Chapter 62: Ye Ruyan's acting is really good!

After hearing Ye Xiuxiu's words,

Bai Qingsxia's tightly wound heartstrings finally relaxed.

She took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled,

as if to expel all her worries and fears from her chest.

Immediately after, a relieved smile appeared on her face,

she said gently:

"So that's how it is, thank goodness Xiuxiu you're safe and sound,"

"Otherwise, Mother really wouldn't know what to do."

As she said this, Bai Qingsxia's eyes involuntarily welled up again,

Tears glistened at the corners of her eyes.

Seeing this, Ye Xiuxiu quickly reached out and gently wiped the tears from Bai Qingsxia's eye corners, softly comforting her:

"Mother, don't cry, look, Xiuxiu is still fine."

After saying that, she gave a mischievous laugh,

making anyone who saw it feel cheerful as well.

Afterwards, Ye Xiuxiu turned her head to look at the Jinhua cat lying quietly nearby,

her eyes full of affection, she said with a smile:

"Little Gold knows my situation inside out."

The Jinhua cat named Little Gold, upon hearing its name called,

immediately lifted its head and let out two "meow"s,

as if responding to Ye Xiuxiu's words,

and at the same time blinked its big, lively, playful eyes at her a few times.

However, at this moment Bai Qingsxia gave the Jinhua cat a slightly annoyed glance,

and complained with a hint of dissatisfaction:

"You little Gold, why didn't you remind Mother back then? It made Mother so anxious."

Faced with Bai Qingsxia's reproach,

the Jinhua cat instead showed quite a personality, actually turning its head away,

turning its little head toward another direction,

as if ignoring Bai Qingsxia.

After a moment, the Jinhua cat slowly turned its head back,

letting out a clear "meow" from its mouth,

as if explaining something:

"If I had warned you then, how could those scheming people have revealed their true ugly faces?"

A thought flashed through Bai Qingsxia's mind,

the Jinhua cat could know,

she too could know,

her gaze slowly swept over everyone present, the corners of her mouth slightly rising, sketching a cold, mocking smile:

"Heh, not bad, really not bad!"

Her voice sounded as if squeezed from between her teeth, full of chill.

"Look at you all, so-called good sisters!"

"I've seen it clear now, each one more hypocritical than the last!"

Bai Qingsxia's gaze grew sharper, like a straight sword stabbing into everyone's hearts.

At this moment, Third Daughter's face twitched, and she quickly spoke:

"Eldest Sister, what are you saying!"

"Although Xiuxiu is not our biological daughter, in our hearts she is no different from a real daughter!"

"Now that Xiuxiu is still alive, we all genuinely feel happy!"

"How can you suspect us like this?"

Fourth Daughter also hurriedly chimed in: "Exactly, Third Sister is right!"

"Just now Xiuxiu clearly had no breath; who among us doesn't know the dead cannot be revived?"

"If, because of this already happened matter, we disturb Father's closed-door cultivation,"

"that would truly be a monumental disaster!"

The remaining few, seeing this, all echoed in agreement,

For a moment, the whole scene became noisy and clamorous,

everyone chattering away,

joining forces to prove their innocence and purity.

"Xiuxiu younger sister, I'm truly sorry!"

Ye Ruyan cried so miserably,

tears streamed down her beautiful face like a flood breaking a dam,

truly as pitiful as pear blossoms wilting in the rain.

She sobbed while choking out:

"It's all my fault for striking too hard just now; I really didn't mean to!"

At this moment, Ye Ruyan's heart was full of regret and self-blame,

She used her trembling hand to gently wipe away the tears at the corners of her eyes,

She continued to sob: "Fortunately, Elder Sister Xiuxiu has great fortune and a strong life, and nothing happened to her; otherwise I would feel uneasy in my conscience for the rest of my life."

"I am truly guilty beyond redemption; even ten thousand deaths could not absolve my crime."

After saying these words, Ye Ruyan, with tear-filled blurred eyes, looked toward Ye Xiuxiu,

Her eyes were filled with a pleading look. Only seeing her sobbing as she asked:

"Elder Sister Xiuxiu, just now, what exactly did you do?"

"Can you teach me, your younger sister?" Her voice carried a hint of trembling and longing,

She seemed sincerely hoping to learn some life-saving skills from Ye Xiuxiu.

"If I ever encounter a dangerous situation like today again in the future, it would be good to have a countermeasure to preserve my life."

Ye Ruyan looked at Ye Xiuxiu with a completely sincere expression,

But in her heart she was secretly calculating,

If she could trick Ye Xiuxiu out of her life-saving skill,

that would naturally be the best possible outcome;

Even if she herself couldn't learn it,

at the very least she needed to find out exactly by what means Ye Xiuxiu had escaped disaster,

so that next time she took action she could be absolutely certain of success.

Ye Ruyan's scheming is very deep!

Just as her words fell,

Only seeing a flash of unusual color pass across Ye Ruyan's lovely face,

as if she had suddenly remembered something of utmost importance.

She hurriedly spoke: "Sorry, Elder Sister Xiuxiu!"

Her words were full of sincerity and self-reproach.

Immediately afterward, she continued:

"This is the key ability you use to preserve your life! How can you so lightly impart such an important thing to me?"

"How could I possibly tell you without reservation? My earlier words were indeed somewhat rash and hasty."

Upon saying this, Ye Ruyan involuntarily lowered her head slightly,

as if she felt quite regretful about her previous impulsive act.

However, only a moment later,

she raised her head again,

her eyes revealed a light of longing that could not be concealed.

This light both contained a yearning for that so-called life-preserving ability,

and at the same time was mixed with some entanglement and contradictory feelings.

But soon, this longing was deeply buried,

replaced by a face full of guilt.

Thus, Ye Ruyan's emotional changes flowed naturally and smoothly like drifting clouds and flowing water.

From the initial apology, to the middle's eager yearning for the life-preserving ability,

then finally to the strong regret produced from inquiring about Ye Xiuxiu's trump card,

The whole process was completed in one seamless flow, without any flaw.

If the person standing here at this moment were truly an innocent and naive child,

then they would surely be deceived by Ye Ruyan's superb acting skills.

Especially when hearing her final apologetic words,

they would probably even more so feel a sense of guilt,

feeling that they owed the other person much,

and thus without hesitation would hand over their own life-preserving ability.

However, Xiuxiu, as a precocious person,

her intellect far surpasses the level expected of an ordinary four- or five-year-old child.

Her education is limited, she has never been exposed to society, and she lacks a deep understanding of the wickedness of human nature.

However, the warning just given by Bai Xiuxiu,

and the strong killing intent just revealed by Ye Ruyan,

made her heart as clear as a bright mirror,

this Ye Ruyan's vicious heart is truly enough to make one's hair stand on end!

(End of chapter)