Chapter 87: Chapter Eighty-Three: Misunderstanding
Translator: 549690339
So, youve been deceiving him.
I am not a heartless woman. Every man Ive t promised to buy out of this place, yet here I remain in Tianxiang Building. Imagine if I believed every promise, wouldnt I be weeping in disappointnt every day? Please see this clearly, sir. Su i prostrated with decorum, no trace left of the seductive allure from earlier.
Yet, these words were like a knife twisting in their hearts. A courtesan is not heartless, but after being deceived repeatedly, its natural to beco untrusting. Perhaps, in her eyes, Tu Tong was nothing more than another liar.
Hearing Su is words, Hua Ji lost control again with teary eyes. But Tu is indeed planning to marry you!
Su i sneered: When n are smitten, theres nothing they cant utter. They pledge eternal love, only when the night of pleasure ends. We courtesans are only footnotes, people of your status might even find us despicable. Who would want to marry us then?
Hua Ji felt like he had been punched in the gut. He wanted to retort, but the words were stuck in his throat. He knew, it wasnt as Su i had described.
So, you think he was deceiving you. Tang Luo asked.
The wise can discern. Sir Tu Tong has been my benefactor for several years, visiting Tianxiang Building daily. He had claid he wanted to marry . But Ive waited year after year. How long do you think I should believe him? Su i said with sarcasm, bitterness, and the faintest touch of satisfaction.
Perhaps in her mind, Tu Tong was indeed a deceiver.
As if to vent her frustrations, Su i said to Hua Ji: Sir Tu is a formidable warrior. Is it really that challenging for a man of his wealth to buy my freedom?
Of course, I am aware that Sir Tu holds dear, but that affection primarily stems from my physical appeal. But I am 25 years old now, no longer young. Perhaps three years ago, I truly believed he would co for . But now, I dare not aim so high. He hasnt visited Tianxiang Building in the past six months. Maybe he has forgotten . What can I do?
So, should I think of myself as his wife and mourn his death just because Sir Tu was once my patron?
Su i, her eyes ablaze, told this to Hua Ji. But were those words not directed at Tang Luo?
Hua Ji was rendered speechless, unsure how to counter her words.
The Mada on the other hand, enraged seeing Su i go too far, raised her hand and delivered a heavy slap to Su is face.
Smack! With a loud crackling sound, Su i fell on the ground.
Please forgive us, sir. Su i spoke out of turn and offended you. I will punish her severely. After hitting Su i, the Mada knelt and begged Tang Luo for rcy.
At that mont, Su i covered her face, knelt again, and said, Please forgive , sir, for my brashness.
Tang Luo felt a sense of boredom coupled with deep sorrow. You may all rise.
Upon standing, Su is face was marked by a clear handprint, resembling a soulless puppet with an indifferent and vacant gaze.
anwhile, the Mada wore a mask of fear, worried that Su is words might jeopardize Tianxiang Building.
Mada, how much does it cost to buy a night with Miss Su i? Tang Luo asked indifferently.
Upon hearing this, the Mada was overjoyed and terrified all at once. If youre
I asked, how much it costs. Tang Luos eyes blazed with rage, cutting her off midway.bender
The Mada knelt down in terror, Ffive hhundred gold.
Su i maintained her doll-like deanor but couldnt help a glint of satisfaction as she glanced at the kneeling Mada.
Tang Luo shook his head, dispersing his anger, and sat back down to gather his thoughts. He thought there were so things Su i should know, even though Tu Tongs death had rendered them useless.
Old Tu wasnt as wealthy as you think.
Hearing this, Su i looked at Tang Luo in disbelief.
He was too aggressive and reckless, often disliked by his comrades from Battle Hall, forcing him to take particularly dangerous tasks. Due to his reckless nature, he always led the charge.
When a task was completed, while everyone else happily divided the spoils, he would lie covered in wounds in the healing hall.
The cost of healing was steep, not to ntion the repairs to his armor and weapons. Thus, he was a rather impoverished warrior.
The Battle Halls short term assignnts for Mortal Realm only paid four to five thousand gold each, sotis requiring teamwork.
Old Tu didnt have many friends, so he always undertook them alone. After every mission, however, he would have to rest for a fortnight due to his injuries.
He did have so savings, perhaps ten thousand gold. Otherwise, he wouldnt be seen wearing the armor of Mortal Realm.
If he had a Yellow Rank armor, perhaps he wouldnt have been injured so often. Given ti, he could indeed accumulate the wealth you ntioned.
Spending five hundred gold a night would deplete Old Tus fortune hed spent years saving.
Su i looked at Tang Luo, recapitulating in wonder, Thats not possible. Youre lying It cant be
Despite his reluctance, Tang Luo said solemnly, With a buyout price of half a million gold, Old Tu would never be able to marry you if he couldnt control his desire to see you.
Last year in October, Old Tu took a job securing a business, which paid an annual sum of fifteen thousand gold.
After my calculations, if he could abstain from seeing you for three years, and sell his magic arms and armor, hed roughly raise your buyout cost.
Hearing Tang Luos explanation, Hua Ji couldnt stop his tears. He thought Tang Luo, his young master, was indifferent and detached from Tu Tong and himself. But he realized today that Tang Luo knew far more than hed imagined.
Lately, it seems there have been complications. There seems to be a possibility of you being bought out.
Old Tu ca to . He planned to kidnap you and flee.
Su i bit her lower lip firmly, fighting back the tears that threatened to spill down.
So, I just want to tell you that the man lying here, while he may not have been wealthy, truly loved you.
Unable to hold back any longer, the woman turned and buried her face in Tu Tongs chest, sobbing.
For a man with no attachnts, poverty is simply the difference between drinking wine and drinking water, unalterable joy. Yet, when a man falls in love with a woman, he experiences the suffering poverty brings.
But n are always proud, stubbornly resolving to bear all burdens on their own, even when reduced to the lowest echelons. Misunderstandings arise not from lack of love, but from too much love.
Restraint, anticipation, doubt, suspicion, disappointntthese emotions chip away at the initial love, and when the truth is finally revealed, it cant be reversed..
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