Chapter 147 Despicable and shameless?
"You come from a medical family, and you're the next heir to the Pharmacist Valley. But she's a divorced woman, and even more so, someone who needs to earn money among men. Will your family accept this? No. They can't. If she marries you, she'll only be mercilessly mocked and cold-shouldered by your family. Once you're over your temporary daze, they'll join in the ridicule. You're only flirting with her for a moment, but she'll have to sacrifice her whole life. What guarantees can you offer?"
"She's all alone in your house, with no one to back her up. What awaits her is either another divorce or the disdain of your entire family. How will you protect her then? Will you still be like your parents, despising her, looking down on her, and letting her fend for herself?"
"No, no." Su Qinghe said hurriedly with a pale face. It was already the middle of winter, but he was sweating profusely and could not utter a complete sentence. He stood there like a wooden stake for a long time.
It took a long time for Su Qinghe to find his voice. He said, "Lord Zhao said these were all his own speculations. I didn't understand why Miss Yu would still divorce you despite your family background. Now I understand. Everything you said is exactly what Miss Yu has experienced. It was you, your family, and your entire clan who abandoned her, hated her, and abused her. That's why she divorced you!"
Su Qinghe looked at Zhao Yan coldly. "Master Zhao, you hurt Miss Yu once when she was young. Do you want to do it again now, or even block her marriage? Master Zhao, you forced her away before, leaving her with nowhere to go. Now she's on her own, and you're still forcing her. Aren't you too heartless and cold-blooded?"
Zhao Yan couldn't help but calm himself down and spoke again, "You're right. I did think about you leaving her, and I even hoped she'd choose me again. But I'll let her make her own choice. We were once husband and wife, and we had a sweet and loving time as newlyweds. Now I can make my own decision about our marriage, and my family won't object. They'll even be happy for us to rekindle our past relationship... She also loved me deeply in the past. No matter what, it would be much easier and better for her to choose me than to choose you."
"It's true that we're divorced now, but we've been married for three years and have shared so many memories and moments. She will never forget me. Master Su, give up. She won't go to Suzhou with you, and she won't jump into a fire pit again."
Su Qinghe sat dejectedly aside, his original ambitions shattered one by one by Zhao Yan. He originally thought that as long as he persisted, his parents would definitely agree, but he forgot to ask Yu Huatang whether she was willing to be with him through so many difficulties. He had no confidence and was not sure that he could give her a very happy marriage.
As for Yu Huatang, she seemed to rarely mention Zhao Yan. Even when it came to official business, she would try to handle it as quickly as possible to avoid the two of them meeting again.
He didn't think so before, but now that Zhao Yan said it, he realized that maybe Miss Yu had not forgotten him at all, and because she still loved him, she hated and was entangled so much, and even didn't want to see him again.
At this time, Su Qinghe stood up and said, "Lord Zhao said it so firmly to me, but he didn't dare say it in front of her. It seems that it's not like what Lord Zhao said. Miss Yu may not choose you. You are not completely sure either, otherwise you wouldn't be so worried about my stay or departure. I know that last time in Fuzhou Prefecture, that person was you, right? Since you can't even let her see your love, why are you so determined?"
Zhao Yan held the teacup and looked at him quietly. It was obvious that Su Qinghe had hit the nail on the head.
After a long moment, he said, "You're right. I'm not entirely sure I can win her back. I'm also concerned about your presence, but I want to say that I can do anything for her, at any cost. I can also waste my time waiting for her to change her mind, and spend my whole life with no one else. Master Su, can you do that?"
Su Qinghe looked at Zhao Yan in astonishment. He didn't expect Zhao Yan to go so far. He was just betting on his determination!
Although he had lost, he didn't have the resolve to sacrifice everything for it, nor did he have the resolve to have no regrets! He stumbled a few steps, finally using all his strength to open the door, and left dejectedly.
After Su Qinghe left, Zhao Yan finally relaxed, but he felt very powerless. What he had just said to Su Qinghe was actually also said to himself.
He lied to Su Qinghe. There were no good memories between him and her, no loving times as a couple, nothing at all.
Seven years ago, Huatang was only seventeen years old. She came to his house alone. What did he do? On the wedding night, he coldly talked to her about the conditions and told her that he had already given her face in exchange for Mrs. Zhao, and he would not give her anything else.
He was trying to persuade them to quit, and what frightened Su Qinghe was exactly what he had experienced before. At this moment, he felt that he was despicable, shameless, and even unscrupulous...
Su Qinghe walked back to Changming Pavilion dejectedly. Qingxing was the only one in the hall sorting out the books. He went over and asked, "Where is your master?"
"In the backyard." Qingxing replied.
Su Qinghe didn't have time to thank her and went straight to the backyard. Under the big banyan tree in the backyard, Yu Huatang was helping several apprentices adjust their skeletons. After finishing, she checked the accounts with the accountant. She didn't care about these things before, but now that she has cooperated with the Baili family, she naturally cannot let them suffer any losses.
She looked through the account book and found the past expenses during the epidemic. She searched for a long time but couldn't find the ten prescriptions of medicine that Wang Zhubu mentioned buying when she was in Fuzhou Prefecture.
Originally, she was helping to handle these matters in the rear, and the person who kept the accounts was Steward Yuan. She asked, and Steward Yuan said that he had not seen Master Wang keeping the accounts here.
So who bought the medicine? She continued to look through the account books at the back, and when she reached the last page, she saw Zhao Yan's name on it.
She felt strange and asked, "Why is the record of Mr. Zhao buying medicine here with us? Shouldn't it be with Doctor Luo?"
Someone said, "That day, the servant next to Lord Zhao came in a hurry. The doctor's apprentice who was in charge of keeping the accounts was away. The servant was very anxious and said he had to go save someone. I wrote it down and told the apprentice about it when he came back. Doctor Luo also made a note of it."
Yu Huatang looked at the days above. These were clearly the ten prescriptions she had received when she was infected with the plague. She suddenly understood why Wang Zhubu went with them, and also understood what Wang Zhubu said when he came back early, that he would grit his teeth and finish the job even if his mouth was covered in blood, that she understood him best, and that he would just do it without saying anything.
So Zhao Yan had been to Fuzhou Prefecture. When she was sick, she remembered that someone had been spreading medicine that day. When Su Qing and them left, that person was still there. Later, she vaguely saw someone approaching her. At that time, she thought it was an illusion caused by her high fever. Now she thinks that it was not, that person was Zhao Yan.
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