Chapter 579: Bandits (8)

Sure enough, she was love-struck. Wen Wan asked the system to retrieve the information that Shu Tong could find. The information was very simple, after all, this character was just a minor character. Shu Tong's family owned a textile factory, her father was a famous textile factory owner, and she was born to her father's third concubine. She was not very favored, but she was not abused either. However, the ending was not good. When war came, the textile factory went bankrupt.

Later, she was taken away by a warlord and became his concubine, but she died in despair.

So if she can really form a good relationship with Lei Ming, the ending might actually be different.

So Wen Wan told Lei Ming about Tong Shu, and then emphasized, "Tong Shu likes cultured men, so you'd better study hard, otherwise your chances may be slim."

Lei Ming: "Ah..."

He hated studying the most, but he didn't care anymore. In order to marry the woman he loved, he would study.

Back at the mountain stronghold, Lei Ming blinded a bunch of his brothers.

"Third Master, why have you suddenly changed your tune?"

"Isn't he handsome?"

"handsome."

"My sister-in-law helped me with the renovation. She has such a good eye; I've been completely transformed."

While being praised, Wen Wan felt a little guilty, after all, she had gotten Lei Mingqunzi's shoes and haircut for free.

Who told me I'm penniless now, a real pauper?

As a result, many people wanted Wen Wan to help them change their image, leaving Wen Wan speechless.

Thanks to Gu Weiming for coming over and taking me away, "Brother Gu, you're not angry, are you?"

Why should I be angry?

“I left on my own, but you can’t restrict my freedom. I promise I will never run away again. Look at these past few times, haven’t I come back obediently?”

"Then why did you come back?" Gu Weiming looked at her. "You had so many chances to escape, why did you come back here?"

Wen Yan: "..."

Is it not allowed to come back this time either?

We got married.

"We didn't get a marriage certificate."

Wen Wan: "..." Suddenly realized that a marriage certificate is required in this world, so the two of them are actually living together illegally because they don't have a certificate.

“Even though we haven’t registered our marriage, in everyone’s eyes, we are married. You are the bandit leader of the bandit stronghold, and I am the wife you abducted to the mountain. You have to take responsibility for me. If I go back, I might face all sorts of rumors. My father might even force me to marry Chen Heng. Chen Heng likes me, but he certainly can’t tolerate a married woman like me. Besides, even if he doesn’t mind, he has a domineering mother. If I fall into her hands, I definitely won’t have a good time. It’s better to stay here, at least it’s safe.”

Gu Weiming: "Your father and I are enemies. Aren't you afraid that one day I will kill your father? Or that your father will kill me?"

Wen Yan: "..."

Good heavens, this is a critical problem.

How was she supposed to answer that? Surely she wasn't going to abandon her father? That was too outrageous; Wen Wan had never felt so overwhelmed before.

"If my father wants to kill you, I'll save you because you've been good to me. If you want to kill my father, I'll spare his life because I've been good to you. What do you think?"

Gu Weiming: "Not very good."

Wen Yan: "..."

...

In the following days, Lei Ming came to her every day, asking her to teach him the secrets of love. What's going on? She herself has never been in a relationship. If she were really a love expert, how could she have never been in a relationship?

"Sincerity is the key; all the tricks are useless. Take your older brother, for example. Does he do anything fancy all the time? No, but he's good to me, and I can feel it."

Lei Ming: "Understood."

Lei Ming was about to go find Shu Tong when his second brother, Chen Ziming, stopped him, saying, "Big brother will protect you."

"What does my brother want with me?"

"You'll find out when you get there," the second-in-command said, looking at Lei Ming. "You and Madam seem to have a good relationship. It seems she's really good at winning people over."

"Chen Ziming, can you stop being so suspicious? Sister-in-law is a good person. We've tested her so many times, and she hasn't revealed any secrets about our stronghold. She's never run away. Last time you asked me to take her to town, and I even left several times along the way, but she still didn't escape. I think she just likes our brother. You're just being a conspiracy theorist."

Chen Ziming: "With your brain, I didn't expect you to be any smarter."

"She is Liu Qiming's daughter."

"What's wrong with Liu Qiming's daughter? She's nothing like her father. Her father looks so sleazy, while she's so beautiful. Maybe they're not even his biological daughter."

Chen Ziming: "..."

"I'm just reminding you. You know, your older brother hates Liu Qiming to the core. There's no way he could like Liu Zhenyue. Everything he does is for revenge. Don't get too attached to her, or you'll regret it later."

"Her father is her father, and she is her. Why should she be implicated when her father makes a mistake? Maybe the eldest brother will change his mind later and really fall in love with his sister-in-law. Have you ever seen the eldest brother sleep with his sister-in-law just for an acting role? Is the eldest brother the kind of person who would wrong himself?"

Chen Ziming: "..."

This was indeed something he couldn't understand.

"Have you ever seen your brother eat food picked up with someone else's chopsticks? You know how serious his germaphobia is, so you'd better be nicer to your sister-in-law too, otherwise you'll be finished if she wins over your brother."

Chen Ziming: That makes some sense.

After meeting his older brother, Gu Weiming learned about the situation. When he heard Lei Ming say that he had someone he liked, Gu Weiming didn't take it seriously. Lei Ming would say that he had someone he liked several times a year, but it never came to fruition. He was often dumped by the girls, and he still thought that there was nothing wrong with him.

This kind of person is not mature enough and doesn't deserve a partner.

...

After that, Wen Wan would occasionally go down the mountain to play, with Lei Ming by her side. Lei Ming and Shu Tong were actually starting to develop feelings for each other. Wen Wan could tell that Shu Tong didn't really dislike Lei Ming at all.

Wen Wan even knew that Shu Tong had long known that Lei Ming wasn't very knowledgeable.

"I think he's quite cute."

Wen Yan: "..."

It seems there's a chance.

"Zhenyue, are you intentionally trying to set me up with him? Don't do that again."

"You like him, why not?"

“How could someone like me choose my own marriage? Let alone the fact that he was a bandit. Even if he wasn’t a bandit, my father would never marry me off to an ordinary person.”

"But you won't be happy that way. Look at me, I'm very happy now. Although it didn't start off well, I'm doing very well now. People say that Gu Weiming is cruel and heartless, but he is a good person. He robs the rich to help the poor, and he has taken in many people who have been harmed by this chaotic world in the mountain stronghold."

“I am very free and happy now. I can do whatever I want. I won’t be controlled by my marriage or spend my life with someone I don’t like. Besides, in this chaotic world, there might be a war tomorrow, and I might lose my life someday. Why not live happily for once?”

Shu Tong looked at Wen Wan.

Wen Wan does have a good impression of the male lead, but she wouldn't call it liking.

After all, there are still misunderstandings between the two sides.

Wen Wan still had to be on guard against Gu Weiming killing her from time to time, but Wen Wan wanted Shu Tong to escape the fate she deserved, because she could have another possibility instead of such a tragic ending. "So what if she's a bandit? As long as she likes him, isn't that enough?"

Shu Tong looked at Lei Ming, who was buying her pastries on the street, and asked, "Do I have a choice?"

"Then let's give it a try. We should live for ourselves, not for anyone else. Even family ties shouldn't become shackles that bind you."