"Knock knock knock, open the door!"
Everyone's hearts jumped into their throats. Was this a death sentence?
However, the door had to be opened eventually, and thankfully it wasn't soldiers who came out.
"Second Miss?!"
The visitors turned out to be Shen Shu and Wei Congwen.
Shen Shu strode in, her eyes lighting up when she saw Shen Ning: "Sister."
After everyone recognized Shen Shu, their gazes immediately turned disdainful, and then they turned to Shen Ning.
Du Yunzhi grabbed Shen Ning's hand. The scene of Shen Ning vomiting blood and collapsing last time was too shocking, and she was afraid that Shen Ning would be so angry that he would vomit blood again.
While grabbing the person, he shouted, "Someone stop her, don't let her come any closer!"
The whole capital knew about Shen Shu's shameless act of stealing her sister's man, and the people at the manor knew it all too well from Liu Ying and the others' firsthand account.
Having an affair with her brother-in-law and harming her sister to marry in his place, she is shameless and immoral. Such a person deserves to be scorned by everyone and beaten to death in the street.
The better Shen Ning did, the more people felt sorry for and sympathized with her. In addition, today Shen Ning was having fun with everyone and dared to stand in front of everyone under such great pressure. Everyone's respect and goodwill towards her were unprecedented.
How could they not be excited that Shen Shu, the culprit, dared to appear here so openly?
A group of people who had just been so frightened that their legs went weak were now rushing over to block their way.
"Protect the young lady!"
"No one is allowed to approach the young lady!"
They were imposing and filled with hostility.
Shen Shu was startled. She recognized most of the people in front of her. They used to be so friendly and warm when they met, but now they looked at her with resentment and contempt as if she were some heinous enemy.
Shen Shu was both angry and incredulous, and shouted, "What are you doing? I am the second young lady of the Shen family!!"
She immediately burst into tears after yelling, as if she had been bullied terribly.
Wei Congwen immediately stepped forward and put his arm around her, coldly rebuking her: "Are you trying to commit insubordination?"
No one was afraid of him anymore, and even he despised and looked down on him.
"This is the Shen family home. What kind of arrogance does Young Master Wei have here to show off in someone else's house?"
"Our young lady is kind-hearted, gentle, and generous. We cannot allow those shameless and morally corrupt people to bully her again and again."
"That's right, shameless! The young lady was so angry that she vomited blood and came to the manor to recuperate. She's only just started to get a little better, so we can't let her get angry again."
Wei Congwen and Shen Shu were so angry that their faces turned pale.
With tears streaming down her face, Shen Shu looked at Shen Ning with a pitiful, helpless, and desperate expression: "Sister, do you have to be so heartless to me?"
Du Yunzhi laughed in anger: "Wasn't it you who was heartless first? You schemed against your own sister, and now you have the nerve to cry here."
Shen Shu said, feeling wronged and pained: "But my sister doesn't like Brother Wei at all. The person Brother Wei likes is me. Their being together is the biggest mistake. I'm just trying to correct this mistake so that the three of us won't spend the rest of our lives in pain and regret. What did I do wrong?"
Du Yunzhi sneered: "According to you, does that mean your sister should be grateful to you?"
"You have the nerve to say you're having an affair with your brother-in-law? Even if it's wrong not to have feelings for him, why didn't you say anything before the wedding? Why did you have to wait until the wedding day to do this and make your sister a laughingstock for everyone?"
Shen Shu shook her head, crying, "It's not like that. I didn't mean to harm my sister. Brother Liang said... he said that if the veil was on, it wouldn't be discovered. Once the wedding ceremony was completed, the matter would be settled, and it would be good for all three of us. I just... I just..."
Standing at the door, Liang Zhuo, who dared not come in, listened to Shen Shu's explanation and froze on the spot, like a statue.
Yes, the second young lady originally did not intend to marry in her place. He took it upon himself to help her, thinking it was for her own good, but it has resulted in this unmanageable situation.
He completely lost the right to have a beloved person, and also harmed the young lady.
"Enough!" Wei Congwen shouted coldly, staring at Shen Ning with a stern face: "We are indeed sorry for what happened, and we can apologize to you, but now that things have come to this, why are you being so unforgiving?"
"Shu'er cries every day because of this, feeling guilty and uneasy. How can you bear to do this to her?"
"Besides, wasn't the reason you were so eager to marry me in the first place because of my father's official position? If Shu'er marries me, the relationship between our two families will remain unchanged. The Wei family will still protect the Shen family. You can continue to earn the money you like. Shu'er and I will be a loving couple. Isn't this the best arrangement?"
Everyone: ...This is such a shameless statement, how could he say such a thing? I really want to beat him to death.
Mo Xue'er stood next to Shen Ning, gently squeezed her hand, and looked very worried.
Compared to the crowd's emotional outbursts, Shen Ning was actually very calm, as still as a lake without a ripple.
"So what do you want?" she asked softly, without joy or sorrow.
Their gaze fell from the steps onto Wei Congwen.
"You are shameless. Knowing that you are engaged to me, you still seduced my young and naive sister into developing feelings for you that she should not have."
“You are cowardly, you dare not defy your parents, and you dare not break off the engagement yourself, so you keep Shen Shu hanging on while watching the marriage continue.”
"You are greedy. You want Shen Shu's beauty and innocence, but you can't bear to part with my ability to make money and manage the household."
"You are unjust and heartless. You had so many opportunities to refuse, but you didn't choose them. You only said you wanted to break off the engagement when the bridal sedan chair landed on the wedding day."
"Do you think you're so brave, finally speaking your mind? Do you feel relieved, finally not having to marry a mercenary and calculating woman like me?"
"You don't care what people think of me if I'm rejected in front of your Wei family's door. Maybe in your eyes, my reputation, dignity, and honor are not worth mentioning."
"Even so, why do you still insist on coming closer to me? Is there something about me that you can use?"
Shen Ning's words were gentle, without a single harsh word, yet every word struck the heart with a resounding impact, and the last sentence was extremely sarcastic.
Everyone stared at the group of adulterers with hostility.
He was publicly criticized and made so embarrassed that Wei Congwen looked very unpleasant, and of course, he was also ashamed and annoyed that his thoughts had been exposed.
He did bring Shen Shu here with a purpose.
He didn't want to see Shen Ning, but the last time he brought Shen Shu back to her parents' home, it didn't achieve the desired effect.
Even if Shen Shu enters the Shen family, no one will change their opinion of her unless Shen Ning forgives her.
Several days after their marriage, he wanted to take Shen Shu out for a walk, but everyone who saw them looked at them with disdain, gossiping and mocking them.
Even his former friends all left him.
There's also the dowry that Shen Ning left in the Wei family, which includes four shops. They were originally profitable, but ever since they were transferred to Shen Shu's name, those shops have been plagued with problems and losses every day, and now they have to be closed down.
Because of Shen Ning, their family's life has become a complete mess.
He wanted Shen Ning to forgive Shen Shu and step in to help them, and he wanted to continue to let Shen Ning manage those shops.
He did want to use Shen Ning, but he couldn't admit it.
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