Chapter 31: What's the big deal?

  In this household, the only one who would truly treat her as a member of the Li family is Lan's aunt. She... must have disappointed Lan's aunt.

  Seeing her shrinking, Lan's aunt also couldn't help but let out a long sigh, sat down beside the bed, and stroked her hair that had fallen to the bedside: "Alright, stop thinking nonsense, get up and eat something first. You've slept for a whole day."

  Slept for a whole day?

  Qin Niange quickly grasped the key point of Lan's words.

  She frantically shifted her gaze to the alarm clock on the bedside table, where the hour hand was pointing straight at seven o'clock. However, looking out the window at the dark sky, she thought it was 7:00 in the morning.

  It's also true that Liang Yi was with her for almost the entire night, how could she have slept well and woken up at 7 am?

  Qin Nian Ge let out a cry of surprise, subconsciously wanting to sit up from the bed, but the sharp pain all over her body made her moan again, and she fell back onto the bed: "Umm... today... I, I still have class."

  It wasn't until she had said all this that she realized her throat was hoarse.

  It's no wonder it would be like this, she was almost forced by him to shout for an entire night last night.

  Thinking of the reason why her voice was hoarse, a strong sense of shame once again attacked Qin Nian Ge's heart, she hurriedly lowered her head and buried herself back in the quilt.

  Aunt Lan sighed again, reached out to pick up the porridge on the tray, and stirred it twice with a spoon: "Don't worry, the young master has already helped you ask for leave."

  As soon as she mentioned Young Master, Qin Nian Ge's entire body stiffened again.

  She shrunk her shoulders, hesitated for a moment, and finally stammered: "Lan aunt, Yuanye brother he...he..."

  Although she knew that Liang Yi would never have any affection for her, as a girl who had secretly loved him for a long time, after **, she still couldn't help but want to know his whereabouts.

  Qin Nian Ge knew that her behavior was really despicable, but... she couldn't stop the voice in her heart.

  Aunt Lan was taken aback, hastily smiled and put the bowl back on the table. She said to her: "The young master has a social engagement tonight, I'm sure he'll be late coming back. You, hurry up and have some porridge, there's still braised pork ribs in the kitchen, just to open your appetite first, and then you can eat some rice later. It's been so long since you've eaten anything, you must be starving."

  After listening to Lan's words, Qin Nian Ge didn't suspect anything else and hurriedly nodded at her.

  She's still a young girl after all, yesterday she barely ate anything because of Liang Yi's actions at school, and today was spent sleeping, her stomach had been empty for a long time.

  "Thank you, Aunt Lan." Qin Nian Ge sat up from the bed and only then discovered that someone had put her in pajamas while she was asleep, and her whole body was clean and dry, without any stickiness that should have been there after what happened.

  It was as if the snowflakes had just fallen, and she suddenly remembered that in her daze, she seemed to have seen Liang Yi's frowning face, yet gently helping her wash up in the bathroom, his movements light and soft. Her face instantly turned bright red.

  It's a small gain to be able to see his gentle side unintentionally.

  With the support of a little warmth and memories, Qin Nian Ge's mood finally picked up a bit. She picked up the warm porridge from the bedside table, scooped up a spoonful and put it in her mouth.

  As soon as his dry throat came into contact with the smooth food, he swallowed it down greedily in one gulp.

  Madam Lan looked at her with a worried expression, and finally spoke slowly after some hesitation: "Miss, the young master has instructed that from today on, you don't have to go to school anymore. He helped you apply for leave, so it's better for you to stay home and prepare for the exam."

  Hearing Aunt Lan's words, Qin Nian Ge couldn't help but pause for a moment, looking up in the direction of Aunt Lan: "Can't go to school anymore?"

  Aunt Lan looked at her with difficulty, seemingly reluctant to let her know the news, but facing her inquiring eyes, she could only nod helplessly.

  Qin Nian Ge pursed her lips and gently stirred the porridge in the bowl, a sudden sense of confusion rising to her mind.

  In the past, she always treated school as her only private space, although she didn't get much kindness there either, but at least she could temporarily escape from Lian Yiwu's control.

  But after what happened yesterday, school will probably never be carefree for her again.

  So after hearing Aunt Lan say that she didn't have to go back to school, her heart actually felt a slight relief.

  Knowing that Aunt Lan was worried about her, Qin Nian Ge quickly smiled at Aunt Lan: "I know, Aunt Lan, I will review well at home, don't worry."

  However, all the good schools she had originally thought of have been rejected by Lixiaoyi, and it seems that she suddenly lost her direction in life.

  Aunt Lan nodded, then stretched out her hand to smooth her long hair, and sighed: "It's really a sin. If the young master knew, he would definitely be very disappointed in you. You're a good girl, the young master shouldn't treat you like this."

  Lan Yi had been in the Li family for several decades, and her way of addressing Li Ruo Yu's father was still the same as before. Moreover, since Li Ruo Yu's grandfather was still alive, it would be even more inappropriate to address Li's father as "Old Master".

  When she heard Lan Aunt mention Uncle Li, Qin Nian Ge couldn't help but shrink her shoulders again... She really didn't dare to imagine, if Uncle Li knew that she actually liked Li Xue Ying, would he also be very disappointed in her.

  Uncle Li will leave a will, letting the Li family take her in, originally hoping to let Li Xueying learn to cherish kinship.

  But she had an illicit relationship with Li Xueying.

  Qin Nian Ge really didn't know what to do with her future.

  She didn't even know how to face Su Zhiwei standing beside Li Xue.

  The originally rumbling stomach suddenly seemed to be filled with something, Qin Nian Ge looked at the porridge in the bowl and had no appetite at all.

  She smiled bitterly, tightly grasping the warm bowl in her hand: "Yu Yi Ge... he's just been blinded by hatred, doesn't know what he's doing. Once his hatred subsides a bit, of course he'll understand... that it's not right between us, and when the time comes..."

  It's probably around the time she should disappear from his life anyway.

  At the thought of this possibility, Qin Nian Ge felt not a comforting relief, but rather a deep sadness that welled up from the bottom of her heart.

  Yes, one day she will disappear from his life.

  They were never people of the same world from the start.

  Perhaps everyone thinks she should feel unfair about the fate that is now being shackled by him, but only she understands that only in this way can she have the opportunity... to be so close to him.

  "In short, Miss, don't think too much, I'll go take a look if the pork ribs stew is done, and bring some over for you." Lan Ayi comforted her in a low voice, then turned around and walked out the door.

  "Aunt Lan..." Qin Nian Ge called out to stop her, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I don't seem to have much of an appetite, so I'll skip the ribs and just eat this bowl of porridge."

  Although eating nothing might make Lan Auntie worry more, but Qin Nian Ge would feel even more guilty for troubling Lan Auntie to come back and forth to collect the leftovers when she couldn't eat them.

  Lan Yi had not yet responded when the door creaked open and Liang Xing, dressed in a dark suit, furrowed his brow and looked straight inside from the doorway.

  Qin Nian Ge did not expect to see him suddenly appear in front of her at this time, and she was taken aback for a moment. The porridge in her hand was accidentally spilled all over the quilt.

  "Ah——I'm sorry……” Qin Nian Ge hastily cleaned up the mess she had made, while Lan Ayi rushed over to help. She directly pulled off the sticky quilt from her body and threw it on the ground, then took out a new one from the nearby cabinet and covered her with it.

  "Aunt Lan, sorry......" Qin Nian Ge's face turned red as she softly apologized to Aunt Lan.

  Lan Yi glared at Li Xue Ying and said, "Don't even mention you, I was startled too."

  Although Lei Ying was always arrogant, in front of Lan's aunt, she had no way to refute, and when she was scolded, she didn't say a word back. She just coldly faced Lan's aunt and said: "Give her the rice bowl and watch her eat."

  As soon as the new quilt covered her body, Qin Nian Ge hastily bent her knees and almost hid herself completely behind the quilt, timidly lowering her head without saying a word.

  Memories of last night involuntarily flashed back in her mind, and she suddenly felt her cheeks burning with heat.

  Lan Yi didn't immediately obey as Liang Yu hoped, instead she let out a cold snort and gave him a fierce stare: "I have a lot of things to do, I don't have time to watch her eat. If you want to watch her, then stay here yourself until she's finished eating."

  After finishing speaking, Lan's aunt carried the quilt in her arms and walked out.

  As soon as she thought of the empty room after Lan's departure, Qin Nian Ge couldn't help but feel uneasy, hastily opening her mouth to softly call out: "Lan...

  Aunt Lan turned around and comfortingly looked at her: "You wait a minute, I'll go get you some food. You haven't eaten all day, you have to eat something."

  After finishing speaking, Lan's aunt didn't even glance at Liang Yu, and then she squeezed out from beside him with the quilt in her arms.

  Even when squeezing out, he deliberately pushed him with a quilt.

  It seems that she has been holding a grudge in her heart since last night when Liang Yi actually ate Qin Nian Ge's food.

  Li Yixi sensed the hostility of Lan's aunt, and naturally a wave of anger rose in his heart. However, he couldn't vent his anger at that woman who was already over fifty years old, so after her figure disappeared from the stairs, he slammed the door in frustration.

  Bang!