Chapter 94

Chapter 94

Sometimes, certain things need to be brutally laid out in front of you before you can grasp their full significance. Wang Chunhua had never worried when Dong Shan went up the mountain every day and returned safely. But when she peeled back his clothes to reveal that still-bleeding wound, the stark reality hit her hard. Her heart tightened at the sight, fearing not only for his current injury but also for the possibility of future harm elsewhere.

Seeing her usually carefree sister with a hint of fear on her face, Li Mingwei couldn't help but feel sorry for her. She reached out and embraced Wang Chunhua. "Is your husband ignoring you?" she asked.

"Mm." Wang Chunhua pouted. "He hasn't spoken to me for days, just goes up the mountain every morning."

"Is he healed?" Li Mingwei inquired.

Wang Chunhua shook her head. The wound still looked deep, indicating that recovery wouldn't be easy.

Li Mingwei felt increasingly anxious. Going up the mountain with an injury was even more dangerous. She couldn't help but scold Wang Chunhua, "Sis, why didn't you try to stop him? If something happens to your husband again, what will you do?"

Wang Chunhua felt the urgency too, but since he wasn't paying her any attention, she couldn't muster the courage to confront him.

Li Mingwei felt exhausted dealing with these two stubborn individuals. If only they could channel their stubbornness in the right direction.

After finding out the mountain peak Dong Shan frequented, Li Mingwei waited for him at the intersection after classes. She hoped to mediate between them.

As the evening darkened and Dong Shan was nowhere to be seen, Li Mingwei thought he might have chosen a different path that day. Just as she was about to leave, Dong Shan called out to her.

"Sis, what are you doing out here so late?" he asked.

"I was waiting for you," Li Mingwei replied, her gaze falling on Dong Shan's left hand. Not noticing anything unusual, she asked, "Did my sister say you were injured?"

Dong Shan instinctively touched his arm and then shook his head. Reluctantly, he rolled up his sleeve to show her.

Though the wound had begun to scab over, it still looked severe and Li Mingwei couldn't help but gasp. No wonder Wang Chunhua had been so terrified; what she had seen must have been even more gruesome.

"How did you get hurt like this?" Li Mingwei asked.

"It was from a tree branch," Dong Shan replied casually. "It's fine now, nothing serious. If I were afraid of this, I wouldn't be a hunter."

"But you chose to be a hunter because you didn't have any other options," Li Mingwei pointed out.

With no land, no family, and no education, all he had was his relatively strong physique. Compared to being a laborer, being a hunter was riskier but more profitable.

Dong Shan smiled. "Are you here to convince me not to go up the mountain again?"

Li Mingwei shook her head. "I'm not. Your decisions are your own. I just hope you two can sit down and talk calmly. This deadlock serves no purpose other than wasting time."

"Chunhua, Chunhua, where are you going?"

A woman caught up with her from behind and tapped her shoulder.

Wang Chunhua turned around. "Aunt Lin, I'm going to see my sister. Where are you going?"

"Sister? You mean that sister who married into the Liu Family?"

"Yes."

Aunt Lin frowned. "You'd better not go to her. I don't think she's a good person."

Wang Chunhua immediately wore a displeased expression and retorted, "Aunt Lin, my sister hasn't done anything wrong. How can you say such things about her?"

If it weren't for the fact that Aunt Lin usually had a good relationship with her and had helped her a lot, she would have been scolding her by now.

"Aunt Lin wouldn't deceive you!"

Seeing Wang Chunhua's expression, Aunt Lin glanced around and pulled her into an alley, saying, "I'm doing this for your own good. Do you know what your sister has been up to behind your back?"

"She's trying to get involved with your man!"

"Impossible!"

Wang Chunhua absolutely refused to believe this. Her sister was not that kind of person.

"I'm telling you, I saw it with my own eyes. Yesterday evening, when your man came home late, your sister cornered him near the town entrance. They whispered for who knows how long, and in the end, your man even escorted her back."

"No!" Wang Chunhua realized there was a misunderstanding and quickly explained, "Yesterday, I had a disagreement with Dong Shan. When my sister heard about it, she went to help me talk to him. That's what happened."

"Is that so?" Aunt Lin scrutinized her for a moment, skeptical. "You and Dong Shan actually had a disagreement?"

"Aunt Lin, in married life, there are always ups and downs. We had an argument, and my sister helped me talk to him. We've already reconciled now."

"Fine." Aunt Lin reluctantly believed her but added, "Make sure you know what's really going on in your heart."

Wang Chunhua...

What a colossal misunderstanding!