Chapter 116 - 115: It Really Seems Like She Cares About Me (First Update)

Chapter 116: Chapter 115: It Really Seems Like She Cares About Me (First Update)

"You are Wan’s personal maid, so naturally, you side with her! But do you think I don’t know what Wan is thinking?!"

Wei Dadong suddenly jerked his head up, his eyes red as if they could bleed, "As you said, I am not worthy! Neither in background nor appearance am I a match for Wan! Though I admired her, I never thought she would actually choose me!

When Wan said she wanted to marry me, I was ecstatic. I even pinched my arm like a fool, afraid it was just a dream!

After we got married, everyone talked behind my back, saying I wasn’t a match for Wan, that marrying her was beyond my reach. Do you think that felt good?

Later... rumors about Wan and Sang Shaochen started spreading! Hahaha, Sang Shaochen, why did it have to be him?! Doesn’t she know that my father was literally angered to death by that old Sang?!

Nianxia was stunned, looking at him in disbelief, "Madam and Young Master Sang have never had anything! If you cared, when Madam explained it to you before, why did you say you believed her..."

"What else could I say? Admit that I actually don’t believe her? That every time I see her with Sang Shaochen, I think of them secretly being intimate behind my back, making me sick enough to vomit?!"

Wei Dadong interrupted Nianxia’s words emotionally, "I know Sang Shaochen is better looking than me, more charming to women, and now the Sang’s Tongfu Inn is shining brighter than my Wei’s Xinghua Inn! People outside are whispering that Wan must regret marrying me, thinking Sang Shaochen is much better!

She thought that after explaining to me, everything would be fine? Didn’t she see my pain and suppression? I’m her husband. If she truly cared about me, how could she act as if nothing happened!

I gave her a chance! This year, I told her that since the renovation of Xinghua Inn would cost a lot of silver coin, there was no need to celebrate my birthday, just keep it simple. But who knew she didn’t care at all! The day after tomorrow is my birthday. Last night, I specially asked her if she was free that day so we could take my mother out for a nice meal, and she said she had plans and might come back late.

She never cared about me! She brought all this upon herself, she deserved it!"

Nianxia’s eyes widened as she looked at Wei Dadong, so angry that her whole body trembled.

Suddenly, she ran into the bedroom without saying a word. When she came out, she was holding a set of brand new clothes and footwear.

It’s unclear where she found these in the bedroom, but they were spotless, without a trace of blood, neatly folded and smooth.

Wei Dadong was stunned, seemingly realizing what it was, his face turned pale.

Nianxia threw the new clothes and shoes at him fiercely, crying, "What right do you have to test Madam’s sincerity? What makes you think Madam needs to see through your dirty thoughts so clearly?!

You questioned Madam’s care for you, that she couldn’t even see your pain and suppression. But have you ever cared about her or noticed her concerns and intentions for you?! Madam doesn’t disregard you; she just doesn’t know how to care for you! She thought she had explained her issues with Young Master Sang to you and never associated your later pain with that incident. She just thought you were troubled by the renovation of Xinghua Inn!

She never forgot your birthday this year. She even started planning a big surprise for you more than a month ago! These new clothes and shoes were all sewn by Madam herself when you weren’t around. As your birthday approached, Madam worried she wouldn’t finish in time, so she secretly came to my room to work by lamplight after you went to bed.

Madam had already planned to invite a theatrical troupe home for your birthday to celebrate. Because the Old Madam said you loved watching plays when you were young and would stop every time you saw a troupe performing outside, fixated without blinking an eye.

Famous troupes are busy and need to be booked in advance, so half a month ago, Madam arranged for a renowned troupe from the Western Capital to come here on your birthday..."

Wei Dadong’s hands trembled as he held the new clothes, murmuring, "Impossible, impossible..."

At this point, Sang Shaochen, who had been wanting to speak, finally said, "Though I am not a good person, some things need to be clarified. I and Su Wan indeed had nothing. The first time I saw her was at your father’s funeral. I did feel something for her then. When I had the chance to intercept her, she glared at me, saying she was married to you, your wife for life, and told me to behave, then ran away..."

The handkerchief he had belonged to Su Wan, which she dropped back then.

What kind of person was he? Ever since his father’s Tongfu Inn flourished, there were hardly any women he wanted in Jingning County that he couldn’t have, it was just a question of silver coin.

For those truly unwilling, he never had the heart to force them.

But Su Wan was different. At the funeral, seeing her wrapped in white, with her slender figure, no jewelry or ornaments in her hair, just a small white flower, it made her look even more pure and alluring, like the purest fairy from the heavens, enchanting his eyes immediately, keeping him awake at night.

How could such a beautiful woman be the wife of someone so ordinary and timid like Wei Dadong? The unfairness gnawed at him, leading to his relentless obsession.

But who would have thought that Wei Dadong would genuinely believe he had an affair with his wife and accuse him of her murder!

Wei Dadong slowly turned to look at Sang Shaochen, his eyes filled with despair, numbness, and pain, but not surprise.

Xu Jing suddenly thought of something, coldly saying, "Did you already suspect that your wife and Young Master Sang were innocent?"

Zhao Jingming looked at Xu Jing in disbelief, exclaiming, "How could that be! If he knew earlier, why would he harm his own wife?!"

Xu Jing sneered, "Only Mr. Wei knows the answer to this question."

Xiao Yi evidently had no interest in listening to them argue further. He glanced at the County Magistrate of Jingning County, who immediately understood and shouted, "Quickly arrest the murderer!"

Immediately, two government officials rushed up to hold the limp Wei Dadong. Just as they were about to take Wei Dadong away, he quietly asked, "When did you start suspecting me?"

Although he wasn’t looking at Xu Jing, she knew he was asking her.

She replied calmly, "From the time you refuted the rumors about your wife and Young Master Sang. Your emotions then were too intense, even a bit ashamed, not the attitude of someone who had let go of something.

Also, personally, from the care your wife put into arranging this yard, it’s evident she was committed to nurturing your relationship. Some of these flowers are notoriously hard to maintain, requiring the gardener to invest a lot of time and effort to make them bloom so beautifully. Such a woman doesn’t seem like someone who would be unfaithful."

Upon hearing this, Wei Dadong looked up suddenly, staring at her in a daze, unsure whether surprised by how early she suspected him or by what she said about his wife.

Suddenly, he smirked bitterly, saying, "Actually, you guessed right. I moved Wan onto the bed because I can’t forget the way she looked at me in the end.

Just a moment before, she was looking at me tenderly. I told her that I had been so focused on renovating Xinghua Inn lately that I neglected her. Once it was finished, I would take her out into the countryside, collect many flower seeds, especially the freesia she loves, and plant them in the empty spaces of our yard so that come spring, we would be surrounded by flowers.

I also said that perhaps by then, we would have a child. If the child were mischievous, they might damage those poor flowers, so we would need to teach them, even while they’re still in their mother’s belly, that they cannot touch their mother’s favorite flowers...

I can’t forget the look in Wan’s eyes when I said these things; it made me feel like perhaps she truly did care for me, that she had never deceived or wronged me...

But if she never did those things, why did I kill her? I personally killed someone who didn’t care about my looks or status, someone who loved me wholeheartedly.

I can’t stand it. I can’t stand this thought; it drives me crazy... So I moved Wan from in front of the dressing table to the bed..."

As he talked, he suddenly couldn’t help but choke up, and finally, too emotional, the two officials couldn’t steady him, causing him to slip and collapse on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.