Volume 1: Hanyang Chapter 36 We Have Nothing To Do With Each Other Anymore

  Zeng Lang didn't realize that he was now facing Ping Yin with far less patience than before. He furrowed his brow, glanced around and said in a low, disgusted tone, "I have something to discuss with her."

  "Let go! Did you hear me? Let go of him at once!"

  No, it wasn't like this before, he never scolded himself like this!

  Ping Yin's eyes turned even redder, she sniffled and tears "pattered" down.

  As he saw more and more people casting sidelong glances at him, Zeng Lang became extremely annoyed. Ever since he had abandoned Lu Yue, his reputation had been far from good. Although it was said that "a man has no ugly appearance", the label of having discarded his wife and the rumors of taking his wife as a concubine still gave him the reputation of being "heartless and unfeeling, without honor or integrity". In this era where Confucian values were increasingly emphasized, he often saw scholars casting angry glances at him.

  Really didn't want so many people staring at him, Zeng Lang stretched out his hand and violently pulled down Ping Yin's hand, growling: "You idiot! What are you crying about in this place?"

  When he pulled down Pingyin's fingers, he used a lot of force and didn't think it would hurt her at all. Pingyin, who was scratched hard and had blood on the back of her hand, let go numbly and stared blankly as Zenglang walked towards Luyue.

  "Uggghhh..."

  Ping covered her face with both hands and sobbed silently.

  Lu Yu lowered her head and chatted with her brother for a while before suddenly hearing someone behind her call out "A Yu."

  What's this sound?

  Lu Ying's body stiffened, and she slowly turned her head around.

  Hurrying towards her was Zeng Lang.

  She didn't expect to see Zeng Lang so soon, and Lu Xuan's eyes widened. She stared at his face, thinking in a daze: just a few days ago, she had slapped him on both cheeks. How could he not be angry so quickly? What did he want to do by coming to find her again?

  Thinking of the day when her father almost sold herself to Ping Lao, Lu Yue became vigilant. However, what made her suspicious was that Zeng Lang, who was walking towards her with big strides, had no malice in his expression. Not only was there no malice, but the eyes that stared at her without blinking for a moment, were actually filled with tenderness and affection...

  "Your surname is Zeng, you and my sister have nothing to do with each other anymore, what are you doing here?" Lu Yun's face turned iron-gray as soon as he saw Zeng Changzhi, he stepped forward and blocked his sister, his hand on his leg had already clenched into a fist.

  "He..." Zeng Lang's throat was a bit dry, and in Lu Yun's vigilant eyes, his footsteps seemed to falter. He stopped in his tracks, staring blankly at Lu Yue.

  ...how could Ah-yueh, who had divorced herself, possibly not marry into a good family again? Not only did she not look worn out, but she looked even more beautiful. Standing quietly like this, her dark eyes calm and unruffled, was inexplicably moving.

  His throat moved slightly, Zeng Lang hoarsened his voice and said softly: "A Yun, I have no malice. I just...just wanted to come see A Xuan."

  "I don't care!"

  Lu Yun glared fiercely at Zeng Lang and said coldly, "Zeng Changzhi, listen clearly, my sister and I have nothing to do with the Zeng family from now on. Get out!"

  "Ah!" Zeng Lang's anger rose at the words, but as he raised an eyebrow and caught sight of Lu Yue quietly approaching him, his ire dissipated. He lowered his head and muttered, "I just wanted to come see you... Ah Yue, I've been thinking about you these past few days. Honestly, I'd already forgotten about you hitting me. I... I really miss you!"

  Does he miss her? After becoming someone else's husband, he still thinks of her?

  Lu Xuan couldn't help but want to laugh, how could there be such a man in the world? Always eating from his bowl while staring at someone else's pot, never content, always gazing longingly at women who don't belong to him!

  She hooked the corner of her lips and said faintly, "Laoyi Lang, you're too kind, but I'm fine now. It's better if we don't meet again in the future." After a pause, she smiled and added, "If Laoyi Lang does this, it will make A Yin sad." As soon as she finished speaking, she glanced back at the mule cart with a mixture of disgust and tension, staring tightly at her Pingyin.

  Withdraw your gaze, Lu Yue reached out to her brother and said, "A Yun, it's not worth getting angry at this kind of riffraff. Let's go." After speaking, the sister and brother held hands and turned around without looking back at Zeng Lang again.

  Watching the siblings walk and put their heads together, whispering and laughing, listening to Lu Xuan's faintly transmitted cold laughter, suddenly, Zeng Lang felt that his chest was suffocating again.

  He actually always liked Lu Xuan. Otherwise, he would not have thought of letting her go from the beginning. Now, watching her treat herself as a stranger, and he has no standing or way to stop her from doing so. Zeng Lang discovered for the first time that his chest was really stuffy.

  He has become a real nobody in Ah Ru's eyes!

  He stood there for a while, and then Zeng Lang slowly turned his head around, suppressing the sourness and stuffiness in his chest. By this time, Ping Yin had already arrived behind him. However, he seemed not to have noticed her at all, and stepped aside to let her pass, until he got on the donkey cart, and until that donkey cart drove far away. Zeng Lang, who was immersed in his own emotions, didn't even notice that he had left Ping Yin standing alone in the original place!

  No, this is not her Zeng Lang! Her Zeng Lang is gentle and courteous, handsome and affectionate. He would tell her some sweet jokes, he would look at her with joyful eyes. His eyes would never leave hers the moment she appears.

  They had just gotten engaged and she hadn't even married him yet. What happened to her former husband?

  She covered her mouth with her hand, but couldn't help sobbing. As she choked back tears, they fell plop plop, big drops rolling down her pale face. But this time, there was no sentimental young man looking at her with pity, nor were there passersby comforting her. All that could be seen was the distant donkey cart disappearing into the distance, and people around her pointing and whispering to each other in disdain.

  The sister and brother came to the alley, glanced at the large mansion next door, and Lu Yun suddenly pointed at the mansion excitedly, saying: "Sister, do you know? The young man who lives next to our house and has met us several times, his name is Yin Chen! I'll tell you, this Yin Chen is really something, he's a famous talent in Luoyang. In the past, the late Qi Gong had said that in his lifetime, he had encountered countless geniuses, but if he were to pick the best among them, it would be Yin Chen of the Yin family in Luoyang."

  When Lu Yun said that, Lu Xuan suddenly remembered why Yin Chen's name was so familiar. It turned out she had heard people mention him before.