Chapter 1866: Happy as if in a Dream

Wei Yangyang was stunned at first, then opened her mouth to ask a question.

Unfortunately, Li Xingyan didn't give her that chance; he turned and walked away.

Leaving Wei Yangyang standing where she was, her face full of question marks.

But gradually, Wei Yangyang figured something out.

So, that guy just thought she wanted to acknowledge him as her older brother?

How conceited!

Hmph!

Wei Yangyang was so annoyed that she unscrewed her water bottle and took another big gulp.

And thanks to Li Xingyan making her so angry, Wei Yangyang discovered that her stomach pain had eased quite a bit.

But it could also be that the pill had taken effect.

As the cold wind blew again, Wei Yangyang's red, swollen eyes returned to normal.

Wei Yangyang couldn't stay away from the dining table for too long, so she took a deep breath and returned to the dining room.

At this moment, the atmosphere at the dining table had become harmonious once again.

Jiang Motian's attention remained entirely on Xie Wanyi.

When the gathering ended, she and Xie Wanyi went together to send Liu Xin'ai and the couple Qin Yiyan home.

Liu Xin'ai had drunk a little alcohol today for the first time in ages; her face was flushed, and her head felt a bit dizzy.

But as soon as she saw Xie Wanyi there, Liu Xin'ai couldn't help but reveal a smile.

She even made an appointment with Xie Wanyi, telling him to come home and visit next time.

If he liked, they would arrange a bedroom for him at the Qin Family, and he could stay whenever he wanted.

Since they were arranging a room, they naturally had to ask about Xie Wanyi's preferences.

At first, the conversation was quite normal, just about the room's color, layout, and so on.

But as they talked, Liu Xin'ai suddenly asked a question: "Wanyi, do you need me to prepare a teddy bear?"

Huh?

A teddy bear?

And one prepared for Xie Wanyi?

Jiang Motian couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Liu Xin'ai was a bit confused when she heard the laughter.

But she quickly realized what happened and said with some annoyance: "Look at me, talking nonsense."

"Please, do prepare one."

Xie Wanyi's decision made Liu Xin'ai pause.

Afterward, she said somewhat flusteredly: "You don't have to accommodate me..."

"It's not accommodating you, it's that I really want one."

Xie Wanyi recalled in a slow tone: "When I was little, I really wanted a small bear doll, but no one bought me one back then. When I grew up, I felt it was too childish to buy one myself. But now..."

Xie Wanyi said with a smile: "Since it's prepared by Mom, it doesn't matter if it's a bit childish."

Hearing this, Liu Xin'ai felt a mix of sourness and tenderness in her heart.

She nodded repeatedly and said: "Okay, Mom will prepare it for you—big ones, small ones, all kinds of colors, I'll prepare them all."

"That's not necessary; just prepare one the size of a palm. If I want to take it with me, it'll be convenient to carry, and if I put it in my pocket, no one will laugh at me."

Xie Wanyi had thought it through quite thoroughly.

However, Jiang Motian thought of a better reason for him: "It doesn't matter if it's bigger; if anyone asks, just say it's your girlfriend's."

This idea... was brilliant.

Xie Wanyi turned his head to hold her hand and smiled: "Thank you for being my scapegoat."

"It's only right."

Watching the two young people, sweet and loving, Liu Xin'ai and Qin Yiyan couldn't help but reveal smiles.

And this scene had previously only existed in Liu Xin'ai's dreams.

Now, the beautiful dream had come true!

The car arrived at the destination, and Liu Xin'ai and Qin Yiyan stepped out of the car, reluctant to part.

And after the car drove away, Xie Wanyi kept looking back at the Qin Family couple still standing at the gate.

It wasn't until the car turned a corner that Xie Wanyi withdrew his gaze.

Turning his head like this, Xie Wanyi met Jiang Motian's eyes.

He reached out to flick Jiang Motian's nose, then asked: "What do you want to say?"

"Nothing I want to say, I just feel like everything is really good."

"Yeah, I also think it's very good, just like a dream."

Jiang Motian nodded, expressing her agreement.

But...

In such a seemingly perfect situation, why did it feel like something was missing?

Jiang Motian rolled her eyes, and then her expression changed.

She slapped her thigh and muttered in annoyance: "Oh no, I was so happy that I forgot to observe the interaction between my brother and Yangyang!"

After saying this in annoyance, Jiang Motian comforted herself: "Those two probably didn't have any interaction anyway, so if I missed it, I missed it."

"Who says? Those two left the restaurant one after the other."

Jiang Motian was just comforting herself when she suddenly heard this bombshell news!

She widened her eyes and asked nervously, "You saw it?"

"Mm."

"Then why didn't you remind me!?"

"I gave you a look at the time, but you were busy pestering Xin'ai... my mom, asking her to give me lots of love in the future."

This...

At the time, she had been caught up in the emotion and didn't think much of saying such sappy things.

Now that she had calmed down, hearing it like this...

How embarrassing!

Jiang Motian snuck a glance at Xie Wanyi.

She discovered the corners of his mouth were turned up.

His eyes were also slightly narrowed.

Could he... be laughing at her?

Jiang Motian's eyes darted around, her mind running wild.

But she didn't let her mind wander for long before Xie Wanyi smilingly interrupted her: "Why do you look so guilty?"

"Who looks guilty! I don't feel guilty at all!" Jiang Motian quickly straightened her chest, putting on an appearance of righteous indignation.

Xie Wanyi nodded lightly, as if accepting Jiang Motian's defense.

Then, the next second, he asked: "Then what were you thinking about just now?"

"Just... wondering what my brother and Yangyang went out to do."

This reason was fairly plausible.

But Xie Wanyi knew that what Jiang Motian had just been thinking about was definitely not this.

However, Xie Wanyi did not expose her; he simply followed Jiang Motian's lead and continued the conversation: "Something unpleasant must have happened between the two of them."

"What makes you say that?"

"When your brother came back, his expression was very poor, but Wei Yangyang was quite relaxed."

After hearing this, Jiang Motian was stunned for a moment.

Then, she stroked her chin with her fingers and sighed: "This girl, she provoked my brother and still managed to get away unscathed? She's getting more and more impressive!"

"It's also possible that she has gained a place in your brother's heart, which is why he didn't confront her."

Xie Wanyi's hypothesis was like a feather, lightly tickling Jiang Motian's heart.

Ah, it was truly unbearable!

Jiang Motian unconsciously scratched at her chest.

Then, with a look of burning her bridges, she said: "No, I must find out what happened between the two of them!"

"We weren't at the scene, so how would we know?"

"Oh, we weren't at the scene, but the Monitor was! If all else fails, I'll go check the Monitor!"

"And after checking? If you can't hear the audio and only see the footage, you won't get any useful information."

This, too, could not stump Jiang Motian.

Jiang Motian snapped her fingers and said: "I can find a lip-reading expert."

"Wouldn't that just blow this whole thing out of proportion? It would easily attract your brother's attention. If he finds out we are investigating him..."

Xie Wanyi didn't finish his sentence; he was leaving room for Jiang Motian to imagine the consequences.

And Jiang Motian did indeed imagine them.

But the scene she imagined... made Jiang Motian shiver.