met free Chapter 11 Even if the Heavenly King himself comes, you still have to be my wife.
Chapter 11 Even if the Heavenly King himself comes, you still have to be my wife.
The two were very close, their breaths mingling. The smell of Qin Rushan's sweat, tobacco, and strong masculine aura made Xianglian dizzy.
Looking into the stubborn light in the man's eyes, her heart softened, and she couldn't help but gently touch his hideous scar.
The rough touch made Qin Rushan stiffen, and the anger in his eyes instantly froze, turning into a bottomless dark current.
"Fool." Xianglian's voice was soft, tinged with helplessness. "I didn't say I wouldn't leave. But this marriage has to be cleanly dissolved. I can't leave with you while I'm still labeled a slut; that... wouldn't be good enough for you."
"Not good enough?"
Qin Rushan sneered, his large hand suddenly gripping the back of her head, forcing her to look up and face him directly. "I'm a childless man, a cursed lone star, and you're a widow. We're a perfect match, like turtles meeting green beans! Who dares say we're not good enough?"
As he spoke, his eyes darkened, and he lowered his head to peck her pale lips hard.
It carries no lust, only an overbearing assertion of sovereignty.
"Ugh..." Xianglian's eyes widened, and her whole body felt like it had been electrocuted, with a tingling sensation shooting from her tailbone straight to the top of her head.
This...this was her first kiss!
Qin Rushan didn't go deep; he just pressed down hard once and then separated them.
He was breathing heavily, his forehead pressed against hers, his voice hoarse and barely audible: "Li Xianglian, you just wait and see. From this day forward, your life belongs to me. Whatever revenge you want against the Zhao family, I'll hand you the knife; whatever you want to do with your stepmother, I'll back you up. But this marriage must end! Even if the King of Heaven himself comes, you'll still be my wife, Qin Rushan's wife!"
Xianglian's heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of her throat.
The heat of their foreheads touching made her uneasy, but the smell of tobacco and sweat was more comforting than any other scent she had ever encountered.
Having lived for over twenty years, all I've heard is my stepmother calling me a "money-losing good-for-nothing," my mother-in-law calling me a "barren, eggless chicken," and even my husband, whom I haven't consummated our marriage with, looks at me like I'm looking at an old ox in the field.
No one cared whether Li Xianglian was in pain or afraid.
That's probably what it means to have a life as cheap as grass.
But this very same "jinx" that everyone avoids has repeatedly risked his life for her, offering his sincere heart and forcibly stuffing it into her wounded heart.
What are cursed zodiac signs, what are childless zodiac signs? At this moment, in Li Xianglian's eyes, none of them matter as much as the pair of fiery eyes before her.
So this is what it feels like to be cherished and protected.
The tears flowed more and more fiercely, as if she wanted to cry out all the grievances of her life.
"I'll go with you!"
Xianglian used all her strength to say those two words.
Her hands, gripping Qin Rushan's clothes, were trembling, as if she were clinging to the only piece of driftwood in a raging storm.
The fire in Qin Rushan's eyes exploded instantly—it was ecstasy, the excitement of something lost and then regained.
He suddenly lowered his head, wanting to kiss this woman who had finally come to her senses again, but a sudden burst of noisy voices from afar was like a bucket of cold water with ice shards poured over his head.
"Hurry! It's in the melon shed up ahead!"
"Oh dear, what a terrible thing! What sins has our Zhao family committed?!"
"Everyone, be my witnesses! Today we're catching this adulterous couple red-handed!"
The sound was sharp and piercing, carried from afar through the cornfield, and sounded exceptionally clear in the quiet night.
It's Aunt Zhao.
Mixed in with the sounds of hurried footsteps, the beams of flashlights flickering wildly across the dark fields like a swarm of will-o'-the-wisps, menacingly approaching.
Xianglian's face turned deathly pale instantly.
They're here! That old hag has indeed arrived with her people!
"Damn it!" Qin Rushan cursed under his breath, releasing Xianglian from his arms and turning to rush out. His grip on the battle axe tightened, making a cracking sound. "That old bastard, he actually dared to come! I'll chop all these scum to pieces tonight!"
"Don't move!" Xianglian suddenly grabbed his arm.
She didn't know where the strength came from, but she held on to him tightly.
"Rushan, you can't go out."
Xianglian spoke very quickly, "Chen Dagui ran away, and now it's just the two of us in the shed. If they corner us here now, it'll be like mud falling into our pants—even if it's not shit, it'll still look like shit. You did the right thing by trying to save me, but in the eyes of those gossipy people, that's adultery!"
"What's there to be afraid of! I, Qin Rushan, am upright and honest!" Qin Rushan said, his neck stiff and the veins on his forehead throbbing.
"I'm not afraid of a bad reputation, but I'm afraid I won't be able to get a divorce!"
Xianglian stared into his eyes, "If I'm accused of having an affair, Zhao Gang can divorce me with a legitimate reason, and he'll even turn the tables on me. At that point, I'll really be at their mercy."
Qin Rushan's body stiffened.
He was a rough man who only knew to fight back against whoever bullied his woman, but he also understood that in this world, killing someone is about destroying their spirit, and that the web woven from spittle can sometimes be sharper than a knife.
"What are we going to do then? Leave you here all alone?" Qin Rushan gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with resentment.
"Go. Go through the cornfield behind, and circle around it."
Xianglian pushed him, her palms sweating, but she remained resolute. "Take your axe with you, and don't leave a trace. Since that old hag has set the stage for tonight's performance, I have to put on a good show for her!"
Qin Rushan gave her a deep look. In the dim light of the kerosene lamp, he saw that his once timid sister-in-law was now standing straight, like a thorny wild rose blooming from the mud.
"become."
Qin Rushan acted decisively, not one to hesitate. "I'll keep an eye on things from the shadows. If that old hag dares to lay a finger on you, I don't care about reputation, I'll chop off her claws!"
After saying that, he grabbed the military green vest that was still warm from his body and originally wanted to put it on Xianglian, but he pulled his hand back halfway through the air—it was a man's clothes, and leaving it here would be a handle against him.
He hardened his heart, turned around, and disappeared into the dark gauze curtain behind him.
Xianglian was the only one left in the melon shed.
The wind howled in, making the kerosene lamp flicker. Xianglian didn't stop. She quickly picked up the rusty wood-chopping knife from the ground, and with a heavy heart, tore her already torn collar even wider, revealing a large expanse of snow-white skin marked with scratches. She also made her hair even more disheveled.
After doing all this, she gripped the machete and shrank into the innermost corner of the melon shed, looking exactly like a victim who had just suffered violence and was still in shock.
Footsteps approached.
"Hurry up, everyone! Don't let those shameless people get away!" Aunt Zhao's voice rang out outside the shed.
"Aunt Zhao, slow down and watch your step."
Another sweet, coquettish voice followed, tinged with schadenfreude, "If they really stumble upon something unclean, aren't they afraid of getting a sty?"
It's Liu Chunhua.
Today, Liu Chunhua specially wore a new Dacron shirt and carried a large flashlight. She walked next to Aunt Zhao, looking even more anxious than Aunt Zhao.
She was overjoyed. As long as it was confirmed tonight that Li Xianglian was a slut, Qin Rushan, that blind man, would definitely despise her.
When the time comes, if I offer him a little warmth, won't Brother Qin obediently come to my bowl?
"Right here! I just heard that noise!"