She is the Side Character! — Watch Her Change her fate!-Chapter 247: Must You Marry Your Savior After Being Rescued from the Water? (Part 18)
"Young master, young master, wake up. The person has already been brought back."
A noisy voice kept ringing in his ears. Shen Xuan opened his eyes and saw the familiar servant standing beside him, wearing a face with a rather lewd smile. He felt something was off, but couldn’t figure out what it was.
Before he could think further, the servant’s voice came again: "Young master, you’re finally awake. Do you want to go see the person now?"
See the person? What person?
Shen Xuan frowned, pondering, and soon recalled what happened.
Yesterday, he went out for a stroll and saw a particularly beautiful woman, feeling very moved. Those around him noticed and told him that they could handle it for him, and he would soon hold the beauty in his arms.
Shen Xuan still felt something wasn’t right, but his thoughts were occupied with the fact that he was the magistrate’s son, and shouldn’t he have a girl by his side? He was the local bully of Lanru County, guileful and immoral, with the magistrate father backing him up; weren’t the ordinary folks at his mercy?
Shen Xuan, led by the servant, still felt uncomfortable, but in his memory, he behaved like this.
He pushed open the door and saw the beautiful girl tied up inside, momentarily stunned; she really was the one he liked. One look, and he liked her immensely.
This proves he really is a bully!
He coughed and walked inside.
His servant grinned lasciviously, immediately closing the door after he entered.
He pulled out the cloth from the mouth of the bound girl and remembered her name, greeting her: "Miss Lin, are you alright?"
"You bully, pretending to be a good person here? I won’t submit to you."
Faced with Lin Chen’s scolding, Shen Xuan felt a bit uncomfortable.
He was indeed a bully, the fearless rogue of Lanru County; since the person was caught, she had to submit to him.
Despite feeling strange, he sneered: "Now that you’ve entered this door, don’t think about leaving. Stay by my side obediently, and you might have good days ahead, otherwise..."
"Otherwise you’ll kill me?"
"Kill you? It’s not that simple." Shen Xuan pinched her chin, drawing closer. "I’ll make it so you can neither live nor die. Since you know I’m a bully, you should know bullies aren’t good people. If you’re obedient, wouldn’t you enjoy wealth and glory? Let me tell you, staying with me, you’ll have riches beyond measure. My maternal grandfather is a big merchant; the birthday gifts and pocket silver he gives annually are beyond count."
"Think carefully!" Shen Xuan released her and walked out.
At the door, the servant was a bit surprised: "Young master, you just came out like this? Aren’t you going to do something?"
Shen Xuan blanked for a moment: "Do what? I’ve already instructed her to consider carefully. If she doesn’t agree, she can forget about leaving her whole life."
"Young master, why wait for her to consider? Just take her forcibly; you’re a bully, not reasonable."
Shen Xuan frowned, indeed bullies are not reasonable.
But must he take her forcibly? Can’t he let her consider first?
"The young master seems to truly like Miss Lin, but if you keep waiting and she never agrees, then what? Will you let her go, see her with someone else?"
Shen Xuan quickly said: "Absolutely not letting her go. If she won’t agree, just keep her locked up, give her good food and drinks, can’t let her marry someone else."
He was a bit frustrated; how could she marry someone else?
Not allowed.
The more Shen Xuan thought about it, the angrier he became until he fainted. When he opened his eyes again, he realized he was lying on the bed.
He sat up, gathered himself, and pushed the door open.
The familiar servant was already waiting outside: "Has the young master woken up?"
"How is she?" Shen Xuan subconsciously asked.
Wondering if she had a good meal, previously she seemed stubborn. He didn’t want to send her back; what if she really married someone else, might as well just keep her here, it’s fine.
The servant looked puzzled: "Young master, who are you talking about?"
"Young master, did you have a dream?"
Shen Xuan’s memories slowly returned, heat surged up, his face flushed instantly, and he quickly retreated, slamming the door closed.
Damn! 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺
Almost lost face big time!
"It was just sleepwalking just now."
The servant scratched his head hearing this, young master really seemed to be sleepwalking earlier, probably didn’t sleep well last night.
He quickly called someone over: "Go to the kitchen, ask them to prepare a bowl of calming soup, young master was tired yesterday, didn’t sleep well at night."
This morning, Lin Daming suddenly said to Ah Chen: "Second Young Master Shen hasn’t come today, probably really has guests at home."
No wonder he bought so much meat yesterday, this Second Young Master Shen doesn’t put on airs, buys meat himself, even walks his own dog.
With few people around, Ah Chen was sitting beside flipping through a book: "Maybe."
"Chenchen, your father has some business to handle, promised someone to meet, you can look after things here yourself, right?" Lin Daming said again, lately he goes home mid-day to check if anyone from the Shi Family shows up, prepared clothes and masks, just waiting for them to appear so he can follow and see what’s going on.
But for days now, probably because the winds are tight outside, things have been quiet on the Shi Family’s side.
Even so, Lin Daming didn’t relax, always on the lookout.
There’s no way they harmed his daughter, yet everything’s fine, this score must be settled. Whenever they appear, he will get something.
Ah Chen knew what Lin Daming was thinking, didn’t mean to stop him.
With Lin Daming’s skills, few could hurt him, she was rather reassured.
As she guessed, the person likely won’t show up soon. Lanru County’s Magistrate Shen’s reputation isn’t just talk, scaring countless bandits.
No matter if the person is a bandit, they’re wary of Shen Dai, otherwise, they wouldn’t have run so fast that day.
Lin Daming assured himself of his daughter’s safety, just a simple instruction.
When no one’s around, Ah Chen just flips through books, selling meat when guests arrive.
Today Shen Xuan didn’t show up, but Shi Wen, who had been recuperating at home, came.
She stood before Ah Chen looking bitter, anyone could see something’s off.
Ah Chen didn’t ask much, it’s not much of her business anyway, if she wants to talk, she’ll talk.
Shi Wen was waiting for Ah Chen to ask her, but who knew Ah Chen spoke, but not to ask what’s wrong.
Instead, she said: "You came late today, only a few bones left, want to buy? At the usual clearance price."
Ah Chen asked if she would buy, not if she wanted them.
Facing Shi Wen, it’s better to state things clearly to avoid misunderstanding it’s a gift.
These bones can be given to anyone, not Shi Wen.
But business is business, the remaining bits are usually sold at clearance price, not regular price. With no face torn, she couldn’t damage Lin Daming’s butcher shop’s reputation.
Shi Wen’s face stiffened; if it were before, Lin Chen would directly give her these bones, never charge her silver.
She remained silent for a long time, when a voice came from behind: "Miss, if you’re not buying, let us pass, my family is waiting to eat."
Shen Xuan still came, bringing his dog again. He learned to ignore the system’s success notification ringing in his ears.
