TFWYH – Chapter 539 Truly Good

Tang Wan asked in confusion, “Why didn’t you like me? Could it be because I used to be too fat?”

Ling Yu replied calmly, “True beauty lies in the bones, not the skin. Some have the bones but not the surface, some have the surface but not the bones. Most people judge by appearances—but I am not like that.”

Tang Wan asked again, “Then why? Su Yangyu and Xie Wenjie both said I treated you very well before.”

“Treated me well?” Ling Yu said. “Don’t you know that yourself? You forced your way into marriage against my will. You showed no respect to my mother, no care for my younger siblings. You were crude and rude, without any refinement. You colluded with Old Madam Ling, and either beat or scolded my siblings.”

Thinking of that former person, Ling Yu’s gaze turned slightly cold. But when he saw Tang Wan’s stunned expression, his demeanor softened again.

He reached out and gently rubbed her head, a faint smile forming on his lips. “No one can live alone in this world. As long as you live, there will be bonds and relationships. If you truly care for me, then you should also care for those I care about—that is what it truly means to treat me well. Not having only me in your eyes while seeing everyone else as burdens or nuisances. That kind of ‘goodness’—I cannot accept it.”

“I see…” Tang Wan felt a sense of relief, but then remembered those were things the original owner had done, and her heart tightened again.

She looked at Ling Yu nervously, feeling uneasy. “Then… husband, now that I’ve changed, do you… like me even a little?”

Ling Yu didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he leaned down and kissed the corner of her lips, his eyes filled with gentleness. “What do you think?”

Tang Wan looked confused. “I don’t know!”

Ling Yu kissed her lips again. “Still don’t know?”

“How would I know if you don’t say it?” she complained. What’s the point of just kissing? I’m asking you a question!

…

Because of the disaster, the provincial exam had already been delayed.

Then a fire broke out in the examination hall, burning all the candidates’ papers and forcing everyone to retake the exam.

As a result, the metropolitan exam was moved forward.

The imperial examination system here was different from the one in Tang Wan’s original world.

There was no spring examination—the Emperor seemed to want to finish the entire process before the end of the year.

In just seven days, the metropolitan exam arrived!