Chapter 1430: Chapter 1430: When Love is Deep (2)

“As long as Amou accepts me, this is my home!” Xiao Ji said, looking at Su Hongxing. “Amou, you should say something fair.”

Su Hongxing glanced at Xiao Ji, then at Ye Qilan, and in the end, decided to side with Xiao Ji.

She said to Ye Qilan, “This is Qingmu Garden. Xiao Ji isn’t an outsider—there’s no need to assign people to follow him, is there?”

What’s the use of monitoring Xiao Ji? Isn’t Ye Qilan just making a fuss over nothing?

“How is he not an outsider? Let’s get this straight: I allowed Xiao Ji to stay at Qingmu Garden purely out of consideration for the fact that you once lived with the Xiao Family. I’ve already been incredibly generous by not kicking him out. Since I’ve let him stay, I have to keep a close watch on him, just to make sure he doesn’t steal anything valuable from Qingmu Garden.” Ye Qilan’s words mercilessly left no room for Xiao Ji’s dignity—they were downright venomous.

Xiao Ji’s face darkened, and he replied with a cold laugh, “Your only advantage is that you’ve occupied my body. Don’t think that means you’ve won against me. The one who laughs last is the true winner!”

“At least for now, the one laughing is me. As for whether I’ll be laughing in the end, I have full confidence in that. Of course, my confidence comes from my wife, too.” Compared to Xiao Ji’s anger, Ye Qilan was calm and unruffled.

In terms of demeanor, Xiao Ji was no match for Ye Qilan.

Seeing the tension escalating, Su Hongxing decided to leave this battlefield.

But Ye Qilan saw through her intentions, grabbed her hand tightly, and looked at her, asking, “Wife, what do you think?”

Su Hongxing darted her eyes around and decided to play dumb. “Where’s Little Pudding? She was just here a moment ago, and now she’s gone. I’ll go look for her.”

Upon hearing that Little Pudding had gone missing, Ye Qilan didn’t insist on keeping Su Hongxing any longer.

He watched Su Hongxing walk away, then turned around, only to meet Xiao Ji’s captivated gaze. Of course, the person Xiao Ji was mesmerized by was his wife, which made him extremely displeased.

He clearly knew that Xiao Ji harbored ulterior motives toward Su Hongxing, yet he couldn’t drive this rival in love away.

“My wife’s gone, so there’s no need for you to keep acting. I’ve seen plenty of drama kings, but you’re the most nauseating one. I’m not afraid to tell you the truth—so long as you’re here in Qingmu Garden, I’ll have people watching you! A fox will eventually reveal its tail, and I’m waiting for that day to come,” Ye Qilan said in an indifferent tone.

A person’s true nature, whether they’re good or evil, will become evident over time—Ye Qilan wasn’t in any rush.

“Fine, I’m not afraid to tell you the truth either. The day when Amou casts you aside will come sooner rather than later. If you don’t believe me, we’ll see about that,” Xiao Ji retorted coolly, refusing to back down.

Su Hongxing hadn’t gone far. Worried that the two men might get into a fight, she hid nearby to spy on them.

As it turned out, both Ye Qilan and Xiao Ji managed to remain relatively calm. She couldn’t hear what they were talking about, but the atmosphere between them seemed to be fairly composed.

While Su Hongxing was sneaking a look, Little Pudding’s voice suddenly popped up beside her. “Mommy, are you spying on Daddy?”

Su Hongxing couldn’t help but laugh and pulled Little Pudding over. “Of course not.”

“Then are you spying on Uncle Xiao?” Little Pudding asked curiously, pressing further.

Su Hongxing, helpless against her daughter’s inquisitiveness, decided to change the subject. “Little Pudding, do you like Uncle?”

Indeed, she had always forgotten to ask about Little Pudding’s feelings toward Xiao Ji.

After all, in the past, Ye Qilan and Little Pudding had shared a particularly close bond. Children are incredibly perceptive—would Little Pudding figure out that Xiao Ji was like another version of Ye Qilan?

Little Pudding didn’t answer immediately.

Seeing her daughter’s conflicted expression, Su Hongxing laughed softly. “Is this question that difficult?”