Nobody believed her.
Meanwhile, Su Yueqing stood there looking as though the sky had collapsed.
The maid beside her lowered her head respectfully.
"Young Madam, this servant will prepare everything."
Su Yueqing slowly turned toward the maid.
Her expression looked almost pitiful.
The maid immediately felt guilty for no reason.
Inside her mind, another miserable thought appeared.
[Maybe if I fake my death...]
[No.]
[They already survived one fire.]
[That probably won’t work.]
At that moment, everyone present suddenly realized something.
Out of all the terrifying future disasters Su Yueqing had revealed...
Nothing seemed capable of frightening her more than the prospect of living with Xi Wenzhe.
And somehow, that made the entire situation even more amusing.
...
For the remainder of breakfast, Su Yueqing remained unusually quiet.
Or at least, she appeared quiet on the outside.
Inside her mind, however, complete chaos continued raging.
Every few steps she took away from the breakfast table, a new terrifying possibility seemed to appear.
The image of herself being forced to live under the same roof as Xi Wenzhe refused to leave her mind.
By the time she reached the edge of the courtyard, she looked as though she had just received news of her own funeral.
The maid assigned to escort her followed respectfully behind while pretending not to notice her increasingly tragic expression.
Finally, after offering one last polite farewell to the elders, Su Yueqing disappeared beyond the courtyard entrance.
Only after her figure completely vanished from sight did the atmosphere around the table change.
The smiles disappeared and everyone’s expressions became serious.
Xi Qianqian was the first to react.
She immediately stood from her seat and turned toward the servants nearby.
"All of you may leave."
The maids blinked.
"Miss?"
Xi Qianqian’s expression remained calm.
"We have family matters to discuss."
Understanding immediately dawned on several faces.
The servants quickly bowed.
"Yes."
One by one, the maids withdrew from the courtyard.
Even the attendants standing nearby were dismissed.
Within moments, only members of the Xi family remained.
No one spoke immediately.
Because there was simply too much to think about.
The first person to break the silence was Xi Ronghua.
"This..."
She paused.
Then rubbed her forehead.
"This is becoming more ridiculous every day."
Nobody argued.
Even Old Madam Xi remained silent.
Lin Meiyun looked toward her daughter.