The Three Spirit Stones

Chapter 116 Centrifugation

The word divorce irritated Cheng Yu. He said, "Don't bring your ideas here. This is the Song Dynasty. It's normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines."

"You've been brainwashed by the ideas over there, what with cheating and divorce, a teapot should be paired with several teacups,"

These words made Ah Cai even angrier, and she yelled,

"You are the teapot and I am not the teacup. If you want to find a teacup, don't look for me."

Cheng Yu also became more angry. He said angrily, "Why are you so fierce? Do you look like a woman?"

"Is there any woman who dares to treat her husband like you? I am the Marquis of the Song Dynasty, so what if I play with a few women? You can be willful and capricious at ordinary times, but do you have to get so angry over such a small matter?"

Ah Cai was so angry at his words that she fumed. She sneered and said through gritted teeth, "Okay, it's no big deal for you to play with a few women, then let's play together."

"There are a lot of handsome boys in my school. They are as good-looking and fit as you, and they are much younger than you."

"Just wait till you get cuckolded,"

What kind of wolf-tiger words is this?

How could a woman say such outrageous words in public?

Now it was Cheng Yu's turn to be furious. His face instantly turned the color of liver. The finger he pointed at her was shaking. He gritted his teeth and said, "You, you, you dare~?!!"

"What am I afraid of?"

"I will show you tomorrow."

After saying that, she turned and left.

"Stop right there, Cheng Acai, Cheng Acai,"

Cheng Yu yelled at her from behind, but Ah Cai ignored his words and walked away without looking back.

He was so angry that he punched the stone statue at the door, breaking it into pieces. He then walked around the yard in a rage with his hands on his hips for a few times, and finally chased after him in big strides.

Everyone in the room looked at each other in fear. They had never seen the Marquis get so angry.

Yuechan ordered everyone not to spread what happened tonight. If she knew who was gossiping about it, she would punish them severely.

After dismissing everyone, she went to her mother-in-law, Mrs. Cheng, alone.

Yelu Yuan returned to Tingya Pavilion, and after dismissing the servants, Qin Gu asked with lingering fear,

"Princess, why is this Madam Cai so bold as to confront the Marquis like this?"

Yelu Yuan told her about Ah Cai's situation. Qin Gu pondered for a moment and said, "This woman is really amazing. She can actually help the Marquis build such a big family business!"

"But she took advantage of her favor and became spoiled. She humiliated the Marquis in front of so many people. If she still treats the Marquis with the same attitude as before, it would be a big mistake. When a man becomes successful, what he needs is the admiration of women, not for them to tell him what to do."

"It's extremely irrational for her to behave like this tonight,"

After listening to Qin Gu's analysis, Yelu Yuan laughed. She said, "Cheng Acai is famous for her bad temper. She relies on the favor of the Marquis and doesn't care about anyone. Otherwise, she wouldn't have the reputation of being the number one female slut in the capital."

"Then... do we need to think of a way to help her get angry and make the Marquis hate her even more?"

Yelu Yuan thought about it, shook his head and said, "No need."

"Although she has a bad temper, she is not a threat to us for now. Moreover, she is indeed a rare genius. Cheng's Industry has achieved such brilliant success because of her. I really can't bear to see such a person end up like this."

Yelu Yuan will probably be grateful for his love for Ah Cai today.

With Cheng Yu's temper, if he knew that she had ill intentions towards Ah Cai, he would definitely punish her after finding the Tianshu Stone, because no matter how they quarreled, it was their own business, just like tonight, even if Ah Cai made him furious, he would not touch her at all.

But if someone was trying to sow discord between them, wouldn't he, a shrewd man who has lived for more than a thousand years, be able to fail to see it?

……

On the quiet street in the dead of night, a carriage was moving aimlessly.

Ah Cai originally wanted to return to her school residence, but the city gates were closed and they could not get out. She also did not want to return to the Marquis's Mansion, so she had to ask the coachman to stroll around Bianjing City and wait until dawn to return.

She had fallen asleep in the carriage, and Cheng Yu followed her on horseback.

No matter how much we quarrel, her safety is the most important.

After walking for a few hours, it was already daybreak and more and more people were walking on the road. The driver estimated that the city gate was open and drove the carriage out of the city.

After leaving the city, Cheng Yu rode forward to stop the carriage. He called Dongmei out and got into the carriage. Seeing Ah Cai's small body curled up on the seat, Dongmei covered her with a blanket. Cheng Yu woke her up as soon as he came in. She sat up and the blanket fell off.

He quickly helped her put the blanket back on and said, "It's easy to catch a cold when you just wake up."

But she didn't appreciate it and pulled the blanket away with one hand.

Cheng Yu sighed and said helplessly, "You little girl, why do you have such a bad temper?"

Ah Cai crossed her hands in front of her chest, was silent for a while and said seriously, "According to biology, monogamy is against human nature. In order to reproduce the species, nature has made male genes tend to be polygamous. The desire to have multiple sexual partners is the most primitive desire of men."

Cheng Yu was a little confused after hearing these words, and thought, does she understand me?

Then, I heard her say, "So, I don't believe you when you say you will never play with women again."

Cheng Yu: ...

"Sometimes I wonder, what is the nature of your love for me?"

"Marriage? Not likely,"

"You and Yuechan are like a real couple. You have a tacit understanding and complement each other. She is very mature and can endure humiliation for the sake of the overall situation."

"I guess she must know that you were messing around in the mansion, or maybe everyone knows, but you just won't tell me."

Cheng Yu wanted to explain, but didn't know what to say?

Ah Cai continued, "I always thought that you raised me from childhood, and we should have a love like father and daughter."

"I thought about this question again last night, and finally understood the nature of your love for me."

"that is……,"

"The love that an owner has for his pet,"

This sentence really frightened Cheng Yu. He looked at Ah Cai in disbelief and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? You said I treat you as a pet?"

She continued expressionlessly, "Don't get excited yet, let me analyze it with you slowly."

"From childhood to adulthood, whenever I lost my temper, you would always coax me. As long as you could coax me into being good, that was enough. Children, after all, would be obedient if you coaxed them. All you had to do was coax them."

"It wasn't until Lu Wuchen showed up that I realized that his attitude towards the same problem was completely different from yours,"

"He never coaxes me. He will analyze things with me seriously and break them down clearly to me."

"He never gave me perfunctory advice. In order to help me understand the social rules of the Song Dynasty, he took me all over the city of Bianjing."

"The docks, markets, casinos, brothels, places where the lower classes live, places where the rich and powerful socialize... He showed me all kinds of people, made me realize how complicated human nature is, and made me realize how simple my life has been all along."

"He said that it is not important to suffer a loss, but it is important to know that you have suffered a loss and not be sold out and still help others count their money."

"He also taught me a lot of survival skills, such as making fire, cooking, and finding water. He said that I don't have to do these things on a regular basis, but I have to learn them because life is unpredictable. When you have no one to rely on, at least you can survive on your own,"

The more Cheng Yu listened, the more shocked he became. He now understood why Ah Cai was so attached to Lu Wuchen.

"Look, you never told me all of this. As long as I can stay alive and healthy, that's all. As for my ideals and pursuits, they are not important at all. Isn't this the attitude of a master towards his pet?"

Cheng Yu opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

"I studied for 16 years, took one test after another, surpassed my peers one after another, and finally went to the best university,"

"The four years at university were the happiest time of my life. There were like-minded classmates, experienced professors, and laboratories with the most complete facilities,"

"Do you know how fulfilling it is when we come up with an experimental result?"

“How exciting is it to work together with so many classmates and mentors?”

"...but overnight, everything was gone, even the job I had worked so hard to get was gone,"

At this point, she choked up.

"But it doesn't matter, don't I still have you?"

"I once thought that we were each other's only one,"

“But now I realize…,”

"No, actually. I am not the only one. I can be replaced."

Hearing this, Cheng Yu suddenly felt an inexplicable pain in his heart.

He wanted to say, it's not what you said, we will always be each other's only ones, but his heart was hurting more and more, and he couldn't help but cover his chest.

"There is a saying that goes, you have many "it"s in your life, but it only has you in its life."

"This sentence describes the relationship between the owner and the pet,"

"You have lived for more than a thousand years, and you will continue to live. There will be countless me in your life, but I only have you in my life."

"Owners are sincere in their love for their pets, just like I was with Cheng Fugui. When he was sick and refused to eat or drink, I was really heartbroken. I would do whatever it takes to get him better."

"If it dies one day, I will definitely be very sad,"

"But time will dilute everything. When I forget about it, I will get another one."

"Look, there is no one in this world who can't live without anyone else!"

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