Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty
Chapter 215 - 214: Rejection

Chapter 215: Chapter 214: Rejection

Chu Hanyan, who had been burying her head in Chu Lingxuan’s shoulder, suddenly raised her head and began to cry. Every time she went home, she would close her eyes and bury her head like she was playing hide and seek. When her father finally stopped, she would open her eyes. Or under the guidance of Mrs. Song, she would close her eyes here, and when she turned her back, she would open her eyes. She would gaze at the sight of the two people who delighted her, with the smaller figure waving at her.

However, today, she saw nothing. She sobbed, "Auntie, why aren’t Dabao and the others watching us anymore?"

Chu Lingxuan felt both embarrassed and annoyed. When he did not mention his intentions, she acted as usual. But now that his hints were clear today, her actions indicated that she must be unwilling. Thinking that this was the first time he fell for a woman and did everything to please her, he had even discussed it with the elders when he thought it was a sure thing, only to be turned down by her.

He "hmphed" and turned to walk towards Tang Garden.

Wei and Mrs. Song, who were a little ahead of them, saw that their master didn’t stay under the tree like before, but strode back. The young mistress cried, and he didn’t comfort her with his usual good temper, leaving them confused. They looked back towards Fu Garden and saw the empty entrance. This made them somewhat suspicious.

Dabao, who had been dragged back by Chen Afu, also wiped away his tears, crying, "Little sister Yan’er likes to see me waving to her, but she didn’t see me today, she will definitely cry."

Chen Afu said, "Alright, next time I will have someone accompany you to wave to Yan’er." She added, "Son, hurry up and do your homework. If you don’t finish it, your teacher will be disappointed."

Dabao, afraid of disappointing his teacher, wiped away his tears and went to the study room.

Before Chen Afu entered the room, she heard a knock at the door. It was Mrs. Wei’s voice.

Chen Afu invited her into the room, poured her some tea, and listened to Mrs. Wei whispered, "Afu, what happened today? My master is angry, and the young miss is crying. You are a smart girl... Can’t you see what the master meant? Please, prepare a good feast tomorrow, and personally invite the master and the young miss to dine at Tang Garnden."

She thought that Chen Afu must not have understood her master’s intentions and unintentionally offended him. So, she intended to give her a little warning. In her opinion, her own master is the most handsome and capable man in the world, and he particularly cares for her. Chen Afu, knowing what the master’s feelings, couldn’t possibly not want him.

Chen Afu solemnly said, "Mrs. Luo, these words should not be said carelessly. I’ll pretend I didn’t hear them today. Besides, I don’t think I have offended your master. If he’s angry, it might be for some other reason."

Hearing Chen Afu’s stance, Mrs. Wei didn’t know what to say next, so she chuckled and said, "Oh, I was a bit presumptuous. Sure, Afu, just ignore what I’ve said." Then, she quickly left.

When she returned home and saw her father-in-law serving the master hadn’t returned, she told Luo Yuan, her husband, about the matter. At the end, she asked, "Do you think the master will continue to be involved with Afu? Will the young miss continue to visit Fu Garden?"

Luo Yuan was also shocked upon hearing this. He too thinks that it was a blessing for Chen Afu that their master was interested in her, and yet she did not appreciate this good fortune. He said, "Let’s wait for my dad to come back and see what he says."

Manager Luo didn’t return until late at night. After hearing Mrs. Wei’s words, he frowned and chided her, "Ms. Chen is a smart woman, even you saw the master’s intentions, how could she not see it? You mustn’t act so cleverly in the future." He paused before lowering his voice and said, "The master truly has Ms. Chen in his heart. When the young miss came home and threw a tantrum, the master also comforted her, saying that Chen must have been held back by something and hence could not wait there. After the young miss fell asleep, the master kept writing in the study. When I came back, he was still writing."

Everyone in the Luos knew that whenever the master encountered something particularly unsettling and couldn’t resolve it, he’d write and write ceaselessly. And it had to be scripting Zhong Yao’s regular script, stroke by stroke, writing very slowly till his mood settles down.

Luo Yuan added, "Afu is just a country girl, even if Mr. Chen acknowledged her, she would still be an illegitimate daughter. Not to mention the illegitimate daughter of a governor, even a legitimate daughter would not be worthy of our master. It’s a blessing from several lifetimes that our master favors her, and yet she’s acting like this."

Mrs. Wei said, "Although Afu was born in a farming household, she is very obstinate. From her tone, it seems that if she can’t find someone suitable, she’d stay unmarried for life."

Luo Yuan sneered, "Afu is too proud. As excellent as the master is, he’s not suitable for her. Could it be that she’s looking for a prince?"

Mrs. Wei said, "What I meant by ’suitable’ is not that Afu wants to marry above her status. Rather, she might not be looking for someone too well... "

Manager Luo furrowed his brows and said, "From now on, stop calling her Afu, call her Ms. Chen. I feel Ms. Chen is not arrogant, maybe she feels the master is too outstanding and her status is too low, so she dares not aspire. Possibly, she assumes because of the gap between their statuses, the master might be thinking of taking her as a concubine. She really is too clever for her own good, the master would have taken a concubine by now if he had wished to." He added, "You all know what kind of person the master is, he won’t retreat when he encounters difficulties. After so many years, he finally liked a girl, and he won’t give up easily. From now on, you should treat Ms. Chen more courteously..."

At night, after Dabao fell asleep, Chen Afu went to the space. Whenever she was troubled, she wanted to relax in the space. With Jin Yanzi sleeping outside, the space was quiet and it was filled with a sweet fragrance.

Leaning against the Swallow Sink Incense Tree, she thought about what Mrs. Wei had said. It seemed that Chu Lingxuan was very angry. After all, he’s from a prestigious family and an official of the third rank. His confidence is overwhelming and his self-esteem is strong. He must think that showing favor to her, a country girl, should be unconditionally accepted with great joy. He never expected that as someone who’s been through two lifetimes, she had been deeply wounded by love in the past. Her rejection of him was not because he was inadequate, but because he was too excellent.

With his intelligence, he should understand her actions. She only hoped that considering she cured Ms. Chu’s illness, he would continue to be kind to her family...

But thinking about the fact that this man was extremely outstanding and seemed fond of her, and yet she had the opportunity to be his woman, but had to give it up because of the painful lessons from her past life, her heart ached again. She pressed her chest, the pain she was experiencing now was much better than being hurt in the future.

Should she continue making clothes for him and his son? She should. At least, it shows the respect of a subordinate or servant towards the master. Whether he would accept it or not, it was up to him.

She didn’t exit the space to sleep until the middle of the night.