Chapter 90 Indecent Assault
The letter was written by Li Qu when she first visited the Zheng family.
The sole purpose was to prevent Zhou Jin from including her registered address in the official files.
She wanted him to understand that her desire to have no entanglement with him wasn't just affectation or playing hard to get; it was a genuine desire.
The first letter was delivered to Wu Xubai, who owned the newly opened Tongbao Money Shop in the capital.
The letter reads: To the young master, respectfully presented by Li San.
When Wu Xubai opened it, there was a letter and a piece of paper inside.
The note read: "Please pass this on to the young master. Thank you, young master."
Wu Xubai is Xiao Cong's person, and he knows her relationship with Xiao Cong very well.
Upon seeing the letter, he would surely send the enclosed letter to Xiao Cong as quickly as possible.
The letter that reached Xiao Cong read: "Your Highness, please open this letter. Respectfully presented by Aqu."
Inside, there was also a letter and a piece of paper.
The note read: "Your Highness wishes to give the official document regarding A-Qu's registered address to Master Zhou. Please deliver this letter along with the document to Master Zhou. A-Qu will be extremely grateful."
Xiao Cong quickly understood Li Qu's intention after a moment's thought.
She exclaimed, "A-Qu is truly heartless."
He immediately ordered the recall of the official documents regarding Li Qu's place of residence, and sent this letter, along with the documents regarding Li Qu's place of residence, to Zhou Jin.
It ended up in Zhou Jin's hands.
Zhou Jin unfolded the scroll, which contained Li Qu's words of wisdom that shattered his hopes: the child has been lost.
With just four words, he made the household registration document that he had obtained from Xiao Cong at great cost seem like a joke.
He offered her his heart, but she trampled on it wantonly.
After becoming overly emotional and experiencing a nosebleed.
Zhou Jin overturned the desk.
She trampled on him, and he accepted it.
But if she dares to abort the child, he will definitely hate her!
He vowed that she couldn't bear the hatred he harbored!
*
It's hot.
It's stuffy staying in the room.
Li Qu closed her eyes and rested on a recliner in the shade.
The baby in her womb kicked her again.
I guess I had too much chicken leg for lunch.
A month later, she thought Zhou Jin should have received her letter.
He has a bad temper; he'll probably get so angry he'll flip the table.
It would be better if he were driven mad.
The cicadas chirped melodiously.
*
Because Zhou Jin did not have conclusive evidence that Li Qu had lost her child, he still retained a sliver of rationality.
Lin Xiaocong had completely lost his senses.
On a sweltering summer day, under the blazing sun, he was shirtless, twirling a gun.
The spear pulled through the air, producing sounds like whooshing and whistling.
Every move was fierce and powerful, exuding a tiger-like aura.
Sweat trickled down his muscles, past his chest, abs, and V-line, before disappearing into his belt.
Her snow-white skin, which had never seen the sun, was scorched red.
Qiu Chan stood to the side, crying and pleading, "Young master, please stop! Heatstroke is harmful to your health!"
"It's all my fault, please punish me!"
Lin Xiaocong continued wielding his spear without stopping.
Although Qiu Chan misled the whole story, it is true that she looked at him with lingering affection when she was released from prison.
He was dumped by her.
Let's leave her aside.
It became common knowledge that his junior brother had stolen the woman he liked.
Despite his emergency public relations efforts to minimize the damage to all parties, who would believe it!
Lin Xiaocong had never suffered such a humiliation in his entire life.
Is it her fault?
It's not her fault.
Her junior brother seduced her.
"Young master, if you continue like this, you'll suffer from heatstroke!"
Lin Xiaocong was well aware of this.
But he needed to vent his anger.
The spear techniques were as fast as lightning, varied and unpredictable, and each move was exquisite.
Beads of sweat slid down and were flicked off with each movement.
Qiu Chan cried, "Young Master, please punish Qiu Chan, please don't..."
With a whoosh, the sharp tip of the gun stopped in front of Qiu Chan's face, startling her so much that she turned pale and fell silent.
Lin Xiaocong looked at Qiu Chan, whose long eyelashes were covered in sweat. He raised his hand and wiped his face: "Qiu Chan, you're scared to death."
Cicada: "Waaaaah!"
How embarrassing.
"You have so little guts, how dare you make up such nonsense?"
"Young master, spare my life!"
Lin Xiaocong, panting, tossed the spear to him and walked into the house.
He laughed: "Qiu Chan, you don't have a wife anymore."
The cicada cried, "Thank you, young master, for sparing my life."
Under the eaves, Qiu Hui greeted Lin Xiao Cong as he went to wash up.
It was at this time that Li Rong came to pick up the items.
Qi Nian stayed with her.
However, Qi Nian was stopped at the door by the gatekeeper.
"The young master has instructed that we shall not see Young Master Qi if he comes to visit us in the future."
Qi Nian knew that it was unethical of him to take advantage of his senior brother's vulnerability and steal his sweetheart.
But it was the senior brother's own fault for not being able to keep the second young lady's heart, so how can you blame him?
He simply couldn't resist a beautiful and passionate girl.
He smiled at Li Rong and said, "I'll wait for you at the door."
Li Rong instructed him, "Stand in the shade. I'll come out as soon as I get my things."
"Okay, go ahead." His skin was an unnaturally pale white, and his smile was gentle and comforting.
Li Rong liked his refined yet frail appearance.
He was the man who truly captured her heart.
She returned a bright smile and entered the Spring Begonia Garden.
The gate was about to close when Qi Nian stepped inside: "Senior brother, are you in Chuntang Garden?"
The gatekeeper frowned at him: "Our young master's garden is his property, and he can keep it as long as he wants!"
"Please inform him that Qingbai requests an audience with his senior brother."
The doorman gave him a push.
"Does our young master even associate with such ungrateful dogs?!"
"Don't you even remember that if it weren't for your help back then, you wouldn't be the respectable person you are today!"
The door slammed shut.
Outside Chuntang Garden, Qi Nian was angry, but thinking of his senior brother's generous nature and gentlemanly character, he felt slightly relieved.
Inside the Spring Begonia Garden, Qi Nian's senior brother, whom he considered a gentleman, very ungentlemanly blocked his fiancée in her room.
*
The master bedroom has been re-decorated.
When Li Rong left in the morning, the decor was still in a light blue color scheme.
Now they've all been changed to a light, gentle pink.
Lin Xiaocong stood at the entrance of the main house, her hair slightly damp, tied with a simple headband, her long hair casually draped over her shoulders and back, sparsely dampening her inner garment.
The inner garment clung to the skin, revealing a glimpse of a robust physique.
Slippers, a casual look.
He smiled warmly: "Rongrong."
Li Rong felt like she was about to explode, and unconsciously hugged the bundle she was carrying to her chest.
She gave an awkward and distant smile: "Mr. Lin, I'm here to get my bag."
Lin Xiaocong stepped across the threshold.
Li Rong's scalp tingled uncontrollably.
"You, you, you, haven't we already made things clear?"
What are you doing!
"What did you explain?" Lin Xiaocong stepped into the room with his other foot.
Li Rong unconsciously distanced herself from Lin Xiaocong.
The thought of this man's martial prowess—capable of embedding a single copper coin into a wooden pillar with a casual toss—terrified her.
She didn't like such a scary man getting close to her.
"What...what do you want to do!"
"Take the money!"
"I didn't mean to live in your garden!"
Why are you still harping on this?
He saw her as a cat with its fur standing on end, and his smile grew even gentler.
"You didn't do it on purpose?"
He approached step by step, and she retreated step by step.
“Rongrong, you were very scheming back then in Hezhou Prison.”
"Need me to help you remember?"
Li Rong's face turned bright red.
"Back then, back in Hezhou Prison, I...I took special care of you because I saw how pitiful you were being imprisoned!"
"oh?"
He was smiling, gentle and approachable, but Li Rong still found him terrifying.
She retreated to the partition wall, with nowhere left to go.
She grabbed the curtain next to her, covering her face and half her body: "You, you stay away from me."
Although she couldn't see him, she could feel him approaching.
Closer, closer, even closer!
She could smell the bath powder on him.
She could feel the heat emanating from him.
She gripped the bundle and the curtain tightly, and closed her eyes.
Suddenly, she felt a warm breath near her ear.
Her heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly opened her eyes.
His soft, smiling voice rang in her ears.
"Back then, you said..."
"Young master, be gentle, it hurts a little~"
His voice is like a fine wine, making people's imaginations run wild.
The scene from that day naturally came to Li Rong's mind.
Lin Xiaocong gently pulled back the curtain that she was using to shield herself, his gaze moving from the side of her face to her eyebrows and eyes.
"Rongrong, you're seducing me."
Without the curtains to block out the view, the man's hormonal scent filled the air.
Li Rong was so scared that she rubbed her heels against the partition.
His gaze fell on her lips: "I've taken the bait."
"Mistake, mistake..." Li Rong quickly explained.
He lowered his head and gently pressed his lips to those closed, full lips: "What?"
Her heart was racing, and her face turned pale from his kiss.
"Young Master Lin, I'm so sorry."
He lowered his head again, this time using more force than before, and rolled back and forth for a while before stopping.
"Think it through before you speak."
She was angry, but mustered her courage, looked up at him, and her eyes held a hint of fear that she couldn't hide.
"Back then, I was a toad trying to eat swan meat. Young Master Lin, you are a magnanimous man... um."
He hooked her chin and silenced her with his lips.
This time, instead of letting go of her, he invaded her territory.
He was gentle, slowly invading her, trying to diminish the fear in her eyes, making it less and less intense.
She froze, giving him the opportunity to act with impunity.
He only released her lips when he realized she was no longer breathing.
"Rongrong, this piece of swan meat is for you to eat."
He raised his hand to stroke her face, his fingertips gently caressing her skin—the same feeling he had imagined countless times.
His gaze toward her gradually turned lewd.
He thought of her for more than half a year, from Hezhou to the capital.
"Rongrong".
His fingertips slid down her neck to her collar.
"It's not your fault for not paying attention; it's because I came back too late."
Fingertips slid down the neckline, along the soft curves, to the waist.
Place your fingertips on your waist, using the base of your thumb and forefinger to measure the flexibility and curvature of your waist.
"Let's consummate our marriage."
You'll like it.
"I will never leave you alone in an empty room again."
He ripped off her belt, his breath enveloped her, he kissed her, and molested her.
The woman he dreamed of countless times, was he just going to give her away?
impossible.
The skirt and blouse were shaken open.
His hot palms touched soft, smooth skin.
She was trembling.
He comforted her.
"Rongrong, don't be afraid, I'll be very gentle."
But she trembled even more violently.
He loosened his grip on her slightly and saw that her eyes were fixed on something.
It wasn't just ordinary fear.
"Rongrong!"
He immediately grasped her pulse.
Li Rong stared intently at his slightly open collar.
The clearly defined curves of her muscles stirred up unpleasant memories in her mind.
After she got close to him and clearly felt the terrifying power emanating from him, she lost the ability to think.
Limbs stiffened.
At this moment, she could no longer control her psychological reaction; her vision gradually darkened, and she went limp.
Lin Xiaocong caught her around the waist and quickly carried her to the bed, ordering Qiu Hui to fetch silver needles.
Excessive fear.
Her pulse couldn't fool him.
She was actually that scared?
*
Li Rong was awakened by Lin Xiaocong's stabbing.
When she woke up and saw Lin Xiaocong sitting on the edge of the bed, she screamed and quickly retreated into the bed, looking at Lin Xiaocong warily.
Lin Xiaocong carefully put away the silver needles and handed them to Qiu Hui.
Qiu Hui glanced at the Second Miss, who was completely unaware of her disheveled appearance, and asked, "Should we prepare a new dress for the Second Miss?"
Li Rong looked down and realized that her clothes were disheveled, and even the straps of her bra were undone.
She quickly turned her back to Lin Xiaocong and began to straighten her clothes.
Lin Xiaocong tasted it briefly, but his eyes revealed an undisguised deep regret.
She's so soft.
They are completely different from me.
I love it.
Unfortunately, the good thing didn't happen today.
"Rongrong, what's wrong with you?"
Li Rong's back stiffened.
She quickly straightened her clothes, turned around, and got out of bed.
Lin Xiaocong leaned against the bed railing and raised his leg to block her way out of bed.
She avoided him like the plague, quickly withdrawing her foot that had almost touched his leg.
Lin Xiaocong's gaze fell on her feet, which had fully recovered.
His gaze shifted upwards, looking at her, and he slowly suppressed his urge to invade her heart.
She gradually calmed down, and her breathing became even and normal.
He got up from the bed and made way for her: "I'm sorry, it was my presumption."
She quickly got out of bed, avoided him, and ran outside.
Once outside, her fiery and energetic voice rang out: "You're the one who's sick!"
"You dog, if you kiss me again, I'll sew your mouth shut!"
"You filthy scoundrel, you lecher!"
"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey! How disgusting!"
"I've never seen a woman in my entire life..."
Upon seeing Lin Xiaocong appear inside the door, Li Rong screamed and turned to run.
"There are only two pieces of clothing anyway, I don't want them!"
I never want to see you again!
Aaaaaah!
She was furious.
I'm angry at myself for being so useless, for my limbs becoming stiff and unable to move.
She should have jumped up and slapped him across the face!
I was taken advantage of, it's so annoying!
Lin Xiaocong leaned against the door frame, arms crossed, and chuckled as he murmured, "So, heartache is a man's intimacy?"
He raised his hand to look at his palm, and grasped at the air.
"Mental illness requires mental medicine."
He feels much better now.
"Take some medicine to calm your nerves first."
The rest, we'll take it slow.
*
Li Rong checked her clothes several times before leaving the house.
The door opened, and Qi Nian was just in time to knock.
Behind Qi Nian were two yamen runners from the Jingzhao Prefecture.
Li Rong stepped out of Chuntang Garden, and Qiu Hui chased after her: "Second Miss, your bundle."
Li Rong turned around and reached out her hand to Qiu Hui.
Taking advantage of Li Rong's shifting gaze, Qi Nian subtly scanned Li Rong's body.
Qiu Hui stepped forward to greet Li Rong and Qi Nian, and then handed Li Rong's bundle with both hands.
"The young master said that the young lady's illness needs to be treated."
"I'll send you some medicine to calm your nerves later."
Li Rong refused: "No need. If I am sick, Young Master Qi will prescribe medicine for me."
Li Rong took the bundle, turned around, grabbed Qi Nian's hand, and left.
These slender hands still give me a sense of security.
Thinking of Lin Xiaocong's strong hand landing on her waist, she couldn't help but shiver.
The gatekeeper slammed the gate shut.
Qi Nian watched as Li Rong held onto his hand tightly, and gently stroked her fingers with the pad of his thumb, dispelling his doubts.
Qi Nian explained the situation to the two constables and parted ways amicably.
He turned around and reached out to Li Rong: "Let's go home and have your mother invite a matchmaker to your house."
Li Rong glanced at his pale, slender hand and snorted, "I'll let you hold my hand after you marry me."
She walked up to him with a smile and urged, "Hurry up, hurry up!"
Qi Nian laughed.
He caught a whiff of wind, and his throat felt a little itchy, so he held it in, afraid of disturbing her jumping around.
She possessed the vibrant life force he so desperately desired.
Qi Nian took Li Rong home.
Li Rong's happiness was felt by the whole family.
The Li family is eagerly awaiting good news from Li Rong.
After all, Li Rong is indeed not young anymore.
Before dark, Qiu Hui delivered medicine to Li Rong's door.
Li Rong naturally refused.
Qiu Hui smiled and said, "Second Miss, are you sure you want to offend someone you shouldn't?"
Li Rong accepted the gift with a forced smile: "Is that alright?"
Qiu Hui bowed and left gracefully.
After Qiu Hui left, he tossed the medicine onto the woodpile in the kitchen.
"To be used as firewood."
The following day, the Qi family discreetly invited a matchmaker to their home.
Because Qi Nian is an official, the marriage can only be arranged first, and the wedding can only be held next year.
Li Rong listened to the entire conversation from inside the room, and the expression on her face was indescribable.
She nudged Li Han, who was patting her younger brother to sleep, and said, "Go away."
Li Han was puzzled and moved closer to Li Rong, lowering her voice: "Second Sister, don't you like Young Master Qi a lot? What trouble are you up to now?"
Li Rong frowned and lowered her voice as well: "He can't marry me right away, he'll have to wait until next year!"
"What if I find someone more suitable than him during this time, someone who can marry me right away!"
"Doesn't this marriage contract restrict my actions?"
"Go quickly."
Although Li Han didn't quite understand her second sister's thought process, she still went out and did as she was told.
The family has a great understanding and tacit agreement.
When Li Han accidentally spilled the sugar water on Li Rong's birth chart, Li's mother instantly understood what Li Rong meant.
Li's mother postponed the engagement until early next year, arguing that it was an unlucky omen that the betrothal gifts had not yet been exchanged.
Qi's mother was immediately displeased, but she smiled and picked up the bowl of sweet soup, pretending to drink water to hide her emotions.
*
During the day, the staff of the National Medical Bureau had lunch and took a break.
Lin Xiaocong has a private office room.
At this moment, he was pouring tea for Qi Nian in the room.
His smile was warm and friendly, while Qi Nian's face looked extremely ugly in comparison.
"Senior brother, is using power to oppress others a violation of the principles of a gentleman?"
Lin Xiaocong placed a cup that was seven-tenths full in front of him.
Then he picked up the teacup in front of him.
Treat gentlemen with the principles of gentlemen, but do not treat junior brothers with the same respect.
Qi Nian slowly curled his fingers to tighten his grip on his sleeve.
"Qingbai is betrothing her to his wife, what can my senior brother offer her?"
"If you truly like her, why not help her find happiness?"
Lin Xiao turned the teacup, her smile unchanged.
"Junior brother, today we're not going to talk about anything else, just power."
He looked at Qi Nian, smiling, but his tone was undeniably authoritative: "Junior Brother Qingbai, would you be so kind as to grant my request?"
Qi Nian clenched his sleeve tightly, his fingertips turning white.
Lin Xiaocong slowly brought the teacup to his lips, watching with a smile as his junior brother's expression grew increasingly grim.
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