Chapter 032
Several people followed Xiyue and the young scholar back with strange expressions on their faces, and watched how the young scholar made Xiyue blush and her heart beat fast without leaving any trace.
"Tsk tsk, what a master!" Xin Erniang sighed. "Look at this little girl, her heart is aroused. I bet if this young cousin gives her the slightest hint, Xiyue will dare to go out and have a tryst with him at night."
The three straight men looked horrified. In their opinion, the young scholar didn't say anything, so why did he suddenly jump to the topic of tryst?
Xin Erniang looked at the three of them with disdain. Forget it. These three were obviously fools who couldn't even tell the color of fabric. How could they possibly understand the deep meaning hidden between the lines of the young scholar's words?
"By the way, does anyone know the surname of this young scholar?" Cheng Hui asked.
Judging from the scene before her, Xiyue was obviously bewitched by this man. In other words, since Xiyue was the bride ghost, this man was most likely the 'Xie Lang' she mentioned.
Several people looked at each other and shook their heads. No one knew the surname of this so-called cousin.
"This is interesting..." Ah Qiu chuckled. "Judging from the way they've decorated the manor, today is clearly a very important festival. To be able to participate in such a grand family banquet on such a solemn occasion, this young cousin must have a very close connection with Painter Xie's family. If that's the case, why have the people in this town never mentioned his existence?"
Cheng Hui's heart trembled. The innkeeper was known to have sharp ears, and he had indeed heard a lot of news about the manor from him, but none of them mentioned the existence of this young cousin?
Ah Qiu glanced at the other three people, his lips curled up in a playful manner: "It's impossible for a living person to just disappear like that, unless... someone is deliberately concealing his existence."
"Who would do such a thing?" Cheng Hui frowned.
"It's all possible," A Qiu said calmly. "Painter Xie is a possibility, his wife is a possibility, and even the old housekeeper can't escape suspicion. In the end, what if it's Young Master who's hiding himself?"
When Cheng Hui heard this, he felt overwhelmed. He felt that this manor was full of traps and they did not have any completely reliable information.
He shared what he and Aqiu had discussed with the other three. Ye Qi and Master Xuan Tan were silent, obviously they had also thought of something, while Xin Erniang was dumbfounded.
"What? That boss actually hid so much information from me?" Xin Erniang's face turned red with anger. If she could go out now, she would go back to the town immediately and beat up the boss.
"We're here." Cheng Hui didn't bother to pay attention to him. Seeing Xiyue and the others stop, he stopped too.
It was not far to walk from the west yard to the backyard. The backyard had been cleaned up at this time, and a large round table was filled with various dishes.
Not far away, a tall man walked towards them with his head held high. If nothing unexpected happened, he should be the owner of the manor, Painter Xie, and the graceful woman following behind him was naturally his wife.
Painter Xie's daughter didn't know what had happened and didn't show up. Mrs. Xie walked up to the young scholar and greeted him warmly, and also let everyone know the young scholar's name - Xie Ying.
Hearing this name, Cheng Hui's heart was inexplicably moved. Xie Ying? Li Ying? Could this be a coincidence?
He observed him carefully and found that apart from his previous deliberate flirting with the young girl, there was nothing unusual about Xie Ying. He spoke and behaved politely, and looked like a studious student.
"Now that everyone is here, let's eat." Painter Xie said calmly.
Xie Ying didn't see her cousin and asked with concern, "Why didn't your cousin come?"
"She's not feeling well today, so I let her rest." Mrs. Xie said softly.
Xie Ying sighed and said, "My cousin's health is not good. She still needs to take care of herself. So, I will give her the Buddhist scriptures I copied this afternoon. She asked me for them last time. I just finished copying them today."
Mrs. Xie's expression changed slightly. She secretly glanced at Painter Xie, and seeing that he didn't react, she smiled and said, "Okay, you can send it over after dinner. I'll let Xiyue accompany you."
A hint of joy appeared on Xiyue's face. Being able to be with her beloved, even for just a short time, was enough to make her happy.
The four of them just watched the three of them eat the dinner calmly. After the meal, Xie Ying went back to the room to get a Buddhist scripture and gave it to his little cousin.
Xiyue was behind him, looking at him with an obsessed gaze where he couldn't see her. Xie Ying clearly couldn't see his expression, but seemed to know everything, revealing a somewhat evil smile.
"Hiss... This man is a little scary." Xin Erniang shuddered and looked at Xiyue with great sympathy.
It was obvious that Xie Ying was a playboy. Judging from his behavior, he had seduced many young girls. She didn't believe that such a man could win the heart of a girl like Xiyue.
The three straight men also said that such a man was indeed scary, and what was even scarier was that after they went to the backyard, Xie Ying actually found a reason to send Xiyue away.
Cheng Hui: ...Fuck! What does this scumbag want?
Almost immediately they thought of Painter Xie's daughter, the girl who never left the house and never left her boudoir. If Xie Ying used the same trick on Painter Xie's daughter that he had just used on Xiyue, such an innocent girl would definitely fall for him.
The facts were indeed not beyond everyone's expectations. Xie Ying, a guy who looked like a decent person, was actually a complete scumbag. After sending Xiyue away, he didn't care about the two little girls beside Miss Xie at all and started flirting with her directly.
Cheng Hui looked at Miss Xie lying on the bed, and finally understood why Painter Xie did not allow his daughter to show up. It turned out that although Miss Xie was not ugly, she was surprisingly short. Judging from her face, she should be sixteen or seventeen years old, but her height was like a ten-year-old child.
In other words, Miss Xie is a dwarf.
Such an innocent girl, who had her own flaws and had never been in contact with any man, was aroused by Xie Ying's teasing.
In her opinion, Xie Ying didn't mind her unusual height and was even willing to treat him as if he were her ideal partner. This was already perfect. Even though he sometimes got intimate with his two maids, which made her feel uncomfortable, so what? Even the daughters of wealthy families couldn't stop their husbands from taking concubines, let alone someone with a severe disability like her.
Cheng Hui unconsciously pursed his lips and looked at Xie Ying with deep disgust.
In Xie Ying, he seemed to see the kind of PUA man that he had mentioned on the Internet in his previous life. He was trying to destroy Miss Xie's personality by constantly attacking her self-confidence.
On the surface, he seemed to be deeply in love with Miss Xie, who had a disability, but the words between the lines of his writing were deeply hurting the little girl.
Cheng Hui dared to guarantee that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, if Miss Xie eventually married Xie Ying, her final fate would inevitably be to become a puppet in his hands, and whether she would even commit suicide would depend on whether Xie Ying needed to vacate her position as the legal wife.
Thinking of this, he was shocked and suddenly remembered that Painter Xie had only one daughter, Miss Xie, which meant that all the property in his family would eventually be inherited by Miss Xie.
If Xie Ying and Miss Xie get married, everything will naturally fall into Xie Ying's hands.
Painter Xie was once a very famous painter who had painted portraits for many dignitaries. He must have had plenty of money. Such a large sum of money was enough to make anyone take a risk, let alone just talking to deceive an ignorant girl.
Even if... the person being deceived is the daughter of my cousin who took me in and provided me with all the necessary supplies for my studies.
Creatures like white-eyed wolves can really be seen very often.
Cheng Hui shared his guess with the others. Ye Qi and Xuan Tan remained silent, essentially agreeing with Cheng Hui's guess. Only Xin Erniang looked shocked, as if she had never imagined that someone could be so vicious and repay kindness with enmity.
Cheng Hui looked at Xin Erniang who was cursing, and he felt a little more favorable towards this somewhat rebellious girl.
Although she has a bad temper and is a bit funny, she is still a good girl.
Suddenly, the scene in front of me changed. The entire backyard was decorated with lights and seemed to be immersed in a sea of red.
Miss Xie was wearing a red dress and a veil, sitting quietly on the edge of the bed, waiting for her groom to take her away.
Master Xuan Tan and Ye Qi were both stunned for a moment, then realized that Xie Ying and Miss Xie must be getting married.
"How come such a scum hasn't been struck to death by thunder? God is really blind!" Xin Erniang muttered angrily.
They left Miss Xie's boudoir, went out and walked along the path to the main hall. No one knew how Xie Ying communicated with Painter Xie and others, but they actually held the wedding directly in the manor.
Cheng Hui and the others speculated that maybe he had used some dirty tricks again, otherwise Painter Xie's expression wouldn't be so bad.
Not seeing Xie Ying in the main hall, they went to the west courtyard, and then saw Xie Ying, wearing a red groom's suit, and Xiyue making love in the rockery in the west courtyard garden.
Everyone: ...
Yes, you can do it!
Even Ye Qi and Master Xuan Tan were stunned. They had obviously never seen such a shameless person who had an affair with his mother-in-law's maid on his wedding day.
When the clouds cleared and the rain stopped, Xiyue breathlessly said to Xie Ying, "Xie Lang, the young lady has already promised me that after the first three months, she will take me away. Xie Lang, we will be able to be together openly soon."
Xie Ying had a smile on his face, but there was no smile in his eyes. However, his tone was still gentle: "Xiyue, I'm sorry for putting you through this for me."
"I'm not wronged..." Xiyue leaned softly into Xie Ying's arms: "For Xie Lang, I'm willing to do anything."
"Really? Are you really willing to do anything for me?" Xie Ying's tone suddenly became a little strange.
Xiyue didn't hear it and nodded gently: "Yes, as long as Xie Lang loves me, I'm willing to do anything."
"That's great..." Xie Ying smiled a creepy smile, revealing two rows of sharp white teeth...
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