Chapter 44 - 44 44 A Dark and Windy Night Perfect for Murder

Chapter 44: Chapter 44: A Dark and Windy Night Perfect for Murder Chapter 44: Chapter 44: A Dark and Windy Night Perfect for Murder After instructing Xiao Hu to spread the rumors, Chen Jie went to Doctor Bai’s home.

“Good morning, Jiu Si.”

As soon as he entered, Chen Jie saw Wu Zhong.

Today, Wu Zhong was completely different from yesterday; he looked energetic, his eyes were bright, giving the impression of a man in his young vigor.

He seemed to have returned to his peak state in his thirties.

Seeing Chen Jie now, he felt very affectionate.

“Uncle Zhong, you look great.”

Chen Jie complimented, and Wu Zhong laughed, “Isn’t it? I also feel like I’m looking quite good, haha...”

After a few words, Doctor Bai came out and arranged today’s lessons for Chen Jie, but also left him enough time to practice boxing.

Yesterday, Wu Hong told Doctor Bai that Chen Jie had good aptitude and was a promising candidate for martial arts.

Doctor Bai once served as a resident doctor in the Fishing Guild and knew that the status of a Martial Artist was far higher than that of a doctor, and a doctor skilled in Martial Arts earned even more respect.

If his own bones hadn’t been poor when he was young, he would have learned martial arts too.

Therefore, he was supportive of Chen Jie’s martial arts learning.

Thus, a routine day passed.

In the evening, after finishing dinner, Chen Jie went home. Doctor Bai mentioned to Chen Jie that he had used his one hundred and twenty taels of silver to buy quite a bit of rare herbs, which, once they arrived, could be prepared into medicinal baths to aid his training.

And these medicines would arrive in a day or two.

Chen Jie quickly expressed his gratitude.

After the meal, as usual, Chen Jie took some leftovers home.

Today’s dishes were excellent, featuring braised pork and pure white bread buns.

With Wu Zhong regaining his ‘youthful glow,’ the Bai Family treated it as a joyous occasion and celebrated with braised pork.

So, he brought back half a bowl of braised pork, which Ruirui benefitted from.

“Brother-in-law, it’s delicious!”

Seeing Ruirui with an oily mouth, Chen Jie couldn’t help but pat her head.

Su Yunjin was also very pleased, for Ma Liu’s debt issue had been resolved, and the Bai Family hadn’t made things difficult for Chen Jie’s learning. *Wasn’t life getting better day by day?*

*In another two years, once Chen Jie succeeded in his studies, he could practice medicine independently, and by then, he would be able to earn money.*

*Once the household had an income, it wouldn’t be like a rootless floating plant and could continue steadily.*

*Wasn’t living such an ordinary life quite nice too?*

*He practiced medicine, she cooked for him, and in her free time, she read a book or two. Wasn’t this also very good?*

*She had already begun to yearn for her pastoral life.*

Looking at the two women full of satisfaction, Chen Jie’s eyes were filled with love. *They were truly two easily satisfied women. Had they never dreamed of great wealth and high status?*

*In fact, who didn’t want great wealth and high status? But having experienced enough hardships, they found that a simple life was genuine.*

*Weren’t today’s days a hundred times better than the times when Chen Jie was a lousy gambler?*

*They understood satisfaction, but Chen Jie knew that the world was a place where the strong preyed on the weak. To live well, he had to adapt to the law of the jungle.*

*Just like now, they were content with the current state but did not know that the two demons, Yu Sanliu and Ma Liu, had already set their sights on them.*

*They wanted a simple life, but demons were already lurking around. Only by becoming strong could he protect his family.*

*Having lived two lives, Chen Jie understood one truth.*

*You are what you eat. Suffering brings more suffering. To be human, you have to rise above others!*

“Are you full? If you’re full, then go to sleep.”

Looking at the two girls who had eaten their fill, Ruirui patted her belly and said, “I’m full. The braised pork is really tasty. I wish I could eat it every day.”

Su Yunjin lightly slapped Ruirui, “Dream on. Eating it every day would make you fat.”

Ruirui giggled, “If I could eat braised pork every day, getting fat wouldn’t matter, hehe...”

Listening to the two girls, Chen Jie said, “Hmm, if Ruirui wants to eat braised pork, she should be good and listen. Go to sleep with your sister now.”

“Okay.”

Ruirui nodded, “I’m the most obedient one.”

But Su Yunjin was surprised as she looked at Chen Jie. He seemed unusual today!

Usually, after dinner, he liked to take advantage of her, worried that if she went to sleep with Ruirui too early, he couldn’t tease her.

But today, he was urging her to sleep early.

*Did he have something to hide from her?*

Su Yunjin looked up at Chen Jie and asked, “Husband, do you have something you’re hiding from me?”

“Me? What could I be hiding from you? Don’t let your imagination run wild.”

Su Yunjin said, “Something’s not right. You’re acting strange today.”

“Am I? Ruirui, do you think your brother-in-law is acting strange today?”

Chen Jie asked Ruirui.

“Hmm, what’s strange mean?”

Ruirui thought for a moment and asked a sharp question.

“It means behaving differently from usual.”

Ruirui thought about it and said, “Brother-in-law didn’t cling to sister today...”

Uh, was it that obvious?

Chen Jie frowned, and Su Yunjin looked at him and said, “You do have something you’re hiding from me, right?”

“Can’t I not say?”

Chen Jie asked in return.

Su Yunjin was silent for a moment and then nodded, “You aren’t willing to force me, so how can I force you? You go and do what you need to do. I won’t ask, but you must tell me, is there any danger?”

Chen Jie looked at her, his eyes showing emotion, gently nodded, and said, “There’s no danger, just a small matter. I’ll probably be back before dawn.”

“Alright.”

Su Yunjin nodded and then went to prepare Chen Jie’s outerwear for the evening.

“It’s windy outside. Wear a coat when you go out, so you don’t catch a cold. By the way, when are you leaving?”

“I’m leaving right now.”

“So soon? Okay, then you must be careful. Ruirui and I will wait for you to come back.”

Su Yunjin reminded him, and Chen Jie smiled.

The night was like a hook, a crescent moon hung in the sky, the door of the small Chen family courtyard opened, and Chen Jie, wearing an outer coat, said to Su Yunjin standing at the courtyard gate, “Go back inside, it’s cold outside.”

“After I leave, lock the door, and don’t open it for anyone until I return, okay?”

Chen Jie spoke gently.

Su Yunjin nodded, “I know, don’t worry. We’ll be fine at home. Focus on what you need to do outside and don’t worry about us, lest you get distracted.”

Chen Jie nodded, “I’m off then.”

Su Yunjin waved her hand, “Go on, be careful on the road at night.”

“It’s fine, go back.”

“Okay.”

“Go back, go back.”

Chen Jie walked down the road at night, waved back, telling Su Yunjin to go inside.

The figure gradually disappeared into the night, the moonlight shining on the back of the person traveling far. A silhouette stood under the shadow of the wooden gate, watching the man’s distant back with worry and reluctance.

But she didn’t stop him, nor did she let him pause for her.

The man had supported the family enough; even though she couldn’t do anything for him, she didn’t want to be his burden, much less make him stop for her...

The only thing she could do was to carefully prepare clothes for him when he traveled, prepare hot soup when he came home, and silently pray when he left...

Peace, safety.

Come home early!