Chapter 301: Playing in the Water with Who?
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
It was already night time. The water was pitch black in spite of the surrounding lamps.
“Help…!”
Qinger struggled to float as she shrieked with fear. Very soon, she began sinking into the water.
Mu Chenyan was stunned still for a few seconds, motionless.
The water was rather deep at where the mid-lake pavilion was located. When Mu Chenyan saw the woman in the water flailing her arms frantically, she panicked and shouted for help.
“Someone help! Qinger has fallen into the water!”
The Yuan family had servants patrolling around the clock, so her shouts quickly drew the attention of people.
However, Shu Qinger was already submerged in the water. Even if the servants were to rush over, it would probably be too late.
Mu Chenyan remembered that there was once when they went swimming together in the UK, and Qinger choked on the water, hence she never really learned to swim.
At this point, Mu Chenyan could not care much. She shook off her shoes, jumped onto the railing of the mid-lake pavilion, and dived into the water…
The servants who heard the shout for help rushed over. When they saw two women struggling in the water, they hastily grabbed a large landing net to save them.
Mu Chenyan hit Shu Qinger hard on the head the moment she entered the water. Only with her fainted did she dare to haul her from behind. Although she was still breathing, she had swallowed mouthfuls of water.
The servants quickly notified Old Mistress at the Upper Mansion and the people in Hibiscus Garden that both mistresses had fallen into the water as they carried out first aid.
When Yuan Xuan returned to Hibiscus Garden and saw that the woman did not follow behind, he thought that she had gone to chat with Yuan Tian. Who knew that she would go to the man-made lake?
Who was she playing in the water with?
With Qinger!
Yuan Xuan rushed to the Upper Mansion as the servants had brought the two women there. The family doctor was quickly fetched. Even Yuan Tangshuo and Yuan Tian were called over.
As Mu Chenyan watched the huge commotion, she felt a terrible headache.
Walking through the door, Yuan Xuan saw that Qinger was still lying unconscious in bed.
Mu Chenyan was also a mess. She was soaked, and strands of hair were stuck to her ear.
Although it was summer, falling abruptly into the water would still cause one to shiver from the cold.
This woman; her lip color was so unsightly!
Counting the days, Yuan Xuan was even more annoyed. He strode over, put his arms around her body that was wrapped in a bath towel, and scolded her in a low voice, “Are you courting death? Your menstruation is not over yet. How did you fall into the lake?”
Mu Chenyan’s lips twitched upon hearing that. She smiled wryly as waves of pain was felt in the lower abdomen. She was in a panic just now and had not felt it. Only now did she realize that it was indeed only the second day of her period.
“It’s okay. I’ll be fine after taking a hot bath…”
Mu Chenyan was feeble. After all, this was her first time experiencing such a situation. Back then, the reason she learned to swim was so that she could save herself, but she did not expect herself to save a woman who tried to kill her today.
Shu Qinger was frightened, coupled with the fact that she had gulped down mouthfuls of water. When she was finally woken up by the doctor, the first thing she did was wail..
Old Mistress was shocked. Seeing Qinger regained consciousness, she muttered, “My Qinger, how did you fall into the lake? You gave Grandmother the fright of my life!”
“How… How did I fall into the water? I’ve got no idea…”
Qinger cried and said. She suddenly noticed that Mu Chenyan was also soaking wet. She knew that Mu Chenyan could swim, and so she had an inkling of what happened.
When Mu Chenyan saw Qinger staring at her hesitantly, Chenyan wondered to herself if this woman would falsely accuse her of pushing her into the water.
Shu Qinger snorted and felt helpless at her own stupidity deep in her heart. She was vexed at herself for constantly shooting herself in the foot.
There was still plenty of time in the days to come!
“I was chatting with Mu Chenyan by the lake when I saw a fish jumping out of the water, so I went closer to take a look, but I accidentally lost my footing and fell into it…”
F*ck! She was finally smart for once!
Mu Chenyan secretly let out a sigh of relief.
Qinger finished her sentence and looked frightened still. Yuan Xuan looked at her suspiciously. Mu Chenyan saw that and quickly nodded, indicating that Qinger was telling the truth.
Old Mistress sighed and chided the servants, “I’ve said it in the beginning that we should increase the height of the guardrail surrounding the pavilion. There’s gonna be a number of children in the mansion in the future, so we can’t afford to take it lightly.”
Butler Fu agreed. “I will send someone to make the guardrail higher tomorrow! Mistress and Miss have suffered this time. We won’t be careless anymore!”
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Hibiscus Garden
While Mu Chenyan took a hot bath, Ah Fu boiled some tea that would help warm her stomach. Truthfully, she could not drink any of it as she had gulped down quite a lot of water in the lake.
However, Yuan Xuan would not let her off, so she had to bear with it and drink half of the tea. Coupled with the warmth coming from Yuan Xuan’s large hands, very soon, the menstrual pain felt better.
“What really happened?” Yuan Xuan caressed her belly and asked softly.
“Didn’t Qinger said it? We fell over while trying to watch the fish…”
“Do you think I’d believe that?”
Yuan Xuan gave a chilly and questioning stare. His pupils were deep, and his thick eyelashes were fluttering lightly like butterfly wings, causing Mu Chenyan to become flurried as she met his gaze.
“You don’t believe it? What if I tell you she was going to push me into the water, but she used too much force and ended up falling into the water, while I dived in to rescue her? Are you now convinced?”
Mu Chenyan smiled. She wanted to see Yuan Xuan’s expression change.
“How stupid!”
The man’s look had indeed changed. His dark countenance became increasingly apparent, and he looked like he could not wait to swallow her up.
Mu Chenyan did not know who he was referring to as stupid. “Who’s stupid?”
“Who else? You, of course!” Yuan Xuan was worried about the woman’s IQ.
“How am I stupid?” Mu Chenyan could not help but feel wronged. Although she was not extremely bright, being chided by this man as a fool over and over again annoyed her.
“Why did you jump in? You should’ve just let her drown, yet you chose to jump in. Aren’t you stupid?”
Yuan Xuan said in a half-genuine and half-pretense manner. His expression was also not of a serious one.
Mu Chenyan was taken aback. She did not know what Yuan Xuan meant. “Are you willing to let her drown? After all, she’s the sister of the real Qinger. Back then when that homicide happened…”
“You’ve said it yourself that she wanted to push you, so I think you shouldn’t have saved her!”
Yuan Xuan did not want Mu Chenyan to bring up the murder case again, so he cut off her words.
“If you’re the one who had fallen into the lake, I would’ve saved you too!”
Mu Chenyan said deliberately.
“Are you that capable?” Yuan Xuan asked.
Mu Chenyan nodded seriously. “Yea!”
“Then, the top priority is to plant a little kid here!” Yuan Xuan coldly snorted as his big hand continued to rub her abdomen, making the skin hot and dry.
Mu Chenyan was at loss for words.
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Peace Mansion
Upon reaching home, Yuan Zhe and Wen Ya immediately changed their manner. Yuan Zhe seemed to have some opinion on the resurrection of Qinger. “Interesting! This home is not as peaceful as it was anymore. More drama is bound to happen in the future!”
Hearing heard Yuan Zhen’s remarks, Wen Ya did not want to bother Yuan Zhe. If she could keep mum, she would stay far away from him.
Although she had already gotten rid of the crutches, Wen Ya’s legs were still somewhat feeble. The maid came forward to help Wen Ya, but when Yuan Zhe saw that, he ordered the maid to retreat. He then carried Wen Ya and went upstairs.
Wen Ya was frightened and asked, “What are you doing?”
“Making love!”