Chapter 14: Incident

"Yin'er, stop making trouble." Gu Wan raised his voice and shouted softly. Sure enough, the person in his arms stopped moving and turned around. After a while, he heard suppressed crying. Gu Wan was thinking about it but couldn't comfort her. He gently stretched out his hand to hold her in his arms, but stopped halfway. This night was destined to be sleepless.

After that night, Liu Yin'er continued to cook and make clothes as usual. She would occasionally visit Old Man Liu, go to see Sister Li next door, or get together with her former sisters to chat.

But only Gu Wan knew that his little wife had changed. She no longer looked at him shyly, no longer blushed when talking, and no longer looked at him secretly like before. Such a change should have been gratifying, but Gu Wan felt like there was something stuck in his throat every day, and time became extremely boring and long.

Today, Liu Yin'er went out again after lunch. Gu Wan waited until it was a little dark, then hurriedly prepared the meal and went to pace in the yard. When he saw Yin'er coming back, he tried to pull the corners of his mouth and said to her with a smile, "Yin'er is back. You must be tired. I have already prepared the meal."

"Leave these to me from now on. It's my fault for coming home late and leaving my husband hungry," Liu Yiner said with forced indifference.

"No, Yin'er, I hope we can still live our lives as usual," Gu Wan said hesitantly.

"Yeah," Liu Yiner answered calmly and turned back into the house.

"Yin'er" Gu Wan said weakly and sadly behind her. She thought that person would ignore her, but she heard Youyou say from the front, "Awan, why don't you come in for dinner?", which made her happy.

Liu Yiner couldn't help but pay attention to that man. This annoying husband was really too annoying.

On the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, the beloved daughter of County Magistrate Hu got married to an unknown teacher. The groom looked as gentle as a girl. It turned out that the county magistrate's daughter liked such a pretty boy, which made a group of young men who prided themselves on being masculine sigh in regret.

Gu Wan and Liu Yiner sat together at the table, watching Li Yuan send Hu Ziyan to the bridal chamber. The lovers finally got married, and it was pleasing to watch.

"Duanru, when you've had enough fun, don't let your father worry about you. Come back with me tomorrow." An old man walked to Gu Wan's side, stroked his beard and said to her earnestly.

Gu Wan felt like a bolt from the blue, with thunder rumbling in her ears, shaking her head. She subconsciously glanced at her little wife beside her, then stood up and saluted, calling the man "Uncle".

Seeing this, Liu Yiner also stood up awkwardly and took her luggage. She also called the old man "uncle". The old man looked at the woman dressed as a woman in front of him with a sharp gaze. She looked quite pretty. Then he saw his nephew's face was full of shame. Of course, he didn't understand the reason. He just said to Gu Wan, "Why don't you meet your wife Shangguan? Come to the restaurant to find me after the banquet."

It turned out that the old man was Gu's mother's eldest brother. Lu Zhi had been a businessman in his early years and now held a considerable position in the capital's business community. He had only one younger sister, who also passed away due to illness last year, leaving only his nephew, who had no intention of pursuing a career in politics. He had intended to cultivate him, but who knew that this troublesome child had disappeared after getting married. This time, he came to Jiuqu County to discuss the greenhouse vegetable business. He didn't need to come in person, but he heard that his nephew seemed to be heading this direction, so he came to look for him. To his surprise, he found him right after he arrived.

Liu Yin'er was still in shock from the word "legal wife". Her husband already had a wife, so what was she, a concubine? At this moment, she wanted him to give her an explanation, but her husband ignored her and went straight to the couple's wedding room. After a while, he hurried out with a beautiful bride. The two of them walked past her as if they didn't see her, but she still...

I saw it, I saw my husband holding the woman's hand.

Life was a farce, and this farce had left her indifferent. She was like a spectator, believing herself to be a character in the play, but never realizing that the play had nothing to do with her. She waited in the Hu Mansion in a daze, wondering if her husband would leave with his uncle tomorrow. Who was the legal wife? Would she tolerate a concubine like her from the countryside?

I don’t know when, but I heard a sound next to my ears, and my tense nerves relaxed instantly, and I fell to the side.

Gu Wan and Li Yuan came back late at night. There was no one in the newlyweds' courtyard. There was only a girl standing next to the flower bed. When he got closer, he saw that it was his little wife. This silly girl didn't know how to take care of herself. She didn't realize that Liu Yin'er was in an unfamiliar place and only relied on her. It was all Gu Wan's fault for abandoning her like this.

Gu Wan quickly hugged Liu Yin'er in his arms and said, "Yin'er, what's wrong? Come back to my room with me."

Seeing the man's concerned expression, Liu Yin'er forced a smile and said, "It's okay. My legs are a little numb after standing for a long time. Can you carry Yin'er back home, sir?"

"Okay, okay, husband will carry you back right away." Gu Wan picked her up with heartache, thinking all the way about how to explain to his weak little wife that he would be returning to Beijing tomorrow.

Arriving at the guest room, Gu Wan carefully placed her on the bed and sat beside the bed, gently massaging Liu Yin'er's legs. After a long while, he asked, "Yin'er, are you feeling better?"

"A Wan" Liu Yiner suddenly looked straight at Gu Wan.

"Well, what's wrong, Yin'er?" Gu Wan looked at her serious expression and felt a little panic in his heart. Could it be that Yin'er knew everything?

"Husband, please give Yin'er a bridal chamber." The woman in front of him seemed to have used up all her life's strength to utter these words.

"Yin'er, my Yin'er, Yin'er" Gu Wan murmured. This silly girl must have thought that she would not come back after leaving tomorrow morning. Even so, he still had to give her the most precious thing.

Unable to remain calm any longer, Gu Wan hugged her tightly in his arms and kept saying, "Yin'er, it's my fault, it's my fault, Yin'er..."

Liu Yin'er lay softly in Gu Wan's arms, her tense nerves unable to support her any longer. "Husband, husband, Ah Wan, Ah Wan..."

The person in her arms, her tears were like the name she whispered, one after another. Gu Wan knew that she could not escape today. She was right, she should not be like this. Why bother herself and others? The truth was on the tip of her tongue, but her throat felt like a sharp knife was stuck in it, and it became extremely difficult to open her mouth. A bitter smile appeared weakly at the corner of her mouth. It turned out that she was so reluctant to let go.

Gu Wan stroked Liu Yin'er's hair over and over again with her hands. Yin'er, if we are to be separated here, I hope you and I will never regret it in this life. This day has finally come. She sighed slowly, ignoring the sorrow and heaviness in her heart, and whispered in the ear of the one in her arms, "Yin'er, I was indeed married, but it was not what you think. You stand up and look at me."

The clothes in his hands were peeled off piece by piece. When he came to the last layer of tightly wrapped chest cloth, Gu Wan raised his head slightly, closed his eyes tightly, and then tore it open resolutely, like a prisoner waiting for sentencing. Although he already knew the result in his heart, he still couldn't help but vaguely hope for a glimmer of possibility. The air was filled with oppressive silence, which seemed to have lasted for a century, and also seemed to be just a moment. His body exposed to the cold air was almost frozen unconscious.

But the person in front of her seemed to be still in a daze and couldn't come back to her senses. Gu Wan stood up stiffly and put her clothes back on one by one. But no matter how slowly she moved, she still didn't hear the voice she expected in her heart. After all, she was just daydreaming. "I will arrange everything tomorrow. Yin'er, you...if you meet someone you like in the future, just...just...be good to her." After saying that, she could no longer stay and left the room as if escaping.

As the man left, the door creaked open, and Liu Yin'er's paused thoughts seemed to start working again. It was a woman, so it was a woman. As expected, how could such a handsome husband be interested in me, husband? Can a woman still be my husband? The most ridiculous thing is that I actually... Never mind, never mind.

Liu Yin'er took off her clothes quietly and went to sleep as if nothing had happened. She carefully covered herself with the quilt, then turned around and faced the wall. She did not move for a long time. She must have fallen asleep.

In the bridal chamber, Hu Ziyan was practically in tears. She had painstakingly seduced Li Yuan for over a year, and finally, she could marry him. How could she have endured so long? The wedding night was almost approaching, and the groom hadn't returned until midnight, and now he'd barely undressed and laid down. This man had already knocked on the door and barged in. What was he planning? He came to their bridal chamber at this hour and dragged Li Yuan into a drinking contest, insisting they get drunk. Shouldn't he consider her, the bride's opinion?

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The author has something to say:

I read the comments carefully and found that some students are really good at making predictions.

Classmate, you've already revealed the plot, how can I write the plot I prepared, bad guy~