Chapter 1766: The Thing with a Black Heart and Lungs!

Chapter 1766: Chapter 1766: The Thing with a Black Heart and Lungs!

Recalling carefully, Wu Lingxi hadn’t seemed to be acting unusual during these days, so that must have been all her money. Wu Changcai was elated and immediately, seeing that Wu Lingxi was still bathing, oblivious to everything, he quickly packed two sets of clothes, ready to abscond.

At that moment, Wu Lingxi called from behind the screen, “Husband, the water is not so hot anymore, can you fetch me another bucket of hot water?”

“All right,” Wu Changcai pretended as if nothing had happened, busily went to the kitchen, brought back a bucket of hot water, and added it to the bathtub behind the screen for Wu Lingxi.

Seeing that Wu Lingxi was still going to bathe for a while, Wu Changcai was even happier.

He estimated that by the time she finished bathing, he would have run off so far his whereabouts would be unknown.

When Wu Lingxi came out from behind the screen and didn’t see Wu Changcai’s figure, she called out twice. Wu Changcai didn’t respond, but the handmaid working as a handyman in the house hurried over to answer.

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The handmaid said, “Mistress, the master left with a bundle in his arms about the time it takes an incense stick to burn.”

Wu Lingxi asked in surprise, “What does he need a bundle for?”

The handmaid replied, “It seems there was something urgent at the bookstore.”

Wu Lingxi was actually quite suspicious, especially since Wu Changcai would always inform her about his whereabouts, afraid that she would be unhappy. Now, he hadn’t said a word to her even though they had just been in the same room, and then, as if struck by a realization, alarm bells went off in her head.

She hurried inside to check the clothes hanging on the wooden rack that she had changed out of, and sure enough, the silver inside was gone.

She rushed to check the embroidered shoes, and the silver in the embroidered shoes was also gone.

Wu Lingxi felt panicky and, without caring whether the handmaid was watching, hurried to the flower bed. The flowerpots were moved aside, the small wooden box was open, and the bamboo tube was nowhere to be found.

All the money was gone, definitely taken by Wu Changcai. Right then, Wu Lingxi collapsed onto the ground, crying loudly.

“You heartless, unfeeling thing!” Wu Lingxi cried and cursed at the same time. “It was all an act! You just coveted my money! I must have been blind!”

The handmaid watched and finally began to understand the situation. She couldn’t help but approach and said, “Mistress, even though I’ve only worked for you for nine days, please pay me for those nine days. It’s not easy for an old woman like me to work.”

“Where do I have the money now! I didn’t hire you, it was Wu Changcai who hired you, and you didn’t just serve me. Why should I pay you, you old hag!”

The handmaid’s expression darkened, and initially, she had thought to leave amicably, but now that she was being insulted, her courtesy vanished. She stepped forward and snatched the gold hairpin from Wu Lingxi’s head, “This will serve as my wage for these nine days!”

Having said that, she intended to walk away with big strides.

“That’s mine! You can’t take it!” Wu Lingxi clung desperately to the old woman’s legs. That was all she had of any value left, how could she let this old hag take it away.

The handmaid, being used to heavy labor and naturally robust, despite her age, was still quite strong, more than enough to handle Wu Lingxi.

The handmaid pushed Wu Lingxi away with a shove and left.

Wu Lingxi, crying, chased after her for a couple of steps but accidentally slipped and fell to the ground, eventually crying so hard that she couldn’t make a sound.

That damned Wu Changcai! Cursed be Wu Changcai!

Unable to come to terms with it, Wu Lingxi went out to search for Wu Changcai. She searched until dawn but didn’t find him; she aimlessly looked all throughout the next day, disheveled and acting like a madwoman, yet still found no trace of him.

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