Picking Up a General to Plow the Fields

Chapter 348: Heartbroken

“…” Ah Jian didn’t say anything, could he say that he actually didn’t mean that? Su Xin’er would have found out about Cui Shao Xi visiting Fang Zhou eventually, it would be impossible to hide forever.
Su Xin’er was always watching Cui Shao Xi closely, it was surprising that she hadn’t figured it out earlier!

What he felt was suspicious was that Su Xin’er and Cui Shao Xi arriving at the same time was too coincidental! One came to cause trouble and the other just happened to come right after? If there was no trick behind this, who would believe it?

Eventually, only the two of them were left and Lian Fang Zhou felt even more embarrassed then before.

She, who had always been able to calm down no matter what problem she was facing, who had not even changed her face when her whole world had collapsed, was finally not calm!

Panicking, she didn’t know where to put her hands and her face felt so hot, it was like she had a fever.

“Ah… Ah Jian…” Lian Fang Zhou said with difficulty, a terrible smile on her face: “I’m so sorry… over nothing, I pulled you in again…”

Hearing her speak, who knew why but Ah Jian actually felt a little disappointed.
He suddenly raised his head to look at her.
Under the sun, his sculpted, sharp face became more three-dimensional and his thin lips were pursed.
He shook his head and smiled: “That eldest lady of the Su family is a lunatic, don’t worry about it!”

“Hmm.” Lian Fang Zhou let out a long sigh of relief.
She felt relieved but at the same time… lost.

Forcibly suppressing this feeling, she said: “If she comes to make trouble again, you should not show up and avoid her! I think I can solve this matter by myself!”

Ah Jian groaned but finally nodded and said, “Alright.”

She smiled.
“Ah Ze and Steward Qin must be anxious, let’s go over.”

They walked down and Lian Ze, Qin Feng, and the others hurriedly greeted them.

Calming the crowd, Lian Fang Zhou asked Qin Feng to send additional manpower to patrol the fields.
Lian Ze and Ah Jian looked at each other: It seemed there were not enough traps!

Seeing the palm print on Sun Ming’s face, Lian Fang Zhou was shocked.
When she heard what had happened, she apologized repeatedly.

That Sun Xin’er temperament really couldn’t be understood by ordinary people!

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Inside the carriage, Su Xin’er was crying in Ju Li’s arms.

At first, Ju Li had called out “Miss” to comfort her but seeing that she was crying so hard, she didn’t hear a word she said, she finally stopped trying to persuade her and only gently patted her back while she sobbed.

How could Su Xin’er not feel devastated?

Although she knew her cousin had never accepted her feelings and had only rejected her with impatience over and over again, he had never yelled at her like he had today.
He had really wanted to protect some other woman!

As soon as the layer of window paper had been peeled back, she could not longer deceive herself.
Her wishful thinking and hopes were shattered like soap bubbles.

She knew that her cousin would definitely never give her a good face again and would not be willing to accept her, so what hope did she have?

All of this was Lian Fang Zhou’s fault! If it wasn’t for her, how could Cousin treat her like this?

“Ju Li! You tell me, that country girl who shows her face all day and mixes with men, what’s so good about her? How can she compare to me? Why would my cousin scold me to protect her! Wuu, cousin has never treated me that way but for her…” Si Xin’er only felt that her world had collapsed and there was another wave of tears.

“Miss…” Ju Li murmured but she was unable to speak for a while.

She had served Su Xin’er since she was a child, she knew exactly how spiteful and selfish this eldest lady was.
She loved to cry when she was wronged and inevitably her family members would coax and persuade her in every possible way until she laughed again.

To put it bluntly, her previous crying was just acting like a baby.

Only, this time, she was really crying.
The kind of sadness and despair that made your heart sore.

As Ju Li listened, her eyes were also moist.

“Miss, the young master, he is just trying something fresh for a way.
He, with his character, how could he really fall in love with a country girl? Miss, don’t be sad…” Ju Lu comforted.

Su Xin’er shook her head, choked, and said: “You don’t understand, you don’t understand! I know my cousin too well! I can tell he his serious! He is very serious!”

Ju Li sneered: “So what? It’s impossible for the Cui family to have such a daughter-in-law! Even if she is a concubine, who will care about her?”

Su Xin’er bit her lip and wiped away her tears but did not speak.
Even if she was a concubine, it still wouldn’t help.

Her cousin had her in his heart, it wouldn’t help!

The carriage was rolling when the servant sitting beside the driver suddenly exclaimed: “Young Master Cui!”

Su Xin’er was overjoyed and hurriedly pulled back the curtain of the carriage, raising her small face and called out timidly: “Cousin…”

Her face was very delicate like a beautiful melon seed and covered with pearl like tears.
Her eyes were wet and slightly red and swollen.
She looked so pitiful and cute but Cui Shao Xi’s eyes only showed disgust.
Coldly, he said: “If you are dissatisfied, direct it at me! Don’t go out to bother others, otherwise don’t blame me for not considering our relationship as relatives!”

Stunned, Su Xin’er’s heart, which was already full of cracks, broken into pieces in an instant with a ‘bang’.

The despair and grief in her eyes was overwhelming.
Full of disbelief, as if she had been stabbed by the most trusted person in her heart, she stuttered: “Cousin… you, you, what did you say? You—”

“Su Xin’er, don’t force me!” Cui Shao Xi’s gaze came down but his handsome face was tight.
He raised his eyebrow coldly: “You know that I have never liked you, I will not marry you.”

Su Xin’er’s face went pale, as if all of her strength had been sucked away.
She leaned weakly against Ju Li; her fists were clenched so tight, her palms were bleeding.

“Is it because of Lian Fang Zhou?” She asked, gritting her teeth.
She raised her head.
Her eyes were full of tears, causing his reflection to fragment.
It was rare for her to be so stubborn in front of him but she insisted on not crying.

Cui Shao Xi stared at her for a long time: “Even without her, I would never marry you.
I don’t like you and I have never been a person to force myself!”

Although he didn’t answer directly, he still answered her.

Su Xin’er weakly lowered the curtain and closed her eyes, tears falling down like a flood.