Back at the Yun family house, her grandfather was nowhere to be seen, and Yun Yuanfeng was either away on a business trip or with that woman. Second Uncle, Second Aunt, and the housekeeper were the only ones at home.
As soon as the housekeeper saw that Yun Xi had returned, she greeted her as warmly as if she was her own daughter, asking her all sorts of questions. The housekeeper’s loving concern flooded her with warmth. She had never felt a mother’s love, but the housekeeper’s ramblings made her feel loved and welcomed home.
“Second Aunt, could you help me and take a look at this?” Yun Xi took out the velvet box that Han Yaotian had just given her and handed it to Yao Ying.
Yao Ying took a look and lifted her head, looking confused. “Is someone’s baby having a full moon party?”
“That’s not what I meant. Have you seen this bracelet before? This is the bracelet that my uncle’s wife snatched away from me when I was a child. I was told that I wore a gold bracelet and a silver bracelet on my wrists when I was sent to the countryside. I still have the silver bracelet. Let me go upstairs, and I’ll get it to show you.”
Yao Ying carefully studied the patterns on the bracelet. It looked exquisitely detailed. However, it looked a little dull and the color had faded, as though it had oxidized over the years. However, the pattern that had been engraved on the gold jewelry clearly showed that this was no ordinary bracelet.
Yun Xi brought down the silver bracelet that she had had hidden in her safe. The two bracelets were different. The silver bracelet was an ordinary baby bracelet with two small bells engraved with the words clever and bright and the body of the bracelet was smooth and plain.
“No, I remember that your silver bracelets were a pair. Before you were born, your mother had asked someone to make them especially for you. You were the first child in the family after all, and although you were a daughter, she still loved you dearly. If it hadn’t been for what that fortune-teller said, plus the fact that she accidentally lost her second child, your life wouldn’t have…”
Speaking of these old incidents, Yao Ying sighed with sadness. In the end, all of the problems were due to Liang Xiuqin’s idiotic superstitions. Ironically enough, among the three daughters, the most promising one turned out to be the one she had despised the most.
“You mean the silver bracelets were a pair, not one gold and one silver?”
Yun Xi stared in confusion at the two completely different bracelets in her hands. If the gold bracelet was not hers, then who did it belong to?
Had Liang Xinyi purposely lured her there that day, to the swimming pool, under false pretenses?
If that were the case, then her acting skills were really spectacular. Even Chen Lixue had willingly dug out her sacred belongings just to frame her, and now she was using Han Yaotian to try to get at her again. Did she really think she was that easy to fool?
Yao Ying nodded. “Usually, babies’ bracelets are all in silver and in pairs of similar design, but with different engravings on them. The writings would typically say clever and bright, peace and wealth. Your gold bracelet seems rather exquisite. Do you think maybe your aunt gave you the wrong bracelet by mistake?”
Yun Xi nodded and put it away despite her doubts. “Maybe she did give me the wrong bracelet. Liang Xinyi used this bracelet to lure me to the swimming pool that time to try to push me into the water. It seems as if these two are truly capable of just about anything.”
“You’re too naive, my dear. You should be more careful around those women. I heard that Chen Lixue has been trying to woo the wives in the social circle recently. Unfortunately, knowing her identity, since the circle is full of noble wives with high status and decent backgrounds, very few have bothered to respond to her.”
“My aunt wants to make her way up the social ladder so that she can pave the way for her two daughters. Of course, she’s bound to make the effort, right?”
Yun Xi laughed out loud. Then she thought about how rarely she had been home after she’d started going to university, so she changed the subject and chatted with Second Aunt about matters at home instead. “How has Second Uncle been lately? Did his coughing relapse this winter?”
“Not this year, thanks to your medicine. He’s doing much better these days. I applied for a patent for your medicine, and it’s going to be launched soon. I have deposited all your royalties into a savings account. If you need spending money, you can withdraw it with your own card.” As Yao Ying spoke, she took a card out from her purse and gave it to her.
Looking at the brand-new bank card in her hand, Yun Xi smiled at Yao Ying. “Thank you so much, Second Aunt.”
