Volume 3, Chapter 253 – The Wedding Date Moves Up

Just as Lu Zhuxin’s fingers were about to touch the area she had been staring at intently…

“Zhizhi…”

A pair of jade hands reached from behind her, wrapped around her chest, and scooped her up.

Lu Zhuxin froze for a moment.

Her hands stopped two inches away from “Song Shixuan.”

Then she saw “Song Shixuan” before her pressing one hand to her chest and retreating two steps.

“How can you be so careless?” Chi Xiyan lifted Lu Zhuxin up.

“I’m sorry… Sister.” Lu Zhuxin lowered her head slightly.

From the corner of her eye, she glanced at the distant “Song Shixuan.”

At this moment, “Song Shixuan’s” face still carried a trace of surprise. She looked at Lu Zhuxin with a strange expression.

That earlier action of covering her chest and retreating seemed to be an instinctive reaction. After she came to her senses, she inconspicuously lowered her hand from her chest.

Although she hadn’t verified it, Lu Zhuxin already had her suspicions.

This person wasn’t Song Shixuan, wasn’t a sword cultivator, and might not even be a man.

Who exactly was she, and why was she meeting Chi Xiyan wearing Song Shixuan’s face?

“It’s good that you’re okay.” Seeing she was fine, Chi Xiyan breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Then she looked at “Song Shixuan” across from her.

“Young Master Song, it’s getting late today. The inner residence has many inconveniences, so we won’t keep Young Master Song any longer.”

“Song Shixuan” knew Chi Xiyan was issuing an order to leave.

She felt helpless and picked up that bottle of pills again. “Then what about these pills? Miss Xiyan.”

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“The pills…” Chi Xiyan looked at the pills in “Song Shixuan’s” hands, her eyes narrowing slightly.

She herself was an alchemist, so naturally she didn’t need such pills.

“Since my younger sister likes them, we’ll keep them for now.” Chi Xiyan said, “Another day, I’ll return a pot of superior-grade Foundation-Building Pills to you.”

Superior-grade Foundation-Building Pills?

This kind of precious cultivation pill—even in the Song family, not everyone could use them.

Brother’s fiancée was truly generous with her gifts!

“Song Shixuan” thought this while smiling warmly on the surface. “Then I thank Miss Xiyan.”

…

Chi Xiyan drove “Song Shixuan” away. From the moment she discovered something had happened to Lu Zhuxin, she lost the patience to continue dealing with that fiancé.

That man who couldn’t read the room. If he continued staying here, he would only be in the way.

When Chi Xiyan had exchanged letters with him before, why hadn’t she discovered he was so annoying?

“Now, it’s just us.” Chi Xiyan turned around and looked at Qin Qingfen, who had been standing to the side all along. “Auntie, do you still remember what I told you?”

“I remember. Of course I remember.” Qin Qingfen said urgently. “But Xiyan, I truly am doing this for your own good.”

“Didn’t you see? Just now, how did this little hussy act toward your fiancé!”

“I was watching her the whole time. Her eyes were practically glued to Young Master Song!”

“Who knows what she’s thinking in her heart about seducing Young Master Song!”

Hearing this, Lu Zhuxin reached out and tugged on Chi Xiyan’s sleeve. “Sister, I didn’t. He’s Sister’s fiancé. How could I possibly like him?”

“Moreover, Sister, you know I don’t like men…”

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Lu Zhuxin’s voice grew quieter.

Chi Xiyan’s gaze deepened slightly.

That’s right. Zhizhi liked women. So she couldn’t possibly have any thoughts about that man.

How could Zhizhi like men?

Chi Xiyan felt she had been worrying unnecessarily.

Earlier, she had been somewhat worried that if Yu Lizhi liked women, she might have bad thoughts about her.

But after spending these days together, Chi Xiyan felt that Yu Lizhi not liking men might not be a bad thing.

This way, Chi Xiyan didn’t need to worry about the delicate flower she was carefully nurturing being seduced away by some heartless man.

Moreover, she didn’t need to worry about her affecting Chi Xiyan’s engagement.

“Auntie, you don’t need to say anymore.” Chi Xiyan said, “Zhizhi couldn’t possibly like Song Shixuan.”

“Xiyan, why won’t you just believe me!” Qin Qingfen’s entire body trembled. “I’ve seen too many fox seductresses who seduce people like her! You can’t trust her!”

“Auntie…” Chi Xiyan closed her eyes slightly. When she opened them again, they were already full of coldness.

“I originally wasn’t planning to pursue what happened earlier…”

“I spent great effort to keep you from Father.”

“But you’ve really gone too far!”

“Since Zhizhi came to this household, how many things have you done targeting her… But what about Zhizhi? She’s never complained to me about even the slightest thing. Even when the wolf demon captured you, she spoke up for you.”

“Auntie, not only do you have no gratitude, you make things difficult for her at every turn!”

“You really… have gone too far…”

Chi Xiyan raised her hand and rubbed her forehead. “Go manage the meals in the kitchen. Don’t appear before Zhizhi anymore.”

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Qin Qingfen’s eyes filled with anxiety. “Xiyan… you can’t do this…”

“Leave!” Chi Xiyan shouted in a low voice.

Qin Qingfen clenched her fists tightly. Like a vicious wolf, she glared viciously at Lu Zhuxin.

With a face full of unwillingness, she left the courtyard.

“Sister, are you okay?” Lu Zhuxin gently tugged on Chi Xiyan’s sleeve.

“I’m fine. I’m just somewhat angry.” Chi Xiyan said with a sigh.

Lu Zhuxin continued to comfort her. “Sister, you shouldn’t have gotten so angry at Nanny Qin. She is your nanny after all…”

“Moreover…” Lu Zhuxin pressed her lips together. “I wasn’t really injured. I can treat today’s events as if nothing happened…”

“Zhizhi…” Chi Xiyan smiled bitterly. “You don’t understand.”

Qin Qingfen had done things even more excessive than this.

For example, bribing Sin Moon Tower assassins.

However, Chi Xiyan couldn’t say this kind of thing to Lu Zhuxin.

If Yu Lizhi learned that the real culprit who killed her mother was actually Qin Qingfen…

Chi Xiyan didn’t dare imagine the consequences.

“By the way, Zhizhi.” Chi Xiyan asked again, “Why did you want to keep the Song family’s pills?”

“Sister… I’m sorry. I acted on my own initiative.” Lu Zhuxin said, “Song Shixuan is your fiancé and also a direct descendant of the Song family.”

“I felt Sister shouldn’t rashly refuse his goodwill. This isn’t good for Sister.”

“I saw Sister’s mood wasn’t right, so I…”

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Chi Xiyan was surprised. “You wanted to accept that bottle of pills to ease the atmosphere between us?”

“Mm.” Lu Zhuxin nodded. “Sister, was what I did too abrupt?”

Chi Xiyan lovingly rubbed Lu Zhuxin’s forehead. “You having this intention is enough.”

“My engagement with Song Shixuan was set by three parties together. How could a few words between us dissolve it?”

Chi Xiyan’s gaze was heavy.

“I don’t have that authority, and neither does he.”

Lu Zhuxin knew this point as well.

Wanting to sabotage this political marriage alliance wasn’t an easy matter.

“Sister, why was Young Master Song so anxious to find you?” Lu Zhuxin asked. “It wasn’t just for ordinary chatting, was it?”

“It wasn’t.” Chi Xiyan shook her head and smiled helplessly. “Young Master Song came to find me this time because he wants to move up the wedding date and have me marry him earlier.”

“What?!” Lu Zhuxin’s eyes showed surprise. “What?”

Chi Xiyan nodded. “He came this time because he wants to marry me back to the Song family.”

“Wait? Why is the Song family in such a rush?!”

…

“Why such a hurry?”

Chi Jingwen sat at his desk, looking with surprise at the Lingxiao Sword Sect disciple before him.

Lu Guan cupped his fists and said, “When the Sect Master established the marriage contract for Junior Brother Song in the past, he didn’t set a wedding date.”

“Recently, a sect elder proposed that we should announce this marriage earlier.”