Chapter 451: Marriage Cancelled
It was already eight o'clock in the evening when Shu Yue met Cheng Chen. She had already received the news that Fu Jingshen had not been found, but Cheng Chen felt it necessary to explain the situation to her in person, so she came to visit Shu Yue.
"Sister-in-law, it's my fault that I didn't protect my senior well, causing him to get into trouble. Sister-in-law, you can beat me however you want, I can bear it."
Cheng Chen handed the belt in his hand to Shu Yue, wanting him to use it to whip himself. On the one hand, it was to let Shu Yue vent his anger, and on the other hand, it was to let him suffer a little so that he would feel at ease.
He promised to protect Fu Jingshen, but he failed to do it.
Shu Yue looked at the belt in his hand calmly. The leather had cracked, and it was obvious that it was an old item that had been used for a long time. He was reluctant to replace it even though it was so broken. It was obvious that this belt was very precious to him, but now he was using it to let her whip herself.
"Put the belt back and I won't hit you."
"The autopsy report hasn't come out yet. Fu Jingshen may not be among those bodies."
Shu Yue didn't believe that Fu Jingshen would be killed in the explosion. She would not allow herself to fall until everything was revealed and the other person was found.
"Sister-in-law, you..."
Perhaps because she was too calm, Cheng Chen swallowed back the words that wanted to comfort her.
Fu Jingshen is such a great and outstanding person, how bad could the woman he likes be?
Shu Yue is a mentally strong person. She would not panic until she knew the exact news of Fu Jingshen's death.
"I will hurry up and ask the medical examiner to give you a reply tomorrow at the latest."
"It's late today, I won't bother my sister-in-law."
Cheng Chen was about to leave when Shu Yue suddenly called him.
"Cheng Chen, I need your help with something."
The next day, the gambling stone field incident was exposed by the media, and the remaining children were rescued, but the deeper drug incident was not exposed, and no one knew that there was a deeper darkness involved.
There was also news that broke out at the same time.
Fu Jingshen, the head of the Fu family, went undercover in the gambling stone field to rescue the children, but died in the fire!
“My son, you were fine, why did you go before me? Isn’t this like an old man sending off a young man? Depth of Field, my good son!”
Mother Fu cried particularly sadly while holding the portrait.
Even though there was a rift between mother and son before, the tears she shed at this moment were real.
Shu Yue stepped into the mourning hall. White cloth was hung and white candles were dimly lit, making it seem so desolate and lonely.
She walked in wearing a plain white dress, and everyone's eyes turned to her, some sizing her up, some looking at her with disdain, and some looking at her with contempt.
When Tang Wanru saw Shu Yue, she walked over to Mother Fu and whispered, "Mom, Shu Yue is here."
When Mrs. Fu heard this, she stopped crying, wiped away her tears, and turned to look at Shu Yue with unspeakable disgust and hatred in her eyes.
She put down the portrait, rushed to Shu Yue, and raised her hand to slap her. Shu Yue did not dodge, but Mother Fu's slap did not land on her cheek, but on her arm.
"It's all your fault. If you hadn't brought that country girl from Nanjiang, would Jing Shen have followed you to fool around and go to that place as an undercover agent? He is the pillar of my Fu family! Now that he is dead, what do you want our Fu family to do!"
Mother Fu cried bitterly. First, she cried because her son was gone. Second, she cried because everyone in the mourning hall was eyeing Fu Jingshen's position covetously. Her eldest son was in jail, and her second son was dead. Who else could take on the position?
Those cousins and collateral branches wished they could step on Fu Jingshen's ashes to gain power.
How could she cry without feeling sad?
Shu Yue's voice was very soft, and she also showed that she was sad and upset, "It's my fault. I will accept it no matter how Auntie wants me to atone for my sin."
"Since you have acknowledged it, I think your marriage with Jing Shen should be annulled. The dead cannot be resurrected, and you haven't held a wedding or obtained a marriage certificate yet. It's better to cancel the engagement now. If you have another sweetheart in the future, you don't have to be bound by this marriage, and our Fu family will not blame you for being heartless."
Tang Wanru jumped out first.
When Mrs. Fu heard this, she quickly grabbed Tang Wanru and shook her head at her, "No."
Although Mother Fu did not understand the twists and turns of doing business, she also knew that once Fu Jingshen died, their status in the Fu family would plummet. At that time, the elders with more say would jump out, and the younger generations would take Fu Jingshen's position.
The only one who can check and balance them is the Bai family behind Shu Yue.
As long as Shu Yue and Fu Jingshen's marriage is not cancelled, they will not dare to touch me at all, and there is still a chance to make a detour.
Mrs. Fu thought about this very clearly, so when she was angry and wanted to slap Shu Yue, she didn't dare to slap her in the face. If she really slapped Shu Yue in the face, wouldn't it be equivalent to slapping the Bai family in the face?
If Tang Wanru jumped out to cancel the engagement at this time, in front of so many people from the Fu family, and they knew about it, as soon as Shu Yue left and severed ties with the Bai family, they would definitely rush up like jackals and tigers to bite them!
By that time, there will be nothing left but skin. How can she survive?
How could Tang Wanru not know what her good mother-in-law was thinking?
"Mom, the dead cannot be resurrected, Shu Yue is still young, and Jing Shen likes her so much, he definitely doesn't want to see her live a widow, so we might as well cancel the engagement and give Shu Yue a free life."
Tang Wanru's words were sincere and she always spoke for Fu Jingshen, her brother-in-law who was not related to her by blood.
Shu Yue stood aside and listened without expressing any opinion, just waiting for Mother Fu to explain clearly what she wanted her to do.
Mother Fu looked embarrassed and glanced at Shu Yue, "Shu Yue, I know you and our Jing Shen love each other very much, but I still have to listen to you about canceling the engagement."
This question was thrown to Shu Yue, and Shu Yue had to answer it.
She glanced at Tang Wanru out of the corner of her eye. Her eyes were burning, as if she was staring at a prey that she was determined to catch.
Shu Yue lowered her head, and when she raised her eyes, tears were welling up in her eyes. She blinked lightly, and the tears dripped down. She cried so sadly.
"Aunt, it's all my fault. It was me who caused Jing Shen to get into trouble. I am sorry for him and I am not worthy of him. I'd better cancel this engagement with him. When he goes down there, he won't be a burden anymore..."
When Mrs. Fu heard this, she cried out and hugged Shu Yue with pretended concern.
"Don't say that. Auntie knows how much Jing Shen likes you and how much he loves you. If you cancel the engagement now, people might gossip about you and say that you are unlucky for your husband. Auntie likes you very much, too. If you don't mind, come and live in the Fu family now."
Tang Wanru glared at this old woman.
"Mom, if you want her to live here, won't that make her reputation even worse?"
The two people held different opinions and argued with each other.
"That's enough. I'll make the decision for my granddaughter. The engagement is off."
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