Chapter 83 An Invisible Hand (2/2)
Yang Yunji gave the young lady a glance and looked back at Zhou Donghuang. “Medicine Master Zhou, I have something to tell my niece… you, could you leave us for now?”
“Mhm.”
Zhou Donghuang nodded indifferently and exited the room immediately as he prepared to leave.
However, as soon as he had exited the room and left the small courtyard, he heard the young lady’s scream of rage. “Fine! I’ll leave the Yang family! Even though I, Yang Zixi, may starve to death after leaving the Yang family, I will not agree to marry that playboy Shi Yu who toys with young girls!”
Hearing this, Zhou Donghuang paused, frowning slightly.
Soon, he saw the young lady rush out from the room in a huff, rivers of tears flowing down her beautiful cheeks, looking delicate and lovely even in her pitiful state.
“Big Brother Zhou.”
Seeing that Zhou Donghuang had not yet left, the young lady reached up to wipe the tears from her eyes, but the tears kept flowing.
Even though Zhou Donghuang had a thousand years of memories and had seen disasters and calamities, he could not help feeling pained seeing the young lady in this state.
“What happened?”
The young lady cried as she told him, “First Uncle wants me to marry that Shi Yu, and said if I do not agree, he will expel me from the Yang family!”
Now, the young lady’s voice was trembling, and it was obvious how emotional she was.
“How could he say such a thing?”
Zhou Donghuang frowned. “Could he just have been angry?”
“No.”
The young lady shook her head. “I know First Uncle, and he would not say something if he did not mean it.”
“Big Brother Zhou, I’ll take my leave to pack my things and get ready to leave the Yang family… now, I don’t wish to linger here a moment longer.”
The young lady stumbled off after wishing Zhou Donghuang, crying as she went and leaving a trail of tears behind her.
Zhou Donghuang’s face fell, and he entered the courtyard once more and went into Yang Yunji’s room.
“Why?”
Zhou Donghuang looked at Yang Yunji and asked in a low voice, “Do you know, Zixi respects you as a father… and you, in order to force her to marry someone she hates, would even expel her from the Yang family?”
“Medicine Master Zhou, this matter is the Yang family’s concern, don’t worry about it,” Yang Yunji replied indifferently to Zhou Donghuang question.
“Do you confirm… that what you said to her was not just to scare her?” Zhou Donghuang asked in a low voice.
“I am the patriarch of the Yang family, and my word is decisive. Why would I scare her?”
Yang Yunji smiled coldly. “Medicine Master Zhou, if you are able to advise her, please do so… if only she agrees to marry Young Master Shi, she will still be part of the Yang family and will continue to enjoy the blessings that come with it.”
Zhou Donghuang’s eyes gleamed coldly at Yang Yunji’s words, and not bothering to argue, he left and returned directly to his guest room. After Fu had packed up, he led Fu in search of the young lady.
When they found her, she was about to leave with Aunt Mei.
“Big Brother Zhou?”
Seeing Zhou Donghuang and Fu, the young lady and Aunt Mei could not help being stunned momentarily.
There were still traces of tears on the young lady’s face, and Aunt Mei’s face was full of rage.
“I am also about to leave the Yang family, let’s go together.”
Zhou Donghuang smiled.
As they walked out of the main entrance of the Yang family mansion, Zhou Donghuang asked the young lady, “Where do you intend to go next?”
She hesitated briefly before answering, “I… intend to go to a sister and stay with her temporarily.”
“I’ll send you over,” Zhou Donghuang said with a smile.
“Big Brother Zhou, you too do not have accommodation in the royal city at the moment… when I see my sister, I’ll get her to take you in too,” the young lady said as she dutifully forced out a smile.
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The entrance of the family mansion of the grand Zheng family.
“Young Mistress Zixi, our young mistress has instructed us… if you have come seeking shelter after being expelled from the Yang family, we are not to allow you in. We are also to advise you that an arm cannot be stronger than a leg, it is best that you marry Young Master Shi,” the Zheng family junior guarding the entrance told the young lady.
“Did she really say that?”
The young lady’s face turned pale.
“Yes.”
The Zheng family junior nodded.
…
The main entrance of the family mansion of the grand Xie family.
The young lady had been turned away again.
“Sister Zixi, our young mistress says, if you agree to marry Young Master Shi, you will both remain sisters… if not, the bond as sisters that you share will end here.”
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Zhou Donghuang followed the young lady as she encountered one setback after another.
It was as though there was an invisible hand pushing the young lady and forcing her to make the stark choice: Marry Young Master Shi of the Shi family or wander the streets.