Seven Unfortunate Lifetimes (Love You Seven Times)

Chapter 2

I pouted, cleaned my hands on Cui Bi’s skirt again, and helplessly said, ”Alright, alright, I’ll go now.”

I rushed into the living room. My father was sitting on the chair. He took one look at me and sighed helplessly. “I give up, might as well let her be a little wild.”

I tugged at my clothes. I didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Comparing to my clothes from Yue Lao temple, there was so many rules about clothing here. What wasn’t he happy about?

While walking to the General’s mansion, he talked about the past. While I was in my mother’s belly, the General’s wife was also pregnant. The two families had agreed that if we were of the same sex, we would become sisters. If we were the opposite sex, we would be husband and wife. But no one ever had ever thought that the General’s wife would fall, then have a miscarriage. She hadn't been pregnant since then.

I interrupted my father’s affectionate story-telling.

“That isn’t right. A few days ago, I saw the General’s wife. Her belly was really big.”

After saying those words, I started feeling suspicious.

Father Song looked at me affectionately and nodded. “Yes, the General’s wife gave birth to a son today. Yun Xiang, now you can go see what your future husband will look like.”

I looked up and saw the smiling face of my father, which caused my tears to nearly fell out. I asked him, “Have you ever seen a grass mud horse[1. Grass mud horses (Cǎonímǎ)is a play on the words cào nǐ mā which means f*** your mother] ?”

My father was stunned.

I lowered my head, placed my hands over my heart and whispered, “Do you know the emotion when ten thousand mud horses passed by? No … you don’t understand.”

I wiped my tears and looked defeated at my father. “Let’s go take a look.”

When we walked into the General’s mansion, every servant bowed and greeted us. Their happy voice overshadowed my gloomy words. “The bastard who came late.”

The news about the General receiving a son traveled fast. My father and I didn’t sit long in the living room before many officials came with gifts for the General’s son.

While father was busy greeting his colleagues, I sneaked to the backyard. Everyone in the General’s mansion knew me, so no one stopped me. I used the image of an innocent lost child to go to the General’s wife’s chambers. Outside the door, I heard the weak laugh of the General’s wife.

“Ah Liang, our son looks like you.”

The General’s rough voice turned soft like a quiet stream. I almost couldn’t hear what he said. “No, our son looks like you.”

I didn’t let the guards announce my presence and entered the chamber. I hid behind the door and stuck my head out. Beside the General’s wife, there was a tightly wrapped meatball, revealing only his face.

From my angle, I could only see the nose and eyes. I deeply felt that the General and his wife were wrong. He obviously looked like a bun or, better yet, a dumpling. How could they know whom he looked like?

Seeming to sense my presence, the General turned around, looked at me once, smiled, pinched the little bun’s face, and said, “Kid, your blessing isn’t light. You haven’t even opened your eyes yet, but your wife is hiding behind the door and already waiting for you. Why don’t you wake up and take a look?”

After hearing those words, I was embarrassed and couldn’t hide anymore. So I went out very naturally and said, “Greetings, General. Greetings, General’s wife.”

“Little girl, you’re already here, so your father and the others must be waiting. Wife, you take a good rest. I’ll go greet our guests.”

The Lady nodded weakly. The General passed by me and rubbed my head bluntly.

“Girl, go take a look at my son, your husband.”

After saying that, he left.

I ran to the bed and leaned over on the edge of the bed to take a look at this lifetime’s Chu Kong. He was very ugly. I looked up at the General’s wife. I didn’t dare to openly hurt him, so I asked sweetly, “Lady, can I touch him?”

“Of course.”

I stretched out my finger and poked him. Surprisingly, it felt very soft. It was hard to imagine that the red dressed, vicious devil who had beaten my butt possessed the same soul as this little one here.

I was a little surprised. So this was the new life; all from the past life had come to the present. It left people in awe.

Seeing the little bastard’s clenched fists, I curiously poked his fist. I didn’t know that he would open his fist and softly grab my finger in a tight grip. Then he put my finger in his mouth.

I was stunned and dumbfounded. It felt like my heart was also touched by his soft hands. A warm feeling crept in my heart. This little thing was really mystical.

“Yun Xiang, he likes you.”

The General’s wife gently touched his face and asked me gently, “Do you also like him?”

My heart shook a little. I felt that if I were to say ‘I love to bully him’ at a time like this, I would get struck by lightning. So I nodded. “Yes.”

The soft fingers grabbed my finger and put it in his mouth. He began to gently suck on it. I felt like I was not myself, as I had relaxed myself on the couch beside the bed.

I was bewitched and said, “Really like…”

This gently touch was more addictive than the warm wind from the weaver’s girl fan.

“This is really good. From now on, you two can walk hand-in-hand and grow old together.”

She continued slowly. “Although you’re a few years older than him, it’s no big deal. At the moment, you can protect him. In the future, he can protect you…”

This gentle voice floated past my ears. The word ‘husband’ brought me back to reality.

I remembered Emperor Li’s crazy laugh when he walked out of the temple. I couldn’t help but shudder and shook my head. I could clearly see the future play about ‘the wife chasing the husband’ getting nearer. And I, at this time, have let the enemy’s appearance bewitch me!

What a failure, how shameful…

That day, I didn’t know how I got back home. I only knew that my father touched my head at dinner and said, “Yun Xiang, in the future, you need to get along with Hai Kong.”

His expression was like he had already gotten me married.

I asked him, terrified, “What is Hai Kong?”

“Your uncle Lu’s son. You saw him today; do you like him?”

I absently nodded. “Like. Uncle Lu gave him a good name. It has a valiant feeling to it. He’s really the first general I look upon.”

Wasn’t that right? Lu Hai Kong. It had such a domineering  feeling to it.