I quietly watched Ye Jiqing, who was sadly in tears, and said nothing.
My heart was as solid as a rock, totally undisturbed inside.
Wei Yao glanced at Ye Jiqing and said, "Ye Jiqing, you really are a scumbag, not liking her and yet staying with her."
"I admit I'm a scumbag. I only got together with Xia Xi because I was moved right after breaking up with Su Wan."
Ye Jiqing stood up, ready to take his leave. "I'm very sorry, Su Wan, for taking up your time. Wei Yao, let's go try another master…"
"I still say the same thing, believe it or not, Ye Jiqing, you're haunted by a demon."
I also stood up and handed him a peace pouch, "If some so-called expert tells you that Xia Xi is haunting you, they are definitely a fraud. Losing money is a minor issue, but if it delays important matters, it can be quite troublesome."
"Wanwan." Ye Jiqing took the peace pouch, a look of gratitude on his face.
I held out my hand to him, "Fifty bucks each."
That look clearly held an accusation.
Is our friendship not worth this fifty bucks?
Just then, Yu Rongling came in with glutinous rice balls. "Sister-in-law, glutinous rice balls…"
Yu Rongling was initially very excited.
But suddenly, he went berserk, his eyes filled with a violent rage as he looked at Ye Jiqing, "Who is this guy?"
"He's a friend of Wei Yao, his name is Ye Jiqing," I explained awkwardly, "He's been afflicted with demon Qi and is feeling unwell, so he came to see me for help."
"No, no!! There's something off between this pretty boy and you, sister-in-law."
Protective brother Yu Rongling circled around Ye Jiqing like a dog, stroking his chin, and said coldly like Sherlock Holmes, "Hmph, this guy is your ex-lover, right?"
I was completely floored, "..."
Yu Rongling's hand shamelessly patted Ye Jiqing's face, "Tsk, damn, this pretty boy still carries a torch for you."
Enough, little brother-in-law!!
It's all so awkward, can't you see that?
"Sister-in-law, are you also unable to forget about him?" Yu Rongling looked at me, his face full of accusation and sorrow.
My heart gave a slight tremble.
My fingers clenched, my lips quivered.
Seeing my loss of composure, Yu Rongling lamented sarcastically, "Sister-in-law, you have too many suitors!! One Wei Yao already can't let go, and now an ex-lover with lingering feelings shows up."
"Yu Rongling, you've got me wrong, I haven't... It's true Ye Jiqing was my first love, but that was many years ago..."
I hurriedly tried to explain but Yu Rongling interrupted me, covering his ears,
"I don't want to listen, a woman's mouth lies like a ghost. I can read faces; the emotional relationship between you two is written all over the Marriage Palace... I can't miss it with my eyes..."
I would've preferred him to call it the "Marriage Palace"!
Apart from Yu Longting, I am completely innocent with any other man, including Ye Jiqing and Wei Yao!
Then, Yu Rongling pulled out his phone from his pocket and started howling into the voice note, "Bro!! SOS emergency."
"You better come back quickly!! The crystal is surrounded by the enemy, and if you don't return soon, your sister-in-law will be snatched away by her ex-lover!!"
"Do you have a mirror? Take a good look in it now, and see if your hair has turned green because, my sister-in-law, oh, she's reignited an old flame with her ex-lover."
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Behind them, Xiao Li entered with dishes.
She suddenly burst into this bizarre atmosphere.
Utterly baffled, she looked around.
Finally, she set the dishes on the table as fast as she could and fled.
"Wanwan, do you... have a boyfriend?" Ye Jiqing asked with difficulty.
Wei Yao dragged Ye Jiqing away. "What's it to you if she has a boyfriend? You've been broken up for eight hundred years, and you still want to meddle? Why don't you ascend to heaven? Didn't you say you were leaving? I'll take you to another master, stop clinging on here!"
I went over and closed the door of the private room, planning on resolving this internal conflict behind closed doors. "Yu Rongling!! Even the things on the Marriage Palace can sometimes be wrong, so don't take it too seriously. Ye Jiqing and I have long since cleanly broken up, really."