AWDC Chapter 44

Chapter 44: Seeing Lin Xi Again

He followed the maid to the dining hall, learning on the way about his “dad’s” identity here. Unexpectedly, his “dad”, who only had an elementary school education in that world, had become a county magistrate here. No wonder the original owner had been able to take in three concubines.

“Pretty capable,” he praised his “dad” in his heart. Then, in the next moment, he reached the door of the dining hall, and the scene inside shocked him.

“Lin Xi?” He almost cried out in surprise. The stunning beauty sitting at the dining table had a face exactly like Lin Xi’s.

He saw that the man’s long hair was half-tied, secured with a jade hairpin, with a few shorter strands left on either side of his forehead, perfectly softening his already unsharply defined masculine features, giving him an androgynous appearance.

A silver-white robe accentuated his fair and delicate complexion, coating his entire face with a layer of silvery light, making him look like a dream, like an immortal untouched by the mortal world.

Mu Chuang was immediately stunned.

He stood there, unsure of whether to move his feet for a long time, just watching quietly, as if his soul had been taken away.

And Lin Xi didn’t know what was going on, but he didn’t avoid or hide, just staring back at him, as if trying to see through him.

“Why is he looking at me like that too? Could it be…” Mu Chuang’s heart pounded, “…Lin Xi also just transmigrated?”

Lin Xi finally lowered his eyes, no longer meeting his gaze, but guessing in his heart, “This Mu Fang is different from yesterday’s, could it be…”

“…Impossible,” he denied in his heart, “Mu Chuang is living well, he couldn’t have transmigrated.”

Then, in the next moment, a figure appeared beside him—

It was Mu Chuang coming over, still dressed like a peacock.

He sat down next to him, habitually turning his head to look into his eyes, “Lin Xi?”

He called out softly, but unexpectedly, Lin Xi didn’t respond. Instead, his “dad” heard him and immediately reprimanded him.

“What’s all this talk about? You wake up from a nap and can’t even recognize him. It seems you can’t drink anymore in the future. I’m afraid when you’re drunk, you won’t even recognize me, your Old Man.”

Mu Chuang was shocked and raised his eyes to see that his “dad” in this world was even more stern than his dad in the other world. Moreover, he could be sure that his parents here had no memory of the other world. They were truly people of this world.

And the person beside him…

Why didn’t he respond when he called him just now?

He shifted his gaze back to Lin Xi’s face, feeling that the other person was too calm, which made him even more suspicious.

“What are you staring at him for?” Father Mu couldn’t stand it anymore and scolded, “You’ve been sitting here for so long and haven’t touched your chopsticks. Do I have to invite you to eat?”

“You used to know how to pick food for your grandmother, but today you don’t even greet her. Did a few cups of wine yesterday burn your brain out?”

As soon as he finished speaking, Mu Chuang noticed the old lady beside him. Could this be the grandmother he had never seen in the other world? She really looked a lot like his dad.

Beside his mother sat a young boy of about ten years old. Could he be the original owner’s younger brother? Were these two the family members his dad was talking about just now?

“I understand,” Mu Chuang said in his heart, “The Lin Xi beside me isn’t called Lin Xi. He’s the original owner’s male concubine.”

“But…” He turned his head to look over, “…I’m sure that Lin Xi has transmigrated here now. Don’t ask me why. I’ve watched him grow up. I know.”

“But…” He furrowed his brow, a look of pain appearing on his face, “…He doesn’t recognize me. He hates me…”

Thinking of this, Mu Chuang felt a pang of sadness in his heart.

“Let’s eat. Don’t worry about him.” Seeing that he was “seriously ill,” Father Mu simply ignored him and, after calling out, picked up his chopsticks first.

The others followed suit, including Lin Xi.

He slowly picked up his chopsticks, not saying a word, only picking up the dishes near him to eat. He never reached across the table or to a farther place to pick up food. His eating manners were very refined.

“Xiao Yu, pick whatever you want to eat. Don’t be shy.” Madam Mu seemed to like him very much. Logically speaking, a male concubine wouldn’t be qualified to sit at the same table as the head of the family, but he had never missed a meal, and no one knew whose idea it was.

Lin Xi thanked her, but still didn’t reach for anything far away. Even though there were only two vegetarian dishes in front of him, he ate with relish.

Father Mu saw it all, didn’t say anything, but winked at the serving maid beside him, telling her to switch the bowl of mushroom stewed black chicken in front of him with his vegetarian dishes, and then continued eating.

Although he was dissatisfied with his son spending every day around a male concubine, he really couldn’t bring himself to hate this male concubine. His every move touched his paternal love, making him unable to resist caring about him occasionally.

Lin Xi politely thanked him and continued to bury himself in his food, not looking at Mu Chuang at all.

He had only transmigrated two days earlier than Mu Chuang, so he didn’t know much about the original owner’s situation. He only learned from the maids that Mu Fang had allowed him to eat at the table with the head of the family and that the other party doted on him to death.

However, due to his male gender, Father Mu had to force Mu Fang to take a few concubines to consider Mu family’s descendants.

That was why Mu Fang had gotten drunk at yesterday’s banquet. In fact, it was largely intentional. He deliberately didn’t want to sleep with those women.

Unexpectedly, he woke up one morning and was possessed by Mu Chuang, and the person inside Lin Yu’s body had also changed. The only thing that didn’t leave them with regret was that they both had the same face and were both from another time and space.

Seeing that his parents here treated Lin Xi quite well, Mu Chuang immediately lost his worries and, like in that world, picked up food for Lin Xi.

“This is what you like. Eat more.” He put a piece of pig’s trotter into his bowl and emphasized that this was what he liked, and watched to see how Lin Xi would react.

“Thank you, Young Master.” Who knew that he would just lightly thank him, with no other expression, which made Mu Chuang’s heart feel blocked.

He then picked up some more of his favorite dishes for him, and the response was still the same.

Father Mu couldn’t stand his son’s useless appearance and wanted to speak up to remind him, but unexpectedly, a yamen runner came to report that they had caught the criminal suspect in a robbery case he was investigating, so he hurriedly finished his meal and went to deal with official business.

Because Mu Chuang was sitting next to him, which made him feel a little unnatural, Lin Xi also hurriedly ate a few mouthfuls and got up, bowed to Madam Mu and the old Madam Mu, and then turned to leave.

His slender waist was faintly visible under the cover of his dark hair, but it was different from a woman’s soft bonelessness. His waist and back were straight, flexible, and just the right width, making someone unable to take their eyes off him.

The personal maid quickly followed, only two steps behind Lin Xi, but it made Mu Chuang extremely uncomfortable, feeling that she was a bit of an eyesore behind Lin Xi.