Ji Fei’s radar went off.
【Oh? Didn’t find Qin Xian’s enemy, but found my love rival first? What are you looking at? Keep looking, but Qin Xian isn’t yours—he’s mine!】
Although her inner thoughts were already a mess, her expression remained friendly, and she even leaned affectionately on her husband’s arm.
“My throat feels a little itchy, but it’s nothing serious.”
Qin Xian naturally heard her thoughts and saw Ji Fei’s smug, triumphant little expression. His heart was instantly filled with warmth, and he looked at her with a doting smile.
Qin Second’s family: He must only be yours!
Yu Lu’s face flashed with an unnatural expression.
Finally, Lu Meihe could only jokingly say, “Do you think your brother and sister-in-law are so good-looking that you’re stunned?”
Everyone around, whether they understood the situation or not, joined in the laughter.
Yu Lu reluctantly said, “Qin Xian is good-looking.”
Ji Fei: So?
At this point, even Lu Meihe felt awkward and could only give Ji Fei an apologetic smile before lightly tapping her daughter’s head. She then took Yu Lu to greet others.
Qin Xian wrapped his arm around Ji Fei and sat down. Ji Fei, dissatisfied, leaned close to Qin Xian’s ear and gently bit his earlobe. She only felt satisfied when she saw his earlobe turn completely red, but she still pretended to be angry and scolded, “Such a heartthrob!”
Qin Xian put on an innocent expression, then lowered his head and rubbed his nose. The affection between them was so overwhelming that the people around couldn’t bear to look, though they were quite used to it by now.
Meanwhile, Qin Second’s family was in a good mood. As long as the family was harmonious, Lu Meihe didn’t pose a problem.
Of course, they also knew that Ji Fei’s system wasn’t always accurate. The previous incident had proven its flaws. However, the events it highlighted were generally true, and whether there were unexpected circumstances afterward couldn’t be determined. At least, through the system, they knew that in Lu Meihe’s memory, she had never harmed Qin Xian.
Still, there was one thing everyone was concerned about, and Ji Fei was also pondering it in her heart.
To eliminate all doubts, Ji Fei had to investigate the situation she had seen earlier.
【The online love interest back then turned out to be the psychologist later. Is that just a coincidence? Why is this information so vague? Isn’t it important? System, are you even working properly?】 Ji Fei was getting a bit frustrated.
In the past, the system had always provided information that made the gossip clear and satisfying.
But this time, whether Ji Fei was overthinking it or not, she felt that the information about Lu Meihe was scattered—some parts were overly detailed, while others were too vague. It didn’t match the style of the gossip system at all.
So, after everyone separated, Ji Fei couldn’t help but ask Qin Xian, “I heard that your uncle was the first person to give you psychological counseling back then. Do you still remember him?”
Qin Xian answered honestly, “I have some impression, but I don’t remember much.”
Ji Fei could understand since Qin Xian had been in a state of memory confusion at the time.
“He must have been young then, right? Did Grandpa bring him in?” Ji Fei asked curiously.
“Grandpa asked a contact from an authoritative institution to recommend someone. He was said to be an expert in child psychology,” Qin Xian replied.
Ji Fei felt like she was overthinking things again.
Qin Xian was happy that Ji Fei cared so much about him, but seeing her so deep in thought also made him feel a bit sorry for her.
On the other side, Qin’s Father and Qin’s Mom, seeing their daughter-in-law working so hard, also decided to step up. When Lu Meihe sat down to chat with everyone, Qin’s Father was the first to ask, “By the way, will your husband arrive on the day of the birthday celebration? Is work that busy?”
Lu Meihe smiled and said, “Yes, he has many patients, and they’re all people of status. It’s quite troublesome to manage, so it’s hard for him to get away.”
Qin’s Mom then chimed in with a gossipy tone, “While he’s not here, let’s gossip a bit. Didn’t you have a very loving online relationship back then?”
Whether it was Qin’s Father and Qin’s Mom’s imagination or not, after they asked, Lu Meihe’s expression blanked for a moment, as if she was very confused. But then she firmly replied, “Oh, it was him. What a coincidence, right? Back then, we had already broken up, and we didn’t know each other’s real appearances or names. I didn’t expect to find out later that it was still him.”
Suddenly, the Old Master spoke up, “Why didn’t you mention this before?”
“No one asked me before,” Lu Meihe replied with a smile.
The Old Master looked away.
Qin’s Father and Qin’s Mom knew that the Old Master had started to suspect something because of this.
It wasn’t surprising for them to overthink it—it was just too much of a coincidence.
“Really? That’s such a coincidence?” Others chimed in, eager to gossip.
“Then it must be a match made in heaven?”
Lu Meihe smiled, “It seems that because he knew I was in this city, he volunteered to come here after hearing about a patient here.”
“So, Qin Xian indirectly brought you two together.”
Lu Meihe’s face showed a hint of discomfort, “Yes, that’s right.”
Qin’s Father and Qin’s Mom felt something was off, but they couldn’t pinpoint exactly what it was. They could only relay the information they had to the younger generation.
So, when everyone brought Yu Lu to the younger crowd, Qin Yan, Qin Zhao, and Qin Rong took the opportunity to gossip with Ji Fei and Qin Xian.
After hearing everything, Ji Fei reluctantly accepted the explanation.
Qin Zhao then jokingly said, “But Mom and Dad said that Auntie Lu seemed a bit strange when she said that. She probably felt awkward being asked about it.”
However, the information provided by Qin’s Father and Qin’s Mom mostly matched what the system had provided, so it should be fine, right?
【On the other hand, my husband’s family is even more gossipy than I am. They even have a small group chat where they secretly discuss other family members’ gossip. If they were told about the romantic entanglements between Auntie Lu and the Qin family men, they’d probably explode.】
The Qin siblings: …It’s already pretty explosive. We almost had a parental crisis.
Ji Fei was distracted for a moment but soon returned to thinking about Lu Meihe and Yu Hongxian. She had a strong intuition that something felt off.
Qin Xian didn’t want Ji Fei to overthink things, especially since there wasn’t enough information. If there really was a problem…
Actually, Qin Xian was more suspicious of the psychologist, Yu Hongxian. So he followed Qin Zhao’s lead and subtly reminded Ji Fei, “When Uncle Yu arrives, let’s not joke about them anymore.”
Ji Fei immediately snapped out of it, 【Right, no need to rush. Once Yu Hongxian arrives, we can double-check and make sure everything’s safe.】
At the same time, Qin Xian had already sent a message to his assistant.
Although he didn’t know how he had become closed off before, during the last period, the person who had the most opportunity and ability to manipulate him was Yu Hongxian.
Based on Lu Meihe’s reaction and Ji Fei’s intuition about this family, Qin Xian felt it was necessary to have someone investigate Yu Hongxian’s past.
He looked at Ji Fei, his eyes filled with her. He couldn’t let his wife do all the hard work.
By now, everyone was in the main hall, sitting and chatting as per the tradition of welcoming newcomers.
Qin Jiaxi and Qin Tiantian were quite enthusiastic about Yu Lu, who was around their age, so they talked a lot. Qin Rong, who was close in age, stayed by Ji Fei’s side and didn’t say much.
As they sat down, Yu Lu suddenly said to Qin Tiantian and Qin Jiaxi, “You two are both the young ladies of the Qin family, but why are you so different? One is like a real princess, while the other is like a servant. Qin Jiaxi, you’re actually a people-pleaser with a very low self-esteem, aren’t you? You’ll never get real love like this.”
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