CH 7.1

“Is this the handsome winner?” A man’s voice suddenly appeared, like a thunderbolt that exploded in Taowu.

Liu Chengji’s hand, which he had raised to slap Ruan Longling, withdrew subconsciously under the man’s arrow-like gaze.

Taowu was originally a place for people to rest their feet in the thousand-acre peach forest at the back of the mountain. There were places for making tea, and water had been placed inside and outside.

When Liu Chengji entered Taowu, he was thinking about how to open his mouth to talk to Ruan Longling about retiring from the engagement. His thoughts were so chaotic that he didn’t even bother to check if there was anyone in the room.

Although Liu Chengji had won the prize now, the imperial court would more or less test the character when appointing officials, so the matter of retiring the engagement should be handled in a low-key manner. The fewer waves it caused, the better. So originally, he thought to coax Ruan Longling with some sweet words and finish the business silently, but who could have thought she would give him a slap? The most embarrassing thing was that someone witnessed the scene.

He was the winner, and his reputation was more important. If others knew about this incident, how could he raise his head? So he thought to solve this first. Liu Chengji cleared his throat in embarrassment, with a hint of submissiveness, and said to Ruan Longling, “Ling’er, I just said some unintentionally rude words in a hurry, don’t take it to heart. Now that outsiders are present, I will come to your door to talk with you about the divorce on some other day…”

After all, Liu Chengji didn’t want to stay any longer, turned around and picked up the emergency peachwood oil-paper umbrella in Taowu, and was about to leave in a hurry.

“Why wait for another day? Let’s do it today!” Finally, Ruan Longling, who had been standing in the same place in panic just now, completely calmed down from her anger and grief.

The tears in her eyes piled up more and more, but she just stuck her neck out stubbornly and coldly, not letting the tears fall. With strong willpower, she stopped Liu Chengji from leaving.

She was not a girl in the boudoir who would come and go when he called and only knew how to complain and suffer in the boudoir. ‘What about the ten-year friendship? So, what if I loved the young man in my memory? The person in front of me is not the person at that time! Why should I sit and wait to be punished? Didn’t Liu Chengji just want to see me cry in pain? Don’t you just want to see me bow my head and obediently commit myself to being a concubine? Don’t you just think I will cry and beg him not to leave? I’m Ruan Longling. Not just a girl that you can trample around.’

“Since you have made up your mind, my class of merchants can’t stand in the way of officials… But there are some things that I can’t vomit quickly.”

Divorce and other private matters should not be allowed to be heard by outsiders, but at this moment, hatred was filling her chest. Ruan Longling could only feel blood rolling, every part of her body was hot and trembling. How could she care about the fact that there was another man in Taowu?

“Zhou Ge talked to me a long time ago, saying that there are so many ancient books and rare books and a collection of books to feed on, plus his continuous letters in the past few years… I will say Zhou Ge about this. But what about you? Huh? It’s just a flower? It’s just a flower? Is it worth thinking you are so great?”

The howling wind poured into Taowu and messed up Ruan Longlin’s hair. Her eyes were red, and in the dim light of the bead rings, her bright and unparalleled face was resolute. “If you want to quit the engagement, I will quit! You are so stupid that I can’t marry you!”

Those words were like a poisoned, cold sword coming out of its sheath, sneering and sneering at Liu Chengji’s proud title, which was not worth mentioning at all. She didn’t cry or make a fuss, and even within a short period of time, she thought that there was no room for change in the matter of retiring the engagement, and she was so desperate that she counterattacked Liu Chengji precisely and even wanted to find her predecessor…

Li Zhulin looked at Ruan Longling with some surprise.

Liu Chengji couldn’t believe that Ruan Longling, who was always protective of him, would be so sarcastic towards him in front of others. ‘I’m the first prize winner, but she called me stupid?’ Liu Chengji’s eyes shook, and he felt that he had suffered a great insult! “Ruan Longling! Are you crazy?” he yelled.

Although Liu Chengji yelled, Ruan Longling didn’t show any fear. She just stood there and chuckled twice, and the contempt on her face became more and more intense. Ruan Longling raised her snow-white wrist, pulled back the half-green jade bracelet, and said with a sneer, “Do you know that such a defective bracelet has many cracks and impurities, so it is not worthy to wear. What’s ridiculous is that you actually used it to be engaged to me. This marriage has to be retired! You are so poor. Why should I marry you? Let you continue to stay by my side and eat soft food? Let your Liu family suck our Ruan family blood?” After that, she casually threw the bracelet at Liu Chengji with a sense of condescension.

Liu Chengji hurriedly reached out to pick it up, his posture was very awkward. ‘Poor? Eat soft rice?’ After being humiliated like this, he immediately frowned in anger, blushed, and the veins on his forehead kept pulsating.

However, she was telling the truth, the Ruan family had really helped him a lot over the years. If he continued to refute, she would have thousands of ugly words waiting for him, wouldn’t it be a joke for others?

Liu Chengji was so angry, but he couldn’t do anything. He just yelled, “You are so rude and reckless… I will see if there is any man in the world who would dare to want you after you divorced me! You just wait. Let’s close the book!”

After finishing speaking, Liu Chengji angrily turned around and slammed the door away, holding an umbrella and disappearing into the strong wind and rain.