The Surrogate Bride of Young General Leng - Chapter 57
57. Eighteenth Birthday
Translator: Amber97
Although Mrs. Leng was quite indignant, she did not dare to disobey Governor Leng. She had no choice but to leave with a sullen look.
Leng Yulin came over and patted Leng Yuhe on the shoulder. “I could have stopped our father, but…”
Leng Yuhe knew that although Leng Yulin was Mrs. Leng’s son, the two of them were different in character. Therefore, he had no intention of blaming Leng Yulin.
He said, “Don’t blame yourself. I have something else to ask you.”
“You can be frank with me. Is it related to your fiancée?”
“Yes. You’ve seen our father’s attitude. I have to find out the person who framed Ruoqing so that he can be more supportive of our marriage. But Ruoqing has a deep misunderstanding towards me, and I have to explain this matter to her first. I don’t have much time to look into the truth…”
Leng Yulin said with a smile, “Don’t worry. Just go find her. I’ll do the rest for you.”
After hearing Leng Yulin’s words, Leng Yuhe went straight to Jingpo Lake to look for Su Ruoqing.
At this time, Su Ruoqing was sitting by the lake and chatting with Mingzhu.
“Ruoqing, have you felt better after staying here for a day?”
Su Ruoqing smiled faintly. “Of course I am happier after leaving that place. Besides, you are with me all the time.”
Since their childhood, Mingzhu had always given her support and company when she was in depression. She shouldn’t worry her too much.
When they were chattering freely with each other, they heard the sudden screech of brakes. Turning around, Su Ruoqing saw Leng Yuhe stride towards her.
“Ruoqing, come home with me.”
Su Ruoqing looked away, as if she hadn’t seen him. She was overwhelmed with sorrow and distress again.
Seeing Leng Yuhe come, Mingzhu knew that he had investigated the whole thing thoroughly. She patted Su Ruoqing’s hand and said, “Listen to him and give each other one last chance.”
She then left, leaving the two of them alone.
Su Ruoqing sat still. Leng Yuhe came over and stretched out his hands, but he was too timid to hug her. After standing behind her for a long time, he slowly extended his arms, but Su Ruoqing immediately dodged.
“General, what do you want to do? I’ve already left, and I have nothing to do with you in the future. You can chase any beautiful woman you like.”
Leng Yuhe could tell that her words were full of jealousy, and he put on a gentle smile. Seeing his smile, Su Ruoqing was surer that she still liked him, but what he did was unacceptable… The best choice was to leave him forever.
“Ruoqing, will you give me a chance to explain?”
With that, he held her tightly in his arms. He used so much strength that she couldn’t break free from his embrace.
Su Ruoqing struggled with all her strength, but Leng Yuhe held her more tightly.
“Leng Yuhe, what are you doing? Are you going to force me like you did before?”
“So you still remember what happened between us…” Leng Yuhe said with a low laugh. His gentle voice sounded familiar, but she was still resistant to his touch.
Feeling the girl in his arms gradually quiet down, Leng Yuhe became soft-hearted. “Ruoqing, this is all a big misunderstanding. I have never taken a fancy to other girls. You are my beloved one, and only you can be my wife.”
“Do you mean that what I saw and heard isn’t true? Leng Yuhe, don’t treat me as an idiot.” With that, she struggled hard.
Leng Yuhe wouldn’t let her go, and he even took the chance to kiss her on the forehead.
“I was drunk that day. I didn’t know when Bai Peiya came into my room and what she did. Please believe me, okay?”
“Even if you are telling the truth, then how do you explain that you drove me out of your room heartlessly?”
“I heard your voice that day while I was half awake, but there was always someone else’s voice disturbing me. Unable to hear your words clearly, I was so anxious that I swore loudly. But I didn’t say that to you.”
Hearing Leng Yuhe’s constant explanation, Su Ruoqing was indeed swayed. Perhaps she had misunderstood him, but she couldn’t forgive him so easily.
“Why should I trust you? It’s only your side of story.”
Knowing Su Ruoqing’s character quite well, Leng Yuhe was sure that she wouldn’t easily believe or forgive him, so he had made enough preparations in advance. He brought the soldier who told him the truth together.
“Madam, what General Leng said is true.”
Su Ruoqing broke free from Leng Yuhe’s embrace and looked at that soldier. It was the one who led the way for her. Thinking about the help and care he gave her along the way, she kind of believed in Leng Yuhe.
“Madam, Miss Bai heard that General Leng was heavily drunk that day…” The soldier repeated the whole matter to Su Ruoqing.
In fact, Su Ruoqing had believed most of Leng Yuhe’s words, for she knew he didn’t need to bother to cajole her. Suddenly, her feet hurt and she was about to fall onto the ground.
Su Ruoqing was so scared that she closed her eyes tightly. However, the expected pain did not come, for she fell into a man’s warm and strong arms.
Slowly opening her eyes, she saw the familiar face of Leng Yuhe. When she smelled his familiar minty scent and saw his concerned look as before, Su Ruoqing was completely swayed.
Leng Yuhe took the opportunity to kiss her, and Su Ruoqing did not resist.
After kissing Su Ruoqing passionately for a long while, Leng Yuhe finally let go of her. Her face had already flushed with shyness.
“We’ve been together for a long time. Why are you still so shy?” he said with a smile.
Hearing Leng Yuhe tease her, Su Ruoqing felt embarrassed and shy. She then pushed him away and stood up.
“If you want me to believe you, you have to give me enough time. I need to think about whether you said is true or not. I will return home after I think it over.”
In fact, Su Ruoqing was willing to believe and forgive Leng Yuhe, but she thought she couldn’t let go of this matter so easily.
Leng Yuhe wanted to refuse, for he couldn’t wait to take Su Ruoqing home. However, when seeing her firm expression, he hesitated. He was afraid that he would make their relationship worse.
Mingzhu watched them from afar. After listening to Su Ruoqing’s request, she ran over.
“General, don’t worry. I’ll stay here with Ruoqing these days. You can return to your mansion first and wait for her to come back. Rupqing can’t stand for long because of the wounds under her feet, so I will take her to the room for a rest.”
Before hearing Leng Yuhe’s answer, Mingzhu brought Su Ruoqing to the room and told her to lie down. “Ruoqing, I know you’ve almost forgiven him, but we can’t let him off that easy. You can have a good rest first, and I’ll help you gain more benefits!”
Mingzhu’s cute look amused Su Ruoqing. Both Mingzhu and Leng Yuhe didn’t seem to change, so her life was still full of happiness…
Thinking about this, she fell asleep in a moment.
Leng Yuhe had no idea why Mingzhu did this.
“Since Ruoqing has already forgiven me, why don’t you let her come home with me?” Although he was grateful to Mingzhu for taking good care of Ruoqing, he couldn’t help being upset.
Mingzhu smiled, crossing her arms against her chest.
“You know too little about girls. When a girl gets angry, you have to spend great efforts coaxing her. Although she forgives you after hearing your explanation, are you sure that your relationship can be restored immediately?”
Her words confused him. He only specialized in training soldiers and formulating battle plans, and he did not understand girls’ feelings.
Seeing Leng Yuhe shook his head blankly, Mingzhu continued, “Ruoqing’s eighteenth birthday is coming in a few days. Do you know that?”
Leng Yuhe thought hard for a while. According to the previous investigation, Su Ruoqing’s birthday was indeed in April, but he couldn’t remember it. He became a little ashamed.
“It seems that you don’t know, but it’s okay. Since I told you now, you should know what to do.”
“Of course I will celebrate her birthday. I will hold a grand quinceanera party for her.”
Mingzhu shook her head. “Ruoqing doesn’t care about these things. She only wants you to love her heart and soul.”
Leng Yuhe frowned slightly. He wondered how he could prove his love to Ruoqing. An idea suddenly struck him. “How about this? I will surprise her at the birthday party so she can know I love her deeply.”
Pearl clapped her hands and praised him, “General Leng, you are so smart and quick-witted.”
“I will tell you some of Ruoqing’s preferences, and you have to remember them. She likes sweet and glutinous food, her favorite color is lavender and she adores small animals. I kept a dog in my house before, and she liked it very much.”
After telling everything she knew about Ruoqing to him, Mingzhu said, “You must give Ruoqing a big surprise. She had a great deal of bitter experience recently.”
Thinking that Su Ruoqing wept tears of sadness because of him, Leng Yuhe felt miserable. He bore in mind everything Mingzhu told him.
“Miss Ming, please help me take care of Ruoqing.”
Mingzhu nodded and waved him goodbye. She added, “I’m going to take care of her. You can go back and send a better doctor here to treat her feet.”
Leng Yuhe agreed to her suggestion and left.
On the other side, Leng Yulin was running around looking for Su Zhiyou. Although he was not as powerful as Leng Yuhe, he had accumulated many contacts in his studies abroad, which could be in good use now.
“Yulin, it’s not simple to find us all. You really made great efforts.”
“You’re flattering me. My purpose of calling you here is to renew acquaintance with old friends. Besides, I want to ask a favor of you.”
All of his friends quickly said, “Your business is our business. Please feel free to ask us for help.”
Leng Yulin smiled and took a sip of the red wine from his glass.
“In that case, I will be direct with you. I want to find a woman in Province S.”
“Oh? I thought you were only obsessed with books. It turns out that you can fall in love with a girl.”
Everyone misunderstood Leng Yulin’s meaning, but he didn’t give them an explanation. He thought it might be easier to find Su Zhiyou this way.
“Don’t make fun of me. Can you help me with this?”
“Of course. It happens that I suddenly have a new cousin. Later, he somehow became the new commander of Province S. If I tell him, he will help to find that woman.”
