Chapter 116 - The Mystery of Xuetongs Embroidery Shop (1/2)

Feng Yuran did not stay for long. He only looked at her color and turned to leave, leaving behind a confused Mo Xuetong. Her lively eyes blinked. When had she become so close to the charming King Xuan? She had always treated him respectfully and distantly, but to be honest, she was grateful to him.

He had saved her yet again. She wanted to distance herself from him but after saving her twice, she would not be able to keep a distance even if she wanted to.

Feng Yuran had just left when Qin Yuxuan came.

Qin Yuxuan came to inform her that they would leave Qingliang Temple in a while. No one was in the mood to stay after so many things happened. It was said that the Yu family had already left. Fortunately, Mo Xuetong did not have many things. Mo He had already packed up and Qin Yuxuan ordered the servants to take her things with them.

Qin Yuxuan went up to Mo Xuetong when he saw that everyone was busy. He looked at her guiltily and gloomily, and said, “Younger Sister Tong…I’m sorry!”

He felt angry whenever he thought of how Yu Sirong wanted to hurt Tong’er. The anger pressed down on him and he wanted to unleash it. He knew of what had happened and the incident was clear to him after careful investigation. Yu Sirong, that s.l.u.t, how dare she try to act against Tong’er? If Mdm Qin had not told him again and again, he would have already gone to the Yu family to get justice!

How could he be in a good mood when he knew that Tong’er had suffered but he could not get revenge for her! He looked rather frustrated.

“Cousin Xuan, what are you saying? What have you done to apologize to Tong’er? It is not your fault. Let’s go, or grandaunt will be worried and wonder what we are doing to hold everyone up. Let’s go, let’s go!” Mo Xuetong’s expression was delicate and gentle as if she did not understand what he was saying. She tugged on his sleeve and smiled at him, behaving just as she usually did.

She had self-consciously defined her relations.h.i.+p with Qin Yuxuan as siblings. She had not understood why Yu Sirong was so vicious towards her to ruin her reputation and disfigure her. But she understood after her rebirth. It was because Cousin Xuan liked her.

She had always paid attention to her opponents after her rebirth, but she had neglected Cousin Xuan’s reactions. While he might not like her very much right now, she had to stop him from falling for her deeply.

In her past life, Qin Yuxuan and Yu Sirong had ended up together, but she feared that they were not fated to in this life. After what happened, Yu Sirong would probably be sent to the family temple. Which family would marry their daughter to a useless gangster? There was not only one daughter in the family, so they would not allow a single daughter to ruin everyone’s hopes.

If the other young ladies of the family all gained a bad reputation, they would not be able to marry well!

According to what happened in her past life, Cousin Xuan had wasted his life away after marrying Yu Sirong. It seemed right now that while he was a little sad, he did not really waste away. He was still a young man full of spirit and vigor and this was something Mo Xuetong liked to see.

She would take this opportunity while Qin Yuxuan was interested in someone to bring their relations.h.i.+p as siblings to the surface.

A sibling relations.h.i.+p. Was there just a sibling relations.h.i.+p between them? Qin Yuxuan felt as if there was a large rock pressing down on his chest and he could not speak for that moment. He felt suffocated and the tens and thousands of words that he had prepared were all stuck in his heart, forming a large blockage that almost suffocated him. However, he could not push the blockage away.

What could he say? Could he say that he liked Younger Sister Tong? He had already lost his chance when Mdm Yu did something like that to her. He was devastated to find out that he would no longer be able to get his Younger Sister Tong’s heart. Their relations.h.i.+p was just that of cousins. And as they grow up, this relations.h.i.+p would grow fainter and fainter until they no longer had one.

This thought made his heart hurt and he clenched his hand tightly into a fist, forcing down the pain in his heart. He smiled and nodded. “Then let’s go, Younger sister Tong. Grandmother would blame me if she does not see you.”

What could he say? What else could he say? He did not even have the opportunity to express his feelings for her. He could only hide the love he felt deep in his heart. He looked at the tender face of the girl under the sunlight and his heart hurt so much he could not breathe. Mdm Yu was truly vicious but he respected his older brother. He could not fight Mdm Yu in the open or to get revenge for Younger Sister Tong. How could he stand it?

“Alright, Cousin Xuan, you’re the best. You must come over to play when you are free. Cousin Feng comes by really often.” Mo Xuetong’s eyes gleamed and she changed the topic when she saw his weird expression. Perhaps Cousin Xuan felt really bad right now, but she believed that the spirited Cousin Xuan would get better and find his own happiness. After all, she had never responded to his feelings. Even if he was really interested in her, his feelings for her would not be too deep.

“Eldest Brother visits your manor especially?” Qin Yuxuan asked, stunned. He admired his eldest brother very much.

“Cousin Feng goes there often. I heard he went even more frequently while I was not there. Come with him next time, won’t you, Cousin Xuan?” She looked up with her crystal-clear eyes. Her eyes were clear, filled with innocence and beauty.

Qin Yuxuan’s eyes darkened and he turned away, replying softly, “Alright!”

Then, Mo Xuetong headed down the mountain with the Qin’s carriage.

Mo Xuetong’s carriage parted with the Qin’s on the road, heading straight for the Mo Manor. She had been gone for days and should return earlier.

While traveling, Mo Xuetong thought for a while and decided to head to the south of the city. She remembered that her mother had a shop there that was in her dowry. It was an embroidery shop. She was very curious why the shop had ended up in her hands in her past life. It was the shop that made her the most money amongst the shops she had. Fortunately for the shop, she did not have to worry about the lack of funds while she was in the Duke’s manor despite her paltry dowry.