Chapter 144 Shao Yun Scolds Two at Once

Yu Yan was surprised that Xiang Jingheng would suddenly kneel down before her, and she took a step back in astonishment.

He looked as if he was in extreme pain, his face deathly pale.

Yu Yan clenched her hands, looking at him with great confusion. His pain was so obvious, as if he truly loved her.

This only makes her seem ruthless.

Shao Muyan walked out, almost teleporting past Xiang Jingheng to Yu Yan's side, his gaze coldly fixed on Xiang Jingheng, who was kneeling on the ground.

"What is Mr. Xiang doing? Are you trying to stage an accident?"

Xiang Jingheng pursed his lips, calmed the pain in his heart, and stood up with his hands clenched into fists.

Looking at the two people standing side by side, Xiang Jingheng realized that he had completely become a thing of the past, but he was even more aware of his resentment.

Are you sure Third Master Shao can give you what you want?

Xiang Jingheng glanced at Shao Muyan with his narrow eyes, a dangerous smirk playing on his lips, and said to Yu Yan:

"I've always been curious. Given the relationship between the Shao and Yu families, if Third Master really had feelings for you, he would have had the advantage of proximity, and I wouldn't have stood a chance. So why did he wait until after your divorce to make his move? With Third Master's status, he could have any woman he wanted, yet he dragged himself into this situation at this age. There are rumors circulating that Third Master has a hidden illness..."

"What exactly are you trying to say?" Shao Muyan interrupted him impatiently.

Xiang Jingheng's words were pure nonsense, and Shao Muyan naturally wouldn't be offended by them.

"To be honest, I did investigate this specifically."

Xiang Jingheng's gaze fell on Yu Yan. "I heard that Third Master hasn't been without women all these years, and he's been searching for someone all this time. Once you've seen the ocean, you can't be satisfied with a river. I think that person is the reason why Third Master hasn't married. Yu Yan, you can't tolerate any injustice. You can't even stand Gan Xiaoxing. Can you stand that Third Master has a secret white moonlight in his heart that has been hidden for many years?"

He sneered, "If that woman really shows up, are you going to give up your seat for her?"

Yu Yan didn't say anything, but her expression did change.

Shao Muyan's expression hardened, his gaze turning cold. "What rubbish are you spouting!"

"..."

Xiang Jingheng was surprised that the usually refined and composed Third Master Shao would swear. He was speechless for a moment, then asked, "What? Is the rumor wrong? Does that woman not exist?"

Even if it exists, what does it have to do with the "white moonlight" (idealized love/ideal)?

Shao Muyan couldn't stand Xiang Jingheng's open provocation of his relationship with Yu Yan. His eyes turned as cold as flames. He suddenly stepped forward, grabbed Xiang Jingheng's collar, and slammed him against the wall.

"Are you never going to stop?"

The stronger Shao Muyan's reaction, the more it proved that the woman truly existed. Xiang Jingheng felt inexplicably pleased, and a triumphant smile appeared on his lips.

He knew it; how could a man in his thirties not have a story, not have a past?

"I'm quite curious, what kind of beauty could make Third Master remain celibate for so many years, turning him into an old bachelor? I'm even more curious, what do you see Yu Yan as, a transition, or a substitute?"

Shao Muyan finally lost his temper and punched Xiang Jingheng in the mouth.

The punch was delivered with full force, causing Xiang Jingheng's vision to go black and his mouth to split open, bleeding.

This time, Xiang Jingheng didn't just hold back. He fought back, and the two tall men quickly got into a fierce fight, their fists landing squarely on each other.

Yu Yan watched coldly, neither helping nor caring about anyone.

When the old lady heard the commotion and came out, she saw the two men wrestling and grabbed a broom handle, giving each of them a whack. "How old are you to still be fighting? Aren't you ashamed!"

...that finally made the two of them stop.

Once they calmed down, Yu Yan gave Xiang Jingheng a look and said, "After you finish eating, take Xiang Chu and leave. There's no place for you to sleep here."

After saying that, he walked towards the kitchen with the old lady. When they reached the kitchen door, he paused and looked at Shao Muyan.

"Uncle Yan, come and help."

Shao Muyan was taken aback and quickly followed.

Xiang Jingheng was left alone in the spot, his expression tense, his fist slamming hard on the windowsill, his knuckles bleeding.

"Rub your face."

The old lady handed a crystal-clear hard-boiled egg to Shao Muyan, who accepted it and said, "Thank you, Madam."

He pressed a boiled egg against the bruise on his face, his gaze following Yu Yan intently.

After Yu Yan finished boiling the eggs, she started cutting the potatoes.

She seemed to have no problem with Xiang Jingheng because of what he said, but he could sense her aloofness. Yu Yan's likes and dislikes, her happiness and unhappiness were always written on her face, it was too obvious.

The old lady kept scolding Shao Muyan from the side: "Why are you paying attention to him? You're even fighting like young people. Do you think you're a primary school student? Even first graders know to talk things out..."

The first-grade children she was referring to were Shao Yun and Xiang Chu, two younger children.

Just now, when the old lady was giving the two children some snacks, Xiang Chu looked at the peanut brittle and hesitated to speak. Shao Yun helped him out, saying, "Grandma, Xiang Chu is allergic to peanuts and can't eat this."

He moved the peanut brittle in front of himself and pushed the rest of the snacks towards Xiang Chuna, saying, "You eat these."

Xiang Chu nodded obediently.

The old lady was quite surprised by what she saw. She went back to her room and said to the old man, "Xiang Chu is quite obedient to Yunyun. He even called him brother. Did you hear that?"

The old man nodded, leaning over the bed and peering into the living room at the two little ones sitting there.

Xiang Chu ate a piece of hawthorn candy, and was so sour that she grimaced and couldn't swallow it or spit it out.

Shao Yun glanced at him: "Sour?"

The chick nodded as it pecked at the rice.

Shao Yun smiled.

Xiang Chu was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly felt no longer sour.

The sourness is temporary; once the outer layer of sour residue dissolves, only sweetness remains.

Xiang Chu leaned closer to Shao Yun and whispered apologetic to him, saying that he shouldn't have acted impulsively and hurt his grandfather.

The two elders of the Yu family were stunned and looked at each other in disbelief.

Wow, this child can even reflect and examine himself!

When Xiang Chu was initially a troublemaker, he was indeed quite well-behaved, but he didn't show his well-behaved side very often.

Shao Yun listened quietly, and after Xiang Chu finished reflecting, he asked him, "What are you here for this time?"

Xiang Chu looked up blankly and said, "I... came with my dad to visit my great-grandparents."

"Hmm. Anything else?"

"And... I want to see her... my mother, to clear up the misunderstanding, and admit... my mistakes," Xiang Chu stammered.

Shao Yun didn't mock him; instead, he asked directly, "So, did you do it?"

Xiang Chu was speechless.

He failed to accomplish anything he set out to do.

Shao Yun's face was stern, his handsome features showing no sign of severity. "How many times have I told you not to be impulsive, and even more so, not to act on impulse? Every time your emotions get the better of you, you forget what you're supposed to do."

Xiang Chu lowered her head after being scolded, and after a long while mumbled "I'm sorry".

Xiang Jingheng stood at the door listening, feeling that Shao Yun's words, while cursing Xiang Chu, were also cursing him.

Yes, he clearly came to make amends, so how did it turn out like this?

Is he really going to hand over Yu Yan to Shao Muyan?

Impossible! Absolutely not!