Chapter 42: An Old Enemy

  The night was dark and gloomy after the heavy rain, without a single star or moon in sight. On this windy and black night, the Shen household was in complete disarray. The eldest sister and her husband had been gone for a whole day and still hadn't returned, which was unbearable.

  In the hall, Mrs. Shen sat alone on the couch, while outside were walking back and forth servants, most of the house slaves and maids had gone out to find Miss, only a few servants in the mansion took care of things.

  "Have you found Miss and Master?" asked Mrs. Shen, anxiously asking the house servant who had just returned from outside.

  "Milady, it has not been found yet..."

  "Continue searching at once!" Madam Shen thundered.

  The lady was always gentle, but the young lady and her husband were gone, which really frightened her to death. The small family was so scared that they quickly lowered their heads and rushed out.

  How could these two people disappear for a whole day without a trace, had something gone wrong? Madame Shen thought of this and her eyes turned red, whispering: "Where did you both go......Xiang'er, if anything happened to you, how can Mother live?"

  Just as Madame Shen was about to send someone to look for them herself, several maids outside the mansion gate shouted excitedly: "Madam, Miss and Master are back!"

  It can be said that she has finally returned! Mrs. Shen wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes and smiled as she welcomed her back.

  After Shen Bi Xing and Zhu Zi Ming entered the Shen Mansion, Shen Bi Xing walked alone at the front, while Zhu Zi Ming strolled behind her. At this moment, the servants of the Shen Mansion saw that their young mistress had a cold face and couldn't help but whisper to each other, thinking that Young Master must have angered Miss again.

  The people below looked at the groom and saw that his dark old face was turned to one side, walking while looking to the right, completely ignoring the road ahead. His strange behavior made everyone curious, what's wrong with the groom?

  "Xīn'ér!" Madame Shen, holding up her long skirt, ran quickly towards Shen Bixian and immediately hugged her precious daughter tightly: "Where did you go? You almost scared your mother to death."

  Thinking of spending the day with this monk in a deserted temple, Shen Biyin's pretty face flushed with two red clouds, and she gently broke free from Madame Shen's arms, saying softly: "Isn't it raining heavily outside? I didn't bring an umbrella, so I had to take shelter in this broken temple. I'll come back when the rain stops."

  The heavy rain had stopped for a long time, how could the two of them be so late in returning. Seeing the blush on her daughter's face again, could it be... Mrs. Shen's mind trembled and she hastily took a good look at Shen Biyin, seeing that there was still a hint of red glow between her eyebrows, only then did she let out a long sigh of relief.

  As long as the two of them were safe and sound, what did it matter what they did? Shen Bixian smiled: "Don't be so reckless in the future."

  "En!" Shen Bi Xing knew she was wrong and nodded, then glared at Zhu Zi Ming, it's all your fault that I got scolded by my mother.

  This is still caused by your reckless guesswork, Zhu Ziming gave him a look.

  Deng Tuzi! Shen Xiang and others glared at him again before turning their faces back with a hint of a smile.

  Shen Bi Xing said: "Mother, I got rained on, I'll go take a bath and change first."

  "Got rained on? Mrs. Shen hastily said: 'Don't catch a cold, hurry up and go.'"

  When Shen Bi Xian turned around, Mrs. Shen finally found that Zhu Zi Ming, who was usually cheerful and talkative, had become silent. It was strange, her gaze stayed on Zhu Zi Ming's body, seeing him tilt his head, looking at something unknown.

  "Again with your antics! Madame Shen feigned slight anger and said: 'Zhu Ziming, what are you looking at? Turn your face back here.'"

  "I'm watching the moon..."

  But all I saw was pitch black in the sky.

  "Hmph!" The people below all burst out laughing, while Shen Biyin, who had not yet left, couldn't help but smile to herself, thinking that she would make him feel embarrassed later on.

  "You can go and rest now, there's nothing for you to do here," said the lady of the house, not wanting outsiders to listen in, speaking seriously.

  Immediately afterwards everyone went back to rest on their own, finding a young lady and a young master for a day is also tiring.

  The person from Shen's residence rolled his eyes and said, "How can there be a moon on this rainy night? You're obviously up to no good again!" He snorted and ordered, "Turn your face around!"

  Alas, it was inevitable that they would meet. Zhu Ziming let out a soft sigh and slowly turned his head, only to see that there were no scars on his face, but his right eye was blackened with some swelling...

  "Hmph..." Looking at Zhu Ziming, whose eye circles were even darker than his skin, and compared to his other eye, it was quite comical. Even the normally stoic Madame Shen couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  Shen Bi Xing lowered her head and smiled secretly, but how could Shen's wife not know whose masterpiece it was? She glared at her daughter and scolded: "Even if he made you angry, can't you just use your hands to fight back? You don't have any dignity as a young lady."

  Mrs. Shen rarely scolded Shen Biyin, which made Shen Biyin suddenly feel particularly wronged. Her eyes immediately dimmed and her small mouth pouted high, looking like a bullied daughter-in-law: "Mother, it's him..."

  She really wanted to say what was on her mind, but Shen Biying didn't know how to put it into words. Should she say that this scoundrel had taken advantage of her? She touched her own... Although the servants had all gone downstairs, there were ears behind the wall, and Shen Biying dared not speak such shameful words.

  If Madame Shen were to find out, who knows what might happen to the other eye as well. Zhu Ziming hastily forced a smile and said: "It's not Miss Shen's fault, ma'am, it was my own carelessness that caused me to bump into the tree."

  He crashed into the tree, but could he first crash his eyes? Madame Shen glared at Zhu Ziming who was talking nonsense and thought to herself that since he was in such a hurry to interrupt Xiang'er's words, he must have a guilty conscience.

  "Hmph!" Shen Bixian snorted ungratefully, her pretty face cold.

  Madam Shen's eyes shot out a strange gaze, Zhu Ziming knew she had seen something, and he awkwardly rubbed his nose: "I'll go take a bath and change too, madam."

  After finishing speaking, he immediately ran back to his own compartment with a rustling sound.

  After Zhu Ziming left, Madame Shen asked tentatively: "Xin'er, didn't Zhu Ziming behave rudely to you?"

  At the thought of Deng Tuzi's mischievous smile, Shen Bixia's face flushed and she stuttered: "N-no...yes, Mother, I'll go take a bath."

  Having said that, she walked lightly towards her bedroom with small steps.

  Xiao Yatou's face turned red, and Madame Shen smiled and shook her head. Her daughter was no longer as cold as she used to be, but had a bit of a young girl's appearance now.

  Mrs. Shen was very relieved and smiled: "These two are really a pair of enemies..."

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