The richest woman committed a crime with her child - Chapter 19

“Even if she’s cursed you a few times before, as a grown man, you shouldn’t hold a grudge against a woman.”

Xu Mei muttered, her beautiful eyes scanning the man’s expression, noticing it had softened considerably.S

Seeing so many people watching them, she blushed instantly and cooed, “With so many people around, aren’t you going to put me down?”

Shen Youting set her down, his voice indifferent, “She’s a woman who dresses and talks like a man all day, does she have some kind of fetish?”

“That’s called self-protection.”

Shen Youting scoffed coldly, raised his hand, and pressed his right thumb against his index finger, placing them to his lips to emit a softer whistle.

“Swiftwind” immediately calmed down and turned to walk towards him.

Wu Mengying, lying flat on the ground, gritted her teeth as she watched his actions, wishing she could chop him down with a knife—she had already learned to ride under Mei’er’s guidance, but they had only taken “Swiftwind” out and had to ride back together.

Mei’er said “Swiftwind” was a thousand-mile horse, capable of running faster than the wind at full speed.

Although Wu Mengying usually appeared quiet and bookish, she had a heart that craved excitement. Upon hearing that Swiftwind could travel a thousand miles in a day, she immediately wanted to experience the wild feeling of riding a thousand-mile horse galloping through the streets.

Just as they were picking up speed, some scoundrel’s sharp whistle caused “Swiftwind” to brake abruptly.

Now it seemed that scoundrel was Shen Youting.

If he didn’t like Mei’er, that was fine, but why did he want to throw Mei’er off the horse?

“Mengying, are you okay?” Xu Mei hurried over to Wu Mengying to help her up, noticing her resentful look towards Shen Youting, she awkwardly smiled, “He mistook you for a man.”

“His eyes must be really blind.”

“…You’re right.” If someone else had said this, Xu Mei wouldn’t have liked it, but now she was at fault…

Among the crowd, Zhao Fanglin pushed through, followed by Manager Wang, just in time to hear Xu Mei and Wu Mengying’s conversation.

Manager Wang patted Zhao Fanglin’s shoulder and whispered in his ear, “Isn’t that a girl?”

Zhao Fanglin scratched his head, “This…” It was a joke.

………………

In the backyard of Wu Mengying’s restaurant.

The doctor took Wu Mengying’s pulse, set her dislocated right hand, clamped it between two wooden boards, and then slung a cloth strip around her neck to hang it.

Perhaps because Wu Mengying was still dressed in men’s clothing, she didn’t receive much sympathy from the doctor.

By the end of the procedure, Wu Mengying was drenched in sweat.

Xu Mei, who had been watching all along, wiped her sweat with a handkerchief, “Can the staff here take care of you, or should I bring a couple of people from my home to look after you?”

“No need.” A deep male voice came from behind, “I’ll take care of her.”

Xu Mei turned around to see the dark-faced man, with a large knife hanging at his waist and dressed in coarse black cloth, striding over. She instinctively became alert and forced a smile, “It would be best if you took care of her.”

“I heard it was you who took her horseback riding and caused her to fall like this.”The dark faced man stated flatly, his tone as unchanging as his wooden expression. Although his appearance was above average, not unattractive, his expressionless face downgraded his looks, making people feel uncomfortable upon seeing him.

Xu Mei nodded, sensing trouble and wanting to slip away.

“It wasn’t her. It was the black-hearted villain Shen Youting.” Wu Mengying placed her left hand on the splint on her right hand and instructed the dark-faced man, “Go beat him up. The harder, the better.”

This instigator of violence was no longer the respectful “scholar” from the rainy night.

Xu Mei raised her hand to touch her nose, somewhat embarrassed, “Well, Mengying, I’ll go back and find some medicine to help you recover. Rest well, I’ll be going now.”

(End of Chapter)