"What's wrong? I'm not dead yet." Xiao Chengyu felt quite alright at the moment, not experiencing the dizziness he had yesterday.
Why was Jing Lai even more upset?
Jing Lai sniffed, lowering his voice, and sobbed, "I just think, the Second Young Lady must be deeply in love with the Marquis."
"Only then would she enter to care for the Marquis without hesitation, and then purposefully say what she did to avoid troubling you."
A pang of pain struck Xiao Chengyu's heart, "You think so too?"
Jing Lai nodded emphatically, speaking softly for fear Fu Shinian might overhear, "Marquis, you mustn't give up. You must recover and marry the Second Young Lady."
"Even disciplining the servants isn't that reliable," Jing Lai said. "There's no wall that doesn't let the wind through. If word spreads to the capital, the Second Young Lady's reputation will be ruined."
Xiao Chengyu gritted his teeth and said, "I'll ensure their silence. No one would dare speak of it."
