La ciudad solitaria cerró

Capítulo 27

The following evening, they arrived in Xijing. Li Jinsheng, as if having made a great decision, said to her, "Miss Shen, I have thought it over. For the sake of your reputation, I have decided to take you as my concubine."

"Take me as your concubine?" Shen Jie looked at him, puzzled. What was going on?

"Because I'm already married, you'll have to be my concubine. My family isn't large; it's just my father, my mother, and my wife..." Li Jinsheng went on and on about his family, leaving Shen Jie both amused and exasperated.

"Wait, did I say I wanted to marry you?" And as a concubine?

"But you and I spent the night in the temple last night."

"I don't mind, so why are you still making such a fuss?" Shen Jie was getting a little angry.

"A real man takes responsibility for his actions. I will take responsibility for you."

Shen Jie glared at him fiercely, then walked forward without looking back. Enough already, how could she have encountered such a madman?

“Miss Shen, wait for me. I’m telling you, don’t be afraid. My wife is very honest. She won’t do anything to you.” Li Jinsheng quickly caught up with Shen Jie and persistently tried to persuade her.

"Are you crazy?" Shen Jie finally couldn't stand his incoherent ramblings anymore and turned around to shout at him, "I've already said I don't want you to take responsibility, why are you still going on and on? I'm warning you, don't talk nonsense anymore, or I'll report you to the authorities."

"But I..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Shen Jie throw herself into the arms of a handsome man.

"My husband!"

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Chapter Fifteen

"Husband!" Shen Jie laughed and threw herself into the man's arms, calling him affectionately.

Husband? When did he get married? Ouyang Tianyu looked at the strange woman in his arms with a puzzled expression. Although he was very popular with women, they only dared to watch him from afar in the shadows. None of them were as bold as her to throw herself into his arms in the street and call him "husband" in a sickeningly sweet voice. Even girls in brothels probably wouldn't dare to do that.

"Miss Shen, what...?" Li Jinsheng stared in astonishment at Shen Jie and the handsome man. She... got married?

"Help me get rid of him." Shen Jie stood on tiptoe and whispered in Ouyang Tianyu's ear. She really couldn't stand that madman!

So that was her real purpose! Ouyang Tianyu chuckled, reached out and pulled her closer around the waist, giving her a knowing smile.

"My wife, what brings you here?"

"Oh dear! I missed you so much. I was planning to go to the capital to find you, but I never expected to run into you here." Wow, that's quick thinking. Shen Jie thought to herself, admiringly.

"You're a weak woman out there with no one to protect you. What if you run into bad people?" Ouyang Tianyu scolded softly, but there was a smile in his eyes.

“Oh…right.” Shen Jie lifted her head from Ouyang Tianyu’s embrace, pointed to Li Jinsheng who was standing there blankly, and said innocently, “It rained heavily last night, and thanks to that young master Li’s great help, husband, please go and thank him for me.”

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Tianyu immediately released the woman in his arms and walked to Li Jinsheng as she instructed. He bowed to him and said, "Thank you for your help, Young Master Li. I thank you on behalf of my wife."

"Uh? Oh... no need." Li Jinsheng came back to his senses, waved his hand, and said, "Could it be that she really got married?"

"Then please allow us to take our leave." Ouyang Tianyu embraced his "wife" and turned to leave, until they were out of Li Fengzi's sight.

After walking with Shen Jie through two streets, making sure he had shaken off Li Jinsheng, Ouyang Tianyu finally let go of her.

"Don't worry, girl, he won't catch up," he said with a smile, noticing that Shen Jie was still looking back from time to time, assuming she was still worried that the man would follow.

"Oh! Thank you!" Shen Jie subtly sized up the man in front of her. He hadn't changed much in a year, and his smile still carried a hint of frivolity. She knew this was his protective facade.

"You're welcome." What a strange feeling. It's our first time meeting, so why does it feel so familiar?

"What's wrong?" Shen Jie asked with concern when she noticed his strange expression.

"It's nothing." Ouyang Tianyu withdrew his gaze from her and smiled slightly. "Miss, my name is Ouyang Tianyu. Now that my 'mission' is complete, I should take my leave."

"Wait!" Shen Jie called out to him as he was about to leave, "You can't leave me behind!"

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Tianyu's expression suddenly turned cold. He began to suspect that her earlier "throwing herself into his arms" was a deliberate act, rather than a coincidence. He stared at her coldly, waiting for her "reason."

"Hey! Why are you looking at me like that?" She glared at him as if he were a gold digger. "If it weren't for your junior sister Ju'er leaving me alone in that godforsaken place, I wouldn't have met that lunatic. And she's off chasing after her lover."

"Ju'er? How do you know she's my junior sister? Who are you?" Few people in the world know this, how could she... know? Ouyang Tianyu pondered to himself.

"How could I not know? Your cute junior sister keeps telling me every day that her senior brother comes from a good family, is good-looking, and is good at martial arts. It would be hard for me not to know."

"I don't believe it. Ju'er wouldn't tell anyone these things," Ouyang Tianyu sneered, not believing her words at all.

Good heavens, this man has a stubborn side too. How come she never noticed it before?

"Please, Ouyang Tianyu, can't you stop being so stubborn?" she cried out weakly. Perhaps she had forgotten that the other party was a constable and naturally wouldn't believe her one-sided story.

Ouyang Tianyu looked at her for a while, then suddenly took her hand and led her to a more secluded place.

"What did you bring me here for? To kill me and silence me?" She was no match for him, a man of superior martial arts skills, and no one would hear her cries for help here. What should she do?

"Speak, who exactly are you?" In the blink of an eye, the sword was in hand, pointed at Shen Jie.

"You can tell fortunes, right? You can tell my life story with a simple calculation. Do you need to threaten me with a sword?" This guy is even more terrifying than her boss. Ouyang Tianyun could at most slap him a few times, but he actually... Waaah... Why is she so unlucky!

“You…” She actually knows him so well.

"Alright, alright, I'll tell you then." Shen Jie carefully moved the sword pointing at her, and then said, word by word, "I am Shen Jie."

Clang! The sword fell to the ground from his hand. Ouyang Tianyu stared in astonishment at the person before him. Had he heard correctly? She said she was Shen Jie? How could that be?