A Good Country Wife

"What’s wrong, wife? Why are you all soaked like this?" Zhao Erhu saw that it was raining heavily outside, and there his little wife was, running through the rain without anything to cover herself, drenched like a drowned rat. The sight gripped his heart, and he quickly went to meet her, hooking her into his embrace as she ran towards him.

Lin Yue had nearly been caught by Zhao Quan, and the fright wasn’t small. Seeing Zhao Erhu, she suddenly relaxed and flung herself into his arms. "Zhao Erhu, you scared me to death, scared me to death. I was almost caught by them, they definitely wouldn’t let me off. Thank goodness, thank goodness!" Lin Yue was speaking somewhat incoherently from running too fast and being frightened.

Zhao Erhu looked at his little wife, who was always so composed, although she would show her temper and act spoiled with him in private, she was always calm and steady in front of others. What on earth had happened to scare her so much that she lost her usual calm and composure? If someone had bullied his little wife, he wouldn’t let them off, but now was not the time for that. He needed to comfort her first and get her changed into dry clothes.

"It’s all right, wife, it’s all right, don’t be afraid. I am here, and nothing will happen, I will protect you, don’t be scared." Zhao Erhu patted Lin Yue’s back, soothing her with every tap.

"I’m fine now. I just got a bit excited just now. Don’t worry about me, Brother Erhu," Lin Yue said, calming her still uneven breaths. She wasn’t someone who could be scared easily, but the situation just now had indeed been very dangerous. If Zhao Quan had caught her, he definitely wouldn’t have let her go easily, not to mention Chunxi being there too.

Given Chunxi’s nature, whether it was because of their past rivalry or for her own safety, she wouldn’t allow Lin Yue any chance to speak out about today’s events. She would surely encourage Zhao Quan to silence Lin Yue. It wasn’t that Lin Yue was being overly pessimistic; it was just that these two were really that malicious and capable of acting ruthlessly. It had been a life-or-death situation, and luckily, she was a fast runner, nearly matching her past sprinting pace in a hundred-meter dash.

Zhao Quan had heard some noise from inside the house and chased after it, only to see someone running towards the courtyard entrance. Seeing the silhouette, which looked like that of Zhao Erhu’s wife, Lin Family’s, he didn’t spare a moment to chase after her. No matter who it was, catching them was what mattered. Unfortunately, the woman was running too fast, and he nearly caught up. She escaped the yard just as he chased after her, only wrapped in an overcoat. It wasn’t proper to continue the chase in that state, lest outsiders see and misunderstand the situation, so he had no choice but to turn back immediately.

"Zhao Quan, where’s the person? They didn’t run away, did they? Did you see clearly who it was?" Chunxi asked anxiously after getting dressed upon seeing Zhao Quan return alone.