Chapter 3 Die Quickly

Outside the palace gate, the Shen family's carriage had been waiting for a long time. Shen Anan got in the carriage tiredly and leaned directly on the soft cushion.

"Mo Xiang, I want to go back to Jiangnan."

Mo Xiang paused, stood up and lifted the curtains, "The capital is very lively, there is no continuous drizzle, and the air is not humid. In a few days, you can let the eldest master take the girl out for a trip. This season is the most suitable for a lake cruise."

Shen Anan curled her lips, closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Concubine Shen had come a long way to get her back, so how could she let her leave so easily? Since she was here, she could only make the best of it.

The wheels of the carts turned slowly, and the noise along the way and the hawkers' shouts all heralded the prosperity of Kyoto.

She used to be a person who loved being lively, but after she got married, day after day, she slowly began to doubt and hate herself. She wished she could hide in the dark every day and not be seen by anyone, so that she wouldn't have to look at those mocking and contemptuous faces.

Xiao Yuan.

This name, with its coldness and indifference, trampled her step by step into the dust, and watched her become a lunatic.

Her eyes fell on Mo Xiang opposite her. During those years, even the maids who grew up with her were not spared and were affected by her anger, becoming her outlet for venting her anger.

When Xiao Yuan didn't come to see her, she got angry and threw things, blaming them for not being able to invite him.

As time went by, Xiao Yuan began to stay out all night and live in the government office.

But there were always some blind people who wanted to provoke her and tell her where Xiao Yuan had been, what he had done, which girl he had seen, and which girl he had smiled at and been gentle and considerate to.

She started to go crazy again, blaming Zhiyun for her poor craftsmanship, for not being able to comb her hair pretty and put on beautiful makeup for her, which was why she couldn't keep Xiao Yuan and made him look at other vixen.

The furnishings in the room were changed almost every day. She cried with tears in her eyes and walked barefoot on the broken pieces of jade, just hoping that he would have a moment of pity and look at her straight in the eye.

From wanting love between husband and wife to just asking for a moment of tenderness from him.

She was as humble as an ant on the ground, abandoning her self-esteem, upbringing, and face...

But he was still so cold, as if no matter what she did, she couldn't arouse any emotion in him. What was more hurtful than roaring was indifference.

To this day, Shen Anan still feels that Xiao Yuan has an unshirkable responsibility for her subsequent unscrupulous and cruel behavior.

The carriage suddenly jolted, pulling Shen Anan back from her lost thoughts.

"Girl, the road ahead is blocked by several carriages." The coachman's voice came in.

Shen Anan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly stood up and looked outside. The scene in front of him slowly overlapped with the previous life.

On this day in the previous life, Xiao Yuan was assassinated on Nanhua Street by vicious criminals.

All the intersections were blocked so no one knew that he almost died here, and it was Li Huaiyan who blocked the fatal blow for him.

That gossipy and bastard died young three years later in order to save Xiao Yuan.

"Why wasn't he the one who died?" Shen Anan muttered.

"What did the girl say?"

"They said there's a drowned dog in there." Suddenly, she had an urge to see Xiao Yuan's miserable state.

Look at how the arrogant and timid man in front of her was pinned to the ground and beaten.

At this moment, she hoped very much that he would die, and die quickly.

"Hey, Miss Shen, it's you again. Fate is so wonderful that we meet again." The sound of panting trot came from behind.

Shen Anan's face froze, and when she turned around, she saw Li Huaiyan waving and running towards her, with fear in her eyes.

Shouldn't he be waiting to die in there? Why is he here?

"Why are you here? Aren't you with Xiao Yuan?"

Li Huaiyan curled his lips and said, "Let's not talk about it."

Without mentioning anything else, he continued to recount the incident in a rambling manner, "I meant well, but I never thought that the heartless person would just kick me out of the car."

"Hey, Miss Shen, can you give me a ride? I can give you some money."

"No." Mo Xiang frowned and refused. "How can my daughter, who is still unmarried, ride in the same carriage with a man from another family? Master Li, what you said is really absurd."

"I won't ride in the carriage. I can just squeeze in with the driver." Li Huaiyan discussed with Mo Xiang in a good-tempered manner.

Shen Anan stared at his face blankly, lost in thought.

Can Li Huaiyan be considered to have changed the trajectory of his fate because of her?

“Miss Shen.”

Shen Anan's face suddenly showed joy, and she wanted to clap her hands and laugh.

Without Li Huaiyan to block the knife, it would be Xiao Yuan who would die.

This is truly the greatest joy since my rebirth!

"Miss Shen, although I am down and out, I am not a person without bottom line. I can give you money, but I will never sell myself."

Li Huaiyan was frightened by Shen Anan's terrifying laugh and took a step back, still talking coquettishly.

Shen Anan's smile faded and she glanced at Li Huaiyan gloomily.

If it weren't for him in his previous life, it would have been better if Xiao Yuan died early and put an end to it all.

"Uncle Zhong, return home from the north gate."

"Yes." The driver turned his horse around.

"Hey, Miss Shen. How can you stand by and watch someone die without helping? As a girl, you should be kind and helpful. People are lovable."

Li Huaiyan tapped on the car window.

"Hey, give me a ride and I'll give you some money."

Uncle Zhong didn't hear the girl's words, so he gave her a kind advice, "Mr. Li, you'd better stand farther away. If I whip you, the horse will stumble again."

“…”

No matter how thick-skinned Li Huaiyan is, he can't rely on the girl.

Shen Anan suddenly stuck his head out of the car window and said, "Uncle Zhong, give him a ride."

"Yes, girl."

Li Huaiyan immediately laughed, "I told you that it's understandable that Miss Shen doesn't like that icy face, but it's unreasonable for her to reject a man like me who is so elegant and handsome that he can be compared to Pan An."

Shen Anan straightened her lip lines, giving him a smile, but it was full of irony.

Li Huaiyan pretended not to see it and poked Uncle Zhong with his fan, "Point it inward."

…The wheels started turning again. Li Huaiyan was unusually quiet and stopped muttering.

"Miss, Mr. Li is well-known in the capital for being a playboy. Madam has repeatedly warned you not to get involved with him."

Mo Xiang was a little worried.

I wonder what outsiders will say about this kind of ostentatious behavior.

Shen Anan tilted her head and looked out the window without saying a word.

Compared with her reputation, she was more afraid that Xiao Yuan would not die. If Li Huaiyan rushed in again bravely, she would be so frustrated!

"Just drop me off at the entrance of the third alley." Li Huaiyan took the initiative to ask.

Further out is the bustling street.

Mo Xiang sneered, "He is quite self-aware and even considers the girl's reputation."

Shen Anan remained silent. Li Huaiyan was not actually a bad person. At least in his previous life, before he died, he was good to her.

She has never been a follower of the world who spurns, criticizes and abuses her.

Perhaps Li Huaiyan heard what Mo Xiang said, and spoke lazily, "Gossip can melt gold, and repeated criticism can destroy a person. If it was an ordinary girl, I would not be afraid, but for the Shen family, tsk tsk, I have to take responsibility."

For an ordinary girl, the worst that could happen is that she would be carried home, but for the girl from the Shen family, if she doesn't give an explanation, even if General Shen doesn't come to the door to fight, her father will skin her alive.