EBE Chapter 423 The Playboy's Divorced Woman 19
Chapter 423 The Playboy's Divorced Woman 19
Turning to look at Xie Qingyu, Gu Shenbai saw no change in her gaze, but he felt somewhat uneasy.
He coughed lightly, "I forgot for a moment. They're all a bit informal, please don't mind."
He should have kept quiet, because as soon as he spoke, Xie Qingyu looked around and nodded in agreement, as if she agreed with Gu Shenbai's words.
"It's alright," Xie Qingyu said without looking away.
Gu Shenbai felt a little uneasy and just wanted to find Cai Kun as soon as possible and leave this place.
Of course, the two of them have been attracting a lot of attention lately, and Cai Kun also saw them.
He had just finished practicing on the platform over there and came over covered in sweat.
She was putting on her clothes as she came over, clearly noticing that Xie Qingyu was also there.
When he got to the two of them, he was already dressed, but the buttons were still fastened.
It's no wonder he's a martial arts champion; his muscular physique exudes power.
Xie Qingyu couldn't help but take a couple more glances.
Gu Shenbai reached out and pulled his clothes closed, then said, "Get ready first, I'll wait for you outside."
After finishing his sentence, Gu Shenbai didn't care about anything else and pulled Xie Qingyu out.
He let go of her hand only after they were outside, then looked at Xie Qingyu and asked, "You like this?"
"Hmm? What kind?"
Gu Shenbai pointed inside, "There are muscles there."
Xie Qingyu seemed to think for a moment, but did not nod. She simply said, "It's alright, I just haven't seen it before."
Gu Shenbai thought for a moment. As a young lady from a respectable family, Xie Qingyu certainly wouldn't see these things. The Xie family were all scholars, and they wouldn't wander around shirtless.
He felt a little better, but still asked, "So, if you get divorced, will you look for someone like that?"
Xie Qingyu's brief silence left him feeling somewhat lost.
“The Xie family has strict rules,” Xie Qingyu replied.
Gu Shenbai nodded. Of course he knew this. In the entire capital, the Xie family's rules were among the best.
"The reputation of the Xie family's daughters also represents the reputation of the Xie family. Have you ever heard of any Xie family daughters getting divorced?" Xie Qingyu asked in return.
Gu Shenbai thought about it and realized that there didn't seem to be any.
Divorce is rare, and while some divorcees do remarry, it's not common either.
Gu Shenbai shook his head honestly. Xie Qingyu continued, "If I divorce, I naturally cannot return home; I will either live in an ancient temple with only the flickering lamplight or..."
Before Xie Qingyu could finish speaking, Cai Kun came over and asked, "Why did you come today?"
Xie Qingyu was interrupted and did not continue speaking.
Gu Shenbai didn't hear clearly, but now didn't seem like the right time to talk about this.
"I was originally planning to see where to go today, but I happened to bring my wife along. Let's see if Miss Cai has time to join us," Gu Shenbai said.
"She's been looking down these past few days, I wonder if she'll go out." Just as Cai Kun finished speaking, Cai Yue arrived.
She walked a little slowly, but there was nothing wrong with her, so it seems her foot is healing quite quickly.
"Gu Shenbai, you've arrived!" Cai Yue received news from a servant that Gu Shenbai had come, but she didn't expect Xie Qingyu to come along as well.
She disliked Xie Qingyu last time, and she disliked her even more this time.
The moment he saw Xie Qingyu, he stopped running and slowly walked over.
"Is your foot better?" Gu Shenbai asked.
"The medicine you gave me last time was very good, and you even had some delivered yesterday. I'm almost fully recovered," Cai Yue said, looking intently at Gu Shenbai.
"That's good. I just remembered yesterday that you probably got a little injured in the ring. That kid looked like he was going to hit you hard," Gu Shenbai said seriously.
Upon hearing Gu Shenbai mention this, Cai Yue's smile vanished instantly.
Cai Kun also let out a long sigh.
“Don’t be like that. That kid is at least somewhat capable, and he’s not some young master. Just poach him and keep him under your nose. That way you can keep an eye on him,” Gu Shenbai said to Cai Kun.
“Xiaoyue doesn’t like it, there’s nothing we can do about it. Besides, that person doesn’t want to come to the Cai family either. They’ve already made their plans. If Xiaoyue marries into the family, it will give them leverage over us.” Cai Kun shook his head repeatedly.
"It's not that serious. Once they're married, they'll be family. They'll definitely be of one mind. If it's better for him to be with you, he'll definitely come over." Gu Shenbai wasn't worried about this at all.
"I don't want to!" Cai Yue refused outright, biting her lip and glaring at Gu Shenbai, "Why weren't you on stage back then?"
Hearing her tone, Gu Shenbai was a little unhappy, but since they had a relationship, he explained, "I'm already married, it wouldn't be good for me to go up there. If someone recognizes me, our reputations will be ruined. Besides, Su Yi went up there, and he didn't win."
"That's different. Maybe you'll win if you go up there."
“His face is so recognizable that people will recognize him as soon as he stands there. Then the outside world will say things like ‘Young Master Gu is deeply in love with the Cai family’s daughter and disregards his status to go on stage to compete for her hand in marriage’ and ‘The Cai family’s daughter is so charming that she has attracted Young Master Gu to the stage for her.’”
Xie Qingyu looked at her and asked, "Which one do you think sounds better?"
It's certainly not a good reputation for an unmarried woman to attract a man's affections, especially since Gu Shenbai already has a wife.
Xie Qingyu's words weren't pleasant, and Cai Yue's face turned pale again before she stubbornly turned her back, refusing to look at the two of them.
"Alright, it's no use talking about this now, so don't blame others." Cai Kun said, glancing at Gu Shenbai out of the corner of his eye.
Seeing that his expression had softened, she said, "Brother will try to find a way for you. Even if it means risking my status as the top martial arts scholar, I will try to get you an imperial decree."
Cai Kun's words were sincere.
Xie Qingyu remained noncommittal.
Cai Kun may seem carefree, but he is actually quite shrewd and calculating.
If what he said is true, then he wouldn't have needed to wait until now; he could have done it back then.
Although there are rules against him fighting with others, he doesn't have to abide by those rules if he doesn't want the title of martial arts champion.
It can only be said that he still has his own ideas.
"No, you've practiced martial arts for so many years and finally became the top martial arts champion." Cai Yue's eyes immediately reddened.
“I think that person is alright. We’ll see what your father says. If you really don’t want to marry him, we’ll see if there’s any room for negotiation,” Gu Shenbai couldn’t help but say.
"I've come up with a few ideas for her, we'll see which one is better then," Cai Kun sighed.
"Okay, just let me know if there's anything I can do to help you," Gu Shenbai said.
As soon as he said that, Cai Kun seemed to relax a little, patted Gu Shenbai on the shoulder and said, "Good brother, I'll definitely ask if I need anything from you."
Xie Qingyu looked at Gu Shenbai's still clueless face and let out a long sigh.
She felt that Gu Shenbai didn't need to pretend that he only liked eating, drinking and having fun. With his brain, the emperor would have to be crazy to give him the throne.
"I was thinking that since you're getting married, he even bought you some wedding gifts when he came. You should accept them first," Xie Qingyu said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Cai Yue's eyes welled up with tears.
"I already said I don't want to get married, so why send a wedding gift?" Cai Yue's voice was sharp, clearly directed at Xie Qingyu.
“The martial arts contest for marriage is over, and I thought we were about to settle things, but who knew you wouldn’t agree?” Gu Shenbai immediately retorted.
"They all mean well, so please accept it. Don't say anything more," Cai Kun said to Cai Yue.
"I came today to see if you siblings wanted to go out and play together, but I didn't expect you to still be worried about this. If I had known there was something going on at home, I wouldn't have come."
Gu Shenbai was getting a little impatient; after all, he was someone who had been pampered since childhood.
After saying that, he turned and left.
Cai Yue's face was already showing displeasure, and she couldn't hide her anger when she looked at Xie Qingyu.
Having achieved her goal, Xie Qingyu remained silent, letting Gu Shenbai pull her away.
Cai Kun quickly stopped the person.
“It just so happens that we’re talking about this, and there’s not much to say. We should listen to my father about this matter, and we won’t worry about it now,” Cai Kun said. “A new batch of horses has arrived at the horse farm in the back mountain. One of them is a wild horse that hasn’t been tamed yet. A lot of people are going there today, so we can go and take a look. We can even pick out a pony for the two of them.”
Cai Kun's idea is quite good.
Gu Shenbai thought for a moment and looked at Xie Qingyu, asking for her opinion.
Seeing Xie Qingyu nod, Gu Shenbai had no objections, and even Cai Yue didn't say anything when she heard Cai Kun say that.
The four of them went to the horse farm in the back mountain together.
Sure enough, there were already quite a few people here, including many of Gu Shenbai's acquaintances, who all came up to say hello.
The expression on his face became somewhat subtle when he saw Xie Qingyu.