The Cousin Is About to Marry，The Abstinent Young Lord Loses Control-Chapter 75: Shaving One’s Head to Become a Nun
The standoff continued endlessly.
The elder of the Yuan Family, having come to their senses, began to dismiss the guests.
Although it was already late, the more people watched the spectacle, the more rumors would spread.
Even if the misunderstanding was clarified later, some people would still refuse to believe it.
They only want to see what they want to see, and hear what they want to hear.
Then they would go out and spread lies with conviction, twisting the truth, until the lies become "true" just from repetition.
It’s better to stop the losses in time.
Although they wanted to stay and watch the drama, the hosts had spoken, so the guests had no choice but to leave.
Yang Er, thick-skinned, lingered shamelessly.
Not only did he refuse to leave, but he also fuelled the fire.
"Although I have shared romantic moments with Mian Mian a few times, a gentleman knows how to make things better for others. Since Young Master Yuan likes her, I won’t compete for her affection."
Yuan Changan’s temple throbbed with veins, "You speak nonsense! We don’t welcome you in the Yuan Family. Get out!"
Yang Er clicked his tongue, "Over the years, I’ve spent a lot of silver on Mian Mian. I’ve endured the pain of letting her go. What more do you want, Young Master Yuan?"
"Get out!"
Yang Er nudged Ruan Mian with his toe, "Don’t you want to serve Young Master Yuan?"
Ruan Mian looked distressed, "Young Master Yuan is as pure as a refreshing breeze. He is not someone a humble servant like me can touch. Young Master Yang, please don’t make things difficult for me." 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚
Yang Er sneered, "What you mean to say is not that you are unwilling, but that you feel your status is too low."
Ruan Mian lowered her eyes and showed a delicate and weak demeanor, looking extremely innocent.
Yang Er’s smile grew, "This Young Master helps others to the end. Since you don’t dare to aspire high, let me make the decision for you once. I’ll ask Young Master Yuan if he is willing to make you his companion."
The more outrageous the words, Yuan Changan couldn’t bear it any longer.
He called for the servants, "Throw this shameless person out!"
Xie Yunzhen raised his hand slightly, and the Hidden Guard blocked Yang Er.
"Since a problem has been discovered, solve the problem. What good does it do to throw someone out? Can that prove you are not treating this young lady differently?"
Yuan Changan clenched his teeth, "Xie Yunzhen, you are despicable and shameless!"
Xie Yunzhen raised an eyebrow, "Isn’t this something you’ve done yourself? If you do what’s right and sit properly, would you be this anxious?"
Lady Yuan quickly walked to her son’s side, shaking his arm, "Quickly say you have no connection with this disreputable woman!"
Yuan Changan closed his eyes, "She has her difficulties; she is not disreputable."
"Young Master Yuan speaks well, but which girl in the brothel doesn’t have her difficulties?"
Yang Er laughed, "Unless you help every brothel girl, I don’t believe your intentions are pure."
Yuan Changan laughed in anger, "Whether you believe me or not is none of my business."
"It’s indeed none of my business."
Suddenly, Yang Er gave Ruan Mian a hard kick, "It’s only out of respect for Young Master Yuan that I haven’t held it against her for serving others. Since she is nothing special, I don’t have to show her any face."
The woman cried out and fell to the ground in embarrassment.
Afraid that Ji Mingzhu might misunderstand, this time Yuan Changan did not help her, and the hand he instinctively extended was withdrawn.
"Young Master Yuan, are you sure you don’t want to keep her as a concubine?"
"If you don’t want her, then I’ll take her back to my residence for amusement."
Yang Er’s demeanor was frivolous, and everyone understood the meaning in his words.
The old lady’s face turned black to the extreme, just when she was about to order those two to be thrown out.
Ji Mingzhu, who had been silent all along, suddenly stood up.
She walked step by step into the middle of the confrontation, helping Ruan Mian up and let her sit on the chair beside her.
Then she looked at the man with the difficult expression.
"Chang An, I believe you."
The feeling of being slandered, she had experienced it in her past life.
Back then, she wished for someone to say, "Mingzhu, I believe you."
Fortunately, she had her aunt, her second brother, and Yun Ling.
She had survived that deadly rumor.
Earlier, they were strangers; Yuan Changan saw her being harassed by a bully and helped her out without hesitation.
When in distress, having someone come to the rescue feels really, really good...
He is a good person!
Perhaps Yuan Changan indeed shares something with this young lady, but that is his privacy.
And it doesn’t necessarily mean romantic involvement.
Yuan Changan’s eyes grew moist, filled with emotion, "Mingzhu..."
He had more to say, but the girl in front suddenly lifted her skirt and ran toward the mansion gate.
Xie Yunzhen’s expression changed, and immediately, he put everything aside and chased after her.
As he moved, the Hidden Guards also withdrew.
Yuan Changan wanted to chase after her, but the person sitting on the chair suddenly slid and fell to the ground, blocking his way.
His beloved had been wronged, Yuan Changan couldn’t be bothered with anything else and stepped over her.
Even so, he fell a step behind.
Xie Yunzhen, with his long legs and strong physique, quickly caught up with Ji Mingzhu in no time.
In a flash, Ji Mingzhu aggressively pulled out the hairpin in her hair and held it against her slender neck.
"Stop following me, or I’ll end my life if you keep chasing!"
"If I die, will you be satisfied then!"
She cried out in a roar, her emotions already collapsing.
Xie Yunzhen dared not approach her, nor touch her, his gaze locked tightly on the hairpin.
A touch of bright red stung his eyes.
Xie Yunzhen struggled to breathe, his eyes suddenly glazed with a layer of mist.
"Mingzhu, don’t do this to me."
He would rather suffer wounds and bleed himself than see a mark appear on her body.
Ji Mingzhu turned swiftly and walked out.
At the mansion gate, she casually grabbed a horse and climbed onto it.
With a snap of the reins, she headed towards the city gate.
Ji Mingzhu was born in a military family; although she hadn’t learned martial arts, her riding and archery skills were commendable.
Xie Yunzhen didn’t know where she was headed, so he could only spur his horse to follow.
By the time Yuan Changan reached the mansion gate, the two horses had already run far away.
He punched the stone lion, "Prepare the horses!"
Filled with determination, Ji Mingzhu rode to the city outskirts and climbed to the mountain top in one breath.
There was a temple there; Yuan Changan had taken her there once to have vegetarian meals.
Xie Yunzhen followed her all the way but dared not advance.
Perhaps due to weak legs, she suddenly fell at the threshold.
Xie Yunzhen could no longer care about anything else and was about to pick her up crosswise.
"Don’t touch me!"
Her hand brushed his away, and she stumbled into the main hall.
Kneeling on the prayer mat, Ji Mingzhu wore a face devoid of joy or sorrow.
She said, "I wish to shave my head and become a nun, from now on to accompany the ever-burning lamps and ancient Buddhas."
Xie Yunzhen’s head buzzed, "You would rather become a nun than marry me?"
Ji Mingzhu’s reply was firm, "Yes, I don’t want to!"
Xie Yunzhen laughed and cried, the tone creeping out mild yet eerie.
"Even if you become a nun, you shall be the most charming one; I like that!"
Holding Ji Mingzhu’s face, he fiercely bit her lips.
"You become a nun, and I shall become a monk, living joyfully with you every day, let’s see if heaven strikes us down first or if the world’s gossip drowns us!"
Before anyone realized, a dagger appeared in his hand.
The man looked frenzied; with swift movements, he had already cut his hair.
Hair strands fluttered in the air.
Ji Mingzhu’s head throbbed intensely, squeezing out two words with all her strength, "Madman!"
Xie Yunzhen was indeed mad.
His woman not only wanted to remarry but also intended to become a nun.
Anyone would go mad!
In that sacred place, he kissed Ji Mingzhu again.
Holding her neck, he asked, "Still want to shave your head?"
"I’ll help you..."
