Chapter Sixty-Five: Zhao Yu Goes Mad Again
It was already dark when Xu Chumian returned to the city. Xiao Qingyan escorted her back to the Xu family home. The two exchanged a few words in the alley before Xiao Qingyan left.
Mu Mu was still reading in her room when Xu Chumian chatted with her for a few minutes before going back.
The next instant, she was grabbed by the waist and pulled inside, bumping into a warm, hard body, and the door slammed shut.
The room was dark, and through the cracks in the window, the outlines of people could be vaguely seen.
Xu Chumian knew who it was the moment she entered the room.
She kicked forward, but Zhao Yu grabbed her and lifted her from the doorway into the depths of the house.
Zhao Yu remained silent, his face grim, as if a storm was brewing.
"Zhao Yu, let me go! You're insane!"
Zhao Yu held Xu Chumian's two slender wrists behind her back.
He sat down on the edge of the bed, holding her tightly in his arms, pressing her lower body down with one leg, making her unable to move at all.
Xu Chumian reached out and pressed down on his shoulder.
"Zhao Yu, let me go!"
Zhao Yu stared intently at her, his face icy cold. "He even went to see his grandmother?"
"This is none of your business, put me down."
Xu Chumian pressed against Zhao Yu's shoulder, but her waist was gripped tightly by the man's large hand.
The warm touch traveled deep into the skin through the thin fabric.
"Xu Chumian, you've only known him for a short time, and you've already gone to see his maternal grandmother."
Xu Chumian raised her hand and slapped him. "This has nothing to do with you. How is your despicable behavior any different from Zhao Chenyu's back then?"
Instead of getting angry, Zhao Yu laughed, "You're comparing me to Zhao Chenyu? Xu Chumian, I really want to cut open your heart and see what color it is."
We've been married for five years, and you've only known Xiao Qingyan for two months.
A soft chuckle escaped Zhao Yu's throat, his voice low and sarcastic.
Zhao Yu originally only intended to endure it for a month, but now he couldn't even bear it for a single day.
Jealousy and resentment consumed him, leaving him utterly devastated.
We've only known each other for a little over two months, and now I'm going to meet my elders.
Xiao Qingyan himself never imagined what would happen next, and he dragged Xu Chumian into the mess.
Xu Chumian slowly exhaled. The ink fragrance emanating from the man's body clung to her limbs like vines, making it almost impossible for her to breathe.
Xu Chumian forced back her overwhelming emotions and pushed Zhao Yu's shoulder with her hand.
"Zhao Yu, you're a madman. Let me down."
"Yes, I went mad the day you left in your past life."
Every day after Xu Chumian left, Zhao Yu awaited death. His old wounds flared up again, and he lingered until the day he died.
Zhao Yu pinched Xu Chumian's chin, met her eyes, and didn't let her look away at all.
"Chu Mian, look at me and speak."
Xu Chumian's eyes reddened, and she raised her voice, "Zhao Yu, stop pretending. If I die, won't that make room for Shen Lingyin? No one will stop you two from being together. You don't love me; you're just used to having me around."
Zhao Yu wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with his rough fingertips, his right hand never loosening its grip, always holding her tightly.
"Is that what you think?"
Some things are better left unsaid; to say them out loud is to admit defeat.
Xu Chumian wiped away her tears.
"What I think doesn't matter anymore, Zhao Yu. All I want now is to be with Xiao Qingyan—"
Zhao Yu touched Xu Chumian's lips with his thumb, cutting off her from the rest of her words. "I have never had anything with Shen Lingyin. I have explained many times that it was only because of matters in the court."
Xu Chumian's lips parted slightly, "Yes, His Highness the Regent has worked hard and is busy with state affairs. He even stays overnight in the Empress Dowager's palace."
Zhao Yu: "First Sleep!"
Xu Chumian sneered, "Did I see through your thoughts?"
Zhao Yu stared into Xu Chumian's eyes, and there seemed to be a faint smile in his phoenix eyes.
He lifted Xu Chumian forward, ignoring her struggles, and held her tightly in his arms.
The difference in strength and physique between men and women is significant. In their past life, when the two quarreled, Zhao Yu would seize the opportunity to hug Xu Chumian in this way, leaving her powerless to retaliate.
Xu Chumian bit Zhao Yu's neck directly.
Zhao Yu didn't move, and the force binding Xu Chumian didn't lessen at all.
Xu Chumian's lips and teeth tightened.
The smell of blood quickly spread, and Xu Chuming finally gave in because she couldn't stand the metallic taste.
There was blood on the corner of her lips.
Zhao Yu, however, seemed oblivious to the pain, even curving his lips into a smile as he wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth.
"Have you vented enough?"
Xu Chumian slapped Zhao Yu's wrist, her eyes reddening, and she couldn't push him away no matter what she did: "You really are crazy!"
Zhao Yu's eyes were deep, and his tone was meaningful, "That's good. Now there's a tooth mark on each shoulder."
Xu Chumian glared at him, her eyes red with anger, "You're a crazy scoundrel!"
Zhao Yu looked at Xu Chumian with an expression of letting her speak. He sighed softly, "I have never had any relationship with Shen Lingyin. We've barely spoken more than a few times before. Later, she frequently entered the palace, but only because she suspected the young emperor's background. She didn't think he was a crown prince."
Throughout the conversation, Zhao Yu kept his eyes fixed on Xu Chumian's face.
Xu Chumian immediately froze on the spot.
"That's why we had no choice but to negotiate with Shen Lingyin during the two years after the young emperor ascended the throne."
"Nothing happened; we just want to find evidence."
“Chu Mian, I have never betrayed our marriage, nor have I betrayed you. I admit that I made mistakes in my past life, but you cannot abandon me because of this one time.”
Xu Chumian blinked, forcing back the tears welling up in her eyes.
abandon?
Xu Chumian can't forget her first child.
If she forgives, who will forgive the unborn child and her, trapped in the backyard?
After her miscarriage, Zhao Lingyao stayed by her side without leaving her side.
When Zhao Yu rushed back, he was summoned to the palace again before she woke up.
Xu Chumian clearly remembers that night after she woke up.
Zhao Yu did not return to his residence.
Perhaps Zhao Yu truly had his reasons.
But Xu Chumian didn't want to continue.
Zhao Yu raised his hand to touch her hair, but Xu Chumian suddenly looked away, her gaze still defiant. "Zhao Yu, so what? The truth doesn't matter anymore. I don't love you anymore."
Xu Chumian did not lie.
The present is more important than the past.
She now has Xiao Qingyan.
Zhao Yu's expression changed.
His gaze was cold and unyielding. "Don't you love me?"
Xu Chumian moved her lips, but didn't speak.
The emotion in Zhao Yu's eyes froze.
He did not accept that the so-called divorce in his previous life was merely Xu Chumian's one-sided idea, and Zhao Yu had never agreed to it.
Xu Chumian is still his wife.
Zhao Yu smiled slowly, and Xu Chumian felt a chill creep down her spine for no reason.
"No matter what you say, the one who will be with you to the end is me, Zhao Yu, and no one else."
He and Xu Chumian had several truly wonderful years together. What else did Xiao Qingyan and Xu Chumian have besides these short two or three months?
God gave him a second chance to make up for his regrets, not to let him see Xu Chumian and Xiao Qingyan together.
The two of them didn't have a deep relationship; it wasn't even love.
He would uproot Xiao Qingyan from her heart.
Zhao Yu's eyes were deep, as if he wanted to completely etch Xu Chumian's current appearance into his mind.
He continued to gently stroke the back of the woman's neck, and even wanted to take Xu Chumian back to Wenjuli right now.
Zhao Yu kissed her forehead, but Xu Chumian slapped him in the face.
Xu Chumian's strength was questionable; Zhao Yu's face only flushed slightly.
"I'll come pick you up in another month."
Xu Chumian glared at Zhao Yu, wanting him to leave as soon as possible.
"Zhao Yu, get out of here!"
Zhao Yu escaped by climbing out of the window.
The guards Xu Chumian hired for her courtyard couldn't even catch a glimpse of Zhao Yu.
Xu Chumian asked Xiao Tao to bring in a basin of water.
She rinsed her mouth to remove the blood.
Xiao Tao was startled and immediately whispered, "Miss, did Lord Zhao come again just now?"
Xu Chumian hummed in agreement, her brows and eyes darkening.
Because of Zhao Yu, Xu Chumian even argued with Zhao Yu in her dreams that night.
When she woke up the next day, she had faint dark circles under her eyes. She applied some makeup before going to school.
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