I Married Female Lead's Crush Chapter 39

Su Qing was chewing food in her mouth with bulging cheeks when she heard this. She couldn't help raising her eyes looked at him with curiosity, but happened to see Gu Zifu staring at her with a smile. She hurriedly lowered her head and secretly cursed "Psycho".

"Hey, you guys can't go in…." It was Si Ting's voice.

There was full of noise outside the Gu courtyard, with scolding's sound of a woman. Soon after a large group of people entered the courtyard.

Su Qing just finished swallowing the porridge in her mouth, and saw the Old Madam enter the room angrily. Perhaps she came here in a hurry, her hair didn't have any head accessory. Without saying a word, she immediately smashed the tea set on the table to the ground.

What is….just happening? 

The Old Madam is already this old and still likes to throw a tantrum like a child. 

The Old Madam was almost short out of breath from overeating just now, Luo momo quickly supported the Old Madam and let her breathe out slowly. 

"You're a bastard! How did my son provoke you? What did he do wrong that made him so ruthless to him?!! He has just woken up from a coma, not fully recovered yet, but you…ruthlessly broke his legs! Gu Zifu, you are a white-eyedwolf, a beast with no conscience! If I knew this, at that time, I shouldn't…."

"Shouldn't'? Shouldn't what? You regretted that at that time you should be more cruel, or sent more assassination to kill me? Perhaps… the results would be different now?"

Gu Zifu was sitting there with his hand supporting his chin, and his tone was relaxing with a slightest of concern. 

Su Qing who was sitting close to him felt somewhat shuddered unknowingly. She put now her spoon and put both of her hands on her laps and raised her head to look at him. Just a glance was enough to make her startle. 

If Gu Zifu's usual smile carried a sense of laziness and ridicule, his smile right now could make one's hair stand on end in fright. 

The Old Madam took a few steps back, her hands shaking uncontrollably, and her lips were pale. After pausing for a long time, she said, "….you, you remember…."

Gu Zifu laughed in mocking, "That woman was stupid, naively thought that marrying a rich man would make her live a happy life forever, but unfortunately, in the end, who was the culprit was, the mastermind behind her death. Tsk, unlike her, I'm so narrow-minded, love to bear grudge, can't tolerate a little bit of sand in my eyes."

The Old Madam sorrowfully said, "But you shouldn't treat the Third son like that. What you did has ruined the rest of his life…. The Seventh,  I was the one who ordered your mother to be beaten to death, and sent people to kill you. You can come at me…."

"Old Madam, Old Madam….."

The maids hurried forward holding the Old Madam as they saw her about to faint. 

Ding shi who was standing on the side the whole time, sighed silently, and patted Gu Li's shoulder before saying, "You shouldn't listen to these filthy things, go back first."

Gu Li glanced at the chaos in the room and said reluctantly, "But the Seventh uncle…."

"Listen to your mother, you go back first."

Gu Zifu sneered, "Who cares about your cheap life."

"You…."

"Alright." Gu Zifu waved his hand and said lazily, "What is there to make a big fuss at night? The person is not dead yet. Who knows, maybe your wail like at a funeral really makes a person die for real, then I can't help it. Oh, I heard your eldest son is coming back, he's really a filial son….."

The Old Madam felt a 'buzz" in her head, and her whole body shaking uncontrollably, looking at the ridiculous smile on his face, the scene before her suddenly black, and her body fell unconsciously. 

This has thrown everyone into chaos. They quickly supported her, dragging her, did not know what to do. A few timid maids crying on the spot. Gu Zifu was annoyed by the crying sound and looked as if about to explode at any moment.

Ding shi felt the atmosphere and hurriedly called the male servants to drag everyone in the house outside. She then said a few words to Gu Zifu to Gu Zifu, but before getting a response she already rushed out of the house.

After everyone left, Si Ting knelt down and admitted his mistake, "It was because of your subordinate careless supervision, I hope the Seventh Lord will atone for my crime." 

Gu Zifu ignored him, glanced at the mess on the table and stretched out his hand to touch the porridge in front of Su Qing.

Hm, it's a bit cold.

Su Qing lowered her head, and suddenly felt her cold cheek was pinched. She looked up at Gu Zifu in confusion, only to hear him ask, "Are you full?"

"No……"

Si Ting and others immediately understood the situation, and quickly rushed into action, cleaned up the room and went to the kitchen. 

By the time the food was served again, Su Qing had already lost appetite. She only took a few bite of lotus seed porridge, put down the spoon and didn't want to touch it again.

Gu Zifu saw fish balls soup steaming hot in the bowl looking very delicious, so picked up some to try. 

Su Qing thought about it for a while and asked in hesitation, "Seventh Lord, what the Old Madam said…. is true?"

"What is true?" Gu Zifu biting the fish ball and asked. 

"That, you're here for revenge…."

Hearing this, Gu Zifu's fox-like eyes slightly raised up, drank the soup slowly, and took the handkerchief from Shuangqiao to wipe his hands, he then said indifferently, "Who told you I was here to seek revenge?"

Su Qing was taken aback, "But the Third Lord's legs…." It was broken by you.

"That…."

Gu Zifu threw the handkerchief to the table, suddenly approached her and pinched her face gently, making Su Qing struggle to hide in terror but he squeezed her even harder. 

"It hurts…." The corners of her eyes turned red.

Their distance was very close, she could smell the smell of fish on the tip of her nose, Su Qing watched Gu Zifu's mouth curl up revealing a weird smile. 

"This way, he can't catch up with you."

Finished saying, Gu Zifu got up and went out.

Su Qing sat there in daze. Her small face switching between red and white, her hands tightly clenched to her skirt with a complicated mood. 

She didn't know how long she had been sitting there, until Chuntao came over and asked her if she wanted to take a bath . She then finally reacted and slowly followed Chuntao.

Returning to her room, it was no surprise seeing a person was sitting on her bed. 

Shuangqiao's sewing skill is very good, the tiger's ear was perfectly fixed.

Gu Zifu placed two stuffed tigers on the center of the bed and surrounded by the woodcarving dolls, then his slender finger pushed one of the dolls forward making it fall like dominoes effect. It's just a children's play, but Gu Zifu seemed to look very serious. Su Qing suddenly remembered the Old Madam's words, and couldn't help but feel a little pain in her heart.

Just like Ding shi said before, this matter has nothing to do with love, it may just be a predestined fate between two strangers. 

Feeling that she didn't move, Gu Zifu raised his head and asked, "Is there something?

"……No."

Su Qing walked over and stood in front of the bed. She suddenly bent down to pick up a wood carving doll one by one putting them in her bosom and put them back at original positions. Gu Zifu watching her with interest. 

She said with shining bright eyes, "They are mine."

"Whatever."Gu Zifu laughed and grabbed the stuffed tigers with his big hand, threw them inside his quilt and slept.

In the next few days, Gu Zifu felt the little girl who liked to cry in front of him seemed to be different.

She would share half of her bayberries with him, serve him porridge, and neatly arrange the clean clothes for him, she also let him play with her woodcarving dolls…

She's not only no longer afraid of him, but instead more…. Considerate….

One day, Gu Zifu looked at the sour plum soup that Su Qing brought to the table, in his black ink-like eyes floated with indescribable misty and with a big wave of his hand swept the plum soup to the ground.

Su Qing was about to ask, but she saw the person approaching her, feeling the pain on her cheek and her whole person was dragged over.

Gu Zifu looked at her coldly, "Are you pitying me?"

Su Qing struggled to break his fingers, but couldn't loosen his grip at all. Her small was slumped in pain, and replied in pain, "No….no such thing….."

The pain in her face eased, and she was pushed down hard and fell back to the chair.

"Get out." He said.

"Seventh Lord….."

"Scram!"

Su Qing bit her lower lip and looked at him in grievance with watery eyes, "I just want to be nice to you….why are you so mean to me….."

Whether in her previous life or now, she felt so helpless, lonely. Knowing how uncomfortable it is to be alone in the dark. She just wanted to be nice to him and let him feel what it was like to be cared for. It is fine if he doesn't like no need to throw such a big temper.

She really hates herself for being nosy. Looking for trouble upon herself.

Feeling wrong, she tried to hold back her tears, got up and ran out of the house.

Gu Zifu looked at the sour plum soup on the ground. In a split second, the look in his eyes was beyond description.  It's like a little crack on the transparent texture that is about to break into countless pieces of thin ice.

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"Your Highness." When Chuntao saw Su Qing come out with tears on her face, she hurried to comfort her, "Your Highness please don't be upset. Seeing you like this also makes me sad."

Su Qing lowered her head and said in a muffled voice, "I….I really didn't mean anything else…."

Chuntao took out the handkerchief, and wiped her tears. She then pulled her to the side and whispered to her, "Your Highness, Official Tang sent a message, he said the matter has settled and wants to talk with you face to face in the teahouse."

"Tea house?" Su Qing's eyes blinked as she looked up, "When?"

"He said he will meet you in the teahouse at Shichen hour. Someone will be there to receive you."

Su Qing glanced at Gu Zifu's room hesitantly, then nodded and said to her, "You go and tell Shuangqiao that I am going out in a bit."

"En, this slave servant will be going right away."

Chapter end