Chapter 182 - Turn the Table (1/2)

Zhou Ruyu and Shi Baoyan could say nothing and just looked at Shi Qingxue in despair.

They hadn’t expected that with so solid evidence, Shi Qingxue could still turn the table, as if she had been prepared and waited for them to fall into her trap.

Shi Baoyan immediately “realized” that everything must be Shi Qingxue’s plan. She intentionally showed her slip and planned to change the situation when they came to tell on her, with a purpose to embarrass them and make Shi Junhe hate Shi Baoyan.

Shi Qingxue was so mean.

Shi Baoyan imagined and went to extremes while thinking, so she hated Shi Qingxue more.

Especially when Shi Junhe asked what else they could say, Shi Baoyan gritted her teeth and glared at Shi Qingxue secretly for several times.

Shi Qingxue pretended that she didn’t see that and didn’t give them a chance to speak. She said that Dong Hui was unwell and needed to rest quietly, so she kicked out the outsiders.

There were only Shi Junhe, Shi Baoning and Shi Qingxue left in the room.

“Qingxue, I am sorry. I got you wrong!” Shi Baoning restrained her ashamed feeling and apologized.

Shi Qingxue stared at Shi Baoning for a long time and still couldn’t shake off the uncomfortable feeling. She asked Shi Baoning, “Did I offend you?”

Shi Baoning was stunned and then turned away, explaining in a hurry, “What are you talking about? I just saw that you made Mother so angry that she went into a coma, so I was anxious and impulsive. It’s my fault. I apologize to you.”

Shi Baoning never hesitated to apologize, and she spoke much more sincerely than Shi Baoyan and the others, but…

Some mistakes couldn’t be corrected by an apology, and some injuries couldn’t be cured by an apology.

Shi Qingxue stayed silent for quite a while. At last she expressed her forgiveness simply.

“It’s all right.”

Her voice was indifferent and distant. It was forgiveness, but expressed some other meanings.

Shi Baoning noticed that. She wanted to make it up for her sister, but seeing Shi Qingxue’s cold expression, the same as Shi Junhe’s, she was embarrassed and couldn’t say a word. She just had to escape.

“I am going to see if Mother has woken up. I will tell her the truth, and she wouldn’t be mad anymore.”

Afterward she left hurriedly, as if a ghost were chasing her from behind.

Shi Junhe sighed after seeing that and comforted Qingxue, “Don’t blame Baoning. She…has her own difficulties.”

His comforting words made Shi Qingxue’s eyes become red, but she still restrained her urge to cry. She bit her lips stubbornly and didn’t show her weakness or hypocritically say that she forgave her sister.

She just looked at Shi Junhe and prevented her tears from falling.

Shi Junhe certainly understood Qingxue’s grievance, but he knew better than anybody why Shi Baoning treated her like this.

He couldn’t help but think that if he had noticed Wenren Chi’s grudge and dealt with it earlier, Wenren Chi would only want to marry Shi Qingxue, and the two sisters might have fewer misunderstandings.

But it might not be like what he imagined.

If Shi Baoning couldn’t marry the man she loved, she might hate Shi Qingxue as a result.

Alas, love was so torturing.

“Fine! I don’t want to mention this matter again, but I have to tell you something,” Shi Junhe stated seriously.

Shi Qingxue responded, “I am all ears.”

Shi Junhe paused for a second and seemed to look for proper words. Later he finally continued in a deep voice, “I don’t want to interfere in your relationship with His Excellency. I know your moral quality and you won’t do anything to embarrass our family, but…

“Qingxue, people will talk! You should take today’s issue as a warning. Although you managed to get out of danger and make them shut up, they wouldn’t give up easily.

“So I hope that you can be cautious when doing anything in the future. Try not to be set up or give others a chance to comment on you.”

“Father, do you want to say that a gentleman should stay away from danger?” Shi Qingxue chuckled, and obviously, she listened to her father’s advice carefully.

Shi Junhe nodded. “Exactly. The people of our country are open-minded and allow the young men and women to choose their future spouses, but the marriage should be granted by the elders, with a matchmaker’s introduction and betrothal gifts from the man. The formal process should be needed.

“Remember that it is always unadvisable to have sex before marriage! If His Excellency wants to marry you, and you want to marry him, he should tell his family to ask a matchmaker to send our family betrothal gifts. If he is a gentleman, he shouldn’t have almost ruined your fame repeatedly.”

In the past, Shi Qingxue couldn’t endure being taught, but she knew that Shi Junhe said that just for her own good, so she didn’t feel bored but was happy.

She smiled at Shi Junhe and expressed casually, “Father, rest assured. I won’t see Mo Junyang these days. Don’t worry that those people would trip me up.”

“What?” Shi Junhe was astonished and then asked anxiously, “What do you mean? You won’t see him? Did you have a quarrel with Mo Junyang? Did he bully you? Is he going to…”

Abandon her!

“Father!” Shi Qingxue instantly interrupted Shi Junhe’s guess in case that he misunderstood more as he thought.