Chapter 1067 - Capítulo 1067: 1068: Watching Without Helping

Capítulo 1067: Chapter 1068: Watching Without Helping

Looking at the splendid collection room, even Ruan Qiuting, who already liked Li Yuan, couldn’t help but be attracted by all the things in the room.

After searching for a long time without finding last year’s photo album, Xia Ximeng suddenly remembered that she liked to arrange the most precious things from low to high in order, so that photo album should be on top?

Thinking of this, she raised her head and sure enough, saw a few photo albums placed on the topmost shelf.

Because the shelf was a good half her height taller, she had to move a chair over to barely reach.

Thinking back, her son had helped her put the photo album on the highest spot at the time.

She brought over a chair, stood on it, and still couldn’t reach. In a flash, Xia Ximeng moved a small stool configured at the corner of the sofa over, stacking it on top of the chair, then turned her head to look at Ruan Qiuting, who was still engrossed in her own things.

Suddenly she remembered, if Yishan were the one standing there at this moment, she would definitely help her move the stool, get the chair, and wouldn’t be like Ruan Qiuting, absorbed in her own world.

The old lady always said she was very sensible, but after spending time together, she found that Ruan Qiuting wasn’t that sensible after all.

Compared to the seemingly quiet Ruan Qiuting, she really preferred the unpretentious and honest Huo Yishan.

“Qiuting.”

Hearing her gentle voice, Ruan Qiuting, who was looking at things, turned her head.

Xia Ximeng smiled, “Could you come and hold this for me?”

Ruan Qiuting looked at the stacked chair and stool, nodded, “Okay.”

As she approached, Xia Ximeng climbed onto the chair, originally thinking that seeing her do this, the younger Ruan Qiuting would at least say, ‘Auntie, let me do it,’ but she didn’t.

If it were Shanshan, she’d definitely rush to grab the things on top for her!

With her mind full of thoughts about Huo Yishan, and truth be told, standing so high made her legs a bit weak. But once she straightened up on top, she felt much better.

Finally finding that photo album, after verifying it, Xia Ximeng took it down.

And just as she lowered her right foot from the small stool, she accidentally missed her step, tilting her whole body backward—

“Ah!” she exclaimed, instinctively grabbing the shelf to steady herself. However, the moment she pulled on it, the entire shelf toppled down!

Ruan Qiuting, who was still standing there, turned pale with fright at this perilous scene!

“Auntie…”

She intended to stretch out her hand to stop the falling shelf but for some reason, suddenly hesitated.

Thinking of these past days, how Xia Ximeng and Huo Yishan were inseparable, completely treating her as her future daughter-in-law, displaying a harmonious mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship, Ruan Qiuting’s resentment deepened, and her outstretched hand halted mercilessly. Watching Xia Ximeng fall with the shelf’s collapse, she didn’t rush to support or block the tilting shelf, but suddenly stepped back a few steps, watching wide-eyed as Xia Ximeng fell from the chair, then got struck by the heavy shelf…

When Xia Ximeng fell off the chair, she instinctively turned her head, hoping Ruan Qiuting would hold back the falling shelf, but at that turning moment, she saw her sudden retreat.

For a moment, Xia Ximeng thought she was hallucinating, until her body crashed heavily on the ground, and the momentary pain made her realize it was real, not an illusion.

But why did Ruan Qiuting step back? She clearly could have stretched out her hand to block the shelf, couldn’t she?