Chapter 119: Stunning

(First draft, wait for me to fix it tomorrow, but it seems no one is listening anyway, haha)

Jiang Li held the horse whip, his handsome face expressionless. "Sorry, it's not very convenient."

"Is Big Brother Jiang worried about gossip?"

Lin Qingshuang took two steps forward. "I know, it's easy to invite criticism for a lone man and a lone woman to ride in the same carriage, but I really have no other way; my father's illness has recurred, and the medicine at home has run out, so I had to swallow my pride and ask Big Brother Jiang for this favor."

She said with a sincere attitude: "Don't worry, Big Brother Jiang. If any rumors spread in the future about how we are, I will personally visit Big Sister-in-law Jiang to explain it clearly and will never let her misunderstand you."

Jiang Li was a bit impatient; he didn't want to pay attention to anyone from the Lin family.

"Miss Lin, I have things to do; please move aside."

Lin Qingshuang looked at him blankly, tears gradually welling up in her eyes. "Are you really going to be so heartless to me?"

What the hell? Du Ruo really couldn't listen anymore inside the carriage, so she abruptly lifted the cloth curtain and poked her head out.

"What does Miss Lin mean by this? What do you mean by heartless?" She asked Jiang Li with a smile. "Husband, when have you ever had feelings for Miss Lin?"

Jiang Li's thin lips parted slightly, spitting out two words: "Never."

The two short words were like two heavy drums beating hard on Lin Qingshuang's heart, making it feel stuffy and painful.

What do you mean by never? It was clearly ghost talk!

Before she came of age, although Jiang Li wasn't enthusiastic toward her, that was because his family had suffered a huge change, which made him look unapproachable.

But she knew Jiang Li had her in his heart.

Otherwise, why would Jiang Li warn her not to walk at night and remind her not to run up the mountain?

If he didn't have feelings, why would he remember even her birthday so clearly?

The reason Jiang Li refused to pay attention to her anymore was because the Lin family forced him to marry into their family, which made him rebellious and even implicated her in his anger.

Lin Qingshuang regretted it to the extreme.

If she had known, she shouldn't have listened to her father. Why did they have to recruit a son-in-law? Knowing Jiang Li had such a strong sense of self-esteem, they still had to force him, and the result was counterproductive.

If she could have been more decisive at the beginning and just married him, how good would that have been.

Lin Qingshuang tried hard to suppress the pain in her heart and squeezed out a smile. "Big Sister-in-law Jiang, don't misunderstand; between Big Brother Jiang and me..."

Before she finished speaking, she suddenly looked at Du Ruo, dumbfounded. "You, your face..."

"Oh, my face is healed." Du Ruo blinked. Under the sunlight, that face, still carrying a bit of baby fat, was even more stunning. "I wonder if the Village Chief's face is healed yet? Oh, I forgot, the Village Chief had a sudden skin rash caused by rising liver Qi; it shouldn't be that fast to heal, right?"

She smiled. "Miss Lin should still persuade your father more; don't look for trouble with me when there's nothing to do, and don't always think about burning me to death. I'm afraid that in the end, it will be him who gets angered to death."

Lin Qingshuang's pretty face turned red and white. "Isn't Big Sister-in-law Jiang going too far with these words? My father wanting to burn you to death was also for the sake of the whole village; why do you have to hold a grudge?"

Lin You Tian wanted to burn his wife to death? When did this happen?

Jiang Li frowned and turned his head in confusion.

Seeing Jiang Li's questioning gaze, Du Ruo remembered that she had forgotten to mention this to him.

"Oh, it was just a few days ago. Wasn't my face rotten? The Village Chief suddenly brought a lot of people to our house, insisting that I had leprosy and wanted to catch me and burn me to death. If it weren't for Clan Head Grandpa stopping them, how could you see me now, Husband? I'm afraid even my soul wouldn't have been able to be called back."

Jiang Li's expression turned cold suddenly.

Damn Lin You Tian, he actually dared to treat his wife like this while he wasn't home; it was simply abominable to the extreme!

Thinking that he had almost lost his little wife, Jiang Li felt lingering fear in his heart and felt even more disgusted with Lin You Tian's daughter.

He laughed coldly, then raised the horse whip and lashed it mercilessly at the young girl standing in the middle of the road.

Lin Qingshuang didn't expect Jiang Li to suddenly take action against her; by the time she reacted, the whip was already on her body.

It burned with pain.

"Ah!" Lin Qingshuang screamed and fell to the ground.

Jiang Li lashed another whip, directly rolling her up and throwing her to the side of the road, then drove the carriage away.

Lin Qingshuang got a nose full of dust and coughed violently from being choked.

As she coughed, tears flowed down.

Jiang Li, Jiang Li, I love you more than my own life; how could you hurt me like this for the sake of the Du woman??

Fine, since that's the case, don't blame me for being ruthless.

The Du woman must die!!

This was the first time Du Ruo had seen Jiang Li get so angry.

Although he was very majestic outside, he was an extremely gentle and gentlemanly person at home—cough, cough, except when doing that.

But now he had used a whip on such a weak girl like Lin Qingshuang.

"Husband, you really don't know how to cherish the fragrance and pity the jade," Du Ruo said with a smile, leaning on the side of the carriage.

Jiang Li dissipated the murderous aura from his whole body and curled his lips. "My wife doesn't like me like this?"

"I like it, you were so 'a' just now!"

"Slow?" Jiang Li was stunned for a moment. "Am I slow?"

His technique with the whip, if not perfect, could at least be considered decent; how could it be slow in his wife's eyes?

Du Ruo laughed out loud. "No, no, I mean you were so manly just now!"

She changed the subject. "But what if you really hurt Lin Qingshuang and she gets disfigured and can't get married? What if she clings to you then?"

"Impossible." Clinging to him? That would never happen in this life.

Ever since that incident three years ago, the Lin family had already been dead to him; if it weren't for Wan'er still being alive, he would definitely have made the three members of the Lin family be buried with them!

The young couple talked all the way, and in less than half an hour, they entered the town and headed straight for Xiushan Academy.

The gatekeeper of Xiushan Academy was still that hunchbacked Uncle Zhang. Hearing that they were looking for Jiang Zhan, he was very polite and didn't make things difficult at all, happily going to call for him.

Before long, Jiang Zhan walked out with a large bundle on his back.

Behind him followed the blockheaded Shang Tianyou.

Shang Tianyou tugged at Jiang Zhan's sleeve and said with a bitter face: "Zhan, are you really not going to stay at my house's residence? My house's residence in the county is large and quiet, and it's only half a quarter of an hour's walk from the exam venue, and I won't charge you rent; why not go?"

"Really, no need, Tianyou." Jiang Zhan looked left and right, then pulled his hand away. "I know you're doing this for my own good, but I've already agreed with my Big Brother and Big Sister-in-law to stay at an inn together, so you don't have to worry."

Seeing Jiang Zhan refusing to budge, Shang Tianyou could only give up.

"Alright then, I'll send you to the exam venue, that's fine, right?"

Jiang Zhan opened his mouth to refuse, but Shang Tianyou immediately stiffened his neck. "I don't care; either you stay at my house, or I send you; you choose one!"

Jiang Zhan: "..."

He shook his head and said helplessly: "Fine, whatever you want."

This classmate and roommate of his had always been casual and didn't follow the rules; even if he didn't agree to Shang Tianyou going now, Shang Tianyou would probably sneak there anyway.

Since that was the case, he couldn't be bothered to care.

Jiang Zhan looked around, searching for his Big Brother.

Shang Tianyou tugged at him and pointed to the steps below, shouting: "Zhan, your Big Brother is over there!"

Jiang Li walked over. "Young Master Shang."

Shang Tianyou waved his hand. "Hey, Big Brother Jiang, no need to be so polite. Zhan and I are good friends; his Big Brother is my Big Brother, so you can just call me Tianyou from now on."

"Alright." Jiang Li followed the flow. "Second Brother has a soft personality, so he's had your care in the academy."

Shang Tianyou laughed and said: "It should be, it should be; good friends should take care of each other. If you really want to thank me, just ask Big Sister-in-law Jiang to bring me more delicious food."

He looked around. "Eh, where is Big Sister-in-law Jiang? Why didn't she come? Didn't Zhan say Big Sister-in-law Jiang would go together?" ===== CHAPTER 120 =====