You Fangying shook her head. "Miss, there's no need to blame yourself. It was an accident. I was walking on the bridge, lost in thought, and I wasn't paying attention when people in a hurry pushed me off the bridge."

Jiang Xuening nodded, accepting this explanation. After all, given Fangying's resilient character, she wouldn't do something so foolish.

Suddenly, she remembered something, and sat down abruptly, pulling up You Fangying's soaked sleeves.

She said in her past life that she was always abused by her family, and she felt so sorry for them that she did it subconsciously.

However, the slender arms exposed to the air, though somewhat thin and dark yellow, were clean and without any scars.

Jiang Xuening's expression stiffened slightly.

Did I remember it wrong again?

Faced with such a rude behavior from a stranger, You Fangying felt quite uncomfortable. If the woman hadn't been a woman, she probably would have already screamed.

Withdrawing her arm, You Fangying half-stood up and gave Jiang Xuening a slight bow, "May I ask your honorable name, young lady? I will repay you in the future."

Jiang Xuening felt a pang of pain in her heart because You Fangying was completely different from how she had been in her previous life. "My surname is Jiang. My father is Jiang Boyou, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. I am the second son in my family."

"So it's Miss Jiang Er. Fangying thanks you again for saving my life, but I've been out for quite a while now, so it's time for me to go back."

Without asking Jiang Xuening for a ride, she got out of the car on her own.

Jiang Xuening instinctively grabbed her wrist. "Fangying, if you're not happy living in the You family, don't force yourself. Give me some time, and I'll definitely find a way to get you out."

Upon hearing this, You Fangying's eyes widened—

Some were surprised by Jiang Xuening's outgoing manner, while others were surprised by the content of her words. Her blank stare resembled that of a frightened deer in the forest. "Why do you say that, Miss Jiang? I... I did not have a good time in the You family before, but half a month ago... In short, I never thought of leaving the You family, and I didn't want to cause you any trouble."

As she spoke this last sentence, Chu Yuan's face kept flashing through her mind.

His stunning beauty and genuine affection were completely different from the way Miss Jiang always seemed to be looking at someone else through her eyes.

If all these people are kind to her, then they must have ulterior motives.

She preferred to choose You Yue, at least they shared the same blood.

There is no such thing as good without a reason.

She had almost died just now, and in that instant, she realized that she couldn't live a muddled and negative life. She should thank God that even an insignificant illegitimate daughter like her had become someone's value and could be used.

Why doesn't she pull herself together and see what these people are really up to?

"Fangying..."

"Fangying".

Two voices, one heavy and one clear, rang out simultaneously inside and outside the room.

You Fangying immediately recognized that it was Chu Yuan outside the carriage. For some reason, she felt a sudden panic in her heart, and then she lifted the curtain and said, "Second Sister."

The word "Second Sister" made Chu Yuan's smile even brighter. "Wan Guan couldn't find you and got anxious. I found you and was worried that something had happened to you, so I searched all the way along the moat."

I asked around and found out you might have fallen into the water. Are you alright?

"Come on, let's go home with Second Sister. I've already found a doctor; he's right next to the carriage."

She then pointed it out to You Fangying to prove that she wasn't lying.

Little did she know that her behavior only aroused Jiang Xuening's suspicions even more.

His deep phoenix eyes narrowed with a cold glint in them.