneered. "Some things are better unknown than known. Do you think knowing the truth will change anything?"

"At least," Wu Xinyan looked directly into Master Luo's eyes without flinching, "I won't be like a fool, living in the lies woven by others."

Master Luo was silent for a moment, and the Buddhist beads in his hand turned faster.

He looked at Wu Xinyan with complicated eyes, and spoke slowly after a long time: "You... are very much like your mother..." His voice was low, as if he was lost in some memories.

Wu Xinyan's heart was shocked. "My mother?"

Mr. Luo's words were like a bolt of lightning, splitting open a corner of the fog in Wu Xinyan's heart.

She had never seen her mother and only knew that she died young. Everything about her mother was kept secret in the family.

Now, Mr. Luo actually took the initiative to mention her mother, which made her feel that she was one step closer to the truth.

Although Mr. Luo's tone was still tough, Wu Xinyan keenly noticed that his attitude was no longer as resolute as before.

The complex emotions flashing in his eyes seemed to hide some secrets.

A glimmer of hope ignited in Wu Xinyan's heart, she felt that this was an opportunity.

She did not continue to ask questions, but respectfully bowed to Master Luo, then turned and left the study.

She knew that a head-on confrontation would only backfire, and she needed to find more evidence to uncover the family's secret history.

Wu Xinyan found Scholar Sun, a scholar who studies family history. Although he is timid, he has extensive knowledge of family history.

After Wu Xinyan's repeated requests, Scholar Sun finally agreed to help her.

He brought Wu Xinyan to a forgotten archive room filled with long-forgotten documents and archives, exuding an ancient and mysterious atmosphere.

"Few people come here." Scholar Sun's voice trembled a little. He looked around cautiously, as if afraid of disturbing something.

"Some...lesser-known information is preserved here."

Wu Xinyan suppressed her excitement and began to carefully read the information.

She discovered that there were many records here that were not in the official family history, and some of the clues seemed to be related to her mother's experiences.

This made her very excited, and she felt that she was getting closer and closer to the truth.

However, when Wu Xinyan studied the materials in depth, she found that they mentioned a mysterious family curse.

"Any union between the Luo and Wu families will be punished by heaven, with the death of offspring and the decline of the family..." The ancient text, with a gloomy aura, made Wu Xinyan worried.

She didn't know whether the curse was true or not, nor did she know what impact it would have on the family.

At this moment, the door of the data room creaked open...

A dark figure stood at the door and laughed coldly: "It seems that you have discovered..."