Young Master Chen enters the mansion
Chapter Seven
Now that she was home and had seen the scumbag, it was impossible for Zhou Yulin not to do something. That very night, she quickly wrote three letters and sent them out.
The next day at the Wu family home, several women were arguing at the door early in the morning.
Wu Chi woke up groggily and was led to the door by a servant. As soon as he pushed the door open, three women rushed to burrow into his arms. Wu Chi recognized all three of them; they were his mistresses. Why were they all here together today?
"Young Master Wu, Wan'er has come to ask you to marry me. I am already carrying your child." After saying this, Wan'er covered her belly and smiled shyly.
No sooner had he finished speaking than the two women beside him retorted, "Who do you think you are? I've already given birth to two children for Young Master Wu, and I haven't even thought about asking for any title."
“Exactly! So what if she has a child? She’s delusional to think that Young Master Wu will give her a title. Ha, how naive.” Another woman chimed in indignantly.
Wu Chi would be too oblivious to realize what was happening at this point. He sneered and pushed Wan'er to the ground. "Who do you think you are? You're pregnant and trying to frame me. I wonder which wild man's child it is. You're shameless enough, but you even dare to come to my door?"
"Jiafu, just send them away!"
Zhou Yulin, who was sitting upstairs drinking tea, watched the entire event.
Gu Ling, who was listening to the opera with her, took a bite of pastry and smiled, "Is this the person you were willing to die for to be with before?"
Zhou Yulin naturally picked up on the teasing in Gu Ling's tone and retorted coldly, "They're all different species. I must have been blind before."
"Oh, by the way, your cousin is getting married tomorrow. Aren't you going to try to persuade her?" Gu Ling mentioned it casually, but Zhou Yulin looked over unexpectedly. "You seem to know quite a lot."
"That's natural."
"In that case, you can marry my cousin for me and everything will be fine."
Gu Ling nearly choked on the pastry. "What did you say?!"
Zhou Yulin rolled her eyes at him. "Just kidding."
It is common knowledge that Wu Chi is of bad character, but to get Second Uncle to give up this idea, he needs someone who can allow him to go to the sect without having to look for the Wu family.
First, this person has no connection with the Wu family.
Secondly, this person's magic is so advanced that he can at least fool his own second uncle.
Third, this person is someone I know and can trust for the time being.
When Zhou Yulin's gaze fell upon Gu Ling, she immediately knew the answer. "Hey, what are your plans for the future?"
“My name isn’t Hey,” Gu Ling corrected earnestly. “My name is Gu Ling.”
"Miss Zhou, did you just hit me? I feel a pain in the back of my head." Zhou Yulin tiptoed down the stool, her voice so gentle it could melt your heart: "Oh? How could that be? I'm just a weak woman." After confirming that Gu Ling was indeed blind, Zhou Yulin clapped her hands.
"I guess I was just imagining things. I'm fine, what's wrong?"
"Come home with me."
Gu Ling: ? ? ?
"Meet your father-in-law."
Gu Ling: !!!
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As soon as Zhou Yulin stepped into her home, she saw the betrothal gifts delivered by the Wu family at the door. Anxiety welled up in her heart, and she brushed past the departing matchmaker.
"Second Uncle."
The man sat in the main seat, his expression not as solemn as one might expect; on the contrary, he leisurely took a sip of tea.
"What kind of behavior is this, rushing around in such a hurry!"
Zhou Yulin didn't notice that there were other guests sitting in the lower seats. She grabbed Gu Ling's hand, took a step forward, and said smugly, "I've found someone who can represent the Zhou family in the Qingyun Sect's grand election!"
Strangely, Zhou Yulin didn't see any surprise on Zhou Yuanling's face. The other party glanced at Gu Ling, then looked away, carefully choosing her tone and asking with concern, "Is your friend's eye a little off?"
"Yes," Gu Ling readily admitted.
Zhou Yuanling sighed and comforted her, "Yulin, I know you want to help the family, and I appreciate your kindness. But to be honest, I will absolutely not let you go to the Qingyun Sect for the trial."
Zhou Yuanling's gaze passed through the main hall and landed on the lower seat. He stroked his two-inch goatee and said with some satisfaction, "As for the sect, it was fortunate. Some time ago, a collateral branch of the Zhou family recognized a young son who had been living away from home, and now his cultivation has reached the Foundation Establishment stage."
This warm and gentle smile was something Zhou Yulin had never seen on her second uncle before. "Lai Muyao, this is the eldest daughter of the family, Zhou Yulin."
Mu Yao? Hahaha, Chen Mu Yao, that annoying name is so common! Zhou Yulin was about to laugh at her former nemesis in her heart when she turned around and froze on the spot.
Unlike usual, the boy wore a snow-white, straight-collared long robe, with a wide belt cinched at the waist with auspicious cloud patterns. Zhou Yulin remembered that this seemed to be the clan robe of the Zhou family in Jiangning; she had seen one in Zhou Xiuer's room before.
At that time, she glanced at it briefly and thought that the clothes would probably look bland.
Even though he hated the other person to the extreme, Zhou Yulin couldn't find a single word to say that the clothes were ugly; in fact, the clothes did suit him.
Unconvinced, she looked at the other person again, trying to find some other faults.
Looking east, she saw a young man with his hair tied up in a neat ponytail. Looking west, she saw a man with slightly lowered eyelids and a high nose bridge. Looking down, she saw a pair of dark eyes that were as clear as if they had been soaked in water, but looking up, she saw a hint of unruliness. Finally, after their eyes met, the young man said sensibly and obediently, "Hello, Miss."
Zhou Yulin pointed at the other person with trembling hands, took three steps back, and said indignantly, "Who gave you permission to call me that!"
"Yu Lin!" Hearing Zhou Yuanling's reprimand, Zhou Yu Lin finally realized that she hadn't made a mistake. Her current status was indeed higher than Chen Muyao's, so it wasn't too much for the other party to call her "Miss." But... was this still the Chen Muyao she remembered, who was stubborn and arrogant?
In his past life, when the academy was ranking students, he got into a fight with a senior who was three realms higher than him because he refused to call him "senior brother." He even suffered heavy losses himself rather than admit defeat. Now, he actually bows his head and calls me "young lady."
Although Zhou Yulin didn't realize that the other person was calling her "Miss" instead of "Young Miss," in Zhou Yulin's mind there wasn't much difference between the two.
At that moment, the sky darkened, the clouds turned black, and Zhou Yulin felt that the Zhou family was about to go bankrupt. The thought of having to share a roof with this guy for the next few days made Zhou Yulin's smile falter.
"Why is Yu Lin stunned?"
The boy stood with his back to Zhou Yuanling, his tall figure hovering a few steps away. His manners were impeccable, without a single flaw, and he asked politely and gently, "Miss, have you perhaps seen me before?"
Zhou Yulin: Brother, we met just a few weeks ago, please don't do this, I really get out of character very easily...
"Hahaha, of course not. What's your name?" Zhou Yulin naturally wouldn't expose the fact that the two had met in front of her second uncle, so she chuckled dryly and chose to change the subject.
Upon hearing Zhou Yulin's question, the boy answered matter-of-factly, "I take my mother's surname, Chen, and my name is Chen Muyao." Thank goodness, this person still had a shred of conscience and knew to keep a surname for himself, which relieved Zhou Yulin.
There was no way around it. Although she had thought countless times about trampling Chen Muyao under her feet, stomping hard on his face, and making him admit that she was the one who should be the savior with immortal bones and a heart of Tao.
At the time, Zhou Yulin lamented that this wish had not been fulfilled. Later, the barrier was damaged, and the battle of Jinyang City broke out. The senior brother, who was half a mentor, led the charge. Unexpectedly, someone in the team betrayed them, causing the three thousand disciples to be almost wiped out. Chen Muyao went to rescue them, but the senior brother was too guilty and demonic energy took advantage of the situation to enter his body, directly breaking through the Dao and falling into demonic ways.
I heard that the two fought to a draw back then. Chen Muyao was seriously injured while trying to bring her senior brother back, and Zhou Yulin was busy taking care of him afterwards, so she didn't know much about the so-called serious injury. She only thought that the world had exaggerated the situation after their last meeting. This person looks perfectly fine, how badly could he have been injured?
Zhou Yulin's expectation for Chen Muyao was simple: just don't die. After all, she wanted to defeat Chen Muyao openly and fairly in front of everyone in the future.
"You've reached the Foundation Establishment stage this year?" Zhou Yulin asked.
"Um."
How big?
"Eighteen years old." The young man answered the question with simple yet patient words.
"Oh." The man was lying; he should be twenty-three years old this year.
Zhou Yulin remained outwardly calm, but inwardly thought: Holy crap! Now it's confirmed, it really is Chen Muyao, not someone else in disguise. He's gone mad, he must be insane!
"Yu Lin, take Mu Yao and your friend downstairs to rest."
The three of them maintained an eerie silence throughout the journey.
Until, "Miss, where have you been so early in the morning? We couldn't find you all month. We thought the Xu family had taken you to pay off their debts!"
In June, she excitedly stepped forward, only to find her young mistress standing between two men. Instantly, she imagined a dramatic scene of two men vying for one woman.
In June, she took a big step, pulled Zhou Yulin over, shielding her behind her, and shouted, "Stop fighting!"
After saying that, she turned back and gave Zhou Yulin a reassuring look, as if to say, "Don't panic, I'm here for you." This made Zhou Yulin's words suddenly catch in her throat, and she was about to explain, "No, June."
“I know you all like young ladies, but being my son-in-law isn’t so easy either. First, you have to uphold male virtues. Nowadays, society is going downhill…” Zhou Yulin covered June’s mouth and chuckled awkwardly, “Turn left and right in the guest room. I’m leaving now, bye-bye.” Then she hurriedly led June away from the crime scene.
Leaving behind the bewildered Gu Ling and the thoughtful Chen Muyao.
After listening to Zhou Yulin's explanation, June finally understood.
"Oh. So one of them is a distant cousin, and the other is Miss's friend, right?" Zhou Yulin was about to nod, relieved that June finally understood, when she heard the girl continue excitedly, "Miss, I've calculated it. Since they're from a collateral branch, they're beyond three generations. We support the marriage. As for the other young master, although he has an outstanding temperament, he has a visual impairment. If Miss marries him, she'll definitely be treated like a slave. So, let's focus on securing Mr. Chen first."
Zhou Yulin: No. How did we end up being picky?
"I……"
Zhou Yulin was about to say that she had no feelings for Chen Muyao when she saw June run out. "No, at least let me finish what I have to say." Zhou Yulin was helpless.
Perhaps worried that she wasn't doing well, June seemed to have been focusing on important life events lately. But Zhou Yulin felt that there were many things she hadn't had time to do.
Xuanling Sect, her eldest brother, second brother, master, and many fellow disciples, as well as her spiritual root which she can no longer cultivate, and Chen Muyao who has inexplicably appeared in her house and is determined to follow her Gu Ling. Just thinking about all this makes her feel overwhelmed. How can she have the leisure to consider her marriage?
As Zhou Yulin pondered life for a moment, June returned, carrying a plate with delicate pastries made in the kitchen at noon. The pastries were shaped like little rabbits, so lifelike and cute that Zhou Yulin was reluctant to take a bite.
Just as Zhou Yulin was about to pick it up, Liu Yue slapped her hand away, saying, "It's not for Miss."
Looking at the radiant smile blooming in June, Zhou Yulin belatedly realized something, "It's for Chen Muyao?"
Silence was Zhou Yulin's demeanor tonight as she carried her pastries away from the small courtyard amidst the cheers and shouts of June.
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