They had also heard what Ye Caiping said.

"That vile woman... she said those things about us..." Zhang Shuiniang was almost crying with anger. She was such a proud person!

Ye Caiping actually accused her of being a lowly servant in the Sun family! She even said she licked Old Madam Sun's feet…

But... how did she know?

Zhang Shuiniang was trembling with rage. How despicable! How despicable! So utterly despicable!

She, who had been so high and mighty, seemed to have been pulled down from her pedestal in an instant, feeling embarrassed and humiliated!

“Mother, now is not the time to start a fight,” Li Jiaojiao said with a gloomy face. “We can’t let Father think you’re not noble anymore.”

Zhang Shuiniang wiped away her tears, and when she stood up again, she was once again the noble and proud Miss Zhang.

Li Zhiyuan was lost in thought in his study when he suddenly saw Zhang Shuiniang walk in, and he was taken aback.

Zhang Shuiniang asked coldly, "Have you heard the rumors outside?"

"Hmm." Li Zhiyuan's feelings were complicated.

"What kind of reaction is this? What, you also think that since I suffered mistreatment from the Sun family, I'll suffer mistreatment from your mother in your family too?"

Li Zhiyuan was startled: "No, that's not what I meant..."

But when compared, it just doesn't feel quite right.

“We had already left the Sun family! We were preparing to return to our maternal home.”

"My family is wealthy. When I go back, I'll still be the Miss Zhang, with two servants to wait on me!"

As she spoke, Zhang Shuiniang's eyes reddened: "If you hadn't been so shameless back then, and if I had softened for the sake of the two children, why would I have been struggling with a pile of housework at your house?"

Li Zhiyuan was startled and hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, Shui Niang! I know all about your nobility and your goodness. Yes, yes, it was I who asked you to marry me. I'm useless; I didn't let you live a life of luxury."

Zhang Shuiniang snorted coldly, turned around and left.

Li Zhiyuan was filled with regret and anxiety. How could he have had the illusion that Shui Niang was not noble?

Li Zhiyuan realized that he should cherish Shui Niang and give her the best of everything.

But deep down, a thorn remained in my heart.