Chapter 84 Ridiculous

Shen Yuanzhu's otherwise good mood was thrown into chaos by Xie Xuchuan in front of her.

She had no idea what the other person was thinking.

If it were her, having chosen to betray the marriage agreement and stay with Jiang Wansu, she would never entangle herself with anyone else.

Xie Xuchuan's expression, as if he had suffered a great injustice, was truly perplexing.

Shen Yuanzhu looked at the person who was crying in pain and could only lower her eyes and not react.

After a long while, Xie Xuchuan finally said, "When I told you that I wanted to break off the engagement, it was just something I said in anger. I never thought about breaking off the engagement with you, let alone that you would marry Xie Qi."

"I had already planned it out. I thought that as long as you waited for me for another year, I would settle Wansu and the child in her womb, and then I would go to the Shen family to propose marriage."

"But I never expected things to develop to this point."

Xie Xuchuan said, "Yuanzhu, I know you don't like Xie Qi, and you won't like him. I was serious yesterday. How about I take you away from the Xie family?"

“The Shen family has Shen Yanhuai, and the Xie family has Third Uncle, but no one cares about us.”

Shen Yuanzhu looked up at Xie Xuchuan, whose eyes were bloodshot and dark circles under his eyes, and stared intently for a long time.

His grievances seemed genuine, and his pain was real. But if that was the case, why did he secretly conceive a child with Jiang Wansu in the first place?

Shen Yuanzhu slightly parted her lips, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she found that her voice was hoarse and extremely low.

After a long silence, she said, "Over the years, my deepest impression of you is the day of my mother's funeral, when you carried me to offer the last incense stick for her."

"Xie Xuchuan, you shouldn't be like this."

In her heart, he may have had his flaws, but Shen Yuanzhu always felt that he was a responsible person.

The Xie Xuchuan of the past should not have said things like abandoning his family business and leaving.

“Jiang Wansu is already pregnant. Since you have chosen her, you should take responsibility for it. As for me, since I have decided to fulfill the marriage alliance between the Xie and Chen families and marry Xie Qi, I will be his wife with peace of mind.”

"Xie Xuchuan, see you again someday, let's be strangers."

Shen Yuanzhu lowered her eyes slightly: "Even in the Xie family, act as if you've never met them before. Even if you can't do it, you have to pretend that way."

"I can't fake it."

Xie Xuchuan's tears fell onto Shen Yuanzhu's hand. He cried so hard that it reminded Shen Yuanzhu of him when she was a child.

Although he was two and a half years older than her, Xie Xuchuan was even more pampered. He had been spoiled since childhood and was not good at hiding his feelings; his joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness were always written on his face.

Shen Yuanzhu used to like his "sincerity" very much, but now she feels it's not good at all.

That's very undignified.

"Yuanzhu, I..."

Xie Xuchuan stepped forward, wanting to take Shen Yuanzhu's hand, but Shen Yuanzhu dodged him.

"Yuanzhu, I'm serious. I've never had any real feelings for Jiang Wansu."

"I will marry her, but I have my reasons."

Shen Yuanzhu had heard these words many times, and she used to think they were just excuses the other party made for their infidelity.

But today, she suddenly wanted to know what his difficulties were that made him willing to give up the marriage agreement between the two families.

Shen Yuanzhu raised her eyes and stared at him intently: "What's your predicament?"

"I……"

Xie Xuchuan turned around and glanced at Jiang Wansu from afar.

That one glance nearly sent Jiang Wansu's soul flying to the heavens.

Jiang Wansu turned around abruptly, and Zi Tang's legs went weak.

Xie Xuchuan said, "I can't say, but Yuanzhu, believe me, I have never betrayed you."

"Yuanzhu, shall we leave the Xie family? I don't want anything from the Xie family, such as the 'Gengzhi Tu' and the 'Shen Family Dyeing Manual,' okay?"

"With the dyeing manual of the Xie family and the farming and weaving chart of the Shen family, they will no longer care who marries whom in the Xie-Chen marriage."

Xie Xuchuan choked up and said, "All they want is profit, but I... all I want is you."

He wanted Yuanzhu to look at him with a sweet smile, just like before, and he also wanted the two of them to spend half a day by the pond with a plate of pastries and fishing rods, just like before.

He loved Yuanzhu so much, loved this person who grew up with him, understood him, and loved him.

But now she is married to Xie Qi.

"Xie Qi won't treat you well. He's just jealous, jealous of everything I have. Yuanzhu, come with me... Let's find a beautiful place with clear waters and lush mountains, and live a simple yet fulfilling life, just like you told me before."

"What about Jiang Wansu and the child in her womb?"

Shen Yuanzhu was puzzled as to why Xie Xuchuan could make such a mess of things and still not make any progress.

They can still disregard the lives of others and abandon everything as if nothing had ever happened.

“I…I will leave behind the farming and weaving charts and dyeing manuals. My mother will treat her and the child in her womb well.”

"And we, too, can be outside..."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuanzhu actually chuckled.

Shen Yuanzhu tilted her head and smiled, "You mean you want me to give up everything and elope with you, then smuggle the Shen family lineage, and leave everything I have to Jiang Wansu and her child?"

"Wonjoo, that's not what I meant."

The slight confusion that had arisen from seeing Xie Xuchuan in such extreme pain vanished completely.

Now she was simply wondering what kind of magic Jiang Wansu possessed that could drive Xie Xuchuan to such a frenzy to plan for her.

Her eyes drooped unhappily at the corners, but in an instant, she stopped worrying about it.

Seeing the two people in the distance staring at her intently, Jiang Wansu was so frightened that she staggered back two steps.

Perhaps due to excessive fright, she suddenly felt a dull pain in her abdomen.

This slight pain seemed to remind Jiang Wansu.

"Zitang, Zitang..."

"Miss, what's wrong?"

Jiang Wansu cried out in a shrill voice, "Go, go find the young master quickly and tell him that I have unbearable stomach pain."

The moment she moved, Xie Qi could no longer hold back and rushed forward in two strides.

Hearing the commotion, Xie Xuchuan was startled for a moment. He wanted to say something more, but he saw that Shen Yuanzhu had already walked towards Xie Qi.

The woman's shrill screams grew louder and louder, leaving Xie Xuchuan with no choice but to go find Jiang Wansu.

Although Xie San Niang and Hua Nan Zhi disliked Jiang Wan Su, they still cared about the child in her womb. Upon hearing the servant's report, they immediately sent someone to fetch a doctor.

The house was in a mess, which naturally saved everyone from the awkwardness of eating together.

Xie Qi was delighted and escorted Shen Yuanzhu toward Qianxiang Courtyard.

The two remained silent the entire way until Xie Qi could no longer suppress the turmoil churning within him, at which point he asked in a soft voice as if nothing had happened, "What... did he say to you?"