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Xue Chuxin composed herself, a trace of doubt flashing through her eyes as she pressed, "Back when I was pregnant, I kept feeling as if someone was watching me from the shadows. Every time I tried to track that person down, they vanished like a ghost without a trace. Could it have been you, big sister?"
Xia Qingyun gave a soft laugh, tipped her head back, and took a gulp of "Heavenly Flame" wine, then slowly shook her head. "I did go see you once or twice, but as for anything else, that had nothing to do with me."
Xue Chuxin bit her lower lip with her pearly teeth until it turned pale. Only after a long while did she force a thin, trembling voice from her throat. "Then do you know... who else was watching from the shadows?"
Xia Qingyun spread her hands, her expression calm. "How would I know? I came and went in a hurry. I couldn't control other people's business, and I didn't have the leisure to care."
Xue Chuxin's dark lashes cast fine, broken shadows over her jade-white face.
She murmured softly, "Is that so..."
The corners of Xia Qingyun's phoenix eyes lifted slightly. The golden bells at her waist chimed as she leaned forward, but she said nothing.
She only quietly sipped the strong liquor from the wine flask, letting that burning heat spread from her throat all the way into her stomach.
A faint silver glow shimmered in Xue Chuxin's misty eyes as she said softly, "You should go back and have a look. See Xiao Xun, and Xiao Jun too."
The corners of Xia Qingyun's lips curved slightly, and she smiled bewitchingly. "How do you know I haven't gone back?"
Xue Chuxin looked up and saw a