Chapter 152 - 147 Fear
"How did you know?" Lu Aijiao almost dropped the dish she was holding.
As expected.
"So you did know, Big Sister. You always said we got along better than other siblings, but you’ve kept such an important matter secret for so long without giving me the slightest hint?" Xia Yuan accused Lu Aijiao with her gaze.
That’s not what I asked!
Lu Aijiao gave a dry laugh and awkwardly put down the dish in her hands, eagerly looking at Xia Yuan, "...Xia Yuan, I...I didn’t mean to keep it from you on purpose, it’s just...it’s just not that...I actually wanted to tell you in my heart."
"I know, it’s about that agreement the older generation made, right?" Xia Yuan sighed and went over to pull Lu Aijiao’s hand. "Big Sister, don’t take it the wrong way, but you’re too honest. Even if there was an agreement, did the elders make a strict rule that forbade the next generation from talking about it?"
Lu Aijiao was taken aback, "That they did not."
"That settles it then. If they didn’t, why couldn’t you speak up? You’re a good few years older than Aiguo, are you telling me someone else told you about what happened back then? Over the years, do you think our parents felt alright in their hearts? Even Aiguo, he told me that when he was little he more than once wished he was actually the child of the second branch of the family."