My Childhood Sweetheart Is a Crazy Beauty-Chapter 34 - Ending with Resentment
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In that instant, Tang Wanqiu’s face was ashen.
“I am in a consensual relationship with Brother Mingcheng!”
Tang Wanqiu managed to utter just this one sentence, standing like a small white flower in the cold wind, trying hard to hold her head high to prove her rightness.
Unfortunately…
It was the dead of winter, and of all places she could have taken root, she had to sprout in the middle of a path that everyone needed to walk on—getting trampled was hardly surprising!
Tang Chuxia, however, was curious about what Tang Wanqiu’s true intention was behind this act.
Based on what they had seen last night, Tang Wanqiu definitely wasn’t acting out of love-blinded foolishness.
“Is she trying to sicken you?”
Young Aunt’s comment enlightened Tang Chuxia.
Right!
Tang Wanqiu was indeed trying to disgust her, drive her mad—let’s not forget she had been drugged before.
Unfortunately, there wasn’t much time left; the soy juice swapped by Second Brother was still under investigation, and it was unclear what drug had been used.
“Young Aunt, in a moment I’ll pretend to faint.
Whatever you do, do not let Tang Wanqiu touch me.
Hoist me up and rush out, saying we’re heading to the hospital!” Tang Chuxia whispered a plan to Young Aunt as her eyes darted back and forth.
Young Aunt, surprised, was about to ask why when she saw Tang Chuxia whispering, “Don’t ask, you’ll understand in a moment!”
No sooner had she finished speaking than she let out a cry and collapsed onto Young Aunt.
Young Aunt was startled by Tang Chuxia’s sudden act but managed to catch her swiftly, shouting towards the outside, “Stop the scolding, Xiaxia has fainted!!!”
The courtyard was thrown into chaos.
The men from the back of the house also heard the commotion and ran over.
Seeing Tang Chuxia’s pale face and her unconscious state, particularly Tang Jianguo and Tang Jianjun, the two brothers, kicked away Hu Mingcheng who had followed, snatched up Tang Chuxia, and were about to pinch her philtrum.
“What’s this?” Young Aunt was anxious.
If they pinched her philtrum, Tang Chuxia’s feigned fainting would be exposed, wouldn’t it?
She quickly snatched Tang Chuxia back, barking at the two nephews, “Don’t mess about, take Xiaxia to the hospital!”
Tang Jianjun bellowed, “Give her medicine first!”
Saying so, he took out medicine he carried with him and tried to put it into Tang Chuxia’s mouth.
Young Aunt, in increasing panic and covered in sweat, covered Tang Chuxia’s mouth and shouted, “Do you give medicine randomly?
Look at Xiaxia’s condition, her lips are turning black, her hands are trembling—better go to the hospital!”
Tang Jianjun still tried to take her, but Tang Jianguo by his side noticed something amiss, held back the frenzied Tang Jianjun, and said to Young Aunt, “Auntie, I’ll carry Xiaxia to the hospital first!”
Young Aunt opened her mouth to protest but before she could speak, Tang Jianguo had already hoisted up Tang Chuxia on his back, calling Tang Jianjun to head to the hospital with him.
Madam Tang also wanted to follow, but Young Aunt held her back.
“Oh my, let the children go first, don’t you still have things to deal with here?”
Madam Tang, too frantic to care about her emotions, said, “Sister-in-law, it’s not your child, so you’re not in a rush, right?
It’s Xiaxia, if anything happens to her, I’ll never be able to live with myself!”
Tears streaming down, Madam Tang ran out after them.
Young Aunt touched her nose, feeling somewhat sheepish: “How can I not be worried!”
But she just couldn’t muster up the urgency, it was all too fake.
All the others rushed out, Tang Wanqiu and Hu Mingcheng exchanged glances—Tang Wanqiu with a grief-stricken disbelief, Hu Mingcheng simply bewildered.
Why had she fainted?
There was also a tinge of relief.
Thankfully, he hadn’t married her yet; otherwise, wouldn’t he be saddled with the reputation of a husband who brings misfortune to his wife?
Regardless of what those two thought, with Tang Chuxia having fainted, the family busied themselves taking care of her and paid no attention to them.
“Brother Mingcheng, did I do something wrong?
I only wanted the family to know that we were together!”
Tang Wanqiu clutched Hu Mingcheng’s hand, her eyes pitiful.
Hu Mingcheng, remembering moments of tenderness between them, had his initial anger quelled considerably.
Reaching back, he took hold of her hand, “It’s not your fault, they are just too biased!”
They seemed to forget how repulsive their actions were to others.
The grandmother, seeing the intimate glances they exchanged as if no one else was there, couldn’t hide her disgust, “Since you think our family is biased, from now on, don’t bother coming back!
Get out!”
Tang Wanqiu hastily released Hu Mingcheng’s hand and began to explain anxiously, “Grandma, that’s not what I meant.
I just wanted the same love and affection that my sister has!”
The grandmother let out a snort, her gaze falling upon Hu Mingcheng, “The same love and affection as your sister?
So you start by stealing men?
I used to think your mother was wrong to hit you, but now it seems that you have brought this upon yourself.
And your grandparents both were respectable people; how could they have raised a child as shameless as you?”
The old lady’s suspicious eyes roamed over Tang Wanqiu, then she suddenly spoke, “I remember when you were little, you had a pink scar on your shoulder blade.
Show it to me to make sure you haven’t been switched with someone else.”
Tang Wanqiu’s hand hidden in her sleeve clenched tightly, her pupils contracted sharply, fortunately, her eyelids were lowered, making it hard to notice.
“Grandma, are you suspecting me?
Although I’m not my mother’s biological child, I was still raised by my grandparents.
How can you say such things?”
Her tears flowed freely, the image of aggrievement personified.
The grandmother maintained a stern face, “I’m tired and have no desire to deal with you.
You know best whether you are who you say you are!”
Tang Wanqiu had no choice but to pull Hu Mingcheng out with her.
Once they reached the street outside, Hu Mingcheng, still puzzled, asked, “Wanqiu, unless I’m mistaken, you don’t have a scar on your shoulder, do you?”
They had slept together just that morning, and despite the thrills of their forbidden tryst during broad daylight, Hu Mingcheng clearly remembered that there were no scars on her skin that he touched.
Tang Wanqiu’s facial muscles stiffened for a moment, then she quickly retorted, “You remembered wrong, we had our clothes on this morning.
You were so focused on doing that thing, you must not have seen.”
Hu Mingcheng still had his doubts, but upon seeing Tang Wanqiu’s tears, he immediately became flustered, “I must have seen it wrong, don’t cry!”
After soothing her and leaving, a group of people emerged again at the end of the alley.
“Let’s hear it, what was this performance all about?”
Tang Jianjun held Tang Chuxia’s head, questioning her in annoyance.
He was genuinely frightened just now.
Tang Chuxia stuck out her tongue playfully, “Second Brother, don’t be mad.
You forgot about the soybean juice incident this morning?
I figured Tang Wanqiu, disregarding the shame of being humiliated by us, came to see if I had really gotten into trouble.”
Tang Jianjun furrowed his brows, “How would it benefit her if you got into trouble?
Besides, if you were genuinely sick, you wouldn’t be able to go to the countryside, and that’s what she wants for you, right?
Why would she then wish you to be ill?”
The contradiction baffled the entire group.
Tang Chuxia stroked her chin, pretending to be contemplative, “Is there a possibility that she doesn’t actually want me to go to the countryside but rather wants to see me struggle in despair until I die with resentment?”
Before she could bask in the group’s approval of her deduction, she received a flick on the forehead.
