Chapter 517: Death Was Not a Harsh Enough Punishment for Her
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Su Qianxun wanted to head back to her bedroom upstairs, but the butler stopped her. He said expressionly, “The young master has ordered you to sleep in the servants’ quarters starting today.”
Su Qianxun felt a sharp pang in her chest. The butler had already turned and started walking. She could only follow the butler to the servants’ quarters.
This time, Su Qianxun moved into a small room just like the one she used to sleep in. After the butler brought her into the room, he said, “The young master also ordered you to work and help out in the kitchen.”
“Noted… when do I start? Now?” Su Qianxun did not dare to take a deep breath, because she feared that by doing so, her tears would start falling. She did not want to cry again.
“Starting tomorrow,” the butler said before turning and leaving the room.
Su Qianxun was left alone in the room. She held her bag in her arms with a blank, confused expression on her face.
After Xiao Mingyan and Lan Qincheng left, Long Sijue wanted to head back to his bedroom. Su Qianxun quickly went over to him. Long Sijue stared at her expressionlessly. He wanted to lunge at her and strangle her right away. ‘How dare she get rid of our child behind my back!?’
But he thought that death was not a harsh enough punishment for her.
Long Sijue averted his gaze and turned away from her. He was about to go upstairs to his study room. Su Qianxun suddenly asked anxiously, “Before you went on the business trip, you promised to bring me a gift… where’s my gift?”
Long Sijue stopped in his tracks and s.h.i.+fted his cold gaze towards her. His glare was like a sharp blade that could slice through a person’s skin. Seeing that, Su Qianxun shuddered. She did not know why he was looking at her with that look in his eyes. It felt as though she was his mortal enemy.
Long Sijue lifted a cup from the couch next to him. He had picked it just for her when he was shopping for her gift. Su Qianxun saw the crystal-clear cup and liked it very much. Despite the chilling, horrific look in his eyes, she walked over and was ready to accept the gift.
But the second she touched the cup, Long Sijue suddenly let go. The gla.s.s cup fell onto the floor with a loud clink and broke into pieces…
At that moment, Su Qianxun could not hold back the tears in her eyes. Tears streamed down her face. She lowered her head and looked at the gla.s.s shards on the floor. She felt as though her heart had shattered along with the cup.
Long Sijue averted his gaze expressionlessly and strode off.
Su Qianxun crouched down slowly and reached out her hands to pick up the broken pieces. The sharp gla.s.s shards cut her fingertips, and blood trickled down her fingers. Even still, she tried to collect all the fragments with care.
Tang Zui and Si Mancheng entered the hall. They decided to split so that one of them could look for Long Sijue, and the other one could talk to Su Qianxun. Tang Zui ran over to check on Su Qianxun.
“Oh boy, it’s just a cup. If it’s broken, so be it. Throw it away. Be careful not to cut your hands again.”
Su Qianxun immediately shrank away and avoided his outstretched hand. She carried the gla.s.s shards in her palms and said softly, “I’m going back to my room.”
Tang Zui stared at her frail, skinny figure as she left. He felt rather conflicted. He honestly did not understand why Su Qianxun could abort the baby when Long Sijue was on a business trip.
After Long Sijue returned to his study room, he started working. There was a cold, forbidding aura around him. Si Mancheng had to muster all his courage before approaching him. As he sat down in a chair across the desk, he could feel his heart trembling.
When Tang Zui entered the room, he, too, was scared stiff. Once he sat down, he hesitated for a moment before saying, “Jue, is it possible that… the chick had the abortion because she didn’t want to leave you? Your agreement with her was pretty clear. Once she gave birth to a child, your relations.h.i.+p would end and she would have to leave…”