Chapter 160: The Maid's Mischief
When Jiang Xun went out, he encountered the Chu family who had rushed over.
Upon seeing Madam Chu, he politely greeted her, "Auntie."
Madam Chu frowned: "What's going on?"
“Auntie, go and see Xiaodie and you’ll understand everything. I’ll wait outside and be ready to be called at any time.”
Jiang Xun's expression was serious, and his attitude was sincere.
Chu was suspicious, but her concern for her daughter prevailed, so she didn't ask any more questions and hurried over.
Chunyi was caught red-handed and panicked, but she still cried out to Xiao Caidie for help: "Miss, save me! Miss, save me!"
After shouting, she begged Xiao Yuebai for mercy: "Master, my life is precious too! Even if you and Madam wanted to deceive Miss, you should have discussed it with me first. I would definitely cooperate. Young Master Jiang must love Miss; he would never despise Miss for being fat and ugly like a pig! Young Master Jiang is sincere; he's not doing it because of your status, Master… Ah—"
"You vile servant! Still spreading your lies and misleading the public!"
Xiao Yuebai raised his hand and slapped her across the face. His sharp gaze fixed on Chunyi, he roared, "Gag that rotten mouth of hers!"
Before Chunyi could say anything more, her mouth was sealed shut.
Xiao Yuebai looked at Xiao Caidie, who was in a daze, and walked over with a pained expression. He then slowly said, "Xiaodie, listen carefully. Jiang Xun has never left Liuzhou City. He is a good man. This time, he pretended to leave in order to catch the person who ruined your marriage. I personally watched him write this letter, and I know better than anyone what it says..."
“This maidservant beside you has ulterior motives. She imitated Jiang Xun’s handwriting, causing you to have such an emotional breakdown and become so negative. I will definitely find out who instructed her.”
Xiao Yuebai felt a pang of heartache looking at Xiao Caidie like this, and when he looked at Chunyi, he felt like killing her.
When Madam Chu arrived and heard these words, she immediately understood. She stepped forward, took the letter from Xiao Caidie's hand, and frowned as she read it.
"He didn't write it?"
It took Xiao Caidie a while to find her voice. She didn't know what to do and just asked blankly and subconsciously.
Xiao Yuebai nodded emphatically: "Yes, those hurtful words weren't written by him. Jiang Xun only wrote one sentence."
"He wrote, 'I finally saw you. There were so many things I wanted to say, but I couldn't say them. My family summoned me back immediately, so I went back first.' That's the only sentence he wrote. Father saw him write it. What does that sentence mean? How could it possibly hurt you?"
Xiao Yuebai recited the words she had kept in her heart without omitting a single one. The words didn't reveal much emotion, but they were definitely not intended to hurt. Young women are prone to overthinking; they might have wild ideas and feel disappointed, but they would never break down in pain...
Looking at the letter, Madam Chu gritted her teeth in anger: "These insulting words at the end, weren't they written by Jiang Xun? Which audacious and shameless maidservant deliberately added them to provoke our daughter!"
Besides what Xiao Yuebai said, there was a long passage that followed, all of which were hurtful remarks.
Xiao Caidie was described as being as fat as a mountain, a veritable mountain of flesh, so fat that seeing her would kill one's appetite. She was likened to the ugliest skinless dog, its layers of flesh so repulsive!
These words were a fatal blow to Xiao Caidie; just reading them made her feel like her heart was breaking.
Xiao Caidie, whose heart is already fragile, simply cannot bear to watch, so she will be stimulated to the point of collapse, which will make her hate and become more obsessive.
"Yes, this maid has been by Xiaodie's side for six or seven years. I don't know when she started harboring malicious intentions. I'll find out once I interrogate her."
When Xiao Yuebai thought about how a maid had stirred up trouble and caused his daughter to become so negative, he wished he could immediately skin that maid alive.
Xiao Yuebai said gently to Madam Chu, "Madam, please comfort Xiaodie first. Jiang Xun and I will go and interrogate her."
Xiao Yuebai then looked at Xiao Caidie and said, "Xiaodie, you are a grown woman now. This matter is a foregone conclusion. You should think carefully about why you are being led by the nose by others. If you still can't change your mind after this, then your father would rather raise you for the rest of your life than marry you off to anyone."
After Xiao Yuebai finished speaking, he turned and left.
Springtime was also dragged away.
Xiao Caidie's eyes were blurred with tears. Her mind was like a jumbled mess, leaving her confused and unsure of what to say or what she could say.
Madam Chu sighed, stepped forward, gently embraced Xiao Caidie, and whispered, "Daughter, when has your father ever lied to you?"
"Mother... Waaah..."
Xiao Caidie threw herself into Chu's arms and wept bitterly.
Chu patted her back gently, feeling both heartache and sigh.
Xiao Caidie took the letter paper again and folded it in half. Just looking at that sentence, she wasn't really that sad, but the second half made her lose all reason!
She can no longer figure out what she wants to do.
Do you remember the little girl who told your fortune before?
Seeing that Xiao Caidie had gradually calmed down, Madam Chu took Xiao Caidie's hand and stood up, talking as they walked.
Xiao Caidie nodded; she remembered.
"What you dare not ask, your mother remembers. Jiang Xun has been here for a while, and your father has seen it all. Your father said that it wasn't written by him, so it wasn't. As for Chunyi, I don't know who instructed her to deliberately ruin you. Now that you are like this, it can be said that your enemy has achieved half of their goal."
“But my daughter, your life should be in your own hands. Your parents can protect you, but they can’t protect you forever. Whether it’s spring or autumn, you must never lose yourself. I was wrong before. I didn’t teach you well. Give me a chance. I’ll teach you slowly, and you can learn slowly, okay?”
"Whether you marry someone or not, your parents hope you can pull yourself together. You should be in control of your own life, not a caged bird dependent on someone, do you understand?"
Chu felt a pang of sadness. There were so many things she wanted her daughter to understand, but she was also afraid that no matter how much she explained, her daughter still wouldn't understand.
Xiao Caidie listened quietly, her heart filled with mixed feelings; she couldn't quite describe what she was thinking at that moment.
She had everything, and was torn apart by a mix of hatred, regret, and pain.
Chu gently helped Xiao Caidie wash and dress, and then she changed her clothes.
Looking at herself in the mirror, Xiao Caidie looked away and asked Chu Shi blankly, "Mother, is it too late now?"
She's already in such a bad state, is it too late?
With tears in her eyes, Madam Chu nodded emphatically: "Of course it's not too late. You're only fifteen. Your wonderful life has just begun. You've gained weight in the last three years, and we can take three years to gradually change you back to your former self. You'll have a second fifteen, a third fifteen, a fourth, a fifth, or even more fifteen years in the future. It's not too late, not at all."
Xiao Caidie looked at Chu Shi, her mother's worry overflowing with tears, and she choked out, "Mother, thank you."
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