jdhmnovel Chapter 175 Illusion
Chapter 175 Illusion
Chapter 175 Illusion
Outside Hanshan City, Wang Wenzhou and Liu Rushi jogged side by side. Behind them followed a large sedan chair carried by eight men, with more than 50 sedan chair bearers and soldiers protecting them closely.
An elderly woman approached and, with a beaming smile, said, "Wang Qingtian, I haven't seen you running for days. Is your injury finally healed?"
Wang Wenzhou stopped and said with a smile, "Grandma Li, why are you here so early today?"
Grandma Li said with a smile, "Yu'er's father is off today. He's taking the child to school, so I'll take the tax receipts first."
Wang Wenzhou pointed at Liu Rushi and said excitedly, "Grandma Li, isn't my daughter-in-law Liu Rushi beautiful?"
Grandma Li grinned widely and said happily, "Beautiful! Congratulations to Wang Qingtian, you've finally gotten what you wanted."
"Sigh..." Liu Rushi sighed softly. It wasn't that she didn't want to refute, but that she didn't dare to.
Although Wang Wenzhou doesn't often show off, he does occasionally boast a little. Especially today, he's very excited. Whenever he meets familiar people and chats with them for a few minutes, he always introduces them: "The beautiful woman next to me is my wife."
At first, Liu Rushi retorted irritably: I'm not!
However, after speaking to two or three people, Liu Rushi really didn't dare to refute them anymore.
Every time Liu Rushi objected, she was met with disdain from the people. One old woman even angrily scolded her: "Miss Liu, Wang Qingtian's affection for you is your good fortune. Don't take your blessings for granted. Countless unmarried girls in Hanshan dream of marrying Wang Qingtian. He's been so tolerant of you; how can you let him down?"
Liu Rushi was both amused and exasperated! You like Wang Wenzhou, you respect Wang Wenzhou, but just because he likes me, does that mean I have to marry him? Isn't this moral blackmail?
After running around Hanshan City, Liu Ru's feelings towards Wang Wenzhou were quite complicated. Based on his understanding of Wang Wenzhou, the fat man was a liar and a fraud. Yet, the people of Hanshan genuinely loved and respected him.
If Liu Ru hadn't known Wang Wenzhou so well, she would have thought he was an incorruptible official who was down-to-earth and wholeheartedly loved the people.
As Wang Wenzhou walked around, everyone he encountered greeted him. He mostly nodded to the young people, and stopped to chat with the older folks.
Liu Rushi felt that the fat man was too complicated, and she couldn't understand him.
After running two laps, Wang Wenzhou wiped the sweat from his brow, glanced at Liu Rushi with admiration, and said with a smile, "Rushi, let's go to the sedan chair and rest for a while."
"Mm!" Liu Rushi nodded silently.
Once inside the sedan chair, Wang Wenzhou took out two water bottles, handed one to Liu Ru, and picked up the other for himself, gulping it down in one go.
Liu Rushi silently looked at the water bottle. The bottle was made of crystal, clear and transparent, and worth at least several thousand taels of silver. That fat man is really a corrupt official, too extravagant!
After running, Wang Wenzhou would drink bottled water, but bottled water didn't exist in the Ming Dynasty. He couldn't very well drink from a jar; that would be too unseemly. So, Wang Wenzhou had several crystal bottles made, and because they were fragile, he made several extra. This small amount of money was nothing to Wang Wenzhou.
Wang Wenzhou finished his water in one gulp, put down the bottle, and seeing that Liu Rushi hadn't drunk any water, asked in confusion, "Rushi, aren't you thirsty?"
Actually, Liu Rushi drank a few sips of water. The key point is that she wasn't as fat as Wang Wenzhou, and she didn't sweat much while running, so she didn't need to replenish too much water.
Upon hearing Wang Wenzhou's words, Liu Rushi quickly finished the remaining water in the bottle in one gulp. Liu Rushi was furious; that fatso was playing tricks on her again!
Wang Wenzhou gazed at Liu Rushi across from him, gradually becoming intoxicated by her beauty.
With a wild imagination, I've been fantasizing about sleeping with Ru Ru in various ways.
An hour later, Liu Rushi really couldn't hold it in any longer! She'd drunk too much water and needed to relieve herself. But the fat man opposite her sat motionless, staring at her with a lovesick expression. Fatso, you win!
Wang Wenzhou's mind wandered to all sorts of fantasies. He didn't know why, but he just loved looking at Liu Rushi. Even if she wouldn't let him touch her, just staring at her made him incredibly happy; if he could keep watching her like that forever, it would be a kind of bliss.
Liu Rushi was restless. She was a woman of her word; having already promised the fat man, she would do whatever he asked. The fat man just sat there blankly, and she was too embarrassed to speak.
Liu Rushi hated Wang Wenzhou to the core, because she felt that this was all part of the fat man's plan. After drinking so much water, how could he not want to pee!
"Wang Wenzhou..." Liu Rushi couldn't hold back any longer and softly called out to Wang Wenzhou.
"Huh?" Wang Wenzhou curled his lips and said with a smile, "Ruru, how come you are so beautiful? I feel so happy just looking at you like this."
"Is this interesting?" Liu Rushi asked irritably.
Wang Wenzhou felt like crying. So what? I only looked at you for a little while! I didn't break the agreement, I didn't lay a hand on you! Could this girl really read minds? Does she know I'm on YY (a Chinese online forum)?
Liu Rushi was so tense that she was sweating profusely and fidgeting. She didn't dare to move at all, afraid that the slightest movement would trigger her uncontrollable urges...
"Ru Ru, Ru Ru, you are so beautiful! I've never understood why you are so beautiful." Wang Wenzhou had no idea that Liu Ru was still in a state of infatuation, showering her with sweet words and flattering her.
"Hmph!" Liu Rushi snorted coldly. You shameless fatso! Don't even think about succeeding!
Liu Rushi thought that Wang Wenzhou wanted to use this as a threat to coerce her into doing something she didn't want to do.
Thinking of this, Liu Rushi said fiercely, "You fatso, stop dreaming! I'd rather marry a pig than marry you!"
"Holy crap!" Wang Wenzhou was completely dumbfounded. "Are all goddesses crazy?! Ru Ru, what the hell is wrong now? What did I do to you? Damn it..."
Wang Wenzhou felt a thousand curses running through his mind; he was truly wronged. "I like you, and you agreed to spend a day with me. I was so happy, running with you, even just quietly watching you made me overjoyed. I complimented you on your looks, and you got angry?"
Wang Wenzhou frowned, his mind racing. He felt that Liu Rushi had said those things to discourage him and discourage him from having any more illusions. Thinking of this, Wang Wenzhou felt like crying.
I like you so much, why don't you like me back? And why do you keep hurting my self-esteem?
"Sigh!" Wang Wenzhou sighed and muttered to himself, "Who told me to be so foolish as to like you?"
Wang Wenzhou couldn't bear to speak ill of Liu Rushi. Feeling down, he wanted to have a drink. He turned around, opened the cabinet, took out two glasses, placed them on the table, picked up a bottle of wine, and filled both glasses.
"Ruru, have a drink with me!" Wang Wenzhou said, somewhat disheartened.
"Wang Wenzhou, you shameless bastard!" Liu Rushi was instantly enraged. That fatso, he'd planned everything meticulously, step by step, to embarrass me. Fatty, I won't let you succeed!