How could I possibly be confined in a cage?

Chapter 214 Quarrel

Yan Ru was led by her maid to leave through the side door, but she almost stopped when she passed the corner gate.

They exchanged a startled glance with the maid, both seeing the confusion in each other's eyes.

Yan Ru turned her face away in disgust. What kind of situation was this? She had to encounter this kind of situation again.

They could hear arguing outside the side gate, and a woman's voice said, "I'm really pregnant. If you don't believe me, feel it. My belly is full of our child."

The man said, "Stop messing around. Today is my wedding day. Do you think you have to take a wife and a concubine on the same day? Zhang Yan, look at your face. Do you think you're good enough for me now?"

Yan Ru looked at the maid in surprise, only to see the maid tightly covering her mouth, her face filled with horror. Clearly, she too had recognized the main character of the day:

It's Guo Ziyou!

Yan Ru wanted to leave as soon as possible, and definitely didn't want to get involved in this inexplicable matter.

Just as he was about to leave, the maid ran off quickly. In her haste, she kicked a stone on the veranda, making a noise.

Yan Ru was a step behind her, and before she could even leave the house, Guo Ziyou grabbed her.

When he turned Yanru's face around, he was surprised to find: "It's you?"

Yan Ru smiled awkwardly, "Second Young Master..."

Guo Ziyou's gaze fell on Yan Ru's wrist, where there were burn marks. He frowned slightly: "Shouldn't you treat your injury? Why are you running around everywhere?"

Yan Ru forced a smile and said, "It's nothing serious. I was originally going home, but I ran into you at the side gate."

Guo Ziyou's face froze for a moment, then he frowned and asked, "What did you hear?"

Yan Ru steeled herself and decided to lay it all out, "I heard everything. I heard this girl say she was pregnant with your child, and that she wasn't good enough for you."

Seeing that Yanru had repeated what she had said, Zhang Yan burst into tears in embarrassment.

Unexpectedly, she acted so irrationally that Guo Ziyou couldn't help but yell, "Alright, how many people do you want to know? Why don't you go to the wedding banquet and cry?"

Zhang Yan was stunned. "I... I didn't want to affect your reputation either, Second Young Master. I love you so much. I'm always thinking of you."

Guo Ziyou closed his eyes in frustration, wishing he had never met Zhang Yan.

Yan Ru was very embarrassed. "Second Young Master, can you let me go now? I didn't mean to listen. Your maid heard it too. If she hadn't kicked a stone while running, I wouldn't have been exposed to you."

Guo Ziyou asked coldly, "Who is it?"

Yan Ru sighed helplessly, "How would I know who it is? But don't worry, I will never reveal a word. If anyone finds out today that I overheard your secret, may I die a horrible death."

Guo Ziyou quickly stopped him: "Hey, why make such a heavy vow? Although I don't know you, I can tell from your appearance that you are kind-hearted. Just go, and pretend you've never met me today."

Yan Ru glanced at him in surprise, then immediately set off, saying, "Thank you for your understanding, Second Young Master. I'll be going now."

Yan Ru quickly walked away, pulling her shawl over her shoulders. Only then did Guo Ziyou withdraw his gentle expression, staring at Yan Ru's departing figure with a calculating look.

Seeing Guo Ziyou openly displaying his infatuation with other women right in front of her, Zhang Yan felt a pang of pain in her heart. But she had already given herself to Guo Ziyou and was pregnant; she couldn't wait any longer.

"Second Young Master, if we wait any longer my belly will start to show, what will we do then?"

Guo Ziyou stared at her coldly, "Is this the first day you've met me? I've always been very careful with women, so why are you the one who got pregnant? Can you explain that?"

Zhang Yan's face turned red, and she stammered, unable to explain herself clearly. Guo Ziyou said angrily, "I had my own plans for you. If you continue to cause trouble, I have plenty of ways to deal with you. Don't think that just because you have two policemen brothers, you can do anything. To put it bluntly, aren't they just my two dogs? If you keep pushing me, you can go see the King of Hell with them."

Seeing Guo Ziyou's fierce gaze, Zhang Yan didn't even dare to cry. She had mustered up the courage to come to Guo Ziyou today because she was afraid he would forget about her after getting married. Pregnant women are naturally sensitive and prone to overthinking, and hearing Guo Ziyou's threats, she felt both wronged and heartbroken, and immediately ran away crying.

Guo Ziyou felt a little better after that; this woman was so tactless.

Back in the new house, Guo Ziyou collapsed wearily onto the bed, then jumped up in frustration, yelling, "Who put these weird things on the bed?!"

Zheng Peilan glanced at it and saw that Guo Ziyou had smashed peanuts, melon seeds, and other things on the ground. She immediately teased, "Is that your mother? What's wrong? You're not happy about it?"

Guo Ziyou grabbed a handful of things and threw them at her hard, saying, "Don't talk nonsense, that's your mother-in-law."

Zheng Peilan had never been treated like this before. Thinking of how Guo Ziyou had glared at her repeatedly during the toasts, she was instantly enraged. "Who are you taking your anger out on? You gave me the cold shoulder at the wedding banquet, and now you dare to throw things at me? Guo Ziyou, you're really something. If you don't want to marry me, just say so. Did I force you? Take out the weapons, and I'm going home right now!"

Guo Ziyou sneered, "Who do you think you are? The First Daughter, do you deserve it? If all the men in the city saw you like this, I'm afraid no one would marry you. Do you think I'd be getting a good deal by marrying you? Zheng Peilan, this wasn't your first time with me. If you hadn't said you were pregnant, would I have married you?"

Zheng Peilan immediately fell silent, but then became furious and embarrassed, "What are you saying? You're talking nonsense."

Guo Ziyou sneered, "Let me tell you, I'm not someone who's never been before. Do you think I can't tell if someone is a virgin or not? Don't try to fool me. My friends have already found out. Did you go to Jin Anna's place alone while she was drinking all night? My god, you ordered more waiters than I ordered dancers. Do you think I don't know how you play?"

Zheng Peilan sneered, "Ha, why can you have it all while I can't? What makes me worse than you? Several members of your Guo family are vying for it, but I'm the only son in my Zheng family. So what if I'm having fun? Only the incompetent are honest!"

Guo Ziyou said angrily, "So you've finally revealed your true nature? Zheng Peilan, no matter how well you pretend, you can't hide your true nature. You're a promiscuous woman, a slut!"

Enraged, Zheng Peilan lashed out, but Guo Ziyou blocked the slap she was about to deliver and pushed her to the ground. Zheng Peilan then grabbed him and bit him, and while Guo Ziyou struggled, she scratched him fiercely.

Guo Ziyou was truly enraged and kicked Zheng Peilan away. His head slammed hard against the cabinet door, and the valuable porcelain on it shattered on the floor with a loud crash.

The two got carried away and started fighting again.

The maid outside the door saw that something was wrong and quickly called the second mistress over.

The second wife was in her room grieving because the warlord had yelled at her, but when she heard that her son and daughter-in-law were fighting in the room, she immediately ran over.

The second wife kicked open the door and had the two separated. After all, she was a veteran of the battlefield, and her imposing manner was unmatched by ordinary people. With a fierce glare, Guo Ziyou and the other man immediately became obedient.

"Bang!" The second wife slammed her hand on the table, exasperated, "You two are fighting like fighting cocks right after you got married. Do you even want to stay together?"

Guo Ziyou was unconvinced, and Zheng Peilan was even more unconvinced; the two of them stubbornly refused to speak.

The second wife's cold gaze swept over Zheng Peilan. "Tell me, you shouldn't hit someone in the face. You've scratched Ziyou's face like this, how is he supposed to face anyone?"

Zheng Peilan turned her face away without explaining; she simply couldn't bring herself to utter the insults she and Guo Ziyou had used.

Seeing that she ignored her, the second wife turned to Guo Ziyou and asked, "Tell me, what happened?"

Guo Ziyou remained silent.

Enraged, the second wife grabbed a feather duster and smacked each of them several times.

"This is outrageous! Fighting right after getting married? I think you two don't want to live together anymore. Guards, take them to the ancestral hall and make them kneel down. They are not allowed to speak or eat. They can get up when they realize their mistake."

Guo Ziyou got up and left, while Zheng Peilan was pressed down, her eyes filled with resentment and venom. Once again, she recalled the pleasure she felt when she killed that maid, and couldn't help but imagine the Second Madam's face in her mind.

After they left, the second wife was filled with doubt and suspicion. "That girl just now, did she have a murderous aura about her?"