Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 173: It didn’t Help Even If Su Xinyue Was Smart

They had just reached the door when they heard the muffled voices of a couple arguing behind it.

"Mingcheng, you didn’t like me first, so why are you blaming me?"

"It’s like you ever liked me! Do you like me as a person, or do you like everything about the Qin family?"

"You wronged me! What does the Qin family have to do with me? Your mother didn’t like me initially, and you said after we got married, we would move out. Your parents are not even fifty; what does anything they own have to do with me?" Su Xinyue argued, feeling both wronged and resolute.

Of course, she liked Qin Mingcheng. Otherwise, with so many men pursuing her, she wouldn’t have chosen him. But part of her affection was also due to the Qin family’s favorable conditions.

There were two sons in the family, but they had different mothers. The mother was always more inclined to provide and care for her biological child.

The Qin family was already wealthy, and Qin’s mother was powerful and overly fond of Qin Mingcheng.

Originally, she had calculated everything well, but things spiraled out of control like a wild horse once things got started.

Su Xinyue increasingly felt wronged. Tears flowed down her cheeks like broken pearls.

Hearing what she said, Qin Mingcheng began to doubt himself. Although he was now disabled and blamed Su Xinyue for suggesting the idea that led his family to its current state. He genuinely liked the girl and was willing to believe that she might have had good intentions. Yet, this had nothing to do with Su Xinyue; it was more about his inability to accept that the girl he liked never reciprocated his feelings, and she was simply scheming all along."

He didn’t want to admit how bad he was, nor did he want to admit that he was foolish and lacked insight.

Outside, Su Yijia listened for a while and, knowing that this idiot Qin Mingcheng was definitely influenced by Su Xinyue, pushed the door and walked in.

"At this point, you still don’t accept your fate?" She raised an eyebrow, looking at Su Xinyue with a smirk that wasn’t quite a smile.

Su Xinyue’s face stiffened, looking at Su Yijia as if she’d just swallowed a fly, appearing embarrassed.

If there was anyone she was most afraid of right now, it was her own sister, who used to be a rather obedient person.

Her moves were really harsh. Qin Mingcheng saying she was a lunatic, a mad dog, wasn’t quite accurate. She was more like the King of Hell when she really got down to business. Every time she acted, it was life-threatening.

"Sis, I know I was wrong! Please forgive me this time! I swear, I’ll never appear in front of you and make you unhappy again." Su Xinyue knelt on the ground while pleading.

On the other hand, Qin Mingcheng still looked resentful, stiffening his neck.

Indeed, Su Xinyue was capable of accommodating both ways. Su Yijia knew it, even in a morally skewed novel, this kind of historical fiction wasn’t just about sweet romance. There was no way that a silly and naïve girl could reach the peak of life.

Su Yijia half-squatted in front of Su Xinyue and lightly patted her cheek with her palm.

"You, clever as you may be, just won’t accept your fate. Do you think I’m someone who easily forgives?" The overly gentle voice fell upon Su Xinyue like the tolling bell of impending doom, leaving her trembling and collapsing to the ground.

"Qin Mingcheng, even though your mother is beyond saving, and your life is henceforth determined, you still have a wife, carrying your son in her belly. If you waver in your resolve, letting her go, you won’t find another wife in your lifetime. I’ve stressed it so many times, you two must get married. Think about it, if tomorrow you don’t obtain the marriage certificate, you can imagine what fate awaits you." The frosty curve of Su Yijia’s vermilion lips made Qin Mingcheng shudder, feeling the chill run down his spine.

His heart, which had just softened a bit, now turned as hard as iron again. He was resolute: he would never allow Su Xinyue to leave, whether for the sake of his only wife and son, or for his own well-being.

Satisfied to see Qin Mingcheng’s gaze turning fiercely distorted again, Su Yijia stood up contentedly.

"Alright, tomorrow at eight in the morning, I will come to take you to get the marriage certificate."

With these words spoken, regardless of their reactions, Su Yijia departed immediately. The wedding gifts that were delivered in the morning had already been taken back by Xia Weiguo, so there was no need to linger any longer.

Su Yijia, wanting to give the two some space, considerately left the door slightly ajar, yet she didn’t leave immediately.

Gao Huabin tilted his head in puzzlement at her. Su Yijia didn’t explain, but within two minutes, another argument erupted from inside the room.

"Shut up! You fickle woman! You think you can run away with my son? Weren’t you the one claiming to love me? Weren’t you the one saying you’d marry me? Why are you now begging me to let you go? I tell you, it’s not an option!" Qin Mingcheng gritted his teeth, emphasizing each word with a menacing tone.

Seeing his crazed demeanor, Su Xinyue didn’t feel scared; rather, she found him as dim-witted as a pig.

"Why don’t you carefully think about why Su Yijia insists on making us get married? It’s because our marriage would be the precondition for her to ruin us. The more she compels us, the more we go against her, and that’s the only way we’ll truly survive," Su Xinyue weakly analyzed.

However, Qin Mingcheng wasn’t receptive to her words.

"The only way for us to survive is to obey that lunatic. As long as she’s pleased, she’ll surely grant us a way out. She knows you don’t want to marry me, which is why she’s forcing you to. She knows how disgusted I am by you, how your actions led to my misery, so she’s compelling me to marry you. She just wants to see us tormenting each other; that’s her joy. But she doesn’t know how we’ll get along behind closed doors. Trust me, as long as you obey, I’ll treat you well," Qin Mingcheng coaxed in a lowered tone.

However, his twisted, ominous emotions made his words sound more like a threat.

Su Xinyue grew increasingly agitated.

She swatted away Qin Mingcheng’s reaching hand and shouted in agitation, "Do you even know! She doesn’t want to torment anyone; she just wants us dead! She feels satisfied only if we die! Otherwise, my parents would be sentenced to lifelong imprisonment, isn’t that more tormenting? Do you know what kind of life they are living in prison? If there’s a better way to torment, why must my parents be executed?"

"That’s because murder deserves punishment. It’s only fair," Qin Mingcheng retorted angrily.

Seeing Su Xinyue’s determined expression, he gritted his teeth and questioned, "Then tell me, why would we die if we get married?"

"I don’t know! But what I do know is that getting married to each other is falling into Su Yijia’s trap! We will die, we’ll definitely die," Su Xinyue emphasized repeatedly in frustration.