Chapter 1123: She Should Be Punished

"I... I..." Bai Yufei racked her brains, and finally, she pointed at Xiao'an and said, "I was so muddled with anger by this maid!"

Qin Yiyan was not fooled.

His brows furrowed tighter and tighter as he questioned, "I heard what she said too, and it seems there was nothing that could provoke you, right? On the contrary, how have you become so arrogant and domineering?!"

Seeing the look of disappointment in Qin Yiyan's eyes, Bai Yufei felt extremely panicked and uneasy inside!

She could not accept that look from Qin Yiyan.

Her eyes began to dart around, looking for a way to turn the situation around.

The next second, Bai Yufei thought of something.

She hurried to Qin Yiyan's side and said while crying, "I'm sorry, Brother. I don't know what happened to me just now. I had such a bad temper the moment I woke up. I'm not like this usually. If you don't believe me, ask this maid!"

After finishing, Bai Yufei apologized to Xiao'an again: "I'm sorry, it's my fault. I shouldn't have used you as a punching bag!"

The scene before her eyes left Xiao'an stunned.

She knew Bai Yufei was good at pretending, but to be able to apologize so sincerely and from the bottom of her heart all of a sudden...

Xiao'an was still shocked.

Qin Yiyan did not pay attention to Bai Yufei for the moment, but instead said to Xiao'an, "I will have the housekeeper give you some compensation later. You go and rest now."

"Yes."

Xiao'an stood up with trepidation, and once she walked out the door, she let out a long sigh.

Actually, just now... she had lied!

She knew Qin Yiyan was resting at home!

And in the past, she would absolutely disdain doing something like lying.

But Bai Yufei went too far; not only did she bully her, but she was also so terrible to the Madam. Such a person... should

be punished!

She also hoped that Qin Yiyan would no longer be deceived and would treat the Madam better!

With hope in her heart, even the pain from being hit lessened quite a bit!

But the atmosphere in the room was not so relaxed.

Qin Yiyan looked at Bai Yufei, waiting for her to provide an explanation.

Bai Yufei lowered her head and said with a sob, "I'm sorry, I failed to control my emotions and hurt someone else."

"But you weren't like this before." Qin Yiyan was very disappointed.

"Perhaps... it's because the pressure feels too great after coming back, making me sensitive. A careless act by someone else can make me very irritable. Brother, I'm really sorry, I didn't want to be like this!"

The more Bai Yufei spoke, the sadder she became, and the sound of her crying grew louder.

Seeing his younger sister like this, Qin Yiyan felt heartache.

But at the same time, he felt a bit of self-reproach.

Since Fei'er returned, he, as her brother, had not cared much for her at home on a daily basis.

So much so that he was unaware of the emotional fluctuations in her heart.

In the end, he only found out in such an unsightly way when things were about to blow up.

Qin Yiyan felt he should make some changes.

But what Fei'er did just now was indeed...

"Even if you are apologizing, you should apologize to that maid. After all, you hit her without rhyme or reason!"

Apologize to a maid?

Bai Yufei was very repulsed.

However, facing Qin Yiyan, Bai Yufei still had to put on a submissive look: "I understand."

"In a while, I will have someone send breakfast to your room. You should also reflect on yourself properly; don't just apologize with words."

"I understand."

After Qin Yiyan finished speaking, he prepared to leave.

Seeing this, Bai Yufei hurriedly called out, "Brother!"

Seeing Qin Yiyan

turn his head, Bai Yufei asked timidly, "Are you... disappointed in me?"

Disappointed...

There was some, to an extent.

But looking at Bai Yufei's tear-reddened face, Qin Yiyan sighed, "You eat first. When you have calmed down in a while, I will come find you again."

As his voice fell, Qin Yiyan left without looking back.

And Bai Yufei sat back on the bed, looking dejected.

Subsequently, she slowly clenched the bedsheets.

She had also figured out the cause and effect!

"That little bitch, she deliberately tricked me, right! I can't touch Liu Xin'ai for the moment, but can't I touch you? I will definitely give you a taste of my power!"

There was bone-deep hatred in Bai Yufei's eyes.

And Xiao'an, who was hated by her, was currently making sesame and walnut soup for Liu Xin'ai.

Liu Xin'ai had been working hard lately; if she didn't eat well, her body would definitely collapse.

So whenever Xiao'an had free time, she would ponder some delicious and nourishing food for her.

Just as Xiao'an was about to turn off the stove—

"What is that, it smells so good?"

Xiao'an turned around, and seeing it was Liu Xin'ai, she asked, "Why didn't you sleep a little longer?"

Liu Xin'ai walked to Xiao'an's side and said, "When there's always something on one's mind, one can't sleep well."

As she spoke, Liu Xin'ai took a deep breath and praised, "It smells so good!"

"This is sesame walnut soup; it has six or seven ingredients in it and will be ready in a moment."

Xiao'an turned off the heat, ladled the thick walnut soup into a small bowl, and placed it on the dining table.

Liu Xin'ai sat in front of the table.

Then she said to Xiao'an, "You should ladle a bowl for yourself too, and sit down to eat together."

Hearing this, Xiao'an ladled another bowl.

But she did not sit down; instead, she smilingly pushed the walnut soup to the other side of Liu Xin'ai.

It turned out that Qin Yiyan did not know when

he had walked into the dining room.

Qin Yiyan stared at the dark-colored substance with some disdain: "Is this edible?"

"It probably isn't, so you shouldn't eat it."

As Liu Xin'ai said this, she reached out to take the bowl back.

But Qin Yiyan swatted her hand away and domineeringly placed the walnut soup in front of himself.

Seeing the two of them, Xiao'an smiled and said, "The two of you, don't fight; there is plenty more, eat slowly."

After saying this, Xiao'an was about to leave.

But Liu Xin'ai suddenly noticed that her cheeks were red and hurriedly asked, "Xiao'an, what happened to your face?"

"N-nothing."

Xiao'an did not want Liu Xin'ai to worry, so she gave a perfunctory reply and hurried out of the dining room.

But no matter how Liu Xin'ai thought about it, it felt wrong, so she wanted to call out to Xiao'an.

Qin Yiyan, however, said, "Xiao'an was hit by Fei'er this morning."

"What, she hit someone again!?"

Liu Xin'ai knitted her brows, her eyes filled with dissatisfaction.

Qin Yiyan, observing Liu Xin'ai's reaction, said inscrutably, "It seems you already knew about this, so why didn't you tell me?"

What would be the point of saying anything? If things went wrong, Qin Yiyan might think she and Xiao'an were colluding to put on an act.

Liu Xin'ai lowered her eyes, and while stirring the walnut soup with a spoon, she said unhurriedly, "If you stepped in, what could you solve?"

"Of course, I would stop Fei'er, make her admit her mistakes, and ensure she doesn't do it again in the future!"

"Do you think she can change?"

Qin Yiyan explained, "Fei'er is not bad by nature; she just has too much pressure since returning, and her body is having allergic reactions, so she has no way to vent her tension."

"Is this what she told you?"

"Yes."

Having received this answer, Liu Xin'ai did not speak again.

Qin Yiyan, however, furrowed his brows.

What kind of tone was this woman using

to speak to him?

Was she interrogating a criminal!

Liu Xin'ai was naturally not interrogating a criminal; she had simply clarified one thing: Bai Yufei had not told the truth, and Qin Yiyan had believed her lies!