Chapter 172: Too Careless
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“I have nothing to discuss with you, step aside now or I’ll call for help!” Su Wenyue said sharply, her heart filled with genuine concern. Seeing Sikong Ling becoming increasingly presumptuous, she feared the worst, suspecting he had sent people away on purpose, confident that no one would co to her aid, and that’s why he dared to act this way.
As Su Wenyue expected, Sikong Ling was not in a hurry at all: “Haha, Madam, you must be joking. This place is so secluded, rest assured, it will be a while before anyone cos.”
“What do you an by that? What do you an no one will co for a while? My servant girls and maid are probably on their way to find by now!” Su Wenyue was on guard as she waited for Sikong Ling’s next move.
“Madam is a smart person; whatever you think I an, that’s what I an. Don’t worry, I have no ill intentions. I just feel that fate has brought us together, and I wanted to have a chat. I won’t do anything to you, so there’s no need for such tension. Besides, you’re heavily pregnant. I couldn’t possibly be that inhumane,” he said.
“You are indeed an inhumane beast! What do you intend by blocking the way of a pregnant woman like this? You may think we have a connection, but I find you truly annoying. I do not wish to speak with a beast!”
At this ti, Su Wenyue was pregnant with twins, and she had to be careful even when walking. There was no way she could run away from Sikong Ling. But judging by his deanor, he didn’t seem to truly wish harm upon her. Perhaps, as in her previous life, he was deliberately striking up a conversation to gain favor. She relaxed a little but remained cautious as she eyed Sikong Ling.
Sikong Ling found himself sowhat helpless in the face of Su Wenyue’s defensive and hostile attitude. He didn’t even know why, as soon as he heard Su Wenyue was at the Lingyin Temple, he imdiately made arrangents to follow her. All he wanted was to see her, talk to her, and seeing her struggling with her pregnant belly, he felt a pang of pity.
“Weren’t you only four months along? Why is your stomach already so large? It must be very strenuous. You should sit down and rest; don’t exhaust yourself,” Sikong Ling said with concern. He had a few pregnant concubines as well, and although he hadn’t paid much attention, Su Wenyue’s belly seed unusually large to him.
Sikong Ling was unaware that Su Wenyue was carrying twins. Those who knew, apart from the county magistrate’s wife and their own people, hadn’t openly spread the word. Sikong Ling’s subordinates had hastily gathered incomplete information.
“That’s none of your business, and I don’t need your concern. If you really think you’re a good person, let leave!” Su Wenyue said, aware that Sikong must have already investigated her. However, she did not intend to explain or disclose the fact that she was carrying twins to Sikong Ling.
“Then you might as well think of as a bad person!” Sikong Ling said, his deanor toward Su Wenyue akin to that of a child acting out of spite, filled with indulgence and pampering.
Su Wenyue, choked by Sikong Ling’s words, felt that he was shaless. She glared fiercely at him a few more tis, but this didn’t make Sikong Ling back down; instead, his smile grew even brighter. She was so infuriated inside that her courage rose. She steadied herself against a tree and delivered a fierce kick to Sikong Ling’s leg.
Sikong Ling had so Kung Fu experience and wasn’t bothered by Su Wenyue’s strike: “If kicking a few tis makes you feel better, then go ahead. I have thick skin and can take the pain, just don’t hurt yourself.”
Su Wenyue had intended to kick Sikong Ling a few more tis to vent her anger, but his words took the wind out of her sails. She hadn’t found Sikong Ling to be so thick-skinned before, and even though she would sotis throw tantrums, at most she would just spout a few angry words; she would never dare to physically challenge Sikong Ling’s limits. There was an incident where a favored concubine, thinking she was special to Sikong Ling, physically lashed out during a fit of anger. Sikong Ling sold her off without a second thought, showing just how ruthless and unforgiving he could be.
Seeing that Su Wenyue was no longer engaging with him and considering that standing might be tireso for her, Sikong Ling moved to help her sit down, but Su Wenyue clumsily dodged him.
“I’m warning you, don’t co any closer, or you’ll have to answer to!” Su Wenyue said, already grasping the hairpin she’d pulled from her hair. Sikong Ling was about to speak when his expression suddenly changed, and he swiftly entered the forest, disappearing from sight in a few monts.
Su Wenyue was still puzzled when she heard the familiar voice of Han Yu.
“Daughter-in-law, are you alright?” Han Yu hurried over, followed by Aunt Li who looked deeply worried.
It turned out that Aunt Li had gone to change her clothes. Right after she had dressed and was about to co out, she found the door had been locked from the outside. Having co from the backyard, Aunt Li was familiar with all its paths and imdiately sensed trouble. Reflecting on how the maid had bumped into her so conveniently, she grew even more suspicious that soone might be targeting her Madam. Locked in the room and unable to leave, she grew anxious, constantly knocking on the door and window until, fortuitously, a little monk passed by and let her out. She hurried back the way she ca and encountered Han Yu rushing up the mountain.
After hearing the situation from Aunt Li, Han Yu didn’t pause to assign bla. Realizing he had been deliberately lured away, he felt a tightening in his chest and imdiately set off with Aunt Li to find Su Wenyue. He blad himself for being careless, for not imdiately realizing Sikong Ling’s malicious intent even though his daughter-in-law had warned him. He was shocked that Sikong Ling would dare act so boldly against a pregnant woman he had only t once on the road.
“Husband, rest assured, I’m fine. Weren’t you off handling affairs? How co you’re here so soon?” Su Wenyue relaxaed upon seeing Han Yu. Her tense emotions finally eased, and she felt sowhat weak. Her hand loosened, and the hairpin fell to the ground.
Seeing his daughter-in-law standing upright and unhard, Han Yu’s anxiety ebbed away. He was about to speak when he noticed she seed unable to support herself, and the hairpin had dropped. Sensing sothing was amiss, he quickly went to pick her up.
Aunt Li also hurried over, knowing sothing must have happened to their Madam for her to be in such a state, blaming herself for the oversight.
“Daughter-in-law, what’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?” At that mont, Han Yu couldn’t care less about what had transpired; all that mattered was that his wife and child were alright.
Smiling, Su Wenyue shook her head: “I’m fine, the child in my belly is too, don’t worry. I’m just feeling a bit worn out from exerting myself. Holding like this is good.”
Han Yu was still concerned, as this didn’t seem like everything was all right. It wasn’t possible to summon a doctor imdiately on the mountain, but the little monk who was leading the way spoke up.
“If the noble gentleman is concerned, please ask the host to check on the lady. Not only is the host masterful in Buddhist teachings, but his dical skills are also very impressive.”
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