BXBX NOVEL Chapter 353 - Three-Hundred and Fifty-Three:
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Xi Cheng! Lin Yu’s quite impressive! She figured out that we were together from just a whiff of the smell on your clothes,” Gu Man complained as she cuddled close to Xi Cheng.
Xi Cheng froze. Gu Man caressed his face and reassured him, “It’s alright; I’ve covered it up. I gave away all the perfumes I use; the girls accompanying you on your business socials each have a bottle. We gave Lin Yu the information she wanted when she came to investigate who you were with. She’ll naturally let it go after she’s done with her investigation and finds nothing. ”
Xi Cheng relaxed, and his expression eased. Seeing that, Gu Man unhappily asked, “Xi Cheng, are you that afraid of her? Is she that formidable?”
“It’s not like I’m afraid of her; I just… respect her. After all, it hasn’t been easy for her all these years. She had to shoulder the heavy burden of the Lin family’s responsibilities while attending to my mother at home in my place. It really hasn’t been easy for her,” Xi Cheng said slowly.
Gu Man was delighted to hear that. “Xi Cheng, you don’t love her, do you? You only respect her and don’t love her, right?”
Xi Cheng remained silent. Gu Man cupped his face and kissed him hard. “I knew it. I’m the one Xi Cheng loves the most! It’s definitely not that two-faced backstabber, Lin Yu!”
“Don’t say that about her! Lin Yu has never done anything bad to anyone. She’s good to everyone and doesn’t offend anyone, swallowing whatever grievances she has; she has been like that since she was young. It hasn’t been easy for her. I’m the one who let her down,” Xi Cheng uttered despondently, thinking, ‘I’ve let down both Fang Xi and Lin Yu in this life, and I can never make it up to them.’
“Hah!” Gu Man barked out as if she’d just heard the funniest joke in the world. “Xi Cheng, you’re really… You’re so naive and kind that it’s cute! *Sigh* Lin Yu’s truly lucky to have actually met a man as gullible as you! Xi Cheng, go and visit Lin Zhu when you have the time. She’s still in prison, you know! Would Lin Yu have left her there to rot if she’d really shouldered the Lin family’s responsibilities? Is that what you call taking responsibility?” Gu Man huffed disdainfully.
“Also, your household staff has long been bought by her. Otherwise, how else could she know Godmother’s preferences so accurately and even precisely manipulate Godmother’s emotions? You’re all fooled by her calm and disinterested appearance! Hmph!” Gu Man annoyedly added.
Xi Cheng was stunned and wanted to retort her, but in the end, he swallowed his words. Gu Man felt she’d said enough and didn’t say anything more. Instead, she pressed close to Xi Cheng, and he was immediately distracted from his thoughts.
Gu Man placed her arms around Xi Cheng’s neck and leaned up to kiss him. As she got intimate with Xi Cheng, she inwardly cursed Lin Yu, ‘Just you wait, Lin Yu! I’ll reveal your true colors bit by bit for Xi Cheng to have a good look!’
Lin Yu returned to the hospital and went straight to Yun Nan’s ward. She had to act calmly on the surface, no matter how much hatred she felt. She had to appear to be concerned, even if she wished that Yun Nan would die instantly. ‘I’m notjust me; I’m also the Xi familrs young madam!’
Yun Nan was talking to Xiang Yang; her face was very pale. Xiang Yang was also auite haggard. Lin Yu knew best how hard it was to care for a Datient.
Therefore, before Xiang Yang could speak, Lin Yu politely stated, “There’s no need to get up on my account; I’m not an outsider. I just came to see if there’s anything you need my help with.”
In the face of Lin Yu’s genial manner, Xiang Yang still stood and gave up her seat with a smile.
Lin Yu looked at Yun Nan’s peaky appearance and inquired with a tone filled with heartache, “Are you feeling any better? I heard from the doctor that you fainted because you’re anemic and have overworked yourself lately, plus you’ve suffered a nasty shock on top of all that.”
“I’m much better, thank you,” Yun Nan replied lightly.
Lin Yu tentatively smiled. “I don’t see Shi Xiu and your elders around. You didn’t tell them about what happened to Shi Nian? I guess that’s to be expected; as daughters-in-law, we have to take care of everything. *Sigh!* It’s been hard on you, Xiang Yang! Yun Nan, I heard that Shi Nian is still in critical condition, so you must stand strong! What would Shi Nian do without you?”
Yun Nan’s eyes reddened, and she turned her head away. Xiang Yang gently tugged Lin Yu’s sleeve and shook her head. Lin Yu tactfully stopped talking about the subject and stood up, saying, “Please feel free to let me know if there’s anything you need my help with. My mother-in-law’s condition is relatively stable, so I don’t have to watch over her all the time. Just come look for me if you need anything.”
Xiang Yang thanked Lin Yu and said, “I’ll send you off!”