Chapter 42 That afternoon, Lu Hun was writing…

That afternoon, news of Lu Hun being whipped in the Wen family ancestral hall reached Wei Yin's ears through Wen Zhu and Wen Qin. When the two sisters came to find her, Wei Yin was thinking about how to leave. Taking advantage of a walk, she strolled around the mansion. The entire mansion was prosperous and well-maintained, completely unlike the empty and desolate place when Elder Pei lived there. There were many maids, servants, and people. She wanted to go out and take a look, but was stopped by the maids. The young ladies of the Wen family were not allowed to go out at will.

She had no choice but to go back.

When she returned to the house, she saw Wenzhu and Wenqin waiting anxiously for her. Just as Wei Yin was about to speak, Wenqin shouted, "It's terrible, Cousin Jin Nian! My eldest brother has disobeyed Grandfather and is being punished in the ancestral hall."

Wei Yin was stunned. "Punishment?"

“We heard from people on Grandfather’s side that it seems your eldest brother disagreed with your marriage to your second brother, and there was something else that angered Grandfather, so he sent someone to take your eldest brother directly to the ancestral hall,” Wenzhu continued, picking up where Wenqin left off.

"My elder brother actually opposed Grandfather's words." Wenqin was very surprised. "Grandfather usually hates anyone who dares to challenge him."

Wenzhu sighed to Wenqin and said, "Let's not talk about this for now, let's hurry up and go to the ancestral hall."

They rushed to the ancestral hall. Inside, there were rooms separated by doors. From the outside, all you could see were layers of doors. But in the deepest, dark place, you could hear the painful groans of a young boy. That was probably where he was being punished.

Wenzhu and Wenqin were quite afraid of the deep and dark Wen family ancestral hall, and only dared to go in after they mustered up their courage.

They walked through those doors and arrived at the place where Lu Hun was being punished.

Lu Hun was still wearing his robes, and two burly men with whips stood beside him. The whips were specially made, and it was unknown what they were made of. Although they were as thick as two fingers, they were so loud when they were lashed that they could be heard from a great distance.

The old master of the Wen family was not here; only a few people in charge of administering punishments were present.

Wei Yin and the others had just reached the door when they were stopped by two people at the door.

They were not allowed to enter when the punishment was carried out.

Wei Yin watched as Lu Hun knelt on the ground with his back to her, and two burly men lashed him with their whips. Each time a whip fell, his clothes would rip open with a loud rip, revealing a long, bloody welt.

She was taken aback.

No wonder Wenlang was beaten so badly he couldn't get out of bed and had to sleep lying down; he must have been beaten very badly.

Lu Hun was thin and weak; with each blow, his back would hunch downwards, and he couldn't withstand it.

Wei Yin was afraid that since he was no longer a ghost, he would be damaged by such torture and unable to get in, so she stood at the door and quickly shouted inside, "That's enough, that's enough, you've almost knocked him unconscious, stop hitting him."

But the executioners ignored her words; they only cared about Old Master Wen's orders.

Wenqin said worriedly, "My brother is weak; if this fight continues, someone will die..."

Just when they were at their wits' end, He Wenqing, who was bedridden with injuries, arrived, leaning on a cane and supported by his page.

When Wenzhu saw him, she immediately calmed down. "Second brother, eldest brother has been punished by grandfather. You need to think of something quickly, eldest brother's body can't take it."

He Wenqing glanced at Wei Yin, whose face was equally worried, and waved to the Wenzhu sisters. He didn't go in, but stood at the door and said coldly to the people in charge of punishing Lu Hun: "You are under the orders of your grandfather to finish the beating, and I will not stop you. But I advise you to hold back a bit. Otherwise, when your eldest brother becomes the head of the family, don't think that your grandfather can support you for much longer."

He Wenqing was a person who valued rules and dignity.

He Wenqing, now transformed into Wenlang, looked much more pleasing to the eye than before.

The men stopped what they were doing and looked at each other in bewilderment.

But clearly, the two burly men wielding the whips were slightly subjected to some force.

Two more lashes fell.

Everyone stopped.

The leader glanced awkwardly at He Wenqing before announcing loudly with a stern face, "The sixty lashes ordered by the old master have been completed. Please, young master, do not disobey the old master again."

Lu Hun's vision blurred, and he could no longer hear what was being said.

He Wenqing looked at Wei Yin, who was looking inside with a worried expression, and smiled, "Alright, Cousin Jin Nian, go and see your brother."

Wei Yin nodded slightly to him and went inside.

Wenzhu and Wenqin hurriedly followed.

He Wenqing's injuries hadn't healed much yet; he had barely made it through. He instructed his page, "Let's go back first."

As soon as Wei Yin walked in, the boy who had been whipped for so long couldn't take it anymore and fell to the ground. Wei Yin and the Wen Zhu and Wen Qin sisters helped him up. Lu Hun was in too much pain and didn't have the strength to speak. However, when he saw Wei Yin helping him up, he looked at her deeply.

Wei Yin had him carried back.

In the new house, Granny Wang and Lühe stayed in the room in fear. Occasionally, Lühe would worry about Wenxuan and want to go out to check on him, but Granny Wang was afraid that she would make things worse, so she would use a combination of persuasion and intimidation to keep her in the room.

When Lu Hun was carried back, the two men were terrified to see him covered in whip marks.

Granny Wang frowned and sighed, "Why is the eldest young master suddenly disobeying the old master? He's suffered so many injuries for no reason. What are we going to do?"

Wei Yin and the Wen Zhu and Wen Qin sisters ignored her and took Lu Hun to his room.

Wei Yin was relieved to see that Lu Hun was sleeping alone. This young man was still young and shouldn't be messed with.

The clothes on Lu Hun's body had been beaten so badly that they were stuck to his skin and flesh. If he were to take them off directly, it would tear the wounds and cause him to faint from the pain. The only option was to cut them off little by little with scissors.

Fortunately, the injury was only on the upper body, not the lower body.

Wei Yin knew that Lu Hun didn't like others touching him, so she simply used scissors to cut him herself.

Wenzhu and Wenqin, one went to fetch hot water, and the other sent someone to fetch a doctor.

Only Wei Yin and Lu Hun remained in the room.

Lu Hun opened his eyes groggily and took her hand.

Wei Yin said, "Stop fooling around, I still need to cut your clothes off."

“Jin Nian.” Lu Hun stared at her with dark eyes, his delicate but pale face filled with sorrow. “You haven’t come over these past two days.”

Wei Yin was completely bewildered. "What?"

"You didn't come looking for me." Lu Hun's gaze was fixed on her face. "Do you think I'm useless and that you like my second brother?"

Wei Yin was both amused and exasperated.

When Lu Hun saw her smile, his expression changed, and he gripped her hand even tighter.

He didn't know where he got the strength from.

He grabbed Wei Yin's hand and pulled her into his arms.

Then, he suddenly rolled over.

Wei Yin was pinned down by him.

Lu Hun lowered his head, feeling a surge of anger welling up inside him. He lightly kissed her lips, while simultaneously trembling with pain from his wounds. Ignoring the pain, he pleaded, his eyes filled with fervor, "I don't want you to like my second brother, I don't want to..."

Wei Yin winced in pain, her eyes widening in shock once more, "Lu Hun, why are you doing this again..."

"Can't I?" Lu Hun retorted angrily, "Do you want your second brother to treat you like this?"

What is he even talking about? Wei Yin knew that "Wenxuan" had gone crazy again, and patiently advised, "Lu Hun, please calm down."

“I’m perfectly sober.” As Lu Hun said this, his tone grew increasingly somber. “Do you loathe me now? I married Lü He, I was forced to share a room with Lü He, and everyone below knows about it. Don’t you also feel like I’m being treated like an animal, being watched by them having sex?”

But soon his tone softened, becoming sorrowful and cautious.

"Jin Nian, everyone else can look at me like this, but you can't. I won't allow you to look at me like this, I won't allow it, I beg you."

Upon hearing this, Wei Yin felt helpless again and could only patiently coax, "Alright, alright, Lu Hun, let's not talk about this anymore, okay?"

Lu Hun felt even more upset. "You mind? That's why you don't want to talk about it?"

Wei Yin hadn't even had a chance to speak yet.

Suddenly, Lu Hun seemed to go mad, tearing his clothes apart. He had already cut some of his clothes off, and with a gentle tear, he took them off.

Her thin, fair-skinned upper body, with little flesh, but broad shoulders, was revealed.

Wei Yin was stunned by his behavior.

He looked at her, and then took her hand.

"Jin Nian, touch me. I'm not very dirty. I'm not very dirty. I'm still the same Wen Xuan..."

After he finished speaking, seeing that Wei Yin still had a wide-eyed, bewildered expression, he smiled wryly and reached down to his waist to take off his lower garment.

Wei Yin finally woke up, broke down, and grabbed his hand, almost crying because of the boy.

"Alright, alright, Lu Hun, you can't take your clothes off anymore."

However, Lu Hun did not listen to her and was completely immersed in the world of "Wenxuan". With a sad smile on his lips, he used force to pry Wei Yin's hand off.

Then he continued taking his clothes off.

Wei Yin quickly closed her eyes, not daring to look at him at all.

Lu Hun didn't force her to open her eyes and look at his body. He simply held her hand and guided her fingers to his chest.

Her fingertips merely touched his chest, yet they sent a shiver through his heart.

Lu Hun whispered in her ear, "Jin Nian, didn't you say before that I was very good-looking? Not only is my face decent, but my body is also quite good. Now, my whole being, my whole body, belongs to you. If you no longer like me and want to be with Second Brother, I know I have no right to do anything to you. But I want to beg you, can you let me be yours from now on? If you want me, I am yours. You can do whatever you want with me, as long as you don't despise me? Hmm?"

Wei Yin felt like her ears were about to burn off.

What nonsense is he spouting?

Is it possible for someone his age to say such things?

Although this was Wenxuan's words, Wei Yin dared not imagine Lu Hun's expression after remembering it.

"Jin Nian, why aren't you saying anything? Don't you believe me?" Lu Hun was afraid she wouldn't believe him, so he grabbed her hand again and was about to walk down. "If you don't believe me, touch me and see. I'm still very good in bed."

Wei Yin was going crazy, her voice completely broken from being tormented by him, "Lu Hun, stop making a scene, please put your clothes on, okay? I beg you, I'll call you Dad if you just put them on."

Lu Hun frowned. "How can I be your father?"

"Whatever you want to be." Wei Yin was about to cry. "Put it on and don't let me touch you. You can be my grandfather if you want."

"I don't want to be your grandfather." Lu Hun finally realized what was happening, a little shy and cautious, he asked, "How about I be your man?"