"By the way, Xia'er, your cousin said he went to Lianhua Temple to look for you. Why didn't he come back with you?" When Mrs. Li saw Li Xia put down the porcelain bowl in her hand, she remembered Chu Ziyu and asked casually.
When Li Xia heard this, he paused and his back stiffened.
"Xia'er, are you feeling unwell?"
Mrs. Li asked nervously when she saw Li Xia's face suddenly change.
Li Xia pursed her lips, her nails digging into her palms, and she raised her lips and said, "Don't worry, mother, I'm fine."
"Mother, Xia'er doesn't look well. Let's ask a doctor to take a look."
Mrs. Li was still worried.
For the past decade, she has lived in fear every day.
Her daughter's health was getting worse day by day. She saw it with her own eyes and felt pain in her heart. She was afraid that one day her daughter would fall into a coma and never wake up.
He is not even thirty, but his temples are already gray with worry.
Li Xia took Madam Li's hand and comforted her softly, "Mother, I am really fine. Please don't be trapped in the past. The gods have blessed me and I am getting better. They also don't want you to live in self-blame for the rest of your life. Besides, it was not your fault. Pregnant women also take tonics, and their children are not weak. My daughter's lingering illness has nothing to do with you. It is her fate and her destiny."
Mrs. Li died of depression, not only because of the sudden death of the original owner, but also because of the mental illness that had been tormenting her all these years.
If Li Xia didn't help her get over it, she would still be trapped in endless regret.
"Yes, ma'am, our daughter is right. It was an accident, and none of us could have predicted it. You have been blaming yourself for nearly fifteen years, and it's time to move on. Axia has been blessed by the gods, and she is in good health now. From now on, our family of three will live happily together." Li Fugui also joined the persuasion team.
"Erlang, Xia'er will be coming of age in December, so we can start looking for a son-in-law for our daughter. In the future, we will have grandchildren, so there will be more than just three people in the family."
"Yes, yes, Madam is absolutely right. After A-Xia gets married, we will let her and her husband have two children. Then Madam can hold one and her husband can play with the other, and we can enjoy the happiness of family life together."
When Mrs. Li thought of the hopeful future, she felt much more comfortable and started to joke with Li Fugui about Li Xia.
Li Xia listened to the two of them talking back and forth as they arranged how many children she would have in the future. She couldn't help but twitched her lips.
However, when she saw the light shining in Mrs. Li's eyes, she just let them tease her.
Where there is hope there is expectation.
She can also recover from her heart disease faster.
Mrs. Li was concentrating on thinking of a name for Li Xia's future child.
He didn't ask her about Chu Ziyu again.
Li Xia used the excuse of feeling tired and returned to her boudoir.
She sat at the desk, her slender fingers bent, tapping the table surface unconsciously.
"It seems that Chu Ziyu has not returned to the Li Mansion." Li Xia narrowed her peach blossom eyes, "Could it be that he is afraid of being exposed and has hidden back in his hometown in Ningzhou?"
No.
She immediately shook her head in denial.
Chu Ziyu dared to do something inappropriate to her, he must have thought about the consequences.
When the original owner was only one breath away, he asked Li Fugui and his wife to marry her.
Now that he has obtained her through despicable means, I'm afraid she will be eager to publicize the fact that she lost her virginity to him.
Use public opinion to facilitate this marriage.
By then everyone will know that her innocence has been ruined, and no matter how dissatisfied Li Fugui and his wife are with Chu Ziyu's behavior, they will have no choice but to marry Li Xia to him.
Li Xia only saw clearly the chess game that Chu Ziyu was playing when he broke into her room.
Maybe he was attracted by her appearance and wanted her.
But Li Xia knew in her heart that she was not Chu Ziyu's ultimate target.
He went through so much trouble and planned all this to marry her, he must have some other unspeakable secret.
Chu Ziyu should have known that night that she was no longer a virgin.
He must have been pissed off at that time.
He has planned everything.
But he was not her first man.
"Miss, the water is here. Do you want to wash first or undress first?" Ruyan walked in holding a copper basin.
"Ruyan, don't worry, go put the basin on the basin rack, I have something to tell you to do."
Li Xia pursed her red lips.
Ruyan put down the copper basin and walked over, "Miss, go ahead."
"Lower your head. You need to find someone unfamiliar to handle this matter privately. No third person can know about it." Li Xia waved at Ruyan, motioning her to put her ear closer.
Ruyan's brows furrowed tighter and tighter, "Miss..."
"Don't ask too many questions, just tell me the results."
"Yes, ma'am."
Seeing that Lixia didn’t want to say more, Ruyan lowered her eyelids and nodded.
Li Xia waved her sleeves and said, "Okay, go and take care of this. I don't need you to help me with undressing and washing today."
"Then Ruyan withdrew."
"Well, go ahead."
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Lotus Temple
As soon as Liaochen entered the temple, he didn't even have time to change into his monk's robe and ran straight to the backyard of the temple.
I encountered something on the way, so I was supposed to be back in two days, but I ended up being one day late.
I wonder if that heartless guy will blame him for not keeping his word?
When Liaochen thought of this, he quickened his pace.
"Brother, Brother Liaochen, please wait for me."
A young monk shouted at Lechen's back.
"Junior brother, what's the matter?" Lechen stopped when he heard that.
Although he was very anxious inside, he still maintained his usual cool and indifferent expression.
"Brother Liaochen, the abbot is calling you." replied the little monk.
"You go tell the abbot first, I'll go later."
Lechen still wanted to go to the backyard to see Li Xia first.
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