Chapter 88 The Two Jealous Women in the Duke’s Manor (2/2)
”Cousin, go back first. I still have something on.” Sima Lingyun felt awkward when he saw how Yun Yiqiu was glaring at Mo Xuemin angrily. He coughed and walked up to Yun Yiqiu and tried to gently persuade her to leave so that Mo Xuemin could leave. His meeting Mo Xuemin was a secret and it would be troublesome if a fuss was made.
”Cousin, the matter that you have on is to be together with her. Who is this s.l.u.t? Why is she here in your room in the middle of the night…” Yun Yiqiu's mind was blank with only Mo Xuemin's beautiful face in her mind. She did not care about anything else and the anger that she had held back earlier erupted. She pointed at Mo Xuemin and could not stop herself from shouting shrilly.
Her usually gentle face twisted furiously under the light. It scared Sima Lingyun so much that he rushed up to hug her while covering her mouth with his hand.
The sharp voice traveled far in the silent night. Mo Xiu, the carriage bearers and the servants were resting in the yard beside. They heard the voice and all rushed in.
When they entered, they saw Mo Xuemin leaving in a hurry with her veil on. When she saw them approaching, she got onto the carriage. Mo Xiu heaved a sigh of relief when she saw that there was no one else around them. She called for the carriage to leave and the two carriage bearers lifted the carriage with Mo Xuemin in it and hurried out of the estate while Mo Xiu followed beside the carriage with her head down.
The study's door was half-closed. Sima Lingyun covered Yun Yiqiu's mouth and coaxed her gently in a soft voice, ”Qiu'er, be good. We don't have a relations.h.i.+p like you think. I really needed her help which was why I did that. Look, if I really liked her, why didn't I just take her to see mother but have to meet her as if we were having an affair?”
Tears streamed down Yun Yiqiu's face under Sima Lingyun's large hand. Her voice was m.u.f.fled because Sima Lingyun covered her mouth. One could only vaguely hear her saying, ”Cousin, cousin.” Her weak voice coupled with her messy hair on her pale face made one's heart hurt for her.
Qiu'er, don't be angry, listen to me alright?” Sima Lingyun wanted to let her go but was afraid that her sharp voice might lead someone to come over and ruin things. He covered her mouth and asked her repeatedly.
Yun Yiqiu almost could not breathe under his large hand. Her health had always been poorly and she had always needed a lot of medication. She felt dizzy and her ears buzzed. The only sensation she felt was herself nodding forcefully. She feared that she would suffocate if Sima Lingyun did not let go.
Sima Lingyun pulled Yun Yiqiu into his embrace the moment he released her. He patted her heaving shoulders as she gasped for air and said gently, ”Qiu'er, be good, don't make a fuss. You aren't thinking of that, are you? If someone finds out, I have to marry her. I don't want to marry her. I just want to marry you.”
He said this very gently with eyes full of emotion. His gentle voice was like the running waters in spring, calming down Yun Yiqiu quickly. That's right. If she made a fuss, her cousin would be embarra.s.sed. The woman would have to enter the manor because of this. Even though she did not know who the woman was, Yun Yiqiu knew that this was not the time to make a fuss.
Even though Yun Yiqiu had never seen Mo Xuetong's face, she knew that the woman earlier was not the one her cousin wanted to marry. Her figure was completely different from Third Miss Mo when she saw her last. Even though Yun Yiqiu was jealous of Third Miss Mo, she did not hate her.
Her cousin had told her several times that she was the only one in his heart. That woman was just an object. She was an object that could help the Duke's Manor flourish again.
She would naturally be abandoned by her cousin when she is no longer useful!
However, who is the woman she saw earlier? Why did she come into her cousin's room in the middle of the night? If she had not heard wrongly, her cousin intended to let her be the d.u.c.h.ess. How could this be? Yun Yiqiu's heart that had just calmed down earlier began to despair.
That position was hers! It could only be hers!
”Cousin, who is she. Tell me who she is.” Yun Yiqiu turned around in Sima Lingyun's embrace and asked him stubbornly, pulling on his sleeve.
”Qiu'er, alright, be good. She is just a working partner of mine. I will only have you in my heart forever. Good cousin, good Qiu'er. Go back first. I still have something on later and cannot keep you company.” How could Sima Lingyun tell Yun Yiqiu about his relations.h.i.+p with Mo Xuemin? He thought of how he still had something on later and that it would be troublesome if Yun Yiqiu was around. He glanced at the maid standing by the door and motioned for her to take Yun Yiqiu away.
In order to coordinate with Mo Xuemin's plan, he had to prepare. Otherwise, it would be a waste of their previous efforts if he had not prepared sufficiently here. There must not be any more mistakes this time.
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