jdhmnovel Chapter 52 Li Xingzhou's Doubts
Chapter 52 Li Xingzhou's Doubts
Looking at Jiang Mianmian's indifferent face, Li Xingzhou couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.
Looking back, when he visited the Marquis's residence and met Jiang Mianmian before, although she wasn't particularly affectionate, she would at least exchange a few polite words with him.
How could things be like this now, where he could sense that Jiang Mianmian clearly showed disdain upon seeing him and his wife?
But it seems that the couple hasn't done anything to offend her, so why does she seem to be unwelcoming to them?
Not only that, but seeing her holding her niece tightly in her arms, as if afraid of being seen by them, her behavior made him even more confused!
He wanted to signal to his sister with his eyes to ask her what was going on with her mother-in-law.
However, his older sister seemed not to have received his signal and ignored his confusion, continuing to talk to her brother-in-law.
[Haha... I never would have guessed! My daughter-in-law's younger brother is such an irresponsible scumbag. He's already married and has a family, but he's still constantly thinking about his childhood sweetheart.]
No wonder his wife had changed so much, yet he hadn't noticed at all, and was even foolishly content. He felt that being with his wife was like being with his beloved childhood sweetheart. Good heavens! He was utterly repulsive...
With just a quick glance, Jiang Mianmian immediately noticed the anomaly in "Ji Wanru's" body—she saw two different souls within it.
One of the souls looked like a lotus flower, though it appeared very delicate.
But for some reason, whenever Jiang Mianmian saw this appearance, she would involuntarily feel a sense of disgust and dislike. Perhaps it was just a matter of eye contact!
Oh dear! To be honest, Ji Wanru is really pitiful! But when she looked closely, she realized that her current situation was quite different from when her own daughter-in-law was possessed.
At this moment, Ji Wanru saw that her entire body was almost tightly bound by the white thread into a plump silkworm cocoon, with only a small head sticking out.
However, this level of binding is worlds apart from the few thin white threads that bound the daughter-in-law at the time!
Jiang Mianmian looked at Ji Wanru's weak soul and saw that her eyes were empty and lifeless, showing no signs of life, just like her reaction after all her hopes had been shattered.
Her exhausted and nearly collapsed soul made her look like a lifeless walking corpse, silently waiting for death.
Oh, she... she's so pitiful!
As Jiang Mianmian sighed inwardly for her, she turned to look at Li Xingzhou. When she saw his face, her eyes immediately showed disgust.
[Hmph! Sure enough, there aren't many good men in this world. They're always looking for something better, even if they don't like what's in their bowl. Since you didn't like her at all, why did you insist on marrying her in the first place? If you're so capable, why don't you marry your childhood sweetheart?...]
[He can't forget what he can't have, what a piece of trash! He even used the substitute trope, ruining a woman's life like that, what a lousy bastard.]
Otherwise, how could poor Ji Wanru have suffered such inhumane hardships and torments in her life...?
A surge of anger welled up in Jiang Mianmian's heart, and she cursed Li Xingzhou incessantly in her mind, but at the same time, she sighed inwardly:
Sigh, I wonder if my method from last time even worked?
Upon hearing this, Grandma Li Tingxue's eyes lit up instantly. She was so excited that she could hardly contain her joy, wishing she could jump off her chair and run to her mother-in-law's side to cheer her on.
So, she shouted in her heart, "Mother, you can do it! Keep going! Keep going... Your daughter-in-law believes in you!"
Shen Xiuyan, who was standing next to Li Tingxue, immediately noticed that his wife was getting a little too excited. Seeing that she was about to lose her composure, he quickly reached out and tugged at the back of her clothes to remind her to be careful.
Shen Xiuyan gestured for Li Tingxue to be quiet and whispered in her ear:
“Be careful, your ‘sister-in-law’ is still here. Don’t let her notice what we’re doing and disrupt your mother’s plan to save the person.”
Reminded by Shen Xiuyan, Li Tingxue realized that her behavior just now was indeed somewhat inappropriate.
She quickly calmed herself down, nodded gently, and then sat up straight, trying to appear more dignified.
Nevertheless, her gaze would occasionally drift toward her mother-in-law, her eyes filled with encouragement and support.
At the same time, Li Xingzhou suddenly recalled that when he went to the Marquis's residence today, his parents had called him to their side and given him a serious and stern warning.
He said that his sister's mother-in-law was suffering from an extremely rare and strange illness. Once they entered the Marquis's mansion, no matter what he heard or saw, he should not show his emotions or reactions too obviously in front of his sister's mother-in-law.
Not only that, his parents also told him that if he encountered any unexpected situation or something that he couldn't solve, he must not cause a scene at the Marquis's residence, but instead go home quickly and discuss solutions with them.
At that moment, he asked with a suspicious look, "Mother, could it be that Old Madam Hou has fallen seriously ill? But why have we never heard Sister mention this before?"
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, his mother glared at him and scolded him, "Shut up! Why are you asking? There are some things you shouldn't know, so don't ask."
Just listen to us, and don't say anything else useless or pointless, understand?
Faced with his parents' repeated admonitions, Li Xingzhou couldn't help but feel both amused and exasperated: "Alright, Dad, Mom, I know. I'm all grown up now, not a child anymore, I naturally know how to handle things!"
Besides, my trip to the Marquis's residence was only to visit my sister, not specifically to see her mother-in-law. What are you all so worried about?
Li's parents silently complained: If you were to go specifically to visit your sister's mother-in-law, we wouldn't even let you go!
It was during this visit to your sister that we encountered your sister's mother-in-law's building. We didn't know what might happen, which is why they gave us special instructions.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have immediately agreed when their son said he wanted to bring his "daughter-in-law" along, and they would have preferred to personally escort them there.
After sitting in the back of the carriage, Li Xingzhou spoke to his wife, Ji Wanru, to make sure she didn't know the situation and might say something inappropriate in front of her sister and mother-in-law, which would be embarrassing.