Chapter 328: Female Beauty (4)

Jing Chuchu was stunned, a blush rising on her face. She shook her head and said, "How could such a wealthy family like the Shangshu Mansion marry someone like me who came from a humble background?"

"But Young Master Sun truly loves Miss." Taoyuan's words were a bit blunt, but Jing Chuchu wasn't angry at all. Instead, she seemed delighted. Taoyuan continued, "It would be wonderful if Young Master Sun became the son-in-law of the Jing family. Compared to the Second Young Master, Young Master Sun loves Miss like a jewel. If she were to marry him, Young Master Sun would hold Miss in his arms."

"Stop talking." Jing Chuchu suddenly interrupted her: "Since I have chosen the Shen family, there is no point in talking about Master Sun anymore." As she spoke, she felt a little sad.

Chen Yuan and Jing Chuchu weren't close to begin with, and the previous incident had further antagonized her. The more she compared them, the more she remembered Sun Cainan's kindness. Sun Cainan was handsome, generous, and gentle and considerate to her. It would be a lie to say she wasn't moved. Besides, people always cling to what they can't have. Tao Yuan's words were like ants crawling across Jing Chuchu's heart, making it tingle and numb.

"Miss..." Taoyuan hesitated. "Miss, you might as well go meet with Master Sun. Master Sun knows about this, but he doesn't know the true story. It would be bad if he misunderstood you. If we talk about it, he'll only feel sorry for you. It's rare to meet someone as kind as Master Sun in your lifetime. He must be very sad if you do this." Taoyuan said, "The last time we met, Master Sun said he wanted to give you that dragonfly jewel hairpin."

Hearing this, Jing Chuchu's eyes moved. What impressed her most about Sun Cainan was the endless supply of gifts he sent her. For Jing Chuchu, this was enough. If she could marry Chen Yuan and still have Sun Cainan obsessed with her, her vanity would be greatly satisfied.

After thinking for a long while, Jing Chuchu finally said with a determined look, "What you said makes sense. I should explain it to him."

"But the young lady is now engaged to the second young master, and this matter cannot be seen by outsiders." Taoyuan said, "Why not leave it to me? I will find a deserted place. Then the young lady can talk to Master Sun clearly, and it will be considered that I have not let him down."

Jing Chuchu nodded.

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Chen Yuan strode into the yard, veins throbbing on his forehead.

These days, he's been subjected to strange looks from everyone. It's not like others can't see that Chen Yuan was being schemed against. At least, it's not like he's been drunk and sleeping with someone's daughter is new to Dingjing City. Whether intentional or not, it's been seen many times over the years. What everyone's concerned about is how a young talent like Chen Yuan could fall prey to such crude and direct tactics from a woman in the harem?

In particular, this time it seems to be related to the Shen family's stupid daughter.

Although Fu Xiuyi hadn't blamed him, his attitude towards him had cooled considerably over the past few days. It was simple: Chen Yuan was Fu Xiuyi's confidant, secretly nurturing him, but one day, he would have to step out into the open. With this stain, Fu Xiuyi would also be embarrassed. For someone as demanding as Fu Xiuyi, Chen Yuan's mistake was truly infuriating.

Chen Yuan himself was also very frustrated. After being treated as a joke, he had to marry Jing Chuchu, a woman with only good looks. Everyone knew that Jing Chuchu was a vulgar woman from a poor family who only cared about money and not people, and yet he wanted to marry such a woman. Even if a young lady from an official family fell in love with him in the future, she would not marry into this family and be ridiculed.