Xia Chuyi carefully recalled Xia Lan’s behavior—
First off, the whole demeanor of Xia Lan while speaking had greatly changed from before.
In the past, Xia Lan, although also fond of acting and playing the victim,
had experiences and emotions that she couldn’t completely conceal.
But now... Xia Chuyi was somewhat at a loss, she could barely see through Xia Lan.
That is to say, Xia Lan had upped her game.
In short, the current Xia Lan’s facade was nearly flawless.
Had it not been for Xia Chuyi’s understanding of Xia Lan’s true nature, she would never have thought about these things.
Especially, the things Xia Lan said.
Opening a private restaurant, having a wonderful marriage, and so on, all seemed to lead to one conclusion...
This Xia Lan, very likely, had been reborn just like her.
But, was it really possible?
Was rebirth that easy? What, is this some novel? If everyone could just rebirth casually, wouldn’t the world be in complete chaos?
So now, Xia Chuyi was unsure what was really going on with Xia Lan.
Xia Chuyi squinted slightly.
This was something she needed to think over carefully.
However, regardless of the situation, what Xia Chuyi really needed to do right now was to protect and keep her own secret hidden.
She absolutely couldn’t let Xia Lan know about her rebirth secret.
After analyzing the situation and understanding what was going on, Xia Chuyi didn’t head straight home but lingered outside a while longer.
She estimated that Mother Xia and the others had probably already left, then she circled back home.
However, when Xia Chuyi returned, she happened to see Mother Xia and Xia Lan not far from Uncle Xia’s house, apparently just having left.
What’s going on? Why are they leaving now? Was someone deliberately wasting time?
Xia Lan was supporting Mother Xia, appearing gentle and well-behaved.
Xia Chengzong was also there, seemingly having come to see Mother Xia and the others off.
Mother Xia was exceptionally kind, and Xia Chengzong seemed to be giving some instructions.
Xia Chengzong didn’t appear to be saying much, and his face was expressionless, but if looked at closely, he seemed slightly impatient.
Seeing this, Xia Chuyi frowned.
Since Xia Chengzong had moved to the second house, Mother Xia had been particularly attentive to his words.
But today, Mother Xia seemed to make Xia Chengzong display a bit of helplessness.
This indicated that on some matters, Mother Xia hadn’t followed Xia Chengzong’s advice.
Xia Chuyi furrowed her brow.
These "some matters" were most likely related to Xia Lan.
Xia Chuyi thought: Was the person delaying time Xia Lan?
What in the world did Xia Lan want to do?
Fight fire with fire, counter water with earth.
Xia Chuyi didn’t avoid them but instead walked over very calmly.
As she approached, her gaze inadvertently met Xia Lan’s.
Xia Lan still wore her flawlessly fake smile.
Xia Chuyi had no intention of greeting Xia Lan but planned to pass by them and go straight home.
However, Xia Lan suddenly took the initiative to greet Xia Chuyi, smiling and saying, "Chuyi, you’re back?"
After the greeting, regardless of Xia Chuyi’s reaction,
Xia Lan directly pulled on Mother Xia, saying, "Second Aunt, Chuyi is back, don’t you want to say a few words to Chuyi?"
This comment was clearly a hint for Mother Xia to speak about something with Xia Chuyi.
"Oh, oh!" Mother Xia, who had been talking with Xia Chengzong, seemed to only then notice Xia Chuyi.