I Can Be Someone You Can Confide In

"My mother... passed away a long time ago."

Mo Xie looked at Tang Yue calmly, his voice even.

Tang Yue's pupils contracted, and panic flashed through her beautiful eyes.

She stiffened slightly and clasped her hands together, at a loss.

"I'm... I'm sorry. I didn't know... I didn't mean to ask..."

Mo Xie shook his head and gave her a faint, accepting smile.

"It's all right. My mother died when I was one. I came to terms with it long ago. Remember Aunt Wen, the woman I took you to meet? She wants to be my stepmother, you know..."

Despite his words, Tang Yue caught the shadow in his eyes.

Mo Xie drained his glass of Red Wine and poured himself another.

"Didn't you say yesterday that you were curious about my past? I can tell you, if you want to hear it."

Tang Yue paused, then nodded.

Mo Xie took a sip of Red Wine, met her eyes, and began to speak.

"My mother was in poor health. She passed away a year after giving birth to my younger brother and me."

"We didn't have much money back then, either. Nearly all of it went toward her treatment, and our family could only afford a small house."

As Mo Xie spoke, he gradually sank into his memories, as though he had returned to his childhood.

"Later, my little sister joined the family. Life might not have been easy, but to me, those were the days I remember most clearly. We didn't have a care in the world."

Tang Yue saw a smile touch his lips. Unlike the smiles she usually saw from him, this one held genuine joy and happiness.

"When I was twelve, I had a bit of a conflict with the Mu Family. You've probably heard about