Chapter 72 Take Back What Belongs to You
It is hard not to feel resentful when you live your life looking at other people's faces every day.
Luo Li sneered in her heart when she saw her like this, and easily directed her resentment elsewhere.
"Alas, but to be honest, the reason why Master Chen is so cruel is probably because Concubine An is pregnant."
This one sentence immediately started the second girl's chatterbox.
It was obvious that she was extremely angry about what was happening with Concubine An. Ever since she became pregnant, Master Chen had been running there every day. He paid more attention to her than to them, and even planned to make Concubine An his legal wife.
The second girl heard the housekeeper mention yesterday that her father had already mentioned to him that he wanted to make Concubine An his legitimate wife.
I guess it won’t be long.
"This Concubine An has always been a restless person. My father insisted on taking her into the mansion. Just based on her appearance, my mother said she must be a vixen. And Lu Wanning, she was born with a seductive look and is naturally restless. In my opinion, if something happened to her parents, it might be because her mother was fickle outside and angered others, and they are looking for revenge."
"You don't know, ever since Lu Wanning got married, my brother has become a completely different person. He looks weird..."
Halfway through her words, she suddenly reacted and quickly looked at Luo Li.
Seeing her unhappy expression, he hurriedly explained, "I was just talking nonsense. Actually, my brother is just in a bad mood because he has too many things going on recently."
Luo Li forced a smile, "I know."
She didn't think that Chen Wenjian had changed after Lu Wanning got married. After all, when she met Lu Wanning in Baoji Temple not long ago, Chen Wenjian still protected her.
The change in his attitude towards himself now is simply because of what happened during this period of time.
Seeing that she was not angry, the second girl relaxed.
His eyes flickered for a moment, and he moved closer to her and whispered, "If we don't have the child in Aunt An's belly, Sister Luo, do you think father will treat us the same way as before?"
"Of course," Luo Li smiled, "There's no such thing as overnight hatred between father and son."
She kindly advised, "How could the child be gone when all of a sudden? But you could make a wish, hoping that the child in Aunt An's belly is a daughter. That way, your brother would be your father's only son, and he would naturally not be treated unfairly."
The second girl didn't know which words she heard, and nodded repeatedly.
Luo Li smiled and lowered her eyes.
Not long after staying at the second girl's place, a servant came to report that Chen Wenjian had returned.
Luo Li's eyes lit up and she stood up immediately.
Chen Wenjian didn't care about Mr. Chen's cold treatment during this period, nor did he have time to care.
The servant said Luo Li had arrived, and Chen Wenjian frowned even more, "Just say I'm not here."
"This..." The servant was a little embarrassed. Before he turned around, Luo Li's voice came from the other side.
"Brother Chen."
Chen Wenjian lowered his eyebrows and looked back at her, "What's the matter?"
Luo Li was stunned. Even though she had prepared herself for the possibility that he might be in a bad mood recently, it was still a little hard to accept when she saw him talking to her in that tone and with that expression.
She pursed her lips and said, "Can't I come to see you if I'm fine?"
"I've been busy at home lately, so I don't have time to accompany Miss Luo. If Miss Luo comes here often, I'm afraid it will affect the reputation of her family."
As he said this, he looked at the attendant beside him and said, "Send Miss Luo back."
Luo Li's eyes immediately turned red. "I know you've been in a bad mood lately, but why do you have to say such things? You know exactly what I'm thinking. My family has been forcing me to meet Yan Mingchang these past few days. Do you think I'll feel better?"
If it were any other time, when she said this, Chen Wenjian might have taken the opportunity to hold her in his arms and coax her.
But now, he only looked at Luo Li coldly, with a hint of impatience in the frown between his brows. "Yan Er is a good man. Miss Luo might as well give it some thought."
"Chen Zhaoming!" Luo Li stomped her feet in anger.
But Chen Wenjian was slightly distracted by these three words.
In the dreams that have appeared every day recently, the face of the woman who often glared at him coquettishly and called him Chen Zhaoming in frustration gradually became clearer.
He closed his eyes, put aside those chaotic thoughts, and looked at Luo Li again, "Miss Luo, is there anything else?"
Luo Li sobbed twice, suppressing her grievances, "I don't want to marry Yan Er, I only want to marry you."
Chen Wenjian suddenly laughed, his brows and eyes were cold as if covered with ice, "Miss Luo is of noble status, so naturally I am not worthy of her."
"You were clearly not like this before."
It would take endless time to explain these things, so Chen Wenjian stopped explaining and just said that he had other things to do next.
Luo Li was heartbroken and blurted out, "Is it really because of Lu Wanning?"
Chen Wenjian suddenly looked up and said expressionlessly, "If Miss Luo casually tarnishes the reputation of others here, I have nothing to say."
This time he didn't even care whether Luo Li left or not, he turned around and went straight back to his room.
He didn't have time to waste with Luo Li. Instead, he would rather take back what belonged to him.
So that you won’t feel anxious and uncomfortable when you wake up in the middle of the night.
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After returning from the Zhen'an Temple Fair, the couple became extremely busy. Qi Muchao went out early and came back late every day, and no one knew what he was busy with outside.
As soon as Lu Wanning opened her eyes, Sang Mingyue pulled her to change her appearance and then went to the clinic together.
In just a few days, the free clinic has been thoroughly publicized, and every day someone comes to ask when the lottery will be held.
Shopkeeper Wu has set the date for the draw for today. Sang Mingyue has been busy choosing a shop these two days. She is a woman who dares to think and act. Her idea of a restaurant and a shop is different from what Lu Wanning has in mind. She plans to open a treasure pavilion.
Antiques, calligraphy and paintings were secondary. There were more rare things in there that she had seen in other countries when she had traveled around with her father.
Lu Wanning was very surprised by this. If the goods had to be purchased from other countries, it would take a lot of time. Plus, it would be difficult for her to find the source of goods alone.
But Sang Mingyue just told her not to worry, she had her own way to source the goods, and today she just had to go and see if the chosen shop was satisfactory.
When she said she could solve it, Lu Wanning felt relieved. She naturally believed in Sang Mingyue's ability, and Sang Mingyue was not the kind of arrogant person.
The two planned to go and check out the shops once the free clinic lottery was over.
When the appointed time came, Shopkeeper Wu was still sorting out the signatures inside when someone outside started to urge him to come.
"Why haven't you started yet?"
"The sun is so bright and we've been waiting for so long, let's get started."
"My wife has been seriously ill for many days, and she has been waiting for this free clinic to treat her illness today. Please be kind and don't compete with me for it."
"Hey, what I'm saying is, if you don't have money, who would come here to wait? No one here has a sick family, so naturally there's no such thing as giving in to anyone else."
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