The Contract Marriage by Winter Love

Chapter 407: Chapter 406: I Am Willing to Play Along with You (2)

Ling Yunshu emerged from the kitchen at a leisurely pace, her long, straight hair gently gathered and secured at the back of her head with just a hairpin, a strand or two falling loosely, adding to her soft beauty.

She was still wearing a loose apron and, as she walked, she untied it and handed it over to a servant nearby. After straightening her clothes, she approached with a warm smile, her voice gentle as she smiled at Mrs. Shi and then turned towards Shi Che, her smile growing even brighter, "Young Master."

Hearing her address him that way, Mrs. Shi smiled slightly and said, "He’s all grown up now, there’s no need to call him ’Young Master’ anymore. Just call him by his name. After all, you’re going to be married in the future, so there’s no need for such formalities."

Mrs. Shi’s words made Ling Yunshu’s cheeks blush slightly with a shy look; she couldn’t help but glance at Shi Che.

Shi Che’s gaze had fluttered slightly the moment he looked at Ling Yunshu, but afterward, his expression became unreadable, his demeanor growing colder, his aura chilling.

Ling Yunshu’s gaze hardened. She bit her lower lip and responded softly, "Madam, please don’t say that. We... we are just friends. Besides, the

but bringing her up immediately changed Mrs. Shi’s expression, "There’s no need to mention her, she’s no longer part of the Shi

look spread across Ling Yunshu’s face as she hurriedly spoke up, "Madam, in fact, Chuxia...

have been deliberate. She knew full well how important the child was, yet she chose to have an abortion. For

breathing quickening as if she couldn’t catch her breath.

took the tea and handed it to Mrs.

head for a sip of tea and slowly swallowed it down before exhaling a deep

was looking back at her with large eyes full of concern and urgency, her tone full of worry, "Madam, do you feel

though Ling Yunshu and Ling Chuxia had identical faces and features, it was Ling Yunshu’s

Chuxia had indeed been well-behaved and sensible over the past three years, her personality was too dull, too quiet, and could never match her elder