Chapter 83 You're so good at guessing, did you ever guess you'd get beaten up today?
Seeing that Sheng An was angry, Liu Huazhi's smile became even more sinister and twisted:
"Admit it, you're a jinx! As long as you're alive, everyone you care about will become unhappy because of you. You should die; only when you die can they live!"
Sheng An took a deep breath, grabbed Liu Huazhi's hair, and slapped her hard across the face:
"All of this is your nonsense. You want to provoke me into giving up on myself, but I won't let you have your way. Someone like you, who wastes food while alive and wastes land when dead, only deserves to be trampled under my feet for all eternity."
The words "to be trampled underfoot for all eternity" were like a curse tightly binding Liu Huazhi's head. Her eyes bulged, and her expression was one of utter madness.
"You bitch, you bitch! I won't let you have your way. I am God's favorite. You will never surpass me in this lifetime, never!"
Yes, she was reborn. It was God who took pity on her and gave her a second chance.
She seized the initiative and changed the fate of marrying a scumbag in her previous life, but Sheng An, that bitch, did not. She still married someone surnamed Xu and went further and further down the road of courting death!
In this lifetime, this bitch will never be able to trample her underfoot!
After some self-reflection, Liu Huazhi finally suppressed her fear and anxiety. When she looked up at Sheng An again, her eyes were full of mockery: "You're so smug, but you won't be smug for many years anyway."
She'll watch with her own eyes how that bitch dies!
Seeing that Liu Huazhi kept repeating the same few sentences, Sheng An decided to give her one last push:
"You keep saying I'll die and that I'll implicate my grandparents and Zhaodi, but nothing has happened. How do you know that?"
Liu Huazhi's face changed drastically, her eyes darting around as if she had seen a ghost, but she dared not meet Sheng An's gaze.
Oh no, I've been exposed in front of this bitch. Will she find out that I've been reborn?
No, no way. How could she possibly guess such supernatural and bizarre things?
If she were truly that clever, she wouldn't have met such an end in her past life.
Liu Huazhi steadied herself, met Sheng An's suspicious gaze, and retorted with a stiff neck, "A jinx like you, I could guess that those who are good to you won't have a good ending!"
The things she knew were things she heard from others.
It's true that this jinx received a letter of divorce, and it's also true that he and his unborn child died, and that his grandparents were burned to death by arson.
Aside from the possibility, as some have suggested, that Xu Jinnian forced the jinx to his death to make way for the daring branch in order to climb the social ladder, there can't be any other reason.
Sheng An gave a cold laugh and slapped him again: "You're so good at guessing, did you ever guess you'd get beaten up today?"
Liu Huazhi's face was swollen beyond recognition. She glared at Sheng An with anger and resentment, and roared through gritted teeth, "What exactly do you want!"
Sheng An patted her cheek, slowly leaned close to Liu Huazhi's ear, and whispered in her frightened gaze:
"My husband once read me a story about a woman who died crying out for justice, but was reborn before the tragedy happened. Could it be that you were reborn like her?"
The words "rebirth" struck Liu Huazhi like a thunderbolt, leaving her breathless and feeling as if her heart was about to leap out of her chest.
"You, you...you're talking nonsense, I'm not like that!"
Liu Huazhi made no attempt to hide her emotions, instinctively opening her mouth to deny it, which was clearly a case of protesting too much.
"Tsk tsk, what an innocent little fool."
Sheng An loosened Liu Huazhi's hair, looking at her disheveled appearance, but his mood was extremely bad: "If you dare to curse me again, I will stand guard near your house every day and beat you every time I see you."
Liu Huazhi was so frightened that she took two steps back and stared at her warily.
Sheng An was too lazy to waste any more words with her, so she turned around and left without looking back.
Liu Huazhi couldn't believe that she had let her off so easily. After a moment of stunned silence, she quickly squatted down, picked up her dirty clothes, grabbed the basin, and ran away as fast as she could, afraid that Sheng An would come back to kill her.
As Sheng An walked back to the city, he recalled Liu Huazhi's every word and action, slowly unraveling the clues to obtain useful information.
Judging from Liu Huazhi's words on both occasions, she will die a terrible death. The cause of death is that Xu Jinnian, in order to marry a noblewoman, brutally murdered her and her grandparents.
Even Zhao Di was implicated and lost her husband.
Liu Huazhi never mentioned who Xu Jinnian had climbed up to, probably because she didn't know who this noble lady was. Otherwise, she would have definitely compared that noble lady to her and put her in the dust.
There is one thing that cannot be determined: was Sheng An in Liu Huazhi's previous life the same person as her?
If it were her, given her personality, she would never cling to a lover who has changed his mind, much less travel thousands of miles to the capital to find him while pregnant.
Unless there's something wrong with the divorce papers she received, or even worse, Xu Jinnian is in trouble, she would only take such a risk out of concern.
What is certain now is that she will most likely encounter the same thing in this life.
Thinking of this, Sheng An's eyes turned icy cold.
No matter who this lady is, she shouldn't even think about trampling on her life!
In the evening, Xu Jinnian returned home and easily noticed that Sheng An's gaze towards him was strange.
After the three elders went for a walk in the front yard to digest their food, there was no one else in the small building. Xu Jinnian hugged her from behind and asked, "But what did I do wrong that made An'an dislike me so much?"
When he usually came home, An'an would always have so much to say, but tonight she was unusually silent and didn't even glance at him.
Sheng An pulled the man's hand away, turned around to face him, her face expressionless: "I'm a bit annoyed, don't talk to me for now."
Xu Jinnian's eyes darkened, his heart filled with barely suppressed panic: "An'an, what exactly happened?"
Sheng An shook her head, looking somewhat tired: "There are some things I haven't figured out yet. I'll tell you when I've thought them through."
The man in front of her was genuinely interested in her. Before anything happened, she didn't want to speculate about him maliciously, but a thorn always lingered in her heart.
Xu Jinnian pursed his lips and frowned slightly: "Can't you tell me now?"
Sheng An shook her head again: "No."
Xu Jinnian stepped forward, cupped her face in his hands, and stared intently into her eyes: "Did someone say something?"
They were fine when they parted in the morning, but in just one day, An'an's attitude towards him has changed so drastically. Someone must be behind this.
"Xu Jinnian".
Sheng An rarely called Xu Jinnian by his full name. When he did, it was either out of embarrassment or excitement. This was the first time he had used such a serious tone.
Xu Jinnian looked directly into Sheng An's eyes, his expression turning serious: "An'an, you speak."
Looking at his reflection in his eyes, Sheng An suddenly sighed and softened her voice: "Can you give me some time? Once I've thought it through, I'll tell you everything."
Xu Jinnian frowned even more: "If you can't figure this out, will you just abandon me?"
Sheng An's eyes widened: "How could you think that?"
However, on the way back from Huai Shu Village, she did have this thought.
Having been given a second chance at life, possessing a healthy body and now having a decent career, she simply wants to earn a little money and live a stable and fulfilling life.
If the man in front of her is an uncontrollable variable in her life, even if she can't bear to part with his face, she must cut ties and stop the damage in time.
"An'an, don't lie to me."
Xu Jinnian stubbornly held her in his arms, raising his hand to gently stroke her eyebrows and eyes: "We have bowed to heaven and earth, and we will be husband and wife for life. Even if you don't understand, you are not allowed to abandon me."
Sheng An felt guilty and dared not meet his gaze: "Then... what if you change your mind and don't want to be my husband anymore?"
In the end, she became self-righteous again, glaring at him defiantly.
Xu Jinnian suddenly laughed, leaned down and kissed her lips: "If I change my mind, An'an, then kill me."
Sheng An's pupils contracted; her intuition told her that this man was not joking.
“I am no longer myself once I have changed my heart towards An’an. Such a faithless and unfaithful person does not deserve to live in this world, nor does he deserve to be An’an’s husband.”
Xu Jin gently stroked Sheng An's forehead, a faint smile playing on his lips. Despite his gentle and refined appearance, a hint of wickedness lurked in his eyes: "An An, if that day ever comes, just kill me."
Sheng An felt a chill run down her spine, and a sense of fear arose in her heart: "Don't talk nonsense!"
Xu Jinnian hugged her tighter, feeling her body temperature: "I would never lie to you."
Sheng An's heart softened, and she couldn't help but hug him back: "Don't say anything."
She just wants some peace and quiet right now.
Xu Jinnian smiled and cupped her face to kiss her: "You can't ignore me until you've thought it through."
Sheng An retorted, "I didn't ignore you."
Xu Jinnian clearly didn't believe her, and as a form of punishment, he deepened the kiss until Sheng An was breathless before letting her go.
"Don't go too far!"
Sheng An took deep breaths of fresh air and punched him hard in the chest with her fist: "I just didn't say a few words to you, is it worth you being so petty?"
Xu Jinnian countered, "Is it just a matter of a few words?"
Sheng An was speechless, and glared at him even more fiercely.
What a stingy man!
Xu Jinnian chuckled and kissed her eyes reassuringly: "I just got a new travelogue, I'll read it to you tonight."
Sheng An's anger subsided slightly, but she still retorted, "Who cares?"
Once she stops pretending to be illiterate, she can read whatever books she wants.
Xu Jinnian continued to coax his wife: "I like it."
Sheng An was so annoyed by his antics that she broke free from his embrace and took his hand: "You will be taking the provincial examination in three years, and then the spring examination. You need to focus on your studies and not forget your promise to me."
Xu Jinnian said solemnly, "I will never forget it for a moment."
The couple's relationship returned to its usual harmony, and they went to the Ye family's house for a banquet the next morning.
The guests from the Fang and Ye families overlapped somewhat, and they ate Shengyuan's roast chicken again at the banquet. Finally, one of the guests couldn't help but ask about the origin of the roast chicken.
Upon learning that the restaurant came from a place called Shengyuan Private Kitchen, the guests were completely bewildered, having never heard of it before.
However, to be able to make ordinary chicken so delicious, the chef of Shengyuan Private Kitchen is probably more skilled than the chef of Zuixianlou.
The guests had their own plans and privately inquired about the details of Shengyuan Garden, only to find that no one knew anything. This made them even more suspicious of Shengyuan Garden, and they decided to find out more after the banquet.
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