Chapter 1531: A Great Misunderstanding

Seeing this, Liu Xin'ai couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you going to show some concern for Xiao Xiao?"

"It's a small matter, what's there to be concerned about? She isn't that delicate. Besides, there are too many people here, I'm going back to my room first."

Liu Qingze said he was leaving and did so without hesitation.

Liu Xin'ai stared at his back for a moment, then looked at the two people inside the kitchen.

And then...

She was completely bewildered.

Not long after, Qin Yiyan returned from work.

As soon as he entered the house, he smelled the aroma of food.

But this scent was not very familiar.

Also, after walking for a bit, he saw his wife standing at the kitchen door, looking completely puzzled.

Qin Yiyan walked silently to Liu Xin'ai's side, then followed her gaze to look inside.

Hmm, Xu Xiaoxiao and Jiang Chenghao?

Qin Yiyan raised an eyebrow and asked, "What's going on here?"

"Xiao Xiao is working with Jiang Chenghao to figure out if that soup is done."

It was Xu Xiaoxiao's first time making soup, so she couldn't quite master the heat.

Jiang Chenghao was standing right next to her, offering immature advice.

It wasn't a big deal, really.

It was just this combination...

It was unexpected.

Qin Yiyan also knew the real purpose of Liu Xin'ai setting up this gathering today. He looked around and asked, "Where is Qing Ze?"

"He said he went back to his room, and I don't know what he's..."

Before Liu Xin'ai could finish her sentence, a frantic voice suddenly came from upstairs: "Defend! Defend! What are you all doing? Guard the tower!!"

Well, now Liu Xin'ai knew what her younger brother was doing.

So he was playing a game!

Liu Xin'ai rested her forehead on her fingers, feeling that the situation had completely spiraled out of control!

Seeing his wife looking like she had a headache, Qin Yiyan put his arms around her shoulders, giving her silent strength.

Liu Xin'ai leaned into Qin Yiyan's embrace, then looked up and murmured confusedly, "I feel like I don't understand what's going on anymore."

"That's normal, because your previous assumptions weren't very reliable."

"Then what is a reliable assumption?"

"Perhaps we don't need to assume anything. How about we just let things take their natural course?"

Let things take their natural course...

Liu Xin'ai looked toward Liu Qingze's room and sighed, "But I'm worried that Qing Ze is young and will miss out on a romance."

"If he misses it, it means this relationship wasn't meant for him in the first place. Furthermore... do you really think your brother needs a relationship right now?"

Why wouldn't he?

Liu Qingze is at the age to be dating, after all.

It's just that...

The sound of frantic commands coming from that room...

Made the answer in Liu Xin'ai's heart become less firm.

Just as Liu Xin'ai was pondering, two crisp shattering sounds came from the kitchen.

It made Liu Xin'ai's heart tighten.

As the one who caused it, Jiang Chenghao prepared to lower his head to deal with the shards.

Just as he bent over, his peripheral vision caught sight of people standing at the door.

He turned his head to look...

Jiang Chenghao felt a bit embarrassed as he explained to Qin Yiyan and his wife, "Sorry, I just... broke two bowls."

Liu Xin'ai smiled, "It's fine, as long as you didn't cut your hand. Leave it there, let the servants clean it up."

After saying this, Liu Xin'ai called over a nearby servant.

The servant was very efficient, and within two minutes, the somewhat chaotic scene was cleared up.

But all this coming and going had somewhat hindered Xu Xiaoxiao's performance.

She scratched her hair and discussed with Jiang Chenghao, "How about you go outside and wait?"

"You really don't need me anymore?"

Before Xu Xiaoxiao could give a negative answer, Liu Xin'ai spoke first: "We have some new tea in the house. Yiyan, why don't you keep Cheng Hao company and have some? I'll stay here with Xiao Xiao."

Qin Yiyan was a bit unhappy with this arrangement.

But after receiving his wife's pleading gaze, he reluctantly agreed.

Xu Xiaoxiao's attention was on the steaming soup pot, and she murmured, "How much longer until it's ready?"

"About a quarter of an hour."

This answer made Xu Xiaoxiao shake her head, lamenting that making soup really is slow work that requires patience.

But after her lament, Xu Xiaoxiao felt that the atmosphere here... was a bit strange.

She turned her head slightly and discovered that Liu Xin'ai was staring at her.

Hmm, she had found the source of the strangeness!

Xu Xiaoxiao swallowed, then discussed with her, "Xin'ai, can we just say what's on our minds? Staring at me like that makes me feel a bit uneasy."

"Actually, I have no idea either."

"Then tell me about it, I'll help you clear up your doubts!"

Come to think of it, this matter really did require Xu Xiaoxiao to clear up her doubts.

Liu Xin'ai could no longer see the situation clearly at all, so she simply said to the person involved: "I know about you and Liu Qingze!"

Xu Xiaoxiao's eyes drifted away, and she responded with a lack of confidence: "Mm, the two of us have felt it too."

"Then do you have anything you want to say?"

"Everything that needed to be said has already been said, and you did well; by moving in with Qin Yiyan, Liu Qingze can also relax, and presumably, his future recovery will go more smoothly."

As soon as Xu Xiaoxiao finished speaking, another burst of cheering came down from someone upstairs.

Sigh, they are young after all; even the cheering is full of vitality.

Xu Xiaoxiao looked at Liu Xin'ai and asked in return: "Look at him, isn't he relaxing very well? Hasn't he not played like this for a long time?"

That was indeed the case.

A while ago, Liu Qingze was gloomy and repressed, turning into someone Liu Xin'ai didn't recognize.

But just recently, Liu Qingze had slowly recovered, and vitality could be seen on his face once again.

However...

"Recovery?"

Liu Xin'ai caught the key word and muttered it with suspicion.

Xu Xiaoxiao also had a look of suspicion: "Right, you knew that I was helping Liu Qingze with his treatment, didn't you?"

"Treatment!?"

Liu Xin'ai's voice raised involuntarily.

It even successfully gave Xu Xiaoxiao a fright.

Watching Liu Xin'ai's eyes widen, she gradually began to feel that something was wrong.

"Could it be... that what you discovered wasn't this?"

Heh, of course not!

Not only was the answer off by a hundred thousand miles, but Liu Xin'ai had even imagined a brilliant romance between a sister and brother!!!

She had even thought of the names for their future children!!!

At this moment, Liu Xin'ai's heart was churning with monstrous waves!

Yet her face remained expressionless.

In the end, her lips only moved slightly as she said: "That's right, that is what I discovered! But I need to calm down right now!!"

After Liu Xin'ai finished speaking, she left with a dazed expression.

She walked and stopped, finally standing behind a pillar; the more she thought about it, the more absurd it felt, and in the end, she covered her lips and laughed out loud.

"Wife, what are you laughing at?"

Liu Xin'ai had not expected that the place she had wandered to unintentionally was actually where Qin Yiyan was having tea with Jiang Chenghao.

Originally, the two of them were silently sipping tea.

Then, they saw Liu Xin'ai walk over, distracted, and laugh out loud without any warning.

Liu Xin'ai did not restrain her smile; she even poured her heart out to Qin Yiyan: "I feel like I've really been muddled; after worrying in circles, I actually ended up making a blunder."

She was laughing while she spoke.

That smile made Qin Yiyan anxious, and he asked directly: "What exactly happened?"

Li Beijue looked at her with deep, intense eyes, as if he were about to pull her entire being into them.