Chapter 104 The Female Supporting Character Who Regrets the Arranged Marriage (Part 1)
Chapter 104 The Female Supporting Character Who Regrets the Arranged Marriage (Part 1)
This is a somewhat complicated world. The male protagonist is Qi Zhiyu, and the female protagonist is Cang Huayu. The original owner of this body is just a vicious female supporting character. As the legitimate daughter of the Cang family, she has been pampered since childhood, and is spoiled and domineering, always wanting the best of everything.
Including her husband.
Therefore, when Cang's father was choosing a husband for her, she disliked Qi Zhiyu's poor family and insisted on marrying Zhou Hannan, Cang Huayu's betrothed, who was also the richest man in the city with immense wealth.
Unable to bear his daughter's pleas, Cang's father still arranged a different marriage. Unexpectedly, the original owner did not live well after the marriage. Although she had no worries about food and clothing, Zhou Hannan treated her coldly and never went to her room to spend the night. He even seemed to want to get close to Cang Huayu!
But she is his wife!
Cang Qingyu didn't understand. She made a big fuss and even tried to deal with Cang Huayu repeatedly, but failed every time. As a result, her reputation got worse and worse, and Zhou Hannan's attitude towards her became worse and worse.
However, one day when they went hiking, Zhou Hannan was stabbed to death by an assassin while protecting Cang Huayu from injury, and Cang Qingyu became a widow!
Seeing this, Qingyu felt a strange sense of anticipation. The Zhou family was the richest family in the world. If the husband was gone, wouldn't the property belong to the wife?
Her lips couldn't help but curve upwards as she continued looking down, her expression darkening slightly.
After that, the original owner's hostility towards Cang Huayu increased even more. Not to mention that at this time, Qi Zhiyu passed the imperial examination and became the top scholar. After that, everything went smoothly for her, and she directly became the top scholar and was highly valued by the emperor!
Cang Huayu is doing better and better, while she has to deal with the villains who covet the Zhou family, leaving her exhausted every day.
In this situation, the original owner regretted it, especially when she saw that Qi Zhiyu was devoted to Cang Huayu. Even when he became an official, he did not abandon his wife who had shared his hardships. On the contrary, he treated Cang Huayu better and better. The original owner felt that she should have married Qi Zhiyu in the first place!
It was Canghuayu who ruined her life!
At this point in the story, Qingyu skimmed through the rest of the plot. It was all about how the original owner framed the male and female protagonists, including but not limited to seduction. She used all her family's wealth to make things difficult for the two of them, but in the end, she failed!
Qingyu could only sigh, "Indeed, love can make people lose their minds."
She's clearly a rich woman, yet she insists on clinging to a crooked tree!
The current time is still before the original owner got married. At this time in the story, the original owner also met Qi Zhiyu and personally heard about Qi Zhiyu's ability to distinguish right from wrong and her outstanding talent, but she still felt a little disgusted.
Qingyu looked downstairs again, and this time she met a pair of scrutinizing eyes.
She slightly moved her eyes, revealing the naivety of a simple young lady.
Qi Zhiyu was taken aback by that gaze, and her heart began to race.
He didn't come by chance; he knew that the place often hosted scholars to compose poems, and those who did well were said to receive a reward.
His mother was coughing again, and he was penniless; he wanted to earn some money to go home.
He never expected to meet such a captivating woman. It was love at first sight. Although he couldn't see her face clearly, Qi Zhiyu's usually calm heart was thrown into turmoil.
When he tried to take a closer look, the woman upstairs had already disappeared.
Qi Zhiyu's heart tightened, and she quickly chased after him upstairs, grabbing the waiter and asking, "Who was the girl in that room just now...?"
This wasn't the first time the waiter had encountered a man asking about a beautiful woman, but this time it was a scholar. He glanced at him in surprise, then said, "Is that Miss Cang from the Cang family..."
He looked Qi Zhiyu up and down, then shook his head. "I think you'd better not even think about it."
After saying that, he went straight to work.
Qi Zhiyu stood there stunned for a moment, then slowly clenched her fists.
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Qingyu strolled home slowly, picking up some medicine at the clinic she passed by; otherwise, she feared she might really be disfigured if she continued using those ointments.
When they returned to the manor, someone was already waiting at the gate; it was Cang Qingyu's elder brother, Cang Huaiyu.
Dressed in a formal suit, he was elegant and charming. He smiled and looked in Qingyu's direction, beckoning her over. "Qingyu, come here."
The original owner had a good relationship with this older brother, so Qingyu stepped forward with a smile and asked, "Big brother, what good things have you brought me this time?"
Cang Huaiyu would go to the neighboring city to pick up goods every now and then, which could be considered a business trip. Every time he returned, he would bring gifts for the original owner, ranging from small jewelry to fun gadgets or gold and silver jewelry.
Sure enough, Cang Huaiyu smiled indulgently and said, "You're so smart."
Then he took out a jade bracelet, its color and quality were extremely beautiful, clearly of superior quality.
Qingyu smiled, her eyes crinkling, "Thank you, big brother~"
The girlish, sweet voice made Cang Huaiyu's heart flutter slightly. He wondered if it was just his imagination, but he felt that his younger sister looked even more beautiful today.
His gaze fell on Qingyu's veil, and a hint of worry appeared in his eyes. "Is the injury on your face still not healed? Have you called Doctor Li?"
Doctor Li was the most skilled doctor in the city at treating cuts, burns, and scars. The original owner had used Doctor Li's medicine before, but unexpectedly, it was poisonous.
When it was Qingyu's turn, she wasn't going to be foolish enough to keep it a secret. She immediately pouted and acted coquettishly, "I used it, but I think the ointment was poisonous. My face didn't get better after using it, and I almost got disfigured."
Cang Huaiyu was startled and stepped forward to examine Qingyu's face, but stopped himself due to the difference between men and women. "How about letting my older brother take a look?"
Qingyu shook her head. She didn't look good right now, and it would ruin her image. She took out the medicine she had prepared and lied, "I found another doctor. He cured a girl like me before. Once I brew it into powder, I'll be fine."
Her tone was full of pride and lightness, but Cang Huaiyu could hear a hint of her own strength in it. He immediately felt an overwhelming pang of heartache and reached out to touch Qingyu's hair.
The soft touch was captivating, and Cang Huaiyu sighed gently, "You, your older brother will investigate this matter for you."
He truly cared for this younger sister, even more than his father, which fostered the original owner's spoiled nature.
Qingyu was delighted with the outcome, and the two chatted and laughed for a while before a frail and pitiful woman came out of the mansion.
She was dressed in white, with a small, delicate face that was both pretty and innocent. There was always a hint of sadness in her eyes, and she looked as if a gust of wind could blow her over.
Qingyu looked her up and down and realized who this white lotus flower was—
The female lead is Cang Huayu.
"Is something wrong, sister?"
Cang Qingyu was a year older than Cang Huayu and they had never gotten along, so Qingyu's attitude was not very good.
A clear female voice, like a beautiful melody, flowed into Cang Huayu's ears. She was surprised that the person was still the same, so why did her voice sound so much better?
She looked up at Qingyu, and when their eyes met, her whole body stiffened slightly. After a moment, she awkwardly looked away.
These eyes...
Is it really that beautiful? Suddenly, she was afraid to look directly at it, as if all her thoughts would be exposed.
Composing herself, Cang Huayu lowered her eyes and said softly, "Where did you go, sister? Could it be that you went to see your fiancé? I heard that your fiancé is a scholar, and he is destined to be a noblewoman."
"What fiancé?" Cang Huaiyu asked, puzzled. He had just returned from a business trip and was unaware of what had happened at the manor.
Qingyu then proceeded to whine and complain, "It's all because of Father! I was engaged to Cang Huayu at the same time, but he chose a poor scholar for me, while she got the richest man! Father is so biased!"
As she spoke, she gently shook Cang Huaiyu's arm, "Big brother~ I don't want to live a hard life~"
Cang Huaiyu frowned, then patted Qingyu's hand, "Don't worry, your older brother will help you."
However, he also needed to ask Cang's father about the reasons for the engagement. If it was truly beneficial to Qingyu, he couldn't just follow Qingyu's lead.
"Sister is joking. Of course I can't compare to you, but a scholar's future is bright. Why don't you give it a try?" Cang Huayu said with a smile, seemingly genuinely concerned for Qingyu.
He felt somewhat uncomfortable about the intimate behavior he had just witnessed between the brother and sister.
She felt a little uncomfortable. Why hadn't she and Qingyu done this before?
This idea startled her, and she quickly realized what she had been thinking and said those words.
In the story, Cang Huayu would come over from time to time to persuade the original owner to agree to Qi Zhiyu's marriage, while also showing off what nice things Zhou Hannan had given her that day...
The original owner of this body naturally couldn't tolerate it, and thus disliked Qi Zhiyu even more.
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