Chapter 38 Lover (3)
The group of people was dumbstruck. They couldn’t believe that such a delicate woman would actually say such words brimming with murderous intent. Just now, gentleman Huang was just passing on the story. They thought that she was merely bluffing and that it was in fact very empty words. They didn’t expect that after seeing her in person, they realized that gentleman Huang’s concern was not unspoken for.
If it was usually when they were awake, they would’ve long retreated. However, the alcohol eroded their string called sanity. They grinned and joked around. Some even reached out their hand.
“How is little beauty going to make us comfortable?”
“Ow, it is a hot-tempered beauty!”
“…”
Xiao Tiao was frightened and angry. Xiao Liu was completely furious. If it wasn’t because Chen Hui was stopping him, he would’ve long rushed forward. Lord Li asked him to follow Lady Chen because he believed in him. He couldn’t fail lord’s trust!
When Chen Hui saw that the onlookers were either turning a blind eye or withdrawing strategically, she knew that she couldn’t count on their help. She suddenly smiled weirdly, picked up the bow in front of her and smashed it. At the same time, she yelled as if she lost her head out of fear, “How can you muck people?!”
The bowl drew an arc in the sky. At the same time, the soup in it dripped down and poured on the two people at the neighboring table.
Those two people were sturdy. Originally, they were eating their own things and were too lazy to be bothered by other people’s business. Who would’ve thought that innocent bystanders would get troubled in a disturbance? The two slapped the table and got up, glared angrily at gentleman Huang’s group and cursed, “Which son of bitch did it? Come forward!”
Gentleman Huang’s group hasn’t realized what had happened yet when Chen Hui quickly said, “It is that one, that son of bitch in purple!”
“Very well, son of bitch, you dare to provoke this old man?” One of the sturdy men wiped his face and shouted angrily. He rolled up his sleeves and rushed forward, “Kneel and kowtow and this old man immediately, otherwise, see how this old man breaks you into pieces!”
Gentleman Huang was the one who drank the least among them. Now, he had been somewhat sobered up from fear. Originally, he wanted to say that it was Chen Hui and that she framed them when he heard someone from their group shout, “You are the son of bitch! Your grandfather won’t kneel, what can you do to me?”
At that moment, the words ‘we are finished’ flashed in gentleman Huang’s mind. What happened next was the chaos of being wrestled together. Some people who were accidentally implicated could only blame it on their luck and dodged. Some refused to suffer this loss, grabbed anyone and started to fight.
Chen hui, the instigator, quickly pulled Xiao Tiao and Xiao Liu away. During her busy schedule, she didn’t forget to tell Xiao Liu to remember to pay for the noodles and the innocent people who got involved and injured afterwards as compensation. Xiao Liu was much busier. He had to block the ‘hidden weapons’ that had come flying out of nowhere. When he felt that he got to a safe place and looked back, he paled instantly…where is the figure of Lady Chen behind him? there was only Xiao Tiao who was clutching her head a bit at loss.
Chen Hui was dragged by someone covering her mouth. She was shocked and struggled. She heard someone say in her ear, “Lady Chen, don’t be afraid. It’s me!”
The voice was extremely unfamiliar to Chen Hui, but the other party was able to say her name. Presumably, it was an acquaintance of the original before she had time-traveled. She became more afraid and struggled fiercer.
The person who was holding her had no other choice but to enter a small alley, let go of her and quickly explained, “Lady Chen, it is me, Wen Jing!”
Chen Hui took two steps forward before turning to look at the person who dragged her here. He was a young man in his twenties. His appearance was fair, but his eyebrows were thick and coarse. Judging from his bearing, he looked like a scholar.
Without waiting for Chen Hui to say anything, Wen Jing stared at her and said bitterly, “Lady Chen, it is all my fault! It is my incompetence that made you fall into your current state! It is all my fault!”
Chen Hui looked at this man in front of her who was grieving and lamenting. For a split second, she wanted to laugh. The so-called lover that grandmother Xu mentioned did really exist?
However, the smile at the corner of her mouth hadn’t turned into an arc that she should have when she wanted to cry. What will happen if Li Youde knew that she still had a lover and had come in contact with this lover? No matter what kind of result, it won’t be something she wants.
“I’m sorry. I’m living very well now. Thank you for your concern. Don’t come looking for me again in the future,” Chen Hui intended to resolve this in the shortest amount of time possible and said with a cold face. She couldn’t let Xiao Liu see this scene. He would undoubtedly report everything to Li Youde.
Wen Jing’s heartfelt sentiment was met with a blow before he could say them. He looked in shock at Chen Hui as if he didn’t know her.
Chen Hui said, “You must know that my father sued Lord Li and that I testified for Lord Li to be acquitted, right?”
Wen Jing was still in an incomprehensible shock and just stared blankly at Chen Hui.
Chen Hui said, “I have nothing to do with Chen household anymore. From now on, let’s go our separate ways. Don’t come looking for me anymore.”
Chen Hui turned to leave, but Wen Jing hurriedly stopped her and said, “Lady Chen, I know that you were forced. Don’t worry, I won’t blame you! That Li Youde bullies people too much. I can only hate myself for being unable to fight him now! Lady Chen, I finally saw you today. Come with me. I have brought enough money. We can go wander around the world and find a village to hide from the world. Let’s go live our lives with only you and me!”
“You want me to elope with you?” Chen Hui asked in amazement. This was asking her to leave her glory and wealth behind to live a hard life with him! If he was her lover, she would barely think about it for a moment, but the fact was that she didn’t know him at all.
Wen Jing nodded and said, “I was too indecisive in the past. I just wanted to convince your father and wanted the metal and stone to yield to the power of sincerity, but I didn’t expect that heaven wouldn’t let the wish of people come true. That eunuch Li Youde took advantage of people with his power and you causing you to suffer. If I had listened to you sooner and eloped with you, we wouldn’t be where we are now…I was wrong, Lady Chen, can you forgive me? Do you want to leave with me?”
- The metal and stone yield to the power of sincerity: no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere.
After hearing this, Chen Hui took half a step back and extracted information from what Wen Jing had revealed. She was surprised. If Wen Jing hasn’t lied to her, it turned out that the original and he were still in love with each other? So, after knowing that she was given to Li Youde, the original chose to commit suicide partly because of her lover?
Looking at Wen Jing’s red eyes, Chen Hui’s felt her head grow bigger. She was so angry. Who could she blame that things had turned out to be like this? Blame that father of Chen Hui! Hearing what Wen Jing had said, he even thought that it was Li Youde who acted first. Presumably, it was told to him by Chen Pingzhi, right? Wen Jing is a pitiful person, but…she couldn’t leave with him just because she pitied him. She pitied him, who would pity her?
“Did my father told you that Lord Li snatched me?” Chen Hui said, “You have been deceived by my father! It was my father who drugged me and gave me to Lord Li for a small profit. Afterwards, Lord Li didn’t take care of his business, so, he had to bite back! Otherwise, why do you think that I would help Lord Li?”
Wen Jing stared at Chen Hui in a daze as if he was unable to understand what she was saying. He took a deep breath and said, “Let’s talk about those things later. Lady Chen, leave with me first. It will be too late if we don’t leave now!”
Chen Hui took a step back. Her tone was firm, “I won’t leave with you.”
Wen Jing hurriedly came up and pulled her, “Lady Chen, don’t stay angry with me. Follow me first. It’s up to you whether you want to beat or scold later!”
“No, I won’t leave!” Chen Hui retracted her hand before he was able to grab it.
Wen Jing still wanted to pull her, but someone shouting Lady Chen was getting closer and she refused to leave with him. Knowing that he could not take her away today, he said painfully, “Lady Chen, I know that you are still blaming me. I can explain…Three days later at Xushi (11 am-1 pm), on the bridge where we met often. I will wait for you. If you don’t come, I won’t leave. You must come!”
Xiao Liu’s shout was already almost within reach. Wen Jing looked fondly at Chen Hui once before he hastily left.
“I won’t go!” Chen Hui yelled, but she didn’t know whether he had heard her refusal. Only if she was stupid would she go to the appointment. If Li Youde knew, she would probably die. Moreover, even if she pitied him and wanted to tell him clearly to let him give up, she didn’t know where that so-called ‘bridge’ is…
So annoying. She has a very bad premonition. Being drawn into this baffling matter, presumably, it was the heavens that wanted her dead!
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