Chapter 208 - Going Back To Mengxian (1/2)

Chapter 208: Going Back To Mengxian

When Ren Zhixian saw how she barged into his study room and surveyed every corner, even questioning him, he could not help but turn angry from shame, “How should I know! Maybe some fool took them away when cleaning the room!”

Shi Yumei laughed coldly and said, “Isn’t this place cleaned by Cui Bao? Which means she must be the one who took them away?”

Cui Bao was already feeling very uneasy. Upon hearing Shi Yumei, her knees went weak and she kneeled, “Please don’t be angry. Forgive me, but it isn’t me, it isn’t me!”

“Don’t point fingers without any evidence!” Ren Zhixian signalled Cui Bao to get up. He coughed once and said to Shi Yumei, “Maybe your brother was so vexed that he took them away! Forget them, I’ve always wanted to say this, and I’ll say this now! Since your family dislikes me, then I don’t want to stay here anymore. We’ll pack up and go back to Mengxian in two days!”

“What are you saying!” Shi Yumei threw away the thought of retrieving the things that were lost and said unbelievably, “Go back? Hmph, there isn’t even a place there to stand now, so where do you want us to stay! In what way did my mother and Fengju mistreat us, why are you maligning them!”

Ren Zhixian sneered and said, “They are naturally nice to you, the one they are not happy with is me! I, Ren Zhixian, still have some pride, I’m not going to wait for them to chase me before I leave! You are my wife, of course you have to follow me wherever I go! Hmph, I have many friends in Mengxian, it doesn’t matter which household we stay in temporarily, we’ll slowly find a suitable house there and rent! Hmph, even if I freeze or starve to death, I’m not going to continue to be put up with this resentment!”

“You must be crazy!” Shi Yumei’s body was trembling with anger. In her mother’s house, she was living a very spoilt life again, so why would she want to go back to suffer in Mengxian? But she was the wife of this person in front of her right now. If he wanted to leave, she had to follow him!

“You are the crazy one here! Wake up, this is Shi Household, not Ren Household. We have to go back eventually! In short, I have already decided! Tomorrow, you will tell your mother that we will be leaving in two days!” Ren Zhixian said decisively.

Shi Yumei panicked. She really didn’t want to leave this place! There is everything here, and there was no need for her to worry since her mother and brother would help her to resolve everything. These carefree days did not even last half a year, and she had to return to those messy days again?

Shi Yumei placed down her ego and begged Ren Zhixian while trying to convince him with benefits if they stayed. But would Ren Zhixian listen? That icy cold water poured on him during New Year’s Eve would never be erased from his mind. And what about the servants in their house? After that day of suffering, he had lost all respect and they had started to show signs of disdain towards him. He was infuriated but there was nothing he could do about it. With Cui Bao urging him endlessly, how he wished to return to Mengxian and feel free and contented!

“There’s a way to make me stay, “ Ren Zhixian chuckled coldly after hearing Shi Yumei persuade without stop, “Tell your brother to kowtow to me and apologize with a cup of tea, then I will forgive him and let what happened in the past stay in the past! Then I will remain and let you be filial to your mother, how about that?”

Shi Yumei was dumbfounded, and infuriated as well.

There was no way she’d suggest it to Shi Fengju in the first place and let him suffer from such grievance. Even if she were to suggest it, with his personality, he would definitely refuse to do it!

“You have nothing to say anymore, right?” Ren Zhixian grumbled and said, “If not, then do as I say! Don’t forget to let your mother know about this tomorrow!”

Shi Yumei turned completely stiff. She gritted her teeth and said, “Fine! I was the burdensome one in the first place, I shouldn’t have come back and added trouble for my mother and Fengju!”

Without waiting until the next day, Shi Yumei suggested to Wang Shi about them returning to Mengxian.

Wang Shi was curious and naturally asked why.

Shi Yumei certainly would not say that it was solely her husband’s idea. She came up with an excuse that Mengxian was her husband’s home, and it was only right to return after being away for so long.

Even though Wang Shi would not normally intervene in matters and wasn’t someone who would give too much thought, she was not a fool. Her daughter’s words seemed far-fetched and her complexion looked worse than normal, so she started questioning her. Initially, she thought it must’ve been because she heard some rumors in the household and had some grievances, so she called Sang Wan over to find out which servant had the impudence to speak badly about their masters behind their backs.

Now, things could no longer be kept in the dark. Without any choice, Shi Yumei relayed Ren Zhixian’s request to return without forgetting to exclude all the disgraceful words that he said. Her eyes soon turned red as she thought more about it.

Wang Shi could clearly see her unwillingness to leave, but she remained steadfast in her decision. Wang Shi immediately knew her son-in-law must be the one responsible which made her very unhappy. However, she was unable to bring herself to flare up as her daughter refused to say anything mean about him.

“Since this is what you want, then let’s wait for Fengju to come back first!” Wang Shi could only sigh.

On the same day when Shi Fengju returned home, Wang Shi requested for someone to call him over. Hearing that his big sister insisted on leaving, Shi Fengju said without any further thoughts, “I suppose Brother-in-law must be complaining about the lack of freedom in our household? Since he insists, then so be it. You can pack up and I will have someone send all of you off when you’re ready to leave!”

Shi Yumei froze. Although deep down she felt a little disappointed, she forced a smile and thanked her brother.

However, Wang Shi was unhappy about the decision and complained to Shi Fengju, “How can you speak this way? Do you only have eyes for your wife? Do you no longer care about others?”