The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 532 This Lifetime is Completely Ruined (2)_1

Chapter 532: Chapter 532 This Lifetime is Completely Ruined (2)_1

Pei Yuan frowned.

Li Bao Lian’s face was purplish red and turning green, tears still falling incessantly. She glanced outside the door and saw no one, feeling disappointed and pained. She had fallen behind Mo Heng, and he was just in the kitchen, surely he couldn’t have failed to hear, yet he didn’t even bother to come over and take a look at her.

"You don’t still want to watch, do you?" Pei Qian mocked.

Li Bao Lian wiped away her tears, choking out, "I should go back."

"Let me take you back!" Pei Yuan helped her up.

Pei Qian pursed her lips, following behind and watching her closely.

Passing by the kitchen, Li Bao Lian couldn’t resist looking inside.

Mo Heng had the hem of his robe tucked into his waist, diligently cooking almond tea on the small stove. With a serious and focused expression, he constantly stirred the almond tea in the pot, not even lifting his eyes once.

Isn’t it said that gentlemen keep their distance from the kitchen? Yet, he was cooking. And his cooking was not like cooking at all; it resembled painting or calligraphy, elegant and pleasing. Li Bao Lian felt terribly choked up. Shuffling her feet, she left with Pei Yuan.

Just as they reached the alleyway, they encountered Zhao Xiaochen, who had yet to leave, coming to take his leave.

Seeing him dressed in silk garments and deer-hide boots, with his handsome features and spirited gaze, exuding an imposing aura. Li Bao Lian felt even more choked up.

"That’s my brother-in-law, too!" Pei Qian reminded coldly from behind.

Li Bao Lian, thinking back to the misunderstanding during last night’s lantern festival, hung her head with a heart full of shame, anger, and resentment, all the more resentful towards Pei Qian. How come all these attractive men she fancied were either her sister’s husband or her cousin? This Pei Qian, utterly shrewish and vile, unlikable, and always causing trouble!

Pei Yuan glanced at Zhao Xiaochen, nodded slightly to greet him, and accompanied Li Bao Lian back to Sun Lizheng’s house.

Seeing her being supported back with a bandaged hand, Xiujin frowned and said, "What happened? Where did you get injured?"

"Injured at home! She tripped over while walking and fell!" Pei Qian immediately retorted, disbelieving that Li Bao Lian would have the face to speak out about following after her eldest brother-in-law. If she dared to mention that, she would never let her off the hook!

Xiujin, having been married over a year, had come to understand Li Bao Lian’s temperament. Seeing her expression, Xiujin’s eyes flickered, "You’ve already applied medicine, it’s not a big deal, right? Do you need to see a doctor?"

"...No need, it’s just a minor injury," Li Bao Lian said with reddened eyes.

Xiujin nodded, inviting Pei Yuan and Pei Qian into the house, "I was just thinking of visiting your elder sister at your place!"

"My sister isn’t feeling well, and my brother-in-law said they cannot receive guests," Pei Qian flatly refused.

Xiujin’s eyes flickered with a subtle movement, smiling, "Since they can’t receive guests, I’ll visit her when I come another day!" Sun Tiezhu’s little seed indeed turned out to be a girl, just as she had said. Pei Qin, you won’t get away with giving birth without everyone finding out!

Just married and soon announced to be pregnant, at most, it would be a birth at seven months, right? Then she’d claim it was premature! Hmph! If it really were premature, giving birth after just five months of marriage, would she have the face to claim it was premature?

After sending the visitor off, Pei Yuan didn’t stay long, taking Pei Qian with her to leave.

Zhao Xiaochen was still waiting nearby. Seeing the two come out, he approached to speak, "I’m heading back to the garrison today, just wanted to let you know."

Pei Yuan quickly glanced around, "You... be careful and stay safe."

Seeing her concern, Zhao Xiaochen grinned, "All right! I’ll be careful! Then, I’ll be off now, okay?"

"Sure," Pei Yuan nodded, and as he was still looking at her, motionless, her face flushed red, and she quickly left with Pei Qian.

After watching them enter their home, Zhao Xiaochen finally turned to go back to Landlord Zhao’s residence, "Uncle! The new year has already passed, can you help me inquire about when can we set a wedding date with Pei Qin’s family?"