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Qi Yuan took the Chopper and headed up the mountain to chop wood. With an extra cooking stove at home, they needed to gather more firewood.
Yu Chunmiao brought out the blessed grandmother from the house to prepare herbal jelly, while Qi Chong ground rice flour in the cool shade under the eaves.
“Qing Ge!” A female voice, tinged with tears, called from outside the courtyard.
Qi Chong furrowed his brows; he recognized it was Zhou Min. Hadn’t she gotten married? What did she want from him?
“Qing Ge, please open the door.” Zhou Min sounded heartbroken.
With only three people left at home, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were busy in the kitchen and hadn’t heard her. He thought if he opened the door, he could send her away quickly.
When he opened the door, he saw Zhou Min standing there with tear-filled eyes.
Upon seeing Qi Chong, her expression was a mix of sorrow and affection. “Qing Ge, I knew you would open the door for me.”
Qi Chong’s expression remained unchanged as he replied coolly, “What do you want?”
Zhou Min didn’t bother to wipe her tear-streaked face; she stepped into the courtyard, getting close to Qi Chong while pretending to dab at her eyes as she glanced at the herbal jelly drying in the yard.
“Qing Ge, I was wrong before. But I was also helpless; my parents wouldn’t let me marry you. I wanted to marry you.”
She had already married someone else; why bring this up now? Besides, Qi Chong had feelings for Yu Chunmiao now—she wasn’t unaware of that.
“Enough of this,” Qi Chong said coldly.
Zhou Min blushed and said, “My father didn’t marry me off; he sold me instead. The man I married is a sickly one. He died a few days ago, and my in-laws said it was because of me that he died, so they sent me back home.”
Wasn’t it said that she had broken off her engagement with the Qi family and married a wealthy man in town? It turned out to be like this.
Qi Chong felt no stir of emotion; why should it matter to him? “Your man isn’t dead because of me. Just leave.”
Zhou Min thought Qi Chong still had feelings for her since he hadn’t accepted other marriage proposals before when other families approached him—he had only agreed when her family proposed.
But now his attitude was so cold; he must be angry about her breaking off their engagement to marry someone else.
“I’m sorry for what happened,” Zhou Min continued apologetically. “Can you forgive me?”
As long as Qi Chong could forgive her and agree to marry her, there would still be room for things to change. Otherwise, she would be sold off again to an old man in his fifties as a concubine.
Qi Chong had already placed a hand on the courtyard gate. “I have nothing to forgive you for. I don’t hold a grudge against you; instead, I’m grateful to you. Just go.”
Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Min suddenly threw herself at him, hugging him tightly. Qi Chong used one hand forcefully to pry away her hands that were clasped around his waist.
"Let go of me!" Qi Chong said, a hint of anger in his voice.
Zhou Min seemed to have grasped the essence of Primordial Power, and as Qi Zheng tried to pry her off with both hands, she only held on tighter. Just as Qi Chong was about to disregard her potential injuries and exert his strength, Zhou Min spoke at an astonishing speed, her voice booming.
"I know you like me; otherwise, why would you choose me out of so many suitors? You have a foolish wife at home that you bought. We could settle her somewhere and sell her to a good family. If you like her, I don’t mind keeping her around as a concubine."
"Since the day I got married, that person has been lying in bed. Qing Ge, my body is still pure; he hasn’t touched me; he doesn’t have what it takes."
Before she could finish her sentence, Qi Chong forcefully pushed her away. "What nonsense are you talking about?"
In the midst of their exchange, he noticed her gaze drifting behind him.
Turning around, Qi Chong saw Yu Chunmiao standing under the eaves, her expression far from pleasant.
Yu Chunmiao had been busy with Chen Ruolan in the kitchen when she suddenly remembered about buying bricks. As she stepped outside to ask Qi Chong, she was met with this scene.
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