A Stern Mistress from the Ancient Past Becomes the Cannon-Fodder in a Wealthy Family

Chapter 255: Moving Out

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

After Yuan Shu came back to her senses, she explained, “I can only promise you that before yesterday, I had nothing to do with Jiang Chen. I didn’t help him deal with the Shi Corporation.”

After Shi Xiao keenly caught the key point, he sneered and said, “Then you mean that after today, you won’t have nothing to do with Jiang Chen?”

Yuan Shu was speechless. That wasn’t what she meant.

The silence between the two of them was very awkward. What Shi Xiao wanted was an explanation of their relationship, but Yuan Shu didn’t know how to explain it. For a moment, they were both deadly silent.

Shi Xiao compromised and asked, “Will you see him in three days?”

The moment he asked this question, Shi Xiao suddenly felt a sense of defeat. The moment he asked this question, it meant that he had admitted defeat and displayed his vulnerability in front of her. Shi Xiao smiled bitterly. He, who had been cold-hearted and unyielding for so many years, admitted defeat in front of Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu’s next words made Shi Xiao’s mood plummet.

She was still very weak, so her voice was light, but her tone was firm. “Yes.”

Shi Xiao recalled what Yuan Shu had said before she left last night. She was a woman of her word, unless he didn’t believe her.

Were the two of them so close that they trusted each other so much?

Shi Xiao had to admit that for a moment, he was very jealous. He even wanted to order Yuan Shu not to go, but he quickly realized that he had no right to say that.

Yuan Shu continued, “Shi Xiao, 1 want to move out.”

“Why?” Shi Xiao blurted out. However, he felt that this was inappropriate, so he added in a cold tone, as if they were discussing a business deal, “Don’t forget that you’re still pretending to be my wife. If you move out, won’t the outside world gossip about us?”

Yuan Shu felt very tired. “I’m very sorry, but for the next few days, I want to be alone. I’m very confused and need to organize my thoughts.”

Shi Xiao mocked, “Then do you want me to give you three days to consider it?”

Yuan Shu didn’t realize that Shi Xiao was imitating what she had said last night. She even answered him seriously, “Probably.”

“Yuan Shu!” Shi Xiao gritted his teeth in anger, but when he saw Yuan Shu’s nonchalant expression, he finally gave up on communicating with this woman.

Yuan Shu might be good at managing the company and dealing with interpersonal relationships, but she was an idiot when it came to romantic relationships!

Shi Xiao said helplessly, “Then do you want me to find a house for you or do you want to return to the ancestral home?”

“I’ll go back to the ancestral home. Don’t trouble yourself.”

Yuan Shu had already gotten up to pack her things and leave when Shi Xiao suddenly stopped her. “Don’t forget, you promised to come back.”

Yuan Shu didn’t know what Shi Xiao was worried about, so she agreed calmly and went to pack her things.

Yuan Shu suddenly recalled the past, which indeed made her feel complicated emotions. If they were still in that dynasty, Yuan Shu would definitely reject Mu Zhou without hesitation. However, it was different now. They were all free people. There were no political restrictions or family restrictions, so she didn’t need to worry so much.

She still remembered what her mother had said to her the night before she died. “You’re the glory of our family. If you prosper, the family will prosper. If you’re down and out, the family will decline. Everything about you concerns this family. I’m sorry that 1 gave birth to you in such a family, but I’ve already done my best to let you live freely for fifteen years. As for the rest of the time, you can only spend them repaying this family.”

From that day onwards, Yuan Shu had no choice but to think about those restrictions.

However, in this era, there were no such restrictions, so Yuan Shu had to see what she truly wanted.

The only thing she could admit was that she had feelings for Mu Zhou. Then, was love more important to her without the restraints of her family, or was maintaining the status quo more important?

Yuan Shu thought about this question for three days but couldn’t figure it out. In the first 15 years of her life, she lived a carefree life, but in the next few decades, she would live in shackles. These shackles had already become a part of her body and couldn’t be gotten rid of overnight.

It was time to meet Mu Zhou, so Yuan Shu didn’t think too much about it anymore. When she arrived at the room in the tea room, Jiang Chen was already waiting there..