Xiao Yuchuan scratched his head, âShe did say that, but she recognizes everyone in the village. I thought she was joking and didnât want to bring up her past⦠theft, so she said that on purpose.â
âYou idiot!â Xiao Yishan was so angry that he wanted to hit Chuan.
Seeing his second brotherâs annoyed reaction and analyzing what he had just said, he asked Su Qingyue, âWife, donât you⦠know that the second brother and Fourth Brother are also your husbands?â
âMm.â She closed her eyes.
Thinking back to the unusual enthusiasm of her second brother and fourth brother towards her, at first, she thought they were not normal and had feelings for her as the only woman in the house.
Gradually, she sensed something was wrong.
Remembering when Aunt Zhang and Wang Crippled said that Fourth Brother was luckyâ¦
She was suspicious.
Fourth Brother called her wifeâ¦
She could even confirm it.
But she forced herself not to think in that direction. She would rather pretend they didnât decide who she would be a wife to when they bought her.
She would rather not think about it.
She deliberately avoided it. She didnât want to know or confirm that she was⦠their wife.
Knowing the consequences were too heavy.
She couldnât bear it, and she couldnât accept it.
As a modern person, she could never accept three husbands.
In her mind, from past life to this life, she only ever wanted one husband and one wife.
How could she face it when the truth was revealed?
Choose one of them?
That would hurt the other two.
She wanted to keep avoiding it, but reality forced her to face it.
She closed her eyes again in discomfort.
Xiao Yuchuan looked at her with heartache, âWife, did you faint because you were scared by the second brother and Fourth Brother? If such news can make you faint, are you really that uselessâ¦â
When Xiao Yishan heard his third brother say this, his brows furrowed tightly.
Xiao Qingheâs face was full of worry. If his wife fainted because she knew he was her husband, he would rather she didnât know.
She glared at Xiao Yuchuan, âWhat do you think? Am I that useless? I fainted becauseâ¦â She touched her dizzy head, âThe sun was too strong today, and I got a little heatstroke.â
Xiao Qingheâs heart eased a little. As long as his wife did not faint due to anger caused by him and Second Brother, it was fine. âWife⦠Qingyue, Iâll have Doctor Sun prescribe you a medicine to counteract the heatâ¦â
âIâll goâ¦â Xiao Yishan got up.
âI said Iâm fine,â she said indifferently. âItâs just a mild heatstroke. Medicines have side effects, and I donât need them. Let me sleep for a while, and Iâll be fine when I wake up.â
âOkay, you sleep.â Xiao Yuchuan sat beside her, covering her with the quilt.
She lifted the quilt with one hand, âItâs too hot.â
Xiao Yishan sat on the edge of her bed, silent.
Xiao Qinghe went to the kitchen to get a basin of cold water. He wrung the towel half-dry, folded it into a rectangle, and placed it on Su Qingyueâs forehead, âApplying some cold water will make you feel better.â
Su Qingyue opened her eyes and looked at him before closing them again.
She was a little sleepy, and soon, she fell into a deep sleep.
The three men stayed by her side, not one of them leaving.
They didnât even dare to breathe too heavily, afraid of disturbing her.
The sky gradually turned dark.
Xiao Yishan looked at the horses in the yard. As Fourth Brotherâs leg was inconvenient and Third Brother felt weak, he pointed at the horses outside and then stood up, heading out of the courtyard.
Qinghe knew that Second Brother was going to feed the horses, so he reluctantly looked at his sleeping wife on the bed,