Chapter 364 - 362: Are We Truly Husband and Wife Now? (Second Update)

Chapter 364: Chapter 362: Are We Truly Husband and Wife Now? (Second Update)

Xiao Yi was silent for a moment, then said calmly, "I always felt that the likelihood of it being the Wang Family was low."

He thoroughly investigated all four families, simply out of his usual caution.

Xiao He chuckled lightly, "It seems that regarding the Cold Food Powder, you haven’t come up empty-handed. At least you’ve cleared the Wang Family."

"Hmm."

Xiao Yi’s eyes were calm as he said, "Although the time was short, I investigated everyone who needed to be checked. Moreover, the current Wang Family isn’t hard to investigate."

Today’s Wang Family is no longer the impenetrable fortress it once was.

Xiao He looked at him, "In fact, the moment you heard from Cui Han that the force was related to the four great families, you had already formed your most suspicious candidate in your mind, hadn’t you?"

Xiao Yi looked back at him, and the two locked eyes silently for a moment before almost simultaneously saying, "The Jiang Family."

Xiao He smiled lightly, pouring tea into the cup in front of Xiao Yi, "Since you suspected the Jiang Family the most from the beginning, yet still dared to send your cousin-in-law to compete with the clinic supported by the Jiang Family, I don’t know if I should say you’re bold or just reckless."

Beside him, Xu Jing also couldn’t help but lower her eyes in thought.

Although she didn’t understand the four great families as deeply as they did, she too had sensed these days that Xiao Yi was paying particular attention to the Jiang Family.

If the Jiang Family truly was the force behind Prince Xing, then Jiang Yu’s attitude toward her certainly was intriguing.

They should be enemies.

However, after the attack, she hadn’t seen Jiang Yu again.

Afterward, the Jiang Family sent people with many valuable gifts of gratitude, which Xu Jing couldn’t decline, so she accepted them openly.

It wasn’t really something she hadn’t earned. Although Xu Jing wasn’t particularly greedy, she wasn’t so aloof that she would refuse things others insisted on giving her.

It’s said that these days, the Jiang Family has been busy preparing for Jiang San’s funeral, so this New Year cannot possibly be celebrated properly.

As the two men talked, realizing Xu Jing had been silent the whole time, Xiao He raised his brows and asked, "Cousin-in-law, are you perhaps scared?"

Xu Jing regained her senses and glanced at him, "When did I ever give you that impression?"

Xiao Yi turned to look at her, and under the table, his hand quietly reached over to hold hers, saying, "I’m worried Aunt is overly indulging Chang Xiao by letting him eat too much before dinner. Could you go check on him?"

Seeing that Xiao Yi had something to discuss with Xiao He, Xu Jing stood up and said, "Alright, I’ll go take a look."

Xiao Yi watched Xu Jing’s figure until she disappeared from sight, then said in a slightly lowered voice, "The competition with Guangming Hall was something Jing requested on her own. I don’t want to restrain her, nor do I want her to feel that marrying me has taken away her previous freedom.

Before, I had no regrets about letting her get involved in this, but now, I’m somewhat at a loss."

Xiao He was taken aback.

He had grown up with Xiao Yi, and this was the first time he had heard Xiao Yi express such uncertainty!

Frowning slightly, he asked, "Are you worried that Jing may be in danger?"

Xiao Yi remained silent for a moment, his eyes darkening as he said, "That’s one reason."

That day, the moment he met Jiang Erlang in the woods, he sensed that the man had intentions toward Jing.

The kind a man has for a woman.

In that instant, a strong sense of crisis overwhelmed him. He wished he could just hide Jing away and not let anyone see her.

He was also shocked at how his possessiveness had grown so intense, that he couldn’t tolerate anyone else coveting Jing.

If it weren’t for his usually good self-control, Jing might have noticed his dark thoughts that day.

Xiao He watched him for a while, realizing he didn’t intend to discuss "the second reason," he chuckled lightly and said, "You, always the thinker, I advise you to share your feelings openly with Jing. Jing is smart, and reasonable too; she’ll be willing to resolve any issues with you.

After all, you and Jing are truly married now. In a marriage, if you keep your thoughts so hidden, be careful Jing doesn’t find you too boring."

Then, mischievously, Xiao He added, "By the way, you and Jing, you’re definitely truly married now, right?"

Xiao Yi: "..."

How was he supposed to answer that?

As the person who orchestrated their marriage, Xiao He naturally knew what it was intended to be initially, but seeing his reaction, he couldn’t help but express surprise, "Don’t tell me, even now, you haven’t truly gotten Jing to agree to be your wife?"

Xiao Yi’s face darkened slightly.

Xiao He had never seen Xiao Yi looking so frustrated. After the surprise, he couldn’t help but laugh heartily, his mood incredibly cheerful after many days, then, with deep meaning, he said, "No wonder, seeing how you and Jing interact, there’s always a hint of... unsatisfied longing."

Xiao Yi: "..."

If it weren’t for being at his own home during the New Year, he would have kicked this guy out the door.

After dinner that night, it was already very late when Xiao Yi and Xu Jing gently declined Xiao Muyu’s suggestion for them to stay the night and boarded the carriage home.

Xiao Huai’an had been playing wildly with his older cousins all night, and once on the carriage, he quickly fell asleep, nestled against Xu Jing.

Xu Jing looked down and gently adjusted his mussed hair, smiling, "No wonder they say the New Year is the happiest time for children. I think this little guy will have played so much by the end of the holiday that he’ll forget which way his own front door opens."

Xiao Yi gazed softly at the little one in Xu Jing’s arms, saying, "It’s good for children to be lively. When Chang Xiao first came to me, I often wished he could be as lively as other children."

Xu Jing suddenly thought of something and looked at him, "Aunt mentioned earlier that when you were young, you weren’t as steady as you are now, but were as mischievous as a monkey. Chang Xiao doesn’t even compare."

"Aunt loves to say those things."

Xiao Yi helplessly curved his lips and suddenly stretched out his hand, "Aren’t you tired holding Chang Xiao all the time? Let me take over."

Although they were sitting, Xu Jing’s arm had to continually support Chang Xiao’s head, and it was tiring after a while.

Since someone offered to hold the child, Xu Jing was more than willing, so she quickly raised her brows and carefully transferred the little one into Xiao Yi’s arms.

Inside the warm carriage, the two sat facing each other. The warm yellow candlelight flickered slightly with the carriage’s motion, and the small space seemed like its own world, isolated from the noise and excitement outside.

Xu Jing watched Xiao Yi gently and skillfully cradle Xiao Huai’an, her eyes curving into crescent shapes, "I heard from Shaohua that during the New Year, night markets in the Capital are usually very lively. If we’re free tomorrow night, shall we take Chang Xiao there?

Aunt also mentioned earlier that when you were little, you loved going to night markets during festivals. Once there, you were like a monkey out of its cage, and neither she nor your Mom could catch you, always worried you’d get lost. But Xiao He has always been compared to you, calmer even then..."

Pausing, she looked at Xiao Yi, "Yanci, do you mind if I talk about your Mom? If it bothers you, I won’t."

Though Xiao Yi hadn’t spoken openly, she had sensed many things.

Like how Xiao Yi never brought up his parents, or how his Mom had likely passed away a long time ago, and the possibility that her passing had an unpleasant story behind it, which was why Xiao Yi never wanted to discuss it.