Chapter 465

Soon, the three of them came to the small courtyard where Si Shanhe usually lived.

The courtyard was very large, and what made Ye Xiao curious was that there was actually a small orchard in it, with peach trees, pear trees, and a lonely loquat tree.

There was a set of stone tables and stone chairs on the edge of the courtyard, on which tea sets had already been placed. After the three of them sat down, Si Shanhe skillfully operated the tea sets.

Boiling tea and planting trees, it seems that Si Shanhe's life is very comfortable!

Ye Xiao did not rush to speak, but waited for Si Shanhe to show his tea art, and handed two cups of tea to himself and Si Jinxiu respectively. He politely tasted it before slowly speaking.

"Uncle Si, Miss Si, I'll get straight to the point! I'm here to cancel the engagement."

Hearing what Ye Xiao said, Si Jinxiu's eyes first showed a trace of unhappiness, but then quickly calmed down. She was not too surprised by Ye Xiao's words, because her father had already explained it to her briefly yesterday.

Although she was angry at first, and even wanted to ask Ye Xiao why he did this?

After all, she was not bad!

But after hearing what her father said, she calmed down.

Si Shanhe seemed to be prepared. He smiled and said, "Xiao Ye, do you know why there is a loquat tree in my yard?"

Ye Xiao was stunned for a moment. He had expected many reactions from Si Shanhe. Some would find excuses to refuse, some would talk to him and then refuse, and of course some would agree readily.

But he never expected that Si Shanhe would ask such an irrelevant question.

I am not a worm in your stomach. How can I know why you planted a loquat tree?

At this time, Ye Xiao suddenly noticed a detail. When Si Shanhe mentioned the loquat tree, Si Jinxiu subconsciously turned her eyes to the direction of the tree, and there was a trace of sadness in her eyes.

Could it be that this loquat tree has some hidden secret? He instantly put away his disdainful expression and said seriously: "I don't know, but Uncle Si, does this have anything to do with my breaking off the engagement?"

Si Shanhe stroked the teacup with one hand and whispered: "I planted this after Jinxiu's mother left."

Ye Xiao suddenly understood. No wonder Si Jinxiu looked at the loquat tree with complicated eyes, but he still couldn't figure out what it had to do with his breaking off the engagement!

"Uncle Si, do you agree or disagree with my breaking off the engagement?" This time Ye Xiao asked more directly.

"Xiao Ye, originally, love is something you and I both want, and I don't want to embarrass you, but I have always had a wish, that is the death of Jinxiu's mother. If you can help me find out the truth, I can agree to your breaking off the engagement with Jinxiu." Si Shanhe said with a smile.

Ye Xiao smiled bitterly in his heart and even wanted to leave directly.

Although he had broken off the engagement before and agreed to all kinds of weird requests from Mr. Song, Wu Yunxi and Hu Xifeng, it was still far from finding out the cause of Si's mother's death!

The requests made by Mr. Song and others can still be completed, but this case should have been unsolved by the Si family for more than ten or twenty years. How could he find out in a short time?

He finally understood that Si Shanhe was still rejecting him in disguise!

"Miss Si, you may also know that I already have a woman I like. It is not good for you and me to maintain this relationship, so I want to hear your opinion."

Ye Xiao did not overturn the table and leave, but put the breakthrough on Si Jinxiu.

In his opinion, Si Jinxiu is a rational and sensible woman, and she will definitely not make things difficult for him like Si Shanhe.

However, the facts proved that he was still careless.

Si Jinxiu turned her head and looked at Ye Xiao with deep eyes, "Ye Xiao, do you know why I want to join Xuanyuan?"

"It is to better investigate the past. If possible, I would like to ask you to do me this favor!"

Looking at Si Jinxiu's solemn and pleading eyes, Ye Xiao couldn't bear to refuse for a while. When he saw this woman yesterday, she was so iron-blooded and resolute, but now Si Jinxiu was so weak.

After calming down, Ye Xiao said, "How do you know that I can help? I think you have made a lot of efforts over the years!"

Si Jinxiu couldn't answer this. She looked at her father and wanted to hear why her father was so sure of Ye Xiao.

Si Shanhe let go of the teacup in his hand, "Because of your identity, and because of your mother!"

"Xiao Ye, although I don't know much about your mother and you, but I, Si Shanhe, have been in the world for so many years, and I still have some inferences."

"I don't need to say this!"

While speaking, SiShanhe stared at Ye Xiao meaningfully, like an old fox who had planned everything.

Ye Xiao could certainly hear what Si Shanhe meant. He had been in charge of the world's number one prison and indeed had a lot of resources. He also knew his mother's abilities. With the combined strength of the two, it would be a matter of time before they could find out the truth if they had enough time to investigate a case.

"Uncle Si, to be honest, I can't contact my mother now. It would be difficult for me to help you alone, but since you have proposed it, I can try."

"But I have a condition. Let's agree on a limit of one month. After one month, no matter how I investigate, you will give me the token. How about it?"

He couldn't bear to refuse Si Jinxiu, so he could only propose such a second-best condition.

One month?

Si Jinxiu frowned, thinking that this time seemed too little. It has been three years since she joined Xuanyuan. Although she got some clues, they were not many. I am afraid that Ye Xiao would not be able to make any progress in one month!

"Okay, just one month! I will give you a copy of the information we have found over the years. I hope you can help me and Jinxiu fulfill our wishes as soon as possible." Si Shanhe said sincerely. Perhaps he also felt a little ashamed to threaten Ye Xiao in this way!

It was already afternoon when Ye Xiao left Wu Jihui.

He got on the car with a cowhide bag of information. As soon as he sat in the back seat of the car, Ye Xiao closed his eyes to rest. This made Wang Chufeng, who wanted to inquire about gossip, shut up all of a sudden and dared not speak again.

He could see that Ye Xiao's current state should be in a difficult situation. If he interrupted, he would definitely not get any good results.

Wang Chufeng guessed correctly. At this time, Ye Xiao was seriously thinking about Si's mother's case. From the information Si Shanhe told him, Si's mother died strangely in the sea twenty years ago.

In the information, he also saw his mother's figure. The day before Si's mother fell into the sea, his mother had met her. Maybe his mother knew something, but Si Shanhe said that his mother had been avoiding talking about the past for so many years.

It seems that if he wants to find out the truth as soon as possible, finding his mother is the best way. But if he can find her, will he still use it to get the token?