Chapter 1057: The Goodness That Was Hidden

Not knowing how long she had been lost in thought, it was a good while before Liu Xin'ai finally came back to her senses.

She felt a bit parched and wanted to get up to pour a glass of water.

Going downstairs, she vaguely heard the sound of servants tidying up the dining table, and it seemed there was also the sound of talking.

"It seems President Qin quarreled with the Madam again today; these dishes were specially ordered to be made, yet they weren't eaten..."

Liu Xin'ai's footsteps faltered, and she stopped at the bend of the stairs, somewhat curious about what they would talk about in private.

Immediately after, she heard another person warn: "Shh, keep your voice down. If President Qin hears you, be careful—you'll end up just like the previous two people and get kicked out!"

Liu Xin'ai was stunned upon hearing this, and a flash of confusion quickly crossed her eyes.

The previous two people?

Had Qin Yiyan kicked people out before?

Just as Liu Xin'ai was thinking this, she heard the first person speak again in a low voice: "What are you afraid of? President Qin went upstairs to work, and besides, I didn't say anything bad about the Madam. Those two people before, they were the ones who were blind; they thought President Qin didn't take the Madam seriously, so they dared to gossip behind her back. They were only kicked out because President Qin heard them. After such a long time, who can't see that President Qin holds the Madam in his heart? Although I don't know why the two of them always quarrel at the slightest disagreement, every time before President Qin goes out, doesn't he give us a thousand instructions to take good care of the Madam and listen to her in everything? The Madam is also so easy to get along with, she never has any temper..."

"The Madam's temper is indeed very good."

The person opposite echoed.

Immediately after, the two of them started chatting about other topics.

Liu Xin'ai stood where she was, but her heart could not be calm for a long time.

What they just said... is it all true?

?

There are servants gossiping about her behind her back, and Qin Yiyan heard it, and then... kicked them out?

How could this sound like anything but a lie...

But those two servants didn't know at all that she was standing here eavesdropping, so it seemed there was no need for them to lie.

But that is Qin Yiyan!

How could he possibly be good to her?

No, it should be said... every time he is good to her, it is in front of others, and it is with a purpose.

So...

Liu Xin'ai could not think of an answer, and for a moment, she could not help but feel a bit agitated. She simply stopped thinking about it and turned back upstairs.

But what the two of them had just said lingered in her mind and would not go away.

Whether it was kicking people out or instructing the servants to take good care of her.

It was all done by him quietly.

Why?

Liu Xin'ai returned to her room, heavy with thoughts.

As soon as she pushed the door open, she caught sight of a familiar figure standing by the bed.

Qin Yiyan had already changed out of his suit, and his hair was slightly damp; he looked as if he had just finished washing up.

As their eyes met, Liu Xin'ai's mind went blank for a moment, and she thought of the words the servants had said while she was eavesdropping downstairs.

The atmosphere was inexplicably quiet and awkward.

Perhaps because things had been unpleasant downstairs just now, Qin Yiyan did not take the initiative to speak either.

Liu Xin'ai watched as he skillfully pulled back the quilt to get into bed, and then began to sit by the bed and process work on his laptop; she could not help but frown slightly.

Pausing for a few seconds, she finally could not help but ask: "You today..."

Having only said three words, her hand could not help but nervously clutch the hem of her pajamas.

As long as Qin Yiyan remained in this space, it would subconsciously make her feel nervous.

The marks left on her body from last

night had not yet faded, and Qin Yiyan had actually chosen to stay overnight again today; could it be that he still wanted to...

Just thinking of this possibility made Liu Xin'ai's body start to stiffen.

There had never been a situation before where he stayed for two consecutive days.

Because every experience they had together could not be considered pleasant, and Qin Yiyan might even leave that very night.

Why today...

Just as Liu Xin'ai was thinking this, she heard—

"Don't be nervous, I have no interest in you today."

Qin Yiyan seemed to have discovered what she was thinking and suddenly said in a low voice.

If heard by someone else, this sentence would carry a certain sense of provocation.

Liu Xin'ai, however, let out a heavy sigh of relief upon hearing this, only glancing at him with some confusion.

If he wasn't going to do anything... why was he staying?

The two of them would quarrel after saying only a few words whenever they were together; could it be that he was here to look for trouble?

While she was secretly complaining to herself, she turned and walked toward the bathroom, intending to go sleep on the sofa in a while.

Then, as soon as she turned around, she heard—

"Just notifying you."

Qin Yiyan's voice came again.

"My parents are coming over to stay for a few days tomorrow; it's not yet certain how long. So I will be coming back to stay for these few days. You should know how to cooperate."

Liu Xin'ai's footsteps faltered, and a sense of reluctance instantly arose in her heart.

Time to start acting again...

But as the "good daughter-in-law" of the Qin Family, she had no way to say no.

Regardless of what Qin Yiyan usually did, he had not visited his father any less.

Almost every week, he would set aside three fixed days to spend an hour or two talking with his father, chatting with him and reporting on the recent situation of Qing Ze managing the company.

The situation at the company.

It was precisely because of this that his father praised him more and more.

To outsiders, it seemed as if they were truly a rare, perfect match.

However...

【"President Qin really holds his wife in his heart..."】

The servant's words suddenly echoed in her mind again, causing Liu Xin'ai to snap back to reality.

Heh.

Holds her in his heart.

If he really held her in his heart, how could he force her to have relations with him again and again?

This one thing alone was enough to overturn everything.

Without saying anything more, she hurriedly turned and went into the bathroom.

After coming out, she walked toward the bedside without changing her expression, picking up her quilt, intending to leave.

"Still want to sleep on the sofa?"

Qin Yiyan's slow, leisurely voice rang in her ears.

Liu Xin'ai's movements stiffened, and she looked at him with some wariness in her eyes.

Yet she saw that Qin Yiyan seemed to be in a good mood, his lips slightly curled.

But the words he spoke could not make anyone feel even half a bit better.

"I have already said, I have no interest in you today..."

His fingers lightly tapped the spot beside him, and he repeated what he had just said.

Then, his tone suddenly shifted: "If you don't want it to be like yesterday, you..."

Qin Yiyan deliberately left the sentence unfinished.

The threatening tone, however, was very obvious.

Watching Liu Xin'ai freeze in place while holding the quilt, the curve of his lips could not help but rise higher.

What was she thinking right now?

Was she cursing him in her heart, or planning to resist?

Or perhaps, would she obediently listen?

No matter which reaction it was, she looked much more "human" now than when they had first met.

At the very least, she no longer looked like a dull, lifeless piece of wood.

Just as Qin Yiyan was thinking this, he then

saw Liu Xin'ai suddenly put down the quilt, then turn around and get into bed without a word, lying down with her back to him.

That was a posture of absolute defense.