The surrounding noise buzzed with commotion, but in reality, no one paid much attention to this side. However, Xu Miao couldn’t shake the feeling that everyone was mocking her. Her face flushed bright red as she instinctively stole a glance at Ruan Jie, who wasn’t far away.
Ruan Jie had been following behind Ruan Jiaojiao and the others and had his gaze directed toward their direction. As soon as Xu Miao looked over, her eyes t his imdiately.
Her heart skipped a beat, but the next second, she realized where she stood in this situation. Her face turned pale instantly, overwheld by a deep sense of humiliation, and tears began to stream down her cheeks.
On the other side, Feng Yue continued apologizing. While doing so, she also pulled Xu Miao along in her apology. But despite calling for Xu Miao to apologize for a long ti, Xu Miao remained unresponsive. Startled, Feng Yue quickly turned to look at her daughter and found that she was crying—crying so desperately.
anwhile, Lady Xin’s expression had already turned extrely grim.
First, sothing was broken, and now there was crying—crying so pitifully that anyone who didn’t know the context would think they were mistreating her.
Lady Xin seethed with anger, her voice cold as she asked, "Why are you crying?"
The servant who had collided with Xu Miao had already cleaned up the shattered glass on the floor. Another servant brought over a mop to ensure not a single shard remained.
On a day like today, breaking sothing was bad enough—crying on top of that was even worse. Xin Bo’s younger sister, Xin Qi, approached from another direction. She quickly gave instructions to a few servants, telling them to escort the tearful Xu Miao away, before turning to comfort Lady Xin. "Sister-in-law, don’t let this bother you. Why don’t you take the guests upstairs to see Miaomiao first?"
Feng Yue and Xu Miao were distant relatives of Xin Qi’s husband; otherwise, she wouldn’t have involved herself. Even so, she was also a bit irked, but now wasn’t the ti to dwell on it. Everyone was watching, and it was improper to make a fuss.
"Right, shattered glass ans peace..." Several people nearby began to soothe the situation.
The crowd chid in with various comnts, and Lady Xin’s expression began to soften.
When she turned to address Ruan Jiaojiao and the others, she managed a sowhat natural smile. "Sorry you had to witness this. Jiaojiao, let take you upstairs to et Miaomiao. She’s only a little older than you—she turns ten today."
"Sure." Ruan Jiaojiao nodded, showing little concern for Xu Miao, who was being taken away.
Lady Xin was very fond of Ruan Jiaojiao and wanted to introduce her to her own daughter. Since Xin Miao had not fully recovered and was still bedridden, male guests were not suitable to join. Only Shu Jiao and Ruan Jiaojiao went along. Ruan Jie, in a sense, had also saved Xin Miao’s life. Lady Xin was deeply grateful to him and invited him to go as well. Since Ruan Jie didn’t know anyone else there, he tagged along without hesitation.
The Xin Family lived in a two-story villa. Xin Miao’s room was on the second floor in a south-facing corner.
As the door to that room opened, Ruan Jiaojiao was imdiately greeted by the strong sll of dicine.
She followed behind Lady Xin, her view almost entirely blocked by Lady Xin’s figure, afraid to awkwardly crane her neck to peek inside. It wasn’t until they entered the room and Lady Xin stepped aside that Ruan Jiaojiao saw Xin Miao lying in bed.
Xin Miao was ten years old this year, but when Ruan Jiaojiao looked at her, she felt Xin Miao appeared so frail and tiny—like a child just six or seven years old. Weak and delicate, she was visibly in poor health.
"Miaomiao, look who Mommy has brought to see you," Lady Xin said with a smile, addressing the person on the bed as she stepped aside.
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