Lin Han nodded stiffly: "I understand."
Xie Xianyu was in no mood to deal with him anymore. He said coldly, "Fu Xian, show him away."
Fu Xian stood outside the door and gestured to Lin Han, "Lin County Magistrate, please come in."
Lin Han raised his head and glanced at the slender figure sitting on the bed behind the embroidered screen. His throat felt dry, but he couldn't say a word in the end. He walked out stiffly.
Xie Xianyu walked back behind the screen and saw that Wanruo was still sitting on the bed, motionless, but her cheeks were wet with tears, and her hands were trembling slightly as she clutched the quilt.
His heart suddenly ached, but when he thought that she was so sad because of Lin Han, he couldn't suppress his anger.
He walked to the bedside, pinched her chin and forced her to look up at him: "Do you understand now why you showed up at my place on the day of your wedding? I didn't force you to come. It was brought here personally by the good husband you carefully selected."
Wanruo stared at him intently, hatred surging in her red eyes.
Xie Xianyu, however, felt incredibly relieved. "Lin Han was caught accepting bribes. He was desperate to escape, but he had no connections. Luckily, he had a stunningly beautiful fiancée, so he sent you out without a second thought."
"Oh, right? He doesn't even know who this powerful person is who can help him level his own path. Is he tall or short, fat or thin, old or young? He's only concerned about his own future. What do you mean by that?"
Jealousy surged in his chest: "Only you, thinking about him all the time, and still worried about being embarrassed by him..."
"Enough!" Wanruo slapped his hand away.
"You were the one who plotted against him, weren't you?!"
Xie Xianyu said arrogantly, "So what? He's just stupid. He's the only one who dares to accept gifts from people of unknown origin after taking office. If I don't teach him a lesson today, he'll suffer the consequences sooner or later."
He sneered, "Even if I hadn't plotted against him today, if he got into trouble someday and someone asked him to sell his wife for fame, do you think he would sell you?"
Wanruo's face was stiff and her fingertips were trembling slightly.
"Xu Wanruo, this is the man you went to such great lengths to escape from me and marry regardless of your own health. Open your eyes and take a closer look. What is that thing?"
Wanruo felt as if her throat was blocked and all the strength was drained from her body. She looked at the embroidered screen with a sense of emptiness and suddenly felt that the peaceful days she had been looking forward to were a joke.
After trying so hard and taking a gamble, she was finally sent back to his bed as a gift.
Xie Xianyu looked at her pale face, a trace of pity rising in his heart. He reached out to wipe her tears: "Come back with me. I won't pursue what happened in the past."
Wanruo suddenly forced a smile, raised her tearful eyes and looked at him, but there was a cold light in her eyes.
"Even if Lin Han is unbearable, what good are you?"
Xie Xianyu's eyes froze for a moment, and his hands, which were wiping her tears, froze in mid-air.
"No matter how bad Lin Han was, he was willing to marry me. He never looked down on me because of my past. He helped me open a herbal medicine shop. He said that my medical practice and saving lives were a blessing to the people of Qingzhou."
Xie Xianyu's expression darkened gradually, and he practically gritted his teeth, "Xu Wanruo."
Wanruo was not afraid at all, instead she bravely met his sharp eyes.
"To you, I'm nothing more than a plaything, a toy that must be obedient and submissive to you, and a concubine who is not presentable."
"But I'm telling you, I've had enough of this drama for a day! I can't stand being bound. I can't be a humble concubine, nor can I serve you, the noble and honorable eldest son of the Xie family."
She stared at him, muttering each word carefully: "Even if I die, I will never enter Xie's house."
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