Chapter 657: 657 As smart as you

“Third Brother…”

“Madame Lu secretly served me wine and dishes, and I was wary of her putting medicine in them. Even if they were delicious delicacies for me, I didn’t eat or drink them. However, I ultimately used the food from the Lu Residence. Once, I and another senior worker each got a bowl of boiled chicken soup, which was said to be leftovers from Madame Lu’s banquet. That happened a few days after I clearly rejected Madame Lu. I found the taste of the chicken in the soup a bit strange, so I only took a few bites of the meat and soup and stopped eating. If the food was only for me, I definitely wouldn’t eat it. I only ate a bit because the other senior worker also ate it. In retrospect, there must have been a problem with that bowl of chicken soup.

I was originally cautious, but after I firmly rejected Madame Lu, she not only didn’t get angry, but also apologized to me, saying she was wrong and shouldn’t have had feelings for me. She begged me to keep it a secret to avoid ruining her reputation, as if nothing had ever happened. So I agreed. Later, when I returned home, my second brother and fourth brother asked where my twenty taels of silver came from, so I mentioned Madame Lu’s matter, but I didn’t tell them the truth about the deaths of the master, his son, and concubines of the Lu Residence. I’ve never offended the powerful and rich, so who could have poisoned me? You said it’s someone who wants me to live the rest of my life in poverty and hardship, and it’s a woman’s method. It must be Madame Lu. Since the first poisoning happened half a month after eating the chicken soup, by then I had left the Lu Residence and started working part-time at another wealthy family’s home. Moreover, given Madame Lu’s attitude and the fact that the doctor couldn’t tell I was poisoned, I didn’t think I had been poisoned.”

She stepped back, escaping his embrace, “Third Brother, take another dose of medicine at noon, and the poison will be completely gone.”

“My life was saved by you, my wife. I will repay you for the rest of my life.”

She said lightly, “If you really want to repay me, then…don’t be my husband.”

His handsome face tensed, and he looked at her with pain, “I can’t do that. You might as well take my life away.”

“How could I kill you?” She sighed.

He looked at her plain face, “Wife, I know you have feelings for me, why did you choose Fourth Brother?” He reached out to grab her hand, but she retreated a step. He asked unwillingly, “Is it in your heart, I can be abandoned by you?”

“That jade bracelet Madame Lu dropped, it’s not easy to slip off from her wrist. The night you returned the bracelet to Madame Lu, she had already shown her affection for you, which means she had been observing you for a few days. That bracelet was definitely dropped intentionally for you to find, to test you.” She said with an indifferent smile, “If you could see through this, why I chose Fourth Brother… as smart as you, you should understand.”

Leaving that sentence behind, she turned and headed towards the Xiao Family’s direction.

As Xiao Yuchuan watched her receding figure, his heart ached, and he quickly followed her steps, “Wife…no matter what you think, I want to be with you!”

“What about Fourth Brother?”

“…”

Xiao Ailiu, feeling unwelcome at the Xiao Family’s courtyard, went to the village well for a walk.

“Hey, isn’t this Xiao Ailiu? You really came back…” Ding Er’s wife saw her and greeted her strangely.

“Yes.” Xiao Ailiu forced a smile and replied.

Aunt Zhang happened to pass by and sneered, “This vicious woman dares to return to the village, not even coming back to take a look when her own younger brother’s legs were crippled and nearly dead. Such a ruthless woman comes back at this juncture, and it must be because the Xiao Family has money now…”