The Marquis Dingxi’s household fell into chaos.

Marquis Dingxi had fainted in his study.

Marquis Dingxi had been angered into fainting by the young mistress…

This wasn’t anything unusual. The young mistress’s ability to anger people was there for all to see. Anyone who could clash with the young mistress without being angered to collapse would be the unusual one…

Now everyone wasn’t concerned that Marquis Dingxi had fainted from anger, but rather what exactly had the Marquis done to provoke the young mistress…

Though this sounded somewhat strange.

By now it could no longer be concealed, and the news quickly spread.

The young mistress wanted a mutual separation!

Mutual separation!

The Marquis’s household immediately felt like the sky was falling!

The young mistress’s courtyard was immediately surrounded by people. There were maids and servants running about everywhere, neglected duties everywhere. Meals were served to the wrong places, clothes were washed incorrectly – for a time, the entire household was in chaos.

Madam Xie used iron-fisted methods, beat several servants, expelled several maids, dismissed several stewards, and issued gag orders. Only then did the household barely stabilize, but the panic in people’s hearts could not be suppressed.

Nanny Su stood under the eaves, looking at the gloomy sky, and couldn’t help but sigh.

This was already the fifth time she had sighed while standing here for half a day.

It was this young mistress again…

From the moment she walked out of Qiu Tong Courtyard, every action of hers could stir up the entire household.

“…You’ve disappointed me so much! Yueniang! You’ve been so heartless!…”

Marquis Dingxi’s raised voice came from the room.

Madam Xie and Chang Yuncheng were both standing by the bed. Qi Yue still held a stethoscope and blood pressure monitor in her hands, but Marquis Dingxi wouldn’t let her approach at all.

“…You’re about to leave my family, so why should I trouble you to examine my illness?” Marquis Dingxi shouted.

Qi Yue smiled.

“I’m a doctor. What I’m leaving is the identity of the Marquis’s young mistress, not the identity of a doctor. In the future, as long as you have need, Marquis, I will certainly come,” she said.

Marquis Dingxi looked at her with unprecedented hatred in his expression.

He had been played by the Emperor! He had been played by the Emperor!

He knew it – the Emperor looked down on him at all. He knew this Emperor was simply impossible to deal with!

Though he had been repeatedly careful, he was still humiliated by the Emperor!

And this humiliation was all because of this woman!

This woman had given him, Marquis Dingxi, the greatest humiliation of his life!

“Get out!” he shouted.

Qi Yue turned and left without the slightest hesitation.

Outside, Que Zhi and the other maids were all wiping tears. Seeing her come out, they cried even harder.

Qi Yue looked at them, not knowing what to say.

“Well, there’s no banquet in the world that doesn’t end…” she began, “It’s not like we’ll never see each other again. I welcome everyone to come find me anytime to play…”

She wanted to cheer everyone up, but after hearing her say this, Que Zhi and the others cried even harder.

Qi Yue sighed. There was no way to comfort them, and she didn’t know how to comfort them.

“I’m leaving,” she said simply and lifted her foot to walk away.

The maids panicked and all knelt down.

“Young mistress, young mistress, please don’t leave…”

Someone led the way, and everyone began shouting chaotically.

This sound carried into the room, and Marquis Dingxi was angered into another coughing fit.

“Let her go! Let her go! Let her know that without my Marquis Dingxi’s household, what is she worth!” Marquis Dingxi shouted.

“Don’t get angry. What’s the point of getting angry with such a person?” Madam Xie sat down to comfort him. “Do you think she really wants to leave? It’s just a threat. Let her make trouble – see what she dares to do!”

By now, either they would voluntarily not take a wife, or Qi Yue would voluntarily agree to the marriage – only then could this matter be settled. But both paths would become a humiliation for Marquis Dingxi!

He had personally submitted a petition requesting to marry a wife for his son, yet now he himself was not marrying a wife for his son – what would outsiders think of him?

What had he, Marquis Dingxi, become? Someone with nothing better to do who voluntarily stood up to perform face-slapping for everyone’s entertainment?

But if he wanted that woman to agree, his entire family would have to speak nicely to her!

This was that woman’s reliance, wasn’t it? That’s why she dared to make such a bold commotion!

Why should he! A woman! Bow his head to this woman! And the reason for bowing his head was simply because of a woman!

If he did that, what would he, Marquis Dingxi, become? Would all his many women have to go speak nicely to his legitimate wife?

A man! What man in the world would do such a thing? He, Marquis Dingxi, prided himself on being romantic, yet would ultimately be humiliated by a woman – could he still be called a man?

Women! Could be cherished, but absolutely not indulged!

Especially in this kind of matter!

If these two paths wouldn’t work, then there was only mutual separation!

Mutual separation!

How dare this woman seek mutual separation! She was just threatening him!

Without the Marquis Dingxi’s household, what was she worth!

It was their Marquis Dingxi’s household that backed her up!

She dared! Trying to threaten me – no way! Let’s see who’s afraid of whom!

Marquis Dingxi suddenly sat up, pointing outside with his hand, his face iron-blue and twisted.

“Divorce her! Divorce her!” he shouted hoarsely.

Madam Xie was startled.

“How can we divorce her? That lowly servant has the Emperor’s edict permitting mutual separation in her hands,” she muttered. “Should have divorced her earlier. Now she has backing…”

Marquis Dingxi couldn’t catch his breath, his eyes rolled back, and this time he really fainted.

The room immediately fell into chaos.

While chaos reigned there, Qi Yue was packing her things here.

Actually, there wasn’t much to pack. She looked around the room, picked up two bundles – one with clothes and daily necessities, the other full of books and notes, and of course, her medical bag.

A’Ru couldn’t hold back anymore, knelt down and hugged her leg, crying loudly.

A’Hao, Que Zhi, and Qiu Xiang also rushed over, grabbing bundles and hugging legs.

“Don’t be like this. Didn’t I say we can still see each other in the future?” Qi Yue said, being pulled and tugged by several maids until she couldn’t stand steady. Seeing these people so sad, she also felt bad.

Partings were always sad.

Fortunately, as a modern person, unlike ancient women who were trapped their whole lives in just two homes – their natal family and their husband’s family – she was accustomed to separations. Every graduation, every change of department, every… breakup.

Just as chaos reigned, the courtyard gate was kicked open with a bang by Chang Yuncheng.

“All of you get out!” he shouted with an iron-blue face.

The maids kneeling in the courtyard were frightened and trembling, crying as they hurried out.

Only A’Ru and A’Hao didn’t move, standing left and right in front of Qi Yue, watching the man approach step by step.

“Alright, you go out. The Lord won’t hit anyone,” Qi Yue said, comforting the two maids while handing them her bundles. “If you really want to help me, then take my things to my home first.”

To my home! This was no longer her home!

Chang Yuncheng trembled with anger, reached out to grab Qi Yue’s bundles and threw them hard on the ground.

The women in the room let out a cry of alarm.

The scattered clothes didn’t matter much, but seeing her books and notes scattered all over the floor, Qi Yue immediately became anxious.

“Are you inspecting them? Are these your things? I don’t want them!” she shouted, bent down to pick up her medical bag, and lifted her foot to leave.

Chang Yuncheng reached out to grab her.

“Qi Yueniang!” he shouted word by word, the muscles on his face trembling.

“Go ahead, squeeze. Even if you break my arm, it’s fine – it will heal. It’s just some physical pain, and it’s not the first time. However, I’m certain it will definitely be the last time,” Qi Yue looked at him with a cold smile.

Chang Yuncheng looked at her and let go.

“Yueniang, stop making trouble, alright?” he said hoarsely.

A’Ru and A’Hao gathered up the things from the floor, keeping their heads down and wiping tears as they left.

Qi Yue sighed.

“Actually, I’ve never made trouble. Every time, you say I’m making trouble. Chang Yuncheng, I’m not a child asking for candy,” she said with a smile, reaching out to pat the man’s arm.

“This matter can definitely be resolved. I can definitely persuade father and mother. Yueniang, trust me, wait a little,” Chang Yuncheng held her tighter and said in a low voice.

“You still don’t understand even now,” Qi Yue said. “This matter is already a dead end. Only if I leave can it be broken.”

“No, it’s not like that,” Chang Yuncheng shook his head. He pressed Qi Yue’s shoulders, looking at her with red eyes. “Yueniang, trust me.”

“Chang Yuncheng, I don’t distrust you,” Qi Yue looked at him with a smile. “It’s just that I feel life is short, there are many things to do, and I don’t want to waste any more time.”

Waste time!

“In your eyes, am I a waste of time?” Chang Yuncheng’s veins bulged as he stared at this woman and asked.

Qi Yue looked at him.

“Not you. More precisely, your family,” she said.

Chang Yuncheng raised his hand and punched the nearby flower stand. The sound of shattering porcelain rang through the room, making the maids outside tremble with fear.

“Qi Yueniang, are you really this heartless?” Chang Yuncheng said hoarsely.

“When others are heartless to me, I’m never sentimental in return,” Qi Yue said very straightforwardly.

“Who’s been heartless to you?” Chang Yuncheng roared. “Father protects you so much, and you still say he’s heartless?”

Qi Yue snorted with laughter.

“Chang Yuncheng, that’s not protecting me – that’s keeping me like a pet cat or dog. Perhaps in your eyes that’s sentiment, that’s protection, but,” she looked at Chang Yuncheng, her expression cold and serious, “in my eyes, going behind my back to stuff women into my man’s life – even if you treat me wonderfully in every other way, you’re still my mortal enemy who destroys my marriage, as irreconcilable as one who kills parents.”

Chang Yuncheng looked at her.

“I, Qi Yue, am never sentimental toward enemies,” Qi Yue said again.

Chang Yuncheng’s mind was entirely on her words and didn’t notice at all that she had said “Qi Yue” instead of “Qi Yueniang.”

“Yueniang, this won’t destroy our feelings…” Chang Yuncheng took a deep breath and said.

Qi Yue interrupted him.

“Whether it destroys your feelings, I don’t know and won’t presume to guess, but this will definitely destroy my feelings,” she looked at him and said. “Chang Yuncheng, you still don’t understand what I mean even now? In your heart, you still think that if you hold onto me, drag it out for a long time, I’ll see your true heart. Even if many more women enter the household, you’ll still be so good to me, and then everyone will be happy – your mother happy, your father happy, you happy, me happy, everyone happy.”

Chang Yuncheng was stunned by her words.

“Chang Yuncheng, it’s not that I don’t like you, and it’s not that I don’t trust you. On the contrary, I like you very much,” Qi Yue looked at him with a smile.

Chang Yuncheng’s eyes lit up.

“You’re a good person, and most importantly, those few times when I encountered trouble, you stood so firmly on my side. You know, girls all have hero complexes. When a hero descends from heaven and stands in front of you – whether you need this hero or not – it’s still very moving,” Qi Yue said with a smile, reaching out to pat his arm. “Also, you don’t think the things I do are incomprehensible, which makes me feel very close to you. And your appearance – I like it too. In short, for various reasons I can’t clearly explain which one exactly, I just came to like you. There’s nothing to hide or be embarrassed about – if you like someone, you like them.”

Was she praising him? This was the first time this woman had spoken about him like this, saying what she liked about him. But why, why did it sound so alarming?