Yu Wan left without looking back.
Xu Shao was stunned. He was sure that he was not mistaken. She had really left after he had thrown out such heavy news?
“Miss Yu!” He called out to Yu Wan.
Yu Wan stopped in her tracks and turned to look at him with an innocent expression. “What is it?”
“You…” Xu Shao wanted to say, Did you not hear me clearly? He paused and changed his words. “Did I not make myself clear?”
Although it meant the same thing, the latter was much easier to accept than the former. This was the art of speech. Xu Shao, who had been in the business world for so many years, was not so incompetent.
Yu Wan smiled. “You said it very clearly, and I heard it very clearly.”
Xu Shao’s thoughts were seen through. He blushed and subconsciously asked, “Then you…”
“I’m not interested,” Yu Wan said bluntly.
Xu Shao almost gasped. How could anyone be uninterested in her past? She was a girl who had wandered the streets of Prefecture Xu. Wasn’t she curious as to who picked her up? Or who was that person? What did he do to her? Does she not want to know all of these?
“Yes, I don’t want to know.” Yu Wan nodded.
Once again, his thoughts were guessed. Xu Shao had no choice but to take a good look at this little village girl. Even when the Second Prince had personally saved her from the icehouse during the Tianxiang Restaurant’s competition, Xu Shao only felt that she was relying on her looks. Men were always especially preferential to beautiful women. Even after hearing that she had caught Yan Jiuchao’s eye, Xu Shao still did not see her as a threat.
Xu Shao always remembered that she was lying on a bed covered in blood back then. Her body was still very weak after giving birth. He was here to send her on her way. She did not say anything and only looked at him helplessly, her tears seemingly falling.
It was those innocent eyes that softened Xu Shao’s heart and he changed the deadly poison to a medicine that could make one a fool.
But when Xu Shao looked at Yu Wan again, he realized that he could not associate this calm woman with the helpless little pitiful girl from back then. They were the same person, but it was as if their hearts had changed.
She was no longer her.
Therefore, everything that had happened in the past had nothing to do with her.
Xu Shao, who realized this, was shocked. “I still don’t understand…”
“You don’t have to understand,” Yu Wan interrupted him. “Whether it’s my changes or my decision. If you have to ask about it, then let’s put it this way. Boss Xu has also visited brothels. Do you have to remember that girl when you go whoring?”
Whor… whoring?! Xu Shao almost fell down! Did this girl know what she was talking about?! Was she telling him that even if she was picked up by another man and had a relationship that shouldn’t have happened, in her opinion, she was just whoring?!
That was what Yu Wan meant.
Yu Wan did not care who she had slept with before. She only cared about who she would sleep with in the future. She licked her lips as the image of a certain someone’s perfect body flashed across her mind.
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Too shameless… Xu Shao took a deep breath. He seriously suspected that if he continued like this, he would not be able to threaten this girl and would instead vomit blood.
He had gone through painstaking means to gather the news. He originally thought that he could control this girl tightly in his hands, but who knew that this girl did not care at all? He had worked for nothing!
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No, perhaps it was not for nothing.
“Aren’t you afraid…”
Yu Wan smiled. “If you want to tell Yan Jiuchao, go ahead. Among a hundred men, ninety-nine of them care about a woman’s chastity, but I bet Yan Jiuchao is the exception.”
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Xu Shao was speechless.
Yan Jiuchao, that little lunatic who didn’t play by the rules, might really not care about a woman’s innocence.
Xu Shao’s chest tightened. What kind of people had he provoked! He was furious!
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Yu Wan walked towards her carriage. After taking a few steps, she suddenly turned around.
Xu Shao thought that she finally knew how to be afraid, but to his surprise, she only smiled. “By the way, if the man you mentioned is really so powerful, why don’t you beg him?”
Xu Shao choked.
Yu Wan smiled. “See, it’s exposed. How awkward.”
Xu Shao’s face turned red.
Yu Wan ignored him and returned to her carriage. Although they had only been apart for a short while, she had already started to miss the little fellows.
She gathered the three little fellows into her arms. They were too thin, and she could actually wrap the three of them in her arms. She did not dare to use strength, afraid that she would break someone’s little arms and legs if she was not careful.
“You’re so thin. You have to fatten up.”
Yu Wan decided to raise the three little fellows until they were fair and fat. She would raise the little skinny monkey into three little piglets.
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“Miss Yu.” When the carriage brushed past Xu Shao, he said for the last time, “Don’t blame me for not reminding you. That person…”
“Giddy up!” The coachman whipped the horse, swallowing Xu Shao’s voice.
At noon, the carriage arrived at Lotus Flower Village.
Yu Wan was kidnapped by Yan Ruyu for an entire night. The Yu family was anxious. Yu Shaoqing almost ignored the imperial edict and rushed out of Lotus Flower Town. Fortunately, the guards of the Young Master Manor arrived in time and said that his Young Master had already set off and would definitely bring Miss Yu back safely.
As expected, they received news of Yu Wan returning to the Capital the next day.
However, Yu Wan was very seriously ill and her high fever did not subside. The Young Master Manor had hired an imperial physician to carefully treat Yu Wan. They could not forcefully drag her back to the village despite Yu Wan’s illness, so they could only ask Miss Bai to go to the Young Master Manor to take care of her.
Two days ago, Bai Tang came to the village. She said that Yu Wan had already woken up and would return to the village in three to five days.
Tomorrow was only the third day. The Yu family did not expect Yu Wan to return so quickly. Today, the workshop and construction site were resting. The family sat in the central room of the old residence to eat. The carriage stopped outside the courtyard. They thought that someone had come to do business. Little Bruiser ran out to take a look. “Aiya! Sis is back!”
His voice was so loud that it instantly woke the three sleeping little fellows up. The three of them looked up from Yu Wan’s arms and looked out of the carriage in confusion.
“Little Brothers are here too!” Little Bruiser ran over excitedly when he saw them. “Little Brothers, come down!”
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Yu Wan’s face darkened. If my son is your brother, then what am I to you?
Yu Song was the second to rush out. He could not wait to come to the carriage and reach out to help Yu Wan. However, when he saw the children, he was instinctively stunned.
Yu Feng also came out. “Ah Wan… Ah!” He was also shocked by the children in Yu Wan’s arms.
The three little munchkins had been to the Yu family before. Other than Yu Shaoqing who had not seen them, the others had seen them before, not only that, but they had also hugged them. They knew that they were the little masters of the Young Master Manor.
News arrived slowly in the remote countryside. Bai Tang had not heard about Yan Ruyu yet.
“Why… Why did you kidnap her children?” Yu Feng asked in shock.
It was no wonder that he asked this. It was really because his sister liked these children too much. Every time she saw them, she looked like she wanted to steal them home and hide them. He seriously suspected that his sister had taken advantage of Yan Jiuchao’s carelessness and left the manor with his sons.
What would happen if Yan Jiuchao found out?! Yu Feng broke out in cold sweat!
“They’re not her children,” Yu Wan said.
Yu Feng looked at her strangely and realized that her eyes were sparkling.
“They’re my sons,” she said.
“Are you kidding me?” Yu Feng said.
Yu Wan said firmly, “I’m not joking. I’m serious. The children are mine. I gave birth to them.”
Yu Shaoqing, who had just reached the door, heard this sentence before he could catch his breath. He almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
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It had only been a few days since they last met, but his daughter had already given birth? He hadn’t even done enough as a father and he was already a grandfather? How could there be such a terrifying thing?!
Yu Shaoqing looked at the children in Yu Wan’s arms as if he had been struck by lightning. The children in Yu Wan’s arms also looked at him innocently.
Hug.
The three little fellows stretched out their little hands to him.
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There was actually not one, but there were three…
Yu Shaoqing was dumbfounded.
… .
“W-what’s going on?” Aunt pulled Yu Wan into the house, called Madam Jiang along, and chased the men out.
The little munchkins were also “thrown” to Yu Shaoqing by Aunt. Yu Shaoqing carried the three skinny little monkeys and his entire body stiffened.
Since Yu Wan dared to bring the children back, she had thought that she would be interrogated by her family. She could not hide it. Besides, there was no need. They were her sons. She wanted to acknowledge them openly and did not want to hide them from others.
“I gave birth to them. They were born in Prefecture Xu.”
Aunt knew that she did not go to her aunt’s house back then. In fact, how could their family have that kind of relatives? However, Aunt never expected that she would go to Prefecture Xu, which was so far away.
The three of them stayed in the room for a long time.
Yu Song paced outside the door with a solemn expression.
“What’s wrong?” Yu Feng walked over and asked.
“Big Brother, the Young Master Wan in our village… is Young Master Yan, right?” He had seen Ah Wan and Young Master Wan walking together intimately. Thinking about how Young Master Yan had taken care of the Yu family, he had actually suspected it long ago, but he had never dared to verify it.
Yu Feng and Yu Wan went to the Capital the most. If Yu Wan had any secrets, she could not hide it from Yu Feng, so Yu Song chose to ask him.
Yu Feng scratched his head. “Yes, it’s him.”
Yu Song felt an indescribable bitterness in his heart. “How despicable!”
Yu Feng : “…”
Yu Song said angrily, “He’s a bastard! He bullied Ah Wan!”
Yu Feng did not think that his sister would be bullied. Perhaps she used to be, but now, unless she was willing, no one could take advantage of her.
Yu Feng patted his shoulder helplessly. He had grown up with his brother. How could he not understand what his brother was thinking? Unfortunately, his opponent was too strong. Ah Wan and that person even had children. There was no chance.
When Aunt left the house, her eyes were swollen.
Her Ah Wan was too miserable. For the sake of that bastard Zhao Heng, she was actually kidnapped to Prefecture Xu. Needless to say, she knew how much Ah Wan had suffered that year. To think that she, her aunt, blamed Ah Wan for not lending them the money to treat Uncle’s illness. She really had no conscience…
Aunt felt so guilty.
“It’s all in the past.” Madam Jiang patted her sister-in-law’s hand. “Ah Wan is back safely, and the children are also back.”
“Yes, they’re all back… they’re all back…” Aunt choked and nodded. She wiped her tears and looked around. “Eh? Where’s the children? Third Brother! Where did you take the children?!”
Yu Shaoqing had become a grandfather in a day, and his heart was on the verge of collapse. It was his birthday in two days, and he was suddenly surprised (shocked) to receive such a big gift. Yu Shaoqing and the three little fellows sat in the courtyard and looked at each other.
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So they were Young Master Wan’s children? That guy was not a good person! How could the sons he gave birth to be a little good thing?
Yu Shaoqing looked at them fiercely. They also looked at Yu Shaoqing fiercely.
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Yu Shaoqing: “?!” These little brats, they still dare to glare at him!
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Yu Shaoqing narrowed his eyes and placed his hands on his hips. The three little fellows also put their hands on their hips.
The four of them glared covetously at each other, and a cold killing intent erupted in the air!
At this moment, Aunt and Madam Jiang came over.
The fierce little munchkins’ expressions changed in a second. “Waah—”
They started crying at the top of their lungs!
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“Third Brother!” Aunt shouted, scaring Yu Shaoqing so much that his heart trembled.
“Sister-in-law…” He quickly tried to explain.
The three little fellows had already thrown themselves into Aunt’s arms and were crying as aggrieved as possible.
“Look at how scared the children are!” Aunt scolded. “Why are you unhappy? Do you not like them?”
Yu Shaoqing became a coward in a second. “No, no, Sister-in-law, you’ve misunderstood…” The eldest sister-in-law was like a mother. No matter how ruthless Yu Shaoqing was on the battlefield, he could never put on airs in front of his sister-in-law.
Aunt didn’t believe him. She pointed at Yu Shaoqing and said, “Did your grandpa bully you?”
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Yu Shaoqing threatened with his eyes, Be careful of being beaten up if you dare to lie!
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The three little munchkins looked at Yu Shaoqing and then at Aunt. They nodded with grievance. They were bullied so badly!
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Yu Shaoqing: “…!”