By this point, Mu Jinyuan understood that her rebirth had fundamentally altered the course of events.
"I intentionally lured Meng Chenglong to the Mu Mansion to expose Mu Yunyuan’s true nature. If it weren't for the fact that I stumbled upon the truth of the Mu family’s hidden struggles, I would have been bullied away long ago. Perhaps by now, Wan Niang would be running the household, and Mother would still be kept in the dark." Mu Jinyuan met Mu Yunheng’s scrutinizing gaze. "Perhaps the dream you had was of a life where we never discovered their conspiracies. Maybe Heaven is looking out for us, refusing to watch us be deceived and offering a warning."
Mu Yunheng had been suppressing these thoughts, and the pressure had been suffocating. Speaking about it with Mu Jinyuan brought him a sense of relief. He had assumed no one would believe such absurd claims, but Mu Jinyuan had accepted them with surprising ease. They talked for a while longer; it was their first heart-to-heart since their reunion, and it brought them much closer.
Chapter 81