My Childhood Sweetheart Is a Crazy Beauty
Chapter 96: The Eerie Smile

Chapter 96: Chapter 96: The Eerie Smile

"Xiaxia, how did you get here?"

Hu Mingcheng approached Tang Chuxia with deep emotion in his voice.

Tang Chuxia looked at him as if he were an idiot.

"One, our engagement has been called off! Two, is my name something you can just casually call out?"

She really didn’t understand: before the engagement was broken off, he was indifferent, humiliating the original host in every way possible. Yet, after the engagement was called off, he still managed to win a beauty over; why then did he come over with all his deep emotions?

Could it be that he was a masochist?

Did he enjoy the feeling of unrequited love?

Her gaze swept over Tang Wanqiu with a quirk of irony, kindly reminding her, "Since you’ve abandoned everything to get into bed with someone, you should at least keep them on a tight leash, so they don’t come out and disgust others, ok?"

Tang Wanqiu’s face turned red with embarrassment, and she couldn’t help but pinch Hu Mingcheng.

Hu Mingcheng’s face soured as he warned in a low voice, "Tang Wanqiu, don’t push it!"

Tang Wanqiu’s tears were swirling in her eyes, but she didn’t make a scene.

Tang Chuxia was suspicious, and Gu Nanzhi who was standing beside her was also clicking her tongue in wonder.

What kind of situation was this?

Why did it feel like there definitely was something going on here?

"Sister, are you still angry? But Mingcheng and I really had no choice; we are in love!" Tang Wanqiu looked at Tang Chuxia with a face full of pleading.

It was quite sudden.

Was she changing her persona?

Tang Chuxia’s eyes were complex, yet she still nodded vigorously, "Uh-huh, uh-huh, I know, that’s why I let you have him. But why do you look like a victim of domestic abuse?"

Tang Wanqiu’s response was stifled.

"This doesn’t look like a victim of domestic abuse, could it be frustration?" Gu Nanzhi didn’t hold back with her words, completely unaware of the shock this comment would cause considering her status as a young lady.

Sure enough, Mrs. Gu happened to hear her daughter’s startling words and, gritting her teeth, grabbed Gu Nanzhi by the ear. Fearing she would make a scene, she covered her mouth with a warning, "We are here to pay our respects, don’t make a fool of yourself!"

Gu Nanzhi obediently raised her hand in understanding, and Mrs. Gu finally let go. Her gaze swept over Tang Wanqiu with a cold huff, "Young and not learning well, be careful you might catch a disease, that would really be troublesome!"

Gu Nanzhi gave her mother a thumbs up.

She really was her mother’s daughter; even the way of speaking was passed down.

Hu Shuanghong realized the inappropriateness of her words after seeing her daughter’s thumbs up, considering she was a doctor. But she turned around, covering her face to go offer incense in front of the shrine.

No one paid attention to Tang Wanqiu’s desire to make a scene.

Tang Chuxia was pulled away by Gu Nanzhi.

Hu Mingcheng looked at Tang Wanqiu with suspicion, "You wouldn’t really have that many lovers, would you?"

Tang Wanqiu: (╬◣д◢)

She hadn’t expected that one wrong step in the past would bring such dire consequences.

"Mingcheng, why are you so suspicious of me?"

Tang Wanqiu might not have been as radiant as Tang Chuxia, but she still had the delicate beauty of a young householder, and her teary-eyed appearance was quite pitiable.

"It better not be true!" Hu Mingcheng was furious and recalled the scene after the performance in the disaster area when a man held Tang Wanqiu’s wrist.

He didn’t hear what they said, but he could see that Tang Wanqiu was very familiar with the man, and their relationship must have been good; otherwise, she wouldn’t have allowed the man to hold her wrist while standing so close.

In Hu Mingcheng’s heart, Tang Wanqiu had always been pitiable, abandoned by the Tang Family. It started with sympathy, then he fell for her, and after learning about Tang Wanqiu’s origins, he became even more devoted to her.

But that scene had pierced his nerves.

Everything seemed different from what he had imagined.

However, Tang Wanqiu was the person he had loved for a long time, and he chose to trust her.

Yet recently, without Tang Chuxia’s pestering, he always felt like something was missing.

After all, knowing they were there to offer condolences, Hu Mingcheng followed his parents and said nothing further, while Gu Nanzhi, on the other hand, kept her eyes on Hu Mingcheng, occasionally updating Tang Chuxia on the progress.

Tang Chuxia didn’t know how to stop her.

The younger generation only needed to offer incense and could then huddle in a corner and whisper, with no need to accompany the adults in socializing.

"Zhizhi, look over there, who’s that?"

Tang Chuxia finally found something to divert Gu Nanzhi’s attention and quickly interrupted her reporting on Hu Mingcheng and Tang Wanqiu’s actions, disinterested in the irrelevant people.

Gu Nanzhi looked in the direction Tang Chuxia was pointing, and there was a middle-aged woman who had burst into the mourning hall, directly assaulting the woman kneeling in front of the coffin and even kicking over the brazier.

Everyone gasped.

Tang Jianjun and Gu Beihuai immediately stepped forward to stop the woman from causing a scene in the mourning hall, which was a bit too much regardless of the reason.

After all, the dead are to be respected!

Tang Chuxia and Gu Nanzhi were also instructed by their mothers not to get close, so they hurriedly gathered around.

Gu Nanzhi, holding Tang Chuxia, said, "Look at this, she must be here to stake a claim in the inheritance!"

It wasn’t surprising for Gu Nanzhi to speculate that because the middle-aged woman had dragged a boy in front of Yanzi and shouted with clenched teeth, "We, the Lu Family, have a grandson, and it’s not up to you, a granddaughter, to be in charge here!"

The area in front of the mourning hall fell instantly silent. Everyone knew that Old Lu had lost all his children during his lifetime, and his grandsons had also given their lives for the country. Where had this one come from?

A solemn condolence had turned into a farce.

Yanzi was a gentle soul and had never witnessed such commotion, staring blankly at those present and not knowing how to react.

Even as a bystander, Gu Nanzhi was anxious and would probably have gotten involved if Tang Chuxia hadn’t been holding her back, but Tang Chuxia noticed the expression of someone else.

She had some suspicions that this farce might not be so simple.

And when Tang Wanqiu’s lips curled up and she looked at Tang Chuxia, Tang Chuxia had already averted her gaze, not letting Tang Wanqiu notice.

She thought back to that doctored soybean juice, and lately, she indeed had neglected Tang Wanqiu. Surely, she must have sensed something was amiss.

No matter how much the middle-aged woman made a scene, Old Lu’s status was there, and there were professionals in charge of the funeral arrangements. In just about ten minutes, they managed to escort people out, and the funeral proceeded.

Gu Nanzhi grabbed Gu Beihuai, who had returned, and whispered, "Brother, how is it? Is that boy really Old Lu’s grandson?"

Gu Beihuai pinched Gu Nanzhi’s mouth, "Respect the deceased, don’t speak!"

Gu Beihuai glanced at Tang Chuxia and, disregarding Gu Nanzhi’s struggle, firmly suppressed her.

The funeral’s minor episode didn’t affect the overall proceedings, but everyone was curious about the outcome.

Until the burial, the middle-aged woman did not appear again. However, that boy appeared when Old Lu was laid down and kowtowed three times to him.

When leaving, Tang Chuxia saw Tang Wanqiu’s smile once more, her intuition telling her that she definitely had something up her sleeve.

But what else could be done after an old man’s funeral was over?

She hadn’t figured it out yet when she suddenly heard someone scream.

Tang Chuxia abruptly looked up towards the source of the sound and couldn’t help but tighten her pupils.

So that was it!

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