Xuxu halted in her steps and turned her head, confused . “Yes?”
Su Yue asked, “When is my brother coming back?”
“What’s wrong?” Xuxu sized Su Yue up suspiciously . There was something up with this girl .
She seemed to be troubled .
Su Yue hesitated before speaking up . “I want to go back . Bai Jing’s mother is going overseas and won’t be at home, so I want to invite her to live with me in my home . ”
‘So it was because of this,’ Xuxu thought as she smiled .
She said, “Both of you can’t take care of yourselves . ”
Then she thought for a moment and continued, “Why don’t you invite her here for two days, isn’t it the same?”
She had been cooped up at home during the holidays . She didn’t go out with her friends or classmates, so of course, it would bore her .
“It’s fine . Both of us can go over to my brother’s place . ” Su Yue continued confidently, “Bai Jing can cook, so we’ll be fine . ”
Xuxu shook her head . “No, I’ll be worried . ”
Su Yue grabbed on to her elbow and persuaded, “Third sister-in-law, there’s no need to worry . I’m not a kid anymore . I need to learn to be independent . ”
It amused Xuxu, so she asked, “Where did you learn this concept from?”
Su Yue replied, “When I go to university, I’d need to stay in school so I have to learn to be independent . I can’t always depend on you, Third sister-in-law . ”
It made sense—the girl was already 18 . Soon, there’d be a day where she would leave her, start dating then get married . She should let go so Su Yue could learn how to be independent .
Xuxu thought for a while, then nodded . “Okay, I’ll send you over in a bit . ”
She then asked, “Do we need to fetch Bai Jing?”
That lass knew how to cook, so there shouldn’t be a problem letting them live alone for one or two days .
Su Yue was delighted when Xuxu nodded . She shook her head in reply . “Nope, she has a chauffeur that will send her there . ”
“Okay,” Xuxu replied, pursing her lips . She watched Su Yue, her eyes still filled with worry .
‘But… Aish . ’
Xuxu sent Su Yue home . She helped her tidy up .
Having been inhabited for days, there was a layer of dust everywhere .
After they had tidied up, Xuxu held on to her waist and sat down on the sofa . Su Yue poured her a glass of water . “Third sister-in-law, you should go home early . ”
Her belly was so big now, the family was always worried about her whenever she went out .
Xuxu replied, “I’ll leave when Bai Jing arrives . ”
Then she frowned, looking at Su Yue’s face with uncertainty . “Why is your face still so red?”
Su Yue averted her gaze . She then laughed and replied, “I just turned on the air-con . Doing housework makes me feel so warm . ”
“Yueyue, are you hiding something from your third sister-in-law?” Xuxu sized her up, finding something amiss .
Su Yue shook her head . “No . ”
Then the doorbell rang .
Su Yue smiled . “I’ll go open the door, that must be Bai Jing . ”
Seeing her happy and lively steps, the worry left her once again .
“Bai Jing . ”
Su Yue was delighted when she saw Bai Jing after she opened the door .
Bai Jing smiled at her . “Su Yue . ”
“Come in quickly,” Su Yue said, dragging her into the house and taking out a pair of slippers from the shoe cupboard for her .
Bai Jing put them on and they entered the living room together .
Xuxu looked over at them . Her eyes brightened when she saw Bai Jing .
It had only been a week, but the little lass now looked slim and graceful . Her pale green floral dress enveloped her dainty frame . She looked small and delicate, just like Su Yue .
Her complexion had improved as well .
In that outfit, she had a 60 to 70 percent resemblance to her mother . Her mother must have been a huge beauty when she was younger .