章 39: Long Mansion Part 5

He was worried that the angry shouts had upset her.

Qing Yue blinked, not understanding his meaning.

So Long Tian gently stroked her hair and patiently explained.

"What they said, don't take their words to heart. Those who are judging you are a hundred times uglier."

"They are? How do you know?" Qing Yue amusedly asked.

"Of course, I know. If they weren't ugly, then why would they use such ugly words. Yue'er, you must remember. If you don't have a good appearance, as long as you have a good heart, you can still live a good life. But if you have an ugly heart, no matter how beautiful your appearance is, no one would want you." He seriously said.

So...he was worried about her.

Looking at the concerned Long Tian, Qing Yue suddenly felt that it wasn't so bad being married.

As expected, her Dad knew best!

"Hmm...but others still prefer to look at beautiful people..." She pouted.

"Those people are blind and just as ugly inside. Because a person with an ugly and malicious heart can only make others feel disgusted and revulsed. Their words and deeds are centered around themselves and they can stoop to any level for their selfish desires. So Yue'er, don't pay attention to these kinds of people. It's more important to have a good heart. And those with good hearts are the most beautiful."

"Then is Yue'er beautiful?" She lifted her bandaged face and expectantly looked at him with bright eyes.

Long Tian's eyes turned gentle. He looked at his wife's bright, violet eyes and felt she was indeed beautiful.

"Hmm! Our Yue'er is the most beautiful! Yue'er is so beautiful that she even risked her life to save another." He unrestrainedly heaped more praises on her, talking about her bravery, her good heart, and her selflessness before Qing Yue felt hot from embarrassment.

Da**! Was this way people got married? To be heaped with shameless praises?

At this moment, Qing Yue's eyes lit up in understanding, seemingly appearing as if she'd discovered a great secret.

Seeing her husband open his mouth again, she anxiously stretched out her hand and covered his lips.

"Brother Tian, enough! Yue'er knows now! Yue'er knows that she's the most beautiful. But if we keep everyone else waiting, then Yue'er's beauty will definitely dim." Her shoulders sagged as she tiredly sighed.

Her husband's shameless rumbling had satisfied her ego, but she wasn't a fool to believe the others would see her as he did.

"Ahem!" Long Tian cleared his throat, a little embarrassed at his own enthusiasm.

Even when he was with Lu Jin, he'd never behaved in such a matter.

Is this what it feels like to be married?

The sudden impulse he felt to comfort and please his wife was nothing he'd experienced before. His gaze inadvertently shifted back to the woman. Her docile manner and curious eyes made him smile.

He suddenly had the feeling that it wasn't so bad to be married.

The couple continued their walk towards the distant mansion in companionable silence.

Qing Yue curiously looked at her new home, while Long Tian quietly walked beside her.

When they passed the giant fountain in front of the glass mansion, the angry conversation of women drifted to their ears.

"Mom, brother married an ugly cripple without even seeking our consent. Now look, they descended from the ship a long time ago but still haven't reached here. He must've taken her on a stroll, showing her around the property while we stand here like clowns and wait for them. I'm telling you. If you don't do something soon, that cripple is going to control your son."

"Long Yuwen, why are you telling me this? What do you expect me to do? It's not like anyone in this house ever takes me seriously."

"Aunt Qin, you shouldn't say that. No matter who calls themselves Brother Tian's wife, as long as you don't accept her, what status will she have?"

"That's right, Aunt Qin. Brother Tian is still your son. As his mother, you have the right to decide his future wife."

"Aunt Qin, don't worry. You're not alone. You still have us to back you up."

Qing Yue felt her hands turn clammy. She hadn't even stepped through the Long Mansion door, and already, she had a long line of haters ravenously waiting for her.

"Yue'er, I'm here."

The voice was cold and grim, and Qing Yue even detected a faint hint of disgust when he spoke. But the reassuring words and his firm grip on her shoulder made her nervous heart settle.

That's right.

Even if this was the Long Mansion, she wasn't alone.

"Um!"

The two walked around the fountain and just happened to appear before another female opened her mouth.

"Brother! You're here!" Long Yuwen's face immediately lit up when she saw the figure of her brother. But the moment her gaze fell on the woman strolling in a wheelchair beside him, her smile vanished.

Fu**! Why is this ugly cripple paired with my outstanding brother!?

The other females were in a similar fix. The instant they saw Long Tian, their eyes lit up as bright as the stars. But the moment they caught sight of the cripple beside him, their eyes went dark.

Long Tian and Qing Yue arrived before the group of women. Standing in front, was a beautiful woman in a fashionable knee-length, tight white dress.

Although she didn't look anywhere above 30 years old, the elegance and pride with which she carried herself wasn't one to be overlooked.

"Mother." Long Tian gave a slight nod to the woman who was his mother.

"Tian Tian, what took you so long." Her face bloomed like the first flower of spring as she smiled and came forward to grab her son's shoulders.

Qing Yue was treated like air.

Long Tian's mother, Yi Qin, had always disliked her since she was a child. And now that she was an ugly cripple, Qing Yue figured her original dislike must've turned to hate.

Not taking offense at her attitude, she leaned back in her chair and leisurely looked around for her Uncle Long.

But he wasn't present. That explained why the women dared to talk trash about her.

"And you must be Li Qing Yue, right? Heh...I must say. Your face is quite thick."

"Otherwise? With such an appearance, do you think any woman would've had the guts to stand next to Brother Tian?"

"Thanks to someone, I now see how important it is to have a thick face."

"Only a thick face wouldn't burn to stand in front of the great sun."

Four women in exquisite designer clothes stood out and scornfully sneered as they looked down on Qing Yue.

The moment she saw their stance; crossed arms, raised heads, and condescending expressions, Qing Yue felt her heart pound in her chest.

Oh...the image was so agonizingly familiar to the one of her previous life, that for a split second, she thought she was having a nightmare during the daytime.

But then, her husband's hand fell on her shoulder and the warmth seeping into her body snapped her back to her senses.

Qing Yue blinked and focused on the four women. Proud, rich, arrogant, and overconfident.

From the malicious glare in their eyes, she didn't need to be told they held secret feelings for her husband.

She realized that she wasn't having a nightmare.

She was living the nightmare.

Great...not a period of multiple wives, but multiple women still pin for my husband.

"If you don't burn under the sun, it means you won't suffer in pain and die of radiation. To be so well protected and shielded, thick faces really are great."

As Li Qing Yue, the noble daughter of Li Chen, she couldn't allow herself to fall weak before a bunch of jealous women.