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It was nighttime and the full moon was out, her light engulfing the land as crimson red dragonflies fluttered around the night sky.

Sitting in a pavilion that was built at the end of the dock, the Matriarch of the Jiang sect nonchalantly drank her wine. Meanwhile, a tall figure arrives at the pavilion as his light violet eyes gazed on his wife. "My lady,"

Madame Yu furrowed her brows as she glanced behind before looking away. "It's already late at night. Why are you here?"

"I went to your room to look for you. JinZhu told me you are here." Jiang FengMian explained.

"What's the matter?" Madame Yu inquired.

Jiang FengMian didn't respond but instead, he pulled a well-crafted box and placed it on the table, sliding it toward her.

Madame Yu turns to the object and went to open it as she slides opened the lid, revealing a beautiful green jade hairpin. She frowned. "Why did you buy this useless thing?"

"This hairpin looks clear and lustrous. I found it pretty. So I brought it." Jiang FengMian replied.

Silence fell upon them after that and the Sect Leader went to sit on the opposite side of the table. "My lady, during my trip to Gusu, I discussed with Sect Leader Jin about A-Li's betrothal." He stated.

"A-Li's betrothal was decided by me and ZiXuan's mother when they were still children. Is there a problem?" Madame Yu asked.

"Sect Leader Jin and I have agreed to rescind the betrothal." Jiang FengMian said.

This causes Madame Yu's eyes to widened. "Why rescind it out of nowhere?"

"I used to think that affections between A-Li and Young Master Jin are mutual. Now it seems like that's not the case." Jiang FengMian continued, glancing over to his wife with furrowed brows. "Why do we have to force them?"

"A-Li has met ZiXuan several times, and obviously has feelings for him. Did that ZiXuan kid say anything?" Madame Yu retorted before standing up. "What do children know? A-Li is such a gem, ZiXuan will surely fall for her later on. Besides, ZiXuan's mother and I are close friends since childhood. Meishan Yu Sect and ZiXuan's mother's sect are allies as well. Now if Jiang Sect and Jin Sect are connected through marriage, what even are the downsides?"

"But they are the ones who will spending the rest of their lives together. If they do not care for each other, yet are forced into a marriage by parents' wishes..." Jiang FengMian stated.

"Like us?" Madame Yu questioned blankly as silence fell upon them for a few seconds before Jiang FengMian snapped out of his shocked state.

"My lady! You know it's not what I meant."

Madame Yu just clenched her hands as she frowned angrily. "Those little brats Wei Ying and Wei Yang! Stirring up trouble wherever they goes!"

Jiang FengMian sighed as he looked away. "You're at it again. What does it have to do with A-Xian and A-Hui?"

That question seem to infuriate the Matriarch as Madame Yu slammed her hand on the table. "Nothing to do with them?! If they had not caused a ruckus, would this betrothal end like this? Ever since you brought those kids back to the Lotus Pier, you have never been impartial! If it was Jiang Cheng who got into trouble this time, would you set out for Gusu so soon? You would not!"

Jiang FengMian clenched his hands as he shot up. "My lady!"

"This time they broke off A-Li's betrothal. Who knows what they will bring next time!" Madame Yu proclaimed before letting out a chuckle. "But never mind, this sect leader here will clean up whatever mess he created anything!" And with that final said, Madame Yu walked past Jiang FengMian. Neither of them making eye contact with each other as the Matriarch marched past him. Leaving the Patriarch to stand alone in the Pavillon.

Meanwhile, a lone figure stood behind a tree nearby with her silvery-grey eyes glistening with tears as she watched the confrontation ends.

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Wei WuHui walked along the empty hallway with a solemn expression as she remembered Madame Yu's truthful words.

'This time they broke off A-Li's betrothal. Who knows what they will bring next time!'

This causes her brows to furrowed as her gaze lowered. "Shijie." She whispered.

As she walked around the corner, she spotted Jiang YanLi sitting at the table with Wei WuXian across from her as the pair was having tea.

Wei WuHui was about to walk toward them but hesitant as guilt still weigh her down as she took her foot back.

However, her twin brother spotted her from the darkness and his eyes brightened. "Mèimei, you finally came!" He called out.

"A-Hui, come and have some tea with us." Jiang YanLi added softly.

Wei WuHui gulped lightly before stepping toward them as Wei WuXian lose his smile once he noticed her face and looked at her worriedly. "Mèimei?"

"...I'm sorry, Shijie. I-." Wei WuHui began.

"Silly A-Hui, that's not your fault. And it was not A-Xian's fault either." Jiang YanLi said.

"But...we made Shijie sad." Wei WuHui replied.

Jiang YanLi then looked back at her with her usual gentle smile. "A-Hui, have a seat."

Wei WuHui went and took a sit in between her and Wei WuXian.

"Since I was a child, a-niang has said that the young master of Jin sect will be my husband. Although we have only met a few times, Young Master Jin is radiant and handsome. Few girls will be unimpressed, I guess. Yet after thinking it over, actually I...I'm not that into Young Master Jin." Jiang YanLi said.

The twins looked at her, surprised.

"I do wish to be together with Jin ZiXuan till old and grey. But if our feelings are not mutual..."

"Shijie," Wei WuXian muttered.

Jiang YanLi giggled. "You must have started the fight because he said something, right?"

"Nothing like that."

"Yes he did."

Both the twins responded and they turned to each other with blank expressions. Causing their senior sister to laugh.

"I just...thought he was annoying and Mèimei just got mad 'cause she was annoyed." Wei WuXian said, lying a bit to hide the truth.

While Wei WuHui sent him a deadpanned look. 'Really, Gege?'

"Little trickster, I watch you two grow up. I know everything about you. A-Hui wouldn't start a fight just because she was annoyed and you wouldn't join in for a reason like that." Jiang YanLi chuckled as she handed the twins their cups of tea before standing up from her seat as she gazed up at the moon. "A-Xian, A-Hui, you two did nothing wrong. Though Young Master Jin is attractive, I still want to seek my true love. Heart to heart, till the end."

Wei WuHui stared at her older sister-figure in awe before looking down at her lap. 'Is that what I want with...XiChen? For us to be together, heart to heart till the end...'

Then, a smile grew.

'...that would be nice'

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(Please correct my translation if I'm wrong and the GIFs and pictures used in this chapter does not belong to me, but their rightful owners)