Generational Marriage Chapter 9

"Fourth Young Miss, do not be afraid." In the key moment, Le Chi spoke up for Lam Can Dung. She ran a hand across Lam Can Dung's shoulder, giggled, and said: "Alright, the insect is gone. The Young Miss can move now." Her movement was very natural and easy as if Lam Can Dung really was scared by a bug.

Lam Can Dung vigorously bit the tip of her tongue. Her mind immediately cleared. She used her stiff hand to pat her chest a few times. Letting out a sigh, she said: "Scared me to death." The sweet tang of blood permeated her mouth… that voice didn't feel like her own. The sound seemed to have flown in from a distant place. In the middle was a layer, sluggish and empty. It made it hard to penetrate.

Dao-thi and Ngo-thi relaxed their brows. Ngo Tuong chuckled and said: "Fourth Younger Sister, after so many years, you haven't grown up at all? I remember seeing you for the first time as a child. You sat alone in the garden, crying. I came by to look and saw a bug had crawled on you. It almost reached your neck. You stared at that bug and just cried, not daring to touch it."

"Hehe…" It was Lam Than Chi that laughed first. He pointed and stuck his tongue out at Lam Can Dung: "Scaredy cat, Fourth Older Sister is a scaredy cat. And you can still laugh at me!"

She is still alive. At this time, she had recovered. She does not believe that the Heavens had let her live another life just to suffer! The blood once again circulated, straight to Lam Can Dung’s chilled heart. Her heart vigorously pumped, sending blood and courage throughout her veins and to her limbs. Her hands and legs gradually warmed up. Her face getting hotter and hotter.

With a red face and pink ears, Lam Can Dung said: "This isn't true. Second Brother Ngo, you have misremembered." She didn't know who made her face so red and hot. In the end, what is it for? But in any case, her tone and expression were extremely suitable for the situation.

"This kid! So shy ah." Ngo-thi and Dao-thi smiled. The atmosphere became comfortable and relaxing.

Ngo Tuong intently stared and continued saying: "Don't deny it. I had caught the worm for you and was going to kill it to vent your anger. At that time, you cried a row of tears and stopped me from doing it. You forced me to put that worm on a leaf and watched it crawl away before you were content. Can't believe you were so gentle."

"Second Brother Ngo has such a good memory. Even if I wanted to deny it, I can't." Lam Can Dung helplessly smiled, but she was mournful to the extreme. Look at this, she had always been this weak and kind. An unsuspecting bug was one thing, but what about people? She had never hurt anyone…. It's no wonder people would bully her to such an extent.

Dao-thi smiled, extremely proud. "My Ah Dung has always been gentle and kind." Her temperament had always been wild; hence, she subconsciously believed that men liked women who were gentle and kind. Seeing her daughter with this kind of character, she felt it was quite good.

Lam Can Dung felt a burst of duplicity. Dao-thi calling her in such a way in front of others; she was already older, no longer a small child. She looked through her lashes. Ngo Tuong narrowed his eyes at her and an ugly laugh erupted from his mouth. Afterward, her eyes fell on Luc Giam, someone she was trying to not look at. He stood quietly to the side and looked at her. On his face was that shallow, deceitful smile that she had once considered the most beautiful. Now, it was the most disgusting and chilling.

Lam Can Dung suppressed the urge to spit on his face and forced herself to retrieve her gaze. She looked towards Que Vien. She already knew the reaction Que Vien would have. That girl was staring straight at Luc Giam, not turning her eyes away.

"Heard that the two brothers are the twin talents of Binh Chau. Presumably, your chess skills would be quite high, difficult to see who would win?" Lam Can Dung smiled a false smile like Luc Giam. Finished speaking, she turned her head, grabbed Lam Than Chi, and followed Dao-thi walking in the front.

Twin Talents of Binh Chau? What twin talents of Binh Chau! Luc Giam would definitely lose. Someone who just returned, without any fame, how could that person be placed on the same level as Ngo Tuong? The child prodigy, Ngo Tuong, smiled and raised his hands towards Luc Giam. "Brother Luc, earlier we were not able to determine who is the winner. Why not continue?"

Luc Giam faintly scanned Lam Can Dung's departing back. He slightly nodded: "Brother Ngo, this little brother also had this intention." The two walked back through the maple trees and returned to the pavilion.

After a distance, Ngo-thi immediately asked Dao-thi: "This is the young master that your family's Madam Co had meticulously chosen as heir?"

Dao-thi nodded: "That's right."

Ngo-thi immediately smiled and said: "Really is handsome and polite. Just looking and you can tell that he's steady and gentle. Really brightens the view. It's no wonder that your family's Madam Co had chosen him." After speaking, she glanced at Lam Can Dung who only paid attention to the road ahead. Though there was a Le Chi who spoke up and a Ngo Tuong who cooperated, it could not escape the eyes of a matriarch like her.

Dao-thi had always been careless. The earlier event was a mere passing song to her. She smiled and said: "Yes, I also think that among the juniors of the Lam and Luc family, he is the most outstanding." Compared to Ngo Tuong who was handsome and polite, who was already famed and talented, he could be said to be a bit better. But Ngo Tuong was Ngo-thi's nephew. Afraid that Ngo-thi might be unhappy, she had left out the Ngo family.

This despicable character is also rare. Lam Can Dung added this sentence. If someone asked her, who does she hate most in the world? She would answer without an ounce of hesitation: Luc Giam.

Her thoughts drifted back to that day. The day she had encountered bandits. In the beginning, it was soldiers who could no longer endure and rebelled, killing the chief officer. It was only a few dozen people. Moreover, they quickly hid in the mountains. No one took them seriously. But then these soldiers had unknowingly snuck into Binh Chau and wreaked havoc. They even recruited a large number of migrants and other bandits. They treated the wealthy families like hers like a hungry wolf eyeing its prey.

This incident happened when Luc Giam was not home; she didn't know where he was. The entire Luc family just worried about their own lives and survival. Everyone scattered in all directions. From servants to hard laborers. All of them were only concerned about themselves. She and Le Chi, two girls relying on each other, was scared and fled. It was extremely miserable. When she heard Luc Giam calling her name, she was very happy. He still remembered her. Otherwise, why did he come back to find her?

She followed him to a safe temple. He told her and Le Chi to wait for him there. He went to find his biological parents and would return to them. She waited for two days and two nights, worried about his safety. It was not until the day of her death that she learned that he had taken his biological parents and escaped in another direction.

She was frozen there. Her heart shattered. He didn't come to find her at all but was looking for his parents. Meeting her was a coincidence. It was ridiculous that she was so happy. She still had illusions about him. She believed in his words, his promise. Was there anyone more ridiculous than her, more stupid than her?

Afterward, the two of them were discovered by bandits. Le Chi died and she jumped into the river, committing suicide. The cold desperation penetrated her as the icy water filled her nose. Towards the feeling of contempt and disgust within her, as long as she is still here, she would never forget. Because of her stupidity, she caused her own death, caused the death of Le Chi.

Originally, husband and wife for so many years, she knew that he didn't like being forced by his adoptive mother to marry. Even if he treated her well for a short time, it was probably because of the pressure above that he played out the act with her. Otherwise, she clearly did nothing wrong. She treated him sincerely with her whole heart. How could they have ended up in such a situation? He left her all alone and traveled far away. Even when he was home, they hardly spoke. Like strangers.

In those days, she felt like she was being tortured. For him, she's afraid that it was also a kind of torture. He was a man, young, and stood second in the examinations. He had many opportunities to marry someone he liked. He shouldn't have married her, someone who brought no advantages. She caused him to ruin a lifetime. He was so calculative. Found an opportunity to get rid of his newly married wife and kept his reputation, why would he not take advantage?

She was abandoned by the Luc family. Even though she hated, she hated herself more. She hated her uselessness. Trouble came, why couldn't she take care of herself? However, abandoned by her husband and pushed to her death, she was cold. Hated. When he saw her, why didn't he pretend that he hadn’t? She would understand his intentions and would not be so thick-faced as to push herself at him. Why would he give her hope in such a desperate situation? Presumably, he secretly laughed at her stupidity?

People said that to come across a pig and not eat it is a crime. She is that pig. Lam Can Dung lowered her lashes to hide her misty eyes. A corner of her lips curved, unable to find the words.

She looked up at the blue sky, forcing the complaints and bitterness down.

There were no regrets in this world. Yet, she was given a second chance.

From now on, she will never do such a foolish thing!

Concubine Hoang peeked at Lam Can Dung's face. She felt confused. In the end, what kind of person was Fourth Young Miss? In the beginning, Lam Can Dung had stared at Luc Giam so intently, as if she had been taken with Luc Giam. But then after, she saw that Lam Can Dung showed a cute and loveable face to Ngo Tuong. Towards Luc Giam, she was lukewarm. She also incited Ngo Tuong and Luc Giam, having them challenge each other. As if she really didn't like Luc Giam. Right now, one moment she was sad and then happy again. What's happening? Fourth Young Miss's strangeness happened after seeing Luc Giam. Perhaps, Fourth Young Miss was trying to attract Luc Giam's attention?

If Lam Can Dung knew Concubine Hoang's thoughts, she would probably be so angry that she spat out a mouthful of blood. But although she knew what would happen next, she can't know what others were thinking. At the moment, her thoughts were completely on how to use the opportunities in front of her to maximize her benefits. If she could, she would like to give Luc Giam a few kicks too.

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