The Seventh Miserable Bride

Chapter 146

The aura suddenly changed and it felt like the temperature had dropped to subzero. Lily could feel the murderous stare in front of her even without raising her head.

After a long silence, Claudine asked with a trembling voice, "Don't tell me you're going to marry this woman."

"Yes, it's her."

Slap!

Claudine slapped her son across his face, completely frightening Lily. Lily covered her mouth in shock and didn't even dare to breathe.

The woman in front of her who might become her mother- in- law was so scary. She was the embodiment of 'looks could kill'.

"Are you taking revenge on me? Are you trying to avenge Yasmine by marrying such an improper woman? Marriage is not child's play. Not any random dirty woman can become my daughter-in- law!!"

Claudine's eyes were wide with anger, and she looked a thousand times more terrible than the evil mother-in-laws of legends. Lily couldn't even react to her hurtful words because she was completely shocked by the fierce look.

"My life is in my own hands. You can't decide who I marry. I came here today as a courtesy to inform you and not to ask for your permission. Now that I have informed you, we are leaving."

With that, Scott stood up, pulled Lily-who was in a petrified state — close to him, and strode towards the door.

"Stop!"

Claudine roared hysterically. "I promise you that I won't oppress Yasmine anymore. Stay far away from this woman now!"

"Do you think I'm going to believe you?"

Scott asked sarcastically as he dragged Lily out of the house.

"I'll count to three. If you don't stop, I'll disown you!"

Lily was stunned and she tried to stay, but Scott turned a deaf ear to her protests and continued to drag her through the door of the apartment.

Claudine chased after him. "I don't agree. I definitely will not agree! Without my permission, you may not marry this woman!" she roared.

Hearing this, Scott suddenly stopped. With indifference, he turned around and asked coldly, "Did you get my permission when you got divorced?"

That he kept silent didn't mean that he didn't care. A child whose mother abandoned him when he was eight years old had every right to hate her.

Lily could tell that Scott was in a bad mood. After struggling for a long time, she said cautiously, "You don't have to quarrel with your mother over me. If your mother doesn't like me, then you should marry somebody that she approves of." Scott was silent as he frowned.

"I'm being a little full of myself. You were arguing with your mother over Yasmine, so who the hell am I..."This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.

"I think you'd better think about the marriage again. Your mother is right. Marriage is not child's play. There are many ways to stop her from hurting Yasmine, and you don't have to pay for it with your happiness."

Lily talked endlessly. Finally, Scott couldn't stand it anymore. He stopped the car with a whoosh, held her face, and leaned over to kiss her without warning.

At that moment, she felt the world spin. But at the same time, it was as if the end of the world was coming.

Lily's mind went blank. She looked at the man — whom she had secretly loved for two years—in front of her in shock. This can't be a dream because his breath was so warm against her face.

Scott let go of her and panted, saying, "That was the only way to shut you up, so please forgive my abruptness."

He started the engine again and continued to drive. The kiss was really effective, because she didn't say another word for the rest of the way.

She hadn't expected Claudine to find her the next day.

They sat in a cafe opposite the school where Lily waited for Claudine to speak. Claudine stared at her for a while and said, "So annoying." Her stubbornness surfaced. Lily raised her head and said, "If you have nothing else to say, I'll go back. I'm supposed to be working now."

"Leave my son."

Claudine didn't mince her words. Lily snorted sarcastically. "If I disagree, will you throw a check at me?"

"You wish! I don't need to waste my money on a person like you."

Lily took a deep breath and told herself not to get angry. She slowly took a 100 dollar bill from her wallet and shouted at the waiter, "Bill, please."

Just as she was about to leave, she heard Claudine's warning. "Don't say that I didn't warn you. If you marry my son, I'll make you suffer for the rest of your life."

"Don't worry. I'll keep your son far away from you so that you won't have to see him again."

Claudine watched Lily disappear and she almost fainted in anger.

The days without work were boring. Yasmine stayed at home every day and when she thought that there was no bright future, tears began to flow from her eyes.

That day, she browsed through an online maternity forum and accidentally saw a post about praying for children. Suddenly, a superstitious idea flashed through her mind: 'Why don't I go to the Imperial Mountain to beg for a child?' Her mother- in- law always said that the Buddha was ever-present at Mount Emperor and always showed his magic. Although she didn't believe that, going for a walk was preferable to the boring life at home.

She was really depressed.

After making up her mind, she set off and didn't tell her family that she was going to the mountain alone.

The Imperial Mountain was a gorgeous sight at any time of the day. There were more vivid scenes at the top of the mountain than at the foot of the mountain. Yasmine saw all kinds of products being sold including snacks and toys. In the past, she would not have paid attention to these stalls, because she was an elegant woman. She was unlike those little girls who liked to play.

But now, she was not what she used to be. She was not a complete woman now and wasn't elegant anymore. She walked through the crowd and looked even sillier than the little girls. She would stay

for a long time when she saw something she was interested in, but then she wouldn't buy anything and would just walk away silently in the end.

She went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony and knelt down in front of the statue of the Goddess of Childbirth. She prayed sincerely, "I'm willing to exchange ten years of my life for a healthy child. From now on, I will not hope for anything else."

Tears dripped on the floor of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and the eyes of the deity statues were on her. If there were any gods and goddesses in the heaven, then please give her a child. This was her only and final wish for the rest of her life.

After praying, Yasmine came out of the temple. It was very lively outside. Listening to the voices around her, her mood finally lifted.

"I'll cure your sicknesses! I've seen all kinds of difficult diseases, and I've treated and healed every single one of them!"

Yasmine heard the shouts and she fixed her attention on an old man who was over 70 years old. She squatted in front of the old man and looked at the sign in front of him. He claimed to treat all kinds of skin diseases, stomach diseases, heart diseases, liver disease, kidney disease, and infertility.

"Infertility?" Yasmine was suddenly stunned. She asked blankly, "Can you cure infertility?"

The old man nodded with a smile. "Yes. Do you want me to treat you?"

"How are you going to treat it?"

The old man pointed at a pile of herbs behind him. "Of course. Get treated with traditional medicine."

She pondered for a few seconds, smiled bitterly, and turned around to leave.

"Hey, girl, don't you want to be treated?"

"You can't cure me," Yasmine replied gloomily.

"If you think I'm blowing my own horn, my grandpa was the most popular imperial physician of his time. There was nothing that he couldn't cure. Don't look down on me and my little stall. In fact, I don't want to treat people who don't believe in me. Our medical skills have been passed down from generation to generation. I am confident that I can cure diseases that technology cannot cure. Of course, that depends on whether you believe me or not." If it was the past, Yasmine would have left without looking back. But now, she was curious mainly because of her desperation. There was nothing to lose by believing. Believing gave her a little hope.

Occasionally, she would read books about the ancient warriors' abilities. Furthermore, she felt like she could trust the old man in front of her.

"Well, would you take a look?"

"Please take a seat, young lady."

The old man pointed at the stool next to her feet. When Yasmine sat down, he said, "Give me your right hand."

Yasmine stretched out her right hand and he began to feel her pulse with a serious expression. "Miss, your uterus is not well developed."

His words stirred up a storm in Yasmine's heart. She was shocked and asked, "How did you know that?"

The old man smiled and said, "If I don't know it, how am I supposed to cure you?"

Her dejected heart started to spring back to life. A doctor who didn't need advanced technology to detect the problem with her uterus felt like a god to her.

"Do you think it can be cured?"

"It's not a big problem."

The old man finished the diagnosis of her pulse and said seriously, "Traditional doctors think that this ailment often starts with kidney deficiency when it is congenital. Perhaps it is due to lack of nutrition, or long-term illness through blood loss. Perhaps the uterus lost its nutrition and nourishment. It takes nutrition and blood to develop the uterus. Ideally, the kidney's essence would rush into the blood. So, if the kidney's formation is irregular and it's congenital, the deficiency of the blood could cause kidney damage, and the lack of a properly-functioning kidney, in turn, affects the development of your uterus."

Yasmine listened to him and nodded urgently. "If you can cure my disease, I will definitely thank you with wealth in the future."

"A doctor's heart is a parents' heart. Young lady, your trust in me is the best reward I can ask for. I'll get the medicine for you now, and you can take it punctually when you get back."

The old man turned around and took a plastic bag. He grabbed the herbs from the black and dirty bags, and there was a label on each bag. He took it and said, "I'll give you a prescription later. From now on, you can go to Asian herbal stores to buy herbs according to the prescription I gave you. You can sleep together while you are taking this medication, but you can't take other medicine, otherwise there might be side effects."