Chapter 91
“Xuan Yuan Qingya, did you forget what you just promised me?”
Anxious, Lin Tian unconsciously snapped at her, his tone sharp and commanding. He didn’t even bother with polite titles anymore, directly calling her by name.
He had no other intentions—he just wanted her to remember her promise from earlier. After all, Lin Tian wasn’t looking to get himself killed inside this castle…
But who could have thought—
The moment Lin Tian barked at her, Xuan Yuan Qingya’s whole body trembled. Her clear eyes immediately shimmered with unshed tears, turning dewy in an instant…
She bit her lip lightly, stealing a shy glance at Lin Tian, before obediently stepping forward to walk ahead of him.
Lin Tian squeezed his eyes shut, almost cursing out loud on the spot.
What the hell was wrong with this woman?
What was with that expression just now?!
Was this really still the Xuan Yuan Qingya he knew?!
From the character setting in the original story, Xuan Yuan Qingya was the very embodiment of arrogance taken to the extreme.
If one were to describe her with harsher, even derogatory terms, “high and mighty,” “willful,” or “defiant to the bone” would all fit her perfectly…
Be it in her daily life, in business, or in how she dealt with people, she had always carried herself with an air of Heaven may be first, but I am second only to it.
When had Xuan Yuan Qingya ever been the type to listen so obediently?
Not to mention—that bashful expression on her face was completely out of place!
If it had been Zhao Mengmeng showing that kind of expression, Lin Tian wouldn’t have been the least bit surprised. After all, Zhao Mengmeng’s character setting was that of a delicate, adorable girl.
But Xuanyuan Qingya…???
For her to wear such a look—Lin Tian couldn’t help but feel that something was utterly off.
What discomforted him more was that when Xuan Yuan Qingya revealed such an expression, it carried a strange, irresistible allure that tugged at him in ways he couldn’t explain.
[A vixen, a vixen indeed… Could it be that Jiang Yifeng’s standard for choosing his harem is based entirely on this kind of enchantress? Bai Bing’er was like this, and now Xuan Yuan Qingya too… damn it, I’m really done for!]
Lin Tian wailed in his heart, but in the end, he could only quietly follow behind Xuan Yuan Qingya.
He forced himself to avert his gaze, refusing to let his eyes linger on Xuan Yuan Qingya’s back. The woman’s figure, wrapped in a deep violet gown, was curvaceous in all the right places—an allure that could prove fatal to any man.
Lin Tian was genuinely afraid that, if he wasn’t careful, he might make a mistake he couldn’t take back…
Up ahead, Xuan Yuan Qingya’s lips curved into the faintest smile as she secretly listened to Lin Tian’s inner thoughts. For some reason, when she heard him describe her as a vixen—an enchantress—she felt a strange, inexplicable joy.
Of course, Xuan Yuan Qingya knew she was beautiful.
In fact, she had seen far too many men look at her with that kind of lustful gaze, and it had left her thoroughly disgusted.
Even a simple compliment about her looks would make her uncomfortable.
I’m gorgeous—do I really need you people to state the obvious?
But Lin Tian was different. When she heard him use the not-so-polite word vixen to describe her, Xuan Yuan Qingya instead felt a genuine delight—
As though, in Lin Tian’s heart, she had been acknowledged in a way that truly mattered.
If I am a vixen, then you must be Tang Sanzang…
Xuan Yuan Qingya thought to herself, the smile slowly fading from her face.
Because ahead of them stood her Fourth Uncle’s residence.
……
Unlike the other villas of the security center, Xuan Yuan Qingya’s Fourth Uncle, Xuan Yuan Chen, lived in a residence that stood closest in stature to the main four-story villa—its height only a step below.
This villa had been specially reserved for Xuan Yuan Chen from the very beginning of the castle’s construction.
It was a small token of gratitude from Xuan Yuan Qingya and her mother, Xuan Yuan Xing, to him.
At this moment, in front of the four-story villa, people bustled to and fro. Many of the Xuan Yuan family’s servants and attendants were hurrying about with various items in hand.
At the same time, no fewer than twenty members of the Star Division stood guard, fully armed and highly alert.
Several low-key luxury cars were parked out front. Their license plates and models were unfamiliar to Xuan Yuan Qingya, most likely belonging to the guests who had come for her great-grandfather’s birthday celebration.
All along the way, every Xuan Yuan family servant they passed greeted her respectfully:
“Good day, Eldest Miss…!”
Xuan Yuan Qingya paid them no attention whatsoever. At this moment, all her thoughts were consumed with concern for her Fourth Uncle—where would she find the time to smile and nod back?
Even on ordinary days, Xuan Yuan Qingya often wore an expression devoid of cheer.
Following behind Xuan Yuan Qingya, Lin Tian wasn’t subjected to a single inspection along the way. In the Xuan Yuan family, no one dared to question or search the person brought along by the Eldest Miss.
Upon entering the villa, the first sight that greeted them was a long corridor stretching over ten meters. On either side hung various paintings and artistic treasures by renowned masters. And of course, anything displayed in a Xuan Yuan family villa could never be fake.
Any one of these paintings, if taken outside, would easily be worth at least several hundred thousand to over a million…
Passing through the corridor, Xuan Yuan Qingya led Lin Tian, following behind Uncle Zhong, until they arrived before an indoor elevator.
Just then, the elevator doors slid open, and a middle-aged man in a white lab coat hurriedly stepped out.
Uncle Zhong stopped him and asked, “Doctor Li, how is Fourth Master now?”
The doctor let out a heavy sigh and said, “We’ve examined Fourth Master’s illness many times. When it’s dormant, there truly aren’t any symptoms at all. Now that it has flared up, we still can’t detect anything… I’ll go and bring over every piece of diagnostic equipment available to see if we can find the root cause.”
Uncle Zhong nodded, then turned his gaze to Xuan Yuan Qingya.
Xuan Yuan Qingya pressed her lips together and said in a deep voice, “Doctor Li, tell me honestly—my Fourth Uncle’s condition, is it considered very critical right now?”
Doctor Li hesitated for a moment before replying, “Eldest Miss, strictly speaking, Fourth Master’s illness can’t be called immediately life-threatening. But since the first attack a few years ago, this is already the third time, and the intervals are getting shorter… Based on what we can determine, it’s generally an issue with heart rhythm. And when it comes to the heart, there’s no such thing as a minor illness.”
“If we don’t act quickly with treatment, whether or not Fourth Master will face serious complications—we really can’t say for sure.”
Xuan Yuan Qingya gave a slight nod and didn’t press the matter further.
Including Doctor Li, there were more than ten medical experts permanently stationed within the Xuan Yuan family castle.
They were allowed to pursue their own research, with the Xuan Yuan family allocating a dedicated fund each year for various projects. Aside from that, their only duty was to care for the Xuan Yuan family’s health.
The professionalism of these people was beyond question. Since even Doctor Li had admitted there was no definite answer, then even if Xuan Yuan Chen were taken abroad to those so-called “top private hospitals,” the conclusion would still only be—uncertain.