Chapter 97: Have You Seen It Before?
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Wu Ruofei didn’t realize that this was a scheme to provoke her and eagerly jumped into Su Yingxue’s trap. “What’s wrong with me calling him Brother Hao? Su Yingxue, what does it have to do with you?”
Madam Wu quickly covered her mouth and gave her a stern glare. “Shut up! Is it appropriate for a young girl like you to address him like that?”
Su Yingxue wore a nonchalant smile with a hint of satisfaction. “Everyone heard it. The esteemed legitimate daughter of the Minister’s Estate addressed my brother so intimately, even though they are not familiar with each other. In fact, my brother might not even know her name. Yet, she seduces him like this. Earlier, Madam Wu scolded Sister Jinyan. Does that mean she has good control over her legitimate daughter?”
“What gives you, Miss Su, the right to twist the truth? How can a form of address be considered seduction?” Madam Wu’s eyes sparkled with coldness.
“If a form of address isn’t considered seduction, then what about the love letters, handkerchiefs, and jewelry sachets that Miss Wu wrote and gave to my brother? Are those not considered seduction?” Su Yingxue raised her eyebrows.
“Su Yingxue, don’t spew baseless accusations and tarnish my daughter’s innocence!” Madam Wu became angry.
She glanced at Wu Ruofei, who appeared guilty. It was evident that Su Yingxue wasn’t speaking nonsense!
She had done such a thing!
Wu Ruofei bit her lip. “I like Brother Hao, so I gave him those things!”
“You fool, keep quiet!” Madam Wu scolded her, disappointed. Amidst the mocking and laughing gazes of everyone present, she angrily left with Wu Ruofei.
Before leaving, Wu Ruofei couldn’t help but cast a reluctant gaze at Su Hao.
However, Su Hao didn’t spare her a glance. In his eyes, there was only the seriously injured Wu Jinyan.
Su Yingxue dispersed the crowd, and Su Hao carried Wu Jinyan upstairs.
After placing Wu Jinyan on the bed, Su Yingxue saw her brother, a tall and sturdy young man, with teary eyes in front of Wu Jinyan’s bed.
Su Hao held Wu Jinyan’s hand tenderly. “Yan’er, marry me. I will protect you with all my heart.”
”I… I don’t want to,” Wu Jinyan sobbed, turning around and burying herself under the blanket. No matter what Su Hao said, she refused to look at him again.
“Brother, let Sister Jinyan rest well. Come out with me,” Su Yingxue said, exerting a great effort to pull Su Hao out.
Su Hao was hot-blooded, but he only knew how to rush to Wu Jinyan’s side to protect her. However, he had no idea how to heal her wounded heart.
“Brother, instead of staying with Sister Jinyan now, why don’t you let her calm down and get a good sleep?” Su Yingxue advised him.
Su Hao couldn’t calm down for a long time. “I can’t let her go. She has so many physical and emotional wounds. Now that she has severed ties with the Minister’s Estate, she needs someone to protect her.”
“I can protect Sister Jinyan, but Brother, don’t overprotect her for now. Sister Jinyan might end up getting hurt because of it.” Su Yingxue saw this more clearly than Su Hao did.
“Why?” Su Hao was puzzled.
“When you came to protect Sister Jinyan earlier, she was touched, but it also hurt her. She doesn’t want to expose her battered appearance to you,” Su Yingxue explained.
A bitter smile formed on Su Hao’s lips. “In the past, she let me see it. At that time, she never guarded herself against me. But now… I’ve hurt her.”
“Have you seen it before? You two…” Su Yingxue was surprised. Her brother was a paragon of virtue, abstaining from vices like eating, drinking, gambling, and smoking. He had better control over his desires and emotions than the monks in a temple..