Chapter 90
Chapter 90: New Love and Old Love Under One Roof
“Palace of Offspring? So that means it has to do with my daughter?” Liao Yu Qian was the first to sense something was wrong, and his face changed slightly.
Yin Bai Lu also froze. Her eyes widened in disbelief as she asked: “It has to do with Jing Yi? What is wrong with Jing Yi? She…”
“Aunt Yin, please don’t panic yet,” Du An Rao said. “I just saw some not-so-good signs on Uncle Liao’s face. Your daughter is still fine right now.”
But being fine now did not mean she would be fine later.
Yin Bai Lu understood what Du An Rao was hinting at, so her face did not look much better.
“An An, be honest with Auntie,” she begged. “What exactly is wrong on Jing Yi’s side?”
Meeting Yin Bai Lu’s anxious and frightened gaze, Du An Rao’s expression also turned serious as she answered: “Uncle Liao’s Palace of Offspring looks a bit dark, but overall it is not very obvious. That means your daughter probably does have a small problem, but right now it is not very serious, and there is still a chance to fix it. It’s just…”
“What is it?” This sudden turn only made the couple even more nervous.
“It’s just that I have never seen your daughter in person,” Du An Rao said. “Only from the physiognomy of you two I can see that your child has run into a tribulation recently. If you do not handle it well, it might affect her future fate. But beyond that, I cannot see more.”
The moment they heard it might affect their daughter’s fate, the couple became even more anxious.
“I’ll call Jing Yi to come over right now,” Yin Bai Lu said at once.
“But she should be in class at this time,” Liao Yu Qian reminded her.
“Class is not as important as this. Tell her to ask for leave,” Yin Bai Lu said stubbornly.
With her attitude so firm, Liao Yu Qian had no choice but to give in. He could not help thinking that when his daughter picked up the phone later and heard that her parents wanted her to skip class and rush to the hospital for fortune telling, would she think they had gone crazy after some huge shock?
Du An Rao was also stunned by how fast and decisive they were. When she saw that Liao Yu Qian had already taken out his phone to make the call, she quickly stopped him: “It does not have to be that much trouble. Do you have any recent photos of her? The closer to today, the better, and without makeup if possible.”
When she heard that a photo would do, Yin Bai Lu immediately pulled out her phone and found a picture from yesterday when she and her daughter went shopping together.
In the photo, Yin Bai Lu was wearing light makeup. Liao Jing Yi had no makeup on. The mother and daughter looked very similar. Standing together in the same frame, they were like two twin lotus flowers on one stem.
Liao Jing Yi was younger. Compared to Yin Bai Lu’s bright and bold beauty, she had more shyness and reserve.
Du An Rao stared at the photo of Liao Jing Yi for a long while. She touched her chin and murmured: “From the photo, Miss Liao’s features are delicate. Like Uncle Liao, she has a little widow’s peak on her forehead. She has good opposite-sex charm and strong Peach Blossom Luck.”
When she heard this, Yin Bai Lu immediately thought of her husband’s almost supernatural Peach Blossom Luck. They had been married for over ten years, yet there were still countless clueless butterflies and bees flying toward him. It was really exhausting.
Seeing his wife’s expression, Liao Yu Qian knew at once what she was thinking and silently cried out his innocence in his heart.
He really had almost pinned the words “married, do not disturb” to his chest. Even his secretary was only hired from among men. Who knew where those women kept coming from?
Not knowing that her casual comment had almost started a new family war, Du An Rao kept her head down and continued her analysis: “People with good opposite-sex charm naturally draw more attention. But this is not always a good thing, especially since Miss Liao also has a small, not very obvious mole at the root of her nose.”
“Does that mole mean something?” Yin Bai Lu asked at once.
“From the point of view of Chinese medicine, the spot at the root of the nose can show problems with heart fire and the stomach,” Du An Rao explained. “In face reading, a mole at the nasal root often means a bumpy love life and troubles in marriage. It is easy for the person to… run into a scumbag.”
Du An Rao deliberately paused here. Only when she saw the couple’s faces change did she go on: “Miss Liao has a mole at the root of her nose, and there are faint dark shadows under her eyes spreading up toward that spot, getting close to the mole. That is a sign. It suggests that someone has already set eyes on Miss Liao and is secretly plotting to get close to her.”
“And once Miss Liao comes into contact with that person and gets entangled in a relationship,” she continued, “these dark shadows may completely cover the root of her nose and wrap around the mole. At that time, it might harm Miss Liao’s health.”
Du An Rao had planned to describe Cui Cheng Ye as a Bad Peach Blossom who had purposely gotten close to Liao Jing Yi. She did not expect to hit the mark in another way and make Yin Bai Lu and her husband suddenly think of Zou Shan from five years ago.
The same kind of deliberate approach. The same kind of emotional mess. The same harm to the body…
The thought that her only daughter might follow in Zou Shan’s footsteps, be tricked body and heart by some random scumbag, and even lose her life made Yin Bai Lu’s scalp go numb. She was on the verge of exploding.
Liao Yu Qian’s face grew dark as well. He had been at the scene when Zou Shan died with one body and two lives. The shock he suffered was even stronger than what Yin Bai Lu went through.
Now the thought that someone might be treating his daughter the same way they had treated Zou Shan filled him with killing intent he could hardly hold back. He wished he could storm into the school right now, drag out that rat in the gutter, tie him up, and throw him into the moat to feed the fish!
“We’ll find out the truth about this as soon as we can,” he said in a deep voice. “Really, thank you for today. When Uncle and Auntie are free, we will bring Jing Yi over in person to thank you.”
Du An Rao knew that right now this couple’s hearts had already flown to their daughter, so she did not say more.
“Aunt Yin, you are being too polite,” she said with a smile. “You and my aunt are as close as sisters, and Miss Liao is also very close with my brother and sister. We’re all family here. Even outsiders would speak up and give a reminder in a situation like this, let alone people as familiar as we are.”
“Yes, yes, you are right. We’re all family. Auntie will remember this favor,” Yin Bai Lu said, taking a deep breath. Then she turned to Du Lian Shuang and told her: “Rest well in the hospital. I’ll come see you again in a couple of days.”
“Go, go,” Du Lian Shuang waved them off. “I have plenty of people here taking care of me. You don’t have to worry. Jing Yi and Yu Qian’s matter is more important. Go and deal with that first.”
Of course, she thought to herself, it would be even better if, after they finished, they could come back and chat with her and tell her how things went on both sides.
Not knowing what was in Du Lian Shuang’s heart, Yin Bai Lu simply said goodbye to the others, then dragged Liao Yu Qian away without stopping.
Liao Yu Qian did want to ask if Xi Jing Yue wanted to leave with them, but the other man clearly looked like he planned to stay longer. After thinking a moment, Liao Yu Qian swallowed the words. He only gave Xi Jing Yue a simple greeting, then followed his wife out.
As soon as the two of them left, Cui Jue Yan rushed over after work.
When he came in, the atmosphere in the room was a bit strange, because Cui Jue Yan had not come alone. Behind him stood a plainly dressed, ordinary-looking middle-aged woman.
“Lian Shuang, Mom and Dad heard that you fainted and had to be hospitalized,” Cui Jue Yan said gently. “They asked Big Sis to specially stew some chicken soup to help you recover. Are you hungry now? Do you want to drink some first to fill your stomach?”
Du Lian Shuang almost could not keep a calm expression on her face. She really wanted to tell this cheating pair to get out.
Quietly hiding off to the side like background decoration, Du An Rao could not help letting out a heartfelt sigh in her heart:
[What kind of Junior Year-style love battlefield is this, with new love and old love all gathered under one roof? How am I supposed to quietly remind Auntie to treasure her life and stay away from scum?]
Du Lian Shuang’s heart answered: “…” Thank you. I already know.