I Will Bring Her Back!

“I will bring her back! I don’t believe that even if I go, she will still kick me out! I want to ask her in person if she truly intends to sever ties with Hua Mansion! She doesn’t recognize me, her fourth brother!”

Hua Jingzhi, stood up abruptly, his beautiful doll-like face still filled with anger.

He couldn’t understand why that girl had sent him boxes of pastries just a few days ago, only to suddenly want to sever ties with Hua Mansion!

With determination, Hua Jingzhi rose from his seat, ready to storm out of the room, but was stopped by his grandfather, Lord Hua.

“Wait, you are not allowed to go!”

Upon hearing that Hua Qianqian intended to sever ties with Hua Mansion, Lord Hua’s anger intensified.

“If she wants to sever ties with Hua Mansion, so be it! I want to see what kind of life she can lead without the identity of the Sixth Miss of the Hua Mansion!”

With those words, Lord Hua angrily left, his sleeves billowing behind him.

After Lord Hua departed, the oppressive atmosphere in the Hua Mansion slightly eased.

Hua Shuyue watched her grandfather’s retreating figure, a glimmer in her eyes.

She knew that her grandfather detested anything that tarnished the reputation of Hua Mansion, and it seemed he was truly furious this time.

Once everyone dispersed, Hua Shuyue stuck out her tongue playfully and ran up to Hua Jingzhi. “Brother Jingzhi, today is not a day for leisure at the academy, why did you come back?”

Upon hearing Hua Shuyue’s words, Hua Jingzhi quickly suppressed his anger.

“It’s nothing. Yesterday, Cheng Erlang had someone bring pine nut cakes from Jibei. I tried a piece and found it terribly unpleasant. It wasn’t as good as what Qianqian makes. So, I thought of coming back and having Qianqian make some. But who would have thought she would cause such a commotion!”

Hua Shuyue’s smile froze for a moment upon hearing this but quickly resumed.

“Qianqian’s culinary skills are quite good. Brother you might just prefer the taste she prepares. However, Brother Cheng is from Jibei, so I believe the pastries he brought are more authentic! Don’t you think so?”

Hua Jingzhi furrowed his brows, pondering over Hua Shuyue’s words.

He thought she made a valid point.

Perhaps he was the only one who find Qianqian’s pastries delicious, while others might not appreciate them.

He also recalled how Hua Qianqian inexplicably wanted to sever ties with Hua Mansion, which made him feel somewhat resentful.

One’s body and skin are nurtured by their parents.

No matter what, he couldn’t utter such rebellious words!

“If you want pastries, I will have Qing'er go to Daohe shop and buy some for you!”

Hua Jingzhi affectionately patted Hua Shuyue’s head, smiling.

“You are always good to your brother! Much more sensible than Qianqian!”

Hua Shuyue smiled brightly at Hua Jingzhi, but the smile didn’t reach her eyes.

Once everyone dispersed, Hua Shuyue returned to her room, her brows tightly knitted together.

She retrieved a book from her cabinet, its cover bearing three words, “Joyful Years”.

As Hua Shuyue looked at those three words in the book, the radiant smile on her face vanished. Ever since she had fallen into the water that year, she had memories that didn’t belong to this era. In that era, she had read a book called “Joyful Years.”

The book told the story of a fallen prince’s journey to seize the throne step by step.

Gradually, she realized that she was currently living in that story.

However, in this story, she was merely a peripheral character.

According to the book, she married the heir of Yongning Earl’s Mansion, her childhood sweetheart, and led a plain and dull life.

Although she had some entanglements with the male lead, His Royal Highness Zhao, she was ultimately just a passerby.

Later, she suffered from an ambiguous relationship with her stepfather, Earl Yongning, and died a miserable death due to a terrible illness.

On the other hand, her useless cousin, Hua Qianqian, turned out to be one of the main characters, with both the male lead and the antagonist falling for her.

When she first read the book, she found the author’s arrangement highly unreasonable.

Hua Qianqian had nothing but a few outstanding brothers and a doting maternal family.

She herself had no talents, so why should she become a major character?

Now she has the opportunity to change everything and naturally refuses to be just a cannon fodder character.

Since she regained her memories, she has worked hard to obtain the love that should have belonged to her, and everything is developing as she imagined.

Hua Qianqian also married Xiao Yan for her, which is the best outcome for Hua Qianqian!

She doesn’t understand why Hua Qianqian, whom she had matched with Xiao Yan and who had clearly fallen deeply in love with him, suddenly decided to divorce him.

“Miss.” Hua Shuyue’s maid, Qing'er, saw her sitting silently by the bed.

After closing the door, she approached and poured her a cup of tea, whispering: “I have seen Bihe…, unexpectedly, in just one night, she, she has been ruined beyond recognition.”

Qing'er couldn’t help but shudder as she recalled the bruises and cracked corners of Bihe’s face. “I don’t know if she was played by a man until she lost her mind. No matter what I asked her, she had no idea. I also inquired at the Yongning Earl’s Mansion, but the servants couldn’t make sense of it either. They only said that it seemed like Heir Xiao was supposed to consummate with the Sixth Miss, but she suddenly asked for a divorce and left overnight with her packages.”

Upon hearing Qing'er mention that Xiao Yan was going to consummate with Hua Qianqian, a momentary displeasure appeared on Hua Shuyue’s face.

That man claimed he would only marry her, but in the end, he was just indiscriminate!

However, although she was not pleased, she did not show excessive emotions.

Because she didn’t believe that Xiao Yan would truly fall in love with a woman like Hua Qianqian, who only possessed beauty.

She was the chosen one, and she would firmly hold the affections of these people in her hands.

They would help her accumulate reputation and honor, becoming stepping stones for her to ascend to a higher position!

“I understand, no need to worry about those matters. Go and buy some pastries for Fourth Brother, then bring back the two dresses I ordered at the Sujin shop!”

Hua Shuyue clenched her fist tightly.

She would not let anyone obstruct her path.

If Hua Qianqian didn’t return to Yongning Earl’s Mansion, then she would completely ruin her.

In any case, she would never allow her to return to Hua Mansion and take away everything that belonged to her!

…

Since leaving home, Hua Qianqian has been particularly busy these days.

First, she sold the unused items from her dowry with Madam Guan and exchanged them for silver, then she renovated the house.

In her memories, these past two winters were especially cold, and the old house was not suitable for her grandmother to endure the cold.

Madam Guan no longer refused, as she no longer held any grudges against Hua Qianqian.

She now regarded her as her own daughter and knew that as long as the family worked together, they would surely turn their fortunes around.

These days, besides renovating the house, Hua Qianqian has been preparing medicinal syrups for treating various ailments, as well as making ointments for frostbite and burns.

After taking back her medicine shop, she planned to sell items there.

They would surely sell well during the cold weather.

Qiutao, who was helping on the side, understood the purpose of the syrup and frostbite ointment in winter, but couldn’t understand why her Miss went through the trouble of making burn ointment.