Shocked! The Young Master's Petite Darling Is a Master of Mysteries-Chapter 213: Secrets of the Past

Xia Zhun’s eyes narrowed slightly, his complex gaze landing on Qin Ru.

This was the woman his father had arranged for him. Back then, due to his father’s pressure, he painfully left Song Juan and returned to the Divine Clan, only to find out afterwards that his father had arranged for a marriage alliance with the Heavenly Maiden Clan.

Naturally, Xia Zhun refused this, but his father threatened him with death, the future of the Divine Clan, and his mother’s whereabouts as a bargaining chip.

Xia Zhun compromised, yet not fully. He allowed Qin Ru to marry into the Divine Clan but refused to consummate the marriage with her.

Until last time, when he returned from the current world, severely injured, his mind unclear, sleeping nine out of ten days, giving Qin Ru an opportunity.

But on that occasion, Qin Ru entered when he was conscious, so her scheme did not succeed.

He chose not to expose Qin Ru simply to avoid her trying again.

After all, his luck might not always place him in a state of alertness.

"Qin Ru, whether or not anything happened between us, you should be clear," Xia Zhun’s voice was low, his gaze toward Qin Ru meaningful. "If Xia Weiyang hadn’t provoked Song Juan and her daughter this time, I could still tolerate your antics in the Divine Clan. But, you should never, ever have provoked them!"

He would rather swallow all grievances himself to protect them their whole life; how could he let anyone subject them to any harm?!

"Xia Zhun!" Qin Ru reprimanded sharply, "What do you take me for? What do you take the Heavenly Maiden Clan for? Is a marriage alliance just a joke in your eyes?"

Qin Ru’s face turned ashen; even when her life was shortened by ten years due to her spell against Xia Mian failing, she wasn’t as upset as she was now, treated this way by Xia Zhun.

"Qin Ru, there’s no emotion between us. Your mission from the Heavenly Maiden Clan is to be here; I accepted you due to my father’s coercion. Over the years in the Divine Clan, you’ve enjoyed the highest honors. I’ve given you everything that could be given. Are you still unsatisfied?" Xia Zhun looked at her calmly, "I’ve given you everything except love."

Qin Ru accepted her family’s arranged marriage into the Divine Clan, isn’t it for its resources?

Over the years, Qin Ru has taken quite a lot of resources from the Divine Clan.

Qin Ru sneered, feeling Xia Zhun’s reasoning was especially oppressive!

"Everything except love?" Qin Ru smirked, "Did you ever think, when you were almost a wreck, why I was still willing to marry into the Divine Clan?"

If there wasn’t admiration for this man in her heart, why would she humble herself to marry a man who is unconscious nine out of ten days, letting her youth guard a living widow?

Xia Zhun’s eyes narrowed slightly, remaining silent.

Qin Ru’s emotions were a bit agitated, "Now, your first love has shown up, you wake up, and you want to push me aside, Xia Zhun, you can’t be so heartless!"

Qin Ru accused Xia Zhun word by word.

No matter how much Xia Zhun loved Song Juan, what did it matter?

She was the one officially wed to the Divine Clan. As long as she didn’t want to give up the position of Divine Clan’s mistress, no one could force her!

Qin Ru’s words made Xia Zhun’s face darken again, suddenly regretting agreeing to his father’s terms back then.

He married Qin Ru according to his father’s wishes, but his father never revealed any news about his mother, even disappearing himself.

"I’ll give you all the compensation you deserve, leave!" Xia Zhun spoke coldly without even wanting to glance at Qin Ru.

"Leave? Where do I go?" Qin Ru sneered, "Since I’ve married you, alive I’m your person, dead I’ll be your ghost!"

Xia Zhun’s face darkened, as Xia Weiyang schemed to kill Song Juan and Xia Mian, and attempted to ruin the arranged marriage with the Wood Clan, all informed to him by Ah Mu when he was awake.

This mother and daughter had not rested for a day, and some things he could choose to ignore, but others he couldn’t turn a blind eye to.

"If you leave now, the Divine Clan will compensate you, preserve your dignity; if you insist on staying, you’ll end up disgraced yourself." Xia Zhun’s tone was indifferent, his face no longer showing the slightest amiability.

Initially, he treated Qin Ru politely with courtesy, but this woman was restless!

Always dreaming of grasping what wasn’t hers.

Some things could be fought for; some things she couldn’t win.

Qin Ru’s expression was frosty, her gaze locked on Xia Zhun, "These years, have you never had even a trace of emotion for me?"

Xia Zhun lowered his eyes, his tone indifferent, "No."

Qin Ru suddenly laughed, a bold and unrestrained laugh, tears flowed out with it, "Fine, I’ll support you all, I’ll leave!"

After speaking, Qin Ru suddenly felt a sense of relief.

The shackles that weighed on her for years opened at this moment.

If it couldn’t be obtained, letting go was also a kind of liberation.

"With me here, who dares to make you leave!" A robust voice echoed from the door, followed by a mighty figure slowly stepping into Bishui Residence.

Upon hearing this voice, even Xia Zhun, half-laying on the bed, couldn’t help but be stunned.

The Divine Master, his father, returned at this moment?

The faces of the three elders also showed excitement, "Divine Master!"

An elderly man with white hair, stepping through the moonlight into the room, eyes bright with sharpness, sweeping a gaze over everyone inside, "Xia Zhun, letting Qin Ru go? Is that how a man acts?"

Xia Zhun smirked lightly, "Father, do you think you have any qualification to say that to me?"

When he was very young, his mother disappeared on an outing with his father, and he had been seeking answers ever since but never got one.

At eighteen, he saw his father with an elder from the Heavenly Maiden Clan, the two were intimate in gesture, their gazes exchanged with hints of secrets. Just one glance and Xia Zhun saw something dubious between them.

That was the first time he began to suspect the truth behind his mother’s disappearance.

Before accidentally entering the current world, he had been searching for the truth about his mother’s disappearance, but it seemed purposely concealed, leaving him no traces to follow.

Later, Xia Liang forced him into marrying Qin Ru, agreeing to reveal the truth if he accepted the marriage.

In the end, he was tricked by Xia Liang. He married Qin Ru, yet Xia Liang never disclosed the truth.

"Xia Zhun, don’t forget who gave you your life! Who gave you the audacity to speak to your father like this!" Xia Liang’s voice was sombre, eyes fierce with flashing rage.