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Liu Yang looked at Ye Xiaohan sincerely and said, "Sister-in-law, please stay. Our family is doing so well right now—me, my brother, you, and Qi. We can live happily together like this forever, can't we?"
Ye Xiaohan couldn't answer him; she couldn't even respond to her own heart.
After spending so much time together, especially suddenly finding herself in a completely unfamiliar place, the Liu family was the first group of people she had come into contact with, and they had shown her kindness. She felt grateful deep down.
As they continued to spend time together like family, sharing meals day and night, it was impossible not to develop feelings for them.
However, she still wanted to explore other places. Part of her was unwilling to accept her situation; she hoped to find a way back. Moreover, if she stayed, it wouldn't just be living here; it would mean having to live on this land as someone else's wife.
Liu Bei was indeed a good person and treated her well, but she wasn't mentally prepared to share her life with another person and face the long years ahead together.
Liu Yang fell silent, quietly watching the sunset sink lower until only half of it remained resting on the horizon.
"Sister-in-law," Liu Yang spoke up again, "do you think I'm the only one who can see through your intentions?" He glanced at Ye Xiaohan before turning back to the sunset. "Do you think I'm the smartest one in my family?"
Ye Xiaohan raised an eyebrow in confusion. "What do you mean?" In the Liu family, Liu Yang was indeed the odd one out; Liu Bei was honest and straightforward, at least on the surface. As for Liu Qi, she was just silly and laughed uncontrollably when no one teased her.
Liu Yang smirked mischievously. "Sister-in-law, you've misjudged us. The smartest one in our family isn't me; it's my brother."
He self-deprecatingly added, "In our family, my brother is the smartest, then there's that mischievous Qi, and finally me." Liu Yang looked at Ye Xiaohan and asked, "Sister-in-law, you think that just because you believe no one knows your thoughts, that means no one does? In fact, you haven't even hidden anything from me. If I can guess what you're thinking, do you really think my brother can't?"
"Li Bei?" Ye Xiaohan instinctively wanted to refute him but then recalled that night under the stars when she had seen Li Bei and held her tongue.
That's right; every time she saw Li Bei, it wasn't the real him. The true Li Bei had never shown himself in front of her.
If anyone were truly clever, it was probably Li Bei. His disguise had made it so that while people knew he wasn't as simple as he appeared during their interactions, they were still captivated by him and forgot his true self.
Ye Xiaohan had always felt that she had never truly understood Liu Bei.
"Let's head back; it's getting dark. We can't stay here overnight, there are just too many mosquitoes," Liu Yang said, his earlier seriousness replaced by a look of dissatisfaction as he scratched his arm and held his hand out in front of Ye Xiaohan to show her the mosquito bites.
Ye Xiaohan swatted his hand away. "Get your pig's trotters away from me!"
"Hehe." As Liu Yang walked back with Ye Xiaohan, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly. He had done everything he could; now it was up to his older brother to see if he could keep Ye Xiaohan around.
Come on, big brother, don't let me down!
However, Liu Bei seemed completely oblivious to Liu Yang's silent plea. None of the various attempts Liu Yang hoped for to keep Ye Xiaohan around were put into action by Liu Bei.
On the contrary, Liu Bei was acting unusually distant, no longer approaching Ye Xiaohan and barely exchanging a word with her.
To Ye Xiaohan, who was already feeling flustered, this behavior was like adding fuel to the fire, and she was unwilling to take the initiative to back down.
The two began a cold war.
Seeing this pair, who usually appeared calm and wise, now acting like children throwing a tantrum, Liu Yang felt as though his heart was being torn apart.
It was truly exhausting.
His sister-in-law was one thing; she had always been so willful. But why had his older brother suddenly lowered himself to this level? Big brother, you've changed; you’re no longer the one who could always lend a hand even when everything was falling apart.
Liu Yang watched as Yang Juanjuan kept pouring herself cup after cup of tea—tea she normally didn’t care for—while on the other side, Ye Xiaohan clutched a random book that seemed to demand her full attention. Yet Liu Yang observed that the pages of her book hadn’t been turned in quite some time.
"What is going on here?" Liu Yang rested his chin on the table, feeling frustrated as he gazed at the chaotic scene before him.
Just an hour ago, while reading in the pavilion, Liu Yang had seen Ye Xiaohan approaching and handed over his newly bought book to her for some distraction. The two of them leaned back in the pavilion, quietly engrossed in their reading.
However, it seemed that the pavilion was cursed today. Not long after, Liu Bei passed by with a gloomy expression.
Seeing them, Liu Bei initially intended to keep walking, but unexpectedly paused for a moment. After some thought, he walked straight in and sat down on the other side.
"Big Brother," Liu Yang glanced left and right, unsure of where to position himself. In the end, to maintain some balance, he shifted his seat and sat between the two.
The atmosphere was already awkward enough. Just as Liu Yang racked his brain trying to figure out how to get one of them to leave to ease the tension, Yang Juanjuan sashayed over, twisting her waist and clutching a handkerchief.
"Liu Gege! You're here! I guessed you would be here; doesn't this show we have a connection?" Since moving next door to Liu Bei's room and with Liu Wen's encouragement, Yang Juanjuan had become bolder, no longer hiding her intentions and openly pursuing Liu Bei.
Usually, during such moments, Liu Bei would avoid her like the plague, not wanting to get entangled with this troublesome woman. But today, to provoke Ye Xiaohan, he not only refrained from pushing her away but even smiled at her.
Yang Juanjuan's eyes lit up; this was promising! She thought to herself that no man could resist a woman like her. Previously, Liu Bei's rejections had secretly infuriated her due to his lack of romantic awareness.
Now it seemed that after enduring the wait, she finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel—Liu Bei was moved by her and starting to accept her. Didn't he just smile at her?
Yang Juanjuan sat closely beside Liu Bei, leaning most of her upper body against him while casting a provocative glance at Ye Xiaohan. This foolish woman was actively creating conflict with Liu Bei; wasn't she just clearing the way for her?
Although she didn't know why they were arguing, she understood that men generally disliked aggressive women. At this moment, if she could just appear gentle and soft as water, Liu Bei would surely notice her virtues and completely forget about this ugly woman!
"Liu Gege, are you thirsty? Juanjuan can brew you a pot of tea!" Yang Juanjuan's voice was sweet enough to draw attention. To Liu Yang's ears, it felt chilling; it was as if the water might freeze into ice.
6 Yang secretly glanced at Ye Xiaohan, who remained completely still. She neither jumped up to tear into Yang Juanjuan and 6 Bei nor did she get up to leave.
Was she angry or not? 6 Yang was puzzled; adults were truly complicated, and he couldn't understand what they were thinking.
Yang Juanjuan soon brought over tea and a few plates of snacks.
"Brother 6 Bei, these snacks are all made by Juanjuan herself. If they don't taste good, please give them a try," Yang Juanjuan said, picking up a piece of pastry and offering it to 6 Bei's lips.
6 Yang shot her a glance and said in a voice loud enough for everyone to hear, "If you know they don't taste good, why are you offering them to others? Who are you trying to fool?"
Yang Juanjuan held back her anger, constantly reminding herself that this was 6 Bei's younger brother and that she couldn't scold him in front of 6 Bei, as it would leave a bad impression.
6 Bei took the snack from her hand and swallowed it in one bite, praising, "Delicious! Miss Yang truly has great skills. Whoever marries someone like you must have accumulated good fortune in their past life."
Was 6 Bei complimenting her? Did he want to marry her? Yang Juanjuan was overjoyed and quickly replied, "If Brother 6 Bei likes them, I’ll make them for you every day. I can make many other kinds too; each day will be different."
"Great! Then I’ll be in for a treat," 6 Bei said as he continued eating the snacks until the plate was empty and drank all the tea from the pot before finally getting up to leave.
"Brother 6 Bei, wait for me!" Seeing that 6 Bei was about to leave, Yang Juanjuan hurriedly followed him. They walked side by side as they left together. Along the way, Yang Juanjuan leaned closer to 6 Bei, chatting about who knows what, and he didn’t push her away.
It wasn't until their figures disappeared that 6 Yang slowly turned his stiff neck and looked at Ye Xiaohan. "Sister-in-law, my brother has left. Are you... okay?"
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