Chapter 14: Chapter 14: My Heart Breaks When My Little Sister Cries

[When he went to the appointment, he took White Tiger Avenue in the west of the city.]

[Passing by a small lake there, he accidentally encountered a drowning woman. Being kind-hearted, Second Brother immediately jumped in to rescue her.]

[After being rescued, the woman had a miscarriage. She fell into the water because she was abandoned by her lover after becoming pregnant out of wedlock, leaving her no way out.]

[Unexpectedly, after waking up, she pinned the child on Second Brother, stubbornly insisting it was his. He couldn’t defend himself, so he chose to ignore it.]

[However, her family was not easy to deal with.]

[Her parents brought dozens of relatives, causing a ruckus at Duke Mansion every day, forcing Second Brother to marry the woman.]

[With their large numbers and formidable presence, the situation escalated, and even the civil and military officials and the Emperor knew about it. The officials ridiculed Father because of this.]

[Mother negotiated with them in every possible way, but it was no use. Helplessly, she had no choice but to arrange the marriage for Second Brother, causing a complete fallout between him and Mother.]

[Until Mother was driven to suicide by Yang Xin’er, she never reconciled with Second Brother.]

[Oh no, what should I do?]

[That woman is a disaster, can’t be saved. Second Brother saved her out of kindness, but she repaid kindness with enmity, ruining his reputation and causing him to fall out with the family.]

[One could say that the way Second Brother turned out later had a lot to do with this woman.]

[How can I stop Second Brother from going out and having fun?]

[Hmm, maybe I should cling to him too, demand him to hold me. If he tries to leave, I’ll cry my heart out; Mother surely can’t bear to see me cry and might not let Second Brother go out.]

Yun Wanqing was plotting schemes in her heart, calculating how to manipulate Yun Wanye, without noticing how terrible her handsome Second Brother’s expression was becoming.

Was he really so unlucky in this ’plot’?

Suddenly, two scrutinizing gazes swished over; without even looking, he knew it was Mother and Yun Wanyao.

Yun Wanye immediately realized that apart from Mother, Yun Wanyao could probably hear Little Sister’s inner voice too.

Not wanting to expose himself, Yun Wanye quickly calmed his emotions, smiled, and touched the soft little face of the toddler, laying her on the bed.

“Uh, alright, it’s getting late, Big Brother has to go now.”

“Wah~”

Completely unaware that her plans had been fully exposed, Yun Wanqing, just put down, immediately put her plan into action.

She pouted her lips, wailed loudly, crying heartbreakingly, her little arms waving towards Yun Wanye as if demanding him to hold her.

[Second Brother, I’m crying so sadly, surely you can’t bear to leave me and go out having fun, right?]

Yun Wanqing felt smug in her heart, praising her own cleverness.

Lady Yun was amused by her little scheme, barely holding back her laughter as she went over to pick her up, turning to Yun Wanye with a stern face.

“It seems like Xiao Si wants you to hold her, so why don’t you stay, hold and soothe her.”

[Exactly, Mother is right, don’t go out, just stay at home and soothe me, Second Brother.]

Seeing Mother had understood her intent, Yun Wanqing cried even louder, her little arms waving even more vigorously.

Her dark eyes looked watery and pitiful at Yun Wanye.

Even though he knew she was pretending, Yun Wanye couldn’t help feeling distressed, almost agreeing.

“That’s not possible, Mother, I’ve made arrangements with others, they’re still waiting for me.”

“After a while, Little Sister won’t cry when she doesn’t see me. Please have Mother soothe her; I have to go, her crying is breaking my heart.”

After hurriedly uttering a sentence, Yun Wanye turned and quickly ran outside, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

What???

Second Brother actually left?

He really could bear to abandon her crying hysterically and go out indulgently?

Yun Wanqing was dumbfounded, and after regaining composure, she raged in her heart.

[Darn it, Second Brother, despite how hard baby I tried to save you, you utterly don’t recognize good intentions.]

Lady Yun and Yun Wanyao were also surprised by Yun Wanye’s actions, for a moment unable to tell whether he truly couldn’t hear Xiao Si’s inner thoughts or had another plan in mind.

“Yao’er, you soothe Xiao Si, Mother just remembered something needs attending to.”

After a slight contemplation, Lady Yun made a decision.

The matter Xiao Si spoke of concerning Ye’er is no trivial issue, so she must make several preparations to ensure nothing goes amiss.

“Oh, okay.”

Yun Wanyao walked over, holding Yun Wanqing and gently soothing her.

She knew Mother was going to arrange something about Yun Wanye, yet Mother was still in confinement.

Alas, Yun Wanyao shook her head and sighed, feeling a headache.

She couldn’t stop Mother from going out, so she could only remind her to put on more clothes and not catch a chill.

Soon after Yun Wanye left, Yun Wanqing quieted and stopped crying, blinking her watery eyes as she watched Mother and Sister communicate in silent words, a bit confused.

[Mother is still in confinement, what’s she going out to do?]

[Why does Sister know what Mother is going to do?]

[Wuwu, could it be that Mother and Sister have better rapport? No, no, no, it must be that Sister is smarter than me.]

Yun Wanyao: “…”

*

The west of the city, White Tiger Avenue.

Yun Wanye hurried along, unlike before, without admiring the beautiful scenery along this avenue.

Listening to Little Sister’s thoughts had already delayed some hours, so he needed to speed up to get to Mingcui Lake, to see in person what kind of woman would repay his kindness with enmity as in the ’plot’.

Mingcui Lake, green grass shaded, surrounded by shady willows.

Estimating the time, Yun Wanye arrived, seeing from a distance a slender, graceful figure standing by the pavilion by the lake, likely quite attractive based on her silhouette.

His eyebrow arched slightly, quietly watching from a distance, to see if this woman would jump in.

If she really jumps in, then in the future, he would have unwavering belief in Little Sister’s inner voice, regarding her as god-like.

With a splash, just as he thought, the woman threw herself into the lake, creating a massive splash.

What the hell!!!

Yun Wanye’s eyes widened, rushing forward to see the woman struggling miserably in the water.

“Help, help me……”

Seeing someone approaching, she desperately waved her arms for help, which amused Yun Wanye.

Does anyone really plan to commit suicide, but then regret it halfway through?

This woman had jumped into the lake without hesitation, yet now she was asking for help after jumping in?

’Tap tap tap…’

The sound of hoofbeats approached, and a middle-aged man swiftly dismounted, using Qinggong to tread the air, leaping into the lake to rescue the woman.

“I saved her, this girl is mine, not your business, what are you looking at? Leave now.”

The middle-aged man hefted the woman who was like a drowned rat, glaring fiercely at Yun Wanye.

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