Chapter 160 – Can I Love Her Forever?

Chapter 160 - Can I Love Her Forever?

"Yumei, don't ignore me. Have you forgotten the bond between us? All I wanted was to borrow ten taels of silver..."

"Yumei, wait for me, don't go!"

"Second Master Lu, if you dare to disrespect our Miss again, we will call for help!"

"Call for help? Who would you call? Do they not know that your Miss and I were once betrothed? How so, she can come to this Su Ji Restaurant, but I cannot?"

Hearing the commotion outside, Su Youyue immediately recognized the voice.

Lu Cheng?

She wanted to lift the curtain to see what was happening, but Xie Yuan was still out there, causing her to hesitate. She could only listen to the sounds outside.

Xiao Feiyan, who was outside, looked over and saw Lu Cheng trying to grab Qin Yumei's sleeve in broad daylight.

If he really touched her, it would be disastrous! Who knew how rumors would twist it!

Xiao Feiyan loved to intervene when she saw injustice, but as she was about to step forward, her legs suddenly froze.

She suddenly remembered what her mother told her about Qin Yumei coming to tattle on Yue'er while she was unconscious. Her mother specifically warned her that such people should not be associated with, as they might stab you in the back at any time.

Xiao Feiyan felt a surge of anger.

Even if Qin Yumei harmed herself, she wouldn't be this angry, but she had harmed Yue'er!

No one moved, so Xiao Feiyan turned around to continue watching Xie Yuan. Unexpectedly, the man didn't even glance in that direction, seemingly prepared to wait for Su Youyue indefinitely, no matter how long it took.

He didn't seem like someone who would bully Yue'er in the future.

Xiao Feiyan pondered this, while the dispute between Lu Cheng and Qin Yumei escalated. Qin Yumei dodged frantically, while Lu Cheng chased after her shamelessly.

He never had feelings for his former fiancée, but that didn't stop him from hating the Qin family.

As soon as trouble struck his own family, the Qins hurriedly broke off the engagement. What else could they be but heartless opportunists!

Today, he deliberately came to upset her. Of course, getting some money would be best. Although a few wealthy friends had been giving him money these past few days, who would ever have enough?

Seeing that Qin Yumei wouldn't even acknowledge him, Lu Cheng grew furious, cursing her under his breath as a little whore, then charged after her without looking where he was going.

It would be best if he could get into a physical altercation with her. This way, perhaps the Qins would have no choice but to marry Qin Yumei to him, and then he would be taken care of as their son-in-law.

Qin Yumei, seeing Lu Cheng's face, was both terrified and disgusted. In her haste to dodge, she didn't watch her path and accidentally collided with an extremely solid back.

Lu Cheng, not paying attention to where he was going, also ran into her.

But in the next moment, a shadow flashed before their eyes. Then, Lu Cheng felt an incredibly powerful force strike his chest. He couldn't even scream, only groan as he flew up a foot off the ground and landed on his butt.

Dizzy and seeing stars, the pain from his chest spread through his entire body like an electric shock. For a long while, he couldn't utter a sound, only hearing a man's voice, cold like a demon emerging from hell, say,

"Publicly harassing a virtuous woman, disregarding the law, drag him to prison for fifty lashes."

"Yes, sir."

Before Lu Cheng could react, he was lifted up by an irresistible force and dragged away.

The onlookers, who had been watching the spectacle, now applauded: "Good job! Sir Xie is truly an official who serves the people!"

Regardless of whether they previously disliked the Xie family or Xie Yuan, everyone now felt that Xie Yuan did the right thing.

Qin Yumei, realizing that it was actually Sir Xie who saved her, her clear and beautiful eyes suddenly lit up, staring intently at Xie Yuan's face.

In the past, she wanted to get close to Xie Yuan just because of his power, but now...she found herself thinking more and more that such a heroic and handsome man was rare in the world.

Such a man was a thousand times better than Lu Cheng!

"Sir Xie..." Qin Yumei called out coyly.

For Sir Xie to personally take action to save her was truly heartwarming.

Xie Yuan's gaze, however, merely brushed over her without responding. Instead, he continued to look at the carriage and said softly, "Nuan Nuan, do you need me to come up and carry you down?"

Su Youyue, listening to the commotion outside, nearly choked on her saliva. It was already absurd enough to hear these people praise Xie Yuan as a good official, but she never expected him to want to carry her down from the carriage in public!

How could she maintain her dignity then!

She didn't care about her reputation, but she didn't mind what outsiders said about her, not rumors about her love life!

Su Youyue quickly lifted the curtain: "No need! I'll come down myself!"

Chun Ya and Jin'er hurriedly came forward to assist.

After she got down, Xie Yuan's previously indifferent gaze seemed to fill with a hint of vitality, his eyes fixed solely on her.

Seeing this, Qin Yumei immediately became jealous. Unwillingly, she stared at Xie Yuan for a moment before turning to Su Youyue.

Why did someone like Su Youyue deserve Sir Xie's favor? She wasn't inferior to Su Youyue in any way. She refused to believe that she couldn't catch Sir Xie's eye.

"Sir Xie, thank you for saving me earlier. I am at a loss for how to repay you. Allow my father to visit you in person to properly express our gratitude."

She said in a coquettish tone.

This affected manner of speaking drew the attention of the others, including Xie Yuan's.

His gaze finally fell upon her.

Qin Yumei's heart pounded wildly as she met those deep, ink-like eyes. She felt as if she was drowning in an ocean.

But the next moment, the words that came out of the man's thin lips froze her expression: "I merely intervened just now to prevent some lowly person from colliding with my fiancée's carriage."

With that said, he seemed disinclined to spare another glance at Qin Yumei, instead turning his attention back to Su Youyue. "Let's go. Today, I'll accompany you for a meal."

Su Youyue blinked, never expecting that in this life, Qin Yumei would actually take a fancy to Xie Yuan. In her previous life, she had avoided him like the plague, fearing that Xie Yuan might also set his sights on her from the Lu Manor, as if expecting her to warm his bed.

But in his past life, Xie Yuan had truly never been interested in her.

If the past her knew that in this life, she was shamelessly courting Xie Yuan's favor, what would she think?

Just pondering this lifted Su Youyue's spirits considerably, and without realizing it, the corners of her mouth curved upward into a smile.

Xie Yuan's gaze had been fixed on her face, and seeing that she seemed pleased by his words, the gloom that had gathered within him after waiting for her outside for so long, thinking she didn't want to see him, finally dissipated. His mood brightened slightly.

Watching the group enter the tavern, Qin Yumei was so infuriated by Su Youyue's smile that she nearly tore her handkerchief to shreds.

That wretched woman, what did she have to be smug about!

Did she really believe that because Lord Xie was momentarily bewitched by her, he would forever remain infatuated?