Old Master Liu had never seen such a shameless person in all his life!

And it was a woman at that!

Watching the old man’s expression, Marquis Dingxi finally couldn’t help but laugh heartily with relief.

Amid the laughter, Old Master Liu swept his sleeves and left. Liu Chengyang looked left and right – he couldn’t push aside Chang Yuncheng who was blocking him, and besides, this brother-in-law was quite unruly and would really dare to hit him.

Moreover, father hadn’t said again to make him pull Yan’er along…

He hurriedly lifted his feet to walk outside as well.

“Wait,” Qi Yue called out again. “Old Master Liu, you forgot something.”

Old Master Liu’s footsteps stopped.

Qi Yue walked over in a few steps, picked up the divorce letter from the ground, crumpled it up and threw it to Liu Chengyang.

“Take it,” she said.

Liu Chengyang’s face flushed red, not knowing whether to take it or not.

Old Master Liu laughed coldly. He was about to speak when Qi Yue had already opened her mouth first.

“Don’t worry, we won’t cling to your family,” she said, her face showing no smile as she looked coldly at Old Master Liu. “After I finish Yan’er’s surgery, we’ll personally come to your door and deliver a mutual divorce agreement.”

Old Master Liu looked at her, his chest heaving violently.

“Now, you can get lost,” Chang Yuncheng said blandly, pointing toward the door.

“See the guests out!” a servant outside immediately shouted loudly.

Whether startled by this shout or enraged, Old Master Liu actually stumbled when crossing the threshold. Fortunately, Liu Chengyang hurriedly supported him, preventing him from falling.

“Fine, let’s go!” Old Master Liu’s face was livid, and he looked back at the three of them with hatred, his voice dry and hoarse.

He shook off Liu Chengyang and strode away rapidly.

However, his figure was no longer as upright as a pine, steady and imposing as when he had entered.

Watching the father and son flee in panic, Marquis Dingxi couldn’t help but burst into belly laughs.

Old fool, you brought this on yourself – serves you right!

How could it be such a coincidence? Was it really such a coincidence?

Marquis Dingxi couldn’t help but press Qi Yue for answers.

“It really was a coincidence,” Qi Yue laughed. “I’m not a tapeworm in Old Master Liu’s belly to know in advance that he respected Old Physician An and arrange for Old Physician An to come ahead of time. I can only say that Heaven couldn’t bear to see him humiliate you, father, so he just happened to mention Old Physician An. If he had mentioned some other physician, I would have had no solution.”

These words made Marquis Dingxi feel completely comfortable.

Did you hear that? This was all Heaven having eyes, this was all because he, Marquis Dingxi, had deep blessings and Heaven’s protection!

“Stop crying. Your sister-in-law is right – we’re not going back to this Liu family,” he stood up and looked at the mother and daughter Chang Chunlan clinging to each other. “But it’s not that they won’t let us return – it’s that we won’t return! Now you can live peacefully at home and wait for Yan’er’s illness to be cured.”

Chang Chunlan held Yan’er and knelt down crying, calling out “father” to Marquis Dingxi.

“Get up, get up,” Marquis Dingxi said with apparent impatience.

Qi Yue reached out to help her up.

“After this incident, we won’t do the surgery today. Let’s wait until tomorrow,” she said.

After sending Chang Chunlan away, she also took leave of Marquis Dingxi.

“When did you get involved with this An fellow?” Chang Yuncheng asked.

At this moment, he and Qi Yue were walking together toward Marquis Dingxi’s study.

“Yesterday,” Qi Yue laughed, recounting what had happened then.

Chang Yuncheng smiled, not knowing what expression to show her.

“You… really are…” he didn’t know what to say.

Qi Yue smiled at him.

“I really am blessed by Heaven, with everything going smoothly,” she laughed.

Chang Yuncheng laughed heartily.

“But you’re really good at climbing when given a pole,” he laughed, raising his hand to pat Qi Yue’s head.

Qi Yue tried to dodge but couldn’t.

“If people insist on giving me a pole, how could I face myself if I didn’t use it!” she said, glaring. “Don’t pat my head, you little brat!”

Chang Yuncheng laughed heartily and reached out to pat her head again.

“Who’s little!” he laughed.

Sister, I’m twenty-eight this year! You’re only twenty-four! Qi Yue shouted angrily in her heart. After shouting, she couldn’t help but blush again.

Four years older…

This… this old cow eating tender grass isn’t quite right…

Seeing this woman blush, Chang Yuncheng was somewhat puzzled, but looking at the woman’s neck – white with a rosy glow, delicate and soft in the sunlight – his heart couldn’t help but grow warm. He looked left and right and saw that because they knew they were going to the study, not many maids had followed.

“Really not small,” he leaned down close and said in a low voice with a smile, while taking Qi Yue’s hand.

“What?” Qi Yue didn’t understand and looked up at him.

She saw this man smile slightly.

“You can see tonight,” he leaned close again and said in a low voice.

Mature single woman Qi Yue’s face immediately turned red.

“You shameless rogue!” she raised her hand to pinch his face.

Chang Yuncheng naturally wouldn’t let her pinch him, straightening up and laughing heartily.

Qi Yue raised her hand to pound his shoulder from behind a few times, unable to help but laugh with a red face herself.

Chang Yuncheng didn’t enter the study with her. He didn’t know what Qi Yue said to Old Physician An, but she returned shortly.

“How did you come back so quickly?” Chang Yuncheng was very surprised, then couldn’t help but smile. “No need to rush, he can’t run away. Tonight I’ll show you…”

Qi Yue was drinking tea and choked on hearing this.

“You little rascal!” she put down her teacup and pounced at Chang Yuncheng.

Fortunately, the maids were all accustomed to not serving when the couple was alone in their room, or they would definitely be blushing and retreating in panic now.

Chang Yuncheng embraced the woman throwing herself into his arms with both hands, laughing heartily.

“If you can’t wait, you can see now,” he said with a smile, easily lifting the woman up.

Qi Yue reached out to pull his face – who’s afraid of whom?

“Look then, look!” she shouted with glaring eyes.

This damn woman was like a little tigress. Chang Yuncheng’s whole body grew hot, his eyes darkening.

“Good,” he said hoarsely, carrying the woman toward the bedroom.

“Lord,” came the voice of the maid Qiu Xiang from outside.

“Get lost!”

An annoyed male voice came from inside the room.

“Lord, Madam is not well,” Qiu Xiang had to say again.

Chang Yuncheng and Qi Yue hurried over. Everyone had already gathered at Madam Xie’s room.

But they all stood outside. Madam Xie only let Chang Yuncheng in, not even letting Qi Yue enter.

“My daughter-in-law is here, perfect for her to take a look…” Marquis Dingxi said unhappily.

“I said I’m fine. Are you hoping I’ll die?” Madam Xie struggled to sit up in bed and shouted, her voice hoarse and breathing unsteady.

Chang Yuncheng hurried to console her.

“Really unreasonable!” Marquis Dingxi angrily swept his sleeves and left.

Seeing him come out, all the children in the courtyard hurried to surround him.

“It’s nothing. At her age, she can even choke on a preserved fruit!” Marquis Dingxi said. “Everyone go back.”

He spoke and left directly.

Choked on preserved fruit…

The young masters and misses of the Chang family couldn’t help but exchange glances, seeing the suppressed laughter in each other’s eyes.

Hearing that Marquis Dingxi actually told the children the reason for her illness, Madam Xie inside the room was so angry she had a coughing fit, hoarsely telling everyone outside to get lost.

Nanny Su hurried out and had everyone withdraw.

Qi Yue naturally also left after hearing this, but was stopped by Nanny Su.

“Young Madam, are you leaving too?” she asked.

Qi Yue was startled.

“Ah, I’ll go in and take a look,” she hurried to say.

Madam Xie had been lying in bed all along, Chang Yuncheng sat by the bedside, and the room was very quiet.

“Mother, let me examine you,” Qi Yue asked in a low voice.

“No need,” Madam Xie said hoarsely, facing inward. “I won’t die.”

Qi Yue hit a soft nail and looked at Chang Yuncheng, who gave her a reassuring look.

Though Madam Xie was facing away, she could still sense the eye contact between these two, making her heart even more irritated.

“Yuncheng, go back. It’s enough to have Yueniang here,” she said.

Both Qi Yue and Chang Yuncheng were startled.

It was proper for a daughter-in-law to tend to her mother-in-law’s illness.

Qi Yue nodded, and Chang Yuncheng’s expression relaxed.

“I’ll also stay here, mother,” he said in a low voice.

Madam Xie faced inward and gave an indifferent hum.

“What, can’t bear to be apart for even a moment? It’s just that I’m sick now, with medicine and vomiting, spoiling your mood,” she said blandly.

Chang Yuncheng’s face flushed at these words, more from bewilderment.

What did mother mean by this?

Qi Yue pushed him and gave him a meaningful look.

Chang Yuncheng understood and hesitated.

“Then your son is being unfilial. Mother, rest well,” he said with a bow and withdrew.

Night fell deep, and the lanterns in Rong’an Courtyard were extinguished one by one. The maids and servants on night duty took their positions while the rest withdrew. Because Madam Xie was unwell, there were many more maids and servants in the courtyard tonight.

Qi Yue had been standing for a long time. Seeing Madam Xie motionless on the bed, she quietly sighed and supported herself on a stool to sit. Just as she touched the stool, Madam Xie on the bed made a sound.

“Mother,” Qi Yue hurried to stand up and approach quickly, saying in a low voice, “What do you need?”

“Water,” Madam Xie grunted.

Qi Yue hurried to take water from the warming stove nearby and brought it over.

But Madam Xie became silent again.

Qi Yue held the water and called out softly several times.

“What are you doing?” Madam Xie suddenly shouted. “Won’t you let people sleep?”

The maids outside didn’t know what was happening and tiptoed to peek inside.

Qi Yue sighed helplessly.

“Yes, your daughter-in-law was wrong,” she said in a low voice, putting down the teacup and tucking in Madam Xie’s blanket.

“Stand farther away, don’t hover around me like a soul-snatching ghost,” Madam Xie said with closed eyes.

Qi Yue bit her teeth, agreed, and indeed stepped away.

The room became quiet again, and the maids withdrew their gazes and stood properly.

Night deepened. Qi Yue leaned against the partition with closed eyes, dozing, when suddenly someone pushed her and she hurried to open her eyes.

“Young Madam, go sleep over there for a while,” Nanny Su said in a low voice.

Qi Yue looked toward Madam Xie.

“Madam is already asleep. I’ll watch. You go sleep for a while,” Nanny Su said again in a low voice.

Madam Xie indeed had nothing serious – she still had the energy to shout and scold. Having her stay here was just for show.

“Then I’ll go rest for a bit. I have to perform surgery on Yan’er tomorrow,” Qi Yue said in a low voice. “Nanny, call me later and I’ll replace you.”

“It’s fine, I’ll watch. Young Madam, sleep well,” Nanny Su said with a smile.

She beckoned for a little maid to guide her over.

Watching Qi Yue lie down on the small bed opposite, the lights were extinguished, and smoke could faintly be seen curling from the incense burner at the head of the bed in the moonlight.

Nanny Su watched this side and revealed a slight smile.

Sleep, sleep well.