In Li Qiyu's opinion, although Li Xichi was wearing a tracksuit that did show her curvy figure and outline her body lines, she was still fully clothed with her arms and legs covered. She didn't expose much, so it didn't count as dressing provocatively, right?
"What? Is dressing like that normal in your ancient times?" Ming Yuexuan was now used to talking to Li Qiyu using terms like "ancient times" and "modern times".
"Not really." Actually, when Li Qiyu first came to this era, seeing people on the street showing their arms and legs, she quickly covered her eyes for fear of getting sty in the eye. It was only after Li Tong explained, "Everyone dresses like this," that Li Qiyu gradually changed her mindset.
"I mean she didn't show her arms or legs. At least she's better than those girls wearing short skirts on the street."
Forgive Li Qiyu for being new to this era. Although she thought close - fitting clothes were indeed indecent, since everyone on the street was wearing them, she didn't really care about propriety anymore. Even on hot summer days, she would always wear two layers, an inner and an outer one, and mostly loose - fitting clothes, never like Li Xichi who showed off her curves.
Ming Yuexuan was almost furious. Li Xichi was clearly provoking them, but Li Qiyu remained unmoved. If it were in the past, she would have already started scolding.
Ming Yuexuan didn't know what else to say. She could only go all out and remind her, "Anyway, remember, that woman is a vixen."
"With that face of hers, how could she be a vixen?" Li Qiyu retorted. She pointed at herself in the mirror and said, "This is the vixen."
Even though that face now belonged to someone else, she still wanted to defend the dignity of "herself".
Ming Yuexuan: "..."
Ming Yuexuan knew what Song Jiaye meant to Li Xiyu. The fact that the two of them were reluctant to divorce even after such a big rift was the best proof.
If Li Xiyu regained her memory and saw her once - hated younger sister brazenly taking over, she would surely be heart - broken.
Actually, Ming Yuexuan supported Li Xiyu's decision to divorce, but this was a different matter.
Divorcing didn't mean they should let Li Xichi off easily.
No, her sister had lost her memory. She had to help her sister maintain her position in the family.
The weather was getting hotter and hotter. At noon, the bright sun shone in. Even with the central air - conditioning on at home, one could still feel the heat outside.
Ming Yuexuan suggested, "How about we go swimming?"
There was a swimming pool in Xiyu Villa, but it was mostly empty most of the time - after all, few people swam there. Filling a swimming pool with water required a lot of effort to maintain, otherwise it would turn into a pond full of algae. But these were not big problems. Just find someone to clean it and then fill it with water. Ming Yuexuan had already planned it all in her mind.
"Swimming? What's that?" Li Qiyu heard a new word again.
"It's like this in the water." Ming Yuexuan gestured in the air, making the gesture of breaststroke.
Li Qiyu understood.
"Oh, you mean swimming."
"So, are you interested?" Ming Yuexuan asked.
"Why on earth would I go swimming?" Li Qiyu only swam when she was fighting with her father. It was out of necessity then. She didn't understand why Ming Yuexuan would look for trouble on purpose.
"To cool off. Most importantly, to piss off that beanpole." Ming Yuexuan whispered in Li Xiyu's ear.
Not far from them, Li Xichi was applying a facial mask.
"Beanpole?"
"Yeah." Ming Yuexuan pointed at Li Qiyu's upper body and her expression gradually became lewd, "Our Xiyu has much more curves than her."
Li Qiyu was confused. She looked down at her clothes. Curves? Her clothes were clean. There was nothing on them.
"Let's go." Ming Yuexuan pulled Li Qiyu into the room, "Let's pick out some clothes."
Ming Yuexuan was very familiar with Li Xiyu's cloakroom.
The two of them walked away whispering to each other. They didn't notice that shortly after they left, Li Xichi, who had been busy applying the facial mask, put down the mask box, picked up the phone on the table, and sent a message to Song Jiaye.
"It's so hot. I saw eldest sister talking about going swimming. Can I join?"
Song Jiaye was looking at a report at that time. His phone vibrated, indicating a new message.
Li Xichi rarely sent him messages. In the past, it was just basic courtesy for relatives to greet each other during festivals. But in the past two days, the frequency of messages had increased significantly.
He glanced at it. When he saw it was from Li Xichi, he originally wanted to ignore it directly, but then he caught sight of the words "eldest sister".
Li Xiyu wanted to swim? Could she?
While Song Jiaye was thinking, Li Xichi sent another message.
"I know you're working. I shouldn't bother you. But you know, eldest sister has always been biased against me. I..."
For some reason, Song Jiaye didn't like to hear anyone say anything bad about Li Xiyu now.
"The family affairs are in your eldest sister's charge." Leaving this sentence behind, Song Jiaye turned off his phone and continued to look down at the report.
However, he couldn't even read a single word of the numbers in front of him.
In his mind, he recalled the day when Li Xiyu was performing mime outside the glass window, timidly pulling at his sleeve on the street, and being startled by the rain on the sunroof in the car.
Swimming was no joke. What if something happened?
Thinking of this, Song Jiaye picked up his phone and called Li Xiyu. There was no answer. He called Ming Yuexuan, but still no answer.
But Li Xiyu and Ming Yuexuan were busy picking out clothes in the cloakroom. How could they answer the phone?
Song Jiaye called Sister Liu and learned that it was indeed true that Li Xiyu and the others were going swimming. At Ming Yuexuan's order, the servants at home had already cleaned the swimming pool and started to fill it with water. In at most an hour, the pool would be full.
"Ridiculous!" He knew it was Ming Yuexuan's doing! "Xiyu has just recovered from a serious illness. How can she go into the water?"
Moreover, hearing that Li Xiyu was going swimming, Song Jiaye also felt a bit uneasy.
Sister Liu had a different opinion. She comforted him, "Sir, don't worry. With Miss Ming Yue there, we'll all be watching over Madam. Besides, Madam has been cooped up at home all day. It's quite pitiful. It's rare for her to be interested in swimming. Just let her try."
Sister Liu's words "Madam has been cooped up at home all day. It's quite pitiful" softened Song Jiaye's heart.
He remembered the past when he advised Li Xiyu not to do those unnecessary things for him. Li Xiyu replied dejectedly, "But I'm cooped up at home all day. Besides thinking about you, I have nothing else to do."
Song Jiaye didn't know how to face Li Xiyu. Although they were husband and wife, they were the most distant people in the world.
Whether it was their temperaments or their hobbies, they didn't match at all.
Moreover, they didn't like each other when they got married.
At least that was what Song Jiaye thought at that time.