Chapter 15 - 15 Chapter 15: Waiting for Regret (2/2)
Feeling the chilling menace in Han Yu’s words and recalling the increasingly ruthless tactics of Lord Han later on, Su Wenyue shivered uncontrollably and replied in a defeated tone, “I, of course, wouldn’t dare. It’s just that…”
“Just what?”
“It’s just, I was only making a hypothetical point. What if I didn’t entertain such thoughts and others came to tempt me? You know how beautiful I am; certainly, those with ulterior motives will target me. Then, you can’t blame me.”
Su Wenyue was determined not to fall for that man’s seduction in this life, or even to see the man who had caused her pain for most of her previous lifetime. However, some things were beyond her control, much like her initial encounter with that man.
Looking back, those so-called chance meetings had all been orchestrated by him—how else could they have been so coincidental? She had never met him before that, so how had he fixed his sights on her? Given that man’s flirtatious nature and fondness for seduction, even if she tried to avoid him, it was likely he would still initiate contact with her and lead to misunderstandings. Su Wenyue was preparing Han Yu in advance, just in case.
Han Yu didn’t know what to say. What on earth was this girl thinking? It must be that she’d been reading too many storybooks and thought she was acting in a play. Without holding back, he flicked her on the forehead.
“Ha, Su Wenyue, you really think too highly of yourself. You might be a little prettier than the village girls, but you are far from comparing to those young ladies from noble families in the city. You actually believe you are a peerless beauty capable of toppling nations, making men dream about you,” Han Yu insulted Su Wenyue while dripping with sarcasm, although deep down he knew what she said might not be entirely imaginations without basis. Suddenly, he felt that a woman’s beauty was a hassle.
Su Wenyue, confident in her own beauty, was not at all fazed by the put-down. She was still growing, after all. In a few years, she would become even more beautiful than she was now. Otherwise, why would that man be captivated by her beauty in the past, going against his principles just to pursue a married woman? But it seemed Han Yu was a man who cared little for women, otherwise, facing a woman like her, how could he remain unmoved and speak such words?
Although Su Wenyue believed in her beauty, she was rather annoyed by Han Yu’s dismissive attitude. Knowing full well his temperament, she couldn’t help but provoke him, “I may not be a peerless beauty capable of toppling nations, but across the whole Xinye County, there aren’t many as pretty as me. It’s just that you fail to appreciate it. If I really were to elope, you’d be the one regretting it!”
In her past life, that was precisely what she had done. Although most of the fault lay with her, Han Yu was not without blame. She had been dazzled by wealth and sweet-talked by that man, driven by a desire to retaliate against Han Yu. The moment she left the Han Family, she had even felt a vengeful satisfaction, her only guilt being for her son, who was not yet three years old.
Han Yu initially thought Su Wenyue was just being playful, but as she went on without a clue, he darkened. He knew only too well what his wife looked like. The day he unveiled her wedding cover, he had indeed been startled by Su Wenyue’s beauty, but the moment was short-lived, quickly quenched by her disdain and presumptuous words.
“Just stay at home properly and don’t cause me any troubles. As for the outside world, if anyone dares to make a move on you, I will certainly take care of it! But if you dare to climb over the wall, can you imagine the consequences? Should I hang you up and beat you, or should I hand you over to the Village Chief to be drowned in a pond, or maybe send you to the Government to be dealt with according to the laws of the Daming Dynasty?”