C15 The Return Journey Crisis

"Huh? Nothing much. Maybe it was because I was too worried when I received the news that my sister was in danger last night and didn't rest well. " Yue Xier reached out her hand to touch her face. After a moment of awkwardness, she was calm.

Lianshuang pursed her lips and continued, "Shuang thought that Aunt would hate Shuang and mother for what happened last time. It seems that Shuang was overthinking. Aunt is not a calculative person."

Yue Xier's expression paused. The girl in front of her was only six or seven years old but her words and actions were like an adult. Each word and sentence seemed to know something which made her feel unprecedentedly strange.

She looked at Lianshuang and carefully sized her up but could not find any trace of clues. Could it be that she was overthinking it?

"How could it be? How could there be enmity between the two of us? Elder sister, what do you think?" Yue Xier restrained the brilliance in her eyes and restored her perfect smiling face. It was clearly a lie that did not match her heart, but she concealed it so well that it was hard to distinguish.

" Since younger sister does not mind, of course it is best. " Meiniang frowned without batting an eyelid and replied faintly.

Lianshuang could see that the last time Mrs. Lin spoke without thinking, mother was still unable to let go of it. It was not to say that mother held a grudge but those words were deeply imprinted in her heart and wanting to forget was not that simple.

Towards Meiniang's indifferent attitude and was even too lazy to look at her, Yue Xier felt that her pride was severely damaged and even the smile on her lips began to crack.

Lianshuang had been quietly observing every minute change in Yue Xier's expression and when she saw that her heart was clearly burning with anger but she bitterly endured it and did not flare up, Lianshuang only felt that it was very funny.

"Meiniang, Shuang." Outside the room, ripples appeared and broke the awkward silence in the room.

"You guys chat. I won't disturb you." Yue Xier smiled gently and still looked like a caring little sister. After saying that, she walked out gracefully.

In Lianshuang's eyes, that look was like she was fleeing for her life.

"Are you guys really going to leave? I can't bear to leave." Ripples went forward and pulled Lianshuang into his embrace. He hugged her tightly and looked at Meiniang with his eyes that faintly flickered with tears.

"There is no such thing as a banquet that will never end. It is not like we will never see it again. Is there a need to cry?" Lianshuang laughed as she struggled out of Ripple's embrace and stuck her head out and said.

"Stupid girl, do you have a conscience or not?" Ripple randomly used his sleeve to wipe his face and pretended to be angry as he glared at Lianshuang.

"Shuang is right. If you miss us in the future, just come and find us." Meiniang had a smile on her face as she withdrew her initial coldness towards Yue Xier. How could she bear to do so?

She stayed in this place for ten years. Ten years of time. It carried all the happiness and sorrow of her most precious years.

Here, there were her good sisters, as well as Qian Jiao's mother who had always regarded her as her own. This concern was not something that could be abandoned just like that.

"Alright, mother, we should leave now." Looking at the two of them who were about to cry and hug each other with teary eyes, Lianshuang could not help but step forward and interrupt them.

Her nose was also sour but she could not shed tears. In her previous life, there was all the longing for happiness in this place -

Outside the Qian Jiao Pavilion, the people who were watching the show blocked the entrance so tightly that not even a drop of water could leak out. Seeing Yue Hong come out, the accompanying servant quickly went forward and pushed the crowd aside, opening up a path.

Just as Lianshuang and Meiniang appeared, a group of maidservants came forward in an orderly manner and helped the two of them onto the carriage. Then, they put down the curtains of the carriage.

Outside the window, the familiar scenery kept retreating. Perhaps she should say goodbye, Yan City -

In her previous life, she had never thought that today's departure would be a farewell.

The night gradually came, but it would still take half a day's journey to Weiyuan.

To go to Weiyuan, they needed to take a mountain road. It was not suitable to travel at night, so they decided to rest at the foot of the mountain and wait until the next day.

With the help of the maidservants, they got off the carriage. The evening wind blew and Lianshuang smelled the unique moist smell of the valley. It was very fresh and sweet.

"It was bumpy along the way. You can still eat, right?" Yue Hong walked towards them with a caring look in his eyes.

That kind of love was like a lifetime ago. Lianshuang's heart trembled when she saw it. She stood there firmly and was somewhat stunned.

If she and her mother in her previous life were not as foolish as Yue Xier, who had easily believed in the heart of a snake and a scorpion, with Yue Hong's love for her and mother, even if it was not good, she would not have ended up in such a miserable state.

"Shuang is fine." Recovering her thoughts, Lianshuang gently looked at Yue Hong with a glint in her eyes.

"Father, don't worry." Meiniang also softly replied.

Yue Hong nodded and led the two towards Mrs. Lin and Yue Xier.

The two of them sat close to Yue Xier and Mrs. Lin on a blanket under the tree. Lianshuang noticed that when Meiniang's gaze landed on Mrs. Lin, there was a moment of uneasiness in her eyes.

It seemed that mother did not only care about the mother and daughter, but it was also not a bad thing. At least it could make her not easily trust any of them.

"Mother's affection is cold?" Lianshuang's warm little hand gently held Meiniang's cold little hand. Her bright eyes were like the distant bright morning sun.

Meiniang shook her head and held Lianshuang's hand. The uneasiness in her eyes gradually dissipated.

A follower picked up a dry tree branch to start a fire. Can Ye Midnight accompanied the sound of birds returning to rest in the forest. The sound of dry firewood exploding in the fire was all the musical notes of the Silent Night.

The moonlight was slightly cool, pulling the shadows of all things. The branches of the towering trees crisscrossed and imprinted on the ground, like ghosts baring their fangs and brandishing their claws.

When everyone fell into a deep sleep, the only sound left in the surroundings was the sound of firewood burning. The fire flickered, and there were shadows sneakily hiding in the forest.

Lianshuang seemed to have sensed something and suddenly opened her eyes wide. She held her breath and paid attention to the movement around her.

On the opposite side, Yue Xier and Mrs. Lin seemed to be sleeping very soundly and Meiniang who was by the side also fell asleep with a steady breath.

Closing her eyes again but her mind was so clear that she did not have the slightest sleepiness. Lianshuang pricked up her ears to pay attention to the surrounding movements.

Yue Xier slowly opened her eyes and looked around. Seeing that everyone was sleeping soundly, she got up on tiptoes and sneakily headed towards the depths of the forest.

"Why did you follow?" There was a tall man standing opposite of Yue Xier. Because the sky was too dark, she could not see the man's appearance clearly.

"Didn't I miss you?" The man's voice was lazy. After saying that, he hooked his long arm and pulled Yue Xier into his embrace.

Yue Xier struggled to break free from his embrace. She looked nervously at her surroundings and after making sure that there was no one around, she said to the man, "What exactly did I tell you to do? That slut is still full of energy now."

Her tone was a little angry. Her delicate little face crumpled and she glared at the man in front of her hatefully.