The fate was changed, the mistress of the Hou family was slapped in the face and made money to win

Chapter 523: Future Brother-in-law's Experience

Wei Yao patted his back and comforted him, "It's okay, just cough out the water you choked on!"

Jiang Mushi finally caught his breath. He turned around and saw Wei Yao. He remembered that he had originally wanted to hold Wei Yao back, but in the end it was she who saved him. His face, which was already red from coughing, looked as if blood was about to drip out.

"I, I...thank you for saving me."

"You're welcome. I'm glad you're okay." Wei Yao said calmly.

It was winter now, and although there was still daylight, it was cold after falling into the water. In addition, the thick winter clothes were soaked with water, making them uncomfortable to wear.

But there were no change of clothes in the lake, so Jiang Suining and Shen Yanxi could only let the two of them warm themselves by the fire, drink some hot tea, and then tell the boatman to go ashore as soon as possible.

After getting on the boat and into the carriage, although Jiang Suining was used to having a set of clothes in the carriage, it was only an outer dress, without inner or middle clothes.

Worried that Wei Yao would catch a cold all the way back to the imperial city in this wet dress, Jiang Suining sent Jiang Mushi to Shen Yanxi's carriage and persuaded Wei Yao to temporarily take off her wet undershirt and put on her outer skirt.

Wei Yao was also worried that her illness would delay her duty, so she did as she was told. Fortunately, there was a blanket in the carriage. After wrapping herself in the blanket and drinking some hot tea, she felt a little better.

In the other carriage, Jiang Mushi put on his wet undershirt and changed into the casual clothes that Shen Yanxi had placed in the carriage.

Thinking of Wei Yao, he felt guilty and worried, and sat dejectedly in the carriage.

"I really am not good enough to do anything, but I am more likely to fail."

I clearly wanted to save people, but ended up getting them into trouble.

In this cold winter, what if you get sick by wearing wet clothes for so long?

Shen Yanxi looked at Jiang Mushi's expression, and suddenly felt a bit of "schadenfreude" in his heart. He coughed twice and comforted him.

"Don't say that. It was just an accident. What's more, the female guard just jumped into the lake to save you without caring about herself. It shows that she still cares about you very much in her heart."

"Really?" Jiang Mushi suddenly raised his head and looked at Shen Yanxi.

The latter had just said it casually, but now being stared at with such serious eyes, he felt a little embarrassed.

"Really, but... we can't rule out the possibility that the female guard is kind-hearted and would jump in to save anyone who falls."

Jiang Mushi: "..."

The expression that had just brightened up instantly dimmed again, and Jiang Mushi became more and more dejected.

Shen Yanxi patted his shoulder and said, "Actually, if you like Lady Wei, you can just tell her directly."

Jiang Mushi was stunned and quickly said, "Who, who said that I like Wei Yao!"

"I don't like your stuttering." Shen Yanxi said jokingly, "Also, if you don't like it, why do you keep peeking at others? That look in your eyes, tut tut."

"I, I..." Jiang Mushi was speechless, extremely embarrassed, not knowing how to start. Finally, he gave up denying and asked, "Is it so obvious? Do you think Wei Yao noticed it?"

"I don't know about that. Some things are hard to understand for those involved. If you don't speak up, even if she sees something, she might tell you that she misunderstood."

"Will it be like this?" Jiang Mushi frowned.

In fact, he was extremely conflicted inside, and he didn't know whether he hoped Wei Yao could see it or not.

Seeing his future brother-in-law's facial features almost wrinkled together, Shen Yanxi, as his brother-in-law, decided to give him a few words of advice.

"Mu Shi, do you know when I expressed my feelings to your sister?"

"How would I know? My sister never told me. But it should have been quite early. After all, it was quite obvious that you came to her house to curry favor with her."

"At that time, your sister and I hadn't experienced so many things together, and we weren't that close. I could even sense that she didn't like me that much in her heart, but I was still eager to express my feelings to her. Do you know why?"

"Why?" Jiang Mushi asked.

"At that time, I was sure that I liked your elder sister, and I also knew that many people wanted to marry her. I also hesitated and wondered whether I should wait a little longer, until your elder sister and I became more familiar with each other, closer, until she also had me in her heart, until everything was certain, and then speak up. Or I could wait until we were in love with each other, and wait for that layer of window paper to be naturally lifted..."

Recalling the previous confession, Shen Yanxi couldn't help but smile and his tone of voice slowed down.

"But when I met your sister, I suddenly realized that even close family members can hardly know what the other person is thinking. Even if they can sense it, people will always be entangled and hesitant. If some words are not said, the window paper may never be broken. Moreover, there are too many variables in this world. If some words are not said in time, they may never be spoken due to some mistakes. So, even though it was a little sudden and even a little reckless, at that time, only one thought came to my mind, I must express my feelings to your sister."

Afterwards, whenever he thought of what happened that day, he would always feel lucky that he had spoken up at that time.

Ningning knew what he was thinking. If she wanted to get married, at least she would be within her consideration.

But if he had said nothing at that time, and just waited for Ningning to see through it herself, or if he had waited for everything to happen naturally, maybe there would be someone else with Ningning now!

Shen Yanxi came back to his senses and looked at Jiang Mushi again, "It's normal to be hesitant and indecisive when you meet someone you like, but if you don't want to miss her, be brave and direct. Sometimes you need to grasp and fight for your fate. If you don't dare to speak up, someone might speak up before you. If you really regret it at that time, it will be too late."

Every word of Shen Yanxi's words was like a warning bell ringing in Jiang Mushi's heart, making him unable to help but think of Wei Yao's visit today.

Although he felt that the man was not worthy of Wei Yao and Wei Yao definitely didn't like him, what if he met the right one?

What if Wei Yao’s uncle and aunt introduce someone else to her?

What if Wei Yao was walking on the street and suddenly met a man she liked very much, and the two fell in love at first sight.

What if there is someone else who also likes Wei Yao, but I don’t know him, and he has expressed his feelings before I know him…

Jiang Mushi suddenly felt extremely anxious and wanted to jump off the carriage immediately to explain things to Wei Yao.

After a lot of effort, the carriage finally entered the city and stopped in front of a clothing store. Jiang Mushi immediately mustered up the courage to get off the carriage and walked towards Wei Yao and the others' carriage.

However, as soon as he walked to the carriage and heard the coughing and sneezing sounds coming from inside, Jiang Mushi was stunned, and instantly deflated, and the feeling of guilt surged in his heart again.

Did I cause Wei Yao to catch a cold?