14. Trust him
" Aahh!! I swayed away from the topic.. So then I started taking up small cases and launched my career. That's when I met the Tang twins, and I took them in as they had interest in learning to be a detective and plus they were quite strong.
So it would be a help for me in dealing with criminals. I had bought a courtyard with two houses so that the four of us could live together.
So the last I stepped into this mansion was when I was seventeen years old. It was so that I could let them know that I was still alive. And since then, the mother and daughter pair have tried different ways to get rid of me.
The only time I got stuck was when they sold me to a brothel and the brothel guards came after me. I had to repay them to get myself out of it.
After this , is when I suddenly learnt about being betrothed to you. That raised my suspicion, because if he wanted to get more influence as being related to the royal family, then he would have got you engaged to Chunghwa and not me.
So it was obvious that he intended on using me as a pawn. Well I know that you also had the same intention. But I don't blame you. It is natural for a person to try and find ways to keep his family safe.
A few moments back I heard him talking to a man named Yifeng about some attack being planned. And also about taking over the throne and also about some smart leader. So I am sure that they are up to no good.
So what I want to say is that I want to help you in catching all those who are a part of this conspiracy.", she ended with her flashback. She leaned back to the pole of the bed and let out a sigh. She was tired from talking.
Mo Ting Xiao was listening intently to what she was saying. When he heard her speak about her mother, he could feel the love and admiration she had for the woman. When she spoke about her family, rather than hatred it was resentfulness.
He could see the sadness in her eyes when she spoke about her mother's death. He felt his blood boiling when he heard the way she was treated. When he heard about her speak about Ting Ting, his thoughts went towards his little sister who shared the same name.
Hearing the time she was found he thought if it was possible that she might be his sister. But he brushed the thought off thinking he was just imagining things. He was shocked when he heard that she was sold to a brothel.
He was stunned when he learnt that she had known of his motive for marrying her. He felt anger surge from within when he heard her say about the conversation she had heard earlier. He felt comforted when she told that she would help him.
" If you don't mind me asking, can you tell me a bit about your sister??..", she asked when she saw that the man didn't seem to react.
Mo Ting Xiao would have gotten angry had it been someone else. But he felt like he owed her this as she was willing to trust him.
" My sister's name was Mo Ting Ting. She is almost the same age as you are. Almost seven to eight years ago, she got kidnapped by some unknown people and that was the last we had seen her. We tried every way we could to find her, but all were in vain. Now I only hope that she is still alive at least, even if she is not with us.", he spoke in a sad tone.
Somehow Chang Chang could feel his pain. She took his palm in her hand and gave it a squeeze of assurance." She will definitely be alive… Do you know any way by which you can recognize her??", she asked him.
He just looked at her gently and said," She had a mole in the shape of a heart on the left side of her neck.." Lu Chang Chang was a big surprised. She had seen that mark for sure.' I think it is her', she thought.
" We need to stop by a place tomorrow on our way back", she told him after a while. She had her doubts, but she didn't want to simply get his hopes up for no reason. " Okay sure..", he replied with a nod.
" By the way, what were you going to ask me earlier??", she askes quizzically. She remembered that he was approaching her with a question just before she dropped the pot.