After rebirth, I rejected the rich yandere lady

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Liu Rushuang took out a bottle of medicated liquor.

Yao Mingyue didn't react at first.

"Mom, what's in this liquor..."

"Don't worry, it's just soaked with some regular herbs. At most... it will make someone a bit emotional,"

Liu Rushuang shook the medicated liquor she had prepared.

But then she deftly took out a small packet of medicine powder and said, "However, if you mix this packet in, Musen definitely won't be able to go home tonight."

As she spoke, Liu Rushuang handed the liquor and the medicine powder to Yao Mingyue.

"Mom understands Xiao Sen. If the two of you really consummate the relationship, then he will certainly take responsibility."

Liu Rushuang sighed as she saw the somewhat dazed expression on Yao Mingyue's face, "Mom knows it's wrong to do this to Musen, but your matters still come first for me. Besides, Musen actually likes you too. It's just that the other girl happened to show up. As long as you treat Musen well in the future, everything will slowly get better."

Yao Mingyue stared at the medicine powder and the bottle of medicated liquor in her hand, slightly lost in thought. In the past, she had indeed considered using methods like getting pregnant to force Musen to take responsibility.

After all, they knew Musen's character all too well.

But during this time, Yao Mingyue had come to understand many problems she had previously overlooked.

Even if she forced him to stay by her side, could they truly be happy together?

But then again, if things kept going on as they were, wouldn't the two of them grow further apart, and she might even lose him altogether?

Actually, this was a good opportunity.

Liu Rushuang gently stroked her daughter's head, observing every expression on her face.

"Ming Yue, the choice is now in your hands. As long as you decide, no matter what the outcome, mom will support you,"

Liu Rushuang said, yet deep in her eyes a different emotion flickered.

Yao Mingyue stared at the liquor and medicine powder in her hand, biting her lip. She knew this might be her best and last opportunity.

The New Year was coming soon. By then, their issues would inevitably come out. Perhaps Musen might even take her home directly.

If it came to that, it might really be too late.

From then on, in that neighborhood filled with their memories, an additional figure would gradually start to take away things that originally belonged to her...

Yao Mingyue clenched the medicine powder unconsciously, her pupils looking hollow as a trace of dark emotion wound through them.

It seemed as if a few demons were whispering in her ear.

"Hey, hey, hey, you're never going to leave him anyway, and since guys don't lose out, why not just do it?"

"Yeah, yeah, you both like each other after all. It's just that the other girl took advantage of the situation. He was yours to begin with, you two are the most suitable couple in the world!"

"Hee hee hee, if you're going to do it, do it all the way. Make the rice into a cooked meal! Make him exclusively yours, let him cook for you every day, embrace and kiss and lift you up high every day, and do even more shameful things together..."

These voices seemed to open an invisible channel in the depths of Yao Mingyue's heart, tempting her to walk down this path.

Yao Mingyue looked at the white powder in her hand, then again at the liquor.

Her hands were drawing closer and closer, but in her mind, there seemed to be another voice.

Yao Mingyue... Is this really what you want?

Scene after scene, the dreams that had appeared when she fell into the river that night, seemed to replay over and over in her mind.

In the end, with a roar and a cry...

Yao Mingyue's pupils suddenly widened as she breathed heavily, clutching her chest. In November, the season when it was about to snow, a cold sweat appeared on her forehead.

Clarity gradually returned to her eyes.

She looked at the medicine powder and liquor in her hand, and eventually, she handed the medicine powder back to her mother.

"Mom, I don't want these things..."

Yao Mingyue said, yet her own voice trembled unnaturally – she knew by letting go she might have just missed this last opportunity.

Liu Rushuang watched her daughter and slowly said, "Ming Yue, think it through, this might be the best choice. Don't you still like him?"

Yao Mingyue took a step back and shook her head, "I do like him, and of course I want to be with him, but not this way..."

"But if you miss this time, maybe you'll never be able to turn it back."

Liu Rushuang continued to speak.

Yao Mingyue bit her lip, knowing all too well what her mother was saying, but thinking of those blurry images, she still shook her head.

"If I really did this, that would be truly irreversible... Mom, thank you for supporting me but... I can't make this choice anymore."

Two people together with hearts a thousand miles apart, maybe such togetherness is just torment.

But during this time, Musen and she seemed to be drifting further apart, yet they both had time and distance to see their own hearts clearly.

Now Musen is the gentle and charming Brother Musen that Yao Mingyue used to like...

Yao Mingyue held the bottle of liquor in her hands, taking another step back, "I'm not giving up, but I want more, this time, I want to embrace the complete him wholeheartedly."

Even if it's hard, even if such an opportunity might not come for a long, long time, Yao Mingyue still wanted to try.

"Are you sure?"

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Liu Rushuang looked at the renewed light in her own daughter's eyes, and she also clenched the pouch of powdered medicine in her hand before asking.

"I've made up my mind."

Yao Mingyue nodded, turned around, and walked out the door.

In the room.

Liu Rushuang stood still for a moment, then suddenly smiled, her expression carrying a hint of helplessness, but even more so, reassurance.

She looked at the small pouch in her hand filled with white powder, opened it, pinched a little, and gently blew on it, filling the room with the scent of mint, refreshing and invigorating.

Actually, this packet was just mint powder. From the beginning, Liu Rushuang never really considered letting her daughter resort to such methods.

She had watched the two children grow up, and in some aspects, she knew them even better than they knew themselves.

She understood Yao Mingyue's continued affection for him, even the desire to win Xiao Sen back.

It was common for young people to experience ups and downs in relationships; as long as the two kids could end up together, that was all that mattered.

Between young people, using a little tactic to get the person they liked was not too much to fault.

But Liu Rushuang was worried that her daughter might lose this measure of control. In truth, what she did today was to see whether her daughter could maintain this level of restraint and bottom line.

If Yao Mingyue had really resorted to such extreme measures, Liu Rushuang would have been worried. A melon forcibly twisted off its vine is not only not sweet, but it might also taste even sourer.

Clearly, Yao Mingyue had passed the test.

As long as her daughter could still maintain her final sense of reason, then Liu Rushuang could be at ease.

Perhaps, this incident was a blessing in disguise for Yao Mingyue, allowing her to truly understand the difference between liking someone and getting someone.

Learning how to love others is the way to learn how to love oneself.

With that, Liu Rushuang, as a mother, could rest assured about her future path.

The rest was up to the fate of the two of them.

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At the dining table, Xu Musen looked at Yao Mingyue and Liu Rushuang, who had just come down from upstairs, one after the other.

There was something slightly odd about the atmosphere at the table, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

The medicinal liquor that Liu Rushuang brought out was indeed excellent, all aged, and one sip made one feel warmly invigorated.

However, Xu Musen glanced at the contents in the medicinal liquor. He could understand the inclusion of universal remedies like ginseng and lingzhi.

But why were there ingredients like horny goat weed, morinda root, and goji berries in there?

Liu Rushuang also drank a cup, and her mature and attractive cheeks turned slightly rosy.

She glanced at her daughter, who was eating with a preoccupied look, then turned her gaze to Xu Musen.

Even though she was pleased with her daughter's choice, she also didn't want to see her prospective son-in-law, who she had watched grow up, slip away.

The information Xu Musen didn't know yet was that she was already aware of their situation.

Today's dinner, Xu Musen had come with a sense of guilt, and Liu Rushuang felt it, so it was a good time to bring up some matters which he would surely agree to…

Liu Rushuang's beautiful phoenix eyes curved slightly, shimmering with a cunning luster.

"Xiao Sen ah, your cooking skills are really good. If you spoil Auntie's taste with your food, what will I do if I can't enjoy anyone else's cooking?"

Liu Rushuang followed up with the influence of the wine, her voice carrying a playfully foolish charm, a demeanor that Yao Mingyue would need another decade to emulate.

Xu Musen also laughed and said, "Then Auntie just needs to tell me when she wants to eat something, and I'll be your personal chef."

"Oh, that won't do. When you get married and have your own family, how can Auntie still ask you for favors?"

Liu Rushuang's eyes danced, showing a pretense of regret.

"Even if I get married, Auntie will always be my family."

Xu Musen spoke sincerely; no matter what happened between him and Yao Mingyue in the future, the relationship between the two families would have to remain the same.

"Xiao Sen, you're so kind. It's been a long, long time since our home has felt this lively."

Liu Rushuang's face was flushed, her eyes moist with emotion. She swayed her wine glass gently as she looked at Xu Musen.

"Xiao Sen, I have a request. Could you agree to it for Auntie?"

"Aunt Liu, whatever it is, I will do my best," Xu Musen lifted his head to meet Liu Rushuang's eyes. At that moment, whatever she asked for, he would do his utmost to fulfill.

"Anything at all?" Liu Rushuang caught the emphasis in his words, squinting her beautiful eyes, exuding a mature woman's unique charm.

Xu Musen suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu about this conversation.

He glanced at Yao Mingyue and eventually nodded, "Mhm, tell me, Auntie... as long as I can make it happen."

Liu Rushuang then set down her wine glass, extended her hand to suddenly cup Xu Musen's cheek, and looked into his eyes.

Her lips moved gently, as if exuding the fragrance of orchids.

"Xiao Sen, come be my son!"