Chapter 167 The Scheming Young Man 10

Because she used too much force, she saw Shen Yuchen hit the wooden planks of the carriage and stare at her with a deathly pale face.

She suddenly felt like a beast, having taken liberties with him and then pushed him away. Suppressing her shame, she went to him, helped him up, and hurriedly apologized, "I'm sorry, Chen..."

She disregarded the traditional separation between men and women and gently rubbed his back, which he had just bumped, with her fingers with tenderness.

Shen Yuchen's heart had started to ache when she pushed him, but now, with her tender comfort, he forgot his earlier discomfort, and his heart began to pound again.

He was actually quite embarrassed about what had just happened, but he just wanted her to take liberties with him and then make her take responsibility.

He choked back tears and said, "Sister Qiuqiu, it hurts so much... my back hurts... my lips hurt even more... and it feels like they're cut..."

Hearing this, Xu Qiuqiu paused, looked at his lips, and saw that they were indeed broken. Remembering that she seemed to have bitten him just now, she felt even more sorry for him. "Does it hurt a lot?"

Seeing the tender look in her eyes, Shen Yuchen was extremely excited. He suppressed his excitement, not daring to show it at all, and resisted the urge to get close to her, stepping back to create distance.

She began to sob softly, "Sister Qiuqiu, just now...we...how am I ever going to get married..."

Seeing him distance himself, Xu Qiuqiu didn't dare approach him, thinking he was disgusted by her. She hurriedly apologized, "I'm sorry, Achen, it's all my fault. Don't cry. You can punish me however you want, I'll do anything you ask..."

Shen Yuchen, who was still sobbing with his head down, paused for a moment and asked her in a muffled voice, "Really?"

"Really, really," Xu Qiuqiu quickly agreed.

Shen Yuchen lowered his head, his voice broken, "Then... Sister Qiuqiu, please marry me..."

"What?" Xu Qiuqiu looked at him in surprise. She had mentally prepared herself to accept his punishment, but she never expected him to say that.

Inside the wide sleeves, Shen Yuchen's fingers began to tighten. Even after all this, she still refused to marry him?

Her heart felt like it was being squeezed tightly, and it started to ache. What was so good about that Lin Yexuan? Did she not even consider taking a concubine for his sake?

He didn't want to be a concubine, but he simply couldn't wait any longer. How much longer could he wait? They were already married, and they might be intimate every day. He had planned for today, but what about tomorrow? Would he even be able to see her?

Thinking of this, a surge of jealousy and violence welled up within him, and he wished he could tear Lin Yexuan to pieces...

He gripped his palms so hard they bled before he could barely calm himself down. He then said, as a compromise, "Sister Qiuqiu... I understand what you mean... let's just consider this an accident..."

"No..." Xu Qiuqiu tried to organize her thoughts to explain, when she heard him say, "Sister Qiuqiu, then I'll punish you. How about you treat me to a meal at a restaurant tomorrow?"

Seeing that he didn't want to continue the previous topic, Xu Qiuqiu thought it was a request he made on a whim, and she was still a little down. She nodded and said, "Okay."

Shen Yuchen did not miss the sadness in her eyes. He felt a chill run through his body. Did she really not want to be alone with him?

But it doesn't matter, he will soon become her husband, and this time he will not give her the right to refuse.

After agreeing on the restaurant and time, they arrived at the Prime Minister's residence. Xu Qiuqiu didn't linger and quickly got off the carriage.

Shen Yuchen watched her retreating figure, the blood on his palm staining his sleeves, his eyes filled with an ambiguous light.

Long after returning to the manor, Xu Qiuqiu was still restless. Thinking of Achen's pitiful eyes, she felt sorry for him.

The door to the room was suddenly pushed open, and Lin Yexuan walked in, his voice full of anger, "Ning Qiu, is this how you treat me after you married me? You didn't even arrange for someone to serve me! What have you been feeding me every day? I told you I don't like having scallions and ginger in my dishes, have you forgotten?"

Xu Qiuqiu didn't even glance at him. "Eat it or don't, it's up to you."

Hearing her nonchalant tone, Lin Yexuan's eyes widened. "What do you mean? Did you marry me just to torment me?"

Lin Yexuan walked up to her, about to scold her, when he suddenly smelled a faint but strong plum blossom scent on her. This kind of scent was only used by men. He questioned, "What's that scent on you?"

Without waiting for her reply, he started cursing, "Shameless scoundrel, you schemed against me and still want to go out and fool around, saying you're completely devoted to me, utterly disgusting!"

Xu Qiuqiu's head was throbbing from his shouting, and she snapped at him, "Shut up! I think you still don't understand your place."

"Someone, take Lin Zhengfu back to his room. He's not feeling well, so he should stay home as much as possible in the future."

"What did you say? You're going to put me in solitary confinement?" Lin Yexuan's voice rose a little higher, but it was quickly suppressed by the servants waiting outside the door, who forcibly took him away.

Finally, everything was quiet around her. Xu Qiuqiu sat back down in her chair, closed her eyes, and asked 003, "What do you think I should do with the male lead in this world? He didn't kill the original female lead like he did in the previous worlds. I can't think of a solution."

003 felt a sense of pride that its host needed it at this moment, and immediately replied: "Host, you've come to the right person! I recently learned a saying in a book: 'Treat others as they treat you.' So the original male lead beat and scolded the original female lead and even cheated on her. Therefore, the host can treat him in the same way."

"So you want me to hit and yell at him?"

003 corrected her, "You'd even have to cheat on the male lead? I think the second male lead is much better!"

It went to great lengths to help the host speed up the progress bar.

Xu Qiuqiu nodded. She was overthinking things and acting timidly, which was unlike her usual self.

She's already so close to A-Chen. The male lead has to marry the female lead even after she saves him from drowning. Their behavior is even more excessive, so A-Chen has to marry her too.

After figuring it out, she stopped worrying and started picking out her outfit for the date the next day.

The night was slightly cool, and the candlelight flickered in the room, casting long shadows.

Shen Yuchen gently stroked the jade pendant. Qingsong walked in, took the jade pendant in his hand, and looked up to ask, "How is the situation at the Prime Minister's residence?"

Qingsong answered truthfully: "The informant planted in the Prime Minister's residence has sent word that Miss Ningqiu had a big fight with Lin Zhengfu, and Lin Zhengfu has been put in solitary confinement."

Shen Yuchen felt relieved, his mood improved considerably, and his tone became much lighter, "Very good."

(I feel like I messed up my writing. The female lead's character isn't quite right. I think she should actively pursue the male lead, but then I remember this is a matriarchal society. If she actively pursues the male lead, it seems like the male lead is the one who suffers. This has caused me to have writer's block for many days. Oh well, I'll just leave it at that and get the male lead in as soon as possible. I'll write some clichéd love triangles and jealousy.)