NFBE Chapter 20 is nothing more than a matter of personal desire.
Chapter 20 is nothing more than a matter of personal desire.
Qin Wan didn't want to get involved, so she thought of going around the back garden, but little did she know that she had only taken a few steps when the two of them noticed her.
"Fourth Sister!" Su Yan'er's voice stopped Qin Wan.
Han Shu also came over, and seeing that Qin Wan's face had already recovered from the swelling, she felt a little relieved.
"Wan'er, how is your injury?" Han Shu asked with concern.
Qin Wan found this concern truly laughable. If she cared about her, why didn't she go to Wanyue Courtyard to see her? The back garden was only a short distance from Wanyue Courtyard; if she cared, she wouldn't find the journey too long.
Just like in my previous life when I was in Leishan Temple, if they really cared about me, they wouldn't have gone two years without even glancing at me.
These past two days, Qin Wan has been recuperating in her room, and she has overheard the maids gossiping that the madam and Miss Yan'er have gone out together again. The servants all know that the two are now very close, so they have no time to care about her.
Qin Wan coldly said, "That's enough!"
Han Shu knew that Qin Wan was still angry. Thinking of making peace with her daughter, she stepped forward and took Qin Wan's hand. Her small hand was ice cold and had no warmth at all, which made Han Shu feel sorry for her.
"Wan'er, Yan'er just said she wants to plant crabapple trees here. What do you think?"
Qin Wan laughed. What did she mean by asking her now? Why didn't Su Yan'er agree when Qin Wan suggested planting crabapple trees here? Now that Su Yan'er said she wanted to plant crabapple trees, she seemed to be asking her!
Qin Wan felt that this person was very hypocritical, and also felt that it was time to pay her respects to the old lady, so she pulled her hand away from Han Shu's hand.
"Anything is fine!" Qin Wan replied coldly once again.
Han Shu was heartbroken, and Su Yan'er noticed her red eyes.
She helped Han Shu up and mustered her courage to say to Qin Wan, "Fourth sister, your aunt has been selecting flowers these past few days, thinking about what you like to plant in the yard. Your aunt has been working hard from dawn till dusk for this, and your indifference, fourth sister, has truly chilled your aunt's heart!"
Qin Wan smiled bitterly. What month is it now? It's the twelfth lunar month. Even if you've never grown flowers, you should choose them in the second lunar month of next year. Even someone who has never grown flowers knows that the twelfth lunar month is not the time to choose.
If Shuang hadn't seen Han Shu and Su Yan'er shopping and eating together that evening, she might have believed what she was saying today.
She didn't understand. If you don't care, you don't care. Why pretend to care?
"If you put it that way, should I thank you? This back garden is my own yard, and the flowers I planted are only for my own viewing." Su Yan'er lowered her head after Qin Wan's words and hid behind Han Shu, feeling wronged.
Qin Wan shifted her gaze from Su Yan'er to Han Shu and continued, "These crabapple blossoms are too plain and not suitable for competing for attention here. I think we should leave them alone!"
After saying that, Qin Wan was about to leave when Han Shu's eyes were already filled with tears, as if they could fall at any moment.
"Wan'er, I know you're still angry. Give me a chance to make it up to you, and I promise..." Han Shu couldn't help but try to awaken some of Qin Wan's conscience.
But Qin Wan knew that her conscience had been extinguished when she died in her previous life.
"Mother, it's freezing cold, really not suitable for choosing flowers. This kind of thing can be left to the servants, there's no need for this!"
Qin Wan didn't say anything as harsh as she thought, but her words still broke Han Shu's heart. She couldn't understand why the daughter she had raised was no longer close to her.
Qin Wan didn't want to delay this matter; she didn't want to miss the time for paying her respects, so she continued walking forward.
Perhaps she hadn't been paying attention, because when she turned around, she almost bumped into Qin Lang.
Before Qin Wan could speak, she met a pair of angry eyes. "How could you talk to your mother like that? Do you have absolutely no manners?"
Upon hearing this, Han Shu, feeling wronged, shed two lines of tears. This touched Qin Lang deeply, and he immediately forgot about what he had come for and began to scold Qin Wan.
"Qin Wan, is this funny? You've only been caned, yet you keep causing trouble. Are you hoping for chaos in the Marquis's mansion? What good does this do you?" Qin Lang's gaze was stern; this time, he was determined to make her realize she was wrong.
Su Yan'er handed Han Shu a handkerchief. She was thinking about what her fourth sister and second brother had said that day, which caused the second brother to not go to the opera. If their relationship had broken down a bit more, would her fourth sister have been able to control the second brother? In that case, the second brother wouldn't have gone back on his word about what he had promised her!
Even though Qin Lang was looking down, Qin Wan still had to raise her head to look at him, as she disliked that feeling of looking up at him.
"Get out of the way!" Qin Wan didn't want to delay the time for paying respects, and she didn't want her grandmother to worry.
Qin Lang refused to back down. He had seen everything clearly today, and it was she who had spoken rudely first. She had to apologize!
"Your mother loves you so much, and does it all for your own good, yet you repeatedly break her heart. Apologize to her!" Qin Lang lowered his voice, giving off an unyielding pressure.
It's all for her own good. If it's really for her own good, why not send her real wound medicine?
Why don't you go to Wanyue Courtyard to see me?
Is doing this pointless work really for her benefit?
Isn't this just using the guise of doing what's best for her to satisfy one's own selfish desires?
Qin Wan snorted lightly, full of disdain: "I'll say it again, get out of the way!"
Qin Lang remained unyielding, and growled, "Apologize!"
Why should she apologize when she did nothing wrong? She only said that it's not a good time to choose flowers now; is that a mistake?
Perhaps in their eyes, everything I do is wrong.
Qin Wan didn't want to get entangled with him anymore, so she walked around him, but Qin Lang was determined to make her apologize, so how could he let her go so easily?
As Qin Wan passed by him, he instinctively grabbed her wrist. Being a man, he lost control of his strength in his anger, squeezing so hard that she felt like her bones were about to break.
Qin Wan frowned and hissed inwardly.
Seeing this, Wan Shuang tried to stop them: "Second Young Master, what are you doing? Let go of Miss at once! She's still injured!"
"Get out of the way! She's not leaving until she apologizes!" Qin Lang kicked Wan Shuang aside.
The more Qin Wan struggled, the more her wrist hurt, as if it were about to break at any moment.
Han Shu felt distressed and said with concern, "Lang'er, what are you doing? Let go of your sister!"
But she only spoke; she didn't step forward to stop him. If she had pried Qin Lang's hands off, he would have been very disrespectful to her.
Qin Wan increasingly felt that this family was becoming more and more hypocritical.
"Are you going to apologize or not?" Qin Lang seemed to have lost control of his strength, and Qin Wan's face was full of pain.
She thought, "If I don't apologize today, my wrist will probably break!"
Just like at the birthday banquet that day, if he doesn't admit his mistake, he should be sent to Leishan Temple.
Qin Wan was unwilling, but she wanted to leave the Marquis's mansion. Her health was her most valuable asset. If her wrist was broken, she would have to recuperate for some time and then get entangled with them again.
Just as Qin Wan decided to admit defeat, Granny Sun from Jingxin Courtyard came over.
"Greetings, Madam, Second Young Master, and Fourth Miss!" Granny Sun greeted them one by one, her gaze finally settling on Qin Lang's wrist as he gripped Qin Wan's.
"Today, Fourth Miss said she was going to pay her respects to the Old Madam. The Old Madam waited for a long time, but Fourth Miss did not come. So she sent this old servant to check on her. It turns out that she has been delayed here. If there is nothing else, please come with this old servant, Fourth Miss, so as not to keep the Old Madam waiting anxiously!"