Chapter 287 Annoyance

Xie Yankang had always thought it was a good thing that the two children had a good relationship.

However, since the last incident, Xie Yankang has had to be wary of the relationship between the two.

His eyebrows furrowed tightly as he looked at Madam Lian: "Go and keep an eye on things. Make sure nothing goes wrong at home."

Xie Hanyue led Xie Zhaoye all the way to her Begonia Garden.

Seeing that everything here was completely different from before, Xie Hanyue felt a wave of despair wash over her.

"Why, why has this place become like this after only a few months of my absence?"

"Brother, this is where I grew up. Do you really think of me as someone who has been abandoned?"

"elder brother!"

Xie Hanyue's tears before were all fake, but after seeing these things, her tears suddenly became genuine; she was really crying, truly sad.

Seeing Xie Hanyue like this, Xie Zhaoye felt a pang of heartache. He reached out and gently wiped away her tears, then said softly, "Aren't you married now?"

"Yes, I'm already married, but does that mean I'm no longer a daughter of the Xie family?"

"Brother, do you and Father not like me anymore? Do you really think of me as water spilled out and gone?"

Xie Hanyue looked at Xie Zhaoye with a face full of confusion, not understanding why things had turned out this way.

Seeing Xie Hanyue like this, Xie Zhaoye was at a loss for words.

"Yue'er, is there something you need to tell me? Didn't you say you had something to say to me?" Xie Zhaoye released Xie Hanyue and sat down opposite her.

His small gesture deeply hurt Xie Hanyue's heart. The two of them had grown up together since childhood and had always been very close.

"Brother, now you despise me too, don't you?"

“I know you all think I shamelessly seduced my father, but I’m truly innocent. I didn’t do it on purpose. I was just scared. I just didn’t want to marry anyone else. I just wanted to stay at home. I just wanted to be with my family. I just wanted to live my life the way it was before. What did I do wrong? What did I do wrong?”

Xie Hanyue felt more and more aggrieved as she spoke. Why did things not go as planned? Why?

this……

Xie Zhaoye really didn't expect Xie Hanyue to have such a good mental fortitude, that she could still say such things so casually.

Looking at Xie Hanyue like this, he was at a loss for words. In desperation, he could only sigh and say, "What you're talking about is all in the past. Yue'er, you're married to Lu Jinzhi now. You should live your lives well. The Lu family are a family of civil officials, and their social standing is a good match for ours. You and Lu Jinzhi are childhood sweethearts who grew up together. You will definitely live a good life together in the future. Don't think about anything else."

In the past, Xie Zhaoye would never have said such things, but things are different now. After all, Wang Shi is no longer here, and there are very few people in this family who can stand up for the two of them.

Upon hearing this, Xie Hanyue felt an overwhelming sadness and, just like when she was a child, threw herself into Xie Zhaoye's arms: "But brother, I'm scared. I'm all alone in the Lu family. I'm scared!"

"Second Miss, what are you doing?"

"What kind of behavior is this?"

Madam Lian, accompanied by her maids and servants, hurried over and shouted exaggeratedly. Then, the two quickly separated and saw Lu Jinzhi standing there with a gloomy face.

Xie Zhaoye was also dumbfounded.

He quickly stood up, and just as he was about to explain, he saw Xie Qingran walking towards them with Baozhu.

The moment Xie Zhaoye saw Xie Qingran, he panicked even more and hurriedly tried to explain, "Qingran, listen to me, we..."

"What? You two are just siblings. So what if you act a little intimately together?"

Xie Qingran strode over and summed up the matter in one sentence.

Her eyebrows furrowed tightly as she glared at Madam Lian, and said irritably, "Madam, what's wrong with you? You haven't even seen what's going on, and you're already shouting. Are you trying to ruin my brother's reputation, or do you just not like my sister?"

Brother? Sister?

Madam Lian never expected that Xie Qingran would say such a thing while standing in front of her.

Isn't she sworn enemies with those two people?

Why does it seem like we're defending someone else now?

Xie Qingran and Xie Hanyue are sworn enemies, but there is still room for reconciliation with Xie Zhaoye. Moreover, if things really escalate now, the entire Xie family will be implicated.

Xie Qingran could clearly distinguish between what was more important and what was less important!

She stepped forward, took Xie Hanyue's hand, and said with a smile, "Little sister, you really are something. Why are you still coming back to your brother to act cute when you're all grown up? Is it because your husband doesn't treat you well?"

"Lu Jinzhi, let me tell you, this is the only precious little one in our Xie family, and she's the youngest. If you bully my sister, I, as her older sister, will be the first to object!" Xie Qingran immediately warned Lu Jinzhi.

Lu Jinzhi was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted. He hurriedly walked over and took Xie Hanyue's hand, and snorted at Xie Qingran: "Don't worry about that. She is my own wife, and I will naturally take good care of her. It's none of your business to come and settle accounts with me."

"That would be great." Xie Qingran shrugged. "Alright, there's nothing else going on here. We've finally managed to get together, so you can all go downstairs. We need to have a good chat."

Xie Qingran spoke as if she were ordering a servant around. She wouldn't normally be so disrespectful to Madam Lian, but Madam Lian's actions today were truly tactless and had inadvertently angered Xie Qingran, so she naturally wouldn't let her off easily.

Madam Lian never expected Xie Qingran to do such a thing, and immediately felt like she had punched a cotton ball.

Her eyebrows furrowed tightly, and she glared at Xie Qingran before leading her people away.

Watching her departing figure, Xie Qingran snorted disdainfully and said irritably, "As expected, she's someone who can't be brought to the table."

When Lu Jinzhi saw Xie Qingran again, his expression and feelings were very complicated. He originally thought he hated this woman, but for some reason, seeing her so at ease, he couldn't feel any anger at all.