Chapter 347: Chapter 347: Taken Away

Yan Chuhua glared back at Xia Ziyu, “If you can’t offer comfort, then shut up. No one thinks you’re a mute!”

Xia Ziyu pouted.

He was just telling the truth.

How could he not be, considering he was a Prince of the Federation Empire, not inferior to Duke Nangong’s grandson?

Yan Qianyi bowed her head and wiped her tears, finally lifting her face, “I’m okay.”

Seeing her eyes red from crying, Yan Chuhua’s lips trembled, and she suddenly sat down and burst into tears with a loud “waah.”

Yan Qianyi, still sniffling, froze, “Why are you crying?”

Yan Chuhua sobbed with her shoulders shaking, “I’ve never seen you like this, it breaks my heart… When I see you cry, it makes me want to cry too, waah waah waah…”

Qianyi was the strongest girl she had ever met.

With Qianyi by her side, she also felt completely safe.

Seeing such a strong Qianyi crying like this showed how much pain she must be feeling inside.

Yan Qianyi: “…”

Yan Chuhua cried loudly, confusing both Xia Ziyu and Aunt Xue.

Xia Ziyu muttered, “I see you’re not great at comforting people either, just adding to the chaos.”

“You don’t get to speak… waah waah waah…” Yan Chuhua cried even harder.

This made Yan Qianyi too embarrassed to keep crying and instead started comforting her, “Don’t cry, I’m fine, it’s all fine now.”

Yan Chuhua asked through her sobs, “Really?”

“Really, it’s fine. It was just a small argument with Ah Lie.”

Yan Qianyi stood up, pulling Yan Chuhua up as well, “Let’s all go rest. I barely slept last night, I’m tired and want to sleep now. I still have class in the morning.”

Releasing all those emotions made her feel a bit better.

She wasn’t used to crying, but at that moment realized that tears were a good release.

Having Yan Chuhua cry with her for a while seemed surprisingly effective as a way to comfort.

Yan Chuhua said, “I’ll stay with you tonight.”

Seeing Yan Chuhua’s worried expression, Yan Qianyi didn’t have the heart to refuse and nodded, “Okay, I’m going to take a shower first.”

Then Yan Qianyi headed to the bathroom.

Yan Chuhua immediately switched from crying to smiling, teasing Xia Ziyu, “What are you still doing here, as a boy? We’re going to sleep.”

“I…” Xia Ziyu was at a loss for words and turned to leave.

Aunt Xue beseeched, “Miss Chuhua, I’m entrusting my girl to you.”

“Don’t worry! I’m Qianyi’s happy pill!”

Yan Chuhua liked to express all her emotions, while Yan Qianyi preferred keeping everything inside, silently bearing it all alone.

With Yan Chuhua by her side, babbling non-stop, she managed to briefly distract Yan Qianyi.

Both lying on the bed, Yan Chuhua turned to look at Yan Qianyi, “Qianyi, what was the argument with Teacher Mu about? You really scared me earlier. I’ve never seen you cry in all the time I’ve known you.”

Yan Qianyi lay flat, staring at the ceiling, silent.

She rarely cried like she had just now.

After she had harshly spoken to Mu Yunlie, she felt immense pain, compounded by thoughts of her mother’s death, making it unbearable, which is why she couldn’t control her emotions.

Yan Chuhua laughed lightly, “It’s alright if you don’t want to talk about it. Arguments between husband and wife are normal; everything will get better!”

Yan Qianyi turned her back, her hand gently stroking her belly.

Yes, everything will get better.

For the baby inside her, she too must make sure everything gets better.

She couldn’t afford to lose control of her emotions next time.

The mother’s emotions can affect the health of the baby inside.

“Qianyi, if you can’t sleep, how about I tell you some interesting stories about my family?”

“Okay.”

Yan Chuhua talked on and on, vividly recounting the tales.

Because she hadn’t slept last night or perhaps because she was tired from crying just before, Yan Qianyi quickly fell asleep.

She could still faintly hear Yan Chuhua talking about their family stories.

It was just like when she was little and her mom used to tell her bedtime stories.

The next morning, when Yan Qianyi woke up, Yan Chuhua was still sound asleep.

She quietly left without waking her.

When she met Aunt Xue downstairs, Yan Qianyi acted as if nothing had happened, ate breakfast as usual, and then went to school.

She thought that after crying and sleeping through the night, she could pull herself together.

However, once at school, she found she couldn’t be as strong as she thought.

She thought she could pick herself up and let go.

But she didn’t realize how deeply Mu Yunlie had rooted himself in the depths of her heart during those short months of togetherness.

Now, trying to pluck him out from the depths would tear at her flesh and bear unbearable pain.

Yan Qianyi was in bad shape all day, constantly distracted.

Mai Hunter, who had never seen her in such a distraught state, asked, “Are you heartbroken? Did you have a fight with Teacher Mu?”

Yan Qianyi paused.

Sure enough, Teacher Mai, a master of the romantic arts, saw right through her.

But she didn’t want to admit it, shaking her head and saying, “No, I’ve just been really tired lately.”

“Not pushing you to admit, but I must remind you, if you continue like this, it will impact the upcoming Military Academy friendship competition.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll adjust.”

“I’ll give you a few days off. Go back and rest well; make sure it doesn’t affect the competition.”

Yan Qianyi thought about it, she was supposed to administer injection to Mu Yunlie in three days.

But with Mu Yunlie’s temperament and his proud personality, he probably wouldn’t let her help anymore.

So, she needed to quickly complete the research on the new medicine, not letting her previous efforts and perseverance go to waste.

Thus, Yan Qianyi nodded and said, “Okay, thank you, teacher, I will go home first.”

Just as Yan Qianyi entered her house, Aunt Xue suddenly ran up to her excitedly.

“Miss! Did you know? Xia Ziyu is actually the Prince of the Federation Empire! Chu Hua is the Princess of the Moer Kingdom!”

“Yes, I know. Don’t tell anyone about their identities.”

“Rest assured, I definitely won’t.”

Yan Qianyi scanned the first floor, “Where are they?”

Aunt Xue said, “They were taken away.”

Yan Qianyi’s heart tightened, “Taken away by whom?”

“People from the Royal Family. They told me to let you know not to worry when they left.”

Yan Qianyi breathed a sigh of relief, that was good.

The two of them couldn’t always hide here; they had to go back and face their issues eventually.

It was just as well; she needed to focus on preparing the medicine for Mu Yunlie, which would give her some peace.

For the next two days, Yan Qianyi entered seclusion mode, spending twenty-four hours a day in the lab working on Mu Yunlie’s new medicine.

When she got tired, she would lie down on the lab’s sofa for a short nap.

Focusing on alchemy, she temporarily forgot those heartbreaking things and time passed quickly.

On the day she was supposed to administer the injection to Mu Yunlie, she stared at his name in her contacts, undecided.