CHAPTER 50: CHAPTER 49: ARE YOU WILLING?

At the dinner table.

The four of them were having dinner.

Previously, Liu Rushi had always refused to join them, but she couldn’t resist Su Yun’s pestering, and finally agreed the day before.

Chen Xuan was biting into the snake meat, a staple of every meal.

However, his peripheral vision was assessing the three women.

Su Yun,

as usual, was the most enthusiastic eater, also the most proactive one.

Su Wanqiu,

he wasn’t mistaken; she appeared to have something on her mind.

As for Liu Rushi, she was not particularly different.

Exhibiting the demeanor of a genteel lady, she was eating slowly and gracefully.

Even though Chen Xuan had seen her many times,

he couldn’t help but let his gaze linger on her a bit longer.

"Could it be that Su Yun mentioned it?"

After pondering, it seemed the most likely explanation.

"Hopefully this little girl was reliable!"

At this point, he felt a bit regretful.

If it had upset Su Wanqiu, that would be.... terrible.

With matters like these,

without a good start, it would be troublesome later on.

"Let’s test it out!"

With this in mind, he spoke up: "Sister-in-law, have some vegetables, your bowl seems empty."

"Huh?.... Okay!"

Su Wanqiu was obviously taken aback, her mind clearly not on eating.

However, seeing her reaction, Chen Xuan felt assured.

Su Yun must have said something, though whether she agreed remained unknown, but she probably wasn’t angry.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have reacted this way.

...

After dinner.

Chen Xuan went back to his room first.

Since Su Yun kept chatting with Liu Rushi after the meal, asking various questions.

Su Wanqiu also sat quietly listening on the side.

This kind of after-dinner women’s chat was definitely not something he should stay around to hear.

In the room,

Chen Xuan lay sprawled on the bed, staring at the ceiling, his mind blank.

After a day of reading,

he felt no physical fatigue, but mentally, he was exhausted.

This feeling was exactly the same as during his senior year finals at Blue Star in his past life.

"System!"

He called out habitually.

The familiar golden panel appeared before him.

But after just a glance, he dismissed it.

This thing,

he didn’t know how many times a day he looked at it now.

Sometimes, he unconsciously summoned it just to have a look.

"Still lacking points, always lacking points."

Chen Xuan sighed.

He had previously tried cultivating on his own.

Take, for instance, the Palm Absorption Technique he had been eyeing for so long.

He tried it many times, but the points still showed 0 afterwards, it was useless.

Really.... so ineffective.

Talent was too poor!

"Not going to think about it!"

He shook his head in frustration, then closed his eyes.

Mentally exhausted, moments later,

the room was filled with the sound of snoring.

He had fallen asleep.

...

He didn’t know how much time had passed, but Chen Xuan felt something wet at the corner of his mouth, it was quite uncomfortable.

Dazedly, he unconsciously wiped it with his hand,

just as he was about to continue sleeping,

he suddenly awoke.

He saw,

Su Wanqiu sitting by the table,

resting her chin in her hands, her phoenix eyes fixed on the oil lamp on the table.

Lost in thought.

Where was Su Yun? Why wasn’t it her?

Although he didn’t know how long he had slept, considering the time of day, it should be quite late by now.

Moreover, why was Su Wanqiu in his room?

That moment, thoughts started rushing through his mind.

"Are you awake?"

Suddenly, Su Wanqiu’s gentle voice sounded in the room.

Chen Xuan, who still wanted to pretend to be asleep, couldn’t do it any longer.

"I’m awake, Sister-in-law!" He then slowly sat up and asked, "Sister-in-law, what brings you here?"

"Come sit, I have something to say to you."

Su Wanqiu appeared very serious.

At that moment, Chen Xuan felt,

just for a brief second, she indeed seemed like a senior.

Behaving very compliantly, he went and sat down opposite her.

Between them, an oil lamp.

Their eyes met.

She had said there was something to talk about, but when he actually sat down, she still hadn’t spoken.

Moreover,

just as he noticed during the day, Su Wanqiu seemed troubled by some burden.

Several times, her lips parted slightly, but she still kept silent.

Seeing her difficulty to speak out,

and,

considering she appeared in his room at this hour, it was undoubtedly Su Yun’s arrangement, and he knew what she wanted to say.

As a considerate man,

now was the time to be a bit more thick-skinned.

After all, these matters usually shouldn’t have the woman speak first.

So, without beating around the bush, he directly asked: "Sister-in-law, are you willing?"

At his question,

Su Wanqiu, sitting across from him, froze.

She hadn’t expected Chen Xuan to be so direct.

Recalling when Su Yun mentioned this matter a couple of days ago, she felt as though her heart had plummeted to the ground in an instant.

It was truly absurd!

As Chen Xuan’s sister-in-law, the wife her brother married through an arranged marriage.

She never imagined she would one day be with Chen Xuan.

Even now, she remembered when Su Yun bluntly said it, she was utterly bewildered.

Her mind felt like it had completely stopped.

When she came to her senses, anger surged, and she scolded her sister thoroughly.

But,

unexpectedly, the usually timid Su Yun was not afraid this time.

She said at her young age, barely in her twenties, being widowed was too pitiful, her heart ached for her.

As she spoke, she broke down in tears.

Watching her sister, whom she had raised since childhood, feeling so sorry for her, the anger in her heart dissipated, and she too began to cry.

The two sisters embraced tightly.

At this moment,

Su Wanqiu recalled Su Yun’s words to her.

"Sister, Brother Xuan is really good, and he cares for me dearly, you’ve seen it yourself."

"If we were still in the village, I wouldn’t dare speak like this."

"But now, it’s different; here, no one knows us, and as you said, Brother Xuan isn’t an ordinary person, he’s a martial artist, in the future he won’t lack women around him."

"You’re so young, even if you were to find someone else, I wouldn’t be reassured, it’s better we sisters take care of Brother Xuan together."

"This way, we’ll have each other as companions."

"In the future, if another woman by his side bullies me, you can help me, wouldn’t that be good?"

....

"Sigh!"

She sighed, looking at Chen Xuan opposite her, and very seriously asked: "Do you despise me? After all...."

"No, not at all! I would never despise you, Sister-in-law!"

Before she could finish, Chen Xuan interrupted her.

He wasn’t foolish.

When Su Wanqiu asked this question, he had already guessed what she was worried about.

Since,

she was a widow, and he was now quite capable himself.

The prosperity of the Chen Family relied entirely on him, Chen Xuan.

Her concerns were understandable.

So, at this moment, he needed to completely dispel Su Wanqiu’s doubts.

Moreover, he needed to express his stance.

So he assured: "Sister-in-law, rest assured, no matter if there are other women in the future, you, Yun’Er, will always be the people I care about most. Always."

"Really?"

Su Wanqiu asked for confirmation.

"Really!"

Chen Xuan nodded firmly, at this moment he was very sincere, his words were genuinely from the heart.

"Then.... then.... after some time, once I’m ready, you.... come over!"

Su Wanqiu’s voice grew softer and softer, towards the end the words were as faint as a mosquito’s buzz, and her tender face turned a shade of red, her head bowed deeply.

She dared not look at him!