CHAPTER 313: CHAPTER 297: I HAVE SIDE EFFECTS_2

Thinking about Jiang Lin’s attitude towards Yu Xiaolian, not to the point of absolute obedience, yet extraordinarily trusting, Su Jingchen concluded that something must have happened to Jiang Lin in the tomb, and the one who saved him was none other than Yu Xiaolian.

Only this could explain their inexplicable friendship.

Of course, these are merely Su Jingchen’s speculations.

What truly confirmed to him that Yu Xiaolian was from the Witch Clan was when she was suddenly captured by people from Baihua House and then inexplicably released.

Moreover, Yu Xiaolian said there was a very powerful and terrifying woman in the bamboo grove of the Baihua House’s backyard, advising him and Zheng Yuanfeng not to provoke her.

How could Su Jingchen possibly comply with Yu Xiaolian’s words? He secretly went to the backyard of Baihua House and also secretly saw that half-human, half-ghost, grey-eyed woman.

At that point, Su Jingchen figured out why Yu Xiaolian was released; she was a fellow clan member of the grey-eyed woman, who recognized her, thus letting her go and handing over Zhao Erya’s contract to Yu Xiaolian.

It’s rumored that the blood of the Witch Clan’s Beneficial Gu breeders has a desirable peculiarity, capable of strengthening the body, detoxifying all poisons, and curing all diseases, which explains why Yu Xiaolian could cure his asthma with just one pill.

"You know? How do you know?" She didn’t recall telling him that she was descended from the Witch Clan. Could Jiang Lin have told him?

Impossible, Jiang Lin couldn’t be that unreliable.

Su Jingchen calmly said, "I guessed."

While Yu Xiaolian was stunned, Su Jingchen added, "Is this the reason you rejected me?"

Yu Xiaolian nodded blankly, then quickly shook her head, "Yes and no.

It’s one reason, but there are other reasons too."

Su Jingchen hurriedly asked, "What reasons?"

Yu Xiaolian tentatively asked, "Do you like children?"

"Hmm?" Su Jingchen frowned.

Yu Xiaolian said softly, "It’s just that I might not be able to have children in the future..."

Actually, according to Miao Yingyao, as long as the Longevity Gu isn’t awakened, she could have children. But Yu Xiaolian didn’t know when her Witch Clan relatives would come looking or what insidious methods they might use to forcibly awaken the Longevity Gu.

However, she couldn’t just hurry to find someone to have children with for now.

Even though it’s not 100% that she can’t have children, she doesn’t want to give Su Jingchen hope and then disappoint him. It’s better to let him know from the start, so he can weigh the pros and cons and decide if he truly wants to be with her.

She feels her self-preservation ability is still very poor. Whether facing the Royal Family or the Witch Clan, she has no capability to resist.

Though the space could save her life, she can’t hide in it forever. After all, she has so many loved ones—her father, her mother, Yu Ziqian, and Yu Zixuan. Any of them would be her Achilles’ heel.

Moreover, due to wearing colored contacts long-term, her eyes couldn’t breathe freely and were already somewhat uncomfortable. This troubled her, making her feel like a mouse that couldn’t see the light.

For a moment, when Su Jingchen first heard Yu Xiaolian couldn’t bear children, he was at a loss, but he quickly composed himself, "Didn’t you say I had no wife and children in a past life and died young? In this life, having a wife like you, I’m content."

Yu Xiaolian corrected Su Jingchen, "Not a past life... it was in a book where I saw your life."

Su Jingchen softened his tone, "So, you knew about your inability to bear children from the book too?"

Yu Xiaolian nodded, then shook her head, "I didn’t have children in the book either, and I died at eighteen."

Su Jingchen frowned, "I remember you saying that in the book, I suddenly died due to an asthma flare-up, but now my asthma is cured, so naturally, I won’t die from it. Thus, what you saw in that book has already changed."

Yu Xiaolian agreed with a nod, "Indeed, in the book my father Yu Changhe died while fleeing famine, and after his death, my grandmother sold me.

But now, my father won’t die because of famine, and I won’t be sold by the old hag."

If Yu Xiaolian didn’t know about the future, she might have lived unreservedly, but knowing it, she couldn’t help but worry excessively.

Su Jingchen, with a slightly excited voice, said, "I can tell you clearly, the present you is already a brand new you. You’re completely different from Yu Xiaolian in the book. You should not assume the role of the book’s Yu Xiaolian anymore. Her fate is not yours, you are unique."