Ji Fei's inner thoughts suddenly left everyone in Qin Second's family stunned.
Revealing a secret? What did that mean? The secret of that gossip system?
Ji Fei couldn't help but calculate in her mind.
[Well, it must be like this. After all, back then, Mom, Dad, and Grandpa investigated so thoroughly. If there really was a culprit, it would mean there was no evidence. So unless the person involved admits it, or Qin Xian regains his memory, the only hope is my system.]
Ji Fei encouraged herself, thinking it was only natural: [Once I find out, I won’t hesitate to prove the existence of my system to everyone, just to expose the person who hurt Qin Xian.]
Qin Second's family was dumbfounded, their breathing becoming rapid.
Qin Xian also stared down blankly at Ji Fei, who was quietly psyching herself up in his arms.
Such a huge secret, and for something like this, she was willing to expose it? Wasn’t she afraid of being treated like a monster? Wasn’t she afraid of putting herself in uncontrollable danger?
Their family had always carefully hidden this secret, all out of concern for Ji Fei's safety.
And now, Ji Fei was willing to take risks for Qin Xian.
The entire family fell silent, deeply moved.
Qin Second's family couldn’t help but reflect and silently vowed that if they ever heard any secrets, they would do everything in their power to verify them and never let Ji Fei take such risks.
Qin Xian looked at Ji Fei, feeling a warm current flow through his heart, as if his soul was being wrapped in the warmest thing in the world.
Unconsciously, Ji Fei had already been willing to do so much for him.
But how could he bear to let Ji Fei take even the slightest risk? He really wanted to take her away right now. The truth wasn’t that important to him. He was already perfectly content with his current life. As long as Ji Fei was by his side, he didn’t need anything else.
Qin Xian was so overwhelmed by Ji Fei's actions that his thoughts were running wild, and he almost impulsively decided to leave with her. Just then, the sound of a car came from outside.
Lu Meihe had arrived with Yu Lu.
She was a beautiful, radiant woman, her hair pinned up with a hairpin, dressed in a very traditional Chinese style. The young girl accompanying her was lively, confident, and full of energy.
Some people stood up to greet them, while others smiled and said hello.
Only Qin Second's family remained tense, waiting for the verdict.
[Lu Meihe… search… no problem!]
Qin Second's family collectively let out a sigh of relief.
Ji Fei was also pleasantly surprised. [She really did like Qin Xian. She took care of him when they were young, often helped him with his studies, and actively sought solutions when he fell ill…]
Qin Second's family smiled.
Qin Xian, however, felt nothing due to his lack of memory. If anything… he even felt a bit disgusted.
But since he was holding Ji Fei, he quickly suppressed the feeling.
[She’s a good elder, so I’ll dig into some gossip. Her first love was… huh, her first online love was the psychologist Yu Hongxian?]
Qin Second's family was stunned.
What? They’d never heard of that!
Or… no one had ever mentioned it!
What was going on?
It felt a bit strange!
They couldn’t help but feel their hearts tighten again, despite having just relaxed.
At that moment, Lu Meihe and her daughter came over to greet Qin Second's family.
"Second Brother, Second Sister-in-law," Lu Meihe's eyes lit up, her smile growing even warmer.
[Huh? What’s going on? Did the system glitch? Why did the information change? Her first love is now Qin's Father!]
Qin's Father, who was about to exchange pleasantries, froze, his expression turning complicated.
Qin's Mom also changed slightly but managed to hold it together, giving Qin's Father a knowing, half-amused look, as she had never heard him mention this before.
[Strange, why did the information change?] Ji Fei was baffled, wondering if she had misread the lines while checking internally.
But Ji Fei didn’t dwell on it. After all, the system’s voice function had gone offline at some point, and no matter how much she called, there was no response. Ji Fei assumed it was because her questions were too silly, and the system didn’t want to bother. Now, she had to figure things out on her own.
She muttered a couple of questions, but when there was no response, she let it go and continued reading.
[Is this too absurd? Oh my god, did I just stumble upon the elders’ youthful secrets? This is so awkward! Turns out, back then, apart from Qin's Father, the other three men in the Qin family had all liked her. But she only had feelings for Qin's Father. When Qin's Father and Qin's Mom started seeing each other, she panicked and confessed, but was rejected because Qin's Father already liked Qin's Mom. Plus, there was a significant age gap between him and Lu Meihe, and he always saw her as a little sister! So it was impossible. After being rejected, she was so embarrassed that she started an online relationship with someone, pretending she had already found a boyfriend, and convinced herself that her feelings for Qin's Father were just a misunderstanding…]
Qin's Father breathed a sigh of relief: Thank goodness for his wonderful daughter-in-law, who had cleared his name! Back then, when the little sister said it was just a misunderstanding, he didn’t take it seriously and didn’t even bother to remember it. Over time, he genuinely forgot about it. If Ji Fei hadn’t brought it up, he probably would never have remembered it in his lifetime.
After all, what adult would remember a little sister confessing her feelings? She was even younger than Yu Lu is now, definitely not an adult yet.
Qin's Father suddenly paused. Wait, does that mean there were several people in the family who liked underage girls? Creeps!
Qin's Mom also relaxed. At least Qin's Father hadn’t intentionally hidden it.
And judging by Lu Meihe's current state, she seemed to be doing well, so she wasn’t a rival.
The younger generation of Qin Second's family was also forced to digest this old gossip, and now they felt awkward around this elder.
Because of this distraction, everyone overlooked the sudden change in information.
When Lu Meihe saw Qin Xian, she paused. "You’re Qin Xian? You look completely different from when you were a child. I hardly recognize you."
Qin Xian nodded faintly, and no one noticed that he didn’t make eye contact with Lu Meihe. "Auntie."
Only Ji Fei felt the arm around her tighten slightly.
Just as Ji Fei was about to look at Qin Xian in confusion, Lu Meihe said, "You must be Qin Xian’s wife, Ji Fei. Hello, you’re so beautiful."
"Hello, Auntie," Ji Fei replied politely with a smile.
Lu Meihe didn’t linger but urged Yu Lu to greet them.
After a long pause with no response, Ji Fei looked up and saw the beautiful, radiant girl staring intently at Qin Xian, who was lost in thought with his eyes downcast. She didn’t move, but her cheeks gradually turned red.
She was completely mesmerized.
Ji Fei coughed lightly to remind her. Lu Meihe also awkwardly nudged her daughter, but Yu Lu still didn’t react.
It wasn’t until Qin Xian, who had been inexplicably tense, heard Ji Fei’s cough and looked over, completely ignoring everyone else, that he asked, "What’s wrong? Does your throat feel dry? Do you need water?"
Only when Qin Xian spoke did Yu Lu snap out of her daze. She then turned to Ji Fei, her gaze no longer friendly but serious and wary, as she scrutinized her from head to toe.