Chapter 13 Answer: Do you hate me?

Zhou Linjin suddenly sneered.

The Cheng family dared to say this, but they felt that Zhou Chang was not around and was too blind to take charge, and Wu advocated letting Zhou Yishao go back, and was sure that there would not be a divorce in the end, so they were so arrogant.

Marriage is indeed no joke. Zhou Chang is the head of the Zhou family. Even if Zhou Linjin is not blind, Zhou Yishao still needs Zhou Chang's approval to divorce. However, the road is long and the sky is high. If someone is sent to deliver the letter to Zhou Chang immediately, it will take at least fifteen days to go back and forth. It is impossible for the Cheng family to give them so much time in vain.

It was just this matter, no matter how difficult it was, Zhou Linjin never thought of taking a step back. If he really couldn't bear it and let Zhou Yishao go back, it would be tantamount to pushing her into the fire pit.

Hearing Zhou Linjin's sneer, Wu was even more dissatisfied and said, "Erlang, you are not allowed to interfere anymore. The elders in the family are all here. Even if your father is not here, we will make the decision. It is not your turn to make the decision."

Zhou Linjin had long seen through Wu's attitude and was too lazy to talk to her for the moment, but Wu and others had always known his temper. If someone else didn't say anything at this moment, it meant that they had listened to what he said, but Zhou Linjin didn't say anything, which meant that he definitely didn't listen to what he said.

Taking advantage of the fact that Zhou Linjin couldn't see, Mrs. Wu openly winked at Little Mrs. Wu beside her. Shen Lianxiu, who was standing by, saw it clearly and understood what she meant. She felt uncomfortable, but she couldn't do anything at the moment, so she turned her eyes away and pretended not to see it.

Little Wu had already spoken, "Auntie is a woman, and it's already difficult for her. Erlang, you're so careless. What will your sister do when she returns home? You should quickly apologize to your brother-in-law, and this matter will be over. Tell him not to blame your sister, and you two can go home together and live a good life in the future."

With every extra word that Mrs. Wu said, Zhou Yishao's face turned paler. In the end, she looked like she was about to fall. Seeing this, Shen Lianxiu hurried forward to hold her tightly. When she touched Zhou Yishao's hand, she felt it was as cold as ice.

Zhou Linjin had no intention of paying attention to these people, but Mrs. Wu's words were like a blunt knife cutting flesh, making him feel uncomfortable in every way.

"Of course I won't let my sister go back," Zhou Linjin still had some consideration for his grandmother, but when it came to Xiao Wu, he showed no mercy. "This is our own family matter, so please don't worry about it, aunt."

Since marrying into the Zhou family, little Wu has lived a life of luxury. Her mother-in-law is her aunt and her husband is her cousin. Although she is the head of the eldest house, Yang has never given her any cold shoulder. She has never had any conflicts with her nephews and nieces in the past. She didn't expect that a few words she said today would provoke such a rebuttal from Zhou Linjin. She immediately frowned, which was somewhat similar to her aunt Wu.

Mrs. Wu was determined to put an end to this matter quickly and get Zhou Yishao home as soon as possible. Of course, she couldn't stand Zhou Linjin's disrespect for Mrs. Wu, so she immediately helped Mrs. Wu and said, "What's your attitude? Your father is away from home all year round. Is this how your mother taught you? Well, well, you dare to be so arrogant right under my nose? What will happen when I'm gone? You two, brother and sister, are really troublesome. You have to cause such a thing. If others know..."

"What can we do even if we know?" Zhou Linjin interrupted Wu and asked.

The hall fell silent for a moment, and no one continued what he was saying.

Chen Lianxiu held Zhou Yishao's hand beside her. She felt it was cold just now, but now she felt it trembling. She knew that Zhou Yishao might not be able to bear it after hearing these words, so she secretly reached out and tugged at the corner of Zhou Linjin's clothes.

At this time, Wu had already said, "It's a disgrace to your father and the Duke Cheng's Mansion!"

Zhou Linjin was about to argue again when he felt someone pulling at the corner of his clothes. Although he couldn't see it, he immediately realized that it must be Shen Lianxiu.

My heart, which had been boiling like a frying pan just now, suddenly calmed down.

Wu insisted on having her own way. If she couldn't hold back her anger and continued to argue, the only one who would be hurt in the end would be Zhou Yishao.

Zhou Linjin ordered someone to send Zhou Yishao back to rest first, and then in front of Wu and others, he asked his followers to write a letter to Zhou Chang.

Mrs. Wu didn't stop him, but just stared at Zhou Linjin with dissatisfaction.

Zhou Linjin couldn't see Wu's expression, but he guessed that she wouldn't be in a good mood.

Fortunately, as Wu said, he has no say in the mansion, but Wu doesn't have the final say either.

It is likely that there will be no time to rely on Zhou Chang, so the most urgent thing is not to argue with them, but to find another way as soon as possible.

"Let's go." Zhou Linjin whispered to Shen Lianxiu beside him.

Chen Lianxiu just thought that Zhou Linjin was going to continue arguing with Wu, so before she could react, Zhou Linjin felt that he could not stay here for a moment longer, and did not care about anything else. He touched Chen Lianxiu and pulled her hard.

Chen Lianxiu staggered two steps, but now he understood Zhou Linjin's meaning. After steadying his steps, he quickly pulled Zhou Linjin forward to lead the way for him.

They walked all the way from the front yard to the gate of the inner courtyard. Zhou Linjin had the door closed. He thought that Wu and the others would leave Zhuoxinzhai soon.

The inner courtyard was much quieter than the front. Perhaps because they heard the argument in front, the servants were afraid to come forward. Chen Lianxiu winked at them and told them to go about their own business so as not to run into Zhou Linjin's knife.

The spring flowers in the courtyard are blooming brightly, the birds are singing happily, and a ray of sunlight shines obliquely into the corridor, bringing warmth.

Zhou Linjin stopped.

He suddenly raised his hand, and the beam of spring light passed through his palm.

Chen Lianxiu knew that he was in a bad mood, so she hesitated for a moment, but finally stepped forward and called him softly, "My dear."

Zhou Linjin lowered his hands.

His lifeless eyes were filled with desolation, completely different from the bright spring mood.

Suddenly, the hand that was hanging down reached Shen Lianxiu's hand beside him. Zhou Linjin wrapped it tightly and applied a little force.

Unlike the irritability when he left in front of Wu and others just now, his action of pulling her this time was gentle.

Shen Lianxiu fell into his arms.

"My dear, someone will see us."

Zhou Linjin didn't answer, but just leaned his head on her shoulder.

After a long time, he still didn't move. When Shen Lianxiu moved slightly, he hugged her tighter and murmured, "A little longer."

Shen Lianxiu nodded.

However, even though he said he would wait a little longer, he was ultimately unable to remain as calm as before. His movements remained unchanged, but he continued, "If you could choose, would you not want to marry me?"

Chen Lianxiu's back suddenly started and she couldn't help but tremble slightly. Zhou Linjin was holding her at the moment and naturally felt this subtle change. He smiled bitterly, but Chen Lianxiu couldn't see it.

Zhou Linjin had already determined that her answer was certain, but Chen Lianxiu herself was still thinking about the answer to this question.

What Shen Wuyu didn't want was exactly what she longed for.

But if she was really Shen Wuyu, would she want to marry him?

She had thought about this question before, but in fact, there would never be an answer.

"I'm blind, and I might be a cripple for the rest of my life," Zhou Linjin didn't force her to answer, but continued, "Even though I only have a title, it's very likely that they'll fall in my hands—they're wary of my father, but they don't take me seriously at all..."

Chen Lianxiu lowered her eyes. Zhou Linjin did not explicitly mention "they", but she could tell that he was referring to both the Cheng family and the Wu family and others.

She had originally placed her hand lightly on Zhou Linjin's back, and now she gently stroked it upwards twice.

Zhou Linjin sniffed the faint sandalwood scent and said, "If I had been blind before, I would never have asked the Duke Cheng's Mansion to propose marriage to the Shen family. You deserve a good marriage, and it shouldn't be wasted on me."

Chen Lianxiu's heart suddenly ached, and she said, "That's not the case..."

"It was my selfishness. Actually, after I became blind, I could have called off the engagement," Zhou Linjin paused. "But I convinced myself that it would damage your reputation, so the day of the wedding came like this. A-Yuan, do you hate me?"

Hate him?

Shen Lianxiu was stunned for a moment.

She hated Chen and Shen Ji, but she shouldn't hate him.

How could she hate him?

If he had really broken off the engagement at that time, she would still have to marry that rich businessman as his concubine.

She didn't know how her life would be after marrying into a wealthy merchant family, but at least here, in Zhuoxinzhai, her life was not difficult.

"Of course I don't hate you." Chen Lianxiu didn't hesitate this time. She said this clearly, and after this sentence, she only moved her lips but did not make a sound, "I want to thank you."

Thank you for your persistence in Shen Wuyu.

Even though the two people were very close, Zhou Linjin couldn't hear a single word.

Only the sandalwood scent from her body lingered.

At this moment, the closed courtyard door suddenly opened again. A maid from Zhuoxinzhai glanced at them and hurried over, not caring about disturbing them.

Zhou Linjin naturally heard the noise as well. He had just let go of Shen Lianxiu when the maid ran up to them, panting and saying in a panic, "Sir, go and take a look! The lady just vomited blood!"

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