Chapter 21 He Has That mind, But No Courage.

The man lowered his head and dared not speak anymore.

At the female table, those women changed their attitudes to Elizabeth, especially Jingrou. She thought that Elizabeth was useless other than pretending to be the eldest sister, while she also had high emotional intelligence.

Jingmo also sat at the male table, and sat at the opposite of Elizabeth.

When Elizabeth saw his stern appearance, she felt gradually sorrowful, and couldn't eat calmly. Accidentally, the hot soup dripped on her cheongsam, making her shiver.

"What?" Johnny noticed her panic, and said coldly: "Is there anyone you know? Your breathing is messed up."

"No." Elizabeth felt terrible about Johnny’s keen hearing, but calmly said: "I see that man who made you lose face has been watching me, I don't know if he is..."

Johnny said lightly: "He has that mind, but no courage."

"Fine." Elizabeth seemed relieved to hear his words, and let his hand go. They had long been holding hands so that her hand was sweaty. "I'll tidy the cheongsam. It’s quite expensive."

Johnny didn’t speak, but just ate.

Knowing he had acquiesced, Elizabeth asked the servant where the bathroom was, and then left the living room.

The bathroom was on the other side of the garden, which was European style. There were toilets and washbasins, on which there were blooming and refreshing lilies.

Elizabeth washed her hands and just about to go out. She vaguely heard footsteps outside, and it seemed a few people were talking at the door.

A servant said: "I just delivered soup to the Master Lu’s table, and saw the Master Lu only talked to the second young master, but not the eldest young master from beginning to end. Do you think Lu family will be in charge by the second young master in the future?"

"Yes!" Another servant said with a bit disdain, "It doesn’t matter how great the eldest young master is as a Colonel? After all, his mother is just a concubine, and Master Lu never married her. Even though the eldest young master is Master Lu’s eldest son, but his mother is a concubine. While the second young master's mother is the cousin of princess in the late Qing Dynasty, and she is so excellent. Therefore, the Lu Family will belong to the second young master sooner or later."

"Well, the eldest young master is also pitiful. His mother was with poor background, and Master Lu dislike him."

"..."

The servants might have things to do, and they gossiped for a few minutes and left quickly .

After they left, Elizabeth opened the door and walked out.

On the way back, thinking of the servants' words, and their same sufferings, she suddenly felt distressed.

In this chaotic era, power was everything. An ambitious man wanted to marry a woman who could help him. While her mother was useless for her father, so she was forced to divorce.

And Johnny's mother was with poor background, and never married by his father until she died, and others even label him as ‘an illegitimate child’. Maybe he was resentful?

They were in the same boat.

Elizabeth walked faster to go back for accompanying Johnny. Suddenly a black shadow rushed out from behind, covering her nose and mouth, and dragging her into the flowering shrubs.

"Hmm!" Elizabeth struggled desperately, but their strengths were very different.

It was dense over the flowering shrubs, and the man dragged her into the most hidden place, where the servants couldn't see.

The man was afraid of Elizabeth screaming, and he still clutched her nose and mouth, and put his whole body against her back, "Sister-in-law, didn't you go abroad with your lover, why did you come back again? My eldest brother forced you?"

His breaths were sprayed on Elizabeth's cheeks, with a turbid alcohol, making Elizabeth nauseous.

Since calling her sister-in-law, it must be Huaian Lu, the third son of Lu Family!

Elizabeth struggled, trying to let him go.

Huaian refused, leaning close to her neck and sniffing her fragrance, and said: "What if I let you go, and you angrily call someone to come over?"

As he said, his other hand was still touching her casually.

"Just now when you came in with my eldest brother, I didn't recognize you! People are getting older and older, but you are getting younger and younger, like a young girl. Do you know how much I want to strip off this cheongsam from you?"

He spoke boldly to tease Elizabeth, then he lifted the cheongsam and touched Elizabeth's leg. The calloused hand made Elizabeth feel sick and scared, that she bit him severely.

Huaian had to let her go in pain, and Elizabeth took the chance to run away from him and backed away, watching Huaian warily.

The third son of Lu Family had the same flirting and dissolute personality as his look!

"You, what are you doing!" Seeing Huaian blocking the only exit, Elizabeth clutched the cheongsam tightly with both hands, and said sharply: "I am your sister-in-law, believe it or not, Johnny will kill you if he knows it!"

Huaian seemed a little worried when hearing the name, but sooner he smiled playfully: "Sister-in-law, you are too much. Anyway we have slept, you just fell out so quickly?"

"Don't defame me!" Although she was not the eldest sister, but was angry when she heard such a shameful thing, "I don't know you at all! If you let me go judiciously, I won't tell it to Johnny."

Huaian didn't take it seriously, looking for an opportunity and threw her directly into the grass.

"Okay, go ahead and let my elder brother know that you are a slut." Huaian laughed, pressed her legs tightly and unbuttoned her cheongsam.

"Let go...um!" Elizabeth struggled, wanting to call for help, but Huaian quickly gagged her mouth with a handkerchief.

"Sister-in-law, my eldest brother becomes blind, so how do you make love?" Huaian said more and more shamelessly, "Can he make you comfortable? Is he better than me?"