Uncle Li pursed his lips. "Miss, I know that Master is in the wrong, but you really can't blame him."
If there was anyone in this world who knew that Mo Yuan was an antique who had lived for hundreds of years, that person would definitely be Uncle Li.
Uncle Li was a servant of Mo Yuan's family. His family's ancestors had received Mo Yuan's kindness. For generations, the most outstanding men in the family would be selected to become Mo Yuan's housekeeper to take care of Mo Yuan's daily needs.
The men in Uncle Li's family had always been proud of being Mo Yuan's housekeeper. Even if becoming a housekeeper meant that they could no longer have descendants, there were still countless people who were willing to step forward and take the position.
As for Uncle Li, he himself did not know how many generations of housekeepers he had been.
Uncle Li had been by Mo Yuan's side since he was 25 years old. Now, it had been almost 40 years.
He had been a young man in the prime of his life until he was a white-haired old man. However, Mo Yuan had always been so young.
To some people, immortality might be something to be happy about. However, when you really became immortal, you would realize that immortality was a very sad thing.
You would always be so young, but your family and friends would become old. You would have to watch your family and friends grow old bit by bit until they left this world. However, there was nothing you could do about it. Was there anything more tragic than this in the world?
When Uncle Li was young, he didn't understand why Mo Yuan was always alone. However, as he grew older and experienced more things, he slowly understood that the reason Mo Yuan was always alone was because he was afraid of losing someone. He didn't want to experience the pain of being separated by life and death again.
As for Jiujiu, she was the first person that Mo Yuan had taken the initiative to approach after Uncle Li took care of him. Moreover, Mo Yuan wanted to make Jiujiu his wife.
It must be known that once Mo Yuan got married and had children, it meant that he would become an ordinary person and experience the stages of birth, old age, illness, and death.
If Mo Yuan wanted to marry Jiujiu, it meant that Mo Yuan was willing to give up his immortality for Jiujiu.
Perhaps normal people would think that experiencing birth, old age, sickness, and death was nothing, but for an immortal, it was the most terrifying experience in the world.
What kind of love did it take to be willing to give up immortality and choose to experience life, old age, sickness, and death?
Uncle Li felt that true love was nothing more than this.
When Jiujiu first came to the villa, her dark red skin looked like a coarse sweet potato. It was not eye-catching at all.
However, with the passage of time, she was like an ugly duckling, slowly transforming into a white swan, revealing her unique beauty.
Moreover, looking at Jiujiu's appearance becoming more and more like the woman in the portrait, Uncle Li was quite happy for Mo Yuan.
Mo Yuan was happy that after waiting for so many years, he had finally met the person he had been waiting for.
However, Jiujiu's departure broke all of this.
That period of time was the most dispirited time Uncle Li had ever seen Mo Yuan.
Even though Mo Yuan tried his best to pretend that he was not sad, Uncle Li could see through Mo Yuan's pretense and stubbornness.
In fact, Mo Yuan liked Jiujiu in his heart.
Moreover, Mo Yuan was willing to take the initiative to admit that the person he liked was Jiujiu and not the person in the portrait. Uncle Li was even happier.
Mo Yuan admitting all of this meant that Mo Yuan had abandoned the past and started to look forward.
Therefore, when Jiujiu talked about Mo Yuan, Uncle Li subconsciously spoke for Mo Yuan.
Uncle Li looked at Jiujiu's beautiful face and sighed. He stood up and said, "Miss, come with me."
Uncle Li walked upstairs.
Jiujiu followed closely behind.
Uncle Li led Jiujiu through a long corridor and arrived at a place that Jiujiu had not entered for ten years. He took out the key that he had always kept in his chest pocket, opened the key, and slowly pushed open the door.
This was a room filled with photos, and there were even some portraits.
However, the main character of these photos was the same person. Even though the background, clothes, and hairstyle were different, Jiujiu could recognize at a glance that the owner of these photos and portraits was the same person.
And the owner of this photo was Mo Yuan.
Sensing Jiujiu's widened eyes in shock, Uncle Li nodded slowly. "It's what you think. Actually, Old Master has already lived for a long time."
Jiujiu looked at the portraits beside the photos and swallowed the shock in her heart. She asked, "How long has he lived?"
Uncle Li stood beside Jiujiu and said, "I don't know either."
Uncle Li picked up the photo closest to the door and handed it to Jiujiu. He smiled and said, "The person standing beside Old Master in this photo is actually me. You didn't recognize me, did you?"
Mo Yuan was still sitting in the photo, but the man standing behind Mo Yuan with a bright smile looked to be in his twenties.
Upon closer inspection, one could see some of Uncle Li's features in the photo.
Sensing Jiujiu's shock, Uncle Li took the photo from Jiujiu's hand and walked out of the house. After Jiujiu followed him out of the house, he locked the door and said, "Miss, I brought you here to tell you that Old Master is serious about you.
He has lived for countless years, but the only people he has truly loved are you and that person.
It's not convenient for me to comment on what that person is like, but the dead are gone. Old Master can't see it clearly because he was involved, but as a bystander, I can see it clearly. Old Master only has nostalgia for that person, but he truly likes you, Miss.
I know that it doesn't feel good to be treated as a substitute, but Miss, to be honest, if Old Master really treated you as that person's substitute, would he treat you like this? "
Jiujiu lowered her eyes. "So what? He is immortal. Even if I can be with him, I will grow old sooner or later. As for him, he will always be so young. When I grow old and my face dies, even if he doesn't despise me, I will despise myself. "
"Miss, this is a completely unnecessary worry."
"Old Master's immortality will be removed on the day he marries you. As long as you are willing to marry Old Master, he will grow old like an ordinary person."
Uncle Li's rough and old palm gently rested on Jiujiu's shoulder. He said in a gentle voice, "Miss, I know it's not appropriate for me to say this, but Old Master has really lived too hard.
He has lived alone for hundreds of years, waiting for you to appear.
Since you have feelings for Old Master, why don't you open your heart and give yourself and Old Master a chance? "
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