Rebirth: Contract Husband Falls in Love with Me-Chapter 529 - 270: Compensation (Part 2)

"Do you think, will the Second Master ever come back for me?" Su Qing’er looked pathetically at Xiaolian.

With too many sudden changes in the past few days, Xiaolian was also deeply affected; seeing Su Qing’er like this made her even more secretly upset. She quickly nodded and said, "He will, he will! The Second Master has been so good to Miss, he will surely come back for Miss! He would never abandon Miss for sure!"

"Really? Well, that’s not certain!" Su Qing’er let out a cold laugh. From a young age, life in the brothel taught her that what was least trustworthy in this world was a man’s supposed sincerity and love. As long as one has beauty, means, and cunning, how many men can’t be hooked? Even for Shi Fengju, she believed it was her own mistake in the method, not for lack of charm!

Shi Fengming could be seduced by her, and naturally, he could be seduced by others too. It was just a matter of time. Given Shi Fengju’s vehement and furious reaction, it was unlikely for him to find a way to escape and seek her out, and moreover, with Hangzhou City being so vast, and she no longer residing there, where would he search for her? And even if he did find her, what then? The last time they eloped, he brought eighty thousand silver, but if he were to escape this time, he probably wouldn’t have a single coin, right? How would they survive? Without silver, forget about enduring another two years with his parents, even two days would be impossible!

"Let’s go! Let’s find an inn to settle down in first!" Su Qing’er abruptly stood up, a strikingly calm gleam flashing in her eyes.

Xiaolian was stunned for a moment but hurriedly followed.

Yet another day passed, and Shi Fengju still had not gone to see Shi Fengming. Shi Fengming was so anxious he was nearly going insane, but no matter how he made a fuss or threw a tantrum, the housekeeper simply turned a deaf ear, with a mere "The young master is preoccupied. Please, Second Master, be patient and wait a few more days!" he was dismissed.

Shi Fengming was so angry he was practically smoking with rage. Wait a few more days? In a few more days, who knows what would happen to Qing’er. He was so anxious he felt like his heart was on fire, yet he was powerless and lacked the freedom to do anything!

That day, Shi Fengming once again threw a tantrum, shouting at the Xiaosi outside, "Go fetch your big madam for me, she should have some time, right? I have something to discuss with the big madam! Hurry up!"

The Xiaosi outside, who had endured endless torment to his ears, upon hearing his yelling again, decided to spare his own ears a little and went to inform Sang Wan.

Sang Wan thought for a moment, knowing he must be pining for Su Qing’er and wanting to probe for information from her, but where would she herself be informed? Without wanting to bluntly hurt his pride, she went over to him.

"Big sister-in-law!"

Who would have thought that upon seeing her, Shi Fengming actually put on an unconcernedly calm demeanor, not in a hurry or anxious, and even smiled while nodding in greeting to her.

Sang Wan was slightly startled but smiled, "Second Master, do you have something to discuss with me?"

Shi Fengming sighed and said, "I wanted to ask big sister-in-law how Qing’er is doing, but I know you wouldn’t have any idea, right? There’s no use in asking! I was just feeling bored and wanted to chat with big sister-in-law, you wouldn’t mind, right?"

Shi Fengming looked over hopelessly. Sang Wan was both amused and annoyed, replying, "How could I be bothered by you when we’re family? Whatever you want to talk about, go ahead! I am right here."

"Truly sensible and virtuous, no wonder big brother treats big sister-in-law so well!" Shi Fengming said with a smile, earnestly thanking her before he really started chatting with Sang Wan, separated just by a window.

He first asked about the condition of his parents at home, then about the affairs of the Shi family and their business, what interesting events happened in Qingzhou, and so on, chatting for quite a while until Liu Ya came over to ask what time to prepare lunch, and only then did Sang Wan snap back to reality.

Shi Fengming immediately felt embarrassed and said, "It’s all my fault for losing track of time; big sister-in-law, you should go have your meal! Chatting with big sister-in-law has made the days much more bearable!" He added, "Could big sister-in-law come over again this afternoon to chat with me? In the afternoon, we should have a slave move a chair over, standing must be tiring for the big sister-in-law!"

Servicing one’s mother-in-law as a daughter-in-law first required learning how to stand, but Sang Wan had never stood for formality in front of Mrs. Wang. Suddenly standing for half a day had indeed become somewhat tiring. She had just breathed a sigh of relief when Shi Fengming said this, so she could only nod and smile in agreement.

After resting for a while after the meal, Sang Wan continued chatting with Shi Fengming, and indeed, someone carried over a large armchair, placing it in front of the window on the porch, and they continued their conversation.

Somehow the conversation turned to Shi Fengju, and Shi Fengming sighed and said with a smile, "Big sister-in-law, there’s something that I’ve been pondering over for a long time and can’t seem to figure out. If I were to ask, you wouldn’t get angry, would you?"

Sang Wan laughed and said, "Go ahead and ask whatever you want!"

Shi Fengming then smiled and said, "My big brother and Cousin Gu might be considered childhood sweethearts. Don’t be angry, big sister-in-law, but honestly, they were really close. Big brother is very protective of Cousin Gu, unwilling to let her suffer any slight. I always thought he would stand up against our great aunt to the end. I never expected he would end up marrying big sister-in-law! I don’t mean anything by this, I’m just curious, haha. Big brother also treats big sister-in-law quite well, which I really didn’t expect..."

Sang Wan did not expect him to ask such a question, and she was extremely embarrassed. How was she supposed to respond?

"Second Master, you really put me in a tough spot!" After a moment, Sang Wan forced a smile and said, "I married your big brother in accordance with a marriage agreement. As for the rest, it’s not something I can control! If the Second Master is truly curious and wants to solve his puzzle, it’s better to ask your big brother than me! By the way, don’t forget to tell me the answer after you ask him!"

After listening, Shi Fengming burst into laughter and hurriedly said, "Big sister-in-law, I really didn’t mean to make fun of you, please don’t be angry! Ask my big brother? How dare I! He would skin me alive! Sigh, speaking of which I really admire big sister-in-law, my big brother is quite stubborn..."