In the kitchen, Zhao Rong, who was boiling water, looked sowhat worried.
Did Uncle Li Bai know about it not long ago and imdiately tell Qing Jun?
He thought about it and shook his head.
Doesn’t seem like it.
According to what his wife just said, she was the one who asked Uncle Li Bai to bring Xiaoxiao back halfway.
The preparation of the al by Qing Jun and Qian’er should have been earlier than the ti he notified Li Bai to pick soone up.
The fish and chicken dishes on the table were obviously loved by the little Fox Demon.
And just before Li Bai left, he gave him a disapproving glare, filled with grievance.
So... probably, maybe, he really wronged Uncle Li Bai.
Qing Jun should have known about Xiaoxiao’s presence before today.
Moreover, Li Bai helping him to send Xiaoxiao back happened right under her nose.
After ruling out the possibility of Li Bai tattling, there was only one explanation left.
Qing Jun and Qian’er had actually been secretly following him all day.
The whole day, as he wandered hesitantly, they were actually trailing behind him.
And as for when they started following him...
Zhao Rong suddenly straightened his back and hamred his hand vigorously.
He recalled the letter on the ground at the corner when he returned to the Elegant Courtyard, which seed to have been tampered with.
Turns out Qing Jun and Qian’er had already seen it.
It must have been when he hesitated and wandered by the corner of the courtyard after saying goodbye to Zhu Yourong during the day, that they discovered him; he rembered that back then, Qian’er was bathing inside, and Qing Jun was airing clothes in the courtyard... he rembered Qing Jun glanced back once before entering the room... Zhao Rong suddenly realized.
Imdiately, Zhao Rong’s face looked sowhat deflated.
Good heavens, he thought he was hiding in the dark, sneaking away, but they discovered and followed him; compared to Qing Jun and Qian’er, seeing the letter left at the corner, their hearts must have been uneasy and anxious... and later they followed him down the sa path, probably that... if he really left, they would follow him.
The reason they never appeared might be the sa as his, due to Su Xiaoxiao’s matter.
Zhao Rong had just walked a few steps when he encountered the baby-faced, chubby little girl who ca to report, so he stopped temporarily to go to Sacrificial Moon Mountain to find that silly girl Xiaoxiao.
And Qing Jun and Qian’er, who caught up later, probably also learned from the baby-faced little girl about Su Xiaoxiao’s arrival, always following from behind...
Which ans, did they see Xiaoxiao having a tantrum with him later and persuaded him to stay and not leave?
Besides, looking at it this way, when Xiaoxiao was catching fireflies in the spirit field, Qing Jun and Qian’er were actually present too? Did they... see it?
They saw that fiery red figure bouncing with the little book bag... saw soone drenched and laughing brightly in the heavy rain... watched him finally call Li Bai to take Su Xiaoxiao away...
Zhao Rong felt complicated, raising his hand to rub his brow.
However, Qing Jun and Qian’er should have trailed him only until here, and upon confirming he wasn’t heading south again, returned to prepare dinner, and incidentally called Li Bai back...
The certainty they didn’t follow him to the Sacrificial Moon Mountain peak was because the peak had a broad view, inconvenient for Qing Jun and Qian’er to hide, and he was sure there weren’t any movents around at that ti.
Moreover, Zhao Rong repeatedly jumped into the Moon Pond containing Heavenly Thunder, almost losing his life; even the acid-tongued Sword Spirit couldn’t bear to watch, so if Qing Jun and Qian’er were on the scene, they most likely would have appeared to stop him.
And just now, during the sincere confession at the dinner table, Qing Jun also asked him if the scorched marks on his body were caused by previously picking a certain moon...
Having quickly analyzed things, Zhao Rong stood up, feeling restless, and started pacing inside the kitchen, walking back and forth with his hands behind his back.
The most crucial issue still doesn’t have a definite answer for him.
From Qing Jun’s behavior, she should have known about Xiaoxiao’s existence before today, which is why she appeared relatively calm and reserved.
Zhao Rong frowned, pondering carefully.
Looking back now, indeed so of the past events deserve scrutiny and doubt.
Did Qing Jun initially discover Xiaoxiao from his Heart Lake?
Or did she notice when Qian’er returned from the trial and he mistakenly identified her as Xiaoxiao, awkwardly rounding off the situation by calling the wrong na?
Or was there sothing strange uncovered during the recent banquet at the Sumr Insect Pavilion?
Or... Qing Jun had only suspected the relationship between Xiaoxiao and him before, but not long ago when he was in distress and Qian’er sent a distress letter, Xiaoxiao, that silly girl, lost her composure, her panicked heartbroken appearance caught by Qing Jun’s eyes, leading her to confirm...
Zhao Rong thought deeply about it, pacing back and forth in the kitchen several tis until he realized the water had boiled, steam wafting everywhere.
"Hey, this situation is a ss... turned out I’m the clown myself."
All the doubts and bewildernt eventually transford into a long sigh.
There was also so relief.
Actually, when he saw the extra set of dishes at the table tonight, he should have realized.
"However..." Zhao Rong stroked his forehead, muttering to himself, "Fortunately, I mustered the courage to be honest tonight. From now on, I can’t hide these things from Qing Jun and Qian’er any longer; to want a unified family, first hearts must be aligned. Xiaoxiao was right, there truly was soone wrong before... what can’t be said among family, Zhao Ziyu?"
He softly retorted, his gaze passing through the rising steam from the kettle, staring at the empty kitchen behind him in a daze, "Although Qing Jun said nothing, looking at her current reactions and gestures should be... deciding to accept Xiaoxiao!"
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