Upon hearing this voice, Yang Qingtongâs, it was clearly filled with anger. But what was he talking about?
"Stop, what are you doing?"
"Sis, youâre here just in time!" Yang Qingtong saw her arrive and let go of Luo Linhao, but his raised fist remained in the air.
"Whatâs going on? Why are you two fighting like this?"
"Sis, as soon as we entered the city, we heard that this guy intends to marry some girl from the Li Family, and he has an engagement with Yunyun, yet he wants to marry someone else, wanting to enjoy the best of both worlds? Dream on, if necessary Yunyun wonât marry him, itâs not like she canât find someone else."
It turned out theyâd found out about the Li Family matter.
Yang Chuxia was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, "This matter isnât how you all think it is, Linhao is also being manipulated..." So Yang Chuxia explained the situation with the Li and Luo Families, as well as the decree from Her Highness Noble Princess Consort.
This included her visit to the Li Residence today to resolve the issue.
"Is that so?" Yang Qingtong scratched his head, chuckling, "Feels like I hit the wrong person?"
Yang Chuxia rolled her eyes, "What do you think?"
Only then did Luo Linhao shake his arm, flexing his muscles, and Yang Chuxia asked, "How are you feeling? Youâre okay, right?"
"Iâm fine."
"Pfft, whatâs there to be wrong, eh?" Yang Qingtong added, "Iâve spent quite some time in the military camp, I canât just crumble under a few punches from a scholarly weakling? Sis, instead of caring about his injuries, why not worry about whether my hand hurts or not, ouch, this guyâs skin is so tough, it made my fist ache."
"Pfft..."
"..." Luo Linhaoâs deep gaze swept over, could this guy be any shameless? Just wait, see how I deal with you once Iâm married.
Yang Qingrui chuckled, "Donât glare at Qingtong like that, although we brothers didnât get all the facts straight beforehand this time, frankly speaking, it wasnât entirely wrong for us to fight. This whole situation, from start to finish, is how your Luo Familyâs mess came about, so you arenât totally undeserving of being hit."
"Moreover, todayâs beating is a warning from me and my brother to you. You better treat my sister well in the future, or we brothers wonât let you off easily."
"Fine, I concede!" Luo Linhao clasped his fists, "You even manage to justify hitting the wrong person as deserved; I have nothing more to say."
"Surrender is the right choice." Yang Qingtong snorted.
Yang Qingrui pinched his shoulder, gesturing for him to not be too arrogant.
"Sis, will that Young Master Li really go to break off the engagement?"
"He will!" Yang Chuxia nodded, "Heâs not stupid, itâs in their familyâs best interest to break off the engagement at this point, otherwise things will surely blow up on Linhaoâs side, and this matter is indeed their familyâs fault, unless the Li Family doesnât care about its place in the Capital City, then theyâd disregard Li Susuâs reputation."
"Speaking of reputation, Young Master Liâs own reputation isnât that good; would he even care about this?" Luo Linhao expressed skepticism.
"Men and women are different. Men can indulge in debauchery and some might consider it charming and sophisticated, not thinking itâs a bad reputation. But women are different, theyâre often bound by societal norms, if an unmarried woman is found to have a private relationship with a man, once this is out, people despise it greatlyânot only despising the woman, but also her family."
"We rural folks are relatively better off, but in large families, a womanâs purity is particularly valued because they engage with other wealthy families, even forming marriages. If this leaks, many prominent families in the Capital City might view the Li Family with suspicion. Young Master Li may not care about Li Susuâs reputation, but he cares about the whole Li Family."