Chapter 146: Past Events
Su Luo was really shocked.
Brother-in-law! Then Wan Yangui is the younger brother of Qin Huai’s wife, and...he regards Qin Huai as an enemy, and Qin Huai is also very secretive about this boy.
Once this relationship was established, the life of Qin Huai's deceased wife became mysterious. Could it be that Mrs. Qin's death was strange, and her brother was unwilling to give in ?
On the way back to the Qin Mansion, Su Luo kept looking for an opportunity to ask Qin Huai, but was afraid of being too abrupt because Qin Huai's face looked a little abnormal the whole time.
The boss was kind enough to give the house deed to Qin Huai under the temptation of money. Wan Yangui was not angry at all and kept smiling. Su Luo felt a little awkward. Qin Huai smiled as warm as spring breeze, making people feel safe to rely on him. This kid made people feel that he was planning something bad.
"Um..." Su Luo cleared his throat, thinking about how to ask.
"He is my wife's brother." Qin Huai's voice was as gentle as ever. Without looking at his expression, he couldn't tell anything was wrong with him.
"Yeah... I know." Su Luo grabbed the corner of the belt that was hanging down, rubbed it casually, and secretly glanced at Qin Huai, "He seems... not to like you very much."
Qin Huai was silent for a long time, until he saw the other courtyard in the distance, then he sighed silently and smiled apologetically, "His sister...Xu'er was originally betrothed to my eldest brother."
"Huh?" Su Luo asked in surprise: "Your elder brother? He's not..."
Qin Huai nodded slightly, "My eldest brother has been in poor health since he was a child, and he has been dead for a long time."
Su Luo did not ask any more questions. She knew that since Qin Huai had already spoken, he would not hide anything from her anymore.
"It was originally a marriage arranged when we were children. The Wan family went to Beijing to develop their business more than ten years ago, so they didn't know about my eldest brother's death. At that time..." Qin Huai exhaled slowly, "The situation at Qinji was not very good at that time. It just so happened that Mr. Wan sent someone to ask about my eldest brother and Xu'er's marriage, so I decided... to hide the news of my eldest brother's death and let the Wan family send Xu'er here so that I could marry her."
"You? You mean... you made this decision? Then your father..."
"My father died not long after my eldest brother ."
Su Luo was dejected. Qin Huai was talking about what happened ten years ago. At that time, Qin Huai was only sixteen or seventeen years old. It was indeed difficult for him to support such a big family.
"The Wan family has been in the capital for more than ten years, and you have had no contact during this time. Even if it is you who finally marries Xu'er, it is just a change of candidate. It makes no difference to the Wan family."
Qin Huai shook his head, his expression became more indifferent, as if he was talking about someone else's business. "At that time, I only thought that if I married Xu'er, I would get financial support from the Wan family. I didn't know that the reason why Mr. Wan sent someone to ask was that he wanted to cancel the engagement with the Qin family."
"He thinks your house isn't as big as it used to be?"
"No, when Xu'er was engaged to my eldest brother, she was only two years old, and then she went to the capital. She fell in love with a young man in the capital, so she begged Mr. Wan to cancel the engagement for her. The Qin and Wan families have been friends for decades, so Mr. Wan couldn't open his mouth, so he sent someone to ask. Now that I think about it, Mr. Wan also had the idea of testing the waters at that time. If my Qin family hesitated, he could also speak up and pray for a happy future for his daughter. But I didn't expect..."
Unexpectedly, the Qin family agreed to the marriage immediately and asked the Wan family to send the bride to Zhuxian Town for the wedding immediately.
"What happened next?" This is a sad story, but just because of this, Wan Yangui might not necessarily hate the Qin family so much.
"Later, Xu'er got married. On the day of her wedding, she learned about my eldest brother's death and that it was me who was going to marry her. But by then, it was too late. I knew this was extremely unfair to Xu'er, so I took great care of her. Although Xu'er seemed happy, I knew she was not happy. After she gave birth to Xiaoqi, Xu'er's health began to deteriorate. I sought out many famous doctors but her condition did not improve. Not long after, she passed away. Before she died, she asked me to see a jar under her bed..." Qin Huai wanted to smile, but couldn't. His eyes were full of sadness. "It was full of medicine. From the first day she got sick, she didn't drink a single sip of the medicine I boiled for her."
After Qin Huai finished speaking, the two of them also walked to the gate of the other courtyard. Qin Huai stopped and took a deep breath, "I forced her to marry me for my own selfish reasons. This is the final punishment she left for me."
"Is this why Wan Yangui hates you?"
"Not only that." Qin Huai's face turned pale. "After Mr. Wan learned of his daughter's death, he was devastated and fell ill. He died within two years."
"You... you shouldn't blame yourself too much." Su Luo stared at Qin Huai's face, a little worried. "Although Mr. Wan fell ill because of Xu'er's death, it was more because he couldn't get over it. If he had put aside his pride and insisted on canceling the engagement, how could the following things have happened?"
"Thank you for helping me get out of this." Qin Huai smiled faintly. "In life, one must always keep one's word trustworthy. Mr. Wan didn't want to break his promise to an old friend, so how could he have thought that there was such a trick."
Su Luo wanted to comfort him a few more times, but after searching her mind, she couldn't think of any excuses. It turned out that because of this, Qin Huai didn't dare to face Xiao Qin Qi, and even rarely returned to Nanjing, because he could never get over himself.
"What are you doing?" A lazy voice came from the gate of the other courtyard. The gate opened with a creak, revealing Li Rusong's half-smile. "Are you looking back on the past... and looking forward to the future?"
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Su Luo pushed Li Rusong back when he was about to step out of the door. He spoke without restraint and did not care about other people's feelings at all.
"Congratulations." Li Rusong leaned against the door. "He even told you about this matter. It seems that good things are coming to you soon."
"You!" Su Luo was so angry raised her hand to hit him. Li Rusong dodged it easily and turned back to Qin Huai and said, "Are you sure you want such a fierce woman? She is far inferior to Xu'er."
When Xu'er was mentioned, Su Luo's face changed immediately. Bringing up something that was not relevant was like rubbing salt into the wound.
"Show off how much you know!" Su Luo glared at Li Rusong angrily, pulled Qin Huai and walked towards the courtyard, still insisting: "I know a lot too. If you dare to step out of the courtyard, watch out for your reputation!"
Qin Huai lowered his head slightly and let Su Luo pull him. Li Rusong looked at their backs and called out, "Hey," "Who wants to leave? I'm waiting for someone!"
Su Luo turned around and glared at him fiercely, "Stop talking nonsense, we met Wan Yangui, that guy is in trouble!"
"Wan Yan Gui." Li Rusong repeated the name twice and suddenly laughed, "What's so great about it? Sad things happen to everyone and they will exist throughout their lives. They will not change just because you are particularly sad, nor will they stop being sad because of some people's cheap sympathy. Qin Huai, after so many years, I thought you had let it go a long time ago."
Qin Huai pulled his wrist out of Su Luo's hand and chuckled softly, "I also hope I can let it go." After that, he smiled gently at Su Luo, "Thank you." Then he went back to the room, making Su Luo very worried.
"If you don't know how to speak, then don't speak!" Su Luo stood in front of Li Rusong angrily, "It seems that my kick was not strong enough. You are fine so soon."
Li Rusong raised his white teeth in a sneer, "Skin of copper and bones of iron."
Su Luo was so angry that she wanted to kick him again. At this moment, Su Jiang poked his head in from the door. Su Luo was stunned. Li Rusong turned around and saw Su Jiang, and hurried over, "You are finally here."
"Why are you here?" Su Luo looked at her suspiciously, "Do you have something to ask me?"
Su Jiang shook his head. Li Rusong squeezed to Su Jiang's side and said, "Come and see me."
Su Jiang smiled and said, "You don't seem to be as seriously injured as the rumors say."
"There are internal injuries. You don't know how vicious this girl is."
Watching the two of them talking and flirting as if no one was around, Su Luo suddenly felt a string twitching in her heart, making her feel a little depressed.
"Let's go back to the room and talk." Li Rusong looked at Su Luo meaningfully, "lest anyone get jealous."
Su Luo surprisingly did not retort. She kept secretly glancing at Su Jiang. Looking at Su Jiang's seemingly frank eyes, the discomfort in her heart suddenly turned into disgust.
Su Jiang came from another world, there is no mistake about it.
This fact can be seen in the management of Jintaixuan, but she was too careless and did not dare to believe that there would be such a coincidence in the world. It was not until she visited Su Jiang's room that day and saw the pillow that she realized that something was wrong with Su Jiang.
Su Hong said that Su Jiang was a smart person since she was young, which was also evident from Su Luo's interactions with her. She was smart, calm, and composed. Now that she thought about it, her calmness was the most wrong thing about her. She had never expressed surprise at anything Su Luo had said, nor had she ever asked Su Luo for any explanation of future terms or the strange things she had said.
Was she trying to hint to me that I shouldn't do anything to change history? Should I live an ordinary life and speak ordinary words like her? As a fellow time traveler, Su Luo was relatively high-profile in comparison. It was impossible for Su Jiang not to know that they had the same experience, but she just didn't say it. Why? Did she not trust me, or did she think she was a useless person and didn't want to waste too much time on me?
Su Luo has always disliked self-righteous people, and even more so, those who look so lofty as if they are "the world is turbid but I am the only one who is clear, everyone is drunk but I am the only one who is sober". In life, there are countless things that we encounter. If we stay out of everything and think that we are detached, then what fun is there in this life? If we don't participate in it, how can we know the happiness and satisfaction of life? If we don't seek satisfaction, it would be faster to become a monk. Why are we still suffering in this world!
"Sister Luo?"
Su Luo came back to his senses and saw Su Jiang asking questions. Su Luo was never good at hiding his emotions, so he turned his head away with a cold face. Su Jiang was stunned, and Li Rusong pointed to the courtyard, "Ignore her, go back to your room."
"What important love words are you saying so quickly!" Su Luo felt that her words were a bit sour after she finished speaking. Fortunately, Su Jiang didn't hear it clearly, and Li Rusong, who heard it clearly, just responded with a snort of laughter.
Su Luo took several deep breaths, and when he saw the two men disappearing, he angrily went to close the gate. When he was halfway through closing the gate, someone pushed it shut from the outside. Su Luo saw who was coming, and was stunned for a moment. The person had already pushed the gate open and walked into the yard.
"Wan... Yan Gui?"
Wan Yangui walked a few steps in the courtyard, looking around, then turned back and smiled at Su Luo, "Miss Su, I have heard of your name for a long time."
Su Luo suddenly became alert. Is he here to challenge him? In Qin Huai's current state, it is not appropriate to meet him.
"Qin Huai..." Su Luo was just about to make up a reason to ask him to go back, but Wan Yangui smiled and said, "Don't look for him. I'm here to apologize to the young lady."
Su Luo shook her head. "You don't seem to have offended me."
"I didn't know that the girl wanted to buy something in that shop, and I just robbed her. It was really rude." Wan Yangui smiled, and his smile was much more natural than when he faced Qin Huai, and somehow it reminded Su Luo of Qin Huai.
"That's nothing." Su Luo was not sure about the purpose of Wan Yan's return, but he had made up his mind that he must not let Qin Huai see him again, at least not today.
"so……"
Wan Yangui suddenly approached Su Luo. Su Luo was so scared that he dodged back, staggered, and was about to fall to the ground.
Wan Yangui was just about to reach out and hug Su Luo, but he felt a gust of wind passing by him, and then his wrist was firmly clamped by someone.
As expected, Su Luo fell to the ground and cried out "Ouch". When he looked up again, he saw Li Rusong coming back without him knowing when, grabbing Wan Yangui's wrist, as heroic as a policeman who had caught a pickpocket.
"Be careful," Li Rusong said, still smiling, "Don't touch things you shouldn't touch."
Wan Yangui looked at his wrist and smiled even more. "My dear brother, I just want to help Miss Su. I have no ill intentions."
Li Rusong glanced at Su Luo who was standing up, "You have thick skin and flesh, so it's okay for you to fall."
If there was a knife now, Su Luo would stab it into Li Rusong's vulnerable point without hesitation, making him unable to recover for the rest of his life.
Li Rusong let go of Wan Yangui's wrist, and a circle of red marks gradually appeared there. Wan Yangui seemed to feel nothing, and smiled as he took out a piece of property deed from his arms, "I present this shop deed with both hands as an apology, and I hope the lady can forgive my recklessness."
