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Chapter 68 Finding an Opportunity 1 Kissing Fangze

Everyone at the Xie family's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was present. Jiang Yuyue thought it was just a formality, but she didn't expect that even Xie the Elder, Xie Longqing, and Xie the Second Elder, who rarely appeared in the backyard, would be there.

Madam Xie looked around and frowned when she saw that the last seat was still empty.

"Who's missing over there? Why is their seat empty?"

"Replying to Mother."

Madam Xie said, "It's because Jinglan didn't come. He just sent his servant to report that he's not feeling well and can't attend today's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet."

Xie Jinglan's claim of being unwell was merely a pretext. He had no interest in the Xie family's banquet and didn't want to waste his time watching the Xie family put on a show, so he made up an excuse to stay away from the event.

"What bad luck."

Xie Jinbo's mouth was as foul as ever. "He had the nerve to skip a perfectly good Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. He's always been fine, but he had to come today to make everyone uncomfortable. He might as well be dead."

"How dare you speak like that?!"

Madam Xie quickly scolded him, "Jinglan is your brother, how could you say such things?"

Madam Xie's unusual act of defending Xie Jinglan today was not due to her kindness, but rather because Xie Longqing was also present at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

Although Xie Jinglan is a son of a concubine who cannot be brought into the open, he is still Xie Longqing's son, and Xie Longqing is the current head of the Xie family. It is still somewhat inappropriate for the father to scold his son.

"It doesn't matter."

Xie Longqing's face was gloomy. He had been troubled by his official position lately, but he had no energy to care about the life or death of a useless son who wouldn't live for more than a few days.

"Since he's not feeling well, it's better that he doesn't come here and spoil everyone's fun. It won't matter if he's not here."

Upon hearing this, Madam Xie's lips curled into a smile of satisfaction. Now even the master looked down on that bastard child. He truly deserved it!

This scene, however, caused Jiang Yuyue to frown deeply.

Although human relationships are fickle, even blood relatives are bound by interests. It's one thing that Xie Jinglan is not well received in the Xie family, but he is still Xie Longqing's own son. It's one thing that he is unmoved when he hears that Xie Jinglan is unwell, but Xie Jinbo even openly curses him to die, and Xie Longqing still says "it's alright".

The Xie family's indifference chilled even Jiang Yuyue, an outsider. They treated Xie Jinglan worse than she, a complete stranger. This heartless family truly disgusted her.

Jiang Yuyue had no interest in eating this Mid-Autumn Festival banquet with the Xie family in the first place. After this commotion, she felt even more disgusted to sit with them, so she simply pretended to have morning sickness and prepared to leave the table.

"Hey..."

Jiang Yuyue covered her mouth with a handkerchief and pretended to gag, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"What's wrong with Yue'er?"

The First Madam hurried over and patted her back, while ordering a maid, "Quick! Quickly, pour a cup of warm water!"

"Mother, don't worry..."

Jiang Yuyue waved her hand weakly, "It's just normal morning sickness, it's nothing serious..."

Hearing this, the doctor finally breathed a sigh of relief, and Madam Xie quickly asked with concern, "Would you like to go and rest for a while?"

"Thank you for your kindness, Grandmother."

Jiang Yuyue said apologetically, "I've been experiencing frequent morning sickness lately, and it's not appropriate for me to be here at the banquet if I have to have it every now and then. So please allow me to go back to my courtyard to rest, and I won't spoil everyone's enjoyment here."

"Oh, what's with all this talk about being interested or not?"

Madam Xie was very concerned. "If you're not feeling well, just go back and rest. Why worry about all that? I'll have the kitchen send the food to your room later."

Xie Longqing agreed, saying, "If you're not feeling well, don't force yourself. Go back and rest."

This expression is completely different from what it was just now.

"Then I'll take my leave..."

With Xiao Liu's help, Jiang Yuyue walked out of the courtyard. Once she was a little further away, she immediately stopped looking weak.

"Miss, you're not faking it again, are you?"

Xiao Liu sighed as she looked at her. "Could you please tell me in advance next time? Really..."

“I’m perfectly healthy, how could I be so fragile?”

Jiang Yuyue smiled, but remembering what the First Madam had said about Xie Jinglan's illness, she was still somewhat worried.

"Let's go to Xie Jinglan's courtyard."

Jiang Yuyue explained, "It's pitiful that he's all alone in the yard during this big holiday. Let's go check on him and see if he's really sick."

Xiao Liu knew that it would be futile to persuade her, so she simply didn't say anything. Fortunately, it was the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet today, and everyone in the Xie family was in the courtyard of Old Madam Xie, with maids and servants serving there as well, so she shouldn't run into anyone.

Meanwhile, as soon as Jiang Yuyue left, Xie Jinbo, staring at her retreating figure, began to have wicked thoughts.

His sister-in-law has been back for so long, and Xie Jinbo hasn't had a chance to get close to her. But with his aunt and uncle here today, it seems like a good opportunity!

"Ouch... Ouch..."

Thinking of this, Xie Jinbo immediately clutched his stomach and cried out in pain. Hearing this, Madam Xie the Second scolded, "You good-for-nothing, what are you doing now?"

"Mother, I think I have an upset stomach..."

Xie Jinbo feigned discomfort, looking exactly like someone with an upset stomach, "Perhaps there's something wrong with my stomach, maybe I have some diarrhea..."

Xie Yuan was drinking soup when she heard Xie Jinbo's words and almost spat it out. This was a perfectly good Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, and one by one, people were complaining of some discomfort or pain. It must have been caused by Xie Jinglan, that bastard!

"Then get out of here."

Madam Xie was truly humiliated by her son, and she lowered her voice to scold him angrily, "Disgraceful!"

After hearing these words, Xie Jinbo immediately left the courtyard. Seeing that the Xie family's children were getting worse and worse, Old Madam Xie missed her beloved grandson Xie Yunqi, who had died young.

Why did Yunqi leave so early...?

Xie Jinbo slipped out of the courtyard and quickly followed Jiang Yuyue. However, looking at the direction Jiang Yuyue was heading, it seemed that she wasn't going back to her own courtyard, but rather...?

"Miss, someone is following us."

Xiao Liu keenly sensed the figure behind her and immediately whispered a reminder to Jiang Yuyue.

Jiang Yuyue responded, and the two of them continued walking forward without making a sound until they reached a corner. Jiang Yuyue gestured for Xiao Liu to hide behind the wall with her, while she picked up a wooden stick from the ground and waited for the person to arrive.

Seeing that he was about to lose them, Xie Jinbo quickened his pace to catch up, but unexpectedly, as soon as he turned the corner, a wooden stick slammed into his head.