"Xiran, did you model the male lead in *The Lament for Jade* after me? When I was reading it just now, I always felt it was about me."
"Luo Mu is much more infatuated than you." Cheng Xiran directly embarrassed him.
Chu Liyin on the side had something to say, though. "I've also read Sister's new story. I like this Luo Mu very much, too. Although he is a bit of a playboy, he is kind - hearted. He's not as good - for - nothing as he seems on the surface. He's polite to others and can clearly distinguish right from wrong. I really envy Shen Yu'e for later getting Luo Mu's deep love."
Cheng Xiran didn't expect Chu Liyin to be so delicate - minded as to take note of those little details she mentioned in the story.
Cheng Xiran ignored other things. After Chu Liyin finished speaking with a longing look on her face, she replied, "Liyin, trust sister. One day you'll surely meet your own Luo Mu."
"Forget it. I don't think there's any man in this world who would like someone as clumsy as her."
Hearing this, Chu Liyin chased after him to beat him. Xue Lianyu had to run to Helian Duo and quickly changed the subject. "By the way, I heard that Xiao Qi fully recovered yesterday. After all, the accident happened on the day we went out together. I think it's only reasonable for us to go and visit her."
After saying that, Xue Lianyu looked at Cheng Xiran, who was expressionless, as if asking for her consent. She replied indifferently, "You've grown up with her since childhood. You're friends. It's only natural for you to visit a friend who has just recovered from a serious illness."
Helian Duo showed no emotion on his face. He even ignored Xue Lianyu.
It wasn't until the waiter boiled the water and the shopkeeper bought back the clothes that he got up and went straight to the backyard.
Not long after he left, Cheng Xiran also went to another courtyard, leaving only Chu Liyin and Xue Lianyu standing there, wondering what had happened to those two.
But they soon found out, because the matter had spread throughout the capital and was on everyone's lips.
Naturally, it also reached Xiao Qi's ears.
She had just recovered from the illness, and hearing the servants talking about it, she felt annoyed. "How could the prince take a fancy to that woman Cheng Xiran? Who does she think she is!"
Maybe because of her anger, she felt short of breath and chest tightness and coughed several times in a row. The doctor had said that because she had been immersed in water for a long time and her constitution was originally weak, the cold had invaded her body, so she often had such symptoms.
The doctor didn't say when she would fully recover. It seemed that she had left behind some sequelae.
"Miss, don't get angry. The doctor said that you mustn't get angry with this illness, or it will recur..."
The maid Xiaoye quickly stepped forward to support her and helped her sit in the sun. She had slept on the couch for three days and three nights without seeing the sunlight, so it was natural for her to soak up some sun now.
Xiao Qi leaned on the wicker chair but didn't forget to ask, her voice weak. "What else are they saying outside?"
Hearing this, Xiaoye replied timidly, "People outside are saying that the eldest miss of the Cheng family may become the Regent's Princess before long, and that the Regent also has feelings for her."
Hearing this, Xiao Qi was extremely angry. She directly waved her sleeve and knocked over the teacup at hand. "Feelings? Where could there be any feelings between them? How could the prince like that vile woman?"
Xiaoye was so frightened that she quickly nodded in agreement and didn't dare to go against her wishes. "Miss is right. Few people know what really happened at that time. Maybe she deliberately spread this rumor."
"Xiaoye, go and call someone for me. Tell her I have something important to discuss with her and I have a good thing for her."