Chapter 140: Winning Cheng Wan's heart has already become Qin Yunshu's obsession

In the dim room, the lights were not turned on.

Only the light from outside filtered in, casting shadows.

Cheng Wan struggled, unable to break free from the strength of the man before her.

"What are you doing?"

Before her words had faded, cool fingertips landed on her lips.

The man's dark eyes burned with a flame in the dimness.

"Did you kiss?"

His low tone hid both insecurity and pain.

At the amusement park, from his angle, it certainly looked like a kiss.

He was tormented inside, so he had to ask clearly.

Cheng Wan could not see his expression clearly, only sneering.

"What does it have to do with you?"

She and he had long since divorced, and now they were only barely together because of the child in her womb.

Who was he putting on this jealous act for?

Chu Li tightened his grip on her wrists.

Her cold words stirred up the hostility deep within him.

"You were the one who hid it from me first."

Cheng Wan lost her patience; she struggled to push him away, "Chu Li, you have no right to control me."

Her tone was impatient, treating him like a monster.

Chu Li lowered his head and kissed her.

He was filled with anger, his force great, almost as if he were biting her.

Soon, Cheng Wan's lips went numb.

As she struggled, he had already pressed her into the soft bedding.

He pulled off his tie to bind her hands, and heavy kisses landed on her lips one after another.

His rage burned high.

Tears welled in the corners of Cheng Wan's eyes; she felt humiliated.

"Chu Li, you don't want this child anymore, is that it?"

Chu Li's reason returned slightly; he got off the bed and pulled the quilt to cover her.

The air was stifling.

"Cheng Wan, do you really like Wen Lvzhong that much?"

Cheng Wan turned her face away and closed her eyes; Chu Li was seriously ill.

"Let me go."

Chu Li's back looked desolate; if there were cigarettes now, he would surely smoke one to ease the bitterness in his heart.

"Cheng Wan, the Wen Family is already looking for a suitable partner for Wen Lvzhong; in the future, he must walk the path arranged by the Wen Family."

He turned around, his palm stroking Cheng Wan's soft cheek, "The Wen Family does not accept Qin Xingwan, and they will accept you even less."

Cheng Wan's chest heaved, her anger nearly reaching its breaking point.

"I said I don't like him."

What would it take for him to believe her?

Chu Li leaned down to embrace her, a hint of malice in his eyes.

If she didn't like him, would she go on the Ferris wheel with him?

That tender scene made even passersby think they were a happy family of three.

"Cheng Wan, you and Wen Lvzhong..."

"Enough, Chu Li." Cheng Wan's tone was very cold, "Aren't you also running around for Qin Yunshu? Don't be such a hypocrite now, managing my affairs with Wen Lvzhong."

"Yun Shu and I... we..."

Chu Li wanted to tell the truth.

But his phone rang, interrupting what he was about to say.

The phone screen was exceptionally clear in the dim light.

It was a call from Lady Qin.

She screamed over the phone, "A Li, Yun Shu... she's had an accident, come to the Yiyuan quickly to see her."

Chu Li immediately got out of bed quickly; he hesitated, looked at Cheng Wan, and helped her untie the tie on her hands.

"I have to go to the Yiyuan."

Cheng Wan rubbed her wrists and smiled sarcastically.

"Get out."

The further away, the better.

Chu Li pressed his lips together and left in a hurry.

Cheng Wan's eyes were moist.

One minute he was jealous and questioning her because she met with Wen Lvzhong, and the next second he was rushing to the Yiyuan for Qin Yunshu.

Ironic.

Ridiculous.

In the Yiyuan.

When Chu Li arrived, Lady Qin was trying to persuade Qin Yunshu to put down the needle she was clutching in her hand.

"Yunshu, you are going to be the death of your mother."

Qin Yunshu broke down in tears, "I have already lost everything; what face do I have left to live in this world?"

Her wrist, which had already begun to heal, was now a bloody mess, and there were bloodstains all over the floor.

Seeing Chu Li, Lady Qin seemed to have found her backbone.

"A Li, please help me persuade Yunshu; I cannot lose her."

Chu Li walked a few steps closer.

Qin Yunshu's face was pale, and tears rolled down in streams from her red, swollen eyes.

She forced an ugly smile, "Brother, I'm sorry, I've disgraced you."

Her state at this moment was exceptionally miserable, as if she had lost all her luster.

"You gave me a chance, but I disappointed you time and again, and I couldn't even handle the marriage alliance well; I am useless, I am sorry for your cultivation of me."

She squeezed the needle in her hand and stabbed it fiercely toward the artery in her wrist.

The needle only pierced the skin and could move no further.

Chu Li grabbed her wrist, his tone exceptionally stern, "Have you made enough of a scene?"

They stood in a stalemate for two or three seconds.

Qin Yunshu slowly let go, her soft, fragmented sobbing evoking pity.

Lady Qin suddenly hugged her daughter, "Yunshu, Yunshu, it's alright now."

"Mom, I'm truly useless," Qin Yunshu cried loudly; she had indeed been having a hard time lately.

Lady Qin raised her hand to wipe away her tears and looked up at Chu Li, "A Li, for the sake of what happened back then, please help Yunshu again and fulfill her feelings for Cheng Han."

To put it bluntly, it was still because of the marriage alliance.

This time, Cheng Huade had sufficient reason to call off the engagement because of the incident with Qin Yunshu at Master Fang's apprenticeship ceremony and the fact that a man had stripped off her clothes.

Furthermore, in order to call off the engagement, he was even willing to concede another percentage point in profits.

This was enough to show his dissatisfaction with Qin Yunshu.

If Qin Yunshu wanted to marry Cheng Han successfully, she still needed Chu Li to act as a go-between.

Chu Li's brows were furrowed; he felt a trace of pity for Qin Yunshu, but also disappointment.

"Must you have Cheng Han?"

It was obvious that Cheng Han did not love Qin Yunshu.

A marriage sought in this way would only lead to suffering later on.

Qin Yunshu's sobbing quieted down a little.

Chu Li advised her, "In all of Yuncheng, there are many suitable marriage candidates; if you are willing, I can make arrangements, and with me protecting you, no one will dare to bully you."

Unlike the Cheng Family, which was almost on par with the Chu Family.

If Qin Yunshu were bullied, he might not necessarily be able to protect her.

Qin Yunshu nestled in Lady Qin's arms, tears still flowing, but her mind was filled with Cheng Han's attitude toward Cheng Wan.

He had touched her hair so intimately, helped her carry her bag...

Cheng Wan had snatched away the man who belonged to her once again.

She was not reconciled to this.

She half-raised her face, looking helpless and heartbroken, "I know Brother would surely give me the best, but I... I just like him..."

She put on a look of shame and did not continue.

She could not help but steal glances at Chu Li's reaction.

In the past, she was one hundred percent certain that Chu Li would stand on her side.

But now, she had long since lost that confidence.

She could only use such an extreme method as self-harm, attempting to evoke Chu Li's guilt over what happened back then.

She could not let Cheng Wan step on her head under any circumstances.

Winning against Cheng Wan had become her obsession.

Chu Li remained expressionless and had not spoken the whole time.

Qin Yunshu felt anxious and uneasy, and she quietly tugged at Lady Qin's clothes.

Lady Qin blinked, and tears slid down.

"Yunshu, stop crying; A Li has said he would protect you for a lifetime and will not ignore you; your crying is making Mom's heart ache to death."

"I know, it's me who is useless and failed Brother's trust."