As for his character, Han Xiao had never considered himself to have done anything remarkable, had he?
He had always been obedient to Han Zheng and loving to his brothers.
He couldn’t figure it out and sat in the room, dazed until Shen Ci and Meng Chuyue heard he was there and took the initiative to find him.
Shen Ci accompanied Meng Chuyue and Han Muxuan to meet Han Xiao.
After thinking it over, Han Xiao said awkwardly, "Shen Ci, could you step out for a moment? I need to talk to my sister and Muyang alone."
Shen Ci had carefully investigated Han Xiao, knowing him to be capable but not cunning, so he nodded and left, closing the door behind him.
However, he didn’t go far.
Though Meng Chuyue was also very skilled and possessed treasures from the Healing Element, he still couldn’t be careless.
Han Xiao was straightforward and began, "I want to ask, why do you all hate me so much? Even if I made some mistakes, it shouldn’t be to this extent, especially from dad. He shouldn’t completely ignore me, right?"
Although it wasn’t a complete estrangement, Han Xiao felt it was no different.
Meng Chuyue thought for a moment and asked, "Big Brother, did Muchuan send you here?"
Han Xiao hadn’t expected Meng Chuyue to actually call him ’Big Brother,’ and his face flushed with excitement.
But he was still puzzled by her question, "Why do you ask that? No, he didn’t send me. He just told me you were back."
Meng Chuyue smiled faintly, "That’s their cunning. Big Brother, frankly, we distanced ourselves because we suspected you harbored the same ambitions to dominate the Han Family as Muchuan and Lee Mi do."
Han Xiao stammered, "I don’t... they wouldn’t, would they?"
Han Xiao hadn’t thought about it before, but now that he thought about it, it seemed... plausible.
Meng Chuyue smiled slightly, "We’ve since cleared you of our suspicions, but because you especially trust Muchuan, we’ve had to keep our distance."
Han Xiao was at a loss for words.
He wanted to say it was unfair, they shouldn’t shun him because of someone else. But thinking about it, he did indeed deeply trust Muchuan, as Muchuan had saved him several times.
He mumbled, "I... he has saved me several times, I..."
Meng Chuyue interrupted him, "I know. We’ve investigated, and those incidents were staged by him to ensure your loyalty to him. I know you probably won’t believe this, but it’s okay. You can continue to trust him. We don’t mind. But we can’t be close to you."
He hadn’t expected this scenario.
In that case, he really couldn’t blame Han Zheng and the others.
Still, he couldn’t believe that Muchuan’s ambitions were so grand that he meant harm to Han Zheng.
Meng Chuyue knew what he was thinking and said smilingly, "Big Brother, we’re not afraid of Muchuan having greedy ambitions. Our concern is more about him having other motives, perhaps an old vendetta with our family, seeking not our family assets but our lives. So help us investigate covertly. Whenever you find out, we’ll bring you to Imperial. If you don’t find anything after two years, we’ll bring you to Imperial then. Would you dare to accept this mission?"
Han Xiao’s personality and capabilities actually made him quite suitable for undercover work.
Han Xiao thought for a moment and agreed, "Okay, I want to know the answer too. Even if you didn’t ask, I would investigate."
"Hmm, so you know how to respond when you go back?"
"I know, I’ll tell them that you welcome us to Imperial, but won’t do business with us."
"Brilliant." Meng Chuyue gave him a big thumbs up, just about to send him off when she saw the gifts he had brought, and said with a smile, "Hold on a moment."
She intended to appease Han Xiao, this somewhat naive big brother, so he’d be motivated to work hard for her.