After Marrying the Officer Chapter 1188 - 1187: Suddenly Dizzy

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Previously on After Marrying the Officer...
Xia Lianlian confronts Xia Chuyi over the trademark for her shop, demanding a franchise opportunity while harboring deep resentment toward her family. As the argument escalates, Xia Lianlian abandons all familial pretenses and spitefully rejects her status as a martyr's child. Exhausted by her manipulation and lack of remorse, Uncle and Aunt Xia finally sever ties with her. The family decides to move forward by focusing on Chengzong as the legitimate bloodline, choosing to treat Xia Lianlian as if she no longer exists.

Upon hearing her aunt's words, Xia Chuyi sighed softly and urged, "Alright, Aunt, please don't be angry anymore."

"I just returned from the Capital City, and my body feels quite worn out." Xia Chuyi skillfully pivoted the topic, "I think I need to rest for a while."

Aunt Xia responded immediately, "Are you tired? Then you must go and rest straight away!"

"To travel all this way, just because of Xia Lianlian..." She paused mid-sentence, then shook her head, "Ah, let's stop talking about her! Come, Aunt will show you to your room to rest!"

With that, Aunt Xia reached out to guide her, "Chuyi, Aunt keeps your room tidy for you all the time."

"You only need to lay out the bedding, and you can drift off to sleep instantly!"

Xia Chuyi felt a warmth wash over her heart hearing this promise.

After all, she rarely visited Ling County, yet her aunt had faithfully maintained a room for her.

"Thank you, Aunt." Xia Chuyi offered a gentle smile of gratitude.

"What is there to thank me for?" Aunt Xia scolded lightly, "Why are you being so formal with family?"

"Sigh, you are the only one, Chuyi, who enjoys staying at my house; look at Xia Lianlian, who insists on booking a guesthouse..." As she spoke, the frustration regarding Xia Lianlian flared up once more.

Xia Chuyi mused to herself that her aunt was clearly very displeased with the girl.

When they reached the bedroom, Xia Chuyi went to freshen up while her aunt helped prepare the bedding.

By the time she returned from washing up, the room was perfectly prepared.

"Get some rest now, Chuyi!" Aunt Xia insisted.

"Mm, thank you, Aunt." Xia Chuyi smiled and slipped into the room.

However, the moment she stepped inside, a sudden wave of dizziness hit her, causing her foot to slide.

"Chuyi!" Startled, Aunt Xia rushed over to steady her, "Are you alright?"

Leaning on her aunt for support, Xia Chuyi shook her head to clear her thoughts, "I am fine, it is probably just fatigue from the long journey."

Seeing her condition, Aunt Xia remarked, "Really now, rushing back for such a trivial matter, why do it?"

"Even if you hadn't come, your uncle and I managed to handle it... No matter, I won't bother you anymore, go get some sleep."

At that moment, the spinning sensation in her head faded, so Xia Chuyi reassured her, "It is alright, Aunt, I am not dizzy anymore."

Aunt Xia looked at her with skepticism, shaking her head as she escorted her to the bed, "You young people simply have no idea how to look after yourselves!"

Aunt Xia tapped her forehead affectionately, "I will go prepare some chicken soup; drink it as soon as you wake up."

Seeing her aunt's genuine concern, Xia Chuyi smiled and conceded, "Very well, I will do as you say."

Once her aunt had departed, Xia Chuyi lay down, feeling a growing hunger.

She considered that the dizziness might have stemmed from low blood sugar or perhaps a bit of anemia.

With that in mind, she retreated into her space and prepared a nutritious meal for herself.

After eating, she felt much more alert and restored.

Emerging back into the room, Xia Chuyi reflected that long-distance travel really does drain one's energy quickly.

She then closed her eyes, intending to organize her thoughts.

She had originally planned to map out her next steps while resting.

However, shortly after closing her eyes, a heavy shroud of exhaustion descended, and she drifted into a deep sleep.