Chapter 1213: Neither is Willing to Give In

Mentioning Sister Chen, Qin Yiyan's eyes darkened.

Up until now, Qin Yiyan...

Still hadn't been able to find that maid!

This was very abnormal.

Qin Yiyan prepared that if he still couldn't find her, he would report a missing person!

Bai Yufei did not know Qin Yiyan's inner thoughts.

However, Qin Yiyan's volatile expression made Bai Yufei pleased.

As her gaze shifted, Bai Yufei put on a deep and righteous expression again and said, "Although I have many criticisms of my sister-in-law, she is, after all, carrying your child in her belly. At this critical moment, only one's own family can be trusted."

Qin Yiyan felt that these words made sense.

So he did not insist further.

He only said, "Regarding Mother, I will make arrangements. During this time, you help take care of your sister-in-law. Liu Xin'ai doesn't have a very good temper, so you should be more patient and accommodating."

"I know, pregnant women come first, after all."

Bai Yufei's "patience" made Qin Yiyan feel gratified.

He even raised his hand to stroke Bai Yufei's hair.

This intimate gesture made Bai Yufei's heart suddenly race.

She felt so happy!

But also...

Wanted more!!

On the day Xu Xiaoxiao was invited to the Qin Family Villa, Liu Xin'ai could not hide her excitement.

She even waited at home early.

As the time drew near, Liu Xin'ai became gradually impatient.

She even paced back and forth in the room.

Click—

The sound of the door opening at the entrance made Liu Xin'ai's face light up with joy!

She turned her head and hurried to the door!

Only...

The person who entered was not Xu Xiaoxiao.

It was Qin Yiyan.

This discovery made Liu Xin'ai immediately expressionless.

The warmth in her eyes also vanished.

Qin Yiyan had intended to talk about serious matters.

But Liu Xin'ai's performance, which was like a change of face, made him unable to help but frown: "You certainly are fearless!"

Liu Xin'ai couldn't be bothered to waste time with him, and also

did not want to trade barbs, so she asked very directly: "Something up?"

"Nothing much, just reminding you to remember what I told you before."

"I remember, I'm still waiting for Xiao Xiao, you go out first."

This woman...

Qin Yiyan wanted to lose his temper.

But he held it back, only keeping a straight face as he ordered Xiao'an: "You go out first, you don't need to stay by her side for a while!"

"Yes."

Xiao'an stepped to the door and discovered that Xu Xiaoxiao had already arrived.

Xu Xiaoxiao smiled at Xiao'an and prepared to walk in.

As it turned out, right at the door...

She heard Qin Yiyan accusing: "Liu Xin'ai, don't think that just because you're pregnant, you can always give others a cold face!"

Liu Xin'ai did not show weakness: "Can't you just not look at it?"

"You..."

Ahem—

The coughing sound at the door made Qin Yiyan look over impatiently.

Liu Xin'ai was also looking at the door.

But compared to Qin Yiyan's impatience, Liu Xin'ai was all smiles, her eyes filled with warm light.

Xu Xiaoxiao walked to Liu Xin'ai's side with a smile and held her hand.

Afterwards, she said to Qin Yiyan: "Can you let me and Xin'ai chat alone for a while?"

Qin Yiyan had originally intended to let the two of them chat for a bit.

It was just that...

One after another, they were both impatient to drive him away; this was really...

Very annoying!

But for the sake of his mother, Qin Yiyan tried his best to suppress his anger.

And with a dark expression, he walked out of the room.

Xu Xiaoxiao was somewhat surprised by his behavior.

Retracting her gaze, Xu Xiaoxiao said, "Why does this guy look like a cat bit his tongue, leaving without saying a word?"

"Because he has his own purpose."

"Huh?"

Liu Xin'ai did not continue this topic, but instead took Xu Xiaoxiao's hand and sat down

together.

Xu Xiaoxiao looked Liu Xin'ai up and down and evaluated: "Your complexion is not bad."

"Every day, three meals and two snacks, someone is watching me; I can't even eat a bite less, and I sleep a lot, so my complexion is naturally good."

"But it is enough to show that they are taking very good care of you."

"That is only taking good care of this body, after all."

As Liu Xin'ai spoke, she raised her hand to touch her stomach.

In the depths of her eyes, there was a faint maternal glow.

Xu Xiaoxiao looked at her like this, her emotions very complex.

She could not say whether she should be happy for Liu Xin'ai at this moment, or melancholy for her.

However, Liu Xin'ai was in a good mood because she could see her good friend.

She took the initiative to take out the snacks that Xu Xiaoxiao would like to eat and placed them on the small table in front of them.

Xu Xiaoxiao did not eat, but instead brought up serious business:

"On the phone, Qin Yiyan only said that you wanted to chat with me, but I feel things aren't that simple. If you wanted me, he could have let me come, so why would I have to wait until now to appear?"

Bringing up this topic, Liu Xin'ai's expression became heavy unconsciously.

She first asked a question: "I heard that after my mother-in-law left here, she went to find you?"

"Mm."

"What did she find you for?"

"Just to chat, to chat with complete honesty."

Liu Xin'ai frowned in confusion: "You two... what could you talk about?"

Xu Xiaoxiao knew that if she couldn't explain from the beginning, Liu Xin'ai definitely wouldn't be able to understand.

Therefore, she told Liu Xin'ai everything, from how the professor introduced Chi Rong to her, to how she discovered Chi Rong had a knot in her heart, and then helping Chi Rong understand herself.

The whole process was just a few words.

As for specific details, such as Chi Rong's pain and inner conflict, Xu Xiaoxiao didn't mention a single word.

But Liu Xin'ai discovered something.

She asked: "You

should have already discovered my mother-in-law's identity when you were asking me about Qin Yiyan's parents before, right?"

This...

Xu Xiaoxiao nodded awkwardly: "Yes, at that time I felt her emotions weren't quite right, so I asked you to find more clues."

"You, you really know how to keep your cool, actually hiding it for so long. But... it was only a matter of time before your identities were revealed to each other."

"I understand. If you could cut ties with Qin Yiyan, then this secret might have had a chance to remain hidden forever."

It's a pity, Xu Xiaoxiao's wish ultimately became an extravagant hope.

Chi Rong towards her...

I'm afraid she won't trust her like she did before.

Xu Xiaoxiao felt a bit dejected.

In order to cheer herself up, Xu Xiaoxiao picked up a candied fruit from the table and put it in her mouth.

As a result, the moment the candied fruit entered her mouth...

Xu Xiaoxiao put on a mask of pain!

"Oh my god, why is it so sour!"

"Sour?"

Liu Xin'ai also tasted it, but said: "It's clearly a sweet and sour candied fruit, I thought you would like it."

Xu Xiaoxiao showed an expression of disbelief: "How did you taste sweetness? It's clearly so sour that sweat is popping out on the tip of my nose!"

She wasn't exaggerating.

She touched the tip of her nose with her finger.

There were indeed tiny beads of sweat on it.

Liu Xin'ai also felt it was strange.

But then, she realized: "Maybe after I got pregnant, my taste buds changed."

"This change is truly earth-shattering; we both used to love eating sweets."

Thinking of the past, Liu Xin'ai couldn't help but sigh: "The changes that have happened to me, are they just my taste buds?"

After hearing this, Xu Xiaoxiao fell silent.

In her heart, she was also filled with emotion.

However, she had news to share with Liu Xin

'ai: "I know now why Qin Yiyan wants to keep a woman who doesn't love him."