Chapter 461: Zhu Kun

"What kind of nonsense are you spouting?" Zhu Kun was furious when he heard Qiao Tingyan’s accusation. He raised his hand and curled his fingers into a fist. "Do you think that I will not hit you!?"

He had just come to deliver a few things at his aunt’s home. Who would have thought that he would find a woman being bullied by a man? He just came to stop the man because he couldn’t stand a woman being bullied.

How could a good deed end up being an evil one?

Qiao Tingyan pursed his lips and turned silent at once. He was filled with anger but he didn’t dare to lose his temper at the man. The man was too strong and steady when compared to him.

Even Han Xuehan was stunned when she saw Zhu Kun. The last time she saw him was when she was about to get married. Though it had been so many years, the man was still the same. Burning with the same passion for justice.

"Zhu Kun, he is my husband." Han Xuehan was worried that Zhu Kun would beat Qiao Tingyan to death. What was more, she was already past thirty, and Zhu Kun was older than her by three years, which means that he might already be married.

She couldn’t see him getting into trouble because of her.

What would his wife say? Just look at Qiao Tingyan. She didn’t even do anything, and yet the man was already jumping to conclusions about her having an affair. What if Zhu Kun’s wife also had the same misunderstanding as Qiao Tingyan? She didn’t want to cause any harm to Zhu Kun.

When Zhu Kun heard that Qiao Tingyan was Han Xuehan’s husband, he paused in his actions. A flash of disappointment showed for a moment in his eyes before he pursed his lips and let go of the man.

He scoffed when he saw Qiao Tingyan dropping onto the ground like a pile of cards. Seeing him fall like a piece of trash, Zhu Kun could not understand what Uncle Han saw in him. This man was simply too immature and weak.

Not to mention arrogant and selfish.

"Get lost." Zhu Kun kicked Qiao Tingyan in the shin, causing the man to wince in pain.

Though Qiao Tingyan was upset, he still got up from the ground and then scampered away from there. Zhu Kun watched him go and snorted in disgust. This man was such a coward. He didn’t even do anything to him, and yet Qiao Tingyan was scared out of his wits.

Zhu Kun waited for Qiao Tingyan to go away and only then did he turn to look at Han Xuehan. When his gaze turned to Han Xuehan, his expression became complicated. It had been many years since the two of them had met, but even now Zhu Kun couldn’t believe that the woman in front of him had changed so much.

When he saw Han Xuehan the last time, the woman was prettier than most of the women in the village. But now she was nothing less than a sallow-faced woman. There was no flesh on her bones and she looked like she was on the verge of fainting at any moment.

The more Zhu Kun looked at her, the more he felt like he had never seen the woman in front of him. It was like he knew the woman, but he had never seen her.

It was a weird feeling.

It was like meeting a known stranger.

"How are you doing?" Those words barely left Zhu Kun’s mouth, and he was filled with regret. Looking at Han Xuehan’s condition, one could see what was going on in her life. How could she even be in good condition? Looking at the kind of man her husband was, Zhu Kun wondered how many times that man had beaten him.

When he thought about how Han Xuehan was beaten by that bastard, Zhu Kun felt like slapping himself on the face. What was he even thinking? Did she look like she was living a good life?

"I am doing well." Even Han Xuehan felt embarrassed after saying that lie. She was almost beaten up by her husband and yet she dared to say that she was doing well. If a lie could feel embarrassing, then there was a good chance that it would have felt ashamed.

Zhu Kun didn’t say anything. He simply shook his head and said, "Let’s go. I will take you to your home. I have no idea whether your husband is gone for good or not. There is always a chance that he might come back. You might as well come with me unless you want to be dragged away by that man."

"You don’t have to." Han Xuehan raised her hands and waved them immediately. She didn’t want to repay kindness with enmity. She immediately shook her head and said, "I can’t possibly do that. Your wife might misunderstand us."

Just how Qiao Tingyan had misunderstood her.

Zhu Kun heard her response and his expression turned complicated. After a pause, he said, "Don’t worry, I don’t have a wife."

Though Han Xuehan didn’t understand what Zhu Kun’s expression meant, she still held herself back from saying anything. Anyway, whether Zhu Kun was married or not, it had nothing to do with her.

She nodded and followed Zhu Kun to her grandmother’s home.

"Then I will go home." Zhu Kun was not much of a talker. He didn’t say much throughout the entire journey.

And upon reaching Old Madam Han’s house, he calmly smiled at Han Xuehan and bid goodbye to her.

However, just as he turned around, Han Xuehan called him from behind. "Wait a second, Brother Zhu."

Though Han Xuehan had no idea what Zhu Kun was doing here, she was grateful that he had come to rescue her when she needed his help. If not for him, she would be in a lot of trouble.

She walked inside the old house and brought back a few blue crabs that Han Ruochen had caught a few days ago. "Here, thank you for helping me earlier."

Since the man had helped her, she couldn’t take advantage of him.