Xia Chuyi heard the words and paused, hastily replying, "No!"
Her answer came too quickly, which only made it seem like she was trying to cover something up.
Aunt Xia sighed again, asking, "If there’s no ill feeling, why do you walk so far away from your aunt?"
Xia Chuyi looked down.
Aunt Xia was walking in the middle of the road, and she, sticking close to the wall.
It wasn’t Aunt Xia harboring feelings, but her.
"Aunt," her voice suddenly turned hoarse.
Aunt Xia came over and took the initiative to pull her in, "Chuyi, don’t put too much pressure on yourself. Xiao Gui’s situation is not your fault."
"Being alive means facing birth, aging, sickness, and death, all of which are normal."
"An accident is something that entirely exceeds one’s expectations."
After pausing, Aunt Xia’s eyes began to redden as she said, "If Xiao Gui really had an accident... your Aunt would not blame you."
Xia Chuyi’s body shivered as she remembered her past life.
But she heard Aunt Xia continue, "However, perhaps your Aunt would complain to you for a while, lash out at you, and possibly say some excessive words... but that would just be because I’m too heartbroken, speaking without thinking."
Aunt Xia patted her hand, saying, "Chuyi, you know your Aunt’s temperament. If that day really comes and your Aunt accidentally takes it out on you, you must never hold it against your aunt."
"Your aunt knows, the words I said, I would definitely regret them."
"Chuyi, in my heart, you have always been like a daughter to me, don’t dislike your aunt!" Aunt Xia’s eyes reddened as she earnestly spoke.
Finally, having spoken the weight in her heart, Aunt Xia herself could not hold back the tears any longer.
And the tears in Xia Chuyi’s eyes, which swelled up uncontrollably.
"Aunt!" she bit her lip, her eyes red as she rushed into Aunt Xia’s arms.
Was it the same in her past life? Was it only under immense grief that Aunt Xia had said those words? Did Aunt Xia also regret them after saying them?
She remembered, after Uncle’s funeral, she dared not see Aunt again and hated the Xia Family who had exacerbated the situation. In anger, she went to work outside.
Only when the Xia Family used Mother Xia to trick her into returning and then locked her in the house to force her into remarriage, did she come back to the village.
By then, Aunt Xia had completely moved away from the village.
Later on, she fled the village, went to the south, and never returned, so she never saw Aunt Xia again.
After the two women had cried and vented their emotions, their bitterness had completely vanished.
"Enough, stop crying, stop crying, so your uncle wouldn’t worry," Uncle Xia also had a hard time, having endured the pain since the incident began.
"Okay," Xia Chuyi obediently replied, wiping her tears.
The two of them went back to the hospital room together.
Xia Chengzong was also there.
The two men noticed no change in the women.
Uncle Xia said, "Chuyi, you and Chengzong should go back first, rest a bit and recover your energy."
He added, "Besides, your shop needs some attention too."
Hearing this, Aunt Xia took over, "Your uncle is right, you two go ahead!"
Since the surgery had already been successful, now, they just needed to wait for their cousin to wake up.
Having more people around wasn’t particularly useful.
"Okay," Xia Chuyi nodded, not refusing.
She told Uncle and Aunt, "Then, Uncle, Aunt, we’ll head back first."
There truly was no use in having too many people around. She could head back to her shop and cook some medicinal food for Uncle and Aunt to nourish their health.
Besides, there was the matter of her destroyed shop and assault she needed to settle with someone!