CHAPTER 321: CHAPTER 161: HER BOTTOM LINE (PART 2)

Seeing her bewildered expression, Shi Fengju couldn’t help but let out a chuckle and said, "I can’t blame you, having a kind heart is a good thing! Alright, let’s have lunch first, it won’t be too late to explain to the Third Aunt in the afternoon!" Saying this, he asked Hong Ye to have someone bring the meal.

Hong Ye timidly glanced at Sang Wan and hurriedly went down to give the instructions, then ordered a young maid to fetch water for both of them to wash their hands.

Sang Wan sighed inwardly. These days he had helped her a lot, and with his authority increasing by the day, the servants treated her with much more respect. No one dared to be rude or disrespectful to her anymore, everything went smoothly, and her vigilance had gradually relaxed. She no longer considered matters as comprehensively and meticulously as before, where she would mentally rehearse a sentence three times before speaking it out.

If it wasn’t for Shi Fengju’s enlightening words today, she wouldn’t have realized her own changes!

"Thank you." Sang Wan didn’t know what else to say, and silently wiped her sweat.

Shi Fengju’s deep eyes intensely gazed at her and he said, "We don’t need to use the word ’thanks’ between us, you are my wife."

Sang Wan lowered her eyes and stopped talking. Lately, she often found herself being speechlessly blocked by him after just a few words, and she couldn’t figure out what he was up to!

Sang Wan’s barely calmed heart became chaotic once more. During the meal, she was also absent-minded, while Shi Fengju seemed unaffected, slow and graceful.

After the meal, the two went to the warm pavilion to drink tea and digest food, and to chat leisurely.

"Hong Ye is hard to rely on entirely, and Xingzhi and Liu Ya will probably be married off in a few years. I think after the New Year, we should choose two or three clever young maids to bring in, let Mrs. Li and Xingzhi train them. This way, they can help you in the future!" Mentioning today’s matters, Shi Fengju casually laughed and spoke.

Upon hearing this, Sang Wan’s heart felt even more agitated, and with a self-mocking curl of her lips, she softly said, "The young master and Mrs. Li can discuss and handle this matter! I really can’t manage this!"

"What do you mean?" Shi Fengju was suddenly puzzled and startled.

Sang Wan suddenly felt wronged. She wasn’t very affected by Mrs. Wang and Third Madam Shi’s words, but at this moment, she felt a sourness in her nose, an astringent taste in her mouth, and a heavy discomfort in her heart!

Why did he have to be so kind to her? What was he really up to!

"Did the young master really forget?" Sang Wan raised her head and glanced at him as she softly said, "After the New Year, perhaps it won’t be long before I should leave, right? Whatever arrangements the young master has, it seems there’s no need to discuss them with me."

Shi Fengju’s body trembled, his smile suddenly freezing.

"Impossible!" Shi Fengju immediately said without thinking, "I won’t let you leave!"

Sang Wan did not speak, only her demeanor remained tranquil, quietly looking at him, her eyes moist and clear, gentle and composed.

"I’m serious!" Shi Fengju suddenly spread his arms and hugged her tightly, his head resting in the crook of her neck as he murmured, "Miss Wan, don’t leave me! Miss Wan, please stay!"

Sang Wan suddenly felt a sharp pain in her heart, but this time let him hold her without struggling, and with a bittersweet smile, she said, "If you ask me to stay, how do you plan to arrange things for me?"

Upon hearing these words that implied a chance for a turn around, Shi Fengju immediately felt joy in his heart, raised his head and looking earnestly at her he said, "You are of course my rightful wife! That will never change!"

"Really?" Sang Wan said faintly, "Then what about your cousin from the Gu family? What about her?"

At the mention of Gu Fangzi, Shi Fengju’s heart sank, and after a moment of silence, he said, "She can’t overstep you. Don’t worry!"

"I am not reassured." Sang Wan looked directly at Shi Fengju and flatly said, "Young master, I am not reassured at all."

"You don’t trust that I will treat you well?"

"I don’t know," Sang Wan shook her head and softly said, "You and her were childhood sweethearts, and because of her you had every bias against me, wishing that I would disappear from your life immediately! Now, just over half a year later, you are asking me to stay, saying you will treat me well, saying no one including her can overstep me! Young master, if you were in my place, would you believe yourself? If another person appears in the future, how will you treat me then?"

"It’s not the same!" Shi Fengju blurted in contradiction, but looking into Sang Wan’s eyes, found himself unable to refute.

What she said was not wrong, if he were her, he would definitely not believe either. But after all, he was a man, ashamed to admit that he was manipulated and deceived by a woman for so many years, he couldn’t say that he truly loved the wrong person!

"It really isn’t the same!" Shi Fengju pondered for a long while and decided to just say it, even if it meant losing face just this once, "You are different from her, Miss Wan, I’m very clear about what I’m doing, I’ve never been so clear, I like you. Miss Wan, I truly like you! Gu Fangzi, maybe, it’s just because we grew up together. Before you came, I didn’t distinguish what exactly I felt towards her! But now I am very clear about my feelings for you, you are the wife I want to spend my life with, Miss Wan, don’t leave me, I will treat you well! Haven’t you felt my sincerity these days?"

"But still, Gu Fangzi has entered the family!" Sang Wan bitterly smiled.

Shi Fengju also regretted, if it wasn’t for Gu Jin’s sudden death, Gu Fangzi definitely would not have entered the family yet, and things wouldn’t have gotten to this point today. Not just Sang Wan, even he now doesn’t know how to treat Gu Fangzi!

Some people, once they are unable to face, really become unable to face! Even meeting her feels uncomfortable. But her current status in the family is his "concubine."

"I never expected things to turn out this way!" Shi Fengju said with a headache, "Miss Wan, I won’t let her bully you! In this house, you are the one in charge!"

Sang Wan sighed in her heart, remaining silent.

Not hearing her response for a while, Shi Fengju couldn’t help but scrutinize her with a doubtful look, seeing her expression calm without any ripple, not knowing if she was satisfied or dissatisfied. He tightened his grip on her arm and softly said, "Miss Wan, I take it as you have agreed, don’t leave me!"

Sang Wan glanced at him lightly and said, "If you want to keep me, do I have the right to say no? If you insist on keeping me, I can only stay and be a respectful couple with you, fulfill the responsibilities of a wife, serve you, serve your mother, and manage this family well!"