"We originally stayed at Miss Chen's estate, but Young Master Tao said it would be more suitable to stay here."
"No, I think Young Master Tao's place is better."
"I heard you're engaged to Young Master Tao?" Madam Liu asked with a smile.
Chen Siyuan was slightly taken aback.
They're not familiar with each other, what does it mean to say that?
Li Ma poured tea for the two of them and served it to each of them.
Chen Siyuan glanced at it but said nothing.
"Is Miss Chen feeling embarrassed?"
"No, it's just... that was all in the past."
"oh?"
It seemed that Madam Liu hadn't found a suitable person to talk to in a long time. This was the second time she had met Chen Siyuan, so they inevitably talked a lot.
Seeing Madam Liu like this, Chen Siyuan wondered if the rumors were wrong.
On second thought, everyone starts out with beautiful hopes and aspirations for the future, and it is often only after being deeply hurt that they are forced to change.
Thinking about this, I suddenly felt that this woman was lucky. At least she ended up sitting in that position, while I, in my past life, did so much, but it was all for someone else's benefit.
"But what about Young Master Tao's problem?"
Chen Siyuan shook her head, "I'm not good enough for him."
Madam Liu smiled, "That's easy to handle, we'll..."
“No need,” Chen Siyuan interrupted anxiously. “I am just the daughter of a merchant. How could I be worthy of Young Master Tao?”
"You... don't think much of him?" Madam Liu said with a laugh.
The aloof and influential young master Tao, a prominent figure in the capital, was unexpectedly looked down upon by the daughter of a merchant.
I've been living cautiously ever since I left Kyoto, but today I'm suddenly in a great mood.
"No, no, no..." Chen Siyuan quickly waved her hands, "It's not like that, it's..."
"What is it?" Madam Liu tilted her head and smiled.
Chen Siyuan's eyes widened as she looked at Madam Liu. "You did this on purpose?"
"How could that be? I was just curious," Madam Liu said, covering her mouth with her handkerchief and laughing.
He seemed to be laughing too freely, and started coughing.
Li Ma stepped forward to help.
Chen Siyuan stood up and glanced at the tea for the two of them before looking at Madam Liu.
After Madam Liu caught her breath, she smiled slightly at Chen Siyuan and said, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh. I haven't been feeling well lately."
"You must be tired from your journey, Madam. You should take good care of yourself."
“That’s true,” Madam Liu said, coughing again.
"Mother—" Just then, a small figure ran in from outside and came to Madam Liu's side. "Mother, your child has come to see you."
"Why did you come here?" Mrs. Liu said, stroking her son's hair.
"My child... my child..." The child hesitated for a long time but couldn't say anything.
"Did your Uncle Tao send you?" Madam Liu suddenly asked.
"Hmm." The child lowered his head in shame.
"Your Uncle Tao told you not to tell?" No one knows a child better than their mother, and Madam Liu was an even more insightful person.
The child nodded.
Chen Siyuan was surprised, and when she met Madam Liu's gaze, her eyes became slightly unnatural.
Madam Liu stopped pressuring the child. "Zhen'er, look at this older sister. Do you remember her?"
The child looked up and met Chen Siyuan's gaze. Chen Siyuan also looked at the child.
Their eyes met, and the child sweetly called out, "Sister."
"Zhen'er, you must remember this: if it weren't for this older sister that day, you wouldn't be able to see your mother."
"Your son understands." He then bowed to Chen Siyuan.
Chen Siyuan seemed to be startled and quickly jumped away.
The movement was so sudden that it accidentally knocked over the teacup next to it.
"Hehe, I think Miss Chen is a bold person. How could she be frightened by a child?"
"Madam, if there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."
"No, no, no, I have something to discuss with Miss Chen."
"Please speak, Madam."
Madam Liu gestured for Li Ma to take the child away, then took Chen Siyuan's hand and asked, "You did that on purpose, didn't you?"
He glanced at the teacup that had been broken on the ground as he spoke.
Chen Siyuan wanted to deny it, but meeting Madam Liu's gaze, she dared not have her own thoughts. "Siyuan doesn't understand what Madam means?"
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand, just take this with you when you leave." Madam Liu said, handing the wet handkerchief in her hand to Chen Siyuan.
After accepting the gift, Chen Siyuan stepped back and bowed, saying, "Madam, please rest well."
"Hmm." Madam Liu remained seated, showing no intention of getting up.
Soon, Li Ma arrived.
Chen Siyuan smiled slightly at Li Ma and quickly left.
At that moment, her heart was pounding.
Mrs. Liu summoned me today because she has something very important to discuss.
Thinking to himself, he saw Tao Yifan standing at the door in the distance, and then he remembered Madam Liu talking about Tao Yifan repeatedly, and he understood what Madam Liu was trying to say.
She didn't understand why something so simple had to be made so complicated.
Besides, she had only met Madam Liu a few times. How could she trust herself so much?
The thing Chen Siyuan was holding was so hot it was almost burning her hand.
Upon arriving at the door, she bowed to Tao Yifan. The two maids, seeing Chen Siyuan return, breathed a sigh of relief.
"Greetings, Young Master Tao." As she spoke, the handkerchief that had been in Chen Siyuan's hand fell to the ground.
Chunlan wanted to help her mistress pick it up, but when she saw that the handkerchief was unfamiliar, she returned to her normal state.
"Young Master Tao, I accidentally broke a teacup just now. Please tell Madam Liu that I hope she was not frightened."
Tao Yifan glanced at the woman, then at the handkerchief on the ground, but didn't say anything.
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