bookrebus Chapter 185 Reporting to the Official
Chapter 185 Reporting to the Official
Li Qionglan couldn't take his eyes off the man next to Lin Jiaojiao. Although he had a scar on his brow that disfigured his face, he still recognized him at the first sight.
After all, this was the first time her heart was moved when she was young, and that stunning glimpse was deeply imprinted in her mind.
She noticed that the two people in front of her were still holding hands. There was a trace of loneliness in her eyes. He suddenly disappeared that year, and she waited for a long time in Zhenxiu Pavilion, but he didn't show up until she was about to return to Qingzhou.
She knew that asking rashly would damage the man's innocence, but she still couldn't help but ask the manager of Zhenxiu Pavilion.
The result was disappointing. No wonder he was so resistant to her contact. It turned out that he had been someone else's mistress for a long time.
The reason he didn't come was because he was discovered by his ex-wife and went to hide.
So is he now taken in as Lin Jiaojiao's servant?
Mr. Li was also surprised to see him again. If it weren't for the scar on his brow bone left by him, he would have almost forgotten about this person.
He shifted his gaze downwards, a look of jealousy and hatred flashing in his eyes. Why could this lowly person get pregnant?
Su Minyue didn't understand why Lin Jiaojiao, who was smiling just now, suddenly changed her expression, but she soon found out.
"Miss Su, is this your friend? Why are you so rude to keep staring at other people's husbands? Is your husband not good enough? Well, if my husband looked like this, I wouldn't stare at him either."
Lin Jiaojiao did not miss the look in the man next to the woman's eyes, which changed from surprise to jealousy and viciousness when he saw Lin Yiyan's belly.
Lin Yizhi couldn't help laughing. Although he didn't understand why his wife suddenly attacked the man's appearance, he was indeed very unhappy with the naked and undisguised gazes of the two men.
When Li Qionglan heard her words, she felt ashamed and apologetic at first, and her face turned bad after hearing what she said later. She didn't expect that the adopted daughter of Governor Jiang was so vulgar that she would directly attack her husband's appearance in public.
Before she could say anything, Wen Qi behind her husband shouted loudly.
"Who did I think he was? After all this time, it turned out to be the whore from Linjia Village. Miss Lin, don't be fooled by this man. The scar on his eyebrow was left when he was caught having an affair..."
When Li Qionglan heard him yell out all these scandals and saw more and more people gathered around, she immediately shouted at him.
"Shut up!"
Seeing that his wife still had feelings for him, Mr. Li could no longer maintain the gentle expression on his face, and looked at the man standing behind the woman with an expressionless face and lowered eyes.
He really regretted why he didn't kill him at the beginning!
After listening to what he said, Lin Jiaojiao couldn't help but sneer in her heart. It turned out that the murderer who disfigured her elder brother and spread rumors was here. Even if he was not the murderer, he must be related to it.
Given their family's conditions back then, how could these rumors be known to the nobles in the city? And even after such a long time, this person could still remember it clearly.
Very good, it’s delivered to your door.
"Auntie Lin went to the police and reported that the criminal who deliberately scratched my husband's face five years ago has been found."
"Okay, sir. I'll go right away."
Lin Dadan's family had just passed by and heard someone talking about Linjia Village. They hurried over and their faces grew darker as they heard what the person was saying.
Wen Qi was a little flustered when he heard the report to the police: "What are you talking about! What criminals? Do you have evidence? Just talk nonsense!"
Lin Jiaojiao sneered directly: "Oh, didn't you tell me that?"
"me…"
Li Qionglan frowned as she looked at his panicked expression. She also wondered why Wen Qi was so sure that the man was the same person from that year, but the current situation did not allow her to delve into it any further.
More and more people gathered around, and when they heard about it, they reported it to the authorities. Everyone was talking about it. If the Li family's servant was arrested by the government in public, it would be a slap in the face of the Li family.
"Miss Lin, this must be a misunderstanding. There is no need to trouble the government during the New Year. It is my fault for not keeping my servants in check. I will pay you a visit tomorrow to apologize."
"It's not a misunderstanding."
The surroundings instantly became quiet, and everyone looked towards the man who suddenly spoke. They all felt sorry for him when they saw that his handsome face was ruined by the scar on his brow bone.
Lin Jiaojiao turned her head and looked at Lin Yiyan with heartache. She held his hand tightly to encourage him.
He didn't expect that she would be so smart that she could discern the truth just from these few sentences.
When he saw them, he tried to calm himself and pretended not to know them. The man had married his cousin as he wished, so he probably wouldn't cause him any more trouble.
This happened so long ago, it’s better to have less trouble than more, and he doesn’t want to affect everyone’s mood because of his affairs.
Unexpectedly, the servant was so excited by Jiaojiao's words that he jumped out. He stared at Mr. Li's slightly panicked expression and raised his hand to point at the two of them.
"He was the one who cut my face and had people spread rumors. Just because she rashly blocked my way and he saw her, he thought I seduced her, but I don't even know her!"
He finally said it out, and he felt completely relaxed. He no longer had to keep it in his heart.
When Mr. Li saw that everyone was looking at him, his eyes immediately became moist. He pulled the person next to him who was looking at him in disbelief, and when he saw that she didn't believe him, he pleaded even more aggrievedly.
"I am not the wife, I don't even know him, and I don't know why he would tell such a lie? Is it because my servant offended him... But his wife clearly said it first, Wen Qi was just angry..."
Wen Qi, who was standing next to him, immediately knelt on the ground and explained aggrievedly: "Misses, they are wrongly accusing me. I just happened to see him being beaten and scolded by his ex-wife and went to watch, so I have some impression of him. I am so angry that they said this to my husband, so I said it out loud. It is really unfair..."
Li Qionglan's thoughts began to fall apart, and she could no longer hear their explanations. After she heard the truth from Lin Yiyan's words, the doubts she had been having for the past few years seemed to be suddenly cleared away.
At first she didn't think about her cousin. After all, he had always been a gentle, dignified and kind person in front of her. Now that she thought about it carefully, he was the only boy around her since she was a child.
Later, after drinking, she accidentally tarnished his innocence. Although she only treated him as a younger brother, she had to take this responsibility. He has not been able to conceive in the three years after their marriage.
Her mother arranged two husbands and servants for her, but they both died one after another within that year. Even her concubine was found guilty and sold off by him.
"Is there any misunderstanding here? Why don't we explain it privately so as not to hurt the relationship?"
The man in the veil next to Su Minyue tried to smooth things over. After all, he didn't quite believe that the usually gentle and good-tempered Mr. Li was such a person.
Su Minyue also reacted, "Let's go to the mansion and talk about it. If there is any misunderstanding, let's clarify it face to face, so as not to make a fool of ourselves, right?"
"Misunderstanding? This is not a misunderstanding, this is the truth!"