Chapter 1458: 1458 Yue’er is not decent

“Let’s not say this in front of Meijiao,” she coughed, “I always… always felt that you and him might have more than once in a single night. But what’s done is done. You have a baby now, be a new bride in peace, and take good care of your pregnancy.”

“Qingyue, by saying this, do you also approve of my marriage to Xiao Yishan and having the baby?”

“Everyone thinks differently,” she said, “Whether you choose to marry second brother or not is your freedom. But as for the child… if you want it, then have it.”

“If I don’t want to marry Xiao Yishan and the Xiao Family pressures me, will you help me?”

Su Qingyue spoke indifferently, “Originally, I would have. But second brother previously begged me, begged me not to interfere with his marriage to you, and I promised to stand by and watch.”

Tao Meijiao couldn’t help but feel disappointed, “It seems that the people of Xiao Family matter more to you than our friendship.”

“If that’s how you want to see it, then so be it,” Su Qingyue said coldly, “When the Xiao couple first came to town, you distanced yourself from me quite quickly, out of fear that they might deal with me and your association with me would bring trouble to the Tao Mansion.”

“I…” Tao Meijiao wanted to explain, but she knew what she said was true.

“There’s no need for more talk.”

“Xiao Yue…” Tao Meijiao felt a pang of heartache, yet she knew that in front of clever people, the more one explains, the worse it gets.

Su Qingyue said coldly, “Take care of your pregnancy in peace. Actually, the Xiao Family would never accept me, because I could never humble myself to be a concubine. The Xiao Family wants a daughter-in-law with the lineage of a first-class family like Gongsun Qianru, not a village girl from the countryside like me. Yishan’s standpoint is different from mine; after all, he’s Yuchuan’s second brother, related as dear as family. The Xiao couple don’t need to deal with Xiao Yishan. You won’t be in any danger marrying him.”

“Xiao Yue…” Tao Meijiao bit her lower lip, “Don’t draw such a clear line between us…”

“Some things, once they’ve happened, can’t go back to how they were before.” Having said this, she left with the words, “In seven days, I will attend your wedding with second brother.”

Tao Meijiao watched her leave, wondering how she knew the Tao Mansion didn’t want to get into trouble because of her, and realizing, with her cleverness, there was nothing she could hide from her.

The maid Du Juan saw her lady’s desolate expression and asked with concern, “Young Lady, what’s wrong?”

“Later, Xiao Yue and I will never be able to return to how things were before,” Tao Meijiao’s eyes filled with bitterness.

“Young Lady, isn’t this a good thing? At least in the future, if the Gongsun Family can’t accommodate her, she won’t implicate the Tao Mansion anymore.”

“I kind of hate myself for being so selfish for the safety of the Tao Mansion, not caring about a friend. But I can’t neglect the Tao Mansion either.”

“Young Lady, it’s hard to have the best of both worlds, please try to let it go.”

“Now that it’s come to this, what else can I do even if I don’t let it go?”

…

Su Qingyue walked down the bustling street, feeling quite despondent at the thought of her only friendship now being diluted.

She wasn’t careful for a moment and tripped on the steps at the roadside, nearly falling over.

Chang Haotian, who had been following her, timely gave her a hand.

This was just outside the New Moon Restaurant, where Xiao Yuchuan and Shen Yun were coming out. They happened to see Chang Haotian holding Su Qingyue by the waist, and Yuchuan’s face darkened immediately.

Shen Yun had come to find her son, intending to go back to the Mansion with him. She hadn’t expected to witness such a scene, “Yue’er, in broad daylight, you and Master Chang… what is the meaning of this!”