Chapter 143: Chapter 143 Deep Connections_1 Chapter 143: Chapter 143 Deep Connections_1 Having just bought rice from the grocery store, Lin Yue had that feeling again; it seemed like someone was watching her. However, after looking around carefully, she still couldn’t spot anyone, but she didn’t dare to take it lightly. Without Zhao Erhu by her side, she could only rely on herself for everything. If someone really was planning something against her, she wouldn’t be able to handle it alone. It was better to be cautious.
Lin Yue hurriedly completed her other purchases and then led her ox cart to the Government Office to find Zhao Xinglin. Unfortunately, Zhao Xinglin was away on official business and not there. Without any other option, Lin Yue thought for a moment and decided to go to Jimin Hall. She planned to stay at Jimin Hall for a while to see how things would unfold.
“Madam Lin, why are you here? Is there something the matter?”
Doctor Zheng was somewhat surprised to see Lin Yue; wasn’t the Young Master supposed to be at Zhao Family Village every morning to give Zhao Erhu acupuncture? Why was the wife of the Zhao Family seeking him out at this time? Could it be that Zhao Erhu’s condition had changed?
Lin Yue couldn’t just blurt out her mere intuition and the feeling of being followed, which might lead others to think she was being paranoid. Therefore, she replied with a strained smile, “Oh, no, there’s nothing wrong. I just wanted to buy some spices that I couldn’t find elsewhere, so I came to the medicine shop.”
“I see. I’m quite busy at the moment and don’t have the time to spare. If you need anything, let the shop assistant help you.” Doctor Zheng could see that Lin Yue seemed preoccupied and didn’t quite believe her words. However, he had several patients waiting for him at that time, so he didn’t have a chance to ask her more questions and simply instructed the shop assistant to attend to Lin Yue.
Outside the medicine shop, two inconspicuous men saw Lin Yue enter and quickly found a hidden spot nearby to keep a close watch. These two brothers were underlings of the local bully Chen Chong, one named Asan and the other Asi. They usually engaged in petty theft like stealing chickens and dogs, and were quite skilled in tailing and surveillance. Although Lin Yue was more vigilant than most, she was just an ordinary person after all and didn’t notice the men following her. Instead, she simply felt something wasn’t right.
“Bro, that woman has been in the medicine shop for so long, why hasn’t she come out yet? She hasn’t discovered something, has she?” Asi, feeling that something was amiss, always thought that the woman seemed to have noticed that they were following her, which was why she kept looking back earlier.
“Just wait and see. She’s just a country woman, and despite being pretty, she’s not powerful enough to notice us. She might have been delayed by something else. Besides, her ox cart is still parked there; she can’t escape.” Asan said dismissively, clearly not taking a woman like Lin Yue seriously.
“But is this really okay to do? That woman seems to have a close relationship with Zhao, the constable of the government office. The boss specially told us not to touch this woman. If the boss finds out what happened today and blames us, we brothers will be in big trouble,” Asi, a burly but cautious man, always felt that their actions were inappropriate and kept advising his brother.
“What’s there to fear? Didn’t the Second Young Master Xu say he would shoulder the blame if something went wrong? Besides, once it’s done and the woman belongs to the Second Young Master Xu, she’ll be at his mercy and won’t dare to speak out about today’s events. Stop worrying over nothing.”
Lin Yue lingered in the medicine shop, putting off time for half an hour, occasionally peering outside but never spotting anyone suspicious. Having delayed for so long, she was also worried about things at home, and seeing that Doctor Zheng was still busy, she said goodbye to the shop assistant and left for home.
As soon as Asan saw Lin Yue finally leave the medicine shop and head towards the city gate with her ox cart, he immediately dispatched Asi to report to the Second Young Master Xu.