Xu Zhixia grabbed the train ticket and tore it to pieces.
Luckily, she hadn’t even held hands with that man.
As long as she didn’t admit anything, who could say they had a relationship?
“No way, I he and I…”
Lu Xiuyuan’s face remained cold as he said,
“I don’t want to hear about him. After we visit Grandpa tomorrow, we’ll go to the civil affairs bureau.”
Xu Zhixia noticed his mood had clearly grown more distant.
A faint prickling pain rose in her heart it was all her own fault. She had been so foolish in her past life.
Yet she couldn’t help feeling sad.
Indeed, men could not tolerate being cuckolded.
But she promised herself she hadn’t done anything like that.
She softened, pressing herself against him:
“Can you do me a favor?”
“Check up on Bai Xiuhe, Bai Jingya’s mother. See if she’s had any contact with my dad over the past few years, and whether Bai Jingya is really my dad’s daughter.”
Lu Xiuyuan’s gaze grew even colder. From the start, he had been wondering what Xu Zhixia was planning.
It turned out it was still for her family.
He should have known her family would always come first.
So even if it made him uncomfortable, she pressed herself against him, asking him to handle things.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw her nightdress had ridden up over her belly in excitement.
He was momentarily stunned.
She didn’t even notice, hooking her legs upward, growing more animated with every word.
“Do you know, ever since she came, our home’s atmosphere has been chaotic.”
“Beep. Congratulations, Host. Intimacy increased to 3.”
“Beep. Congratulations, Host. Intimacy increased to 4.”
This time, Xu Zhixia was dumbfounded. She had brought up Bai Jingya just to change the topic, hoping to calm Lu Xiuyuan down.
Yet the intimacy points kept climbing.
Looking down, her feet were nearly tangled around his no wonder he was so agitated.
If she hadn’t known the intimacy was increasing, she wouldn’t have noticed anything from his cold, icy expression.
His aura, however, hadn’t changed at all. Indeed, it’s not what a man says, but what he does that matters.
She glanced at the space at the center, a spring gushed forth, flowing clear water.
She exhaled in relief.
Mother would be saved!
Looks like Lu Xiuyuan really was useful kissing had this effect.
Thinking of her mother, she couldn’t wait to give her the spirit spring water.
At that moment, her stomach growled. Naturally, perceptive Lu Xiuyuan noticed.
He lowered his gaze toward her.
Didn’t this woman hear him getting angry? How dare she ask him for favors?
His temper was about to hit the roof.
Xu Zhixia, eager to get the water to her mother, tugged his sleeve:
“It’s almost dinner time. I’ll cook… Mom’s just next door.”
Hearing that her mother-in-law had also arrived, Lu Xiuyuan pushed her off himself.
He got out of bed, coldly saying:
“I’ll go.”
He straightened his rumpled clothes, grabbed one from the wardrobe, tossed it on the bed, and went downstairs without another word.
Xu Zhixia picked up the clothing and saw it was one of her few simple styles from her past life perfect to cover her properly.
Whether intentionally or coincidentally, it worked out.
She quickly changed and ran to the guest room next door, where her mother rested.
The curtains were drawn, the room dim. Her mother lay on the bed, motionless.
Xu Zhixia remembered her mother had barely eaten lunch, so she hurriedly drew the curtains.
A small spring appeared in the space, trickling clear water.
She quickly filled a cup and brought it to her mother’s bedside:
“Mom, are you okay?”
“Cough… I’m fine.”
Her mother propped herself up:
“I’m fine, just resting is enough. I saw the doctor earlier, and he didn’t say much.”
Last life, Xu Zhixia had accompanied her mother to the doctor too, and nothing had been detected. She had brushed it off, never questioning whether current medical skills might be insufficient.
“Drink some water.”
Xu Zhixia handed over the spirit spring water pure, no dilution, fully potent.
From what she could tell, her mother’s problem was likely heavy metal overload.
This needed to be expelled quickly and her mother was easy to persuade. No need to dilute the water.
Her mother, thirsty, drank immediately and was stunned.
The water was cool, sweet, and refreshing, washing away her dryness.
She drank quickly, some spilling from her lips, making Xu Zhixia feel concerned.
So she slowed her pace.
After finishing the cup, her mother asked,
“Is all your water this tasty?”
Xu Zhixia laughed shyly:
“Mom, don’t just think it tastes good because I poured it you’re just trying to flatter me.”
Her mother relaxed her daughter didn’t seem to mind the attention.
Perhaps her headache was gone; she felt more energetic.
She grabbed a change of clothes and went to the bathroom.
Meanwhile, at the Xu household…
Xu’s father frowned, irritated that his daughter and daughter-in-law had run off.
He thought he’d been too generous in his leniency.
Glancing at Bai Jingya, who looked pale and was packing, he offered some comfort:
“Once you’ve packed, I’ll have the driver take you to my other house. Work arrangements can wait until later.”
Bai Jingya cried, shoulders trembling.
Hearing this, she looked up:
“Thank you, Uncle.”
Her pitiful expression reminded Xu’s father of how his first love cried when he broke up with her.
He felt even more sympathetic, patting her back:
“Don’t worry. The place is good too.”
Bai Jingya nodded obediently.
She clutched her clothes, sensing Xu Zhixia was acting strangely.
It had started yesterday.
Could she have transmigrated too?
Knowing Lu Xiuyuan would become powerful in the future, she refused to let go.
One man was fine but Xu Zhixia had taken her spirit spring space. How could she stand it?
Thinking this, she earnestly said to Xu’s father:
“Uncle, since Aunt is unhappy with me, and I’ve moved out, I should go apologize in person. Bringing her back is the right thing to do.”