Chapter 1 – I’ve changed my mind (2/2)

Chen Chang Sheng didn’t know why Madam Xu replied “Is that so”. He stood up and reached into his pocket once again, wanting to give back the marriage vow. Since he decided to do so, he didn’t want to waste anymore time.

But his action caused another misunderstanding. Madam Xu looked at him and her eyes turned colder, “I do not accept this marriage, even if you take out the marriage vow, it is of no use.”

Chen Chang Sheng didn’t expect to hear this, he was stunned for a moment.

“The Elderly Master was saved by your Master and thus, settled this marriage…… It seems to be a fancy tale?”

Madam Xu looked at him and continued coldly, “But it is nothing more than just a tale, a drama. It can’t happen in real life. Who would believe this?”

Chen Chang Sheng wanted to explain that his intention was to forfeit the marriage. But after hearing these insulting words and seeing the disdainful expression on Madam Xu’s face, he couldn’t open his mouth. His hand was still in his pocket, touching the marriage vow written by the Prime Minister. The paper contained the birth date and time of a certain young girl.

“After the Elderly Master passed away four years ago, this marriage doesn’t exist anymore.”

Madam Xu looked at the youngster in front of her and continued, “I know you are a smart person, then we should talk like smart people. The thing you should worry about is not continuing this marriage, but rather how you can obtain enough compensation for giving up on the marriage. What do you think of my suggestion?”

Chen Chang Sheng took his hand out of the pocket but the marriage vow wasn’t in his fingers. “Can I ask why?”

“Why? That is not a question a smart person would ask.”

Madam Xu looked at him expressionlessly and said, “Because, although your Master’s medical techniques are good, he is still nothing more than a normal Taoist, but we are the family of the Divine General. Because you are just a poor youngster who can only afford to wear an old Taoist robe while my daughter is the daughter of the Divine General. Because you are just a ordinary person and the Divine General’s Estate is not a place where ordinary people belong. Is my explanation clear enough?”

Chen Chang Sheng’s hands clutched tightly but his voice didn’t shake. “It’s clear.”

Madam Xu looked at the young face and decided to add a little more pressure. She knew what the smart and prideful youngster couldn’t stand. A little later she expect him to voluntarily give up on the marriage.

She placed the tea cup upon the table. She stood up and said. “The tea on your table is Butterfly Tea, it is worth five silver taels every 50 grams. The teacup is from the Imperial Kilns, it is more expensive than gold. The tea is cold, you didn’t drink it, which means you are not worthy of the tea. You are just grass in rotten mud. You are not fine china, you are just broken fragments. You want to change your life by marrying into the Divine General’s family? I’m sorry, it may please you, but I am not pleased.”

Madam Xu’s was calm. Although she didn’t try to sound mean, she had already pushed him into the ground. She didn’t speak with an intentionally condescending attitude, but instead the words felt like someone watching an ant from the sky.

These feelings were all received by Chen Chang Sheng.

Clearly it was all an insult. Especially when she said he was trying to change his life by marrying into the Divine General’s family. It was unacceptable for any prideful youngster. To get back at her, most people would choose to argue angrily and take out the marriage vow, ripping it in half and throwing it upon Madam Xu’s face, perhaps even spitting a few times.

That would be the scene Madam Xu wanted to see – if it wasn’t because that marriage vow was too unique, she wouldn’t have needed to think deeply on how to solve this issue.

The room was silent with no noise in sight.

She stared coldly at Chen Chang Sheng and waited for his outburst.

Yet, events completely fell outside of her expectations.

Chen Chang Sheng looked at Madam Xu calmly and said, “I believe you are mistaken. My trip to the Divine General’s Estate was togive back the marriage vow to you. I wanted to forfeit the marriage from the start.”

The room was silent again.

The wind blew into the room and the leaves were swirling in the air.

Madam Xu was surprised, “Say that one more time?”

She didn’t notice that her voice was nervous, yet relieved. She didn’t care if the youngster was trying to cover up his embarrassment or wanted to forfeit the marriage, she wanted the promise to be nullified.

Chen Chang Sheng looked at her seriously and said, “Actually…..I came to forfeit the marriage.”

At the corner of the room, the nanny’s expression changed.

Madam Xu’s expression didn’t change, but her hand landed on her chest.

The entire estate seemed to lighten up at this moment.

But Chen Chang Sheng’s expression became serious.

He said, “But now…….I’ve changed my mind.”

The wind in the estate turned cold again. The mood became oppressive.

Madam Xu suddenly felt that she had done something wrong.

She forcefully suppressed the uneasy feeling and tried to sound warm, “Why say this? If you’ve already thought it through, then why not……..”

Before she could finish, she discovered that the youngster had no intention to continue to listening to her words.

Chen Chang Sheng picked up his luggage from the floor and put it on his back. He walked straight out of the room.