Chapter 272 - 272 Turning Back Only After the Pain
272 Turning Back Only After the Pain
All types of young men could be seen in the scrolls, and everyone was handsome with good features.
Along with their family background, their talent and temperament were marked on the scrolls. So, their conditions were clearly described.
“There are more over there. Huihui, get them.” Old Mrs. Yuan pointed again to a table not far away.
Yuan Hui was speechless.
There were about 30 scrolls added up in total.
Old Mrs. Yuan smiled and said, “These were prepared a long time ago, but it’s a pity that I got sick before I could let you choose from them. Don’t worry. The married ones have been eliminated and the rest are still good. I think they are okay.”
Old Mrs. Yuan continued, “Of course, it is mainly up to you. If you like someone, don’t be shy and tell me boldly. I will find a matchmaker. You are the one who has to live your life, so your opinion is the most important.”
Yuan Hui asked, “What if I don’t like all of them?”
“If you don’t like them, you can continue to choose from a wider range. You are qualified to do so, Huihui,” Old Mrs. Yuan said proudly. “You can always find someone you like.”
She was right. The Yuan clan was the wealthiest in Guangqing Province. Although no one in the family was an official in the imperial court, how many families in Guangqing Province could compare to the Yuan clan?
Yuan Hui could select a husband according to her will.
“It doesn’t matter if the other party is far away, as long as you like him, Huihui.”
Old Mrs. Yuan’s deep love put a lot of pressure on Yuan Hui.
However, Yuan Hui did not refuse. She opened the scrolls seriously and looked at them.
She also discussed the conditions of those young men with Zhao Chuchu.
Old Mrs. Yuan listened with a smile on her side and interjected from time to time, saying things such as good looks were not the only thing that mattered and character was the most important.
It was useless to be handsome if one’s character was not good.
Zhao Chuchu thought so too.
Yuan Hui finally picked three scrolls out.
“Grandma, can I meet these three?” Yuan Hui asked.
Zhao Chuchu took a glance. The three young men were the second son of Mr. Ye, the deputy governor of Guangqing Province; the young master of the Luo clan, a scholarly family; and the third young master of the Hong clan, a family of clothing business.
Zhao Chuchu could not tell the characters of these three people from the paintings.
After all, these were not the photos shot. The paintings must have been embellished, so one had to meet the man in person to know.
“Aren’t you going to that poetry and literature gathering the day after tomorrow? You can take a look secretly. If you like one of them, tell me. Okay?” Old Mrs. Yuan said smilingly.
“Yeah, I know.” Yuan Hui smiled.
After getting out of Old Mrs. Yuan’s place, Yuan Hui asked Zhao Chuchu, “Chuchu, do you think these three men are good?”
“I can’t tell. I still need to see them personally to judge, and it’s not necessarily accurate. What? You want to listen to me?” Zhao Chuchu joked. “This is a big event in your life, and I’m the same age as you. Aren’t you afraid I’ll deceive you?”
“I believe you.” Yuan Hui did not hesitate.
Zhao Chuchu smiled and patted Yuan Hui’s shoulder. “Then, I’ll go and help you make a judgment tomorrow, but the decision is up to you.”
“I know. Don’t worry.” Yuan Hui was natural and graceful. She was not a shy person anyway and was influenced by Zhao Chuchu, so she thought it was perfectly normal.
After Zhao Chuchu separated from Yuan Hui, she left the Yuan clan’s house to look for Xie Heng.
However, Zhao Chuchu failed to meet Xie Heng because he was not there.
She asked and learned that Xie Heng had gone out early in the morning and had not returned yet.
Zhao Chuchu had an indefinable loss.
Perhaps because of the tacit understanding, just as Zhao Chuchu turned around and was about to leave, she bumped into a warm and broad embrace, and her arm was held by someone.
Zhao Chuchu looked up and met those gentle, burning eyes.
“What’s wrong?” Xie Heng asked softly. “Does it hurt to bump into someone?”
“Nothing. I just wanted to leave, but I didn’t expect you to come back,” Zhao Chuchu said with a smile. Her mood suddenly turned bright.
“Let’s go in first.” Xie Heng took Zhao Chuchu’s hands and pulled her inside. He made a gesture to the people behind him, signaling them to do something else first.
“Where did you go?” Only after entering the backyard did Zhao Chuchu ask this.
“I had something to take care of. I didn’t expect you to come over today, or I would have gone later. It’s good that I came back in time and didn’t let you make a trip for nothing.”
After a pause, Xie Heng lowered his voice. “Is it about the Xia clan?”
Zhao Chuchu nodded.
“Those who deserve to die shouldn’t continue to live to cause harm to others,” Xie Heng said concisely.
He frankly admitted that he killed the person himself.
“Are you not afraid of being targeted by the Xia clan if you act so quickly?”
“If the Xia clan was so capable, they wouldn’t have ended up in this situation today.”
Zhao Chuchu felt that with Xie Heng around, the Xia clan wouldn’t even have a chance to bother her.
“I want to ask you about three people. Old Mrs. Yuan is planning to find a match for Yuan Hui, and Yuan Hui has picked three people to meet. You give an idea to see which of these three is okay.”
Then, Zhao Chuchu told Xie Heng the identity of those three people.
Xie Heng frowned slightly after he heard this. “Is Yuan Hui going to prepare a marriage now?”
Zhao Chchu wanted to ask who Yuan Hui’s husband was in her previous life, but then she remembered that Yuan Hui was no longer alive at this time in Xie Heng’s previous life. In that case, it would be impossible for her to have any marriage.
“Yes. But looking at your reaction, none of these three are good?”
“Yeah, none of them are good people. The one from the Ye clan already has a concubine’s son and he likes to make a move on women. The one from the Luo clan is a heartless person who abandoned his spouse after becoming an advanced scholar in his previous life. And as for the third young master of the Hong clan, he is not a kind person, either. None of them are suitable for Yuan Hui.”
“I know.”
“You want to help Yuan Hui?”
“At least she’s my first friend. Isn’t it only natural that I help her? I can’t just stand by and watch my friend jump into the fire without stopping her, right?”
“What if the Yuan clan insists?”
“No way. As long as she doesn’t like the man, the Yuan clan will not force her.”
“What about other people’s plots? Chuchu, you can’t protect Yuan Hui for the rest of your life. There are some things that she has to learn herself to remember so that she won’t forget the pain after getting well.”
Zhao Chuchu sighed and said, “I know. But how to say… I can’t do everything for her, but it’s always good to remind her. If she has to fall in love like a love-struck person, then when she is in pain, she will know to turn back.”
“What’s a love-struck person?” Xie Heng did not understand and asked.
“A love-struck person feels love above all else. She thinks that what the person she likes says is always right, she won’t listen to the opinions of others, and she even can do anything for the man she is crazy about.”
Hearing this, Xie Heng laughed. “What you said is quite intriguing.”
Zhao Chuchu raised her eyebrows. “There are quite a lot of people like this, but usually, love-struck people are very emotional and especially love-starved. Yuan Hui doesn’t look like a person who lacks love, so she shouldn’t fall in love so easily.”
“What about you?”
“Me?”
“I expect you to keep your sanity at all times, even in front of me.”
“Are you going to get me mentally prepared in advance that you might hurt me?”
“No. But I’m not God. I can’t control everything. In case there’s an accident?”
It was as if he had lived a new life and seemed to have everything under control, but meeting Zhao Chuchu was completely beyond his perception.
No one knew what God would do next.