Chapter 11
“B*tch! What a b*tch!” Chu Xianmin stormed back into her room angrily, and her mind kept replaying the words that Chu Liuyue had said before, which made her grit her teeth in anger.
What engagement? She was clearly doing it on purpose! Chu Xianmin felt a fireball growing in her chest when she thought of Chu Liuyue’s nonchalant expression.
Piak!
She slammed her door shut.
“What are you doing?” A woman’s voice suddenly came from within the house. Chu Xianmin looked up and after seeing who the person was, and instantly ran over with grievances.
“Mother! You must stand up for me this time! Your daughter is being bullied so badly by that b*tch!”
This woman was Chu Xianmin’s real mother—Lu Yao. Although she was well past her thirties, she had maintained her looks very well and still looked beautiful as ever; her every move was very coquettish.
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Lu Yao normally doted on her only daughter very much, but this time, her face did not look like she cared about Chu Xianmin’s cries at all. She even looked quite displeased.
“I’ve only not been home for a few days, and you’ve already caused so much trouble You really disappoint me. That Chu Liuyue is just a good-for-nothing that can’t even present herself properly. What tricks can she have up her sleeves? How can you be played by her?”
The color of the soup kept changing thereafter. The smell of the herbs had also become stronger.
Chu Liuyue took a deep breath and instantly felt a warm air rushing throughout her body, making her much more relaxed than before.
“It doesn’t look bad,” she muttered to herself.
As the princess of the Tianling Dynasty and having the cultivation talent to become an imperial doctor, Chu Liuyue had read all the medical books she could get her hands on in her previous life.
As long as she had sufficient herbs, repairing her Yuan meridian posed no difficulty to her.
“Yue’er!” Chu Ning’s nervous shout could be heard from the door.
Chu Liuyue walked over to open the door strangely and saw Chu Ning walking over at top speed.
As he was in a hurry, he did not even care about his injured leg as he wobbled over in a staggering manner.
“Father, why did you come back so early today?” Chu Liuyue asked curiously.
Ever since Chu Ning was injured, he was sent to one of the Chu family’s stores to work; he usually would not return home until late at night.
“Yue’er! A-are you okay?”
Chu Liuyue suddenly realized what happened. It seemed like Chu Ning had found out about the incident earlier. If not, he would definitely not have such a reaction.
She smiled brightly. “Father, you’re too worried about me. It’s only been half a day. What could possibly happen? Quickly, come in and rest.” As she spoke, she went over to hold him.
However, Chu Ning grabbed her hand and stared at her sternly as he hesitated to speak. He had heard that something happened to Yue’er earlier when he was working at the shop, so he hurriedly asked for leave and rushed back.
The moment he entered the yard, he saw the scary pool of blood on the ground.
Looking at his daughter’s relaxed look, Chu Ning was even more solemn and subconsciously used even more strength to grip Chu Liuyue’s wrist.
“Yue’er, d-did you really cut off Chu Liansheng’s arm?”
Chu Liuyue calmly nodded her head without a change in expression. “Yes. He wanted to steal my things. I can’t let anyone bully me. Cutting off his arm was just a warning to the rest.”
Chu Ning took a really long time to open his mouth with much difficulty. “H-he’s Chu Xianmin’s servant… Your actions are clearly pitting yourself against her. She…” She is not someone that is easy to deal with!
Chu Liuyue’s hand started to hurt from Chu Ning’s grip, so she patted his arm and comforted him. “Father, what’s the point of thinking so much? If I didn’t do that, would she really treat me as her elder sister?”
Chu Ning was stumped. Yes, Chu Xianmin was the one who wanted to destroy Yue’er the most because of her marriage agreement with the Crown Prince.
“But…”
“There’s no ‘but.’ Father, don’t worry. I know what I’m doing,” said Chu Liuyue as she lifted her chin towards the inside of the house and smiled. “Oh, yes. I’ve recently come across a folk prescription that is said to be good for body recovery. Do you want to try it?”
When she was boiling the herbs for herself, she did not forget about Chu Ning’s injury. She had secretly taken his pulse before. If he was treated properly, he could recover completely in less than half a month.
While talking, she pulled Chu Ning into the house.
Chu Ning did not budge. He was very familiar with the face of the young girl in front of him, but why did he feel so unfamiliar with her at this very moment? The next moment, he finally asked with trembling lips, “You’re not Yue’er, are you?”
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