Was it you that night?
Chapter 230 - 228: Wuya Returns, Wedding Called Off

Chapter 230: Chapter 228: Wuya Returns, Wedding Called Off

"I won’t tell, but Mr. Wuya might find out on his own." Shen Qinghe gladly agreed.

It seemed that Yan Changsheng also knew Dongfang Wuya was not someone to provoke, unable to openly confront Dongfang Wuya, he could only use these underhanded methods against him.

Considering Dongfang Wuya’s temperament, does he seem like the kind of person who would suffer in silence? If Dongfang Wuya found out it was Yan Changsheng who harmed him, there’s no telling if he wouldn’t just kill Yan Changsheng.

Inside the Bixiao Tower, Dongfang Wuya had been in the Retrospective Space one moment; the next, all his memories rushed to his mind like a tide, including the foolish words he’d said to Shen Qinghe.

He said he would never marry her and even slandered her for forcing him to marry her...

"The master is doomed!" Xiao Bai, too, recalled what had happened in the Retrospective Space and looked at his own master with sympathy.

Dongfang Wuya coughed lightly and felt slightly uncomfortable, "Ignorance is not a crime, and Qinghe doesn’t seem to be the petty type, so she wouldn’t hold it against me, would she?"

At worst, he’d make it up to her with a grander wedding.

"I’ve heard women are petty creatures, and although Fairy Qinghe seems generous, based on how the master said in front of her that he would never marry her, Fairy Qinghe might still get angry." No sooner had Xiao Bai finished speaking than Dongfang Wuya’s figure was nowhere to be seen in front of him.

Dongfang Wuya was already outside the Simple Residence Courtyard, feeling somewhat daunted now that he was so close to home.

Recalling the words he had said in the Retrospective Space, he wished he could slap himself several times.

He hesitated, somewhat afraid to face Shen Qinghe.

When the Shen sisters returned to the Simple Residence Courtyard, they saw Dongfang Wuya pacing back and forth in front of the courtyard.

Upon seeing this, Shen Zhiyao said to Shen Qinghe, "I’ll go see Elder Shen, you have a chat with Mr. Wuya."

Dongfang Wuya actually knew Shen Qinghe had returned; he was just too afraid to face her, so he pretended not to know.

Once Shen Zhiyao had left, he feigned surprise as he looked at Shen Qinghe, "You’re back?"

Although Shen Qinghe saw through Dongfang Wuya’s clumsy acting, she didn’t call him out on it, "Stop standing there, come inside and sit."

Dongfang Wuya carefully observed Shen Qinghe’s expression and felt she didn’t seem angry.

As Xiao Bai said, she was a generous woman and should understand his situation at that time; she wouldn’t hold a grudge against him.

With this thought, he felt relieved. It was all Xiao Bai’s fault for scaring him for no reason, making him anxious and frightened.

"Did you find the real culprit who framed me?" Dongfang Wuya still felt a bit uncomfortable facing Shen Qinghe and decided to speak of the matter at hand.

Shen Qinghe feigned ignorance, "I was wondering why Mr. Wuya had returned, what’s going on with this?"

When Dongfang Wuya heard Shen Qinghe addressing him as Mr. Wuya, his heartbeat suddenly quickened, "Didn’t I ask you to call me by my name? We are husband and wife, why so distant?"

Shen Qinghe felt it was better to clear things up sooner rather than later, but facing Dongfang Wuya’s face, she instinctively wanted to obey his commands.

Their relationship was unequal from the start, and the inception of their marriage was not honorable.

Seeing Shen Qinghe fall silent suddenly, even the slow-witted Dongfang Wuya sensed something was amiss.

"Mr. Wuya, I feel we don’t really understand each other, perhaps we should end this marriage here..."

Before she could finish her words, Dongfang Wuya’s figure had already disappeared from her sight.

She stood dazed in the courtyard, finding herself at a loss whether to cry or laugh.

Xiao Bai hadn’t expected his master to return so soon, but seeing the master’s ashen face, he dared not make a sound, wondering if he should find a place to hide.

He thought that maybe, just maybe, the master had been abandoned by Fairy Qinghe—who, despite always being so generous, had suddenly become petty, holding a grudge against the master for what he had said in the Retrospective Space...

"Xiao Bai, where are you going?" Just as Xiao Bai turned around, he heard Dongfang Wuya’s chilling voice behind him.

Xiao Bai immediately stood up straight: "I’m not going anywhere, I’ll stay right here with the master."

He now envied Little Black, who didn’t have to face the master’s countenance all the time. Although the master was good-looking, it was scary when he was angry, and Xiao Bai feared most that in a rage the master might just erase him.

Dongfang Wuya glared at Xiao Bai with a dark expression, and Xiao Bai didn’t dare to meet his gaze, being especially quiet now, keeping silent when he wasn’t supposed to speak.

Even though he was so quiet, the master still didn’t let him go: "You understand Qinghe so well, can you think of a way to calm her down?"

At that moment, Xiao Bai felt extremely proud of himself for guessing correctly—it was indeed as he had thought.

"How about I go and test the waters with Fairy Qinghe?"

By the way, he could linger there and drag out his life until the master calmed down and then come back.

"Go ahead," Dongfang Wuya generously permitted.

No sooner had the words left his mouth than Xiao Bai had vanished without a trace.

As soon as he left, Dongfang Wuya recalled that Shen Zhiyao was currently at Bixiao Tower visiting Shen Zhuo, and he silently approached Shen Zhiyao from behind: "What did Qinghe tell you earlier?"

Startled by Dongfang Wuya’s voice, Shen Zhiyao gave a jump. She patted her chest and spoke frankly: "Some things are better said by Qinghe to Mr. Wuya, after all, I am an outsider..."

"How could you be an outsider? Shen Zhiyao, am I not your brother-in-law?" Dongfang Wuya’s voice rose eerily.

Shen Zhiyao suddenly really wanted to laugh.

Could it be that this Mr. Wuya, such a lofty figure, had been pull down from his pedestal by their little Xiao He? Now she didn’t feel the least bit intimidated by him—who would dare when she was the sister Qinghe valued the most?

"So long as the marriage has not taken place, Mr. Wuya is a stranger to me. In our family, Qinghe is in charge, and I listen to everything she says," Shen Zhiyao replied respectfully.

What’s this called? Before, when you were high and mighty, and now that you’re courting her, she’s out of your league. Xiao Hemiao doesn’t want to marry him now, could he really force Qinghe?

Holding onto a sliver of hope, Dongfang Wuya listened to Shen Zhiyao’s tone and knew he had truly been abandoned by Shen Qinghe.

How could that damned woman actually play him from start to finish?!

Furious, he swept away in a huff.

Shen Zhiyao looked at her peacefully sleeping father and joked: "Elder Shen could have had a son-in-law like Mr. Wuya, but alas, the Mr. Wuya in hand was let loose by Qinghe."

Unfortunately, Shen Zhuo was unaware and couldn’t respond to her.

Meanwhile, Xiao Bai arrived at the Simple Residence Courtyard, chatted casually for a while, and was just about to find a way to inquire about Shen Qinghe’s thoughts when Shen Qinghe knew that Xiao Bai had been sent by Dongfang Wuya.

"Tell Mr. Wuya for me that our marriage plan should be postponed for now. I feel that what I need to do at this moment is to focus on my cultivation, and I’m not considering other matters for the time being."

Xiao Bai’s face fell upon hearing these words: "Fairy Qinghe, are you really leaving the master? Don’t take what the master said in the Retrospective Space to heart, he didn’t mean it, at that time the master hadn’t yet fallen for the fairy..."

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Ha ha ha, even the geese have their days~~