Chapter 185 The Bottom Line
Holly lowered her head, looking a little shy and ashamed.
"The female doctor at the Du family said the same thing last time. She also prescribed medicine for me then, but I accidentally dropped it when I was kicked out by the Du family. Brother Zheng, you've gone to so much trouble. I will definitely work harder in the future to repay you properly."
Guan Yi'an's lips curved slightly, his fox-like eyes fixed on Dong Qing.
"Is that really what you think?"
Although we are still far from the capital, it's time to instill the ideas he wants in this girl.
If we get Dongqing's support sooner, it will be much easier for him to get things done in the capital.
Dongqing nodded quickly, "Yes, I can do a lot of things. I can do ordinary housework, I can cook, and I can learn anything I don't know how to do."
She didn't know what Zheng's family situation was like, but it shouldn't be too bad, and they wouldn't lack people to serve them. However, she would be more dedicated and responsible than others.
She will do her best to repay Brother Zheng.
Guan Yi'an smiled gently, but his tone carried a hint of coldness.
"I want to marry you and make you my wife. All I need to do is be obedient and compliant to my husband. You don't have to do any other work. As long as you meet this requirement, I will spoil you to the bone and make you the envy of everyone as their rightful wife."
Holly's heart raced; she felt sweet inside, yet inexplicably uneasy.
"I will be obedient and will listen to Brother Zheng."
"That's good." Guan Yi'an stroked Dong Qing's face gently, "Husband and wife are one, we should weather the storms together and advance and retreat together. This time, Meng Lingge showed no mercy, drove you away, and instigated Young Master Du to humiliate me. She is so vicious, heartless, and narrow-minded, she is our common enemy. Tell me, should we take revenge?"
Dongqing's dazed eyes snapped back to reality, and she instinctively said, "No, Miss isn't usually like this. She's very kind to me. She probably didn't mean to hurt you so badly. Miss was very kind before..."
"Shut up!" Guan Yi'an's eyes turned cold. "You just said you would be obedient, and now, before you're even married into the family, you dare to talk back to me? Look at my face. Although it's not very obvious now, do you know how much it hurts? Do you know how to tear off my face? Do you know that if I don't hurry back to the capital to find a famous doctor for treatment, this face will be ruined? Since you're mine, you should stand on my side and consider my feelings. If I don't avenge this deep-seated hatred, what kind of man am I!"
He spoke with absolute certainty, and the wound on his chin looked even more grotesque because of his agitation. Dongqing was both afraid and anxious, unable to distinguish right from wrong, and was caught in a dilemma.
To be fair, Meng Lingge treated her extremely well. In fact, because she was young, among the four personal maids, Meng Lingge took the best care of her.
Take this time when she was driven away, for example. The young lady has already done more than enough. If it were any other young lady from a noble family, she would be severely punished for doing something wrong, and her indenture would have to be redeemed with money. But the young lady not only gave her her freedom directly, but even gave her some silver to keep her company.
She's not a plant or tree; how could she not know whether the young lady treats her well or badly?
Her conflict with the young lady stemmed solely from their differing opinions about Brother Zheng. The young lady believed Brother Zheng was not a good person, while she had completely fallen for him after he saved her twice.
But Brother Zheng was really in a terrible state. Although he rarely cried out in pain, just thinking about the pain of his skin being torn apart was unbearable for her.
On one side is the young lady she respects and cares about the most, and on the other side is the man she can't bear to part with. How can she choose?
"Brother Zheng, please don't seek revenge on Miss, okay? Just for my sake, I'm willing to forgo any official title and serve you like a slave to repay your kindness. From now on, we'll keep to ourselves and Miss, and let bygones be bygones, okay?"
She really didn't want Brother Zheng and Miss to become enemies, and she couldn't bear to see them lose, no matter who lost.
Guan Yi'an sneered in anger. What face did Dong Qing, a mere girl, have? She really thought she was something special.
All grudges with Meng Lingge are wiped clean.
He has a lot of grudges against this bastard.
Even if the current emperor were to ask him to mediate this matter, it would be absolutely impossible!
He was destined to be mortal enemies with Meng Lingge for the rest of his life!
Since Meng Lingge is unwilling to be his woman, then he can only make her a dead person, a dead person that no one can have!
Guan Yi'an wanted to teach Dong Qing a lesson for being so ungrateful, but he knew that doing so would backfire. The more ruthless he showed, the less likely this girl would stand on his side.
The gloom in his eyes vanished in an instant. He sat down in front of Dongqing, pulled the frail woman into his arms, wiped away her tears with one hand, and stroked her back with the other.
"Silly girl, for your sake, I can't let your mistress off the hook even more. Look at what she's done to your man! She knew you were interested in me, but if she really cared about you, why didn't she grant your wish? If she had even a shred of affection for you, she wouldn't have been so cruel to me. You're too naive; you've been deceived by her all this time. From now on, I'll be by your side and help you distinguish truth from falsehood. Of course, first and foremost, those who have wronged us must be punished. So you must do as I say, understand?"
Dongqing still felt something was wrong, but she didn't know how to refute it.
The young lady did know that she liked Brother Zheng, and even said that if Brother Zheng was willing to marry her, she could have a grand wedding.
Unfortunately, at that time, Brother Zheng had no interest in her and only wanted to recognize her as his sworn sister. Perhaps it was for this reason that Miss did not approve of Brother Zheng. If Brother Zheng had been willing to marry her from the beginning, things might have turned out much better.
But she didn't dare tell Brother Zheng what was on her mind. She was already very happy and satisfied that Brother Zheng liked her. She was afraid that if she told him these things, Brother Zheng would think that she was making excuses for Miss again and shifting the blame onto Brother Zheng.
All she could do was continue pleading for him.
“Brother Zheng, I’m willing to listen to you about anything and anyone except Miss. I’ll do whatever you ask. But I won’t do anything to hurt Miss. Don’t force me.”
The young lady treats her like a sister; if she were to harm the young lady, would she even be considered human?
This is her bottom line.
The only bottom line.
Guan Yi'an stopped stroking Dong Qing's back; he was extremely annoyed and irritated. If it weren't for dealing with Meng Lingge, he wouldn't have bothered with Dong Qing at all.
Now that the holly has only this one use, yet she firmly refuses to accept it, then in his eyes the holly has completely lost its value.
Guan Yi'an remained silent for a few seconds, then began to stroke again, his cold gaze falling on Dong Qing's delicate neck.
The voice, however, was gentle.
"Don't rush to answer. We're still far from the capital, you have time to think it over. You're going to be living with me from now on, I'm patient and will wait for you."
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