CHAPTER 126: 126: SQUANDERING MEN (PART 3)_1

Was he wrong?

He sullenly lowered his head.

Dong Huiying stared at him intently, his appearance softened her heart a little. She knew he was just feeling insecure, but her heart still turned cold as she said, "Liang Yuening, where is the most basic trust between people?"

"I know what you’re worried about, but you must understand something. If I don’t want to, no one can force me, and there’s no need for me to slave away, day in and day out, helping you nurture your health, and there’s no need for me to take on Liang Shuyu’s illness! If I’m unwilling, as long as I don’t say anything, who would know that I can heal? Why would I take on these troubles? So, your suspicions towards me are completely unreasonable!"

"Moreover, these days, how I’ve treated you all, do you really not have a clue in your heart?"

"My legs are my own, if I want to leave, who can stop me?"

"If you don’t trust me, we can just have a showdown!"

Dong Huiying made a ’please’ gesture, signaling that Liang Yuening could come at her, but Yuening’s head dropped lower and lower. His expression was a mix of frustration, shame, and a bit of sulking and irritation.

"You talk too well, I can’t argue with you!"

After a long while, he turned his face away and left without any expression.

He picked up the vine and turned to look deeply at her one more time.

Dong Dabao.

Just this once, just this one time,

I’ll trust you this one time!

With a stride, he pursed his lips, dragging the hundred-odd-pound wild boar, he stubbornly walked down the mountain.

Dong Huiying let out a long sigh.

She had come to understand him, it was impossible to have a proper conversation with him.

If you talk kindly, he won’t understand and will get riled up. In contrast, if you’re a bit fierce and give him a good scolding, that’s when he’ll rein himself in.

"Ah, men."

She looked up to the sky and sighed deeply.

...

In Kaoshan Village, the Liang family.

After Dong Huiying left, Big Brother Liang Zhichen also tidied up a bit and, after giving a few simple instructions, left with a bundle.

Fourth Brother Liang Haoming sat in the courtyard all morning, dumbfounded. At noon, when he heard the sound of cooking from the kitchen, his usually calm and dull eyes suddenly brightened.

However, when he saw Liang Yixuan carrying a plate of stir-fried greens out of the kitchen, the sparkle in his eyes quickly disappeared.

Yixuan felt a chill running down his spine under his gaze.

"Fourth Brother, what’s wrong with you?" He placed the stir-fried dish on the dining table.

Haoming’s gaze stuck to him, "It’s nothing." He stood up with a wooden face, expressionless.

"Where are you going, Fourth Brother?"

Seeing him walk outside, Yixuan became even more puzzled. It was noon, and traditionally, the family had two meals a day, but since that little lady took over the cooking, they switched to three meals a day, with an added supper. Today, with the little lady gone, the house seemed to lack something.

Haoming paused in his steps, turned back, and looked at Yixuan expressionlessly.

"I have something to do."

He took a step and then hesitated again.

"I’m going on a long trip; take good care of Second Brother."

Yixuan furrowed his brows, "Why not eat before you go?"

He glanced at the freshly cooked stir-fried greens and pursed his thin lips, "I’m not eating." No appetite.

Yixuan: "..."

Was he being rejected?

"Fourth Brother, come back early!"

......

After Liang Haoming left, Liang Shujun stretched lazily and then leaned leisurely against the door frame. There seemed to be a shimmering light in his eyes, his demeanor flirtatious and frivolous, with a touch of worldly cynicism.

"Xiao Xuanxuan, come," he called out to Yixuan, raising his hand, "support your brother here. Haoming may have no taste for it, but brother does. Come, let’s eat together."

Yixuan teased a bit, "Third Brother, I remember her saying that your injury had healed nicely and that there’s nothing wrong anymore."