I’ll Be the Male Lead’s Sister-in-Law - Chapter 583

Xie Xuanchen himself had less than pure thoughts in his heart, so he reacted very quickly to related matters. Upon hearing Madam Yin say that she wanted to adopt Mu Mingtang, he felt something was amiss.

What a joke— if Madam Yin actually adopted Mu Mingtang as her daughter, wouldn’t they become siblings? He didn’t even want to think about it, there was no way he was going to become her older brother.

Madam Yin was stunned before she suddenly reacted, slapping Xie Xuanchen hard. Xie Xuanchen didn’t dodge and took the beating from his mother, shocking even Xie Yi.

Xie Xuanchen was only 13 years old and he already understood all this?

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Mu Mingtang didn’t know what kind of conversation the Xie family had, but when she went to school as usual, she found that Madam Yin’s eyes always fixated on her. It also appeared that the older woman was hesitant to speak, seemingly embarrassed.

Mu Mingtang didn’t know what was wrong. She looked at Madam Yin and then at Xie Xuanchen, who was standing next to his mother. He smiled but said nothing, making the atmosphere absolutely creepy for Mu Mingtang.

Time ticked by. In a blink of an eye, the leaves turned yellow and rustled, but a heavy blanket of snow soon dyed the sky and the earth white once again.

It has been 5 years since Heping. (In other words, the timeskip has only been a year.)

Mu Mingtang heard people from the Xie Mansion talking about the expedition to Guangjin these days. At first, it was just a servant who talked about it, but in the end, everyone said that Xie Yi and General Guo Rong were going to attack Guangjin.

Mu Mingtang didn’t know much about the things before the founding of the Ye Dynasty. She had not been exposed to the capital’s social circle before she was 15 years old during her previous life. Therefore, she didn’t know much about the affairs of these officials. She only knew more about the Jiang family and Xie Xuanji’s family.

Although the servants of the Xie Residence were discussing enthusiastically, they didn’t look worried and Madam Yin also seemed calm. Hence, Mu Mingtang felt that this war should not be too difficult. They just needed to stay in the capital and wait for Xie Yi to return victorious.

Mu Mingtang didn’t notice that in school, Xie Xuanji glanced at her back thoughtfully.

The day of Xie Yi’s departure was approaching. The Xie family had to deal with the family head’s departure and classes were postponed. Mu Mingtang stayed at home, sorting out her notes in the morning and going to talk to her mother in the afternoon.

Mu Mingtang spent the next several days quietly and peacefully. One night, she was embroidering a handkerchief under the guidance of a lamp before she suddenly heard something at her window.

Mu Mingtang was startled and stood up immediately. She looked back and was shocked to see Xie Xuanchen pushing open the window and hissing at her, “Don’t talk, it’s me.”

Mu Mingtang was almost stunned as he jumped to the ground before he turned around and closed the window skillfully. For him to have such smooth, practised movements, it’s almost as if he had done this countless times.

Mu Mingtang’s mood abruptly plummeted as she made a sarcastic comment, “How many ladies’ windows have you jumped over to get that sort of skill?”

Xie Xuanchen turned around with a smile and walked towards her, “Only you. I am too skilled at climbing my own window, so I decided to try it at your house today.”