Chapter 657: 657 As smart as you
“Third Brother…”
“Mada Lu secretly served wine and dishes, and I was wary of her putting dicine in them. Even if they were delicious delicacies for , I didn’t eat or drink them. However, I ultimately used the food from the Lu Residence. Once, I and another senior worker each got a bowl of boiled chicken soup, which was said to be leftovers from Mada Lu’s banquet. That happened a few days after I clearly rejected Mada Lu. I found the taste of the chicken in the soup a bit strange, so I only took a few bites of the at and soup and stopped eating. If the food was only for , I definitely wouldn’t eat it. I only ate a bit because the other senior worker also ate it. In retrospect, there must have been a problem with that bowl of chicken soup.
I was originally cautious, but after I firmly rejected Mada Lu, she not only didn’t get angry, but also apologized to , saying she was wrong and shouldn’t have had feelings for . She begged to keep it a secret to avoid ruining her reputation, as if nothing had ever happened. So I agreed. Later, when I returned ho, my second brother and fourth brother asked where my twenty taels of silver ca from, so I ntioned Mada Lu’s matter, but I didn’t tell them the truth about the deaths of the master, his son, and concubines of the Lu Residence. I’ve never offended the powerful and rich, so who could have poisoned ? You said it’s soone who wants to live the rest of my life in poverty and hardship, and it’s a woman’s thod. It must be Mada Lu. Since the first poisoning happened half a month after eating the chicken soup, by then I had left the Lu Residence and started working part-ti at another wealthy family’s ho. Moreover, given Mada Lu’s attitude and the fact that the doctor couldn’t tell I was poisoned, I didn’t think I had been poisoned.”
She stepped back, escaping his embrace, “Third Brother, take another dose of dicine at noon, and the poison will be completely gone.”
“My life was saved by you, my wife. I will repay you for the rest of my life.”
She said lightly, “If you really want to repay , then…don’t be my husband.”
His handso face tensed, and he looked at her with pain, “I can’t do that. You might as well take my life away.”
“How could I kill you?” She sighed.
He looked at her plain face, “Wife, I know you have feelings for , why did you choose Fourth Brother?” He reached out to grab her hand, but she retreated a step. He asked unwillingly, “Is it in your heart, I can be abandoned by you?”
“That jade bracelet Mada Lu dropped, it’s not easy to slip off from her wrist. The night you returned the bracelet to Mada Lu, she had already shown her affection for you, which ans she had been observing you for a few days. That bracelet was definitely dropped intentionally for you to find, to test you.” She said with an indifferent smile, “If you could see through this, why I chose Fourth Brother… as smart as you, you should understand.”
Leaving that sentence behind, she turned and headed towards the Xiao Family’s direction.
As Xiao Yuchuan watched her receding figure, his heart ached, and he quickly followed her steps, “Wife…no matter what you think, I want to be with you!”
“What about Fourth Brother?”
“…”
Xiao Ailiu, feeling unwelco at the Xiao Family’s courtyard, went to the village well for a walk.
“Hey, isn’t this Xiao Ailiu? You really ca back…” Ding Er’s wife saw her and greeted her strangely.
“Yes.” Xiao Ailiu forced a smile and replied.
Aunt Zhang happened to pass by and sneered, “This vicious woman dares to return to the village, not even coming back to take a look when her own younger brother’s legs were crippled and nearly dead. Such a ruthless woman cos back at this juncture, and it must be because the Xiao Family has money now…”
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