Su Xiaoqi's heart sank. She thought to herself:
"Damn it, I never intended to harm anyone. It’s just my bad luck to have encountered this original owner…"
Of course, these were just her thoughts. She wouldn’t dare reveal her origins to Shen Yun.
Even if she did, he might not believe her!
Su Xiaoqi glanced at him, her eyes sparkling like stars:
"Uh, well, everything that happened before was an accident. You misunderstood me, and I can understand that.
But now, I genuinely want to save your mother and help Er Dan."
So, could they put aside their past grievances and overcome the current difficulties!
To show her sincerity, Su Xiaoqi picked up the medicinal soup and drank it down.
Just as a drop touched her tongue, Shen Yun intercepted and snatched it away.
Since she was willing to drink it, she clearly hadn’t poisoned it.
He then carefully fed the soup to Madam Zhao, spoonful by spoonful.
Su Xiaoqi took the opportunity to sit down and said, "Mother-in-law has a slight fever. From now on, I must stay here. You should go and rest."
Shen Yun stated that he would also stay.
Although Su Xiaoqi seemed different now, how could he completely entrust his mother to her!
Su Xiaoqi knew he was worried. She shrugged and didn't insist further, only persuading Shen Xiaomei to return.
Only the two of them remained in the room.
They sat by the dim oil lamp, neither speaking. The air was thick with awkwardness.
Su Xiaoqi periodically checked Madam Zhao's pulse.
She used a cloth to cool her forehead and applied medicine, keeping herself busy and not feeling anything particularly bothersome.
However, she couldn't tell if it was her imagination.
As they sat together, she felt Shen Yun's gaze on her had changed.
The previous defensiveness and loathing were gone, replaced by a hint of testing.
The night passed without incident. As the morning sun rose.
Su Xiaoqi examined Madam Zhao's condition by the dawn light.
The fever had subsided, and the inflammation in the wound had also healed.
She breathed a sigh of relief and informed Shen Yun that Madam Zhao was no longer in danger and only needed rest and recuperation.
The original owner's body had a poor constitution. When she stood up, she moved too quickly.
A wave of dizziness washed over her. Her body felt alien, and she stumbled directly towards the bed.
Shen Yun, fearing she would fall onto his mother, reached out to steady her.
Seeing the dark circles under her eyes and recalling that she had stayed up all night, it was understandable that she was exhausted.
After a moment of hesitation, he picked up Su Xiaoqi and carried her back to their new room.
Shen Yun sat down by the bedside.
His gaze swept over her tired face and delicate features, his heart filled with a mixture of emotions.
She had consorted with another, causing his mother's death, and now she came to save her. What was her true intention?
And who had saved her when she was thrown into the river?
And when he himself fell into the river, was it her who saved him?
Before Shen Yun could sort out his thoughts, Shen Xiaomei called him. His mother had woken up.
Facing Madam Zhao, Shen Yun had no choice but to explain that Su Xiaoqi had survived the river.
Madam Zhao said, "It's fate. Let her return to the Su family."
Madam Zhao, being kind-hearted, had heard that the village chief was taking people to drown Su Xiaoqi. She immediately sent Shen Yun and his brother to search along the river.
She couldn't bear to see Su Xiaoqi die, but that didn't mean she wanted to see her again.
"Mother, she can cure Er Dan," Shen Yun said.
He also didn't want Su Xiaoqi to stay.
But since she had cured his mother, perhaps she could also cure Er Dan's muteness.
Madam Zhao questioned how a young lady from a noble family like Su Xiaoqi could possibly cure illnesses.
Shen Yun told her that her own wounds had been treated by Su Xiaoqi.
She had even stayed with her all night. Madam Zhao’s heart softened, and she had nothing more to say.
Shen Yun seized the opportunity to persuade, "Mother, let her try. Er Dan is still young. If he can't speak, his life might be difficult."
He was already pitiable enough!
While the mother and son were discussing this, Su Xiaoqi, lying in the adjacent room, had already woken up.
Her hearing was excellent, and she had heard their entire conversation.
It turned out that Shen Yun and Shen Er Dan had gone to the riverbank to save her.
She had previously thought Shen Yun was lying to her.
"Alas…" Su Xiaoqi sighed heavily.
Madam Zhao was truly a kind person. If only she had arrived here sooner, preventing the original owner from harming her, how much better would that have been!
As she was contemplating, she heard a "ding dong" sound. The farm in her space had been upgraded again.
The one mu of paddy field had now become two mu. Su Xiaoqi planted rice, and after harvesting, it directly became polished rice.
This time, there were two dou of rice, approximately twenty catties.
Adding the previous ten catties of rice and six catties of flour, she had a total of thirty-six catties of grain.
She was overjoyed. This was fantastic! It seemed there were such benefits to upgrading.
It appeared she should do more good deeds and upgrade more often in the future.