Qu Xiaojue was burned by these words, her chest rising and falling. She spoke grimly: “Not at all, today I’m earlier than my husband.” She entered the room and sat at the table.
Looking at his benefactor, Shen Kuang quickly stood up to greet her: “Miss, good morning.” He received a neither warm nor cold “Mm” from Qu Xiaojue, who only looked at Xu Wanzhi.
“You may continue.” Xu Wanzhi put down his chopsticks and left the room.
“Husband!”
“A-zhi—” Two voices rang out simultaneously. The person at the door shook his head, feet not stopping. This cold attitude made even Shen Kuang understand he was angry. He looked apologetically towards the door.
Qu Xiaojue suddenly sat down, a breath stuck in her throat, tapping the table edge to relieve her anger.
Shen Kuang had seen village disputes before, but they were not like this—one disdainful, one indifferent, cold as strangers. He hurriedly left, even forgetting to express his gratitude and repayment.
Qu Xiaojue clearly understood that he despised her. She suddenly stood up and left.
Xu Wanzhi casually found a place to sit. He had hosted Shen Kuang because he was a guest who came early to thank him. This person was pure-hearted and always able to make him happy. But what was Qu Xiaojue? Arriving uninvited and being sarcastic—he preferred to come out and breathe the fresh morning air.
After a while, Qu Xiaojue saw Xu Wanzhi sitting in the pavilion, staring blankly into space. Qu Yao silently appeared and reported: “The Li Miss from yesterday is already waiting.” Today everyone was early. She frowned, glanced at the pavilion, then turned and walked in another direction.
For a moment, nothing would happen.
Xu Wanzhi was probably the most idle person in this world. When alone, he couldn’t help but generate endless unreal illusions about his sense of existence.
“Master Qu, I’m ashamed to disturb you so early,” Li Xianlan stood up and cupped her hands in apology. Her face always carried a slight smile, which didn’t sound very sincere, yet didn’t feel fake either.
She did not deliberately intrude; it was strange that the inn where she stayed caught fire in the middle of the night, causing such a commotion that breakfast time had already passed. She came directly to the Qu family to discuss business.
