bookrebus Chapter 240 Beauty Trap
Chapter 240 Beauty Trap
This day happened to be market day in the town.
The streets are lined with a wide variety of goods, and the sounds of hawking and bargaining can be heard one after another, making it very lively.
Ah Xi was driving the carriage skillfully. Chu Ning'an and An Ping were sitting in the carriage. They were preparing to go to the library.
Along the way, there were many more people than usual. Ah Xi drove the carriage carefully, trying to avoid the crowds.
As the carriage slowly passed Tianxiang Tower, a young woman suddenly stumbled from the crowd, seemingly tripped by something. In a split second, Ah Xi quickly pulled the reins tight, shouting, "Whoa!" In the nick of time, he managed to stop the carriage steadily, preventing the woman from being injured by the horses' hooves.
Ah Xi was both angry and anxious, and could not help but yell at the woman: "What's wrong with you, girl? How could you rush in front of the carriage? Don't you know it's very dangerous? You are really risking your life!" As he spoke, he waved the whip in his hand as a warning.
At this moment, a warm and gentle voice came from the carriage: "Axi, what happened?" Before the words fell, the curtain moved slightly, and a devilish face that looked more handsome than Pan An peeked out from behind.
The carriage suddenly stopped, and the people who were originally hurrying on their way stopped to watch. They gathered around curiously, pointing and talking about it - some speculated whether the carriage had hit someone, while others marveled at Chu Ning'an's handsome face.
Ah Xi explained to Chu Ning'an angrily: "Young Master, this woman just fell out from the crowd without any warning. If I hadn't reacted quickly enough, our carriage would have been in real trouble!" After saying that, he glared fiercely at the woman who was still sitting on the ground in shock.
"Sir, I'm so sorry. I really didn't mean it. There were so many people here that I was pushed to the ground against my will." The woman slowly raised her head, revealing a pretty face. Her eyes were full of timidity and uneasiness as she explained in a soft voice.
"Hmph, since you're fine, then get out of the way quickly. Don't delay everyone's journey here!" Ah Xi waved his hand impatiently, his tone quite unfriendly.
When the woman heard this, she hurriedly tried to stand up, but just when she had half of her body up, she suddenly fell back to the ground, and then let out a painful groan: "Oh... My feet hurt so much!" As she spoke, tears rolled down her face like beads from a broken string. She looked so pitiful that people felt pity for her.
"Oh my, look at this pretty and lovely girl, how pitiful she is. We should send her to the clinic as soon as possible. What if she gets some underlying illness?" At this time, someone in the crowd spoke out a kind reminder.
"It was clearly this woman who rashly rushed out and fell in front of someone's carriage, so why is she blaming others?" This was said righteously, and it was obvious that the person was straightforward and could distinguish right from wrong.
However, more people echoed, "No matter whose fault it is, the most urgent thing right now is to check the girl's injuries first. Don't delay any longer." Everyone was talking at once, and the atmosphere at the scene became a little noisy.
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The crowd was talking at once. Chu Ning'an knew that today's matter would not end well, and he felt a little uneasy.
"Ah Xi, take this girl to Yifengtang Clinic and ask Manager Meng and Doctor Wang to examine her. We'll cover all expenses. If she's alright, we'll escort her home safely," Chu Ning'an instructed methodically, then dismounted from the carriage with Anping. He glanced casually at the woman, then turned and made a gesture to leave.
"Sir, I have no intention of blackmailing you. I can go and seek medical advice by myself." Seeing that Chu Ning'an was about to walk away, the woman hurriedly staggered to her feet, but somehow, her body involuntarily fell towards Chu Ning'an.
Although Chu Ning'an was still young, he was born into a prominent family after all. He had not personally experienced the intrigues and deceptions of the women in the harem, but he had heard some of them from what he had seen and heard in his daily life.
He knew that if he made physical contact with this woman at this moment, the consequences would become complicated and difficult to explain. So, when he felt the woman rushing towards him, he dodged without hesitation and instantly moved to the other side of Anping.
However, to everyone's surprise, the woman couldn't stop herself from falling forward, crashing into Anping. The force of the collision was so strong that Anping lost his balance and stumbled. If Chu Ning'an hadn't been right beside Anping and reached out to support him, Anping would have collapsed to the ground in a state of disarray.
"How can you be so shameless and disregard your dignity, woman, that you actually throw yourself on a man on purpose?" Ah Xi was already in a bad mood, and now seeing the woman behaving like this, the anger in his heart was instantly ignited, and the words that came out of his mouth were naturally not so nice.
The onlookers' eyes were focused on the woman and Chu Xiucai, as if they had noticed something from their interaction. Someone murmured quietly, "Looks like this girl really wants to rely on Chu Xiucai!"
"It's not like that. It's really not like that, sir. Please believe me. I really didn't intend to blackmail you! I was just too anxious, so I accidentally wanted to block your way." The woman cried and sobbed as she defended herself. Her pretty face was already covered with tear marks, and she looked like a pear blossom in the rain, which was very adorable.
Seeing this, everyone's suspicion of her was alleviated a little, and they began to believe that what she said might be true.
The woman continued to cry, "Sir, I came here from another place to stay with my relatives. But who would have thought that I would be so unfamiliar with the place and couldn't find my relatives' address after searching for a long time. I ended up living on the streets. Now my foot is injured. Even if you could kindly take me to the clinic for treatment, I would still have nowhere to go after I recover..."
At this point, she couldn't help sobbing again, raised her big watery eyes, and stared at Chu Ning'an pitifully. Anyone who saw her would feel pity, and even the people around her couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.
At this point, how could Chu Ning'an not be aware of the situation? He had encountered a scammer.
The corners of Chu Ning'an's mouth rose slightly, revealing a barely perceptible smile of contempt.
He held An Ping beside him tightly, moved a few steps back firmly, and looked at the woman again with eyes full of disgust and contempt, as if she were some disgusting and dirty thing.
He didn't even glance at the woman. Instead, he suddenly raised his voice and loudly instructed Ah Xi behind him, "Ah Xi, now that things have come to this, we might as well finish this good deed. After we take this girl to see the doctor, we'll send her directly to the county town and hand her over to Lord Xu for proper care."
Ah Xi, who was standing not far away, heard his master's words and quickly responded respectfully, "I understand. Master, don't worry!"
Although Ah Xi is usually straightforward, he is not stupid. Especially when he saw the woman in front of him clinging to his master like a dog-skin plaster and refusing to let go, his disgust for her became even stronger.