The Birth Of A Villainess

Whilst walking around the Qu residence with the three men, Lin Xiaofei couldn't stop feeling weird. Being surrounded by strange men whom she had just met today and them treating her like she was a part of their lives for years was uncomfortable yet also pleasant.

All her life she was treated with scorn and all the people that tried to get closer to her were the ones who had schemes in their minds and wanted to gain something out from her. Despite the fact she knew that Lin Xiaofei still let them stand beside her not because she wanted them to be there even after knowing their intentions.

It was just that she had no choice in the matter.

When she was an imperial concubine, she needed people whom she could use anytime. People who could be her alibi when someone framed her and people whose influence she could use against her enemies.

Even until now, even though she was a member of the venerated Lin family, she was still looked upon with scornful looks and mocking eyes. But all this was because of the previous Lin Xiaofei's stupid actions which were all manipulated by the people who wanted her to act like a fool.

But now, these men who claimed themselves to be her husband's sworn brothers were totally different from all the people who have approached her.

"Sister-in-law, I can see that you are a good young lady quite the opposite of our brother, Qu Xing Xu. We can only ask of you to be patient and tolerant with our brother if he ever did something wrong." Jiang Sheng tried to speak to her as they walked toward the pavilion.

Lin Xiaofei glanced at him silently before saying, "Qu Xing Xu has been a good husband to me, Brother Jiang Sheng."

"Aiyo!" Qi Yandi interrupted and slapped his thigh with his hand as he said, "Don't let Qu Xing Xu's good manners fool you, Sister Xiaofei. That man is craftier and sneakier than you think!"

"Really?"

"Yes! He could even fool the world if he tried to. He's a ruthless cunning fool." Qi Yandi thoughtfully said as if he could see images of him being made a fool out of by Qu Xing Xu in the past.

"Isn't that right, Brother Xuan?" Qi Yandi suddenly turned to Ni Zixuan who was walking silently and carefully watching the scenery.

Ni Zixuan nodded mindlessly and said, "Yes… Qu Xing Xu is indeed a scary fellow if he's pissed off."

Lin Xiaofei's curiosity was suddenly stoked by them as she kept listening.

"Have you ever seen him upset and angry?" Lin Xiaofei asked. She had never seen Qu Xing Xu pissed off by something. She had never seen him get angry about anything at all. He would always wear that smirk on his lips.

Ni Zixuan glanced at Qi Yandi and Jiang Sheng who was also looking at him. He then responded lightly, "Once or twice. We've seen him when he was angry."

"When was it? And how was he when he's angry?" Lin Xiaofei continued to ask them since they were the ones who knew her husband more than she does.

Suddenly, the air in the atmosphere stilled and thinned as the three men went completely silent. Her maids might have not noticed it as they continued to sneak a glance at the three, but Lin Xiaofei and Shen Mo were different.

As a trained guard, Shen Mo noticed that the three's mood suddenly turned quieter and thick as if a dark curtain fell on top of them. On the other hand, Lin Xiaofei was sensitive to other people's behavior. Hence, she noticed that not only did the three of them strangely silent when she asked them.

They were frightened.

But what could be so frightening about Qu Xing Xu that these three men even find it terrifying?

Before today, Lin Xiaofei told herself from time to time that she wouldn't try to find out things that Qu Xing Xu wanted to hide or things about him until he, himself, would confide in her. But these only made her think that she doesn't know Qu Xing Xu that much as a person.

She only knew basic things that she had witnessed him do and say, and what the people were saying about him.

However, that was all.

"He's terrifying… to the point that you'd think that he is more frightening when angry than death."

Lin Xiaofei snapped out of her thoughts as she heard Jiang Sheng say to her side. More than death? Was Qu Xing Xu scarier than death? She couldn't imagine it.

"Anyway, where are we going?" Jiang Sheng changed the topic before it could even go further.

He was smiling at her and Lin Xiaofei couldn't do anything about it since he was already changing the topic and so, she answered, "Qu Xing Xu made preparations to eat in the West Pavilion to have a bit of change."

They walked together and continued talking about other things. Lin Xiaofei didn't try to go back to the topic where this three deemed Qu Xing Xu more frightening than death since it looked like that the three would rather not speak of it.

After some time, they all arrive at their destination. It was a wide garden that had white tuberoses that sprouted from the ground. The grassy field made the air smell earthly and felt like spring. Butterflies that had colorful wings could be seen flying around like children playing around in a playground as they jumped around.

But that wasn't what stole their breaths. It was the fact that the pavilion was actually mounted atop a large pond that was connected by a stone bridge. The tilting edges of the roof and the elegance the pavilion brought to their eyes were outstanding.

And the finishing touch of it was the man who was standing in the middle of the pavilion with his hands on his back as he had his back to them. There was also a stone table full of delicacies and mouthwatering dishes served on plates.