Chapter 16: I Know You Still Have Feelings for Me

“Lu Qingshan, are you out of your mind? This perception of yours makes it very difficult to explain!”

If silence could speak, it would be deafening at this moment.

“Stop being so stubborn, Jintao. I can see through your eyes, they can’t lie. I know you still have feelings for me, but you’re already with Huo Beichuan. I can’t be with a woman who’s already married once. I hope you won’t make things difficult for Chunmiao anymore.”

But Lu Qingshan seemed as if he didn’t understand her words and insisted on his own thoughts.

“If you want to think like that, I can’t help you,” Shen Jintao said, turning to leave.

“Shen Jintao, I know you’re not satisfied with marrying Huo Beichuan. Actually, I also had feelings for you back then. This can only be blamed on you being indecisive. Otherwise, you might have really been with me. But now, you really don’t look good doing this.”

“No, Lu Qingshan, do you have a problem? The world is vast, but nothing is bigger than the blind spots in your own mind. Who gave you the confidence to think I still have feelings for you? I was blind before, thinking you were a good person, but it turns out you’re not even human. If you were anything, you’d at least be able to understand human speech. The reason I hit Shen Chunmiao was because of her disrespectful words, and it has nothing to do with you! You should take a look at yourself—you don’t look better than Huo Beichuan, nor do you earn as much as he does. The only thing you have that my husband can’t match is your confidence. You’re not even worthy of holding my husband’s shoes!”

“Get lost!”

Shen Jintao was truly fed up.

Lu Qingshan looked at Shen Jintao in disbelief, because it seemed like he truly saw deep disgust in her eyes.

“Shen Jintao, are you serious? If you continue like this, we’ll really be over from now on.”

Shen Jintao: …

“Lu Qingshan, do you still have a childhood sweetheart in the city? Does Shen Chunmiao know about this?”

Lu Qingshan’s pupils suddenly dilated, and then his gaze flickered. It was obvious that he had something to hide.

“What are you talking about? I don’t understand.”

Shen Jintao had only intended to test him, but she didn’t expect Lu Qingshan to react like this.

After multiple validations, she confirmed the truth of the dream. At this moment, she could only feel relieved that she hadn’t ended up marrying Lu Qingshan in this lifetime, like in her previous one. Otherwise, the things she would have had to face would probably have been unbearable.

“I don’t care how you explain it, but if you come around me again and say these nonsense things, don’t blame me for telling Shen Chunmiao the truth.”

The world was one big misunderstanding. Just at this moment, Shen Chunmiao happened to come looking for Lu Qingshan, and she happened to overhear this conversation.

“What truth? Shen Jintao, what are you talking about? Are you trying to stir up trouble? Let me tell you, I won’t believe your nonsense!”

As the saying goes, it’s hard to persuade a dead ghost with kind words, and Shen Jintao had no intention of persuading her in the first place.

Since Shen Chunmiao could push her into a dangerous situation, it was clear she knew Huo Beichuan would return at that time. In order to break off the engagement and be with Lu Qingshan, Shen Chunmiao had done something to harm her cousin. This showed that Shen Chunmiao was no good.

Since she was willing to jump into the fire, Shen Jintao was happy to let her, “Yes, Lu Qingshan is a good man. I wish you both a lifetime together.”

“You’re just jealous! Brother Qingshan, didn’t you make her apologize to me? Let me tell you, Shen Jintao is getting more and more outrageous, she even dared to hit me. She doesn’t take you seriously at all.”

Shen Chunmiao pouted, clinging to Lu Qingshan’s arm.

But if it had been before Shen Jintao said those words, Lu Qingshan might have tried to say something, but now he truly had nothing to say.

“Chunmiao, maybe it’s a misunderstanding. Let’s go back first.” Lu Qingshan tugged at Shen Chunmiao.

“Brother Qingshan, what’s wrong?” Shen Chunmiao didn’t understand.

“It’s nothing. You were wrong too. Jintao just got married, and what you said wasn’t appropriate. You can’t really blame Jintao for this.”

Before Lu Qingshan could finish, Shen Chunmiao pushed his hand away. “Brother Qingshan, you’re still helping that woman?”

“What do you mean, ‘that woman’? She’s your cousin, Chunmiao. How can you be like this?”

Lu Qingshan looked at Shen Chunmiao disapprovingly.

“If you two want to put on a show, do it yourselves. I’m not going to play along.”

Shen Jintao really didn’t want to watch their petty drama, so she turned and left. This time, no one stopped her, and she walked away smoothly.

Shen Chunmiao was a little upset, but didn’t dare to lose her temper with Lu Qingshan. She stamped her foot. “Brother Qingshan, why aren’t you supporting me?”

“You were wrong too. This really isn’t Jintao’s fault. Since she’s already married, you should avoid provoking her in the future.”

At this moment, Lu Qingshan was panicking inside. He didn’t understand how Shen Jintao knew about his childhood sweetheart.

“Brother Qingshan, you…”

Shen Jintao returned to the Huo family and saw the displeased face of Huo Nanxi.

“Shen Jintao, who did you meet?”

“Who did I meet?” Shen Jintao countered.

“Don’t think I don’t know. Didn’t you just meet with Lu Qingshan?” Huo Nanxi’s eyes were full of disdain.

“Yes!” Shen Jintao openly admitted.

“How shameless can you be? You’re already with my brother, yet you can’t let go of that man?”

The disdain on Huo Nanxi’s face deepened.

“Since you know I met with him, you should also know that Shen Chunmiao was there too, right? You should know I was blocked by him, not that I actively sought him out.” Shen Jintao replied indifferently.

“So what? The fact is, you met with him.” Huo Nanxi’s voice softened.

“I’m your sister-in-law, and I haven’t been unfaithful to your brother. You, his real sister, are actually trying to make your brother unfaithful?”

Huo Nanxi was at a loss for words but still stubbornly retorted, “You shouldn’t have met him.”

“He’s in our brigade. What can I do if they want to come in front of me and cause a scene?”

“Shut up!” Liu Guifen, who was busy in the kitchen, overheard the argument between her daughter and daughter-in-law and quickly rushed out.

“Jintao, don’t argue with Nanxi. She’s just a young girl, she doesn’t understand anything.”

“It’s fine, Mom.” Shen Jintao didn’t say anything further and went back to her room.

Liu Guifen, frustrated, scolded, “Huo Nanxi, this is your sister-in-law. I expect you to show some respect.”

“But she…”

“Enough! That Lu Qingshan is no good. Don’t listen to rumors. Your sister-in-law has been with our family for a long time, and nothing has happened. Why do you have to make such a fuss?” Liu Guifen was very upset. “Your brother isn’t home, and your sister-in-law is already struggling. You’re giving her a hard time too. You really wish your brother and sister-in-law didn’t get along, don’t you?”

“It’s precisely because my brother isn’t home that I have to keep an eye on her!” Huo Nanxi held her ground.

“You don’t know anything!” Liu Guifen glared at her daughter. “The past is over. If I see you treating your sister-in-law like this again, don’t blame me for not giving you face!”