Chapter 71 The truth about canceling the engagement... I want to bite her to death!
"Isn't that...?" Li Yang's shoulders hunched, but he still managed to ask the question tremblingly.
To everyone's surprise, Chen Junbo's narrow eyes suddenly turned fierce upon hearing this. He pursed his lips and looked at her, nodding repeatedly and saying, "Good, good, very good!"
Could it be? Is it really not?
Seeing this, Li Yang tilted his head slightly and leaned forward, asking in confusion, "Then why are you doing this?"
"Because I want to cheat you out of your money!" Chen Junbo said angrily, his words sounding like a child throwing a tantrum.
He was the top merchant in Lianghuai, not to mention incredibly wealthy, but certainly with a fortune of immense riches. Why would he need to rely on her for a few taels of silver? How much were all those betrothal gifts worth combined?
Then I heard him spit out a vicious sentence through his teeth, "Do you think those dowry gifts are worth as much as me?"
Um... that's not how it works... it's your business if you have money, those dowry gifts are mine.
However, she only thought it to herself and dared not rub salt into his wounds at this moment. Instead, she said slowly, "But, when Steward Bi was arranging the marriage, he said that the betrothal gifts could only be transferred after the contract expired. Now you want to cancel the engagement, what do you say?"
Now that things have come to this point, Li Yang naturally wants to get to the bottom of this. Chen Junbo shouldn't think he can swindle her out of her rightful money by saying a few words like "I like her."
"Bi Fang!" Chen Junbai ignored her and shouted angrily at his butler, "Go and tell Bi Fang to get in here!"
It's unclear how the servant relayed the message, but Bi Fang tripped on the threshold when he entered the room, tumbling and crawling, yet managing to roll into the house as Young Master Chen had instructed. "Young Master."
"I am not your young master!" Chen Junbo's face was cold, his words were like ice spikes, and his whole body exuded the unquestionable majesty of a superior... yet he spoke the words of a spoiled child.
Bi Fang was taken aback. Why was the messenger summoning him so late at night, only to immediately erupt in anger? He turned his head and saw the young mistress sitting listlessly in the armchair, anxiously pursing her lower lip... Oh well... those two darlings had another fight.
"Young Master, what's wrong?"
Let's coax him a little. He's our young master, what else can we do but coax him?
He had a slight desire to start a family, and once married, he could move out of the Chen residence and establish his own household. Then, he wouldn't be the one to blame for any arguments between the couple.
Chen Junbo gave a cold 'humph'. Seeing this, Li Yang didn't dare to speak, but only gestured with his eyes to look at the table.
On the carved round table in the center of the room, a bright red book lay quietly in a bamboo basket. Wasn't this the contract and betrothal gift list signed at the Fang family teahouse?
"Young Master, is there something wrong with this contract, no, this betrothal gift list?" he asked, puzzled. The contract couldn't be wrong; it was the betrothal gift list. He had checked the list with the young master before going to the Fang family to discuss the marriage. It consisted of various small shops belonging to the family. The young master wanted to get rid of them anyway, so there couldn't be anything wrong with it.
Seeing that he didn't get it, Chen Junbai asked in a deep voice, "Why haven't the shops and estates on this betrothal gift list been transferred to the young mistress's name yet?" He paused, then scolded, "Is this how you do things?"
ah?
Is this what you requested, that it be transferred only when the contract expires?
They even said they wanted to use this to 'control' the other party...
Even if he were a fool, he wouldn't say such things in front of the young mistress. He only let out a soft "Ah," his eyes frantically darting towards Chen Junbai, as if asking, "How should I answer?"
"I'm asking you a question! Why hasn't it been transferred to the young mistress's name yet?" Chen Junbai repeated coldly, "Why are you looking at me like that? Do I have some kind of official mark on my face?"
Bi Fang pursed her lips and looked away. Well, well, it's his fault, it's all his fault!
This is truly a huge accusation, young master. Do you want to see how wronged I am?
So he sighed and resigned himself to his fate, bowing his head and saying, "It is my fault for not doing things properly. I will take care of it now. Tomorrow, all these shops and estates will be registered under the young mistress's name."
"roll!"
Okay, get out of here right now... I didn't want to stay here anyway.
What kind of mess is this?!
He muttered to himself as he rolled out of the main house. Chen Junbo then took a few deep breaths, as if he was truly furious at Bi Fang's unauthorized actions.
After catching his breath, he turned to look at Li Yang, "Zhao Zhao, tomorrow all the money, the estate, and the shops on this list will be yours."
Li Yang was dumbfounded, stammering "Ah," "Oh," "Oh," unsure how to respond... So it's all hers now? No need to wait until the two-year term expires?
"Could the contract be cancelled?"
Seeing that Chen Junbo was still pressing for answers, she blankly expressed her confusion, "Those things have already been transferred, so the contract is complete, right? How can it be cancelled?"
Hearing her speak so confidently and matter-of-factly, Chen Junbo felt a wave of dizziness wash over him.
It turns out that, from beginning to end, only he saw this contract as a stumbling block in their relationship... To the other person in the relationship, this contract was nothing more than money, shops, and estates...
Very well, he was now filled with mixed emotions. Since she hadn't taken the contract seriously, the weight that had been weighing on his mind for days could finally be lifted. But why was there no sense of relief or joy in letting go of this huge weight?
It seems that in her eyes, I am not that important...
I really want to...
Chen Junbo acted on his impulse, suddenly stood up, and took two steps to stand in front of her.
He bent down, turned his head to the side, and bit her neck hard.
I really want to... bite her to death!
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The next day, early morning.
As dawn broke, Li Yang tiptoed out of the house, put on his clothes, and slipped out.
She drank the herbal medicine and her fever subsided.
She lay in bed all day and got plenty of sleep.
The table I drew with Lu Jie that day still had a few squares left to fill before we could taste the tea.
That's right, it's precisely because the hype has died down, she's had enough sleep, and she still needs to taste the tea that she went out so early! That's right!
There was no wind today, and even sitting in the pavilion at the flower market felt unbearably hot and stuffy.
Li Yang rolled up his sleeves with his wrists and fiddled with the remaining tea leaves, boiling water, adding tea leaves, brewing, smelling the aroma, and tasting the tea... But for some reason, he kept either knocking over the tea or burning his teacup.
In just one morning, we hadn't managed to sample many different types of tea, but quite a few ceramic stoves and porcelain cups had been broken.
Bang--
Another sound jolted her back to reality. She looked at the mess on the floor, then at the table. The tea leaves were almost gone, and the progress on the form was negligible.
With a sigh, she swept up the scattered tea leaves, threw away some empty paper packets, tidied up the clutter on the table, and sat there in a daze.
Yesterday, Chen Junbo suddenly bit her for some unknown reason... Li Yang couldn't help but reach up and touch the base of her neck, where his teeth marks were still visible, and it hurt to the touch. Ouch... Is this guy a dog...?
But later, that taste gradually changed.
He suddenly retracted his fangs, but held her head firmly, refusing to let go. He buried his face in her neck and sniffed her gently, his warm breath hitting her fair skin and sending shivers down her spine.
Her ears were sensitive, and she couldn't withstand such teasing, causing her shoulders to tremble and shrink. The man noticed this and directly covered her ears with his lips, gently sucking and biting the small area behind her ears and shoulders. This time, it didn't hurt, but it was very itchy.
Suddenly, he sighed, pulled hard, and the world spun around him. He sat down in the armchair, while she sat on his lap, and he held her waist with both hands, unable to move.
"Zhaozhao..." Chen Junbo continued to grope her neck, only managing to utter her soft voice, which pierced her ears, making her tremble all over. Her voice trembled as she spoke, "Chen Junbo...you...stop..."
Sitting on him, she could clearly feel his body reacting. Fearing things would spiral out of control if this continued, she hurriedly pushed him away, arching her back desperately, "Stop..."
The man's eyes gradually regained their clarity, becoming calm and deep. Li Yang swallowed hard, "I... I wasn't ready..."
There seemed to be a whirlpool in Chen Junbo's eyes. After listening to her say that, he calmed down for a few moments, then suddenly blinked and pulled her head closer to him, lightly pecked her cheek, and let her go with a soft laugh.
As Li Yang stood up, he quickly turned back to the cubicle and said, "Get some rest."
The words came crashing down on him, and Li Yang nearly tripped and fell.
Getting a proper rest... is impossible...
This person was happy one moment and angry the next, biting her one moment and kissing her the next... He almost lost control, and although she managed to stop him in time, she really couldn't fall asleep.
"Young Madam."
A clear female voice woke Li Yang.
Looking up, she saw the deer walking towards her carrying a food box.
Behind her was the culprit who had kept her awake. Chen Junbo strode into the pavilion, full of vigor and high spirits, and sat down opposite her.
"Why are you here?" Li Yang said, but he sat up straight and smoothed his hair.
Thinking she was being questioned, Xiao Lu said, "Young Madam, this is lunch prepared by the family cook." As she spoke, she reached into the black food box and placed the dishes one by one on the table. "Young Master instructed that since you are still ill and need to pay attention to your diet, he specially asked the family cook to prepare light dishes."
Li Yang glanced at the dishes: steamed fish, cabbage and tofu, and cold bitter chrysanthemum salad—it was all very light and simple.
A table full of white dishes—what kind of food is this?
The steamed fish didn't even have fermented black beans, and the cabbage and tofu dish was even worse, with not a single scallion in sight. As for the cold bitter chrysanthemum salad, it was completely unappetizing.
She couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. In the past few days, the kitchen staff and those serving meals had suddenly become very concerned about her condition.
Does she still have a fever? Does she still have a cough? Her cough is still intermittent and hasn't gotten better. So, every day she eats the same dishes, either tofu or leafy greens, and she can't taste anything in her mouth anymore.
For the first time, she felt that being so closely watched and cared for by so many people was truly unbearable.
Seeing her undisguised disappointment written all over her face, Chen Junbo chuckled, stopped Xiao Lu's movements, raised his hand to brush her nose, and then took out a plate of vegetables from the bottom of the food box.
A glistening, juicy roasted chicken leg!
drumstick!
It was baked!
Her mouth watered so much that she couldn't help but purse her lips.
Then, as if remembering something, she asked, "Why is there only one? What are you going to eat?"
"I don't want to eat chicken legs."
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