It turned out that this young man was none other than Old Mrs. Yu’s son who had run away from home over a decade ago–Yu Xia. True to the meaning of his name, Yu Xia was a man with the spirit of a chivalrous knight of ancient times. He was always eager to help those around him and ready to fight injustice when he saw it.
And it was precisely because of this generous and upright personality that he was very well-liked by the people around him. The neighbors would often openly envy Old Mrs. Yu for having such a good son, and Old Mrs. Yu would feel very proud.
Alas, not all things go as expected.
Thirteen years ago, the 20-year-old Yu Xia encountered an incident where some ruffians were bullying a woman on his way home. Well, trying to be hero saving a beauty was no easy task! Although Yu Xia was beaten black and blue by the gang of thugs, his courageous stand ultimately frightened them off, finally causing the other party to withdraw angrily.
Looking at the woman he had protected, Yu Xia experienced love at first sight for the first time. As a simple-minded man, he had no fancy words to describe this woman before him. By his limited vocabulary, she had silken black hair, snow-white skin, a pair of large sparkling eyes, and a cherry-red pout. She was a delicate beauty surpassing the Four Great Beauties!
This rescued woman later became Yu Xia’s wife–Han Ke’er. It can be said that Han Ke’er was also a woman of unfortunate fate. Her father fell down from the mountain while collecting herbs when she was 10 years old and died on the spot. Her mother became someone else’s mistress, but unfortunately the other party’s wife discovered it and made a big fuss. They had to flee far away. She spent the next ten years wandering around.
And it was precisely these hardships of life that tempered Han Ke’er, making her far more shrewd and calculating than her innocent and pure appearance suggested!
In fact, this encounter was no accident, but a carefully planned scheme. That’s right, this was a carefully planned thing!
The main reason why she and her mother came to C Town was that the person her mother had just hooked up with was a resident there, so she followed along. Originally, she did not want to come at first, but that man, her mother’s new “husband”, fancied her and had been constantly trying to take advantage of her. She secretly told her mother about this, but her love-struck mother not only did not listen to her but even scolded her for slandering others.
That man was so arrogant because he had firmly secured her mother’s affection. He knew that the mother-daughter bond would not allow them to separate easily, so he continued taking advantage of her without feeling guilty. Han Ke’er could no longer tolerate this situation and decided to find a way to extricate herself. After much thinking, she decided to find a man to marry just so she could openly leave this quagmire.
And to get married, she must find a suitable husband. This man must be physically strong so that he could intimidate her “stepfather” who was short in stature. At the same time, he must be simple-minded and reliable, so she could control him without worrying about future betrayal. After observing for a while, she set her sights on Yu Xia and deliberately found his schedule.
Finally, on a certain day one month later, she was going to implement her planned moves.
As fate would have it, just as she was about to implement her plan, some ruffians appeared before her. Although she originally planned to pretend to have a sprained ankle, with this better opportunity presenting itself, she naturally chose the better option.
When Yu Xia’s silhouette appeared at the end of the street corner, she walked over to the group of thugs and then intentionally bumped into one of them. Seeing those few people indeed revealed a lustful eyes as she had expected, she intentionally pretended to be afraid and stepped back step by step, then crying out for help.
In other words, by the time Yu Xia came to the rescue, Han Ke’er had just been surrounded by those few thugs and nothing had actually happened. It’s just that during the retreat, Han Ke’er intentionally stumbled and bumped into the street lamp or something, making it look like she had many injuries on her body.
Unfortunately, because only Han Ke’er knew about this, Yu Xia attributed all of these injuries to the few thugs, and the poor thugs ended up taking the blame innocently.
Han Ke’er haf long understood men’s thoughts. She intentionally showed an admiring and shy expression to Yu Xia after this heroic rescue.
And Yu Xia was attracted to this goddess, his heart was already filled with vanity. Even after the girl repeatedly declined, he still followed and escorted her back to her home.
Han Ke’er pretended not to know about this, but when Yu Xia turned and left, she turned her head to look at his receding figure and revealed a determined smile.
The subsequent development was just as she had expected. Yu Xia would report to her side every day, silently observing her every move around her, and always diligently sending her various things in secret.
Whenever Han Ke’er saw these things, she would pretend to be unintentionally revealing expressions of delight and shyness towards the hidden corners where Yu Xia was secretly hiding, directly making the inexperienced Yu Xia’s heart bloom and his mouth go dry.
However, Han Ke’er knew that in order to perfectly leave this home and further promote the relationship between the two of them, she still needed a drastic measure.
And this drastic measure was her “good stepfather”!
Han Ke’er came up with a plan again, a plan that was certain to succeed once implemented. That day, she smiled at the place where Yu Xia was hiding and left a note saying: She hoped Yu Xia could accompany her to the park tomorrow.
Of course, Yu Xia agreed without hesitation. The next morning he was waiting at her door, his heart both excited and nervous. Even though it was a bitterly cold day, his palms were hot and sweating.
When the two of them came back at night, Han Ke’er gently said “goodbye” and then ran into the house with a smile, while Yu Xia stood dumbly at the door for a while.
Unexpectedly, in less than ten minutes, loud cries for help from Han Ke’er could be heard from inside the house. Hearing that something was wrong, Yu Xia immediately rushed in and the scene inside made him boil with rage. He saw a drunken old man pinning his goddess down on the ground and constantly groping her. Seeing the desperate look for help in Han Ke’er’s eyes, Yu Xia’s heart shattered. He stepped forward and punched the old man to the ground and then helped Han Ke’er up.
After hearing Han Ke’er’s intermittent sobs, Yu Xia hated the old man lying on the ground who was still screaming. He went up and gave him a few more punches, beating him until he was barely alive.
Finally, he took Han Ke’er back to his own home. But as soon as they entered the door, Old Mrs. Yu noticed the ambiguous feelings between the two. She would not allow a woman like that who was clearly a vixen to enter their old Yu family!
You know, Old Mrs. Yu had several wealthy families’ daughters in this town who were interested in her son. She was still hesitating on which family to choose. So how could she let someone stop her plan halfway and just steal her son’s future like this? This was not just a matter of her son’s future, but her own financial prospects!
No, she would not agree to this under any circumstances!
But the usually obedient youngest son was unexpectedly stubborn on this matter. He refused to be persuaded no matter how she tried and was determined to marry Han Ke’er. This made Old Mrs. Yu so angry that she almost vomited blood. In the end, Old Mrs. Yu had to play her trump card–threatening to sever their mother-son relationship and kicking him out of the family if he didn’t break up with Han Ke’er.
To her surprise, Yu Xia really packed his things and left the Yu family with Han Ke’er, leaving the C Town without a word. This angered Old Mrs. Yu so much that she fell seriously ill, swearing not to acknowledge this heartless and ungrateful young son again!
Haven’t you seen the people who married the daughters of those wealthy families now? Although they were not necessarily thriving now, their family conditions were far superior than theirs! And now they had risen and to become prominent figures in the town! In addition, the relatives of those families were also doing well now. It’s really a case of one person’s success bringing prosperity to the whole family!
Every time she thought of this, Old Mrs. Yu was filled with resentment. But the targets of her hatred were no longer in front of her eyes.
Just when Old Mrs. Yu was about to forget that she even had a son, Yu Xia returned to the Yu family with his wife and child. To say that the three of them came back to visit Old Mrs. Yu, whom they had not seen for more than ten years, would be too fake, as both parties had already severed their mother-son relationship. In fact, their return this time had a different purpose. Regardless, the next storm in the Yu family was already brewing…
Lucien On ABRWF Chapter 34.1