CHAPTER 698: CHAPTER 698, ’COME HERE,’ THE MAN CALLED OUT TO HER.

Chi Yue felt indifferent towards Lu Xuhui; even after learning that he was her biological father, he had barely spoken a few words to her. To Chi Yue, Lu Xuhui was just a stranger with whom she shared a blood relation.

"Madam, can you tell me about my mother’s youth?"

"Of course. When your mother was young, she was the number one beauty for miles around. She was independent and confident, having her own way of doing things. At a young age, she had already saved up for her own house. However, despite her high intelligence, she met her downfall at the hands of a man..."

Jiang Ruan spoke with Chi Yue for a very long time, and Chi Yue listened earnestly.

She had never known that before she came into this world, her mother had been such an outstanding person.

In the end, Jiang Ruan said earnestly, "Your mother was not good at judging people. If she had met a good man, she might not have passed away so young."

Every word was filled with regret and pity.

Chi Yue seemed to grasp the undertone of her words. She nodded but didn’t say anything.

Afterward, Jiang Ruan took her to the house that Bai Qing had left behind.

Expecting to see a run-down house, she was surprised to find a Siheyuan instead.

Jiang Ruan explained, "Because your mother didn’t return, I’ve had people clean and maintain it regularly. The house remains just as it was back then. If you find it inconvenient to live in the Zhan Family’s home, you could move here."

Chi Yue didn’t know how to thank her properly and ended up simply saying, "Thank you."

Jiang Ruan looked at her, as if wanting to say more, but in the end, couldn’t hold back, "Child, I know that the matter of arranged marriage must be hard for you and Zhan Qing to accept, and some things, if missed, are missed."

Chi Yue nodded, "Madam, please don’t worry. I have my own family and won’t disrupt someone else’s. Besides, I see that Mr. Zhan Qing is quite concerned about Miss Lin. They won’t part ways."

Jiang Ruan’s eyes brightened. "What makes you say that?"

Chi Yue recounted what had happened after meeting Zhan Qing that night, then added, "It seemed to me more like they were having a lovers’ quarrel."

Jiang Ruan laughed, "Then, I am reassured."

As a mother-in-law and a mother, Jiang Ruan had her fair share of worries about whether her children and their spouses were in a good relationship. She shared quite a lot about them with Chi Yue.

By the time they left the Siheyuan, the sky had already darkened.

Chi Yue returned to the hotel and talked to Nan Yuan and Fu Hanyan about the Siheyuan. They moved in that very night.

The hotel was, after all, not as safe as a home, especially after Fu Xingchuan had slipped into her room without a sound. Chi Yue wanted a stable place to settle down.

The gesture from Jiang Ruan was undoubtedly a timely help.

However, Chi Yue had not expected that just as they got settled in the Siheyuan, an uninvited guest would show up in her room.

She didn’t know how Fu Rongyin had barged in, but there he was, casually sitting at the Eight Immortals’ Table, brewing tea as though he were the master of the place.

Chi Yue had a massive headache.

"Come over, have a taste," the man called out to her.

Chi Yue didn’t move. "You’re the one who told me not to bother you. What are you doing coming to me now?"

Fu Rongyin stopped to look at her. "I remember telling you to leave Beijing. Have you left?"

"I didn’t agree to your demand. Besides, staying here is my choice."

The implication was that she didn’t interfere with him or seek him out, so he had no reason to drive her away.

Fu Rongyin’s lips curved into a slight smirk as he continued to make tea. "Still not giving up on me?"

"You’re overthinking it." Chi Yue walked over and took the teapot away. "I don’t welcome you here, young master of the Qi family."