Chapter 240 1 Must find her

Chapter 240 1 Must find her

From then on, every time Zhuang Rui went to the school, he could see E'lan sitting next to Ouyang Chi. They naturally became close friends by answering his questions and resolving his doubts.

At the beginning, Ouyang Chi was the only one by her side. Later, as she showed her flirtation, gradually, more and more men came around her.

Knowing that she was acting, Zhuang Rui pretended not to see it.

Seeing that he was indifferent, E'lan sat leisurely on the bamboo chair, crossed her legs casually and blocked his way with a hint of contempt.

"Young Master Jiang is very talented. Would you like to annotate this article?"

Zhuang Rui patiently sat down, picked up the pen and wrote, silently annotating.

After writing, he stood up and left.

"All right."

E-lan closed her eyes slightly, looking casual and contented, not caring about his comments at all, and only knowing how to mock him.

"This article is about disguise, and the best disguise is frankness."

"As long as you gain the other person's trust, even if you reveal your true colors, the other person will find excuses to reasonably explain her change of heart, thinking that she is not that kind of person."

"Yu Nuo in the article is such a fool. It's ridiculous that he thinks he's smart, but he doesn't know that he has been played around by others."

The implication was obvious, and he was being mocked in public. Zhuang Rui felt completely humiliated, but he still chose to endure it.

Ouyang Chi's lips curled up into a smile.

"Ms. Tang has such an insight, so she must be well versed in disguise?"

E Lan smiled and gazed at Zhuang Rui, with only sarcasm in her eyes.

"Well, I love reading this kind of book the most, so I can control people like Yu Nuo with ease."

"Jiang Shaolang, what do you think?"

The corners of Zhuang Rui's mouth twitched slightly, and he could barely hold back his smile.

"I do not know."

E-lan reached into her sleeve, took out their engagement contract with a playful look on her face, and showed it to everyone.

"How could I not know if I experienced it myself?"

During the interrogation, she tore up the engagement piece by piece.

Fragments flew into the air and swirled down over Yu Zhuangrui's head, like falling snowflakes, silently but with a bone-chilling chill.

Gray and dark clouds lightly enveloped everything, making it gloomy. In a trance, Zhuang Rui seemed to be suffocating and couldn't breathe.

O-Lan raised her eyebrows in ridicule.

"Look, just as the article says, even if he is so outrageous, he can't leave me."

Ouyang Chi disagreed.

"Jiang Shaolang didn't say anything. This is just your own imagination."

"No man would be able to remain calm after such a loss of face."

E-lan smiled as she felt comfortable with it.

"Jiang Shaolang, tell him what you think?"

Zhuang Rui kept smiling and responded sincerely.

"I don't mind. She's not like that."

E-lan sneered complacently.

"Did you hear everything?"

Ouyang Chi laughed wildly and wantonly.

"Hahaha, Young Master Jiang is so generous. We are ashamed of ourselves."

E Lan looked disdainful and used a commanding tone.

"Tearing up the engagement doesn't mean I regret the marriage. Please write another one and let me keep it."

Zhuang Rui smiled gently, trying to be as warm as possible.

"it is good."

E'lan was secretly shocked. She didn't expect him to be so thoughtful.

She was not discouraged, she changed her method and tried several times. In the end, after trying her best, he still didn't believe that she was being false.

Ning Fengzhe couldn't stand it anymore, so he sent a message in the name of Gu Mengzhen and personally used the trick.

One morning, Zhuang Rui went to Feiyaoxuan and saw Ouyang Chi coming out, tidying up his coat, and leaving happily.

Zhuang Rui's first reaction was that he used an aphrodisiac object with the intention of humiliating Shuang'er.

He ignored etiquette and rushed into Feiyaoxuan.

As he ran all the way, he had already imagined the miserable state of Shuang'er, who was disfigured and crying bitterly. However, when he reached the bedroom window, he saw her sitting on the cushion with a shy and sweet smile.

Ning Fengzhe's letters specifically reminded E'lan of the role. At this moment, thinking of the good times between her and Zhuang Rui, she was able to act out the role vividly without saying much.

Zhuang Rui turned his head and subconsciously looked at her pear wood bed.

The quilt and pajamas are intertwined, and amid the chaos of emotions, a touch of red is particularly shocking.

Unexpectedly, Zhuang Rui's eyes were wide open as he stared blankly. In an instant, his heart fell into an endless abyss.

Her bright and sincere smile brought deep pain to his heart, like tiny needles piercing their memories one after another.

In the mist, it seemed as if he had never met her.

It seems that she was not just pretending, she really had a change of heart.

The morning sun is shining brightly, Zhuang Rui's eyes are unrestrained, and he smiles bitterly at himself, but it looks so sad and beautiful.

He reached into his sleeve, took out his engagement contract, placed it on the ground quietly and palely, and picked up a stone to weigh it down to express his regret.

With his wide sleeves of flame color and a carefree and frivolous look, Zhuang Rui reluctantly said goodbye and turned to leave.

After returning to the Zhuang Mansion, Zhuang Xianhui walked towards him quickly.

Thinking that the tears in the corners of his eyes had not yet dried, Zhuang Rui closed his eyes and ignored it.

Zhuang Xianhui called out to him.

"Second brother!"

Zhuang Rui subconsciously stopped and looked back, already indifferent.

"You can laugh at me all you want now."

The place where they stood was a remote spot in the front yard garden. There was no one around and it was quiet.

Zhuang Xianhui lowered her eyes, with a look of shame on her face.

"I thought you were getting married soon, and I was jealous, so I teased you a little, but I didn't expect..."

"It is said that you and I are brothers, one is arrogant and rude, the other is vulgar and mean, and we are both extremely stupid, so we will have to live out our lives in loneliness."

"My second brother always wants to compete with me to see who can get married first. Naturally, I don't want to be outdone and have my own selfish motives."

"Sorry."

Zhuang Rui felt depressed and couldn't get over it.

"You don't have to apologize. Anyway, I've teased you a lot since we were little."

Zhuang Xianhui pursed her lips obediently.

"I know in my heart that my second brother's teasing is meant to teach and advise me, to remind me to always remember my manners and etiquette."

Zhuang Rui smiled coldly.

"You worry too much. I tease you just to be funny."

"I don't like red tape myself, how can I ask you to keep it in mind all the time?"

Zhuang Xianhui's eyes are bright, lively and clear.

“That’s caring.”

"The matter of etiquette is the most troublesome. My second brother is the only one in the world who won't force me to do tedious things."

Zhuang Ruishu felt helpless.

"Okay, thank you for understanding."

Zhuang Xianhui woke him up at the right time.

"I know that Second Brother doesn't care about Miss Tang's chastity, but he doesn't want to force his feelings."

"But please think carefully, second brother. Could today's incident not be a trick?"

Zhuang Rui stared in confusion.

"plan?"

"But I saw that her smile was genuine, and it was much more genuine than usual..."

At this point, he suddenly had an idea and understood everything.

"Shuang'er hasn't changed her mind, it's still a trick!"

Zhuang Xianhui said a flattering word.

"My second brother is wise, I can't compare to him."

Zhuang Rui smiled happily.

"Thank you, Third Sister. I really thank you!"

Zhuang Xianhui smiled playfully.

"I hope my second brother doesn't mind me meddling in your business."

Zhuang Rui couldn't wait to set off.

"There is no time to lose. If she is taken away by someone, I will rush to Feiyaoxuan as soon as possible."

Ning Fengzhe had already made all the arrangements, so Zhuang Rui naturally came back empty-handed and did not see E'lan.

Zhuang Rui refused to give up and tried his best to find Shuang'er.

The next year, E-lan turned twenty and reached the marriageable age.

Ning Fengzhe found a woman named Tang, asked her to change her name to Meng Shuang, helped her to register in Feiyaoxuan, and brought her together with Ouyang Chi.

Not long after, Zhuang Xianhui received the news, quietly took the governor's list and returned to the Zhuang Mansion.

"Second brother, please look."

Zhuang Rui took it and looked at it. He saw that the page where Zhuang Xianhui had stopped was written with the names of husband Ouyang Chi and wife Tang Mengshuang.

"Are they really married?"

"I do not believe."

"Where do they live? I want to find her and find out!"

Zhuang Xianhui looked lost.

"I checked. On the second night after their marriage, they were robbed and killed by bandits. The thieves ransacked the Ouyang family's warehouse. A total of more than 70 people, including the master and his servants, were killed."

Zhuang Rui shook his head slightly, his body trembling.

"Impossible...impossible..."

Zhuang Xianhui didn't know how to comfort her for a moment.

"Don't worry, second brother. The bandits have all been killed."

Zhuang Rui trembled and couldn't help but burst into tears.

"This is absolutely impossible! Third sister, she must still be alive, but she has fallen in love with someone else and is deliberately hiding from me..."

"Ouyang Chi is gone, so she is a new widow. When I find her, I can still be with her..."

Zhuang Xianhui frowned deeply, feeling heartbroken.

"After what you said, I also feel it's strange."

"Don't be sad, second brother. Let's look for her together. If we can't find her in one year, we can look for her in two years. We will find her eventually."

Tears hung on Zhuang Rui's eyelashes, stinging in his pupils.

"Well, I must find her, I must..."