Chapter 153 Discovered
Those around them also noticed that Xie Qingran's relationship with Wang Shi and Xie Hanyue was very strange. She was very polite and distant, like a stranger, not at all like family.
However, Xie Qingran's status is no longer what it used to be, so even if everyone felt that Xie Qingran was cold and unapproachable, no one dared to say a word. They all wore fake smiles and maintained a facade of civility.
"Something terrible has happened! Someone has fallen into the lotus pond!"
A commotion arose in the crowd. Xie Qingran looked towards the lotus pond, her heart tightening.
Ignoring everything else, Xie Qingran lifted her skirt and ran towards the lotus pond.
"Help!"
"Sister-in-law, save me!"
Xiao Yanran thrashed about in the water, calling out Xie Qingran's name repeatedly.
Xie Qingran jumped down without the slightest hesitation.
"Yanran, don't be afraid!"
Xie Qingran was an excellent swimmer and swam towards Xiao Yanran, grabbing her as she struggled.
"Don't be afraid, Yanran, your sister-in-law is here."
"hold me."
Xie Qingran held Xiao Yanran tightly and whispered words of comfort in her ear.
"Sister-in-law!"
In the midst of the chaos, Xiao Yanran almost instinctively grabbed Xie Qingran's hair, fearing she would fall, and struggled incessantly.
Xie Qingran gripped Xiao Yanran's hand tightly and then swam towards the shore.
"Quick, quick, save them!"
Are you all dead?
Madam Gu was terribly frightened and kept scolding her subordinates.
Wang struggled to the water's edge, and if Xie Hanyue hadn't held her tightly, she probably would have jumped in with her.
"Mother, calm down, Mother!"
"Mother, don't worry, my sister is perfectly fine!"
"Look, your sister is alright!"
Xie Hanyue clung tightly to Wang Shi, crying and screaming.
Xie Qingran used her skills to pull the child out of the water, walked up to Xie Hanyue, and slapped her hard across the face.
"You bitch! Did you push Yanran? Did you push the child down?"
Xie Qingran's gaze was fierce as she grabbed Xie Hanyue by the collar and glared at her menacingly.
"Let me tell you, if anything happens to my Yanran, I'll kill you!"
Xie Hanyue was dumbfounded. She had never seen Xie Qingran so fierce. Almost instinctively, she burst into tears and looked pitifully in Wang Shi's direction: "Mother, save me! My sister has gone mad!"
Wang walked over and looked at Xie Qingran with some concern: "Qingran, you're all wet. Go and change your clothes. We can talk about it later."
Xie Qingran had no intention of wasting time with Xie Hanyue at this moment. She forcefully threw the person aside, then stood up and picked up Xiao Yanran, who was trembling on the ground.
"Over here, cousin-in-law, over here." Gu Xiangyuan waved to Xie Qingran and then led her to the side room.
The maid quickly prepared dry towels and new clothes for the two of them to wash and dress. Xiao Yanran was completely dumbfounded, her eyes red and she trembled, unable to utter a single word.
Xie Qingran ignored her own disheveled appearance and hugged Xiao Yanran tenderly, saying, "Yanran, don't be afraid. Your sister-in-law is here. Your sister-in-law will always protect you. Look, we are all safe and sound, aren't we?"
"Sister-in-law, it was her...it was her who pushed me!" Xiao Yanran clung tightly to Xie Qingran's waist and wailed.
Xie Qingran knew that children wouldn't approach the water's edge for no reason, much less fall in for no reason.
"Who, tell my sister-in-law, who is it?"
Xie Qingran took a deep breath and asked softly.
Xiao Yanran stopped talking and just held Xie Qingran, tears streaming down her face. She was clearly terrified.
Seeing the child like this, Xie Qingran didn't force her to continue. She just looked at Gu Xiangyuan apologetically and said, "The child is frightened. I'll take the child back first. I'm so sorry."
"No, seeing how the child is, you'd better stay at my house and get some rest before going back."
"Don't worry, I'll have someone guard the door, no one will come."
Gu Xiangyuan looked at Xie Qingran with some worry, unwilling to let them go back like this.
Xie Qingran glanced at Xiao Yanran, who was still trembling, hesitated for a moment, and then agreed: "Okay, then I'll trouble you."
"No trouble at all. It was my family's fault to begin with. Don't worry, I will investigate this matter thoroughly and give you justice!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Madam Wang pushed open the door and walked in.
She held a bowl of ginger soup and looked at Xie Qingran with concern: "Qingran, are you alright? Drink this quickly, be careful not to catch a cold."
"Thank you, Mother." Xie Qingran nodded, took the ginger soup, and fed it to Xiao Yanran spoonful by spoonful.
The child was already quite frightened, but after drinking the ginger soup, she finally warmed up and her emotions stabilized a lot.
"Sister-in-law, it wasn't the older sister you hit who pushed me down, it was Zhao Lulu who pushed me."
Xiao Yanran hugged Xie Qingran and cried even harder.
"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to. I was just too scared and that's why I didn't explain clearly. I'm sorry."
She did nothing wrong, yet she was the one who cried the most pitifully.
Seeing Xiao Yanran like this, Xie Qingran thought of herself when she was a child. At that time, she arrived at the manor all alone, crying in her arms every night, and not daring to say a word during the day.
"This is not your fault, it's my fault for mistaking someone else, it has nothing to do with you."
"Yanran, look at your sister-in-law."
Xie Qingran looked at Xiao Yanran with tenderness in her eyes, and simply lifted Xiao Yanran's chin, making her look at her.
Xiao Yanran didn't know what kind of magic Xie Qingran possessed. Although she was very flustered, she gradually calmed down under Xie Qingran's gentle gaze.
Seeing that the child had calmed down, Xie Qingran smiled gently: "Let me tell you, you don't need to apologize for things you didn't do wrong."
"Sister-in-law!"
"Waaah!"
Xiao Yanran burst into tears and hugged Xie Qingran tightly, finally releasing all her pent-up grievances.
Wang looked at Xie Qingran in disbelief, unable to believe that she could be so gentle.
"Qingran, you..."
"Mother, don't worry, I'm fine, I can swim."
Xie Qingran raised her eyes, glanced at Wang Shi, and gave a self-deprecating laugh.
Upon hearing this, Wang was stunned: "When did you learn that...?"
Before she could finish speaking, Wang regretted it. She shouldn't have asked that question. When could she have learned it? She must have learned it on the estate.
Xie Qingran smiled faintly: "I've been sent to the estate for over ten years, and my mother has never come to see me. Why ask me these questions now? Mother, Yanran is still young, and I want to spend time with her. Mother, you should go and comfort Xie Hanyue, after all, I just slapped her."
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