Aunt Xia’s tone carried some guilt, some regret, and some other emotion.

That only made Xia Chuyi even more puzzled, and at the same time, a bit worried.

"Something happened?" Xia Chu immediately asked Aunt Xia, "Auntie, what on earth happened?"

What kind of situation could make both Uncle Xia and Aunt Xia sound so abnormal?

Hearing Xia Chuyi’s question, Aunt Xia let out a breath and said directly, "Isn’t it all because of that Xia Lianlian..."

"Xia Lianlian?" This answer was completely outside of Xia Chuyi’s expectations.

"Xia Lianlian, she..." Xia Chu said, "Wasn’t she locked... up?"

After all, Xia Lianlian was a blood relative of Uncle Xia, so Xia Chuyi didn’t directly say the four words "mental hospital."

Back then, after Xia Lianlian used Mother Xia to drug Xia Chuyi, she was immediately thrown into a mental hospital.

The reason they put her in a mental hospital was, first, because nothing had actually happened to Xia Chuyi, and second, out of some consideration for Uncle Xia’s sake.

At the same time, the intention was basically to keep Xia Lianlian locked up for life.

After that, while Xia Chuyi was in the Capital City for her pregnancy, she never heard any news about Xia Lianlian from anyone.

So now, hearing what Aunt Xia said, Xia Chuyi was very surprised.

"What exactly is going on?" Xia Chuyi asked Aunt Xia.

"Sigh..." On the other end of the phone, as soon as she opened her mouth, Aunt Xia let out another sigh and said, "This matter is a long story..."

Seeing her like this, Xia Chuyi immediately frowned.

"Auntie, what exactly happened?" Xia Chuyi couldn’t help but ask again.

Now that things had come to this, Aunt Xia no longer planned to hide anything and said, "Here’s what happened..."

"Back then, your uncle and I were getting ready to come up to see you," Aunt Xia said. "But right before we set off, we suddenly got news from the mental hospital..."

At this point, Aunt Xia paused for a moment before continuing, "The people at the mental hospital said that Xia Lianlian... was pregnant."

Pregnant?

This answer was even further beyond what Xia Chuyi had imagined.

"Auntie, you mean..." Xia Chuyi asked, "Xia Lianlian... was pregnant?"

"No, that’s not right. If we count the time, when you all found out about Xia Lianlian, I’d already learned I was pregnant..." Xia Chuyi said. "And she got to Ling County earlier than I did..."

"Then her pregnancy should have been earlier than mine," Xia Chuyi deduced reasonably. "So she’s already given birth?"

"And you and Uncle couldn’t come to the Capital City because you stayed to help take care of her and her child?" Xia Chuyi finished.

Hearing this, Aunt Xia immediately tried to reassure her, "Chuyi, don’t overthink this."

"Your uncle and I still care about you the most in our hearts," Aunt Xia sighed again and said, "But Xia Lianlian... you know, after all, she’s your dad—your brother‑in‑law Xia Chenggui’s child."

"Your brother‑in‑law was a martyr, and the blood he left behind now only has Xia Lianlian," Aunt Xia said. "So your uncle really can’t let it go."

Hearing this, Xia Chuyi’s expression stayed very calm. She smiled faintly and in turn comforted Aunt Xia, "Auntie, don’t worry about it. I understand." 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Xia Lianlian was indeed a drama queen and really disgusting, but...