Chapter Forty-Four: Strange Yu Shi

For the first time, Su Xue'er saw Yu Shi so happy. As he walked, Yu Shi began to think, then sat down at the desk and started writing with a pen.

Curious, Su Xue'er walked over and sat beside Yu Shi. She saw that Yu Shi was writing about what to eat during pregnancy, leaving a blank page afterward. Then, he wrote about what to pay attention to during pregnancy, followed by another blank page... What was even more absurd was that he wrote about how to take care of children, including distinctions between boys and girls. Su Xue'er couldn't help but laugh. After finishing writing, Yu Shi called out.

"Someone, bring Yuke to me."

After a moment, Yuke walked in and bowed respectfully.

"Lord General, you summoned me?"

"Starting from today, privately, you can call me uncle."

"This..." Yuke had never seen Yu Shi so happy before. Puzzled, he was pondering when Su Xue'er said, "If your uncle says so, just follow his lead."

"Yes, Auntie, Uncle. What did Uncle summon me for?"

"Here." Yu Shi handed a thick book to Yuke, who, upon flipping through it, understood immediately. With a slight smile, he bowed to Su Xue'er.

"Congratulations, Auntie," then turned to Yu Shi and said, "Congratulations, Uncle."

"Do as it's written in there. If there are any omissions, make sure to fill them in," Yu Shi instructed.

"Yes."

With that, Yuke hurriedly left. Su Xue'er was about to get up to rest when Yu Shi noticed and quickly got up, rushing to Su Xue'er's other side, supporting her. "Take it easy, be careful."

"Okay."

After ensuring Su Xue'er was settled in bed, Yu Shi said, "Don't practice cultivation now. Wait until after the child is born."

"Okay."

During the three months of Su Xue'er's marriage, Shen Yueru had been drinking at home for three months. She applied for leave from Yu Shi and would return after some time. Helpless, Yu Shi had to agree.

She lived in the east of Qingyun City, closer to the Ling Shi Mansion. There weren't many people coming and going here; it was a quiet place.

Shen Yueru drank to drown her sorrows, trying to forget about Yu Shi.

On this day, as usual, she sat in the pavilion drinking. The wine jars around were already scattered all over the ground. Her eyes were teary, bloodshot, and full of despair.

"Su Xue'er, I hate you. Why did you steal my Yu Shi? He was clearly starting to care about me. Why? Ah, sob..."

"Sister, I miss you so much. Sister, sob... Ah, sob... I hate Yun Chuxue. Why did you take her away? Why? Ah, sob... Sob..."

Shen Yueru cried bitterly, as if the world was against her. She hated Yun Chuxue, she hated Su Xue'er. One took away her sister, the other took away the person she loved the most. Lonely, she could only drown her sorrows here.

"I hate myself so much. No one is with me, no one cares for me. My beloved sister died because of you, my dearest sister let me down for your sake. I hate it... sob..."

She drank aimlessly, wanting to live in a drunken dream, to live in a dream where her sister was still alive...

"Elder, someone seeks an audience."

Shen Yueru's eyes sharpened, and she yelled in an irritable tone, "Get lost, I won't see anyone."

"It's... Elder Yun."

"Elder Yunzi?"

"Yes."

Shen Yueru's mood eased slightly, and she said slowly, "Fine, let him in."

After a while, Yun Ziqi walked to a place not far from Shen Yueru and saw the wine jars scattered all over the ground. He sighed and approached with a wine jug in hand.

"Sister, what's wrong with you?"

"What's it to you?"

The coldness in her tone pierced Yun Ziqi's heart. He forced a smile. "As your senior brother, shouldn't I care about you? Is it because of Junior Brother? He..."

Shen Yueru immediately interrupted him, hysterically shouting, "Don't mention him to me!"

"Alright, alright, I won't. I won't mention him," Yun Ziqi quickly complied.

Shen Yueru gave Yun Ziqi a disdainful look. Just as she was about to drink, Yun Ziqi snatched the jug away. "Sister, you can't drink anymore."

"Give it to me."

"No."

Seizing the opportunity, Shen Yueru grabbed the wine Yun Ziqi brought. "Fine, you don't want to give? You can drink mine, together with me."

With that, she drank the whole jug of wine. Yun Ziqi secretly rejoiced, placing the wine jars on the table and staring straight at Shen Yueru.

Shen Yueru's icy expression softened, her gaze becoming hazy with bitterness. "Why? Why did you take him away... Sob..."

Yun Ziqi pondered for a moment, then mustered up the courage to speak. "Yueru, do you know? I've liked you for a long time. Since the first time I saw you, I liked you. Marry me, please?"

Shen Yueru stopped crying upon hearing this. She looked surprised, shook her head with a bitter smile. "Senior brother, you also know that the one I like is Yu Shi. There's no future for us."

"Hmph." Yun Ziqi sneered and said no more.

After a while, Shen Yueru suddenly felt dizzy. Her expression became vacant. Seeing this, Yun Ziqi walked over, concerned. "Yueru, what's wrong?"

"Senior brother, I... I feel a bit dizzy. Please excuse me."

With that, she tried to get up but found herself too weak to stand. Yun Ziqi seized the opportunity to hold her.

"Let me carry you inside."

As Yun Ziqi carried Shen Yueru towards her room, she, in her dazed state, mistook him for Yu Shi. With a faint smile, she whispered, "Don't leave, Yu Shi... Please..."

Yun Ziqi, knowing his purpose was achieved, silently thought, "Sorry, junior sister. I have no choice but to do this."

Turning around, he hugged Shen Yueru and comforted her, "I won't leave, I won't leave. I'll stay here with you."

As he spoke, Shen Yueru kissed Yun Ziqi, and then slowly began to undress...

In the middle of the night, Shen Yueru gradually opened her eyes, feeling disoriented. Looking around, she realized it was already midnight.

"What... What's going on?"

Then she noticed she wasn't wearing any clothes. "Ah~"

A scream echoed in the room, snapping Yun Ziqi, who was lost in thought by the window, back to reality. He immediately lit the lamp and hurried over to sit by the bed.

"Yueru, what's wrong?" Yun Ziqi asked with concern.

Shen Yueru trembled as she looked at Yun Ziqi. "It's you? It was you who was with me."

"Yes... it was me."

"Smack!" A crisp slap sounded, and tears streamed down Shen Yueru's face.

"Senior brother, I'm your junior sister. How could you do this?"

Yun Ziqi remained silent, lowering his head, waiting for another slap.

After a while, seeing that Shen Yueru didn't strike again or speak, Yun Ziqi looked up at her tear-streaked face with a helpless expression. Slowly, he said, "Junior sister, do you know? I've been in love with you at first sight. Every time you praised Yu Shi, stuck to him, I felt left out. Do you know how excited I felt when you looked back at me? I love you more than I love myself."

Shen Yueru stopped crying, her face cold, ignoring Yun Ziqi.

Yun Ziqi sneered and continued, "I know you were behind the plot to frame Yun Chuxue, to force her to kill our master, and also Yu Shi's father. I didn't stop you because as long as you were happy, I was happy. My love for you has blinded me to right and wrong. The war between humans and soul beasts a few years ago was also incited by you. I know, and I haven't told anyone. Some people who saw your crimes were also dealt with by me."

Shen Yueru clenched her fists, widened her eyes, closed them slowly, and sighed lightly. She said, "Let's get married in four months."