"This... this is impossible! You're lying to me, aren't you? This is absolutely impossible!"

Lu Miaochan's pretty face turned pale, but she still spoke with conviction, refusing to believe she was truly pregnant, thinking Ye Xuan was just trying to scare her.

"If you don't believe it, fine. In a while, your belly will surely react. Once it starts growing, you'll know if I'm lying."

Ye Xuan shrugged, speaking indifferently, his demeanour so calm as if Lu Miaochan really was pregnant.

Hearing that, Lu Miaochan's heart started pounding, and she got very anxious! She wasn't sure if what Ye Xuan was saying was true. What if she really was pregnant? What would she do?

As she thought about it, her expression showed a moment of panic, but she still sneered on the surface, saying, "Hmph! I don't believe your nonsense, otherwise, pigs would fly!"

After saying this, she picked up a small stool, ran to the other side, and sat down, angrily ignoring Ye Xuan.

Meanwhile, Chou Cuilan had already finished washing the vegetables, brought them to the stove, chopped them, and filled a scoop of water into the pot, rinsing the pot. At the same time, she smiled and asked Ye Xuan, "By the way, young man, I haven't asked your name yet."

"Grandma, my name is Ye Xuan. Ye as in leaf, Xuan as in Xuan Yuan!" Ye Xuan answered while stoking the fire.

"Xuan? As in Emperor Xuan Yuan?"

"Yes."

"That's a good name! It carries the aura of ancient Saints." Zhou Cuilan chuckled.

Then, she casually asked Ye Xuan a few more questions, which he answered truthfully.

These questions were actually the ones she had asked Lu Miaochan earlier, and now she asked Ye Xuan again. It wasn't that she didn't trust Lu Miaochan, but asking again also helped her understand Ye Xuan better.

When they arrived earlier, Ye Xuan was hiding nearby, eavesdropping on their conversation, so his answers matched Lu Miaochan's exactly, without any discrepancies.

Lu Miaochan, though sitting on the side, kept her ears open, listening to the conversation between the two, feeling extremely nervous.

She feared that Ye Xuan might slip, differing from her answers, but fortunately, their responses were almost identical, so she didn't need to explain anything more.

Then, Zhou Cuilan continued questioning Ye Xuan: "Ye Xuan, how did you and Miaochan meet?"

"Haha, Grandma, I met Miaochan on the train. At that time, she was being harassed by two thugs who tried to take advantage of her, and I helped teach those two bad guys a lesson, and that's how we got to know each other!"

Ye Xuan said with a smile, subtly hinting at his heroic act of rescuing Lu Miaochan to gain Zhou Cuilan's favour and shorten the distance.

Hmph! Shameless, why don't you say it was you who harassed me first? In the end, it was you who took advantage of me!

Lu Miaochan was filled with indignation. This beast in human disguise had made quite the moves on her on the train, even more despicable than those two thugs.

How did she get tricked by him back then?

Unlike Lu Miaochan, upon hearing Ye Xuan's words, Zhou Cuilan's eyes brightened with increased affection for him!

"Ye Xuan, we're truly grateful to you. Otherwise, our Miaochan would've been bullied by bad guys! It's rare to find good kids like you who are brave and righteous these days." Zhou Cuilan smiled warmly.

"Grandma, it was really nothing, just a small favour! I believe anyone else in that situation would have done the same." Ye Xuan modestly scratched his head and replied.

Zhou Cuilan suddenly thought of something and asked, "By the way, Ye Xuan, why exactly were you and Miaochan arguing? I heard the girl say you didn't fulfil a promise to her, what's that about?"

Ye Xuan didn't rush to answer; instead, he turned and secretly glanced at Lu Miaochan. Seeing her signalling him, he paused for a moment before replying, filled with guilt, "Grandma, the thing is, I've loved practicing martial arts since childhood, and I'm very passionate about it. I still practice daily and sometimes spar with others, and often neglect Miaochan."

"Because of this, she is very much against it. It's precisely for this reason that Miaochan and I argue! She feels that practicing martial arts is very dangerous, she doesn't like me sparring with others as it can easily injure my body, so she strictly forbids me from sparring, and I promised her I wouldn't spar again."

"But just a few days ago, I met a martial arts master, very skilled! I couldn't resist and sparred with him. As a result, Miaochan found out about it, and then she completely broke it off with me..."

There's no denying, Ye Xuan is really a master storyteller, coming up with this narrative so effortlessly and seamlessly.

Even Lu Miaochan, listening on the side, was astonished. If she didn't know ahead what this heartless guy did, she might have believed him!

She muttered in her heart, this bastard is really good at lying, not only covering up her lie without any flaws but also completely clearing himself! Now, even if she wanted to badmouth Ye Xuan in front of her grandpa and grandma, it wouldn't work.

Even Lu Miaochan almost bought it, even more so Zhou Cuilan.

She was slightly surprised to learn that, after all, she initially thought it was some romantic issue between the two kids. Turns out she was overthinking!

"Ye Xuan, does this sparring mean fighting?" Zhou Cuilan couldn't help asking.

"It's not the same, Grandma! There's a big difference between the two. Fighting and sparring are completely different concepts. Fighting is purely brawling and harming! Sparring is a formal combat sport aimed at improving personal cultivation and martial arts skills, not for inflicting harm. You can think of it as a competition match." Ye Xuan explained.

"Hearing you puts it like that, Grandma understands now."

Zhou Cuilan nodded and asked, "Is sparring dangerous?"

Ye Xuan replied, "There's some danger, but not very high! After all, it's just mutual practice, stopping short, not a life or death battle. Both sides won't go all out."

"So, in general, there won't be any injuries, unless it's a very intense fight resulting in minor injuries, but that's rare! Even if injuries occur, they're minor and not serious."

With that, Zhou Cuilan roughly understood, saying, "So, you weren't injured? Miaochan was just mad because you sparred behind her back?"

"That's right, it's exactly like that! If you don't believe it, Grandma, you can ask Miaochan."

Ye Xuan passed the topic to Lu Miaochan, winking at her with a playful expression in his eyes.

Clearly, he was certain Lu Miaochan wouldn't expose him and would even cooperate with his act!

That's why he was so confident, without concealing a thing.

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