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Xue Chuxin steadied herself, a trace of doubt flickering in her eyes, and pressed, "Back when I was pregnant, I always felt someone watching me in secret. Every time I tried to track them down, they vanished without a trace, like a phantom. Could that have been you, Big Sister?"
Xia Qingyun chuckled, tipped back her head, and took a gulp of Heaven-Burning Flame liquor before slowly shaking her head. "I did visit you once or twice, but anything beyond 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 squeeze a faint, trembling voice from her throat. "Then do you know... who was watching me in secret?"
Xia Qingyun spread her hands, her expression indifferent. "How would I know? I came and went in a hurry. I couldn't control what other people did, nor did I have the time or inclination to bother."
Xue Chuxin's raven-dark lashes cast scattered shadows over her jade-white face.
"Is that so..." she murmured.
The corners of Xia Qingyun's phoenix eyes lifted slightly. The golden bells at her waist tinkled as she leaned forward, but she said nothing.
She merely sipped the strong liquor in her flask in silence, letting its searing heat spread from her throat all the way down into her stomach.
A faint silver sheen shimmered in Xue Chuxin's misty eyes as she said softly, "You should go back for a visit. See Xiao Xun, and Xiaojun too."
Xia Qingyun's lips curved slightly into an alluring smile. "How do you know I haven't been back?"
Xue Chuxin looked up. A warmth like spring sunshine rippled at the corners of Xia Qingyun's eyes, their shimmering depths