Chapter 787 - 741: Not a Gentleman’s Deed
The man held her in his arms tightly.
A hint of desire rose within her heart, and she returned his passion...
Then things turned out as they are now.
Though they hadn’t taken the final step, they had kissed, embraced, and clothes were disheveled, in full view of everyone, what’s the difference from a real development?
This was her own choice and decision; she did not regret it. But she worried that Young Master Xuan still seemed unwilling to agree to marry her. Now Miss Xia has also arrived; having snatched this opportunity from Xia Wenjin, facing the real person naturally made her uneasy.
Huangfu Jingchen said, "What happened here?"
Prince Xin’s son nonchalantly said, "Jingchen, this is Cousin Xuan’s romantic affair, you’d better not join in the excitement!"
Huangfu Yuxuan glared fiercely, but Prince Xin’s son was indifferent, instead giving him a smile.
Huangfu Jingchen said, "I see!" And indeed said nothing more.
Xia Wenjin first looked at Mrs. Xia and the Xia Brothers, seeing they were alright, she felt at ease, turned her head, and said indifferently, "Who called me?"
Zhao Hua’s sharp gaze locked onto Xia Wenjin, his entire demeanor heavy.
Xia Wenjin stood calmly, Zhao Hua’s aura was insignificant to her.
Zhao Hua knew the woman before him was the niece of Prime Minister Xia, and newly recognized, reportedly raised in the countryside, originally intended to impose a lesson, but it was ineffective.
Zhao Hua narrowed his eyes; it seemed he underestimated this country-raised woman.
He directly said, "I heard you are Young Master Xuan’s betrothed wife?"
Xia Wenjin’s face darkened, she coldly said, "Mr. Zhao, choose your words wisely. I have never been engaged to anyone; you speak recklessly, tarnishing my reputation, what is your intention?"
Her attitude was cold and displeased, even unceremonious, yet Zhao Hua appeared relieved instead.
Earlier, Mrs. Xia claimed no such thing existed; he thought Mrs. Xia knew better; it seemed true there was no such engagement after all. So Huangfu Yuxuan didn’t want to be responsible for his sister?
Huangfu Yuxuan’s expression changed immediately upon hearing Xia Wenjin’s words and said, "Xia Wenjin, how can you dismiss our matters so cleanly?"
Xia Wenjin looked at Huangfu Yuxuan coldly and said, "Young Master Huangfu, do not think that by spreading rumors of some engagement, we truly have one! Have you forgotten I once said, even in death, I wouldn’t marry you?"
Resolute, cold, and crystal clear, the words reached this point, leaving Huangfu Yuxuan no dignity, even despising him for those insignificant actions.
I know everything, I disregard you, not because I support it, but because I disdain to care!
In the room, everyone looked at each other; it seemed Young Master Xuan was pursuing Miss Xia but was rejected. In order to achieve his goal, he spread rumors of their engagement?
Damaging a woman’s reputation to force her to marry him, Young Master Xuan’s conduct truly wasn’t quite discerning, was this not despicable?
Huangfu Yuxuan coldly said, "That’s not up to you!"
Huangfu Jingchen said with a clear voice, "Cousin Xuan, since you already have intimate relations with another woman, isn’t saying such things laughable? Wenjin already said there’s no engagement! Even if there was, after such incidents, how could there be an engagement anymore?"
"This has nothing to do with you!"
Huangfu Jingchen chuckled coldly and said, "Cousin Xuan, as one of the three noble young masters of the Capital City, a gentleman praised by everyone, now that this incident has happened, you deliberately use a nonexistent engagement to avoid responsibility, are you dissatisfied with Miss Zhao or the Zhao Family?"
Zhao Hua’s face immediately changed.
Wei Jian quickly said, "Prince Cheng’s Heir, you shouldn’t say that! Yuxuan is certainly a gentleman, precisely because he’s a gentleman, he doesn’t want to wrong someone with a supposed engagement." He addressed Zhao Hua, saying "How could Yuxuan be dissatisfied with Miss Zhao or the Zhao Family? It’s that the incident occurred suddenly, and his mind is chaotic now, he’s not intentionally shirking!"
Xia Wenjin coldly said, "There is no engagement! If there was, where is the marriage contract?"
Huangfu Jingchen laughed coldly and said, "Without even a marriage contract, how can there be an engagement? A gentleman doesn’t want to wrong someone with an engagement, then he can wrong someone he’s been intimate with? Tarnishing a woman’s reputation without wanting to take responsibility, is this a gentleman’s conduct?"
Huangfu Yuxuan angrily said, "Miss Zhao and I are both victims!"
Huangfu Jingchen laughed lightly, saying, "If I’m not mistaken, this room should be for women to change clothes, right? In a place for women to change clothes, how could Cousin Xuan appear? Even if he was manipulated, it was Cousin Xuan’s own carelessness that led him to fall into someone’s trap, which resulted in tarnishing Miss Zhao’s reputation! Poor Miss Zhao, what wrong has she done? She merely came to change clothes and suffered from this unforeseen disaster, yet there are those who want to evade responsibility now!"