bestfiction Chapter 150 Daring Not to Come
Chapter 150 Daring Not to Come
Seeing this, Sheng Junye quickly went to help.
Lu Yangyang glanced at him, and Sheng Junye felt his face burning. He pursed his lips and said softly, "I can take my brother back."
"Let's go." Lu Yangyang didn't say anything and turned her eyes away.
Sheng Junyao was helped up by the two men, and gently stroked Lu Yangyang's hair. "I'm not that fragile. I was only hit a dozen times. I'm fine."
Lu Yangyang frowned. Her entire back was covered in blood and gore, but she was still alright.
Sheng Junye and Lu Yangyang insisted on helping Sheng Junyao walk out. Sheng Yunjiao also wanted to follow, but was quickly grabbed by the Second Master Sheng, who threatened her in a low voice: "Daughter, why are you everywhere? You'd better come back with me right now and tell me what's going on, or I'll have your mother put you under house arrest."
Sheng Yunjiao wore a bitter expression and glared at her father resentfully, "Dad, why are you so nosy?"
Second Master Sheng winked at him: "Stop talking nonsense. Your father has finally come back for a visit. Come on, let's have a chat."
Sheng Yunjiao could only watch helplessly as Lu Yangyang left and went back with her father.
Sheng Junye helped Sheng Junyao back to Sheng Junyao's courtyard. This was Lu Yangyang's first time here. The courtyard was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, all red, with lanterns hanging next to the flowers and trees.
It was evening, and the sky was ablaze with sunset colors, which contrasted beautifully with the fiery red glow in the courtyard.
It should have been the liveliest time.
Now only the quietly burning lanterns and red candles remain.
The two helped Sheng Junyao into the house. Sheng Junyao sat down and said to Sheng Junye, "Xiao Wu, you go out first."
Sheng Junye hesitated for a moment, "Brother, why don't I stay?"
"No need, I have people to take care of me here." Sheng Junyao waved his hand.
Sheng Junye had no choice but to leave first.
Sheng Junyao smiled at Lu Yangyang: "Yangyang, thanks to you today. If you hadn't arrived in time this afternoon and saved Old Madam Xue, things might have been quite troublesome. Did you notice something amiss? Is Old Madam Xue's sudden illness related to Miss Xue?"
Lu Yangyang was surprised that her older brother was so perceptive; he had guessed it before she even had a chance to tell Sheng Junyao.
"Big brother, how did you guess that?"
"At that critical juncture, postponing the wedding would be best done by observing mourning. It's not uncommon for people to marry during mourning periods, but if the old lady of the Xue family died at the wedding, it wouldn't sound good. However, I'm just guessing; I didn't actually expect this..."
Sheng Junyao sighed softly.
He hadn't expected it. He hadn't expected Xue Wanning to have such thoughts. They had met when they were young, and in his memory, she was a very well-behaved and generous little girl. When they met again, he heard that Xue Wanning had gone to see the Third Prince, and he already understood that Xue Wanning had ulterior motives.
He originally thought that she might just be trapped by the current situation. She lost her mother at a young age and has had a hard time these past years. As long as it doesn't violate his principles, he could help her or forgive her schemes. After they got married, he would explain to her that he would never side with the Third Prince.
He initially thought her distrust stemmed from the estrangement they'd experienced over the years, or perhaps from her having someone else in her heart, or from her not yet understanding him. He didn't believe it was her fault. He also felt that his years away from the capital had prevented him from truly understanding her suffering, and that he had wronged her. Therefore, he was willing to give them both more time to gradually get to know each other.
However, today's events have completely shown him that their demands are indeed different, and it is impossible to force them to change their minds.
He especially couldn't accept Xue Wanning's methods.
"I originally felt that her request to the Third Prince was bad for my elder brother, so I wanted to find fault with her and make sure he wasn't kept in the dark. So I asked around about their family and learned that their old lady had dementia. I'd seen many cases of this before; unless something went wrong due to poor care, she wouldn't die anytime soon. But the person I sent to keep watch said the old lady had a sudden attack today and was dying. I felt something was wrong, so I sneaked in and found her. I discovered someone had taken advantage of her confusion and fed her something incompatible. If I had arrived half an hour later, she might have died. Xue Wanning timed the news of her death perfectly; she must be hiding something. But I have no proof, since the old lady is truly demented." So even if she ate the wrong thing, it might not necessarily be Xue Wanning's fault.
Xue Wanning must have already cleaned up the mess long ago to be able to do this; in such a short time, it would be impossible to find such evidence.
"You've done a great job of finding and rescuing the old lady of the Xue family in time. Yangyang, thank you." Sheng Junyao said earnestly to Lu Yangyang.
Lu Yangyang was a little embarrassed, but also very determined: "I hope my older brother will be well in the future."
Sheng Junyao smiled and said, "I also hope that Yangyang will be well in the future."
"Alright, it's getting late. Don't worry about me here, I have people taking care of me. Go back now."
Lu Yangyang nodded: "Then take care of your wound, brother. I'll be going now."
"Ah."
Lu Yangyang left Sheng Junyao's courtyard and saw Sheng Junye with his head down, seemingly doing something outside. She ignored him and walked straight past him.
"Hey," Sheng Junye saw her leave like that and hurriedly chased after her. He hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Thank you."
"Thank me for what?" Lu Yangyang asked.
"Well, well... well, thank you for helping my brother, and, well..." Sheng Junye stammered, seeing that Lu Yangyang had no patience to talk to him, he could only grit his teeth and say, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have treated you like that before, it was my fault, I apologize to you. When I was little, my mother was in poor health, my father didn't take care of me much, my second brother wouldn't play with me, only my eldest brother would take care of me. After my eldest brother left the capital, only, only the third... only Sheng Yunzhu would come to see me. I got used to it, so I couldn't accept it for a while. I'm sorry, I didn't seriously consider your situation, I apologize to you."
After saying these words, Sheng Junye seemed to feel a lot more relaxed.
He was the youngest son in the family, but he didn't actually receive much favoritism. His mother favored his eldest brother, and his father favored his second brother and third sister. He was like the superfluous one, so he always subconsciously protected what he had and ignored the fact that Lu Yangyang was the one who suffered the most.
"I accept your apology, but I have no intention of forgiving someone who doesn't welcome me." Lu Yangyang didn't even glance at him before walking away.
Sheng Junye watched her retreating figure, clenched his fists, and lowered his head in shame.
……
Late at night, the lights were still on in the Crown Prince's study in the neighboring villa.
Sheng Junyao stood in the courtyard for a while before walking over and knocking on the door.
"Come in."
After receiving a response, Sheng Junyao pushed open the door, paused for a moment, and then slowly raised his eyes to look towards the window.
The crown prince, sitting in his wheelchair, looked at him.
Why aren't you here?
Sheng Junyao looked away, "I dare not come."