Chapter 6: The Price I Won't Let You Suffer Any Injustice
Chen Lianxiu was actually very hesitant about whether to tell Zhou Linjin about this.
She was very wary of Zhou Linjin.
She married Zhou Linjin under a false name and had been deceiving him all along. They were not like ordinary couples who could confide in each other when encountering problems.
Although Zhou Linjin couldn't see, he still mistook her for Shen Wuyu.
But Shen Lianxiu knew it clearly in his heart.
So she refused to believe him.
Nor do they regard him as someone who can support each other.
Anyway, this matter will be exposed in the end, and Zhou Linjin will know it sooner or later, so why bother him in advance?
And he is blind, what can he do?
After all, Xiao Wu was his aunt. They had lived together for so many years. How could he find the thief or force Xiao Wu to hand over the silver?
Seeing that she didn't answer, Zhou Linjin sat down opposite Shen Lianxiu and asked again: "Are you worried about something?"
Chen Lianxiu couldn't help but laugh. This person was clearly blind, yet he could still guess what was in her mind. She really didn't know what kind of magical power he had.
So she just asked back, "How do you know?"
"There was no noise when you came back, and you just sat here. Who couldn't notice it?" Zhou Linjin smiled.
Shen Lianxiu murmured, "Is it so obvious?"
"If it were someone else, they might not notice it, but it's me," Zhou Linjin's smile deepened. "I can't see, so I'm more careful."
Chen Lianxiu was speechless at first, but after a little thought, she told the whole story. Since Zhou Linjin had noticed her abnormality, there was nothing to hide deliberately. Whether she believed him or not was one thing, and telling him would at most be of no benefit, but it would not do any harm either.
Zhou Linjin listened quietly at the side. When she finished speaking the last word, he keenly caught a subtle hint of grievance in her ending tone.
His heart moved.
She could have told him about the injustice she had suffered as soon as she returned.
But she didn't do that.
Is she afraid that he will worry, or is she worried that he can't handle these things now and can't be his support?
But Zhou Linjin didn't ask the woman sitting opposite him what was really going on. He simply asked, "So what were you planning to do? Just endure it, quietly take the loss, and then pay the money back?"
Shen Lianxiu did not answer.
She couldn't tell Zhou Linjin that she had no dowry at all, so she decided to just go for broke.
But her silence sounded extremely long to Zhou Linjin, who was blind.
Finally, he sighed slightly, ending the silence between the two.
The orange candlelight shone on half of his face, making him look even more handsome and handsome. However, his brows were furrowed at the moment, and he no longer had the gentleness he had when he was smiling and talking just now.
He asked in a deep voice, "What can't be said?"
Shen Lianxiu felt a chill down her spine. He was clearly not angry and hadn't said a single harsh word, but she still felt a sense of pressure from him.
Maybe she has something to hide.
Chen Lianxiu suddenly thought of the day that might come when he found out that she was just a substitute bride and not the person he had been thinking about. It would definitely be more serious and more pressing than it is now, right?
"No," Shen Lianxiu pursed her lips and quickly made up a half-true, half-false excuse. "My wife has been in poor health recently. I don't want this to be brought to her attention and make her unhappy. I'm also afraid... you'll blame me."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Linjin was stunned.
Blame her?
How could she have such an idea?
Zhou Linjin only then realized if his tone had been a little harsh. He immediately restrained his expression and said, "I won't blame you, but I also don't want you to feel wronged. Although our family is small, it has indeed been quite complicated in recent years. I was not thoughtful enough. I didn't expect Aunt to cause trouble before Grandmother's birthday."
In fact, he had already noticed it when Chen Lianxiu asked him whether it was difficult to withdraw the money from the public treasury that day, so what happened today was not a surprise.
Zhou Linjin said without hesitation: "Don't be afraid, I will take care of it."
Shen Lianxiu's heart suddenly let go halfway, but she was still worried and asked, "What are you going to do?"
"Aunt must return the money she embezzled." Zhou Linjin told her without hiding anything from her. "Father hasn't been home for several years, and it's also Grandmother's 60th birthday. It's really not appropriate to make a big fuss about this matter."
His brows unconsciously knitted together again: "She was lucky this time."
After Zhou Linjin finished speaking, he called someone in. Chen Lianxiu had been at the Zhou family for some time and knew that this was Bi Cha, one of Zhou Linjin's followers. All the errands outside were done by Bi Cha.
After Bi Cha came in, Zhou Linjin spoke to him for a few words without avoiding Shen Lianxiu, but Shen Lianxiu widened his eyes after listening.
After Bi Cha left, she gasped and asked in a low voice, "My dear, are you really going to do this?"
Zhou Linjin raised his eyebrows, which was a rare occurrence. Even his blind eyes seemed to have some light in them. "What's wrong?"
He just called Bi Cha in and told him to secretly kidnap Su Qiong's son tomorrow.
"But... the young master is still a child, he is only three years old." Shen Lianxiu said.
"When she hurt you, she didn't seem to be reluctant." Zhou Linjin said lightly, and then said, "After all, he is my nephew. I have told Bi Cha to treat him well and take him out for fun. Aunt and the others also know that. Just quietly return the money and it will be over."
After Zhou Linjin said this, Chen Lianxiu suddenly understood.
She was silent for a moment. Zhou Linjin couldn't see her, so he thought she was still struggling with herself. So he chuckled and said, "They think I'm blind and can bully you at will. You are my wife, and I won't let you suffer even the slightest injustice."
It was as if a warm stream seeped into Shen Lianxiu's every limb along with Zhou Linjin's voice, making her feel extremely comfortable.
She is not the real Shen Wuyu, but what he said at this moment is addressed to her. Is it true or false?
Chen Lianxiu bit her lower lip and said, "Thank you, my dear."
Zhou Linjin's slender, white fingers tapped lightly twice on the small table, his smile growing wider. "Don't be afraid. Everyone has to pay the price for what they do. I won't tolerate any injustice."
It was as if half of his body had fallen into an ice cellar. Shen Lianxiu was startled, his face suddenly turned pale, and his eyes were filled with undisguised fear and hesitation, even worse than when he was worried about Xiao Wu's predicament before.
She knew Zhou Linjin's words weren't meant for her, but they still pierced her heart. She could only nod woodenly, trying her best not to let Zhou Linjin hear the strangeness in her voice: "Okay, I understand."
***
The next day, Chen Lianxiu did not go to Xiao Wu's place again.
Yang had long since exempted Shen Lianxiu from paying her respects every day, so Shen Lianxiu would get up early in the morning and sit in the corridor to drink tea.
Today Zhou Linjin did not go to the study room as usual, but sat there with Shen Lianxiu.
Zhou Linjin didn't talk much, and sometimes Shen Lianxiu didn't even notice he was sitting next to her.
However, just as the two of them finished a cup of tea, the maid who was sent to gather information came over and told them that there had been some commotion at Xiao Wu's place, but it soon calmed down again, and on the surface, nothing could be seen.
Chen Lianxiu turned her head and glanced at Zhou Linjin, only to see that he didn't say anything, but had a smile on his lips, and a hint of ridicule could be seen upon closer inspection.
Until the day passed, to Shen Lianxiu's surprise, Xiao Wu did not return the money obediently.
Zhou Linjin seemed fine, and waited until the two of them fell asleep on their own couches. Chen Lianxiu tried to hold back, but finally couldn't.
"My dear," she called him, "why is there no movement from the Second Madam? Will they report it to the police?"
She heard Zhou Linjin turn over, and then she heard him say, "The ransom amount is exactly the amount of money needed for Grandmother's birthday. Auntie will not fail to see it. Besides, I also pointed out the ill-gotten gains in the letter. Everyone knows it, so they dare not report it to the authorities."
"Then why, even after a day, they still refuse to return the money? Don't they worry about the children at all?"
Probably already lying on the couch, Zhou Linjin's voice was a little lazy, deep and a little hoarse, he continued to patiently answer Shen Lianxiu: "They know that I won't hurt him, but they just want to delay for a few days, so that I can give in and return the child obediently."
"It's come to this, why bother?" Chen Lianxiu blinked a few times at the top of the tent and murmured softly, "It seems we're still competing to see who can hold their breath longer."
Hearing her mumbling, Zhou Linjin couldn't help but chuckle, and said, "Just watch patiently."
Despite Zhou Linjin's words, Chen Lianxiu still felt uneasy from time to time. After all, using a three-year-old child as a raft was not a decent thing to do, and could even be considered a bad thing. However, when she thought of what Xiao Wu had done, Chen Lianxiu was still very angry. She just hoped that Xiao Wu would hand over the money quickly so that the matter could be settled.
This went on for another three days. One evening, Bicha came back and said, "It is done."
After hearing this, Chen Lianxiu quickly approached Zhou Linjin, only to hear Zhou Linjin ask slowly, "Has the young master been released?"
"I personally watched them lead him to the door. The second house will come out to pick him up in a while," Bi Cha said. "It's the ransom..."
"Send it to the accounting office and say you picked it up on the road. Your aunt will then argue with them." Zhou Linjin said.
At this time, Chen Lianxiu couldn't help but ask Zhou Linjin: "What if the Second Madam takes the money back and still refuses to put it back? Or she uses the same trick again..."
"No," Zhou Linjin interrupted her. After a pause, he tentatively reached out his hand and gently patted Shen Lianxiu's arm. "Don't worry, Auntie knows that I already knew about this matter and intervened. She's on your side and won't give in or show mercy. If it happens again, it won't be as simple as kidnapping her grandson and demanding a ransom."
Chen Lianxiu breathed a sigh of relief and could finally put her mind at ease. Otherwise, it would be really annoying to have a little Wu staring at her dowry that was full of rotten things.
Zhou Linjin stood up, grabbed her arm, and half-lifted her up, saying, "Let's go out and see what's going on."
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