Chapter 271 - Chapter 271: Chapter 279: Too Many Suspicions (1/2)
Chapter 271: Chapter 279: Too Many Suspicions
In The City these past few days, a juicy piece of news has been spreading around. Li Bonian was beaten up in a sack in the provincial capital for fighting with a rich Young Master over a brothel woman. It was said that the beating was severe. Not only was his face swollen like a pig’s head, but several of his ribs were broken, and there wasn’t a single spot on his body that hadn’t been hit. He has to lie in bed for two months before he can get up again.
“Really?” Su Wenyue raised her eyebrows, unconvinced of the story’s veracity. Li Bonian wouldn’t be that stupid, would he? To actually go seeking death in the prefecture, a place notorious for its deep waters. Even if he stirred up trouble there, his relative, Master Li Baihu, might not be able to save him.
“Madam, your servant has confirmed it. It’s true. At this moment, Master Li has already been carried back from the prefecture. When he entered Li Mansion, he was being carried in on a stretcher, and many people saw it,” Aunt Li said with a smile. She wasn’t usually one to gossip, but when it concerned Madam, and it was something that could let Madam blow off some steam, she naturally made sure to get the details.
“So it’s true. Poor Li Bonian. That Young Master must be quite a character, probably has some background too. But, this method with the sack sounds so familiar.”
Although there were reasons for the incident, and it happened in the prefecture, Su Wenyue couldn’t help but feel that it had something to do with Han Yu. Could it be because the method of revenge was exactly what she had mentioned the other day? Was she being too suspicious?
“Madam, what’s wrong?” Seeing that Su Wenyue didn’t react with the glee she had expected after hearing the news and instead seemed pensive, Aunt Li worried something was amiss and asked out of concern.
“Nothing much, I’m delighted. Li Bonian is a bad egg, and he got what he deserved. I only hate that I didn’t find out sooner, or else I could have also gone to watch the spectacle of Li Bonian lying on the stretcher looking like a beaten pig.” Su Wenyue came back to her senses and laughed as she spoke. As for the suspicions in her mind, she kept them to herself, still not sure about them, and of course did not share them with Aunt Li.
“This time Li Bonian really took a fall. But that Young Master, he’s bold enough. Doesn’t he fear retaliation for using such heavy-handed tactics? He’s definitely got some powerful backing, or maybe Li Bonian had offended too many people, and someone used this Young Master’s name to handle him. Husband, what do you think?”
That evening when Han Yu returned, Su Wenyue told him about the incident and watched his face for reactions. Unfortunately, she couldn’t see anything out of the ordinary, so she asked him outright.
Han Yu saw right through his Wife’s probing gaze. He found it somewhat amusing. The gap in their intellect—if he didn’t want to show it, she could look all she wanted and still not discover anything. She even tried to trap him with her words, but her scheming was too light to be of note to him.
“If you want to know something, you can just ask directly. There’s no need to stare at me like that, and don’t try to be cunning with me.” Han Yu looked at Su Wenyue with an amused expression, bluntly puncturing her little schemes.
Su Wenyue was slightly embarrassed: “Heh, you noticed, huh?”
Han Yu imitated Su Wenyue’s laugh twice before speaking: “You were staring at me without even blinking. If I hadn’t noticed, I’d be a fool.”
“So, tell me, did you have anything to do with what happened to Li Bonian?” Su Wenyue, having been caught out, wasn’t embarrassed but instead became straightforward, even poking Han Yu, which had become a habitual gesture for her.
“What do you think? For you, when I planned this trap, I specifically kept it so crude and simple that it took extra effort. Wife, after hearing the outcome, do you feel avenged?” Han Yu didn’t beat around the bush and admitted it outright.