Scum Man Cannot Redeem Himself - Chapter 86

The two were stunned to hear the voice of the coming person.

“You let go. What would people say if they saw you like this?”

Ning Qing and Chen Jili put down their hands and shouted to the person in unison, “Second Brother.”

Chen Zhongyi walked in front of the two and stared at them with a strong anger on his face.

To Ning Qing, the second brother Chen Zhongyi was always elegant and gentle. He was always warm and welcoming.

 She had seen him angry for the first time.

“Jili, I just saw what happened just now. Do you not understand what kind of character Ning Qing has? If she said that she didn’t push Li Shuangshuang, then she didn’t push her. You don’t believe her and even made her apologize. No wonder she would rather leave than stay with you.”

Chen Jili didn’t refute his elder brother’s words, but pondered.

Ning Qing was very moved when she heard Chen Zhongyi defending her and thought of the grievances she had just suffered, “Thank you, brother.”

Chen Zhongyi sighed and said, “Since you are at my door, let’s go inside and talk! Both of you open your hearts and talk about it.” 

He wanted to be a peacemaker. Ning Qing didn’t want to talk with him again. There was no need for any talk.

“Second brother, you don’t need to do this anymore. Go back quickly, sister Hui Xian needs to be taken care of.”

Ning Qing was reluctant. Chen Zhongyi thought about Jili’s actions towards Ning Qing over the years. So he sent Chen Jili to his house to wait for him. He wanted to talk to Ning Qing alone, to find out the issue and then try to resolve it.

After Chen Jili disappeared, Chen Zhongyi said, “Ning Qing, you don’t want to come inside? Won’t you listen to my words, or follow Jili back and live a good life? A woman should not run away. Your parents are not around. We are all worried about your safety.”

Ning Qing said, “Second brother, don’t worry. I am very good, really good.”

Chen Zhongyi looked at Ning Qing from head to toe,”Really? I don’t think you are fine.”

Ning Qing smiled. She knew why her second brother said she wasn’t fine. In the past, she always wore gold and silver, and she wore silk satin dresses. Now, she had worn a plain clothed coat.

“Second brother, one doesn’t have to dress well and decently just have a good life. It’s good enough to live comfortably. You should understand what I am trying to say.”

“You don’t worry about our business. Everything is settled. There is nothing to talk about. Over the years, you and sister Hui Xian had also seen me and him fighting. I have no fate with him. Rather than both of us suffering, it’s better to cut the mess and live comfortably.”

Chen Zhongyi said, “Ning Qing, I know that you are an opinionator. Even if Jili did something wrong to you, I hope you can forgive him.”

“Second brother, people have long  lives. I don’t want to live stubbornly holding onto an illusion. Don’t embarrass me. Thank you, brother, I’m leaving. Don’t force him to find me.  My house is in Sucheng. I will come to see you and sister Hui Xian often when I get more stable.”

Chen Zhongyi saw that Ning Qing had decided to go. He knew that it would be useless to tell her to stay.

Chen Jili saw his second brother returning to the house, but there was no one behind him. He was anxious and asked, “Second brother, what about her?”

“She left.”

“Left? Brother, how can you let her go?” 

“Don’t chase her. She has gone far.”

Chen Jili was a little irritated. He had been searching for her for several months, and finally caught her. How could he let her go again?

Chen Zhongyi looked at his brother. Such a talented, good-looking and a smart man couldn’t even tell a person’s character and risked his marriage.

“Jili, you should have heard a little bit about what happened to our eldest brother. He married our sister-in-law, and had two children, a stable family. But he followed those useless men, played with women outside for a few years. He brought four concubines. Now those women are making the backyard of Chen’s house sullen. Sister-in-law is so angry and sad.”

“Father is also very disappointed with his elder brother. You are the smartest of us three brothers, but you have been swaying between two women. Even after so many years, you have not dealt with the relationship between you.”

“Ning Qing is an outspoken woman. She is careless in everything but she is better than Li Shuangshuang. The vibes that Li Shuangshuang gave me were like she has ulterior motives. She had been mixing with you for so many years and interfered with your couple’s feelings. Last year, she finally got married. Well, it didn’t take long for the husband to lose his life. A good person suddenly died of drunkenness. Don’t you think it’s so strange? Even Ning Qing left. It’s bad luck. “

After hearing this, Chen Jili said, “Second brother, this kind of words came from Shuangshuang’s husband’s side. How can you make a conclusion without any proof? All the works in Yamen have tested it. He was drunk, fell into the river and drowned. How could they make up conspiracy theories? Look at Shuangshuang, she’s a weak woman so they bullied her.”

He sighed, and continued, cAfter this incident, the Mu house didn’t take her in anymore. Mr. Mu is now in his senior years. His family members also spoke out to prevent her from going back to their house. On the husband’s side, she was kicked out on the day of her husband’s funeral. If I didn’t take her into the house, she would have been on the streets.”

“Second brother,  I also have a responsibility for what happened to Shuangshuang. If it weren’t for those things which ruined her reputation, she wouldn’t have remained unmarried for years.”

“Did she have no one to marry? She was reluctant to marry anyone because she wanted to marry you!” Chen Zhongyi was a little angry, and said bluntly, “If she was a good woman, she should’ve left you after you got married, and find someone to marry. She would not have fluttered around you all the time and destroyed your marriage. “

Chen Jili sighed, “Second Brother, I also have a bitter feeling. Some things are not like what you think. I was also passive in the matter of marriage.”

Thinking of the words that his father and Mr. Mu said to him separately that year, Chen Jili was really in a dilemma. At first, he wanted to be good to both women. Maybe he didn’t know how to balance the relationship which had led to this situation.

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