Inviting the Moon to the Farmhouse

Chapter 163 Xia Lanyue Retreats

And so, the two of them walked hand in hand to the tree at the entrance of the alley.

Xia Yao turned to Xia Lanyue and said, "Her emotions are very unstable. I asked Acheng to fetch a doctor."

Xia Lanyue nodded, waiting for him to continue.

“I didn’t expect her to be so agitated. I will try to persuade her, but it will take some time,” Xia Yao said, lowering his head.

Xia Lanyue noticed his troubled expression. "What's wrong?"

When Xia Yao saw that she had asked, he stammered, "She's making a scene and wants to leave. I asked her to stay, but she won't, unless..."

Seeing that Xia Yao didn't speak, Xia Lanyue spoke for him, saying, "Unless I leave?"

Xia Yao nodded.

At this moment, Xia Lanyue was more concerned about Xia Yao's attitude. "Then what do you want me to do?"

Xia Yao looked up at Xia Lanyue, "Ayue, I'm in a difficult position."

Xia Lanyue waited for him to continue, but he stopped. Not getting an answer, she asked, "And then?"

“You know I’m in a difficult position. I can’t let her go back to the village alone in this state. A-Yue, you’re a kind person, and you also feel that I shouldn’t abandon her, right?” Xia Yao asked.

Xia Lanyue understood what he meant, but she was still somewhat unwilling. "Then what should we do? Should I go out?"

These words seemed to suit Xia Yao's wishes perfectly. "She'll only stay for a few days. Once she's feeling better and can take a car, I'll take her back and then pick you up."

Xia Lanyue looked at Xia Yao, her eyes filled with disappointment. She even doubted her place in Xia Yao's heart, wondering if she was less important than Xia Huifang, which made her feel very sad.

Xia Yao seemed to realize that it was unfair to Xia Lanyue, so he pulled her into his arms and coaxed her softly, "Ayue, I have no other choice, can you just help me out?"

Xia Lanyue didn't answer his question, but stepped out of his embrace. "If she continues to disagree with us and makes a scene like this, what will you do? Will you agree to her decision?"

"No, I've already made it clear to her that we must be together," Xia Yao said firmly, supporting Xia Lanyue's shoulder.

“But Xia Yao, you’ve already told her, but it seems she won’t listen to you,” Xia Lanyue said. It wasn’t that she didn’t trust Xia Yao, but that she didn’t trust Xia Huifang.

"Don't worry, I have a way, but I don't want to use it yet," Xia Yao said.

Xia Lanyue seemed to be able to guess Xia Yao's method, which was nothing more than "threatening" her with her son's identity.

"Ah Yue, please trust me one more time, okay?" Xia Yao stared into Xia Lanyue's eyes.

At this moment, Xia Lanyue suddenly had the same thought: if she and Xia Huifang fell into the river at the same time, who would Xia Yao save first?

While Xia Lanyue remained silent, Acheng returned with Zhang Langzhong, greeted Xia Yao, and walked into the courtyard.

Xia Yao turned to Xia Lanyue and said, "Lanyue, is what I just said okay?"

Xia Lanyue felt helpless, but she had no other choice but to nod and swallow her grievances, because in her heart, she still wanted to believe in Xia Yao.

That night, Xia Lanyue lay on the bed in her room at Yunji Inn, unable to fall asleep for a long time.

All she could think about was what happened during the day.

In Xia Yao's heart, she was not as important as Xia Huifang, which made her unable to let go of the fact.

She got up and sat down by the window, looking out through the window.

The town was dark and gloomy at night, just like her mood.

Xia Yao was also having trouble sleeping.

He lay on the floor of Xia Huifang's room, tossing and turning.

"Go back to your room, we don't need you anymore," Xia Huifang said to Xia Yao.

Xia Yao paused for a moment, "If it's inconvenient for you, I'll stay here."

"Climbing high, are you really going to swallow this humiliation?" Xia Huifang asked.

Xia Yao knew she wanted to talk about Xia Lanyue again, so he simply didn't reply to her.

“I know you accepted her in front of everyone and can’t back out now, but you were also deceived. Now that you have a ready-made opportunity, why not go with the flow? Although my method is not honorable, it can stop the loss in time,” Xia Huifang said.

Xia Yao sat up from the bed. "Mother, let's just stop this. Stop making a fuss. I have so many things to do every day, please don't add to my troubles."

Xia Huifang sighed and didn't say anything more.

Just when Xia Yao thought she had given in, he heard Xia Huifang sobbing.

Xia Yao climbed out of bed again and walked to her bedside. "Mother?"

"I'm feeling terrible, don't worry about me, go to sleep," Xia Huifang said with her back to him.

Xia Yao sighed, "How can I sleep like this?"

"I don't want this to happen, but I'm really heartbroken!"

"Mother, is this really that important? I don't mind, so why are you?" Xia Yao asked anxiously.

“I blame myself. She didn’t want to marry you before, but I forced her to stay. Who knew things would turn out like this? This is karma.”

Xia Yao suppressed his temper, "Mother, don't worry about this. It's okay. As long as we have a good relationship and are of one mind, that's more important than anything else. It's getting late, you should rest and not think about it anymore."

Xia Huifang ignored him and buried her head even deeper into the pillow.

Xia Yao felt that Xia Huifang was alright, so he lay back down on the floor.

The next day, Xia Yao got up early. He had been too frustrated the day before and hadn't slept well, so he decided to get up early and take care of his own business.

To Xia Yao's surprise, A-Cheng also got up.

"Good morning, cousin," Acheng greeted Xia Yao.

Xia Yao nodded listlessly.

Acheng glanced at him, then leaned closer and said, "If we add another charge against Li Zhuang, he could be locked up for several years."

"Add another charge?" Xia Yao asked, immediately understanding A-Cheng's meaning. "No."

"What's wrong? Isn't this killing two birds with one stone? Don't you want to part with that woman? She's already like this, what's the point of having her?" Acheng asked, puzzled.

Xia Yao's expression turned displeased. "Don't make things worse."

“I’m doing this for your own good,” Acheng said.

“This won’t do,” Xia Yao said, and walked out of the courtyard.

"Where are you going?" Acheng called out to Xia Yao.

"Go buy some breakfast. Take good care of Mother," Xia Yao said, closing the courtyard gate and heading towards the market.

Xia Lanyue was fast asleep when the noise from the street abruptly pulled her out of her dream.

She sat up irritably and saw that it was already dawn.

Looking down from the building, she saw that many vendors she rarely saw had set up stalls in the market below, as if there were a gathering. The constant noise made Xia Lanyue, who was already in a bad mood, even more annoyed.

Xia Lanyue sighed and closed the window.

She thought Dai You next door should be at work, but she still knocked on the door next door.

Sure enough, no one answered.

Xia Lanyue returned to her room dejectedly.

Just then, someone knocked on her door.

Xia Lanyue walked over and opened the door; the person who came in was Xiao Er.

When the waiter saw Xia Lanyue, he said, "I heard you open the door, so I came to bring you food," and then placed the food on the table.

Xia Lanyue peeked out and saw soy milk and sugar cakes. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "Waiter, what day is it today? Why are you having these?"

"This isn't from our shop. It was sent over to the young lady by the local official. He saw that she was still asleep, so he asked me to bring it over when she woke up," the waiter said with a smile.

Hearing these words, Xia Lanyue felt a warmth in her heart, because she sensed Xia Yao's concern.

"By the way, what day is it today? Why are there so many people on the street?" Xia Lanyue asked with a smile.

"Today is the Lotus Festival," the waiter replied.

The Lotus Festival?! She's been so busy these past few days that she completely forgot.

Seeing that Xia Lanyue didn't speak, the waiter said, "Alright, enjoy your meal, miss. I'll get back to work. Call me if you need anything." Without waiting for Xia Lanyue's reply, he left the room.

Just as he was about to close the door, Xia Lanyue stopped him in time, "Wait, did Xia Yao say anything?"

"What did he say?" The waiter was taken aback by the question, then his eyes lit up and he said, "He told the young lady to eat her meal properly."

"Is there anything else besides this? For example, he said he was coming to see me or something?" Xia Lanyue asked.

The waiter looked troubled. "Look at me, I was too busy at the time and didn't hear you clearly. Why don't you ask the village head yourself? It's not far anyway."

Xia Lanyue didn't want to make things difficult for the waiter, so she smiled and nodded, "Okay, I understand."