Chapter 175: Why Did It Have to Be Chu Fangfei?

Cheng Wan was not in a good mood.

She hoped Wen Lvzhong could have a good marriage and a cherished wife, but the moment she thought that person would be Chu Fangfei, she felt exceptionally irritable inside.

Why did it have to be Chu Fangfei?

While she was lost in thought, her palm was suddenly grasped.

The warmth of the skin made her snap back to reality.

"Still thinking about Wen Lvzhong's affairs?" Chu Li could be said to be in a very good mood.

It was just that he was restraining himself.

Cheng Wan lowered her eyes, looking at that slender hand, a faint sense of annoyance rising in her heart.

"From now on, the Chu Family can walk sideways throughout all of Yuncheng."

By marrying into the Cheng Family, whose strength was on par with their own, and also establishing a connection with the Wen Family.

It could be said that their future was exceptionally secure.

Chu Li pinched her fingers, his voice low, "As for the matter between Wen Lvzhong and Fangfei, they decided it themselves; I am not interfering."

Cheng Wan did not believe him; with such a good opportunity to connect with the Wen Family, how could he not interfere?

The car entered the courtyard.

Just as Cheng Wan and Chu Li stepped out of the car, another vehicle followed them in.

The car door opened.

Qin Yunshu plopped down on her knees in front of Cheng Wan, stains appearing on her plain white dress.

"Sister-in-law, please, just let me stay."

Her long hair hung down straight, and her eyes were brimming with tears.

This time, Cheng Wan did not step aside.

She looked at Qin Yunshu expressionlessly and said coldly, "Who told you to come?"

Qin Yunshu raised her hand to wipe away her tears, "It was Aunt; Aunt said that since I caused all these troubles, I should be the one to take responsibility."

"The first thing I must do is apologize to you, until you forgive me."

"Of course, I also truly know I was wrong, Sister-in-law. I am sorry to you, really. You can hit me or scold me, just let me stay by your side to atone for my sins."

Chu Yue's idea?

Cheng Wan sneered; this aunt of the Chu Family was truly putting in all her effort to ensure "harmony brings prosperity to the family."

So she had shoved an illegitimate daughter here.

"Get up." Chu Li frowned as he looked at Qin Yunshu, "What does this look like?"

Qin Yunshu bit her lip and glanced cautiously at Cheng Wan, shaking her head, "If Sister-in-law doesn't forgive me, I won't get up."

Cheng Wan's expression was cold in the night, "Then just stay kneeling."

She walked away directly.

Qin Yunshu choked back a sob and began to cry softly.

"Brother, I really know I was wrong."

Chu Li pulled her up and dragged her into the house.

Cheng Wan's figure was not in the living room; she must have gone to the second floor.

Chu Li instructed a servant to take a glass of hot water up to Cheng Wan, then pulled Qin Yunshu into the living room.

"I'll have Cheng Han come to pick you up."

Qin Yunshu clenched her hands, her face deathly pale, her shoulders trembling slightly, "He won't come."

"Yun Shu."

"It's useless even if you call him; he won't come. He doesn't like me."

Chu Li said indifferently, "No matter how much he dislikes you, you are still his wife."

Cheng Han's call connected; Chu Li mentioned that Qin Yunshu was here, and after a few seconds of silence, Cheng Han agreed to come and pick her up.

"See, he said he's coming to pick you up."

Chu Li crossed his arms and stood in front of the TV cabinet; as her half-brother, he was sincerely advising Qin Yunshu.

"Yun Shu, you need to change your temper. Don't be willful and reckless; you must learn to manage your marriage well."

Qin Yunshu dug her nails into her palms, tears sliding down once more.

What was the use of her managing it alone? Cheng Han had no place for her in his heart at all.

Chu Li showed not a shred of pity, "You knew it from the beginning; he already doesn't like you."

Qin Yunshu covered her face in agony, "But he doesn't like Lin Qingya either. There is a woman in his heart."

"Brother, can you help me find out who that woman is?"

Qin Yunshu looked at Chu Li full of hope, looking somewhat frantic, "I really am begging you for the last time, help me find out who that woman is."

She bit her lip, "He even kept a room for that woman at the Old Residence."

Chu Li frowned. The Old Residence? A room?

He had an idea.

But he had no intention of telling Qin Yunshu.

"You're overthinking it; that room might just be a guest room."

Qin Yunshu shook her head, her hair swaying, "It's not. When I went there, that room was being renovated, and it was decorated entirely in a woman's style."

Cheng Han had no younger brothers or sisters, and Cheng Mingzhu never went to the Old Residence at all, so that room must be reserved for the person he could never forget.

"Brother."

"Enough."

Chu Li scolded in a deep voice, "I advised you back then not to marry Cheng Han, but you insisted on having your own way and marrying him. Now, you are being suspicious again. Just how long do you intend to keep making a scene?"

For the first time, he spoke to Qin Yunshu with such sharp, impatient words.

"I..." Qin Yunshu could not speak.

It was all her own choice.

But the one who caused all of this was Cheng Wan.

If Cheng Wan hadn't entered the Qin Family under the identity of Qin Xingwan and opposed her at every turn, how would she have gotten so angry that she insisted on marrying Cheng Han?

Now, things had turned out like this.

Of course, she dared not tell Chu Li about these resentments.

The current Chu Li was exceptionally protective of Cheng Wan.

Chu Li pinched the bridge of his nose and advised her once more, "Yun Shu, even if you divorce Cheng Han, you will still be my, Chu Li's, sister. I will protect you."

He gave Qin Yunshu another chance to choose.

Yet Qin Yunshu did not even consider it and refused directly.

"I am not divorcing."

She gritted her teeth and said resentfully, "I will never let her get her way."

She had to find out who that woman was.

Chu Li was very disappointed.

"As you wish."

He had nothing left to say.

Qin Yunshu knew Chu Li was angry; she lifted her eyes slightly, her voice soft and pitiful.

"Brother, I want to stay here."

She had not completed the task Chu Yue had given her; she absolutely could not leave.

"Cheng Han is already on his way to pick you up. If you are unwilling to divorce, then go back with him."

Under the lights, Chu Li's expression could be described as icy.

Qin Yunshu felt desperate and disappointed.

Chu Li's heart had completely tilted toward Cheng Wan.

Qin Yunshu raised her hand to cover her eyes, concealing the jealousy and hatred within them.

"Can't you even let me stay for one night?"

Chu Li gave the same reply, "No."

Ten-odd minutes later, Cheng Han arrived.

He held his car keys, strode in, grabbed Qin Yunshu by the wrist, and pulled her up without any gentleness.

"Let's go."

Qin Yunshu cried out in pain, "Cheng Han, be gentle, my hand hurts."

As if he hadn't heard, Cheng Han strode toward the outside.

Chu Li frowned at the sight and stepped forward to block him, "Cheng Han, you are hurting her."

Cheng Han gave an indifferent cold snort, "What, does your heart ache?"

Qin Yunshu called out aggrievedly, "Brother."

Chu Li glanced at her and said to Cheng Han, "She is your wife, not your enemy."

"I have always had this attitude." Cheng Han did not hide his dislike for Qin Yunshu at all.

They both knew how this marriage had come about.

The two stared at each other, both seeing persistence in the other's eyes.

"Tonight, she stays here."

Chu Li still chose to protect Qin Yunshu.

He stepped forward, gripped Cheng Han's wrist, and applied force, wanting to rescue Qin Yunshu's wrist from Cheng Han's palm.