Su Qingci leaned on the railing and looked downstairs. A sophisticated woman dressed like a socialite from old Shanghai walked in from outside the door.
Her curly black hair was piled up at the back of her head, and two strands of her bangs were parted and tucked back to cover her temples.
She wore a dark green, modernized cheongsam, with a shawl draped over her shoulders. The gently swaying tassels, combined with the jade-like buttons on the cheongsam, made her look exquisite and elegant.
The other person happened to look up at him. He was about twenty-one or twenty-two years old, with a face like a jade plate, still with a bit of baby fat. He had willow-leaf eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes, which perfectly matched the aesthetic standards of this era.
The other person's gaze swept past Kong Yuzhen, who was walking down, and landed on Su Qingci above, their eyes instantly showing a hint of disdain.
I don't know where this country bumpkin came from, but anyone who can hang out with Kong Yuzhen is definitely not a good person.
At this moment, Kong Yuzhen had already stormed downstairs. "Zhou Mingyue, you took advantage of my absence to go and spread rumors about me in front of Brother Mengbai, didn't you?"
"My brother is blind to have fallen for a fickle woman like you. You're already married, yet you're still clinging to my Meng Bai brother all the time. You shameless slut!"
"You slut, just because you're pretty, you're always flirting and seducing people. Your Zhou family really raised a fine daughter!"
Zhou Mingyue raised an eyebrow and looked at Kong Yuzhen with a contemptuous expression, successfully making Kong Yuzhen so angry that she was about to hit her.
"stop!"
Kong Liu, who had just entered, quickly scolded Kong Yuzhen, "What kind of behavior is this? Apologize to your sister-in-law right now!"
Kong Yuzhen's face flushed red. "No, I misspoke. It was clearly her who didn't want it!"
*Smack!*
Kong Liu slapped Kong Yuzhen across the face, "I think I've spoiled you too much, making you so disrespectful!"
Kong Yuzhen froze on the spot, her mouth agape in disbelief.
Her brother had never laid a finger on her, yet now he was beating her for this slut who cheated on him.
Su Qingci's eyes widened in disbelief. What was going on? Wasn't it said that Sixth Master doted on this younger sister the most, even more than his wife?
Now it seems there's more to the story...
"Mingyue, Yuzhen spoke without thinking. I apologize on her behalf. She's young and I've spoiled her. I hope you won't take it to heart," Kong Liu said to Zhou Mingyue with a softened expression.
Although he said apologetic words, there was no trace of remorse on his face.
Su Qingci's eyes darted around as she sized up Kong Liu and Zhou Mingyue. Upon closer inspection, she realized there was indeed something wrong with the two of them.
Zhou Mingyue didn't have the intimacy a wife has for her husband, and Kong Liu didn't treat Zhou Mingyue like a wife either, but rather like a distinguished guest. In fact, the way he looked at Zhou Mingyue even carried a hint of apprehension.
It took Kong Yuzhen a while to come to her senses. "Brother, you hit me?"
"You've never hit me before, and now you're hitting me for this shameless woman?"
"Waaaaah, I think they're right. In your heart, I'm just a burden, a drag on. You've wanted to get rid of me for a long time, haven't you?"
"What's the difference between you and those lecherous, stinky men?"
"I hate you, I don't like you anymore! You should be happily in love with this woman who planted weeds in your hair!!!"
After Kong Yuzhen finished her tearful outburst, she didn't care how ugly Kong Liu's face looked, and turned and ran away.
Feeling the eerie and suffocating atmosphere, Su Qingci hurriedly said in a panic, "I, I'll go check on Yuzhen."
After saying that, before Kong Liu could speak, Su Qingci turned and chased after Kong Yuzhen.
Kong Yuzhen went upstairs, pushed open the door, and lay on the bed, crying her heart out.
Su Qingci entered the room, closed and locked the door slowly, and then walked up to her and patted her on the back.
"Yuzhen, don't cry. Your brother, well, he's married now. The person he's closest to is definitely your sister-in-law. And you did say something a bit too much, that's why he hit you."
“I just saw it all. He was probably angry. He regretted hitting you. You know, your brother is a grown man, you should still give him some face in front of everyone.”
"I don't think your sister-in-law seems like she cares about your brother. Your tantrum is only making things difficult for him."
It would have been better if Kong Suqing hadn't said anything; this made Kong Yuzhen feel even more wronged.
"Waaaaah, do you think I don't know he's in a difficult position? I'm just standing up for him, and he's so ungrateful, he's even siding with Zhou Mingyue!"
“I told you back then that Zhou Mingyue wasn’t sincere with him, but he wouldn’t listen to me and insisted on marrying her. It’s not like he married a wife; it’s like he invited back an ancestor.”
Su Qingci's lips twitched. These words coming from her sister-in-law were truly...
"Alright, alright, Yuzhen, time will tell. Your brother will understand your good intentions one day!"
“If Zhou Mingyue is not good to your brother, then you should be even better to him. Look how much your brother loves you. It’s not just women who need to be loved. Your brother is so good to you, so you should also love him. If you keep arguing with him, then he will be even more pitiful.”
"Maybe your sister-in-law is actually happy to see you and your brother fighting like this. Aren't you just doing what she wanted?"
As soon as Su Qingci finished speaking, Kong Yuzhen stopped sobbing and immediately got up with red eyes.
He grabbed a handkerchief from the side and started wiping his eyes and nose.
"Waaah, you're not right. I can't do as that bitch wants."
Under Su Qingci's comforting words, Kong Yuzhen finally shut up and began to pour out her grievances.
"Zhou Mingyue and I went to the same school, but she was a few years ahead of me. When we were in school, she had a pure and innocent look on her face and was very arrogant."
"In private, she was hooking up with several men who were infatuated with her, including my brother and Meng Bai."
Su Qingci tempted, "Judging from her appearance, she doesn't seem to come from a humble family. Does she have a very powerful family background?"
Kong Yuzhen gritted her teeth and said, "What's so great about her? Even if the Zhou family has some power, it has little to do with her. Right now, her second uncle is in charge of the Zhou family. She's just a pitiful wretch being fostered by relatives."
Su Qingci asked with a blank look, "You just said that Brother Meng Bai also likes her?"
Kong Yuzhen retorted, "No, Brother Mengbai was deceived by her appearance. The Zhou family did not mistreat her. She deliberately pretended to be abused in the Zhou family to gain Brother Mengbai's pity."
Su Qingci feigned curiosity and asked, "Who is Brother Meng Bai?"
Kong Yuzhen's expression gradually softened. "Brother Meng Bai is a very capable person. He is handsome and strong. Not to mention that my brother treats him with utmost respect, even the police and political figures in Shanghai show him deference!"
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