Chapter 2023: I Don’t Care
Meng Zisu yanked her hand out of Song Zhen’s grasp and screamed, her voice nearly tearing from her throat, “What I do has nothing to do with you! Why do you keep interfering with my choices over and over again? Didn’t you hear what they’re saying about me? I’m a woman who’s lost her purity, a disgrace who seduced her instructor, a filthy rat that everyone wants to beat down! If you stay near me, you’ll only be dragged down and hated too. I’m begging you. Just stay away from me!”
Song Zhen’s expression twisted with anger, and a surge of powerful spiritual pressure burst from his body.
It was as if something snapped in his mind. Ignoring where they were and her resistance, he reached out and pulled her into his arms without a second thought.
Meng Zisu struggled with all her might, but with her strength, there was no way she could break free from Song Zhen’s grip.
Song Zhen held her tightly in his arms, his jaw clenched as he growled through gritted teeth, “I won’t let you ruin yourself over some man who isn’t even worth it! I’m not leaving you, and I won’t stand by while you keep hurting yourself…”
The whole audience was silent.
Everyone was stunned by the sheer absurdity of what they were witnessing.
What was going on? Song Zhen was actually holding Meng Zisu. From the way he spoke, it even sounded like he had feelings for her.
Wasn’t Meng Zisu supposed to be a woman who had already lost her purity? Wasn’t her reputation already ruined? Why would someone like Song Zhen be interested in her?
Meng Baiya’s eyes widened as she stared at the two locked in an embrace.
She was on the verge of losing her mind. She had already destroyed the reputation of that shameless slut Meng Zisu, why were men still so hopelessly devoted to her? She could understand that penniless Dr. Xi Yue was drawn in by her looks, but now even Song Zhen? Why him too?
That was Song Zhen! The son of Venerable Hui Yue! Compared to him, Ke Yanhuai was nobody! Why? What did that wretched woman possibly have that made her deserve this?!
Ke Yanhuai’s face had turned completely grim. He stepped forward and said through clenched teeth, “Mr. Zhen, Meng Zisu is my concubine. I’d appreciate it if you let her go.”
“Concubine?” Song Zhen’s icy gaze locked onto him, sharp as if laced with poison. “Looks like your little trip to the Enforcement Hall last time didn’t teach you a damn thing. I’m pretty sure I warned you. If you dared to go after Zisu again, you’d face the consequences. Have you already forgotten?”
Ke Yanhuai shuddered. It had only been two hours in the Enforcement Hall last time, but the pain, the torment—and the humiliation—were things he still couldn’t bear to remember.
But the thought of losing Meng Zisu, who was finally within his grasp, filled him with unwillingness. Gritting his teeth, he forced himself to speak.
“Mr. Zhen, she agreed to be my concubine of her own will. I didn’t force her, Zisu. Tell him. Didn’t you say it yourself?”
Meng Zisu’s face was as pale as paper. Her long lashes lowered, and tears silently streamed down from the corners of her eyes.
She gently pushed Song Zhen away, turned to Ke Yanhuai, and said firmly, without the slightest hesitation, “Yes, I said it. As long as you’re willing to leave Instructor Xi Yue out of this, I’m willing to withdraw from Heavenly Medical Valley and become your concubine.”
“Meng Zisu!” Song Zhen yelled angrily.
Ke Yanhuai burst into laughter. “Did you hear that, Mr. Zhen? Zisu is now part of the Ke Family, so I suggest you show some respect. Even if you’re the son of Venerable Hui Yue, that doesn’t give you the right to steal another man’s woman, does it?”
Mei Shuhai stroked his beard, a fake smile on his face as he said, “Dr. Xi Yue, quite the charm you’ve got—your students are willing to throw everything away for you.”
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