Oops! My Inner Thoughts Are Ruining The Plot

Chapter 29: Chapter

The heavy atmosphere surrounding Xi Lanyin’s future did not disappear immediately.

Even after Su Yueqing’s thoughts had quieted, the women seated around the table remained distracted.

Some were still thinking about Zhao Mingyuan. freēwebnovel.com

Others were thinking about the Prime Minister’s son.

And a few were silently wondering just how many more disasters were hidden in the future that they had yet to discover.

Meanwhile, the person responsible for all of this remained completely unaware.

Su Yueqing calmly finished the last of her breakfast before setting her chopsticks down.

After swallowing the final mouthful, she reached for her tea and took a small sip.

Then she stood up.

"Grandmother. Mother. Aunts."

She gave a polite nod.

"If there is nothing else, I will excuse myself first."

To Su Yueqing, breakfast was over.

Therefore, her mission here was complete.

Unfortunately for her, everyone else had other plans.

Before she could take more than a single step, Lin Meiyun spoke.

"Wait."

Su Yueqing paused.

The Duchess glanced toward one of the maids standing nearby.

"Escort Young Madam back later."

The maid immediately bowed.

"Yes, Duchess."

Lin Meiyun continued calmly.

"After that, gather all the servants and maids serving in Wenzhe’s residence."

Su Yueqing blinked.

Then blinked again.

The words slowly registered inside her head.

Gather all the servants?

At Xi Wenzhe’s residence?

Why?

Her confusion immediately appeared on her face.

"Why would they need to gather?"

Lin Meiyun looked at her.

"Because you will be meeting them."

Su Yueqing stared.

"...Meeting them?"

"Yes."

The Duchess nodded.

"You are now the Young Madam of that residence."

Su Yueqing immediately felt something was wrong.

A dangerous feeling began rising inside her chest.

Then Lin Meiyun delivered the final blow.

"You will be living there from now on."

Silence.

Su Yueqing simply stood there.

Not moving.

Not blinking.

Not breathing.

The entire breakfast table watched her.

Then—

The color slowly drained from her face.

Old Madam Xi immediately lowered her teacup.

Xi Ronghua pressed her lips together.

Gu Yue looked away.

Xi Qianqian suddenly became very interested in a flower nearby.

Because everyone knew exactly what was about to happen.

Inside Su Yueqing’s mind—

[...What?]

A brief pause followed.

Then—

[WHAT?!]

The scream nearly exploded inside everyone’s heads.

Several people almost flinched.

[No.]

[No no no no no.]

[Absolutely not.]

[Who made this decision?]

[When was this discussed?]

[Why was I not informed?]

[Is this legal?]

Gu Yue immediately lowered her head to hide her smile.

Xi Anran’s shoulders trembled.

Even Old Madam Xi had to cough into her sleeve.

Meanwhile, Su Yueqing was rapidly descending into panic.

[Living there?]

[Living with Xi Wenzhe?]

[Every day?]

[Every morning?]

[Every evening?]

[In the same residence?]

[Under the same roof?]

[Breathing the same air?]

The more she thought about it, the paler she became.

Lin Meiyun maintained a perfectly calm expression.

Unfortunately, that calm expression only made Su Yueqing panic more.

Inside her mind, countless thoughts exploded one after another.

[No.]

[This is bad.]

[This is very bad.]

[This is disaster-level bad.]

[This is "pack your belongings and run away during the night" bad.]

Xi Ronghua nearly laughed.

Gu Zhen immediately nudged her under the table.

"Control yourself."

"I’m trying."

"You are failing."

"I know."

Meanwhile, Su Yueqing’s panic continued escalating.

[What if he suddenly appears every day?]

[What if he keeps asking strange questions?]

[What if he decides to investigate me again?]

[What if he starts acting weird like yesterday?]

The memory of the bathing chamber immediately resurfaced.

Her face darkened.

[That shameless man.]

[Who walks into a bathing chamber and announces he wants to bathe with his wife?]

[Is that normal?]

[Has anyone checked?]

Several women immediately looked away.

Xi Qianqian bit her lip so hard it almost hurt.

Gu Yue buried her face against the table.

Old Madam Xi suddenly found her tea extremely interesting.

Meanwhile, Su Yueqing continued spiraling.

[No.]

[I refuse.]

[I object.]

[I protest.]

[I appeal.]

[I demand a retrial.]

Lin Meiyun finally spoke.

"It has already been decided."

The words landed like a thunderbolt.

Su Yueqing froze.

"...Already decided?"

"Yes."

"Without asking me?"

"Yes."

"..."

"..."

The courtyard fell silent.

Inside her mind, however, chaos erupted once more.

[This family is unbelievable.]

[First they accuse me of arson.]

[Then they almost burn me alive.]

[Now they move me into the villain’s residence.]

[What kind of treatment is this?]

Old Madam Xi quietly looked away.

Technically...

She had approved the arrangement.

Lin Meiyun calmly continued.

"You are husband and wife."

The moment those words were spoken, Su Yueqing looked even more horrified.

[Exactly!]

[That’s the problem!]

The younger girls nearly collapsed.

Even Xi Ronghua failed to hold back a laugh this time.

"Fourth Aunt!"

Xi Lanyin quickly protested.

But Xi Ronghua simply waved her hand.

"I remembered something funny."

Nobody believed her.

Meanwhile, Su Yueqing stood there looking as though the sky had collapsed.

The maid beside her lowered her head respectfully.

"Young Madam, this servant will prepare everything."

Su Yueqing slowly turned toward the maid.

Her expression looked almost pitiful.

The maid immediately felt guilty for no reason.

Inside her mind, another miserable thought appeared.

[Maybe if I fake my death...]

[No.]

[They already survived one fire.]

[That probably won’t work.]

At that moment, everyone present suddenly realized something.

Out of all the terrifying future disasters Su Yueqing had revealed...

Nothing seemed capable of frightening her more than the prospect of living with Xi Wenzhe.

And somehow, that made the entire situation even more amusing.

...

For the remainder of breakfast, Su Yueqing remained unusually quiet.

Or at least, she appeared quiet on the outside.

Inside her mind, however, complete chaos continued raging.

Every few steps she took away from the breakfast table, a new terrifying possibility seemed to appear.

The image of herself being forced to live under the same roof as Xi Wenzhe refused to leave her mind.

By the time she reached the edge of the courtyard, she looked as though she had just received news of her own funeral.

The maid assigned to escort her followed respectfully behind while pretending not to notice her increasingly tragic expression.

Finally, after offering one last polite farewell to the elders, Su Yueqing disappeared beyond the courtyard entrance.

Only after her figure completely vanished from sight did the atmosphere around the table change.

The smiles disappeared and everyone’s expressions became serious.

Xi Qianqian was the first to react.

She immediately stood from her seat and turned toward the servants nearby.

"All of you may leave."

The maids blinked.

"Miss?"

Xi Qianqian’s expression remained calm.

"We have family matters to discuss."

Understanding immediately dawned on several faces.

The servants quickly bowed.

"Yes."

One by one, the maids withdrew from the courtyard.

Even the attendants standing nearby were dismissed.

Within moments, only members of the Xi family remained.

No one spoke immediately.

Because there was simply too much to think about.

The first person to break the silence was Xi Ronghua.

"This..."

She paused.

Then rubbed her forehead.

"This is becoming more ridiculous every day."

Nobody argued.

Even Old Madam Xi remained silent.

Lin Meiyun looked toward her daughter.

Xi Lanyin’s face was still pale.

The young woman sat quietly with her hands clasped together, clearly unable to recover from everything she had just heard.

The sight made Lin Meiyun’s heart ache.

"Lanyin."

Xi Lanyin slowly looked up.

Her eyes were slightly red.

"Mother..."

Lin Meiyun reached across the table and held her hand.

"Tell me honestly."

The Duchess’s voice was gentler than usual.

"How far has this relationship with Zhao Mingyuan progressed?"

The moment the question was asked, Xi Lanyin’s face immediately turned white.

She lowered her head.

For several seconds, she couldn’t bring herself to answer.

Old Madam Xi’s expression darkened.

That reaction alone told them enough.

Finally, Xi Lanyin spoke quietly.

"We’ve exchanged letters."

Xi Ronghua nearly jumped from her chair.

"Letters?!"

Xi Lanyin flinched.

"We only wrote occasionally."

"Occasionally?"

Xi Ronghua looked ready to faint.

"You hid a man from your entire family and you call that occasional?"

"Fourth Aunt..."

Xi Lanyin looked miserable.

Meanwhile, Old Madam Xi tapped her cane against the ground.

The sharp sound immediately silenced everyone.

"Enough."

The old matriarch’s gaze rested on her granddaughter.

"Do you like him?"

The question hung heavily in the air.

Xi Lanyin lowered her head.

Her silence was answer enough.

Old Madam Xi slowly closed her eyes.

Lin Meiyun’s expression became even more complicated.

For a long moment, nobody spoke.

Then Gu Yue finally broke the silence.

"But... what if Sister-in-Law is wrong?"

The question made everyone look toward her.

Gu Yue immediately shrank slightly.

"I mean..."

She hesitated.

"What if Zhao Mingyuan isn’t that kind of person?"

The courtyard became quiet again.

The possibility existed.

After all, none of the things Su Yueqing had mentioned had happened yet.

Then Xi Anran shook her head.

"No."

Everyone looked toward the little girl.

"Every single thing Sister-in-Law has said so far has proven true."

Nobody could deny that.

Li Mei.

The fire.

The Chancellor’s wife.

Every single warning had been correct.

Lin Meiyun slowly nodded.

"We cannot ignore this."

Old Madam Xi agreed.

"Nor can we allow Lanyin to continue meeting him privately."

Xi Lanyin’s face paled again.

"But Grandmother—"

"No."

The old woman’s voice was firm.

"This matter ends here."

For the first time, Xi Lanyin realized just how serious the situation had become.

Meanwhile, Xi Ronghua was already thinking several steps ahead.

"What about the Prime Minister’s son?"

Immediately, everyone’s attention shifted.

Even Xi Lanyin froze.

Old Madam Xi frowned thoughtfully.

Lin Meiyun looked equally surprised.

The revelation still felt unbelievable.

The Prime Minister’s son liking Xi Lanyin?

Nobody had expected that.

Not even Xi Lanyin herself.

"I still find it difficult to believe," Lin Meiyun admitted.

"So do I," Xi Ronghua said.

"But after everything we’ve heard this morning, I don’t know what to believe anymore."

Old Madam Xi felt a sense of uncertainty.

Eventually, she sighed heavily.

"From now on, someone must keep an eye on Lanyin."

"Grandmother!"

Xi Lanyin immediately protested.

Old Madam Xi ignored her.

"And someone investigate Zhao Mingyuan."

The breakfast they had expected to be peaceful had somehow turned into another revelation-filled gathering.

Gu Zhen slowly placed his teacup down and rubbed his forehead.

The usually calm man looked genuinely tired.

After a long moment of silence, he finally spoke.

"Worst breakfast ever."