The Cause of Decline

"..."

Xilos fell silent for a moment. But after thinking it over, Murong Xue did seem to hold a fairly good position by Shen Yi's side, so she nodded eagerly.

"Then can you teach me?"

"?" Murong Xue asked in confusion. "Teach you what?"

"I saw how you were around husband..." Xilos's voice grew quieter and quieter, as though she did not know how to bring it up.

"..."

"How could I teach that? There's nothing to teach."

Understanding what Xilos meant, Murong Xue quickly shook her head and looked at her with a wry smile.

She might have seemed favored in front of Shen Yi, but in truth, it was only so-so. Shen Yi's feelings toward her, or toward the other women, had always been neither close nor distant. They could not be called especially good, nor especially bad.

To be honest, there was faintly a sort of hierarchy between them.

When Shen Yi needed her, he naturally appeared before her more often. If he did not need her much, then she had fewer chances to show herself.

It was not just her. Fu Yunxi, Lin Tu, Lin Zhiwei, Long Aoshuang, and the other women were all in the same situation before Shen Yi.

There was no point in insisting on who was more favored. Xilos was simply overthinking it.

"It's not that I refuse to teach you. If husband likes you, then he naturally has his reasons. No matter how much I say or do, I can't change what husband thinks of you. The same goes for you."

After considering her words for a moment, Murong Xue spoke softly.

Xilos listened without speaking.

"Just be yourself. There's no need to cater to husband too much. As long as you don't mess up somewhere you absolutely can't afford to,