"What would you like to eat?" Wentao asked, sitting down opposite her.
"Second cousin?" Hearing the voice, Chen Siyuan turned her head and looked over, her empty eyes slightly returning to normal. "You hate me?"
You hate it?
These few words, "several orders," seem inappropriate to come from my cousin's mouth.
Her tone made Wentao frown.
This person has an unlikable personality; I always felt that these words coming from her mouth were more sarcastic.
"I wouldn't say I like it," Wen Tao said bluntly.
Chen Siyuan gave a self-deprecating laugh, "With my personality, it's already quite good that you didn't chase after me to kill me."
Wen Tao was taken aback, looking at his cousin in front of him, and he couldn't help but feel that what she said sounded like the truth.
He didn't reply, but waved to the side, and someone quickly left.
The two sat quietly together drinking tea, neither of them speaking.
As the dishes were served one by one, Chen Siyuan held the wine jar in both hands and poured wine for Wentao.
Wentao wanted to see what his cousin was up to.
I heard that she married the second son of the general's mansion, and there have been many rumors about this in the capital recently.
He wondered, with his cousin's personality, who would be blind enough to marry a woman like that?
She actually got married, and it was that unreliable Qiao Yuchen. She originally thought she would have a miserable life, but the rumors were very different from what she imagined.
They had business dealings with the Wen family in the capital, but never intended to take the exam to enter the General's Mansion.
"Cousin, this is my apology to you." Chen Siyuan drank the wine in one gulp, put down the glass, and refilled it for herself.
"I know that someone like me doesn't deserve your forgiveness, but I still hope that my cousin will give me a chance." As he spoke, he downed another glass.
"Cousin, this one..." Chen Siyuan said, pouring another drink, but Wen Tao stopped her, "Do you want to get yourself drunk?"
"If getting drunk could erase the foolish things I've done, I'd rather die drunk."
"Alright, alright, I give up." Wentao began to try to accept the fact that his cousin had really changed.
Upon seeing this, Chen Siyuan finally smiled, like a naive child, her smile pure and innocent.
Wen Tao was stunned.
He had always thought his cousin was very beautiful, but unfortunately he had never been able to distinguish right from wrong since childhood. Now, however, he felt as if he had returned to his childhood.
One day when he was a child, his grandfather suddenly brought home a beautiful girl. Since the Wen family had no daughters and she was adorable, he wanted to give her all the best he could have. Who knew she would...
Chen Siyuan noticed the change in Wen Tao's eyes. She gestured for Chunlan and Chunping to leave. After they had all left, Chen Siyuan suddenly approached Wen Tao.
"Cousin, do you know a woman named Rouge?"
Wen Tao was taken aback and looked at his cousin. How did she know?
Even my grandfather didn't know about this. How could my cousin, who had only been in the capital for a few days, have found out?
He felt somewhat uneasy, as if his secret thoughts had been discovered.
More importantly, he intended to redeem her from her servitude and planned to marry her. He didn't know how to bring this up with his grandfather, but his cousin saw through his plan.
Wen Tao tried to suppress his emotions, smiled, and said casually, "I know a lot of women, I don't know which one you're talking about."
Time was of the essence, and Chen Siyuan was very worried. She was also wondering how she could convince her second cousin.
After thinking it over, Chen Siyuan decided to use Qiao Yuchen's name anyway. After all, Qiao Yuchen's reputation wasn't very good, so it shouldn't hurt to use it.
Thinking of this, she chuckled to herself, "Don't laugh at me, cousin, but today when I went out, I met a very beautiful woman who called herself Rouge. She actually told me that she was having an affair with my husband."
"Impossible!" Wen Tao blurted out without thinking.
This seems to be what family is all about. When you include someone in the family, you will subconsciously show your truest emotions.
“I think so too. She just drew a peony between her eyebrows and said her name was Rouge. So she really is Rouge. Besides, I am a woman too. I can see clearly that the peony that woman drew between her eyebrows was just to cover up the birthmark on her eyebrows.”
"It's ridiculous. Many people don't think highly of Qiao Yuchen, but he is, after all, the only son of the General's family. Do you think you can marry Qiao Yuchen and secure a better future for yourself by using such despicable means?"
"My brain may not work very well, but I'm not stupid!"
Chen Siyuan kept talking about these things, seemingly venting her frustration. In fact, she was using this method to tell Wentao that Rouge was not a simple woman.
In all matters, whether true or false, as long as you are prepared, many things can be easily resolved.
She was also thinking that she had to protect her second cousin and absolutely could not let him be harmed.
Meeting them today is a good start. With this relationship established, it's only natural that we'll genuinely care about each other in the future.
Thinking to herself that in order not to arouse her second cousin's suspicion, she should mention some famous talented women in the capital to divert his attention from Rouge.
Her second cousin has already started things here; she has to be careful about her grandfather's affairs.
If my maternal grandfather really has some kind of connection with the fourth prince, that would be extremely bad.
In her past life, she implicated the entire Wen family because of her own actions. This time, she is determined to risk her life to protect her maternal grandfather's family.
Thinking about it, seeing Wentao remain silent, she decided to end the topic at the right time and spoke again, "I really wanted to see my grandfather just now."
“Grandfather just arrived in the capital today, saying he’s going to see an old friend.” Wen Tao said without much thought, “Grandfather will definitely come back to see you when he has time.”
"I haven't seen my grandfather in so long, I miss him so much!" As she spoke, tears streamed down Chen Siyuan's face.
Wen Tao panicked and quickly used a handkerchief to wipe away her tears.
Chen Siyuan listened obediently until her tears dried, then said, "I have done many wrong things in the past, which have disappointed Grandpa and you all. I want to ask Grandpa for forgiveness in person. Please tell Grandpa to give me a chance."
She could only say something if she saw her grandfather as soon as possible.
She felt that there were some things Wentao might not know.
"You want to see your grandfather?" Wen Tao asked in surprise.
It just goes to show how important the impressions we make in our childhood are.
They still can't accept that despite how good they were to Chen Siyuan, she was always hostile towards them.
“Yes, I have a lot to say to Grandpa in person.” Thinking it over, she added, “You know that I made a lot of mistakes, and I want to ask for Grandpa’s forgiveness in person.”
"I will talk to my grandfather." As for whether he wants to see him or not, that's not up to him.
"Second cousin, I can't wait any longer. Please let me see Grandpa as soon as possible, okay?" She was worried that things had gotten to the point of no return, and she was worried that Grandpa would get hurt. However, there were some things she couldn't say to Wentao.
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