sjar Chapter 419 The Playboy's Divorced Woman 15
Chapter 419 The Playboy's Divorced Woman 15
the next day.
Xie Qingyu opened her eyes only after the probing gaze that had been fixed on her face disappeared.
The sky was just beginning to lighten, and even the light coming through the window was still somewhat dim.
It's not time to get up yet.
Xie Qingyu remained silent on the bed for a while, then suddenly spoke, "System?"
No response.
"Can the system hear me?"
Still no one answered.
If Xie Qingyu remembered correctly, this was the second time the system had failed to respond.
The first time was when Xie Qingyu first arrived in this world. She didn't feel the dizziness she had experienced in each other world, so she thought the system hadn't transmitted the plot to her.
But soon she had some information about this world in her mind, so Xie Qingyu just assumed that the system had gotten to work immediately even though it didn't answer.
Xie Qingyu doesn't rely on the system to complete tasks, and besides, she has only been in this world for a few days, so she's not sure if the system has disappeared.
She had initially had some doubts about the existence of this world, but the disappearance of the system now confirmed her suspicions.
There's only one thing left to verify.
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When Xie Qingyu appeared at the First Madam's place, the First Madam had just gotten up, her face beaming with happiness.
Her relationship with Lord Gu is good, and it has remained the same for twenty years. It's obvious from this scene that Lord Gu has once again made her happy.
Of course, part of the reason for this happiness was that Gu Shenbai had stayed in Xie Qingyu's courtyard again yesterday.
"Didn't I tell you to come and pay your respects once every five days? Why are you here again?" The First Madam's words were full of concern.
Xie Qingyu smiled and went to the First Madam's side, "Although it's not yet time to pay respects to my mother, I still wanted to come and see her."
"Good child, your mother has some good things here. Come whenever you want." The First Madam said, picking up a hairpin and gesturing it on Xie Qingyu's head. This was something that had just been sent from the palace yesterday.
"I heard that Shen-ge was in your courtyard yesterday. How was it? Did he bully you?" the First Madam asked.
Xie Qingyu shook her head, a slight blush on her face, "My husband... is very good."
"That's good. If he acts recklessly, just tell me. And as for your grandmother, if she's not clear-headed and tries to give Shen-ge a maid, just tell me and I'll refuse."
The First Madam's words were a clear indication to Xie Qingyu that she would not be sending any maids to Gu Shenbai's side for the time being.
"Thank you, Mother. My husband... He probably had some prejudice against me because of what others said. Just like when I was still in my boudoir, I also heard some things about my husband being a playboy. Now that we're together, I understand how much of those rumors were true. My husband has probably found out about this too."
"People outside believe everything they hear, and with the manipulation of those with ulterior motives, they can't be trusted. You can only truly see people after you've spent time with them. You're doing very well now, so I suspect that some useless person was spreading rumors in Shen-ge'er's ear before."
"That's right, I also want to know more about my husband." Xie Qingyu lowered her head, seemingly a little embarrassed.
"You're right, we can only understand each other better by spending more time together."
"Yes, it's just a pity that my husband left early this morning..." Xie Qingyu said with a look of frustration.
"He's just a restless soul, always running around outside, and there's no way to control him," the First Madam said, at her wits' end.
“But it’s alright, there are only a few places he can go outside. You should go out and see, play polo, play cuju or something, that’s what he likes.” The First Madam immediately thought of this.
"This..." Xie Qingyu looked troubled. "Isn't it a bit inappropriate for my daughter-in-law to go out so often?"
“We don’t have that rule in our household. If being a daughter-in-law is like other families, where it’s difficult to even go out, what’s the point? There’s no one else in our household to keep you company. I think this is fine. Go out and see the world when you have time. Don’t stay cooped up at home all the time. You saw Shen-ge’er outside yesterday. Didn’t he come back with you?”
The First Madam had initially just followed Xie Qingyu's suggestion, but now she felt that the idea was excellent.
Gu Shenbai originally disliked Xie Qingyu for being too proper.
But if the two people understand each other, spending more time together outside would be fine.
"You don't need to come here to inform me before you go out. You can go out whenever you want," the First Madam said directly.
Xie Qingyu lowered her head and smiled, "Thank you, Mother."
Having achieved her purpose in coming to the First Madam's place, Xie Qingyu did not stay there for long. After the First Madam insisted on giving her a few things, she returned to her own courtyard.
I changed my clothes and went out.
This time, Granny Lai was not with her. Xie Qingyu was accompanied by her head maid Tao Hong, a second-class maid Cui Xi, and an old woman.
They still traveled by horse-drawn carriage.
Xie Qingyu's first stop was the same restaurant she had visited the day before.
This time, she didn't go up to the second floor, but sat down in a corner of the lobby on the first floor.
The innkeeper hurriedly served some dishes and then left.
It was lunchtime, and those who could afford to eat at this restaurant, even those in the lobby on the first floor, were all from well-off families and spoke with genuine sincerity.
Just as Xie Qingyu had expected, the most discussed topic among these people was the martial arts contest held by the Cai family yesterday to choose a husband.
The winner was from the Cai family's rival escort agency. The man who won was originally just a bodyguard, not a head bodyguard. But after yesterday's battle, he immediately became the head bodyguard of that agency.
This was specifically designed to prevent the Cai family from poaching people from there.
"Yesterday's martial arts contest for a husband ended without any mention of when the betrothal ceremony would take place," someone asked curiously.
"Does a martial arts contest for marriage involve a betrothal?"
"What do you think? It's not like we're hiring a son-in-law."
"I don't even think this marriage will go through. You don't know the identity of the winner..." Someone who knew the inside story whispered and told them everything.
"If it were me, I would come directly to work at the Cai family's security agency. I've already married their daughter, so I should give them some preferential treatment here."
"You're stupid, coming here is just a waste of your time."
"........"
The discussion among the group was lively, and many others joined in.
"I don't think it will work out. If it did, wouldn't that mean the Cai Family Escort Agency is no good?"
“I don’t think Miss Cai wants to get married either, otherwise she would have gone on stage yesterday with her injuries.”
"There's nothing we can do about it, they won."
"If I were Miss Cai, I would quickly find a powerful and influential man to marry so I wouldn't have to marry this guy," someone suggested.
Sure enough, after these words were spoken, someone hurriedly left from a corner.