Chapter 36 Wolf's Lair Original Release Network

  From this chapter on, all "g", "bed" will be uniformly replaced with "" (same pronunciation, same meaning)

  Cao saw the figure at the door, but Lin Mengyan had her back to the door and was completely unaware. Her mind was only on getting rid of Cao. When she realized that Cao seemed to want to let go, she grabbed his wrist with one hand and bit down hard.

  "Shen Da Ye." Cao endured the pain and didn't shake off Lin Mengyan.

  Lin Mengyan was frightened by the three words "Shen Dàye" and her soul flew away, she stiffened. She opened her mouth but didn't have the courage to turn back.

  All along, she knew she couldn't compare to Lin Xiyuan's beauty, so in front of Shen Jinglu, she was always warm and gentle, delicate and sensible, a perfect lady. She wanted to use the word "virtuous" to surpass Lin Xiyuan, she wanted to tell Shen Jinglu that apart from beauty, Lin Xiyuan had no place that could compare to her.

  At this moment, she doesn't need a mirror to know that her hair is disheveled and she looks like a madwoman. She wants to cry but can't produce any tears, and feels like digging a hole in the ground to bury herself.

  At the moment of Lin Mengyan's regret and remorse, Cao Shi had already stepped forward to pay respects to Shen Jinglun. She did not conceal the scratches on her face, but instead deliberately turned her head and said: "Shen Daren please forgive us, our family's eldest young lady has been sleeping without waking up, I just didn't want people with ulterior motives..."

  "You, you're talking nonsense, who's being sinister?" Lin Mengyan shouted in anger, suddenly turning around and pointing at Cao Shi to accuse: "Big brother-in-law, it was her, she was the one who started it first!" Thinking of her current appearance, she stopped abruptly, lowered her head with force, and suddenly let out a loud wail, squatting on the ground and bursting into tears.

  Shen Jinglun stood quietly at the door from start to finish, expressionless, as if everyone around him didn't exist. Until Lin Mengyan burst into loud sobs, he lowered his head and glanced at her, fixing his gaze on Cao Shi's body.

  Cao felt his gaze and involuntarily swallowed a mouthful of saliva, as a chill rose from the bottom of her heart. She had prepared a belly full of "grievances" and vowed to get compensation for the medicine fee. She had already thought it through - if the Shen family was stingy with their silver, she would make a big scene, and barefooted people were not afraid of those wearing shoes.

  Unfortunately, even though she had a clear goal and was full of confidence, at that moment she couldn't utter a single word, only feeling her scalp numb, and she didn't even dare to lift her head.

  Shen Jinglun's gaze did not linger on Cao's body for long. He turned his head to look around, and asked in a low voice: "Where is he?"

  "Master." The steward of the front yard, Shen Qiang, rushed over in a hurry, sweating all over, and stuttered to explain: "Back to Master, Wen Zhu is..."

  "Summon the butler to see me." Shen Jinglin's voice was low and thick, his tone not mixed with a hint of displeasure, yet it suffocated people.

  As soon as he finished speaking, two maidservants emerged from the side chamber, one carrying a steaming bowl of medicine and the other holding a small dish of candied fruit and a cup of honey water. The two saw the scene in front of the door, exchanged a glance, quickly took a few steps forward, and with a "thud" knelt down on the steps, saying in unison: "We servants deserve to die, please forgive us, master."

  Cao's eyes suddenly cleared, and he finally found his voice. He said to Shen Jinglin: "Mr. Shen, our eldest miss has not woken up yet. I was just worried about the eldest miss, not intentionally preventing Miss Lin from visiting..."

  "You're talking nonsense, it was you who hit me!" Lin Mengyan cried out in grievance, feeling wronged to the extreme. Even though she looked disheveled, she had been crying for so long, how could Shen Jinglun not support her, and not even offer a word of comfort? "Big brother-in-law," she called out pitifully, "Hei Xiaojie is big sister's cousin, I visited her simply because I care..."

  "Shen Da Ye." Cao knelt down on one knee, "As for what really happened, you can ask Bai Miao..."

  "Eldest sister-in-law, they are a family, of course they will cover for their own..."

  "Justice is in people's hearts." Cao raised his face, pointing to the scratch on his cheek and said: "Miss Lin Er, can't these wounds be self-inflicted?"

  "You hit me first!"

  "Where did I hit you? Mr. Shen is not convenient to check, the Shen family has many maids, otherwise find a doctor also!"

  "You!" Lin Mengyan was furious and said to Shen Jinglu in a sorrowful tone: "Brother-in-law, is it because sister is not here that you let outsiders bully me..."

  "That's enough!" Shen Jinglin slightly furrowed his brow, a look of displeasure on his face, and muttered in a low voice: "The dead are more important."

  Lin Mengyan was stunned, and even Cao Shi was dazed. Shen Jinglin's tone seemed to imply that mentioning Lin Xiyue at this moment was a blasphemy against her.

  In the brief silence, the two maids of the Shen family still knelt respectfully at the foot of the steps; Lin Mengyan sat at the door with disheveled hair; when Cao's wife knelt down, she was facing Shen Jinglun, but he had already avoided her.

  Shen Jinglun glanced at Bai Miao, who was standing inside the house with her hands and feet tied up, then glanced over her shoulder at He Huan on the soft couch, before turning to Qian Daifu, whose face was full of embarrassment. "Qian Daifu," he said politely, "I'm really sorry for disturbing your peaceful night's sleep." As he spoke, he bowed to apologize, and continued, "Thank you for treating Miss He. I'll send someone to escort you home right away, and I'll come visit you another day to thank you in person." Although he was thanking Qian Daifu on behalf of the He family, he referred to He Huan as "Miss He".

  Qian Dafu exchanged a few pleasantries with Shen Jinglun, then turned and left. As he was about to leave, he glanced at Lin Mengyan, his eyes showing sympathy. The Shen family had always been strict in their management of the servants, but just now, when he wanted to call someone to stop Lin Mengyan and Cao Shi, he couldn't find a single servant, only to run into Shen Jinglun instead.

  Qian Dafu didn't want to guess the inside story, but Lin Mengyan had always claimed to be a talented and virtuous woman. Now look at her, her clothes were wrinkled, her hair was disheveled, she looked like a country girl crying and complaining. After today, would she still have the face to appear in front of Shen Jinglun?

  Qian Daifu sighed and was supported by Shen's family servant as he left. He had only taken two steps when he saw the steward, Shen Zhihua, hurrying over with Lin Guoqiang and his wife following behind him.

  Madam Wu saw her daughter with a messy hair and dirty face, and also saw Madam Cao and two maids from the Shen family kneeling on the ground. She felt that her daughter had been bullied. She stepped forward past her husband, just about to speak, but was pulled back by Lin Guqing.

  Shen Jinglun pretended not to see the couple's behavior and bowed to Lin Guoqiang and his wife, saying calmly: "Second Uncle, Second Aunt, Second Miss is unwell, I'll arrange a carriage to send you home immediately."

  "Expel the guest?" Lin Gu Qing and his wife exchanged a glance, both staring at their daughter.

  Lin Mengyan was also startled by the voice "Second Miss". Shen Jinglin, although cold in temperament, had never publicly driven her away before, and had always addressed her as "Second Aunt". She was anxious and resentful, and didn't care that there were many people watching, stumbling and running towards Shen Jinglin, sobbing to explain: "Brother-in-law, don't be angry, today's matter is really not my fault, it's the He family being too overbearing, if you don't believe me, you can ask Doctor Qian." As she spoke, she reached out to grab Shen Jinglin's sleeve.

  Shen Jinglun quietly took a step back, not saying a word. Madame Wu hastily pulled her daughter close, Lin Guqing stood in front of the two, smiling as he said to Shen Jinglun, "Come visit Shen Nianxi again another day."

  When Lin Mengyan was pulled away by her parents, Cao looked at Shen Jinglin's profile and stared blankly. She had always thought that He Bai Xian was one of the top two handsome men in Jicheng City before he passed away, but after seeing Shen Jinglin, He Bai Xian's appearance could only be considered "passable".

  At this time, during Lin Xiyuan's seventh day of mourning, Shen Jinglin wore a plain-colored Taoist robe with a dark blue hemp belt around his waist. There was no decoration on his body, but he had an upright posture and elegant demeanor. Even in such simple attire, he was still a dazzling man. Moreover, his eyes were deep, his nose was high, and his thin lips and sword-like eyebrows made him look even more majestic, despite his pale skin.

  Cao's eyes were fixed on him, and when Shen Jinglin looked over at her, she hastily lowered her head, a faint blush rising to her cheeks.

  Shen Jinglin glanced at her lightly and turned to instruct Shen Zhihua, "Since Doctor Qian said that He Dajie is not seriously injured, when she wakes up, arrange a carriage and send someone to escort them home."

  Upon hearing this, the red glow on Cao's face immediately dissipated. She took a deep breath, licked her lips, and her eyes rolled around in circles, with only two words in her mind: silver.

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