Volume 3, Chapter 249 – Sister, I Don’t Want to Marry

Xiyan, Muxue.

Morning and evening, dawn and dusk.

The Chi family’s second young lady had returned. For the Chi family, this was a joyous occasion.

Chi family head Chi Jingwen appeared extremely happy.

On that handsome face of his, the smile never ceased.

In addition to today’s recognition ceremony, Chi Jingwen also invited all the guests who had come to observe the ceremony to a grand banquet lasting three days.

In front of Wei Qingyu, Chi Xiyan gently bandaged the wound on Lu Zhuxin’s hand.

Wei Qingyu watched with amazement.

After Chi Xiyan simply treated the wound on Lu Zhuxin’s hand, Chi Jingwen brought Lu Zhuxin to greet the clan elders who had been invited to observe the ceremony one by one.

Moreover, through the highly respected elders of the family, the name “Chi Muxue” was officially written into the Chi family genealogy.

At this point, Lu Zhuxin’s position as the Chi family’s second young lady was formally established.

Originally, Lu Zhuxin had thought that given Chi Jingwen’s attitude toward her, this matter probably wouldn’t be accomplished so easily.

But unexpectedly, throughout this day, aside from Chi Zhong’s earlier disruption, no other incidents occurred.

Chi Jingwen’s attitude toward Lu Zhuxin also appeared relatively normal.

At least, from others’ perspectives, Chi Jingwen had indeed played the role of a father well.

After working busily at the ceremony all day, Chi Xiyan brought Lu Zhuxin back to the courtyard to rest.

“Zhizhi,” Chi Xiyan smiled. “From now on, we can formally address each other as sisters.”

“Ah, no, that’s not right.”

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“You can no longer use the name Lizhi.”

“At least, you can’t use it publicly.”

“Now, I should call you Muxue,” Chi Xiyan lowered her head and thought for a moment. “Or maybe call you Axue, Little Xue. Both sound quite nice.”

Lu Zhuxin’s eyes lowered slightly. “Father’s intention is… for me to abandon my original name and completely sever ties with the past…”

Seeing her gaze dim slightly, Chi Xiyan recalled the first time she had met Yu Lizhi.

This girl, in order to save her mother, could even abandon herself.

Yu Lizhi must have been the name given to her by her former family.

Abandoning this name, abandoning the past, also meant severing connections with her former life.

For this girl, that probably wasn’t easy to bear.

“There’s no helping it,” Chi Xiyan said. “You wandered outside for sixteen years, grew up in an ordinary farming family, and even served as someone else’s servant…”

“Even if the Chi family can tolerate your past, they won’t be willing to have others bring up your past again.”

Lu Zhuxin nodded. “I understand, Sister. From the moment I walked through this residence’s gates, I was ready.”

“It’s just that when I think back on it, I still feel somewhat sentimental.”

Seeing the girl like this, Chi Xiyan didn’t know how to console her.

So she reached out and gently wiped away the moisture at the corners of the girl’s eyes.

“It’s alright now. We’re family. I’ll be with you.”

The black-haired girl’s eyes reddened slightly. “Thank you, Sister.”

“About today’s events, if not for you… I wouldn’t have known what to do…”

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Chi Xiyan raised her hand and ruffled Lu Zhuxin’s soft hair. “You’re my sister. In this residence, if I don’t help you, who else will?”

“Besides, I already told you. I don’t want you to be bound by one past mistake and have your future constrained.”

“A woman’s chastity has never resided beneath her skirts.”

“After all, you’re the victim.”

“I don’t want people to use this matter to negate everything about you.”

Chi Xiyan sighed. “As a woman from a prestigious family, in these inner quarters, I’ve heard of far too many sinister schemes.”

“The easiest way to destroy a woman from a prestigious family is to destroy her chastity.”

“Many women from prestigious families become completely dispirited and abandon themselves because of so-called concepts of chastity, or even end their lives because of it.”

“I’ve seen far too many such examples.”

“I don’t want such things to happen to you.”

Chi Xiyan looked at the girl before her, her face bearing a satisfied smile. “Zhizhi, I know you’re a strong child.”

“You experienced such painful events and went through the loss of loved ones.”

“Yet you still haven’t been defeated by hardship.”

“Among the disciples of prestigious families I know, strong women like you are few and far between.”

Hearing this, Lu Zhuxin lowered her head slightly. “But being strong isn’t much use.”

“Just as Sister said, the easiest way to destroy a woman from a prestigious family is to destroy her chastity.”

“I’m no longer chaste. Even if Sister can cover for me temporarily.”

“But what about later?”

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“What should I do in the future?”

Chi Xiyan froze slightly.

The future. She truly hadn’t thought about what would happen in the future.

Yu Lizhi’s loss of virginity was an unchangeable fact.

Chi Xiyan could conceal it for her today, but couldn’t possibly conceal it for her entire life.

Yu Lizhi had become Chi Muxue.

Chi Muxue was the Chi family’s second young lady.

As a woman from a prestigious family, sooner or later she would have to marry.

At that time, such matters certainly couldn’t be concealed.

Chi Xiyan fell silent.

She simply hadn’t had time to consider so much before.

When she saw Chi Zhong aggressively pointing at Yu Lizhi.

When Yu Lizhi was frightened into helplessness and speechlessness.

Chi Xiyan had lost the rationality to carefully weigh gains and losses.

Yu Lizhi was someone she had brought back to the Chi family. She couldn’t tolerate her personally brought-back sister being humiliated like this.

People still had love and care for the kittens and puppies they raised themselves, let alone for another person.

So Chi Xiyan simply hadn’t had time to consider gains and losses before she had already stood in front of Yu Lizhi.

At that time, Chi Xiyan hadn’t thought at all about what would happen if she couldn’t prove Yu Lizhi’s innocence.

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Heh… Chi Xiyan, oh Chi Xiyan. You pride yourself on being rational and clearheaded, yet you never thought you’d have such an irrational moment.

Lu Zhuxin looked at Chi Xiyan and continued, “If people discover that Sister helped me conceal this, wouldn’t Sister be implicated because of me…”

“I don’t want to drag Sister down because of my matters.”

“Sister… I don’t want to marry…”

“Sister, in the future I only want to stay by your side and keep this secret forever.”

Lu Zhuxin looked intently into Chi Xiyan’s eyes.

“Until we grow old.”

Chi Xiyan caught her breath.

The courtyard fell briefly into silence.

She felt the gaze of the girl before her was somewhat burning, making her cheeks feel hot.

Admittedly, not letting Yu Lizhi marry was the best solution.

As long as she didn’t marry, no one would discover their secret.

But could this truly be done?

When she had initially decided to bring Yu Lizhi back to the Chi family, Chi Xiyan had considered keeping Yu Lizhi’s marriage under her control.

That was to obtain maximum benefits by choosing a marriage partner for Yu Lizhi.

After all, a Chi family second young lady still had considerable value for such transactions.