PNB Chapter 129 Your husband will worry about you
Chapter 129 Your husband will worry about you
The man was carrying a small lampshade.
Shen Yu recognized him at a glance; it was Gu Ming.
He rushed up, grabbed his hand, and pulled him away from the riverbank. "What's wrong with you that you'd come here in the middle of the night to try and kill yourself?"
"...I didn't want to die." Shen Yu said helplessly, yet also somewhat amused.
Seeing the water bucket that Gu Ming had tossed aside, he asked, "You came here to fetch water? Why didn't you fetch it during the day?"
"The child broke the water vat, so we're fetching two buckets of water for tomorrow morning." Gu Ming was still worried and pulled Shen Yu a few steps further inside. "Why are you here alone? Aren't you afraid of running into bad guys at night?"
"I'm not afraid." Shen Yu smiled sweetly, her dimples appearing on her cheeks.
The oil lamp was dim, which made her seem even more charming and lovely than during the day.
Gu Ming turned his head awkwardly, "If you come out, your husband will worry."
“He wouldn’t.” Shen Yu’s smile faded, her expression turning forlorn. She sat down on a nearby large rock. “I’m afraid their family would rather I just jump into the river and die.”
"How could that be?" Gu Ming sat down not far from Shen Yu.
The delicate little girl had slightly reddened eyes, and her long eyelashes trembled gently, like butterfly wings fluttering in autumn.
The girl seemed to have a lot of grievances to tell, but when she looked up, she only managed a weak smile. "Forget it, what's the point of telling you all this?"
This resilient and patient demeanor struck a chord with the man.
Gu Ming pursed his lips. "That's how the world is. Everyone has a hard time, including women. If you have something on your mind, you might as well tell me. Just think of it as dumping your garbage. It will make you feel better if you talk about it."
Shen Yu looked at him in surprise.
A gentle breeze caressed his face, lifting the man's long robe and revealing a pair of worn-out straw sandals beneath it, which came into Shen Yu's view.
Surprisingly, he was wearing straw sandals.
A pang of sadness welled up inside me.
Under Gu Ming's gaze, Shen Yu let down her guard after two months and told him many things from her heart.
She didn't like Zhou Jingyi; she was forced into marriage by her family. On the day Zhou Jingyi broke his leg, she genuinely wanted a divorce.
However, at the time, many people were criticizing her, and she had no choice but to stay.
Shen Yu also mentioned how Yang Fenglan and her son made her feel unfree and uncomfortable.
Gu Ming nodded from time to time, or chimed in with a word or two.
Shen Yu found a trash can and vomited everything in her stomach.
After talking about her husband's family, she then talked about her own family.
Even as the oil ran out and darkness enveloped her, she showed no sign of stopping.
Gu Ming did not interrupt her.
It wasn't until they heard someone shout that the two of them snapped back to reality; it was already past midnight.
"Xiaoyu!" Yang Fenglan called out as she carried the oil lamp, cursing under her breath.
She was sleeping soundly when Zhou Jingyi woke her up and asked her to find his wife.
Yang Fenglan didn't want to get involved in the young couple's messy affairs.
Zhou Jingyi started nagging about her, sometimes saying she was useless, sometimes saying she had a hard life.
The noise kept Yang Fenglan awake, so she had no choice but to resign herself to going out to look for someone.
To be selfish, she actually hoped something would happen to the female lead, breaking the plot of the book, so that she and her best friend could be at peace.
But at least it was a living, breathing person...
Yang Fenglan heard a sound coming from the riverbank and shouted towards it.
Not long after, footsteps were heard, and then Shen Yu's figure was seen.
Yang Fenglan somehow adopted the role of an elder and launched into a tirade against Shen Yu.
Shen Yu was that rebellious teenager who ignored his elders' words and walked ahead on his own.
After the two left, Gu Ming picked up the water and went home.