TRWSB – Chapter 223 Going to the Sea Clan

The Zuo Family

Qi Heng looked at Zuo Yunfei and said, “You’re back? Everything settled?”

Zuo Yunfei shook his head. “Jun Lanyue stormed off in anger. Hopefully, she won’t bother me again.”

It was clearly the Jiang family who had rejected him first, but now they acted like he was the one who had led them on and then abandoned them.

Zuo Yunfei said bitterly, “I don’t understand how something so simple became so complicated. Back then, the Jiang family broke off the engagement, and now they’re all clingy. That woman Jun Lanyue—how many times do I have to reject her before she gets it? There’s nothing between us.”

Qi Heng shrugged. “I don’t know.”

“Maybe once we’re married, she’ll wake up. Why don’t we just get married sooner?” Zuo Yunfei said.

Qi Heng shook his head. “The date is already set. Don’t start making a fuss…”

Zuo Yunfei puffed out his cheeks and asked, “Are Qi Shaorong and Zhuang Hao resting?”

“Yeah.”

“How many guest rooms did they ask for?” Zuo Yunfei asked curiously.

“One.”

Zuo Yunfei’s eyes widened with a knowing look. “Zhuang Hao, huh. Not bad.”

Qi Heng looked at Zuo Yunfei and smiled helplessly. “What nonsense are you thinking now?”

Zuo Yunfei chuckled. “I’m not making things up. Anyway, it’s about time. Let’s rest too.”

Qi Heng: “…”

———

Jun Lanyue returned home and unexpectedly saw Jun Ziyue.

Seeing her, Jun Lanyue immediately felt guilty. “Sister, you were waiting for me?”

Jun Ziyue said with some displeasure, “Why didn’t you explain things clearly to Aunt? You let her go trouble Qi Heng without knowing anything.”

Jun Ziyue sighed. When Jun Xia came back, she knew nothing about Zuo Yunfei’s strength deteriorating back then, nor about the Jiang family annulling the engagement. No one explained it to her. Whatever Jun Lanyue had told her, Jun Xia became convinced that Zuo Yunfei was two-timing and that Qi Heng was a homewrecker. So she went to deal with Qi Heng—only to anger Zuo Yunfei and end up severely injured.

The Jun family sought many doctors, but Jun Xia’s condition showed no improvement. The doctors said Zuo Yunfei’s lightning carried a unique poison that had corroded her meridians—it would be very difficult to recover.

Jun Lanyue bit her lip and said with grievance, “I didn’t say anything wrong! Qi Heng stole what was mine. If he hadn’t bewitched Zuo Yunfei, how could Yunfei treat me this way?”

Jun Ziyue closed her eyes, a trace of helplessness flashing through her heart. The relationship between Jun Lanyue and Zuo Yunfei had soured so badly back then. Even without Qi Heng, with Zuo Yunfei’s personality, there was no way he would’ve accepted Jun Lanyue again.

“Who does Qi Heng think he is! He actually asked Zuo Yunfei for twenty billion as a betrothal gift! Someone that greedy doesn’t deserve Zuo Yunfei,” Jun Lanyue said resentfully.

Jun Ziyue sighed. Twenty billion—how many years would it take the Jun family to accumulate that much wealth? And yet, it was just Zuo Yunfei’s bride price for Qi Heng.

Zuo Yunfei was simply too outstanding. The so-called elites of Jin Nation were a joke in comparison.

“If Zuo Yunfei is willing to give that to Qi Heng, that’s his choice,” Jun Ziyue replied flatly.

“If the family hadn’t annulled the engagement, all of this would’ve been mine—mine!” Jun Lanyue roared, agitated.

Jun Ziyue closed her eyes and thought silently: Although it was the family who annulled the engagement, if you hadn’t pestered your parents, crying and begging—saying that if they forced you to marry Zuo Yunfei you’d rather die—they wouldn’t have annulled it so easily.

“Qi Heng and Zuo Yunfei’s wedding date is already set. If you keep this up, you’re only making our Jun family more of a laughingstock,” Jun Ziyue said softly.

Jun Lanyue hugged her blanket and began to sob.

Jun Ziyue grew more and more annoyed with her crying. If Jun Xia couldn’t recover, the Jun family’s loss would be tremendous.

———

Zuo Yunjing walked into the room and saw Zuo Yunfei packing.

Zuo Yunjing asked in confusion, “Yunfei, are you leaving?”

“Just for a while,” Zuo Yunfei said lightly.

Zuo Yunjing still looked puzzled. “Where are you going?”

“The world’s big—I can go anywhere. Anyway, the clan doesn’t like Qi Heng. Taking him out for a trip might be more relaxing.”

Zuo Yunfei felt the elders in the family were ridiculous. They thought Qi Heng was greedy, but Qi Heng was under Qi Shaorong, who treated his people generously. Qi Heng’s wealth was no less than his own. In fact, if you looked at it practically, marrying Qi Heng was more of a gain for himself.

Zuo Yunjing looked at Zuo Yunfei and sighed. “Sorry.”

Zuo Yunfei glanced at her. “It’s not your fault.”

“At the restaurant today, did Zhuang Hao really beat up all the people from the Jialan Temple?” Zuo Yunjing asked.

Zuo Yunfei nodded. “Yeah. They were too weak. I wanted to help, but Zhuang Hao took care of everything before I even had a chance to act.”

Zuo Yunjing: “…”

Zuo Yunjing frowned. “One of the people you beat up was the son of the Jialan Temple’s temple master.”

Zuo Yunfei smiled. “Oh? So now the family is scared?”

“Brother…” Zuo Yunjing called, a little annoyed.

Zuo Yunfei looked at her and said, “I caused the trouble. If those people come looking, let them come to me.”

Zuo Yunjing: “…”

———

Qi Heng finished packing. Zuo Yunfei looked at him and asked, “Are we going to the Sea Clan with Zhuang Hao and Qi Shaorong?”

Qi Heng nodded. “Yeah. I haven’t seen Liuyun in a long time.”