一夜情

“Don’t make assumptions about things that don’t exist.” Xie Heng gently pinched Zhao Chuchu’s cheek. “It won’t happen.”

Zhao Chuchu tilted her head to pull her cheek away. “You’re going to make my face skinnier if you keep pinching my cheeks.”

Xie Heng laughed. “Then, I’ll have to help you gain some weight first. You’re too skinny. How are you still so thing despite the amount of food you eat?”

The man had been trying his best to make all the food that Zhao Chuchu loved to eat, and she was a big eater too. Yet, her weight remained the same after all the food she consumed daily.

“That’s because my body burns a lot of calories!’

The truth was that Zhao Chuchu would consume a lot of energy when she used her supernatural power.

Due to that, it was tough for Zhao Chuchu to gain weight unless she ate from morning to night every single day. However, that wasn’t something that she would do.

Although Zhao Chuchu had lived in a post-apocalyptic world where she would have had to starve, she still had a lot of self-control when it came to food.

She loved to eat, but she wouldn’t let herself lose control.

Xie Heng looked at Zhao Chuchu and just smiled.

When they both got home, they received the news from the province.

Yuan Hui and Qiao Heting’s marriage had been decided, and the two families had already agreed to it. So as long as nothing out of the ordinary happened, the wedding was considered a done deal.

Zhao Chuchu was happy for Yuan Hui, but at the same time, she was worried that Yuan Hui would suffer in the Imperial City.

The fights between families in the Imperial City would make what she had seen at the Yuan clan like child’s play.

Yuan Hui had also grown up being well protected. She would never be able to defend herself there.

As for the Xia clan, when Kang Xiuwan returned home crying, the Xia clan responded abnormally. Instead of helping the crying lady, they decided to side with Xia Chengxuan.

The Kang clan always thought that they could rival the Xia clan, but they were wrong. Although the family had gotten worse ever since Xia Songquan became the head, it was still impossible for the Kang clan to take over the entire Xia clan. Instead, they suffered a lot after Xia Songquan fought back.

The family would’ve crumbled instantly if the Kang clan had no backups.

The war between the two clans also gave other clans an opportunity to step in.

The Kang clan’s original plan was to drag the Yuan clan down, but the latter didn’t even show the former any respect. They decided to step out of the fight and let the other clans fight among themselves so that they could reap what was left of that.

The Kang clan could not do anything about that, as the Yuan clan was stronger than the Xia clan.

“I’m sure that people from the Xia clan are on their way here now. Who will it be? Xia Chengzhu?” Zhao Chuchu asked Xie Heng. In the end, her information still arrived slower than Xie Heng’s.

“No, it’s Lu Ming.” Xie Heng shook his head. “Xia Songquan doesn’t trust Xia

Chengzhu. He’ll never let him come. There’s another person too.”

“who?”

“Xia Chenglan.”

Zhao Chuchu remained silent after hearing that.

“Xia Songquan must’ve thought that Xia Chenglan could force you to cooperate.”

Zhao Chuchu frowned, wondering if the Xia clan actually thought that she would cooperate just because Xia Chenglan personally went.

“They must be hallucinating.” Zhao Chuchu chuckled. “Do they really think that Xia Chenglan could threaten me?”

“It’s clear that they’re trying to force you by using your mom’s family.”

“What can they do if I don’t admit to that? There’s not a single piece of evidence.

They are overestimating their influence here.”

“They wouldn’t have resorted to this if they had thought of that.” Zhao Chuchu agreed to that.

They would never have fallen if the Xia clan had a single, smart person.

“Let’s see what Xia Chenglan plans to do.” She would eventually have to face them. Since she had free time now, she didn’t mind entertaining them.

“She’s just going to try and act like your mom and call you an ungrateful child if you don’t do what she says.”

“So? I just don’t acknowledge her as my mother.”

“The Zhao clan will.”

“The Zhao clan? Who do they think they are? They can’t represent me.”

If she were the type who cared about that, she would never have severed her ties with the Zhao clan.

She sighed as the Zhao clan still couldn’t understand what had happened.

Even Madam Yang had already learned not to mess with Zhao Chuchu. The only one that could still have Zhao Chuchu do something was Old Man Zhao.

“That’s right. Do you think I could just poison all of them?”

“Although that’s not a bad idea, logically speaking, I’m against that. No matter how bad the dynasty is, the law is still in effect. It’s not worth risking your life for these people.”

Xie Heng knew that Zhao Chuchu was joking, but he still gave an honest opinion.

“The Zhao clan won’t even try anything after this.”

“It’s just not something to be happy about.” Zhao Chuchu sighed.

“Well, at least they don’t dare act up in front of you now. So let’s just ignore them.”

Zhao Chuchu nodded.

Now that Zhao Meilan and Hu Yiming’s marriage has also been decided, she can start her treatment with Hu Yiming earlier.

“Da Lang, do you think Hu Yiming will still treat Meilan the same once he recovers?”

“He will,” agreed Zhao Chuchu. “Do you plan to start treating him?”

“Yes. Their wedding is not far away.”

“Why don’t you treat him before the wedding? Then, if Hu Yiming regrets his choices, there’s still a chance for Meilan to back out.”

“I thought you said he wasn’t the type to go back on his word?”

“Just think of it as giving them a chance.”

Zhao Chuchu realized that Xie Heng’s words made sense.

In the end, they didn’t know what Hu Yiming was really thinking.

If Hu Yiming were to recover but become an ungrateful person, she would let him live the rest of his life as an idiot.

To her, that kind of man didn’t deserve a bright future.

However, if Hu Yiming still treated Zhao Meilan the same, it would be a huge wedding gift for them.

Once Zhao Chuchu had decided, she began preparing for the treatment.

Zhao Chuchu had yet to mention her plan to Zhao Meilan.

She planned to do that after the people from the Xia clan had left.

Xie Heng would tell Zhao Chuchu where the people from the Xia clan had reached every day.

When Lu Ming and Xia Chenglan eventually arrived at Lengshui Village, it was already early November, and winter was just around the corner.

Instead of heading to the Xie clan immediately, they first visited Old Man Zhao.

When Madam Yang heard they were here for Zhao Chuchu, she didn’t hesitate to chase them out with a broom. “Get lost! Zhao Chuchu is not here! Don’t bother

Although Lu Ming was just the butler of the Xia clan, he was trusted by Xia Songquan and held more authority in the clan than Xia Songquan’s son. Since he had held such a high position in a big family, that was the first time someone chased him out.

His face darkened almost instantly.

If he had not dodged earlier, the broom would have hit his face.

Madam Yang’s yells could still be heard from inside the house, cursing Lu Ming and his ancestors.

It wasn’t that the proposition didn’t move Madam Yang, but she didn’t dare accept it.

If her legs really got broken or if she got sent to the mine, then she wouldn’t have long to live.

Her mind was much clearer than ever.

If she lived the rest of her life knowing her boundaries, then she could still enjoy it.

She had planted some potatoes, and the harvest was good. Once she got her hands on paddy seeds, her family would have enough money for a long time. There was just no reason for her to annoy Zhao Chuchu when she could have a good life ahead of her..