Rebirth: My Healer Wife Owns Superpowers

Chapter 306: Chapter 306: Clearly Being Cheap.
 

Qi Yue looked on and hummed irritably in her heart.

Her eyes, of course, hurt.

The object she had thrown with her Innate Divine Strength, if it hadn’t hurt when it hit her eyelid, that would have been strange.

It was bound to hurt her for a whole night.

It was her own fault for staring at Zhao Xiyan without even blinking.

But she was still quite confused now.

According to her observations just now, Zhao Xiyan hadn’t even glanced at Liao Ruyan.

Just like now, even though Liao Ruyan was uncomfortable, he remained indifferent, treating her no better than a stranger.

This situation was too abnormal!

Normally, a cousin seeing his cousin uncomfortable would surely go and comfort her, right?

A deviation from the norm must have a demon!

Qi Yue couldn’t help but push Zhao Xiyan a bit.

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“Your cousin’s eyes seem quite severe, aren’t you going to check on her, show a little concern?”

Zhao Xiyan looked puzzled.

“Why should I care about her?”

Suddenly, a slight smile appeared on his lips, as if he had seen through all her thoughts.

“Is Yueyue overthinking again? No wonder you’ve been acting oddly since they showed up.”

Being exposed, Qi Yue felt awkward and quickly shook her head.

“No, I was just telling the truth.”

Zhao Xiyan still gazed at her, “Did Yueyue misunderstand something, or do you feel something is not quite right?”

Qi Yue twitched her lips.

Speak?

What was there to say?

Should she bring up the incident from years ago when she saw Bai Shao’s hairpin hidden under his pillow?

Or mention seeing that Bai Shao hairpin on Liao Ruyan’s head?

Confront him about why he didn’t give that hairpin to her, but to another woman instead?

That would be too embarrassing.

She hated dredging up the past the most, the back and forth, it had all been so long ago.

Stale and trivial matters, she, Qi Yue, couldn’t bring herself to say such things.

And looking at Zhao Xiyan, he seemed too natural, as if nothing was wrong.

While she was thinking, she heard Shen Yu call her with a beaming smile.

“Yueyue, come with mom, I have something to tell you.”

Qi Yue suddenly had an idea.

How could she have forgotten about Shen Yu!

If there was anything between Zhao Xiyan and Liao Ruyan, her mother would definitely know!

She briskly followed Shen Yu to the room, entered the inner chamber, and found a parcel at the bedside containing several pieces of clothing, all made of red fabric.

“Yueyue, these are the clothes mom made for you when I had some spare time, I just love you in red. Come and try them on; if anything doesn’t fit right, I’ll alter it for you.”

As she spoke, Shen Yu had already taken out the clothes and was comparing them on her.

Unable to decline the kind offer, Qi Yue obediently walked over and tried them on.

“Mom, they fit well, thank you.”

“Oh, you child, there’s no need to be so formal with mom.”

Shen Yu said, grabbing her hand and laughing, “Seeing you two getting along so well, mom is so happy. I just wish you could get married right now… Ah, this world…”

With the casual conversation underway, it became very easy to ask questions.

Qi Yue casually said a few words, then steered the topic towards Shen Zhenniang and Liao Ruyan.

“Mom, those two cousins seem very close to Zhao Xiyan!”

Upon hearing this, Shen Yu immediately laughed.

“Yueyue, you might have noticed something!”

Qi Yue tugged at her lips and smiled briefly.

“It’s nothing, just that both of them are quite lively.”

“Lively? They’re plainly cheap,” Shen Yu curled her lip, her face a cold sneer.

That was a bit harsh!

She had never seen Shen Yu, a lady of high status, lose her composure before.

It must really be a story!

Qi Yue quickly pressed further, “Mom, what do you mean by that?”

Shen Yu frowned and opened up.

“Yueyue, don’t think too highly of them. Their mother was of low birth yet she managed to completely charm my elder brother who is supposed to instill moral values. One could not control her husband, indulged his wife to her fatal detriment, yet raised such an ill-mannered girl who is always lurking around our Shen Family, trying to amuse our Yanyan…”

“Mom had realized early on that Liao Ruyan was dishonest in her intentions, so she had made it clear early on, ‘My Yanyan doesn’t want her.’ But we couldn’t control it, at that time, Ruyan wasn’t even ten, yet she was always running to our mansion… Luckily, Yanyan was devoted to his studies and martial arts, he didn’t even see her…”

“Later, when Yanyan had an accident, Mom did think of letting her enter the family to bring good luck, but she was reluctant and even said she saw our Yanyan as her own brother. Fortunately, he married you, truly a great blessing for our Yanyan… Now look, Yanyan is better, up and about, and those shameless ones are rushing over again…”

“Yueyue, Mom was really planning to be with you all the way to Yecheng, to manage your and his wedding ceremony, but now that these two have shown up, Mom won’t allow them to disturb Yanyan. Rest assured, you and Yanyan just need to be well, marry soon, you hear?”

Although Shen Yu’s words were somewhat nagging, Qi Yue quickly caught the important points.

One, Liao Ruyan has liked Zhao Xiyan since she was very young, and she often visited him, saying they were childhood sweethearts wouldn’t be an overstatement.

Two, Liao Ruyan once had marriage discussions with Zhao Xiyan, but back then Zhao Xiyan was paralyzed, and things didn’t work out.

Three, Liao Ruyan is now pursuing Zhao Xiyan with intent.

Four, Shen Yu dislikes Liao Ruyan and does not allow her to have any association with Zhao Xiyan.

However, these four points do not reflect Zhao Xiyan’s opinion of Liao Ruyan.

Considering this, Qi Yue carefully chose her words and asked.

“Mom, do you know how Zhao Xiyan views Liao Ruyan? Could there still be something between them…”

“Yueyue, rest assured, Yanyan means absolutely nothing to her, otherwise, wouldn’t he be warmer? In Mom’s eyes, Yanyan is even better than his dad, aside from you, have you seen him looking at any other woman, let alone talking around one?”

This conversation made Qi Yue somewhat embarrassed.

Shen Yu was right, she really hadn’t seen any woman around Zhao Xiyan.

All those maidens and the like seemed to automatically avoid Zhao Xiyan.

Thinking about it now, it seemed a bit like a mouse seeing a cat!

How could she have not noticed all these before!

Fortunately, this time she had finally learned the real situation, regardless of what had transpired between Zhao Xiyan and Liao Ruyan, currently, there was no relationship between them.

At least on the surface, one couldn’t see any lingering affection from Zhao Xiyan towards Liao Ruyan!

That’s right!

She hadn’t loved him in vain, even able to let go of the idea that he had someone else as his “moonlight.”

Then, Shen Yu asked many things about how Zhao Xiyan and she got along, some questions were quite direct, and Qi Yue, blushing, answered them all, leaving this mother-in-law-to-be laughing out loud, her belly’s child even stirring in response.

The conversation left Qi Yue feeling refreshed and cheerful as she left Shen Yu’s room.

She thought she might stop by Zhao Xiyan’s courtyard to check on him and discuss their departure.

Just when she approached the door, she saw a white shadow flash by, hurriedly running off into the distance.

Qi Yue narrowed her eyes.

Wasn’t that Liao Ruyan? What brought her here?

She intended to ask Zhao Xiyan what was going on, but he wasn’t there, so she had to return to her own room.

Upon entering, she saw Zhao Xiyan reclining on a couch, resting, holding a Bai Shao hairpin in his hand.