Chapter 104: You cheated on me and lied to me, and you want to just leave?

Zhuang Wan's eyes were sharp. He stabbed him eight hundred times and walked into the house without looking back. Then he slammed the door and dove into the bed.

What could be more sad than trying to escape a thousand miles away, only to find out that you are a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth?

She felt like a clown, trying so hard to break up in the palace, but this was the result.

In addition to sadness, Zhuang Wan even felt despair.

In the book, Pei Xingju's power was so strong that even in this age without the internet and trackers, it was still difficult to avoid him. She once held on to a lucky break, but it was just self-deception.

A deep feeling of powerlessness pressed down on her like a mountain, and Zhuang Wan felt exhausted.

Forget it, let him kill or chop me up as he pleases.

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Zhuang Wan stayed in the house in a state of self-destruction for a long time. When she went out again, Pei Xingju had left at some point, leaving only Jingzhe and Lixia there.

The two of them stood at the door motionless as if they were going back.

Zhuang Wan asked, "Does he want you to monitor me?"

Lixia shook her head: "The master only told me to protect the girl."

Zhuang Wan didn't believe it and remained silent.

Erya came to visit her after breakfast. Seeing two strangers, the atmosphere felt awkward, so she put down the bucket and ran away.

"Sister Ruyi, this is what my mother asked me to give you."

The news at Zhuang Wan's place could not be hidden from the neighbors. Soon, everyone knew that the newly moved wealthy master had had breakfast at Zhuang Wan's place.

Aunt Liu had a conversation with Zhuang Wan at the door, trying to find out what was going on.

Zhuang Wan smiled, not knowing how to explain, and just said that he was an old friend from the capital.

Aunt Liu nodded. Seeing her depressed mood, she said, "Sister Ruyi, if you have any difficulties, please tell us. Although you have only moved here for a month, we all treat you as one of our own. What's so great about him having a few bucks? If you don't want to get married, don't force yourself."

ha?

Zhuang Wan was confused.

Aunt Liu had a look on her face that said, "Don't hide it, we all know it." "When I first saw you, I knew you must be from a wealthy family. But you, a young lady from a wealthy family, came to live in a remote place like ours. Aren't you avoiding marriage? Are your family forcing you to get married? Oh, poor thing, I've seen this happen to you many times."

She took Zhuang Wan's hand and patted it soothingly, "Don't be afraid, Sister Ruyi. This is Luyang County, and even the most powerful people have to follow the rules. If he dares to force you, just tell us, and we, the neighbors, will scold him for you."

"......Oh." Zhuang Wan coaxed her back with a helpless smile.

However, Aunt Liu, who had vowed to speak for her in the morning, was completely different when she came in the afternoon.

She excitedly took Zhuang Wan's hand and said, "Sister Ruyi, why don't you want to get married? Oh my God, I saw her. She is truly a god-like figure. I have lived in Luyang County for most of my life and have never seen anyone so beautiful."

"I thought the old man was forcing you to marry him, but he's handsome and rich, and I heard he doesn't have any concubines. Why aren't you happy about it? He came all the way here, which shows he's sincere. I think you should just agree."

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Didn’t you say that this morning? Do you, the neighbors in Luyang, all look at the face?

It was already evening when we saw Aunt Liu off.

Not long after, Pei Xingju also came back, but he did not come to her courtyard but went to the newly bought house. Lixia said that he had gone out to do some business during the day.

It seems that he really came here to investigate the case.

She didn't know what case was being investigated, and it had nothing to do with her. Zhuang Wan was now in a state of panic. Although he had said he wasn't here to arrest her, he hadn't explained what to do next. She was worried and anxious.

Guard Lu came over and politely asked her to help prepare dinner for Pei Xingju, adding that Pei Xingju had been out all day and didn't need lunch, so he was hungry.

Zhuang Wan thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

She decided to have a good talk with Pei Xingju and find out what he meant.

Dinner was simple. Zhuang Wan steamed a fish, made a kelp and tofu soup, and stir-fried some vegetables. She packed the food into a lunch box and went out.

Pei Xingju was indeed busy. He had a pile of official reports and account books in front of him. Besides him, there were two strangers sitting in the room, presumably people who had come with him to investigate the case.

Seeing Zhuang Wan coming, they stopped talking, stood up and said goodbye and left.

Pei Xingju took a moment out of his busy schedule to look at her and said, "Put it there first and use it later."

Zhuang Wan put down the lunch box and didn't leave.

After a while, Pei Xingju put down his things and said helplessly, "Are you still angry?"

This was a strange question, how could she dare to be angry? Even though she was indeed angry that morning, after she sobered up, she still felt that saving her life was more important.

She considered it for a moment, then calmly asked, "Can I spare you a moment? I want to ask a question."

"you say."

"Since you already knew my plan, why did you let me leave? And if you let me leave, why do you still show up here?"

Pei Xingju was silent for a moment, then said, "You've guessed it, haven't you?"

Zhuang Wan was horrified. Did what he said mean what she had in her mind?

"Guess what?"

Pei Xingju curled his lips slightly: "I remember everything."

Zhuang Wan's mind exploded, leaving her dazed and confused. It took her a while to regain her composure.

Sure enough...he had remembered it.

She immediately lost her temper: "Then...then how are you going to deal with me?"

"What do you think?" Pei Xingju raised his eyelashes, "You've been deceiving me for so long, and now you want to just walk away?"

"I didn't mean to do that!" Zhuang Wan hurriedly explained, "You know, I had no choice. If I hadn't, I might have been sent to the Jiaofangsi. I didn't want to go to that place, so I came up with this idea. I know it's wrong to do that, but I really have no other choice. I'd rather die than go to the Jiaofangsi. The Buddhists say saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. How about you consider it a good deed and save me? Don't worry, I will definitely repay your kindness. As long as... as long as you don't hold me accountable, that's all."

She looked pitiful, her red lips pursed, and her dark eyes were bright and watery.

Pei Xingju was silent for a while, and his heart unconsciously softened.

"But how did you know I had lost my memory?"

Zhuang Wan choked. How could she possibly tell Pei Xingju about her time travel? If she did, Pei Xingju would probably beat her to death, thinking she was a ghost.

"You might not believe this..." Zhuang Wan's mind raced as she came up with an excuse that even she herself thought was outrageous: "I once had a dream where someone said you had amnesia. I could use your identity to seek refuge."

Pei Xingju stared at her.

Zhuang Wan bit her lip, feeling extremely panicked.