Chapter 886: 886 Is that good for you?
He immediately reversed his hand and grasped hers, enveloping her small hand entirely in his palm.
In a soft voice, she asked, “Then, was your father kind to you?”
“Father was the exact opposite of Mother. He was equally good to me and to the second brother, fourth brother, and big sister. If Father saw Mother being harsh to me, he would purposely save some nice food for me. For example, after buying broad beans from a vendor and sharing them with big sister, second brother, and fourth brother in front of Mother, I thought I had no share, but when Mother was away, he would secretly give me my portion.”
As he recalled the past, a smile appeared on his face, but his brows soon reflected a touch of melancholy, “Father also didn’t dare to be kind to me in front of Mother because she would become angry and ignore him. Father said Mother was being unreasonable, that she fell ill while she was pregnant with me. He said that women of the household are often petty and told me not to take it to heart.”
“That doesn’t make sense; is she even your real mother?” Su Qingyue muttered, “She had a sickness during pregnancy, and she’s held a grudge against you ever since you were born?”
“I’ve asked my mother that too. When I did, she would just scream that I was a heartless wretch, that I was a waste of her effort to raise, that she wished she hadn’t borne me, that she just didn’t like the look of me. My father explained to me that in a poor family with four children, already struggling to feed their own, how could they possibly raise someone else’s child.”
“Third brother must have suffered a lot in his childhood,” Su Qingyue looked at him with compassion.
Xiao Yuchuan shook his head and hugged her tightly, “Wife, no matter how tough I had it, it was nothing compared to you. Before you came to the Xiao family, you were starving to the point of being skin and bones. Your parents heartlessly sold you, and even when you had sores on your face, they never sought treatment for you.”
The original owner of this body was indeed a pitiable person, but she was not herself; and a former hitwoman whose life was constantly at risk of being cut short, how could she fare any better? Su Qingyue remained silent.
Xiao Yuchuan silently swore in his heart to cherish his wife with his life, never allowing her to suffer even the slightest grievance again.
The next morning, as soon as Xiao Yishan’s door opened, Xiao Yuchuan entered with a cold expression on his face.
Xiao Yishan sat on the bed fully dressed, while Li Rong’er had already put on her clothes, her head resting on Xiao Yishan’s shoulder.
Seeing Xiao Yuchuan come in, she hurriedly stood to the side and respectfully called out, “Third young Master…”
Xiao Yishan, who had spent a passionate night with Li Rong’er, took pleasure in her fiery enthusiasm on the bed, and naturally cherished her, “Rong’er, from now on, you don’t have to call third brother ‘third young Master’. Just call me Chuan, or third brother.”
Xiao Yuchuan raised an eyebrow, “Second brother, is this what you meant by saying you brought her back just to be a maid?”
“…” Xiao Yishan fell silent for a while, “Third brother, I have wronged Rong’er, defiled her pure and clean body; I should take responsibility for her. From now on, she is your second sister-in-law.”
He had just finished speaking when he noticed Su Qingyue standing outside the door, and his expression immediately turned stiff.
No, she never acknowledged him as her husband, and now, he was moving further and further away from her.
Glancing at Su Qingyue’s plain face, and then at Rong’er who could be considered a beautiful woman and was certainly much prettier than her.
Rong’er was passionate, while Su Qingyue was always lukewarm, keeping him at a distance.
Xiao Yishan told himself that being with Rong’er was the right decision.
For some reason, maybe because he had once promised Yue’er first, he felt guilty about marrying Rong’er and could not bring himself to look directly at Yue’er.