Scum Man Cannot Redeem Himself - chapter 75
Sucheng City.
On New Year’s Eve, people prepared couplets, cut window grilles, hung lanterns, and set off firecrackers. The busy people all rushed home to spend the Spring Festival with their loved ones.
Chen Jili stood by the window on the second floor and looked quietly out of the window. The prosperity of other houses seemed to have nothing to do with him.
He remembered before …
After he and Ning Qing got married, they moved out of the Chen’s house according to the rules set by their father, and moved into the courtyard that had been prepared for them. His second brother and second sister-in-law also moved away from the Chen’s house after getting married, not far from them.
Because it was a new house, she didn’t need to clean the dust, but she was still very busy. She told him to dress up in the new house. He heard her chatting on the side, saying that this was the first time she wouldn’t be spending the Chinese New Year with her parents and elders. Although she was not used to it, she was happy to be with him.
He was unmoved, still reading his book. At that time, they had a good relationship. If she said ten sentences, he should still reply with one or two. He remembered that she always giggled and wandered around him like a bird. He didn’t know why she was so happy.
As night fell, the sound of firecrackers outside gradually sounded. She gleefully took him to see the fireworks in the yard. She said that she had bought a lot of fireworks, and he must accompany her to burst them together. He stopped playing and stood in the distance to watch her set off the firecrackers.
She was so courageous. She held a bamboo lead incense in her hand, and ran to him after lighting the firecracker. She danced and laughed with him while watching the fireworks blooming in the night. Her joy did spread to him.
In the second year, because of Li Shuangshuang’s affair, they would always quarrel. During the quarrels, she would lose control of her emotions, speak hurtful words, and have suspicions. Every time he returned home, she seemed to be looking for signs of Li Shuangshuang, which disgusted him.
He would ignore her for a few days after which she would take the initiative to talk to him. Her tone gradually turned more like trying to please him, or even begging. She had become no longer joyous, or even excessively tender, and was no longer like she used to be.
During the New Year, she still bought a lot of fireworks. She asked him to go and see but her tone got cautious, as if she was afraid he would not agree. He didn’t want to cause a quarrel so he went out just for sake of it and returned to the study.
He heard her and Shen Ma talking that she missed her father and mother and wanted to go to Beijing.
In the third year, their relationship deteriorated. Whatever she said, he ignored. She also gradually became silent, occasionally trying to act very enthusiastic. She got emotionally volatile. He didn’t return to the house most of the time.
During the Chinese New Year, he returned a little late, did not accompany her for New Year’s Eve dinner, and she didn’t seem to be upset. She still gave him tea and lit the stove. After she settled in, she said she bought fireworks and he ignored her. She stood for a while and then went downstairs.
In the yard outside the window, with the flashing lights he knew she was setting off fireworks.
While sleeping, she said she wanted a child. He pretended to be asleep and ignored it. He heard her whisper that she was lonely.
This year was their fourth year. There were neither fireworks in this house, nor her.
He received news that she didn’t go to Beijing to find her parents and brothers. So where did she go?
Did she fire the fireworks?
“Jili!”
Chen Jili turned around, it was Li Shuangshuang. There was a smile on his lips, “You haven’t rest yet?”
She stood by the door in plain white, as if hesitating whether to come in or not. Chen Jili suddenly remembered something.
“This position of wife, Mrs. Chen is mine. No one could take it away. If you dare to marry her, I would rather be a widow than sharing you with her.”
Didn’t she always threaten to poison him? Why did she let him go so easily?
“Yes, I have been setting off firecrackers outside, and I can’t sleep,” Li Shuangshuang’s voice was very gentle. In the eyes of others, she was tall and proud, but in front of Chen Jili, she was reasonable and tender. A gentle woman that always made men have the desire to protect her. They couldn’t bear to refuse any request from her.
She was always considerate of him and never argued like Ning Qing. Even if she was bullied repeatedly by Ning Qing, she endured it silently.
He felt guilty for Ning Qing’s arrogant behavior.
“Today is New Year’s Eve, you have to be patient.” After a moment he said, “It’s cold, let’s rest early! Otherwise your body will get cold. I’ll take you back to the room.”
After Chen Jili approached her, he smelled fragrance. It was as light and soft as she was, which was completely different from the fragrance of Ning Qing. Chen Jili didn’t know how to describe it. Even after living with her for three years, he didn’t understand her nor did she understand him.
“Yes!” Li Shuangshuang smiled and turned around with satisfaction.
The two left the building side by side and walked to the other courtyard.
Shen Ma watched the two leaving and said, “Shs really married the master.”
She thought of Li Shuangshuang’s actions and snorted, “She knocked on the door of the young master in the middle of the night. She mocked Miss behind his back. But now she pretends to be a fairy, and noble while I don’t know where my Miss is suffering?”
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Carrie S.
I had hope that he would redeem himself and be the ML, even though the title of the novel clearly indicates that the flower master is the ML, but now I’m no longer rooting for him. Just be blind and stay witht that fake white lotus. Pshhh