Chapter 41
The originally blushing jade face immediately lost its color, and the long, beautiful eyes narrowed slightly. Jiang Ming Yue picked up a nearby wine cup and poured all the wine onto the person whimpering on the blanket.
The wine happened to splash on Shen Yao Xing’s mouth and nose. The liquid flowed into her nasal cavity, choking her into a coughing fit that turned her eyes red. The violent coughing made her head throb with pain.
“Heh,” the young man sneered, raising his chin to look down at her condescendingly: “Are you sober now?”
Shen Yao Xing coughed for a good while before stopping. Due to the fever and coughing, she looked even more frail. With reddened eyes, she was indeed more awake now: “Why did you splash me with wine?!”
Her voice wasn’t too loud, but just speaking made her head throb with pain.
The shame from earlier was gone from Jiang Ming Yue’s face, his eyes colder than ever. His thin lips mercilessly mocked: “Miss Shen seems to have forgotten whose carriage this is. It’s not a place for you to fool around as you please.”
Seeing the young woman’s miserable state, his heart felt blocked for a moment. But thinking of earlier, he felt irritated again. That feeling of being violated – if it were anyone else, he would surely make them wish for death.
If he didn’t teach her a lesson, she would truly think she could do whatever she wanted just because she had saved him before.
Jiang Ming Yue forcefully suppressed the discomfort in his heart. His eyes moved away from the young woman’s disheveled face, his voice unusually cold: “As long as I want, I can kick you off this carriage at any time.”
In a place where no one could see, the young man’s hand under his wide sleeve was clenched so tightly it turned blue.
Shen Yao Xing covered her aching head, her brows tightly furrowed. She vaguely recalled the stupid thing she had just done. If she wasn’t feverish and weak, she would have slapped herself.
She must have gone mad to go and grab that pervert’s hand.
“I’m sorry… I didn’t mean to earlier.” In this remote wilderness, with her high fever, if he really kicked her off the carriage, she would likely be done for.
Knowing when to be humble is wise. Shen Yao Xing sincerely apologized to him.
The young man let out a light snort, not even looking at her.
Shen Yao Xing couldn’t care about his attitude right now. Her head was throbbing, and her vision was blurry from the fever. She rummaged through the bundle in the corner for a water bag, poured the cool water onto a handkerchief, and pressed it directly to her forehead to lower her temperature.
The cool sensation made her sigh in comfort. She lay there with her eyes closed, motionless.
She fell asleep at some point. In her hazy state, she felt the carriage stop. Shen Yao Xing frowned and opened her reddened eyes, feeling someone standing beside her. She squinted and glanced over.
“Get up.” Jiang Ming Yue coldly looked at the person at his feet.
Shen Yao Xing removed the handkerchief from her forehead and propped herself up, watching helplessly as the young man passed by her and got off the carriage.
Could they have reached the capital? This thought was quickly dismissed – it couldn’t possibly be that fast. It was likely just a resting place along the journey.
As soon as she got off the carriage, Shen Yao Xing saw a stone pillar with the words “Snake Pond Village” on it. She couldn’t help but ask curiously: “Where is this?”
Standing to the side, Jiang Ming Yue glanced at the young woman and said thinly: “This is the only place within dozens of miles that might have a doctor.”
Shen Yao Xing was stunned, staring at him blankly, somewhat doubtfully: “You’re going to help me find a doctor?”
The young man’s cold eyes glanced at her, his tone full of impatience: “What? Does Miss Shen want to continue dragging me down like this?”
Although his tone was somewhat harsh, he was still helping her after all. Shen Yao Xing weakly pulled at the corners of her mouth and dryly said a word of thanks.
Although the village’s stone pillar was here, the village entrance should still be some distance away. The three walked along a small path in the forest, with the man dressed all in black leading the way in front.
Shen Yao Xing followed behind, feeling as if each step was treading on cotton. Her head felt heavy and her feet light, her eyelids could barely open. She raised her hand to rub the corners of her eyes, quickened her pace and reached out to grab the arm of the man in black. Only then did she barely manage to stand steady with his support.
“Sorry, please support me for a while.” Although she knew he probably couldn’t hear, Shen Yao Xing still said a word. Without something to lean on, she would likely collapse right here.
Jiang Ming Yue walked behind the two, his cold gaze falling on where the young woman was grabbing the corpse slave’s arm. A sudden sense of depression arose in his heart, choking his breath. His fist clenched tightly under his sleeve, his fingers pressing so hard they nearly pierced his palm.
Finally unable to control himself, he strode forward with his long legs and grabbed the young woman’s wrist, throwing her off.
The force seemed extremely light to him, but the young woman was like a kite with its string cut. She was lightly thrown quite a distance away, hitting a tree trunk and passing out.
In the moment before losing consciousness, Shen Yao Xing vaguely saw the man’s panicked expression. That “Zhao Zhao” that burst from his mouth gave her no time to think before she completely blacked out.
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When she woke up again, Shen Yao Xing found herself lying on a bamboo bed. She instinctively touched her forehead and found that her high fever had subsided considerably. Her vision had also cleared up.
She sat up and looked around, discovering that the bedroom was built entirely of yellow mud. Apart from a bamboo bed and a four-legged table, there was nothing else – simple and clear at a glance.
Perhaps due to her illness, Shen Yao Xing’s senses weren’t as sharp as usual. She only noticed someone entering the doorway when they were already there.
“You’re awake!”
Shen Yao Xing looked up to see a boy of about ten years old entering. His small face was full of joy, and he was carrying a bowl of medicinal soup in his hands.
Shen Yao Xing tilted her head in confusion: “Who are you?”
The boy took small steps to her bedside, bringing the medicine bowl to her. He scuffed his toes on the ground, revealing a shy smile: “My name is A Mi. It was my grandmother who treated your illness.”
“Oh, I see.” Shen Yao Xing hurriedly took the medicine bowl, glanced at the pitch-black medicinal soup, and really didn’t have the appetite to drink it.
The boy stared at her intently from the side. Seeing that the young woman was hesitating to drink, he couldn’t help but remind her softly: “Grandmother said you won’t get better if you don’t drink the medicine…”
Being stared at by a little bean while drinking medicine was certainly not a glorious thing. Shen Yao Xing gritted her teeth, held her breath, and downed the medicinal soup in one go. Then she frowned and handed the empty bowl back to him.
Having regained some energy, Shen Yao Xing immediately wanted to get up and go outside to look around, but was hurriedly stopped by the boy: “Grandmother said you need to rest more and can’t go outside in the wind.”
Shen Yao Xing sat on the edge of the bamboo bed and scratched her face. She temporarily listened to his advice and didn’t go out. If she hadn’t guessed wrong, this should be that village. She remembered passing out on the way here.
Could it be…
It seemed that was the only possibility.
“Um, where did the people who came with me go?” She hoped they hadn’t just left her here and gone. She had no carriage to go back with.
“Those people?” A Mi blinked his big eyes and said seriously: “But only one big brother brought you here.”
Big brother?
Was it that man in black or… As soon as Shen Yao Xing started thinking, her head began to throb again.
Seeing this, A Mi hurriedly said: “Big sister, you’re not well yet. You need to rest more.”
“How long have I been asleep?” Shen Yao Xing ignored his words and touched her stomach. It was completely empty – she must have missed several meals.
“Almost two days,” the boy replied honestly.
Two days?!
Shen Yao Xing stood up in shock. It was over. In two days’ time, that person definitely wouldn’t have waited for her. He had probably already set off and left.
The young woman held her aching head and asked the boy hopefully if there were any horses for sale here. She wasn’t asking for a carriage – even a horse would be better than riding an ox cart. But of course, the answer was not to her liking.
Seeing the young woman’s dejected look, A Mi didn’t bother her further. As he was leaving, he added: “I’ll go tell big brother that you’re awake!”
Shen Yao Xing suddenly looked up. After a series of questions, she learned that the man was temporarily staying in the bamboo house next door. Honestly, for a moment she felt a bit touched. She didn’t expect this person to actually wait for her here!
It seems he wasn’t completely an ungrateful person after all, Shen Yao Xing thought contentedly.
After being forced to rest for half a day, Shen Yao Xing was finally able to leave the bedroom. A Mi enthusiastically took care of her along the way, boiling water for her bath and cooking for her, making Shen Yao Xing feel a bit embarrassed.
The grandmother the boy spoke of was a woman who looked to be in her fifties. She checked Shen Yao Xing’s pulse before allowing her to go out. Following the boy’s lead, Shen Yao Xing came to the bamboo house not far away.
“Yao Xing sister, you go in by yourself. I, I won’t go in…” A Mi’s fingers tightly gripped his coarse cloth clothes, his face showing fear as he looked towards the bamboo courtyard.
Thinking of how the man looked at him, A Mi couldn’t help but tremble. It was the first time he had seen such a terrifying person, even though he was so handsome.
Shen Yao Xing didn’t force him. She nodded and stepped forward to push open the bamboo door.
To say that Jiang Ming Yue was born knowing how to enjoy life would be an understatement. This bamboo courtyard seemed to be a summer retreat tailor-made for him. The courtyard and living quarters were surrounded by bamboo. In front of the living quarters was a corridor made of green bamboo, clean and refreshing. In the open space of the courtyard was a stone table, and there was a large tree taller than the roof, blocking out the hot sun, cool and comfortable.
At this moment, the man in plain clothes was sitting on the clean bamboo corridor, with some unknown books placed beside him. He was wiping the sword in his hand, only glancing at her lightly when he heard the sound.
Shen Yao Xing, who had entered the courtyard, didn’t know what to say for a moment. After thinking for a bit, she said clearly to him: “Let’s set off this afternoon.”
She had wasted quite a bit of time with this illness. They couldn’t delay any further.
Jiang Ming Yue’s hand paused as he was wiping the sword. His gaze scanned the young woman up and down, his thin lips moving slightly: “Since we’ve already wasted time, I advise you to wait until you’ve fully recovered. Otherwise, if you’re like this again on the road, I’ll throw you off the carriage.”
The young man said this, but his gaze kept falling intentionally or unintentionally on the young woman’s face.
Shen Yao Xing completely believed his words. She raised her hand to touch her forehead, complaining inwardly. It was all because of that dead woman who had cut down her horse. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have to worry about this now.
“Oh, then I’ll go back,” Shen Yao Xing said dryly, turning to leave the bamboo courtyard.
“Wait,” Jiang Ming Yue called out to her. When the young woman turned back, he felt a lump in his throat again. His peripheral vision caught sight of the pastries beside him. His heart moved slightly, and he reached out to pick up the plate of pastries, raising his chin slightly to gesture to her: “I can’t finish these. You eat them.”
This gesture seemed quite blatant to Jiang Ming Yue. He didn’t dare look directly at the young woman, his ears turning red.
“……” Shen Yao Xing’s face was expressionless. Did this person take her for a dog? What did he mean by giving her what he couldn’t finish eating?
A man can be killed but not humiliated!
Bang – it was the sound of the bamboo door being forcefully closed. Jiang Ming Yue looked up, but the young woman’s figure was nowhere to be seen in the courtyard.
The slightly bright eyes immediately sank. The fingers holding the plate of pastries suddenly exerted force, and the pastries were smashed against the wall along with the plate, breaking into pieces. The young man lowered his eyes to look at the Piao Xue in his hand, his gaze growing increasingly gloomy.
Truly… ungrateful.
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If you’re like me…
Too tired of reading stories where the female lead is often foolish, weak, feeble both physically and mentally, usually in a subservient and oppressed role in society such as a maid, secretary, concubine… or to put it bluntly, typically the one who has to serve and please the male lead, always needing protection and rescue from male leads, while the male lead is often described as talented, strikingly handsome, powerful,…
Then please continue reading.
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I’m Yuushi L.
Every day, movies and comics continuously reinforce the notion that women are weak, that they can only handle trivial matters in the background, that women are petty-minded and constantly jealous, mocking, and laughing at other women, while men are strong, wealthy, and solely focused on conquering the world, with countless mindless women ready to fall into their arms.
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In my country, there was a rare renowned female poet in ancient times who wrote the following about the fate of women in that era:
“Damn this life of sharing a husband,
One wrapped in warmth, the other left cold.
I’d rather have stayed single from the start,
Than to endure a life so torn apart.”
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*Spotlight on Finished Novel Translations*
The Male Lead’s Obsessive (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: She is his lifelong obsession, to the point where he was willing to be a third wheel, scorned by society, just to wedge his way into her relationship with her fiancé.
Synopsis:
Cold-hearted and indifferent female lead + Scheming and subservient CEO male lead
Summary:
Rong Xiu’s biggest regret in life was missing out on Fan Xia.
He secretly loved Fan Xia for 7 years.
Watched her go public with her boyfriend.
Watched her kiss her boyfriend at their wedding.
Until that man blissfully nestled in Fan Xia’s arms, obtaining everything he could only dream of.
The crazy jealousy stripped away his hidden secret love, layer by layer, burning like wildfire.
Fan Xia, how can I have you!
【Reading and Trigger Warning Guide】
1. Female dominant, male submissive, male pregnancy
2. Male lead schemes his way to the top, male competition
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