My Multiple Identities Revealed After Marrying the Bigshot

Chapter 27: Chapter 27: Zhou Shuyan lifted his hand to cover his heart Chapter 27: Chapter 27: Zhou Shuyan lifted his hand to cover his heart Suddenly, an image of a person popped into Lu Youxi’s mind.

Lu Youxi thought for a moment and then made up her mind to head towards Grandma Xu’s house.

As soon as she approached Grandma Xu’s door, she heard Xiao Fen’s voice from inside the yard, “Brother Xu Mai, even if you don’t like me, there’s no need to be so harsh! What have I ever done to offend you?”

“I haven’t offended you either; you’re the one spreading rumors about my relationship with Lu Youxi everywhere,” Zhou Shuyan said coldly.

“No… I didn’t say it!” Xiao Fen vehemently denied, “I don’t know how such rumors got out.”

“However, the last time Lu Youxi came to see you, it was broad daylight and I certainly wasn’t the only one who saw it! You never know who else might have seen, how can you say it was me who spread the rumor?” Xiao Fen argued.

“Get out!” Zhou Shuyan said bluntly.

“Xu Mai! I came over in good faith! We had a disagreement last time, and I admit I was also at fault. I came to apologize and make amends. Why do you have to keep this attitude!” Xiao Fen protested, her voice becoming shrill.

“We were never good; where is there a need for making amends?” Zhou Shuyan sneered, “Or do you also hope that the village spreads gossip about us?”

Xiao Fen paused for a moment, her eyes involuntarily darting around, seriously considering the possibility.

If the village began to gossip about her and Xu Mai, her family would surely force Xu Mai to marry her.

Her family wasn’t like the Lu Family that undervalued women.

She was the treasure of her family.

On the other hand, Xu Mai’s background was unclear, and he had no family.

If her family forced Xu Mai to marry her, he had no choice but to agree.

Apart from Hexing Village, Xu Mai had nowhere else to go.

Seeing Xiao Fen’s reaction, what else was there for Zhou Shuyan not to understand?

A look of intense mockery crossed his face.

“Xu Mai.” Suddenly, a familiar voice came from outside the door.

Zhou Shuyan turned in surprise and saw Lu Youxi smiling unusually tenderly, her eyes brimming with sweet laughter, her crescent-like eyes completely focused on him as if he was the only one in her gaze.

Zhou Shuyan was so startled by Lu Youxi’s abnormal demeanor that he couldn’t react for a moment, standing there somewhat foolishly.

He even had the illusion that Lu Youxi was wholeheartedly fond of him.

Even his heart involuntarily began to beat faster.

Zhou Shuyan frowned, subconsciously placing his hand over his heart.

What was this uncontrollable heartbeat all about!

By then, Lu Youxi had also reached Zhou Shuyan’s side, turned with a beaming smile to Xiao Fen, “Why are you here again? Didn’t I just drive you away last time?”

“You’re here, why can’t I be?” Xiao Fen retorted angrily, her eyes reddening upon seeing Lu Youxi.

“Xu Mai drove you away, not me; of course, I have the face to come. On the contrary, you, after making harsh threats last time, you came again; are you that shameless?” Lu Youxi taunted.

Xiao Fen’s eyes reddened, her finger trembling as she pointed back and forth between Lu Youxi and Zhou Shuyan, “The village rumors must be true then, you two really are having an affair!”

“Don’t talk nonsense; I came here in broad daylight to visit; how does that become having an affair?” Lu Youxi rolled her eyes, “Are you perhaps hoping to use this excuse as a counterattack, saying you and Xu Mai are having an affair so that your family can force a marriage?”

Xiao Fen: “…”

How could Lu Youxi guess right!

Zhou Shuyan: “…”

What a thought process.

“Don’t believe it?” Seeing Zhou Shuyan’s face which was clearly showing ‘this idea is sick’, Lu Youxi turned her lips towards Xiao Fen, “Look at her expression; isn’t she caught by what I said?”

Zhou Shuyan: “…”

Indeed…

Previously, he thought Lu Youxi was a smart person and Grandma Xu was also aware of herself and was a very thorough-minded person, giving Zhou Shuyan an illusion that even ordinary people wouldn’t be stupid.

He underestimated the situation.

Because he was guided by smart people like Lu Youxi and Grandma Xu.

Zhou Shuyan suddenly became serious and began to reflect on his thoughts.

Living a too peaceful life in Hexing Village had made him careless.

Zhou Shuyan suddenly felt that saying one more word to Xiao Fen would make himself appear foolish; he was momentarily lost for words.

But he still had to say, “I can’t even remember what you call yourself, spreading rumors about you and me everywhere is useless. If your family really forces marriage, do you think I won’t run? You know my background is unclear, and I don’t have a home here, alone without attachments, isn’t it easy if I want to leave?”

Xiao Fen: “…”

She… she actually hadn’t thought of that…

Zhou Shuyan: “…”

Seeing Xiao Fen’s reaction, he realized he had overestimated Xiao Fen’s intelligence.

“No escort for you,” Zhou Shuyan said coldly to Xiao Fen.

Xiao Fen, unwilling to give up, pointed at Lu Youxi, “Then why is she still here!”

“Isn’t the village exactly spreading gossip about us two?” Lu Youxi raised an eyebrow, “It’s a great opportunity for you to witness today and continue spreading the word, how great.”

“I’m not afraid of gossip, so you don’t need to worry for me,” Lu Youxi said to Xiao Fen.

Following that, Zhou Shuyan delivered the most crushing blow to Xiao Fen with a single line, “I know her, I don’t know you.”

Xiao Fen: “!!!”

“Ha!” Xiao Fen, furious, her face flushed with jealousy and rage, pointed at Lu Youxi, “Fine, fine! I’ll see what kind of end you two will have! Xu Mai himself said, he’s alone and can leave whenever he wants. When the time comes, don’t let him deceive you of money and body, leaving you with nothing!”

After Xiao Fen finished, she stormed out of Grandma Xu’s yard.

“Here to pick up the acceptance letter?” Xu Mai turned and asked Lu Youxi, seemingly unaffected by Xiao Fen.

“Not really, I have something I want to discuss with you.” Lu Youxi said, “Let’s talk inside.”

Seeing Lu Youxi was unusually serious, just like the night she waited for him outside Grandma Xu’s house, Zhou Shuyan silently watched her for a few seconds before nodding and following Lu Youxi into the house.

The two sat in the living room, Lu Youxi sat on the sofa, and as the moment approached, she finally became somewhat uneasy.

She held her hands tightly together, her fingers intertwining.

Zhou Shuyan looked down and noticed her fingers were so entangled they turned white.

“What is it that you want to talk about?” Zhou Shuyan sat across Lu Youxi.

Unlike Lu Youxi’s nervousness, Zhou Shuyan seemed much more relaxed, his whole demeanor radiating a casual and confident ease.

Lu Youxi had always known that avoidance was not the solution; in her previous life, she had saved Lin’s by never running away, charging headlong until the end.