At a critical moment, Yu Xiang's mother was pushed to the ground. Wu Chunzhe stood in front of her, glaring angrily. "Grandma, you're being so unreasonable. Liu Yushu is innocent. We should write her an apology letter." Then he pulled Liu Yushu by the wrist and left.
Old Lady Wu was so angry that she slumped in the chair and shouted, "That vixen! It's all her fault. Why did she have to seduce my grandson? She's such a despicable slut!"
"Let go of me!" In the corridor, Liu Yushu frowned and tried to shake off Wu Chunzhe's hand. But his strength was so great that she couldn't break free. She stared at him. "What else do you want?! Haven't you slandered me enough?!"
"I won't let go. If I do, you'll leave and ignore me." Wu Chunzhe pulled her into his arms.
This really scared Liu Yushu. She quickly pushed him away and looked around, afraid of being seen by others. "Are you crazy? Get away from me." In her desperation, her words were not kind.
He was making the situation worse and making his family misunderstand her even more!
"Brother Chunzhe." A soft voice sounded nearby.
Liu Yushu stiffened. Although the voice was soft, it was shrill and high - pitched, making her feel extremely uncomfortable and giving her goosebumps all over. She turned to look and saw a plain - looking young woman sitting on a wooden stretcher on the ground. The woman looked up at Liu Yushu with tears all over her face, crying aggrievedly. "You must be Sister Liu. Sister Liu, Qiao'er won't compete with you. In the future, when you marry into the family, you'll be the main wife, and Qiao'er will be the concubine. Qiao'er will surely respect you. Qiao'er knows you didn't mean to poison me yesterday. Qiao'er doesn't blame you. Please don't blame my Brother Chunzhe. He didn't know anything." Her voice was trembling. The maid beside her looked pityingly and comforted her, "Miss Qiao'er, why do you have to be so submissive? You're the one who was hurt. You were personally chosen by the old lady. She may not even marry into the Wu family."
Liu Yushu's eyes were cold. She felt no sympathy for Jin Qiao'er. Jin Qiao'er's act was only annoying her. Of course, Liu Yushu knew exactly what Jin Qiao'er was up to.
Calling him "my Brother Chunzhe" all the time was really disgusting.
"Wu Chunzhe, stop pestering me." Liu Yushu said impatiently and turned to leave.
Wu Chunzhe was about to chase after her, but Jin Qiao'er grabbed his clothes. Jin Qiao'er continued to cry, "Brother Chunzhe, did I make that girl angry? I really didn't mean it. I came here just to explain to her so that she wouldn't misunderstand you. I meant well. You must believe me."
"Enough." Wu Chunzhe angrily shook off Jin Qiao'er's hand. Jin Qiao'er's expression changed. She tilted and fell off the wooden stretcher to the ground. Blood started to seep from her leg wrapped in a bandage.
Her leg couldn't walk for the time being, but it wasn't really injured. She secretly cut it with a knife last night when no one was looking just to gain sympathy.
"It hurts so much. My leg hurts so much." Jin Qiao'er moaned painfully. The maid was shocked and didn't know what to do. She could only plead with Wu Chunzhe, "Young Master Chunzhe, Miss Qiao'er took the disaster for you. Please save her."
Wu Chunzhe's eyes showed concern. He couldn't just stand by and do nothing. He called the servants to carry Jin Qiao'er back.
In the evening, Jin Qiao'er told her maid to invite Wu Chunzhe to dinner, saying that she felt guilty about what happened during the day and wanted to apologize to him.
Wu Chunzhe didn't want to go at first, but then he had an idea and agreed. "I'll go later. Tell Qiao'er to get ready."
The maid was overjoyed when she heard this. "Yes, yes, yes."
This was a rare occasion. It was the first time that Wu Chunzhe was willing to go to Jin Qiao'er's room.
Jin Qiao'er also thought this was a good opportunity. She dressed up carefully. She deliberately didn't wear an undershirt inside her clothes and tampered with the food and wine. She wanted to seize this opportunity to make things irreversible with Wu Chunzhe.
Everyone in the mansion thought her leg couldn't move, but in fact, her leg was fine and had recovered long ago. Her injuries were all faked. Actually, Old Lady Wu knew about this too, but she also hoped that Jin Qiao'er could tie Wu Chunzhe down, so she turned a blind eye to her dirty tricks.
In the mirror, Jin Qiao'er smiled cunningly. She thought that no matter how beautiful Liu Yushu was, she was still stupid and couldn't keep a man. Tonight, Wu Chunzhe would belong to her. After tonight, she could become Wu Chunzhe's concubine. If she gave birth to a son or a daughter in the future, even if she couldn't become the main wife, her position would be unshakable.
Wu Chunzhe soon arrived.
He looked at Jin Qiao'er. "Is your leg okay?" His tone was a bit gentler than during the day.
Jin Qiao'er was overjoyed. She put on a pitiful look on her face. "I'm okay, Brother Chunzhe. You don't have to worry about me. I'm willing to do anything for you. I'm already yours."
Surprisingly, Wu Chunzhe didn't reply.
"Brother Chunzhe, I'd like to toast you. Thank you for your care and concern." Jin Qiao'er picked up the wine cup. She watched as Wu Chunzhe drank the wine, and a smug smile involuntarily appeared on her lips.
Wu Chunzhe felt dizzy in front of his eyes. He fainted on the table.