Zhang Shuiniang and Li Jiaojiao looked incredulous upon hearing Li Zhiyuan's words.

Li Zhiyuan actually spoke to them in that tone?

And was what he said even human language?

Zhang Shuiniang's eyes widened: "Li Zhiyuan, do you know what you're saying?"

Li Zhiyuan was annoyed by her reproachful look: "What I said was the truth!"

Zhang Shuiniang's face showed even more shock, as if she had been insulted:

"Li Zhiyuan, you were the one who knelt before me, begging me to marry you! You said you were marrying me to give me happiness! But what are you doing now? Making me do all this dirty and tiring work! Are you even human?! Are you even human?!?!"

Her sharp, explosive sound made Li Zhiyuan's head buzz.

He used to feel heartbroken and guilty, but if she said this once, twice, or even three times, he would still comfort her.

After saying it too much, Li Zhiyuan grew tired of it and coldly shouted:

"Shut up! What's the point of saying all this now? Yes, I did promise you. But did I fail to keep my word? I've done more than enough!"

"You've been with us for over half a year now. Have I ever mistreated you? Have I ever really made you do any heavy work? I've always treated you like a precious gem."

“But listen to what they’re saying outside! They’re all saying I’m unfilial! Water Mother, I’ve done so much for you, can’t you do even the smallest thing for me?”

"If this continues, not only will my reputation be damaged, but yours will also suffer! If you don't think about me, you should at least think about yourself!"

Zhang Shuiniang gritted her teeth and shook her head: "I won't listen! The reason my reputation is ruined is all your fault for being incompetent! You can't even afford a servant, do you deserve to marry me?"

"Li Zhiyuan, how confidently you promised me back then? You said you would never wrong me! You would never wrong me!!!"

"If I hadn't married you, I would have maids and servants to wait on me when I went back to my parents' home! I wouldn't have to suffer such humiliation at your hands!"

When Zhang Shuiniang got to the point of tears, she broke down in sobs, as if she had suffered some great humiliation, and kept repeating the following words:

"You were the one who begged me to marry you! You knelt before me, promising you'd never let me suffer! You said you'd never let me suffer! Liar! Liar! Liar! I want to go back to my parents' home!"

After saying that, he stomped his foot hard and turned to leave.

But Li Zhiyuan just watched her make a scene without saying a word.

Zhang Shuiniang's expression changed. In the past, Li Zhiyuan would have come over to coax her long ago!

What will she do if he doesn't comfort her?

She can't really go back to her parents' home; her reputation for laziness has become known throughout the village lately.

If she goes back to her parents' home now, her father might get very angry and might even sever ties with her.

At that point, she would lose all dignity, and Li Zhiyuan and even the entire village would know that she, the Zhang family's daughter, was not favored at all.

The so-called "rich heiress" is just someone who promotes herself.

"Mother..." Li Jiaojiao was about to speak, giving Zhang Shuiniang a way out, when unexpectedly, Li Zhiyuan's angry roar came:

"If you want to go back to your parents' home, then go ahead, I won't stop you!"

Zhang Shuiniang and Li Jiaojiao's expressions changed.

Then Li Zhiyuan sneered, "But I think it's not easy for you to go back to your parents' home. When you were suffering in the Sun family, I told you to ask your parents for help. Tell me, if your parents knew how hard you've been all these years, they would be so angry they'd fall ill."

“You are a filial son and you don’t want your parents to worry, so you haven’t told your family the truth.”

"But now it seems that the reality is not like that."

As he spoke, he stared at her.

That look was just like the one he had always wanted to buy a bowl of shark fin soup, but because it was too expensive, he couldn't afford it and had been longing for it ever since.

He later found it in a trash can, and instead of being disgusted, he felt proud to be its hero.

He treasured it, considering it an exquisite delicacy, and couldn't put it down.

But in the end, he discovered that the bowl of shark fin soup was fake; it was just a bowl of vermicelli pretending to be shark fin soup!

Zhang Shuiniang now is like that bowl of vermicelli masquerading as shark fin! Like a pearl smeared with dog poop!

Suddenly, she didn't seem so noble anymore!

Zhang Shuiniang felt a chill run down her spine from his gaze, as if her pride had been trampled upon. Pointing at him, she demanded, "Li Zhiyuan, what do you mean by this...?"

"What do you mean? Don't I understand? If you still want to ask, why don't you go back to your parents' house now and ask them how much your daughter is worth?"

Zhang Shuiniang choked, her heart trembling. How did he figure it out? When did he figure it out?

She's a worthless rich girl; she's just self-aggrandizing.

"Okay, okay, I...I..." Her pride made her say she would leave! But if she stayed, Li Zhiyuan would humiliate her; if she walked out of this gate, the whole village would humiliate her...

Zhang Shuiniang simply slumped to the ground, covering her nose and crying:

"Liar, liar...you're a big liar...you promised me I'd have a good life...and now you're making me do housework..."

Li Zhiyuan exploded: "Would it kill you to do some housework? Back when you were in the Sun family, you were treated worse than a pig or a dog. I heard you even licked Granny Sun's feet! You could do housework in the Sun family, but you can't in mine? What, am I, Li Zhiyuan, inferior to Sun Dongbao? Am I not worthy?"

In the end, he even laughed in anger.

Zhang Shuiniang's face was ashen, as if her most shameful secret had been exposed to the light of day, leaving her vulnerable to ridicule.

Li Zhiyuan said angrily, "Shui Niang, I, Li Zhiyuan, have already treated you fairly. If you continue to cause trouble, you can go wherever you want! And Li Jiaojiao, you wretched girl, you do nothing but stupid things every day! If you don't work harder, I'll marry you off!"

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