Chapter 473: 473 Scheming
Chapter 473: Chapter 473 Scheming
Tang Chuxia couldn’t be found after she finished her bath and changed her clothes!
If stomping her feet would help, she would have stomped a hole in the ground.
Licorice came over to ask what was going on with Tang Chuxia. Only then did Tang Chuxia let Gu Huai off the hook for now, planning to confront him when that guy came back.
“He’s a bastard sick of living!”
Tang Chuxia clearly felt there was no need to hide the matter, so she recounted the incident where the guy came looking for her. Licorice felt very guilty after hearing it.
She always felt that it was because of her that such a thing happened.
But Tang Chuxia understood that it didn’t have much to do with Licorice.
“Don’t pin unnecessary blame on yourself. If someone behaves like a jerk, what does that have to do with you? Besides, it’s clear he came after me. If he really had a grudge against you, why didn’t he come directly for you?”
Tang Chuxia’s comfort didn’t ease Licorice’s guilt.
Since she came to the Tang Family, she had received a lot of help and deep down she was very grateful to the Tang Family.
Now, because of her, Tang Chuxia was implicated, and she felt guilty and self-blaming.
“If you’re still so uneasy, then make me something good to eat. I’m hungry!”
Tang Chuxia wasn’t unreasonable. Since Licorice clearly looked out of sorts, she decided to let her do something to take her mind off things a bit.
Licorice went to busy herself.
Tang Chuxia said, “In the future, we can’t let Madam Tang be the matchmaker for such things anymore!”
The consequences were quite serious.
Fortunately, Madam Tang wasn’t at home; she was busy at her workplace.
The more Tang Chuxia thought about it, the angrier she got, so she went out to find someone. She needed to figure out what that guy’s background was and get justice for herself. But when she got outside and saw Wu Haipeng, she suddenly thought of Gu Beihuai’s disappearance.
“Brother Haipeng, what are you doing out here?”
Tang Chuxia stood in front of Wu Haipeng, seeing that he looked terribly gloomy.
Wu Haipeng shook his head, “Just getting some fresh air. What are you doing here?”
Wu Haipeng looked around, noticing no one was with Tang Chuxia, and felt somewhat worried about her safety.
Tang Chuxia waved her hand, “What’s going to happen in our area? But you don’t look well, is Dangdang okay?”
She had promised her elder sister-in-law to look after Dangdang, so Tang Chuxia couldn’t just ignore it.
“Don’t mention it; she goes out every day these days!”
It was likely due to the oppressive atmosphere at home: tensions between her mother and grandmother, along with Father Wu not coming back. With four kids at home, no matter how well-behaved they were, they were still kids and would have had various issues.
Tang Chuxia invited Wu Haipeng to walk and talk, offering him some advice.
After listening to Wu Haipeng complain along the way, Tang Chuxia ultimately just patted him on the shoulder, “No matter what, you have to face it. Aunty and Uncle Wu went through so much to be together back in the day, so they have to bear the consequences now, right? As their child, you might think it doesn’t concern you much, but haven’t you benefited too? There’s always some price to pay!”
Tang Chuxia used to find it hard to understand why in ancient times, if one person committed a crime, the entire family would be implicated. Now she understood a little more.
Those implicated were the beneficiaries of the profits. While they might claim ignorance, they enjoyed the benefits provided by the criminal, which naturally couldn’t be absolute, which is why there are fewer laws implicating families in modern times.
However, within a family, many issues are truly tangled and there is no absolute innocence.
Wu Haipeng, being a beneficiary of Father Wu and Mrs. Wu’s marital path, still had to shoulder some responsibility one way or another.
Tang Chuxia’s words made Wu Haipeng smile bitterly.
“It’s not that I don’t want to be responsible, it’s that I’m a bit frustrated. This issue could have occurred a few days earlier or later, it would’ve been fine for me either way. What frustrates me is that it happened right around my wedding.”
He was very frustrated.
But no frustration compared to Dangdang’s anger.
By coincidence, they saw Dangdang at this time.
Wu Haipeng was about to call out to Dangdang when he saw the person standing in front of her. His face instantly darkened.
Tang Chuxia sighed, she truly trusted Dangdang. In a public place, Dangdang wouldn’t do anything against common decency, especially on a busy street.
Sure enough, as they approached, Dangdang was heard impatiently saying, “I have nothing to say to you!”
Hu Kai attempted to pull on Dangdang’s sleeve, “Dangdang, listen to me. It’s not too late to change your mind, I won’t mind. Although my sister’s child will fall under my care, we definitely won’t have to raise them ourselves, and it’s better than you becoming a stepmother to four kids, right?”
Those words stung.
Back then, because Hu Kai’s family wanted to have his sister’s child under his name, Dangdang ended the engagement. Now, with Wu Haipeng, she became a stepmother to four kids straight away.
His words really stabbed at the heart.
As expected, Dangdang’s expression was extremely unpleasant.
“Get lost, I’m married now. How I live is my business, not yours!”
Dangdang didn’t want to entangle with Hu Kai further and make herself furious.
Dangdang tried to leave but was blocked by Hu Kai, “Dangdang, I truly like you. Even though you’ve been married, I honestly wouldn’t mind!”
The more seriously Hu Kai said this, the greater the humiliation Dangdang felt.
It was as if saying she had bad judgment.
When Hu Kai tried to reach out and grab Dangdang again, a hand stopped on his shoulder.
“Are you nuts?” Hu Kai turned around planning to curse, but upon meeting Wu Haipeng’s icy gaze, instinctively released Dangdang’s hand, sinking back a bit in fear.
“Kid, good skills, daring to steal my girl!” Wu Haipeng’s words squeezed through clenched teeth.
Hu Kai retorted defiantly, “Even if it’s stealing, you stole her from me first, right?”
If it hadn’t been for Hu Kai’s dishonest actions, Wu Haipeng wouldn’t have taken her away. Nonetheless, both of them didn’t see themselves at fault in terms of emotions.
After all, they were people who cared about face.
Dangdang dashed over to hold onto Tang Chuxia’s arm.
“Xiaxia, why are you here?”
Tang Chuxia looked Dangdang over, confirming she was fine before saying, “If I’m not here, where else would I be?”
She didn’t want to explain why she was there but instead pointed at Hu Kai asking, “He’s pestering you?”
Dangdang sighed, “Why is my luck so bad?”
Originally, she thought she was done with one trouble, yet Wu Haipeng’s family was even more complicated.
“Luck is a tricky thing, but if you really want a good life, there’s always a way!”
After saying this, Tang Chuxia pointed at a spot not too far away and said, “See? Your man does have some advantages!”
Dangdang followed the direction Tang Chuxia indicated, and saw Wu Haipeng knock Hu Kai aside with a slap.