Ji Zichen: "..."

While Gu Guanhai and Ji Zichen were talking in the main room, Yu Mingxiang was pulling Xuancao in the east room to get medicine for herself.

"This is peony bark, a traditional Chinese medicine that clears heat, reduces fire, cools the blood, and stops bleeding. Based on Xiaoyao Wan (a traditional Chinese medicine formula), it can be combined with gardenia to make Danzhi Xiaoyao Tang (a traditional Chinese medicine formula), which can relieve symptoms of liver stagnation transforming into fire, clear heat, and soothe the liver, which is exactly what Mom is experiencing."

While preparing the medicine, Yu Mingxiang explained the effects and properties of the herbs to Xuancao, and comforted her, saying, "Mom is fine. Mom was just feeling down and her liver qi was not flowing smoothly. Now that you're back, Mom's qi has calmed down. She'll be fine after taking a few doses of medicine. Don't worry."

Hearing this, Xuan Cao nodded and said, "Mm."

She took the medicinal herbs from Yu Mingxiang one by one, weighed them, and put them aside, saying, "I'll brew the medicine for you in a bit."

Yu Mingxiang smiled and said, "Okay."

It was worth it for her to get so angry!

Not only did she learn the truth about her past life, but her daughter also recognized her as her mother!

Apart from Gu Guanhai, who's such a headache, everything else is going smoothly.

Thinking of Gu Guanhai, Yu Mingxiang's face couldn't help but darken.

She knew Ji Zichen had arrived, and she also knew that Gu Guanhai and Ji Zichen were talking in the main room, but she had no intention of getting involved.

Not only did she not have any, she even closed the door to the east room.

She was somewhat regretful that her daughter had broken off her engagement with Ji Zichen, after all...

The two are the original male and female protagonists in the book, as Qin Yuzhu mentioned.

But thinking of Hao Xiaoyun, and how much her daughter's death in her previous life was related to Hao Xiaoyun, and also to Ji Zichen, Yu Mingxiang thought: ...

Her feelings for Ji Zichen plummeted.

What about the male protagonist from the original book?

That's a womanizing scumbag!

It's right that her daughter doesn't want it.

Yu Mingxiang deliberately slowed down her movements as she fetched the medicine, not wanting her daughter to run into Ji Zichen when she went out.

Daylily: ...

He noticed her slow movements and sighed.

"You don't need to worry about me."

She said slowly, "I have no regrets. Now that I've broken off the engagement with him, I will have nothing to do with him anymore. On the contrary, it's you, Mom..."

At this point, Xuancao paused, looked at Yu Mingxiang's expression, and said, "I knew that Uncle Gu's identity was not simple, but I didn't expect that he would know Hao Xiaoyun. Moreover, he is good-looking. Mom, don't be blinded by his good looks."

"As you can see, the better-looking a man is, the less reliable he is."

"Ji Zichen isn't even as good-looking as Uncle Gu. He still managed to attract a lot of romantic entanglements like Hao Xiaoyun. If Uncle Gu spruced himself up, he would be much better looking than him. I wonder how many women would be attracted to him."

Upon hearing this, Yu Mingxiang was speechless.

My lips twitched involuntarily.

She almost forgot if her daughter hadn't mentioned it.

In her past life, she passed by Gu Guanhai's statue without taking a closer look because it was surrounded by young women.

The girls struck various intimate poses, vying to take photos with his statue.

He was still muttering something about marrying someone like Chief Gu...

Yu Mingxiang: ...

When it comes to attracting attention, Ji Zichen is truly no match.

Even Gu Guanhai's statues completely outshine him.

Seeing that her mother didn't speak, Xuancao asked, "Mom?"

She called out softly, and said earnestly, "I'm serious. Although you're very beautiful, Uncle Gu is too eye-catching. He was even more handsome when he was young. Back then, every time he came home, all the aunts and uncles would surround him, trying to find him a wife. Over time..."

"He was so scared that he didn't dare to come back. Later, he grew a beard and looked slovenly, so fewer people wanted to arrange marriages for him. But Mom, you saw it too. When he shaved his beard, he didn't look like a slovenly, rough man at all."

“A handsome man is a wild man! He’s never home, and Grandma Gu is worried sick about him. We can’t knowingly walk into a tiger’s den. No matter how handsome he is, he’s still a tiger.”

"Let's stay away from him, okay?"

Yu Mingxiang snapped out of her daze upon hearing this.

He shook his head and chuckled, "You seem particularly bothered by my relationship with him?"

She looked at her daughter and said slowly, "Xuancao, tell Mom, are you really bothered by this? Or are you just upset with him because he embarrassed you?"

Upon hearing this, Xuancao's pretty face darkened.