Chapter 25: Pure Love World Arc 8

  "Second brother, you're back! Has the escort agency's matter been resolved?"

  "En, solved. It's not a big deal, the weather is bad, there was a delay on the road, and we have already discussed it with the employer, they can understand, and agree to let us delay for half a month."

  "It's settled then, let's sit down and eat quickly, you must be starving after running around all morning."

  "Alright, thank you sister-in-law. But in the future if I come back late, just go ahead and eat without waiting for me, we're family, no need to be so formal." He felt embarrassed making his sister-in-law wait for him to eat all the time.

  "We're family, no need to thank me, sister-in-law, you're still missing a mouthful of food and drink."

  His sister-in-law's words made him a bit embarrassed, "It was Zi Peisheng who divided it, don't blame me."

  "Alright, alright, let's not be polite to each other anymore. If we don't eat soon, the dishes will get cold. Try this one, it's a new dish your sister-in-law made today. What do you think of the taste? Give me some feedback."

  The elder sister-in-law gave him a mouthful of food, and the two of them started eating on their own. Although there were fewer people and it wasn't as lively, it was still warm and cozy.

  After dinner, they rinsed their mouths and drank some tea.

  "The other day, I had nothing to do, so I made two clothes for my second brother. Although the craftsmanship is not as good as those embroidery girls in the embroidery workshop, it's still quite neat and tidy. The fabric is also of high quality. If your brother doesn't mind, he can keep them at home to wear from time to time. However, the size is slightly smaller than yours, I don't know if it fits or not. If your brother has time, he should come to my place to try it on, and if it's too big or too small, I can make adjustments."

  "Then I'll have to trouble you, sister-in-law. Your craftsmanship must be good." He had already done it, and he couldn't refuse again, lest he hurt his sister-in-law's feelings.

  Two people chatted idly about family matters as they walked through the corridor and arrived at the brother's and sister-in-law's courtyard. The clothes were naturally placed in the room, and his sister-in-law called him to come in, so he followed her in.

  "It's these two, both are outer garments, the colors are all according to your younger brother's preferences, chosen for their simplicity and elegance, try them on, see if you like them." The elder sister-in-law took out two pieces of clothing from the cabinet and presented them in front of him, one was moon-white, the other was sky-blue, indeed, both conformed to his dressing habits.

  He respectfully accepted it, feeling very moved. Since his mother passed away, no one had been so concerned about his daily life. His father and brother loved him, but men's thoughts were not as meticulous, they just ordered the servants to buy things regularly. It had been many years since he last wore clothes that someone had specially made for him stitch by stitch.

  "Zi Po really likes it, so she accepted it and didn't disturb her sister-in-law's rest. She'll go back to try it out, and if there's a need for any changes, she'll trouble her sister-in-law again."

  He held up his clothes and bowed sincerely to his sister-in-law before taking his leave.

  "Why bother with so much trouble? Just try it out here. Besides, whether you're fat or thin, you can't explain it clearly. I have to see it for myself to understand."

  "This... isn't good, I'd better go back and change." His sister-in-law's request made him feel a bit awkward. It was a deep affection for his sister to make clothes for her younger brother, but there was no reason for the younger brother to try on clothes in his older brother's house, and it wouldn't sound good if word got out, so he politely declined.

  "Hmph, mph, mph... Isn't Second Brother feeling shy? This young man's face is really thin." Big Sister heard him refuse and not only didn't let him leave, but also covered her mouth and laughed so hard that she was shaking all over, making him even more embarrassed, his ears were burning with shame.

  "Sister-in-law, don't joke around, I'm leaving right now." He didn't dare to look up at anyone and just lowered his head and rushed out. Who would have thought that the older sister took a few steps forward and stood in front of him, he lost control for a moment and suddenly plunged into her arms.

  He was startled and immediately took two steps back, trying to create some distance between them. But instead of moving away, he found himself being pushed closer by the crowd on the stairs, and for a moment, the distance between them became even smaller, so close that he could smell the fragrance on her body.

  "Sister-in-law, let me go quickly, I want to leave." He struggled to get out of her arms.

  "Second brother, don't be in such a hurry to leave, stay and accompany your sister-in-law for a while. Is it that your sister-in-law isn't good-looking enough, so you're not even willing to stay for another moment?"

  "No, no!" He shook his head in denial, but didn't give up trying to pull the two of them apart. But somehow, as if possessed by a demon, the other person stuck tightly to him, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't peel them off.

  "So you're saying that your sister-in-law is beautiful, huh? I knew it, you little rascal, you've always had a crush on her, haven't you?" This tone was quite flirtatious.

  No, I didn't. He wanted to deny it, but he couldn't utter a word and let his sister-in-law pull her down in front of the bed.

  "Come, let your sister-in-law personally help you try on the clothes as a reward."

  Her slender fingers, stained with vermilion, touched his waistband and deftly manipulated the knot. The belt fell to the ground. He wanted to stop her, but couldn't move, as if his body had lost control. His eyes were wide open, watching as his outer garment was also removed, leaving only a white undergarment. Yet, the person on top of him seemed to have no intention of stopping, and her jade-like hand reached for the collar of his undergarment once again.

  No! Absolutely not! She is his brother's wife, how can he do such an immoral and shameless thing! Stop it! Stop it at once!

  He used all his strength to try and break free, but it seemed as if a boundless force was holding him back, rendering him immobile.

  No! I must push her away! Absolutely cannot do something that would betray my brother!

  Still can't move, damn it!

  Good heavens! Her hand has gone in again and touched his chest.

  "No!"

  Xu Zipei let out a cry of surprise and sat up straight in bed.

  Where am I? He looked around at the walls in a daze, for a moment unsure what day it was.

  It wasn't until after a while that he came back to his senses.

  It turns out it was just a dream after all!

  It's okay, it's okay! This isn't real. He patted his chest with a lingering fear and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, comforting himself that dreams are fake and not worth paying attention to.

  Xu Zipei didn't know that his nightmare was actually manipulated by Liu Qianqian, whose purpose was to deepen her suspicion and hatred towards Su Luo. Adding to what the wet nurse had said earlier, although Xu Zipei verbally expressed disbelief, the seeds of doubt had already been sown in his heart and were destined to take root and sprout.

  Although Xu Zipei is a weak scholar, the Xu family runs a security firm and a merchant group. As the current head of the household, he naturally knows many people from all walks of life and has some connections in the jianghu left by his father and brothers at his disposal.

  From that day on, although he pretended to be calm and tried to forget the absurd dream, the more he didn't want to think about it, the clearer the scenes in the dream became. Sometimes he couldn't even distinguish between reality and dreams, and he couldn't help but wonder if those things had really happened. That delicate and seemingly boneless waist, with a faint scent that seemed to exist yet not exist...

  It was fine during the day, busy with colleagues in the store, and also let Yuzhu go to greet them. He didn't come back for meals for three days, so he hadn't seen Suoluo for a while. But at night, there were some dreams that made him hard to speak, making him unable to avoid, but people are not made of iron, and it's impossible not to sleep, so every night he would dream... Then the next day he would get up and be extremely regretful and self-blaming.

  After much deliberation, he decided to take the initiative to prove that his sister-in-law, Su Shi, was innocent and had nothing to do with his brother's death. He also wanted to show that his relationship with her was purely familial and not driven by any ulterior motives. Therefore, he secretly dispatched a middle-aged female bodyguard named Liu Niang, who was skilled in martial arts and unassuming in appearance, to disguise herself as a servant and monitor Su Luo Luo's daily activities, while also protecting her. If anything unusual happened, she would report back to him until Su Shi's innocence was proven.

  As expected, after giving the order, his heart felt much better, and he didn't have any more strange dreams that night. It made him feel like he had made an extremely correct decision, and he even regretted not making such arrangements earlier.

  After a few days, he gave another order to let his men go and find out about Zhang Lan's recent situation. Whether she had married, how her marriage was going, whether she was living well, and whether she had been accepted by her husband's family. It wasn't that he still had any intentions towards her, but just wanted to confirm if the other party was living happily.

  In the past, he was too weak and only knew how to escape from everything. After experiencing many things recently, his heart has slowly become more determined and he now has some courage in doing things. If it were in the past, he would not have dared to do these two things, nor even think about them.

  This willow daughter was originally the descendant of a famous Jianghu family. Because her parents had only one daughter, they invited an older martial brother to marry into their family. After her parents passed away, they handed over the sect to the two of them to manage. Who would have thought that this martial brother had ulterior motives and was not willing to be just a second-in-command? He wanted to take her place and plotted against her. Not only did he secretly learn his in-laws' ultimate skills, but also colluded with opposing sects to kill many of their loyal brothers. Moreover, he even put slow-acting poison in her food and drink.

  That day when her senior brother was in trouble, she managed to escape under the escort of a loyal servant, but suffered serious injuries and had most of her martial arts skills crippled. Whether she could survive or not was uncertain, let alone take revenge. Just as she was despairing and resentful, Xu's old master led his team of escorts who happened to be passing by, rescued her and helped her recover from her injuries.

  After that, she settled down at Xu Jia's place. Old Master Xu was a chivalrous and righteous person, and upon hearing her story, he scolded her master for being shameless and promised to help her take revenge and rebuild the sect.

  She cherished the gratitude of Mr. Xu's lifesaving grace, but still refused his proposal. Because she didn't want to implicate others, her own revenge should be taken by herself, let alone that Shixiong was not to be underestimated now, and there were many running dogs beside him who would take orders from him. If she implicated the benefactor or other brothers in the escort agency, she would feel uneasy for the rest of her life. However, she still thanked Mr. Xu repeatedly and accepted the sacred medicine he provided to heal her wounds.

  After three years of hard work, she finally recovered her lost skills and even improved them. On a dark and windy night, with the treasured sword left by her parents, she avenged herself within a hundred moves. The disciples inside saw her return and immediately switched sides, without much struggle, wanting to re-pledge their allegiance. But she had already become disillusioned and didn't want to stay as the master of this empty sect. After taking her parents' memorial tablets, she left quietly into the distance.

  After that, she volunteered to work for Old Master Xu as a bodyguard, because she was disappointed in men and didn't remarry, and wholeheartedly assisted the successive masters of the Xu family. After Old Master Xu's death, it was first Xu Zilin, and now it's Xu Ziping. Xu Ziping asked her to monitor and protect Big Madam, and she naturally agreed without hesitation.