Seeing this, Xiao Yifei quickly pulled Liu Rui to sit at the stone table in the courtyard. "What's going on?" he asked slowly after they were seated.

Upon hearing this, Liu Rui recounted every detail of what happened at Qianxi's home to Xiao Yifei. After listening to Liu Rui, Xiao Yifei was speechless. How could Qianxi be such a person? Regardless of that, she didn't feel the least bit guilty for hurting Sisi. This person is really shameless, Xiao Yifei thought to himself.

"This marriage, better not go through with it." Xiao Yifei shook his head. Such a woman is not desirable. Hearing Xiao Yifei's suggestion not to get married, Liu Rui felt even more helpless and started to talk about how he was forced by Qianxi to press his handprint.

"Crazy, this woman is just crazy," Xiao Yifei said incredulously. To be honest, Xiao Yifei had never seen such a woman growing up, and today was an eye-opener for him.

"What do you think I should do?" Liu Rui sighed, hoping Xiao Yifei could help him think of a solution. But Xiao Yifei was an outsider all along, so how could he help Liu Rui?

After a while, Xiao Yifei suddenly asked, "Liu Rui, do you like her?" Upon hearing Xiao Yifei's question, Liu Rui was a bit confused about why Xiao Yifei would ask such a thing at this moment. Thinking for a while, Liu Rui nodded and said, "Maybe." Hearing this, Xiao Yifei shook his head and said he needed a definite answer from Liu Rui.

Hesitating for a moment, Liu Rui nodded and said, "At first I liked her, but her actions in the past few days have been really too much." Saying this, Liu Rui sighed sorrowfully. She knew Qianxi's personality was somewhat strong-willed, but she never imagined Qianxi would go to such crazy lengths.

Upon hearing Liu Rui's confirmed answer, Xiao Yifei had a rough idea in his mind. After pondering for a while, Xiao Yifei slowly said, "Then get married."

"What?" Liu Rui thought he had misheard, looking at the serious Xiao Yifei in disbelief. Seeing this, Xiao Yifei smiled and said, "Why, do you have a better plan now?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Rui shook his head helplessly. Indeed, in his current situation, there wasn't a better plan. "Let it be." Saying this, Xiao Yifei nodded thoughtfully.

"What about my sister?" Liu Rui asked the crucial question. Hearing this, Xiao Yifei thought for a moment, "I'll find a way."

"From what you described earlier, something feels off about this Qianxi." Xiao Yifei paused and then expressed his inner thoughts. After hearing Xiao Yifei say that something was off about Qianxi, Liu Rui gave a bitter smile, "Yeah, she's very off. No normal person would act like her."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yifei smiled and said, "That's not what I meant."

"Then what else could it be?" Liu Rui asked in confusion.

"It's like this, earlier when I listened to your description, I felt that Qianxi originally shouldn't have such a personality, but for some reason, she became like that, which is indeed a bit strange," Xiao Yifei said thoughtfully.

Listening to Xiao Yifei's words, Liu Rui was a bit puzzled, so he scratched his head, and after a long pause, he suddenly realized, "Are you saying there's a reason Qianxi turned out this way?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yifei nodded, indicating that Liu Rui was correct. Seeing Xiao Yifei nod, Liu Rui also thought back to Qianxi's words and deeds, and it really seemed like what Xiao Yifei said.

"What should we do then?" Liu Rui looked at Xiao Yifei and asked. "You follow what Qianxi says for now. I'll investigate." Saying this, Xiao Yifei paused and then consoled Liu Rui, saying that Liu Sisi's illness was not urgent and told him not to worry too much. Upon hearing this, Liu Rui nodded as well.

Seeing Liu Rui no longer so dejected, Xiao Yifei also left the courtyard and returned to his own room, pondering how to investigate Qianxi. But now, Xiao Yifei didn't know anyone around Qianxi, only knew Elder Hua was Qianxi's grandfather, maybe he could learn something from Elder Hua.

Thinking this, Xiao Yifei went to find Elder Hua to ask about Qianxi's situation. However, Elder Hua told Xiao Yifei that Qianxi hadn't been by his side since she was nine, so he didn't know why Qianxi had become this way either.

But Elder Hua also said that before Qianxi was nine, her temperament was gentle, not at all like now, so her current appearance left Elder Hua quite helpless as well. After listening to Elder Hua, Xiao Yifei was convinced of his suspicions, but he still couldn't find the reason for Qianxi's current demeanor.

And Elder Hua saw through Xiao Yifei's thoughts and then gave Qianxi's father's phone number to him. Elder Hua mentioned that Qianxi's father was also due to return from abroad because of Qianxi's engagement in a few days, so Xiao Yifei could go and personally ask Qianxi's father then. Xiao Yifei quickly thanked Elder Hua.

Back in his room, Xiao Yifei also dialed Qianxi's father's number, expressing his desire to meet and stating that Elder Hua referred him. Qianxi's father, upon hearing that Elder Hua referred Xiao Yifei, agreed readily.

After contacting Qianxi's father, Xiao Yifei continued to prepare medicine for Sisi. Two days later, it was Liu Rui and Qianxi's engagement party.

Since it was Liu Rui and Qianxi's engagement party, Elder Hu, Elder Hua, and everyone else had to attend. Thus, everyone's expressions were not particularly cheerful during the event. The engagement party left everyone with mixed feelings.

However, Xiao Yifei didn't care much; he was just eager to find Qianxi's father. After the engagement party, Xiao Yifei went straight to a man. This man had sharp features and a burly stature, just as Elder Hua described Qianxi's father.

"Uncle Hua." Xiao Yifei greeted the man politely. Hearing this, the man sitting on the hotel lobby sofa looked at Xiao Yifei. Recognizing him from their phone conversation, the man asked in confusion: "Lin Mu?"

"That's me." Xiao Yifei smiled, indicating that he was indeed Xiao Yifei from the phone call. "Please, sit." The man smiled and hurriedly pulled Xiao Yifei to sit down, appearing very hospitable.

Seeing the man's enthusiastic demeanor, Xiao Yifei found it hard to associate Qianxi's personality with him. "What seems to be the matter? Why did you seek me out?" the man smiled and got straight to the point. Upon hearing this, Xiao Yifei nodded and said, "Uncle Hua, I came to ask you a few questions."

Upon hearing Xiao Yifei's words, the man thoughtfully stroked his chin, "Feel free to ask," the man said calmly. "The thing is, I want to ask a few questions about your daughter."

After saying this, Xiao Yifei looked cautiously at the man, fearing he might not want to divulge information. Yet, as it turned out, Xiao Yifei was overthinking. Upon hearing Xiao Yifei ask about his daughter Qianxi, the man sighed deeply and gradually spoke about Qianxi.

"Qianxi, she's exactly like her mother." The man said while shaking his head helplessly. Upon hearing this, Xiao Yifei oh-ed with curiosity, seemingly intrigued by Qianxi's mother. "I wonder if Uncle Hua could tell me more," Xiao Yifei said respectfully.

The man nodded and continued, "Qianxi's mother had the same personality as Qianxi. At first, it was because she showed interest in me that we had Qianxi. However, when she was young, she was nothing like that. I'm not sure what caused the change."

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