Chu Tian glanced at Wu Qianhuan when he heard that, but said nothing, merely smiling.
"I had an idea, but it wasn't mature yet. I probably still needed to verify it."
After saying that, he rose to his feet.
"Alright, that was enough for tonight.
"I'll be heading back first."
"..."
Wu Qianhuan was helpless for a moment. Seeing that Chu Tian had no intention of speaking, she found it inappropriate to press him further and could only nod.
"Take care, Brother Chu."
Chu Tian looked back at her. As though he had suddenly remembered something, he asked,
"By the way, back on the Liu family's rear mountain, what did you want to ask me? What did you say looked alike?"
Wu Qianhuan froze, only then remembering that she truly had had a question for Chu Tian.
Chu Tian was Chu Qing's older brother. Their blood ties as brothers were far beyond ordinary comparison. Perhaps Chu Tian could spot clues in something she herself could not be certain of.
Yet when she opened her mouth now, she could not ask.
For some reason, unease rose within her...
She simply did not know where that unease came from.
She did not even know whether she hoped to hear an affirmative answer from Chu Tian, or a negative one.
After hesitating for a long while, she shook her head.
"It was nothing. Brother Chu, go back and rest early."
Chu Tian gave Wu Qianhuan a deep look and nodded.
"Alright."
With that, he said no more and turned to leave.
Yet where Wu Qianhuan could not see, the corners of his lips curved up slightly. Soon afterward, though, he shook his head and sighed.
He had married early and could be considered someone who had been through it.
Some matters, when he