Rebirth: Contract Husband Falls in Love with Me-Chapter 185 - 93 Shameless_2

"Miss!" The maid Lan Xiang, barging in and seeing her own mistress on the ground crying with a face full of tears, was shocked and hurried over to help her up, "Miss, what’s wrong with you!"

"Get lost!" Gu Fangzi harshly rebuked and pushed Lan Xiang away, coldly wiping her tears and said word by word: "I want to get up by myself! I can stand on my own!"

Cousin, you will regret this, regretting how you treated me today!

Shi Fengju left the peony garden in a rage, returning to Ningyuan like a gust of wind.

"Where is the lady?" Without seeing Sang Wan, he immediately asked.

His face was terribly dark, his expression icy, full of anger, and his tone was extremely harsh. Everyone in Ningyuan was startled, not knowing who had angered the young master so greatly.

"The lady... She went to the warehouse..." Hong Ye cautiously stepped forward to reply.

"Call her back!" Shi Fengju raised his eyebrows and coldly ordered: "What are you standing there for? Hurry!"

"Yes, yes!" Terrified, Hong Ye nearly jumped and ran off personally without waiting to instruct someone else. novelbuddy-cσ๓

Upon hearing Hong Ye’s words, Sang Wan did not dare to dally. After hastily instructing Mrs. Li, she hurried back. On the way, she pondered to herself: Could it be that Gu Fangzi has complained about me to him again? Let her complain. After all, I have nothing I cannot explain to others, with a clear conscience and having done nothing wrong! Whatever he asks, I’ll just answer truthfully.

Shi Fengju sat sulking in the warm pavilion, hugging his knees alone. The maids did not dare to enter to serve him, holding their breath apprehensively outside, occasionally peeking outside the door.

Seeing Sang Wan’s return, everyone silently breathed a sigh of relief.

After confirming that he was inside, Sang Wan composed her breathing and lifted the curtain to enter.

Before she could speak, she heard Shi Fengju coldly bark, "Get out! Where’s the lady? Hasn’t she come back yet?"

Witnessing his demeanor, it seemed he was indeed furiously angered! Sang Wan’s heart skipped a beat, and she secretly admired the effectiveness of Gu Fangzi’s complaint to him, wondering what it could have been about.

"Young master, it’s me!" Sang Wan softly replied, gracefully approaching, "Young master, were you looking for me for something?"

"..." Shi Fengju was taken aback, his dark expression relaxing a bit, he hurriedly got off the bed and stood up, smiling apologetically: "You’re back. I’m sorry, I didn’t know it was you!"

"Hm?" Sang Wan slightly surprised, opened her eyes wide and quickly shook her head with a smile: "It’s nothing! What urgent matter brought you looking for me, young master?"

"Nothing!" Shi Fengju laughed: "I just wanted to—" He originally wanted to say "I just wanted to see you," but found it awkward to say out loud, so he changed his words: "I just wanted to ask you, um, have you set a date to invite big sister to eat crabs? I’ll have someone prepare."

"..." Sang Wan was speechless. Was it necessary for him to scare a roomful of maids breathless over this with such a stern face?

"There’s really nothing else! Just asking about that." Shi Fengju forced a smile, feeling a bit strange himself. But after leaving the peony garden, he just missed her—so very much and urgently wanted to see her! As if only by seeing her, could he calm the anger in the depths of his heart.

That sort of thinking was preposterous, and Sang Wan firmly didn’t believe it. However, he didn’t wish to say, and she wasn’t the type to insensitively probe. Not mentioning it was for the best!

"Not yet!" Sang Wan smiled: "I’ll ask mother and big sister tonight, and once we have set a date, I’ll tell you."

"Okay, then that’s settled!" Shi Fengju saw that she genuinely believed him without asking further, and felt a subtle hint of disappointment in his heart. Not knowing what to say, he only felt stifled—a kind of stifling he had never experienced before.

"Young master, you don’t look well. What’s wrong?" Sang Wan finally asked the question he hoped she would.

Shi Fengju felt relieved inside, shook his head with a smile: "It’s nothing, just feeling a bit uncomfortable. Would you mind accompanying me for a walk outside?"

Sang Wan paused, thought for a moment, then smiled: "It just so happens that my elder sister just sent someone to say she wanted a few potted plants for her courtyard. I’m not very knowledgeable about this, why not, could you accompany me to pick some out?"

Shi Fengju burst into laughter, joking: "You’re not knowledgeable? You’re a true connoisseur, how could you not be knowledgeable?"

Sang Wan playfully chided him with a laugh: "Don’t say that about me, I’m the most unrefined person, the true connoisseur lives in the banana garden!"

Laughing, the two of them walked on.

Sang Wan regretted her words almost as soon as she said them. Besides her brother-in-law, her big sister also lived in the banana garden, and after all, she was of higher status. She was probably too forward with her comment, so she promptly stopped laughing and said, "So are you going? If you won’t, then I will get busy first!"

"Let’s go! Let’s go now!" It was rare for her to invite him, and besides, it could roughly count as "flowers and moonlight", couldn’t it? Why wouldn’t he go!

As soon as the two left Ningyuan, they saw Mrs. Li also hurriedly returning, reporting to Sang Wan that everything had been delivered to the banana garden. Noticing the young master’s usual healthy complexion and that nothing was amiss, she felt relieved and watched cheerfully as the two left together.

Sang Wan and Shi Fengju then went to the Songfeng Garden within the estate, which specialized in caring for bonsai, and she chose five pots to be sent to the banana garden.

Shi Yumei, upon learning that her brother picked them out, didn’t object but couldn’t help murmuring to herself: The Sang family girl truly knows how to get by, pushing everything onto her own brother! Then again, didn’t this just show how much her brother valued and cared for her? She couldn’t decide whether to be happy or to resent this.

The next morning, Shi Yumei went to see Sang Wan again in the peony garden, smiling as she asked: "Did Fengju come to see you yesterday?"

Gu Fangzi tensed slightly but maintained a shy smile with her head lowered, giving a soft "hm" in agreement, and said: "Cousin came and spent a good while with me; however, it’s not convenient to keep him here for long, so I asked him to leave first!"

Upon hearing this, Shi Yumei laughed heartily, affectionately pinching her cheek and said: "See, didn’t I tell you? Fengju still cares for you, he’s just busy!"

"Indeed! I couldn’t be misunderstanding!" Gu Fangzi smiled and nodded.

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