Childhood?

Xie Jinyan’s movements stiffened, and his eyes suddenly softened slightly.

But only for a moment, he returned to his usual gloomy coldness, sneering, "What is Shijie bringing up childhood for no reason? Hoping I will remember old affections?"

"You really are racking your brains to keep me here."

He turned around, his gaze sweeping over the woman's tender white body wrapped in an apricot-red negligee. He wanted to say something, but suddenly choked.

She was already stunningly beautiful, and with that innocent and naive look, her charming allure was tinged with a touch of purity.

Xie Jinyan's eyes heated up. He pulled her forcefully into his arms, impatiently tearing away the barriers of her clothing. His voice hoarse, he muttered, "Shijie, Xiao Shixiong is still in the manor. Are you so impatient? Aren't you afraid he'll see?"

Yu Qingwu didn't answer, only tilted her head and kissed his cheek.

Seeing her silence, Xie Jinyan felt a little displeased. His eyes turned cold as he pressed her harshly onto the table, pinching her slender waist and saying sternly, "Tell me, do you want Xiao Shixiong to see you seducing me?"

As he spoke, he tightened his grip.

Yu Qingwu already had many bruises on her body. His pinch immediately caused her to shed tears of pain.

"Ah, it hurts..."

She whimpered softly.

Xie Jinyan lowered his eyes and noticed the large patches of bruises on her snow-white skin.

How could this woman be so fragile?

He frowned slightly, got up and took a quilt to wrap around Yu Qingwu, then helped her up from the table. He glanced at her exposed calf and asked, "Why didn't you rub the medicinal wine?"

Yu Qingwu didn't expect Xie Jinyan to stop because she cried out in pain.

She was stunned for a moment, then lowered her eyes and said, "I don't like the smell of liniment..."

Xie Jinyan didn't speak. He straightened his disheveled clothes, turned and left the room.

A moment later, he returned, holding a small jar of ointment in his hand. He called to Yu Qingwu, who was huddled on the table, "Sit on the chair."

Yu Qingwu glanced at the vermilion ceramic jar in his hand and walked over staggeringly.

As soon as she sat on the chair, Xie Jinyan pulled away the layer of modesty.

Her face flushed instantly. Being stared at naked by a man without any desire, Yu Qingwu felt embarrassed.

Xie Jinyan seemed very calm. He pulled up a small stool and sat down, gently lifted Yu Qingwu's snow-white leg, and applied the fragrant blood-activating ointment. Then, he looked up at her and said in a strange tone, "You have a cheap life, but you have so many problems."

Yes, her life was cheap. Otherwise, how would she have become an orphan? And fallen into his hands as a plaything?

Yu Qingwu mocked herself in her heart, but did not retort, replying lightly, "When my mother was thrown out by the people of the Ning King's Residence, she was covered in the smell of liniment."

"Later, when I changed her clothes for her, I discovered that there was not a single good spot on her body. New wounds added to old wounds, rubbed and rubbed, smeared and smeared. In the end, even her internal organs were broken. Nine of her toes were also cut off..."

She smiled, but her eyes were red.

Xie Jinyan was stunned. His expression suddenly became unnatural. He lowered his head and asked casually, "Wasn't your mother a daughter of the Rongguo Duke's Residence? How could she have died in the Ning King's Residence?"

Hearing this, Yu Qingwu suddenly stopped.

After a long while, she said, "My mother was originally an accidental offspring of the old Duke when he went to the brothel for entertainment. To gain a reputation for virtue, Old Madam Shen took my mother back to raise her. On the surface, my mother was a direct daughter of the Duke's Residence, but in reality... she was just a pawn for them to make money and curry favor with the powerful."

"My mother inherited her birth mother's stunning beauty. After she came of age, many noble young men came to propose marriage. But how could Old Madam Shen let her live better than her own daughter? So, she married my mother to my father, who was in business. Later, after my father passed away, while my mother was still in mourning for my father, they used me as a threat to send my mother to the Ning King, who was over sixty years old, as a concubine..."

"Those black-hearted people, it wasn't enough to kill my father and elder brother, and seize my Yu family's property! They wanted to squeeze the last drop of blood from my mother..." Yu Qingwu's eyes were filled with tears. By the end, she couldn't help but grit her teeth, and even her body trembled with excessive excitement...

After listening to Yu Qingwu's words, Xie Jinyan was stunned.

He knew that Yu Qingwu had a deep hatred for the Shen family, but he did not expect it to be like this.

What kind of person was the old Ning King? A well-known pervert. One could imagine the tragic state of her mother's death...

And her, Xie Jinyan clearly remembered the day his Shifu brought Yu Qingwu back to the sect. She was skin and bones, with not a single good spot on her body, but her eyes were full of murderous intent. He didn't know what she had experienced.

That day, Shifu told him that Qingwu would be their second Shijie from now on.

Xie Jinyan had always been unconvinced about this, but now, he seemed to understand Shifu's intention.

After silently looking at Yu Qingwu for a moment, he slowly got up, picked up the white undergarments stained with gardenia fragrance from the ground, and handed them to her, "Put them on, and go to bed early."

Being called by Xie Jinyan, Yu Qingwu came back from her memories.

Wiping the tears from her face, she got up, picked up the undergarments, and hid behind the screen.

For a long time, until her emotions calmed down, she came out again.

Seeing Xie Jinyan still sitting in the chair from before, she looked at him a little awkwardly, then regained her usual cold and serious expression, and asked softly, "You haven't left yet?"

Why should he leave? Wasn't she begging him to stay?

Xie Jinyan was suddenly unhappy. His face darkened, and he snorted coldly, "Shijie is really forgetful. Wasn't it you who racked your brains to trick me into coming?"

Yu Qingwu choked and couldn't say a word.

Xie Jinyan smiled, got up and walked to the bed, beckoning to her, "Come here."

Yu Qingwu hesitated, but still walked over to him, gently leaned into Xie Jinyan's arms, and said softly, "Xie Jinyan, I'm scared, I'm really scared. I'm afraid I'll be like my mother..."

Xie Jinyan didn't speak, only gently patted her back and called her name softly, "A'Wu, sleep."

Yu Qingwu closed her eyes and let him carry her onto the bed. She didn't know what Xie Jinyan was thinking, but she knew very well that if she wanted to ruin his marriage with the Shen family, she had to win his heart, even if it meant gaining his sympathy...

That night, Yu Qingwu stayed close to Xie Jinyan's chest. Xie Jinyan also surprisingly didn't torment her, only quietly held her, as if giving her a sense of security.

The next day, when Yu Qingwu woke up, Xie Jinyan was already gone.

She got up carefully and sat in front of the dressing table...

Knock knock knock...

Just then, there was a knock at the door.

"Mama Xun, just let us go in and have a look."

"Miss Su, how can you barge into our girl's courtyard!"

"What if I barge in? She's just a concubine, why is she putting on such airs? A look won't cost you a piece of flesh!" Su Qing's angry voice came from outside.

Bang, a loud noise.

Before Yu Qingwu could react, the door was suddenly kicked open, and the screen in front of her collapsed.