Chapter 574: Bandits (3)
Wen Wan was startled. "Sister-in-law, so Lin Qiao is your maid! Then she must listen to you very well. Can you help my brother? Help me get her to stay."
Wen Wan looked at Lei Ming, thinking that this was truly a toad trying to eat swan meat. She was going to send the female lead away, so how could she possibly help?
Wen Wan: "I'll have to ask her about that. Besides, she already has someone she likes, so you have virtually no chance."
Lei Ming was greatly shocked upon hearing this. "What?"
The sky seemed to fall apart; he felt completely devastated. Was the first woman he had ever fallen for going down this path?
"Sister-in-law, are you telling the truth?"
Wen Wan wasn't exactly lying; the female lead did indeed have a childhood sweetheart, and the two of them were somewhat interested in each other, but that was the end of it.
Lei Ming was disappointed, but he couldn't bring himself to do something as despicable as stealing someone else's lover. He left with a dejected look on his face.
Gu Weiming looked at Wen Wan and said, "I remember you also have a fiancé who is an official. You have to marry me and become my wife."
Wen Yan: "..."
Yes, the original owner of the body, Liu Zhenyue, had a fiancé, Chen Heng, and her family was very powerful. Moreover, her father was one of the people who assassinated the male protagonist's father back then. It can be said that she had all the buffs stacked up.
Wen Wan: "I don't like him. It's just an arranged marriage between our fathers, something that was decided on our own while we were still in the womb."
"That's good. I don't want my wife to have someone else in her heart."
Wen Wan: There never was.
The male lead's acting was quite good; he remained expressionless even when facing the daughter of his enemy, repeatedly calling her his "bandit's wife" and forbidding her from thinking about other men. It really gave people the illusion that Gu Weiming truly liked her.
Afterwards, Wen Wan was taken to meet everyone in the mountain stronghold, so that everyone knew that the leader had kidnapped a beautiful wife, who was also Liu Qiming's only daughter in town.
How to put it? A small group of people felt that their leader had met his true love, after all, Miss Liu was really beautiful, no less so than their bandit leader, Lin Xiaoqiao.
Moreover, unlike Lin Xiaoqiao's flirtatious manner, this Miss Liu had studied abroad and possessed an air of scholarly refinement that only wealthy families could cultivate.
A large portion of the people, however, believed that their leader was demonstrating against Liu Qiming, disrespecting him. They even sent an invitation to the Liu family on the day of the wedding. The Liu family had been trying to wipe out their manor at all times, and their leader marrying their daughter was the most heart-wrenching revenge, bar none.
Believe it or not, the mountain stronghold has already begun preparations for the wedding that will be held soon, and Wen Wan is often watched by people. In fact, even if no one is watching her, Wen Wan will not escape for the time being, since all her mission targets are here.
However, Wen Wan met Lin Qiao.
The female lead is gentle and beautiful, with a delicate and pitiful charm.
"Miss, are you alright?"
Lin Qiao looked at Wen Wan with concern and asked, but Wen Wan shook her head, "I'm fine, I'll find a way to get you out of here."
"What about the young lady? Let's escape together."
Wen Wan shook her head. "If I run away with you, neither of us will get out. If you escape, you can find a way to save me. On the wedding day, they will definitely let their guard down. I'll send you out."
Lin Qiao wanted to refuse again, but Wen Wan continued, "I'll be fine. Gu Weiming still needs me to deal with my father for now, so I'm definitely safe for the time being. After you get out, you'll still have a chance to rescue me. If you stay here, they will definitely use you to threaten me, which will be detrimental to me."
Lin Qiao agreed, "I will definitely find someone to rescue Miss."
"I will also deal with Gu Weiming."
In the following days, Wen Wan secretly inquired about the terrain of the mountain stronghold, asking where the main road was and where the side roads were. Wen Wan thought she was being very discreet and would not arouse suspicion. However, from the beginning, Wen Wan's every move was being monitored and reported to Gu Weiming in great detail.
Gu Weiming did not stop her. He knew from the beginning that this young lady would try to escape, but he did not expect her methods to be so clumsy.
However, her value was merely a means to get revenge on Liu Qiming. After the wedding, Gu Weiming could release her. In any case, he had achieved his goal of humiliating Liu Qiming and also prevented the marriage alliance between the Liu and Chen families, which was a win-win situation.
The day before the wedding arrived quickly, and Wen Wan was discussing her escape plan with the female lead when there was a knock on the door.
Wen Wan asked, "Who is it?"
"I am Lin Xiaoqiao."
Lin Xiaoqiao is a famous beauty in the mountain village, and even more famous is that she is in love with Gu Weiming.
Wen Wan opened the door. "What do you need me for?"
Lin Xiaoqiao entered the room and then closed the door. "Miss Liu, I don't think you want to stay either, right? I can help you escape."
Wen Yan: "..."
"Why are you helping me? Aren't you afraid Gu Weiming will get angry?"
“Brother Gu won’t know, and even if he does, he won’t do anything to me. Miss Liu, this is a win-win situation. You don’t want to become a bandit’s wife, and I don’t want you to marry Brother Gu.”
Wen Wan: "Okay, so how will you help me?"
So the three of them discussed it and Lin Qiao breathed a sigh of relief. At least with Lin Xiaoqiao's help, she and her mistress could leave this place.
...
The wedding day arrived quickly.
It was a grand event, with red ribbons hanging everywhere.
Wen Wan was woken up early in the morning to do her makeup, and the person doing her makeup was Lin Xiaoqiao. What a coincidence!
"I will take care to distract the maid who is with you. You will then follow the route we discussed and leave. I have already sent all the guards away from that road. Once you leave the mountain stronghold, do not come back."
Wen Wan: "I understand."
Wearing a phoenix coronet and embroidered robe, and with her bridal makeup done, even Wen Wan looked at herself in the mirror and was surprised by how beautiful she looked. No wonder there is a saying that a woman is most beautiful when she wears a red wedding dress.
Meanwhile, the Liu family also received the insulting wedding invitation, and Liu Qiming was furious.
"This Gu Weiming is simply too much! I must kill him! How dare he ask me for a dowry?"
"Master, please calm down. The young lady is still with them. Shall we go?" the butler asked. The master hadn't slept a wink lately. The young lady had just returned from studying abroad when she was kidnapped by bandits. Not only was she not safe, but being taken away by bandits would also ruin her innocent reputation.
Even though the Chen family hasn't said they're canceling the engagement, there could be significant changes within the Chen family. In any case, Liu Qiming is furious.
Liu Qiming glanced at the housekeeper, slammed the invitation on the table, and said angrily, "Go, why wouldn't I go? What if he harms Zhenyue if I don't go?" Liu Qiming may not be a good person, but he dotes on his only daughter.
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