Chapter 383 - 126 Outsmart oneself Draw wood from under the cauldron
She sprayed on some perfume and checked herself in the mirror several times before finally turning to leave.
The hallway was quiet. She first went to Kang Jinse’s room and circled around the door. Through the door, she could hear Kang Jinse’s pig-like snoring and couldn’t help but mockingly curl her lips.
Pregnant, truly turned into a pig.
She turned and headed for the study, only to find that it was locked from the inside when she tried the handle.
It was locked from the inside.
She let out a disappointed sigh.
Did her brother really not want to see her anymore?
No, she must ask her brother in person.
There was a spare key to the study. Where was it again? Right, it was in Aunt Li’s room.
She ran downstairs and quietly opened Aunt Li’s room door. She knew that Aunt Li and Butler Uncle Feng were having an affair, so for Uncle Feng’s convenience, Aunt Li never locked her door when she slept at night.
Aunt Li was sleeping soundly, snoring thunderously, so she sneaked the study’s key out of the drawer and headed upstairs.
"Click," the study door opened.
She was overjoyed, pushed the door open, and walked in.
There was a lamp on in the study. Yun Shen hadn’t gone to sleep and was sitting at the desk working. Hearing the door, he frowned and looked over.
Under the lamplight, the man’s features were sharp, and his black eyes, tinged with the blackness and depth of the night, stared deeply into her very soul.
"Brother..." she called out absently and lunged toward him.
Yun Shen frowned, pushed her away, but Kang Jinxian only clung to him tighter, wrapping herself around him.
"Brother, do you despise me now? You’re ignoring me, do you know how much that hurts me..."
"Brother, I have nothing with He An. I don’t even like him, but Mother insists on marrying me off to him. I was forced, but the one I’ve always loved has only ever been you, Brother."
As she cried, her soft and bony hands crept up his robe’s collar but were caught by Yun Shen in an instant.
Yun Shen looked down, his gaze coldly upon her: "Stop it."
Kang Jinxian’s heart trembled because she couldn’t find the slightest trace of feeling in those eyes.
Her heart dropped to the abyss in an instant.
Could all the joy of the past have been an illusion?
No... Brother did love her, he must have run into some trouble. She needed to understand him.
The soft contours of her face, under the light, mixed innocence with a pitiable sorrow, and her slightly seductive eyes filled with tears as if they were about to overflow, tugging painfully at the heartstrings of the beholder.
"Brother, do you know how much I love you? To be ignored by you hurts more than death. I’m not asking for much, just a little compassion, I beg of you..." she pleaded pitifully.
"Please give it to me... I beg of you."
While talking, the shoulder of her nightgown slipped, revealing a half-exposed smooth and fair shoulder, which together with the young girl’s pure yet enchanting face was filled with infinite seduction.
Yun Shen’s eyes grew darker, yet he still stepped back: "I’m not in the mood tonight, please leave."
Kang Jinxian shook her head desperately, "No... I won’t leave, Brother..."
As she spoke, she tried to untie his pants, her urgency like a child who couldn’t get candy and was determined not to give up.
Yun Shen, annoyed, brushed her hands away: "Haven’t you made enough of a scene?"
Kang Jinxian suddenly burst into sobs, crying very sadly, because she realized that Brother seemed to have changed. She could feel it; it was his heart that had changed. Why? Why was this happening?
"Brother..." she looked at him with tearful eyes.
"What did I do wrong for you to treat me this way? Is it because of He An? I was forced; Mother insisted on marrying me off to him... I’ve only ever loved you."
Yun Shen rubbed his brow, never before so disturbed by a woman’s crying.
"Is it because of Ji Lanyi?" she suddenly mentioned that name, making Yun Shen pause.
Kang Jinxian’s heart sank gradually. She guessed correctly; that woman, the woman who had disappeared for over a decade, indeed had a place in Brother’s heart.
So what about her? What did she count for?
"Brother, that woman has long died. Wake up. She betrayed you, betrayed your marriage; she didn’t deserve you at all. In this world, only I am the one who loves you most, Brother..." she said, gently pulling his hand to lay over her chest.
"In this world, only I am the woman who loves you the most, only I..."