Chapter 688 - 679: Driving Du Wanqing Out
Concubine Du had already cried until her eyes were red; this time it wasn’t fake tears, but genuine crying that had lasted several days.
Jie Zhonglin had completely stopped believing in her. She recognized the look in his eyes all too well—it was the same contemptuous gaze he once had for Du Xintong, perhaps even more intense.
She had nothing left but Jie Zhonglin’s love, and without him, how was she to live?
"Husband," Concubine Du crawled forward a few steps and suddenly grasped the hem of Jie Zhonlin’s robe, crying out, "You can’t do this to me. You once promised that you regarded me as your wife, your only wife. Husband and wife are one; if I have made a mistake, you would bear it with me. I admit I’ve done wrong, but you can’t go back on your word and cast me out."
Jie Zhonglin, struck as by lightning, stared at her, dumbfounded. These were indeed his own words from years past, but how could he have been so foolish? His disgust with himself deepened.
He angrily pushed Concubine Du away, shouting, "Enough, we were both wrong, don’t you understand? You will be punished, and I will be punished. At this point, even if I wanted to protect you, it would be impossible. My father will not let you stay in the Jie Family any longer—don’t you see that?"
Concubine Du pleaded through her tears, "I’m not like Du Xintong; she is the legitimate daughter. Both the Du Family and the Yu Family have left their estate to her. I have nothing. She took everything away from my room when she left. I am left with nothing. If you ask me to leave the Jie Family, how will I survive? I don’t want to go... Master has always doted on you the most. If you talk to him, tell him I’m the woman you love the most, your wife. He surely won’t make things difficult for me. Husband, I can’t be without you, you’ve always known that, haven’t you?"
Jie Zhonglin looked at her and sneered coldly, "You are my wife? Are you really? Are you worthy? Haven’t you caused me enough misery? That I agreed to see you today is already the full extent of my kindness; don’t push your luck."