Perfect Encounter - Chapter 110.2

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Chapter 110.2

An Ruochen waited calmly for Mrs. Duan to settle down and said: ”Fourth Sister is also afraid of whips and being tortured. She’s young. She’s considered to be loved by Father at home, so she hasn’t been beaten more than a few times. But she’s seen a lot of beatings. When Father gets upset, he beats whoever he wants to beat. He beats the maids. He beats the servants. He beats me. He beats you, Fourth Mother. If the Fourth Sister sees it, what could she think?”

Mrs. Duan didn’t cry anymore. She looked at An Ruochen with her tearful eyes.

“My Fourth Sister didn’t die.” An Ruochen said, “I got the news that she didn’t die, but I haven’t found her yet. Qian Pei also got the news, and Qian Pei also wants to find her.”

Mrs. Duan’s expression moved.

“Qian Pei lied when he told you that the Fourth Sister is dead.”

Mrs. Duan did not deny it. An Ruochen was sure in her heart that it was Qian Pei. So she added, “Fourth Mother, you shouldn’t have done such a thing.”

Mrs. Duan slowed down and snapped, “Why shouldn’t I do it? You guys can say whatever you want with your empty words. Fang’er is not dead, so where is she? Even if she is alive, she must be suffering. And you bitch! You enjoy glory and wealth yourself, but my daughter is pitiful. You don’t deserve to be well off, An Ruochen. You should just be captured by Master Qian and be abused by him day and night, and I can only rejoice when you’ve suffered so much.”

An Ruochen said flatly, “Then have you ever thought that if the Fourth Sister hadn’t escaped, who would be the one abused and tortured day after day in the Qian Mansion?”

Mrs. Duan froze, her eyes widening.

“You’re afraid of the whip. Is the Fourth Sister not? And there are things in this world that are even more terrifying than whips. Doesn’t Fourth Mother know that?” An Ruochen stared into her eyes, “the Fourth Sister was so afraid that she threw up after being touched by Qian Pei. She hid because she was afraid of being found. When I found her, she hugged me and cried. Begging me to take her away. Begging me not to let her be abused by that disgusting and brutal old man. Did you know, Fourth Mother?”

Mrs. Duan gasped for air, tears wetting her eyes again, “You’re lying. It was you who encouraged Fang’er to escape. Fang’er is so young. How could she dare to escape? At that time, you said that it was you who encouraged Fang’er to escape!”

“If I hadn’t said that, who would have been whipped? Who would have been locked up?” An Ruochen said, “Fourth Mother, you are the Fourth Sister’s mother. I don’t believe that she hasn’t spoken to you about her fears. Look, you remember everything that happened back then, so do you remember what the Fourth Sister said to you?”

Mrs. Duan’s tears sprang out of her eyes. She remembered, of course, she did. Her daughter hugged her and cried into tears. She said she was afraid and didn’t want to marry Master Qian.

“I don’t know how you responded to her. I only know that in her time of despair, she chose to turn to me for help. To be honest with you, it was the Fourth Sister herself who brought up the matter of her wanting to escape. I was as surprised as you were at the time.”

“Impossible, impossible!” Mrs. Duan cried out.

“Father locked me in the house, and I couldn’t escape with the Fourth Sister. Fourth Mother, think about it. How scared and fearful did she have to become before she dared to run away from home alone? You were so afraid of the whip that you didn’t even dare to die. What about her?”

Mrs. Duan cried until she couldn’t catch her breath.

“I’ve been looking for the Fourth Sister and never gave up. I got the news that she was alive. Fourth Mother, don’t do anything stupid. If you are in danger, how will you guys reunite if the Fourth Sister goes home?”

Mrs. Duan cried so much that she lost her strength and sat on the ground.

An Ruochen squatted down, leveling her eyes with hers. “Fourth Mother, have you ever thought that I have guards to protect me, and on the street, people come and go, near the city gate, officials and soldiers stand, so many eyes around, everyone can be witnesses, yet you make a scene, what can you do to me? What will happen if you go to jail? News will be spread throughout the streets, and the Fourth Sister may hear it. She will be anxious and worried and trying to come to see you. In whose hands will she fall once she shows up?”

Mrs. Duan stared at her as if she had just come to her senses.

“What can you gain by doing this?” An Ruochen asked her.

“Someone would take advantage of the chaos and kidnap you, and you wouldn’t be able to get away with it.”

“You think it would work?”

Mrs. Duan didn’t say anything. An Ruochen waited patiently. In the An Mansion, there are hooks and corners. Everyone was calculating, and Mrs. Duan was able to compete for favor to live a good life. Naturally, she was not a fool. Even if she was eager to take revenge, An Ruochen believed she wouldn’t be completely devoid of thoughts and ideas.

Mrs. Duan finally opened her mouth, “Even if it doesn’t work out this time, your reputation will stink, General Long won’t want you, and everyone in Zhonglan City will be disgusted with you. Will you still have so many guards?”

An Ruochen smiled faintly, “How good it would be for you, Fourth Mother, to use half of your heart against me on protecting the Fourth Sister.”

Mrs. Duan clenched her teeth and glared at her, glaring all the way.

When An Ruochen exited the cell, she ran into Mrs. Tan and An Ruoxi, who were heading to the gate of the men’s cell, presumably to visit An Zhifu.

An Ruoxi saw her sister and her heart started beating wildly. She was about to rush over and ask about the Xue family’s marriage and if there was any hope for it. Unfortunately, she couldn’t do so. Instead, An Ruochen only laughed coldly at her and turned her head away.

An Ruoxi was laughing so hard inwardly at this cold smile when she heard her mother scolding, “That bitch, what is the meaning of her smile? Looking at us as a joke?”

An Ruoxi hurriedly pulled her mother to comfort her. She also consoled herself that it was because her mother was on her side, so her sister deliberately showed this expression. She clearly said that she would not leave herself alone. This thought made her even sadder. Her mother was around, but she relied on an ‘outsider’ to not abandon herself.