Song Anxin found his smug and shameless demeanor utterly offensive.
She looked away and said, "I don't believe it. Yu Zhiniang may be in poor health, but she's not stupid enough to hand over all her family property to an outsider who is a live-in son-in-law."
Dong Xianghai stepped forward anxiously: "Don't worry, trust me. I have the key to the Yu family's neighbor's house. Do you know what that key represents? It's the key to controlling the Yu family's treasury."
Seeing that the moment had finally arrived, Song An looked up at him and said, "How could something so important be in your hands? Unless you show it to me, I won't believe you."
“This…” Dong Xianghai looked somewhat embarrassed.
Song Anxin pressed her advantage: "See? You can't produce it now. You must have been lying to me." She pretended to be a little sad: "You lied to me before when we eloped, and now that I've finally decided to give you a chance, you're lying to me again."
Even if you were penniless, I wouldn't look down on you. But I'm now a fourth-rank noblewoman. I can't afford to be a laughingstock if I remarry. Since you're not sincere, let's just call it quits.
After saying that, Song Anxin turned to leave, and Dong Xianghai hurriedly reached out to grab her, but Song Anxin skillfully dodged to the side.
Dong Xianghai, his hand suspended in mid-air, looked at An Xin's pitiful eyes as she gazed at him, and felt an itch in his heart as An Xin looked at him now.
He finally spoke, "Alright, see you on the East River cruise tomorrow. I'll personally show you the key; it even has the Yu family's unique seal on it, so you'll know whether I'm lying to you or not."
With deep affection on his greasy face, he said, "Don't worry, I've always been sincere towards you. Tomorrow you'll know my true feelings and you won't hide from me anymore."
Song Anxin felt goosebumps rise all over her body instantly. This person actually chose to meet on a narrow cruise ship. His heart was truly disgusting.
"Alright, alright, let's go all the way. Tomorrow is the finale for him." Song Anxin smiled and said, "Okay, I'll be waiting for you tomorrow."
After saying that, she left without looking back. She had already achieved her goal; saying another word would be a work injury.
Dong Xianghai noticed a hint of infatuation on Song Anxin's chubby face as she made her last smile. This beautiful woman was truly captivating.
The thought of having a beautiful woman in his arms, a lady of the imperial court, filled him with excitement. He was determined to make those who looked down on him bow down to him, and no one would dare to look down on him in the future!
The next day, Song Anxin arrived at Donghe as promised and entered the cabin on the cruise ship. However, she was not alone today.
Dong Xianghai looked at Yu Zhiniang with a very unpleasant expression. He said somewhat sullenly, "Zhiniang, what are you doing here? Aren't you bedridden? You should go back quickly and avoid the cold wind on the river. Take care of yourself."
Yu Zhiniang took the key to the neighbor's house from Song Anxin and sneered, "Isn't my poor health exactly what you wanted?"
“Weaver Girl, what nonsense are you talking about? I was just hoping you would be in good health,” Dong Xianghai said with a stiff smile, his eyes fixed on the house key in Yu Weaver Girl’s hand. “Today, Consort Hui wanted to talk to me about some business matters. She was curious about this house key, so I showed it to her for a while. You should return this house key to me as soon as possible.”
As he reached for it, Yu Zhiniang simply put the key to her neighbor's house into her bosom, a smirk playing on her lips.
"Here you go, this is mine, why should I return it to you? I was bewitched by you when I gave it to you. I never imagined you would be so vicious as to dare to try and seize my Yu family's property!"
"Dong Xianghai, don't forget that when you were less than a dog, it was my Yu family who took you in, and that's why you're where you are today! You ungrateful, cold-blooded wretch!" She ordered the servant behind her, "Take him away!"
"Yes, madam."
Before Dong Xianghai could react, he was subdued by several servants.
"What are you doing!" He panicked and hurriedly explained, "Weaver Girl, you must have misunderstood me. I've been a member of the Yu family for a long time. How could I possibly plot to seize the Yu family's property? I've always been sincere towards you. Let me go, let me go!"
Yu Zhiniang sneered: "Misunderstanding! What about the poisoning you committed? And Steward Yu, don't think I don't know he's waiting for me to come back so we can kill me quietly and then take my family seal!"
Upon hearing this, Dong Xianghai's face turned deathly pale. How could Zhiniang know? She immediately understood when she saw the look of disgust on Song Anxin's face beside her.
His greasy face twitched violently, and he stopped pretending, suddenly bursting into rage.
"Yu Zhiniang! So you knew all along. You! You actually conspired to steal my house key! Song Anxin, Yu Zhiniang, you are a pair of vicious women! All my painstaking planning has been ruined by you two wicked women! I... I'll strangle you!"
Dong Xianghai twisted his obese body, trying to rush over, but several servants held him firmly to the tea table in the cabin, unable to move an inch.
Yu Zhiniang sneered: "Dong Xianghai, you're a perfectly good son-in-law of the Yu family, why do you have to seek your own death? Your good days are over. I will tie you up and take you all the way to Liuzhou, so that those treacherous bastards in Liuzhou can see what happens when they betray my Yu family!"
The group left the cabin and went ashore.
Yu Lin'er and Lin Fengshou were waiting there. Seeing that her mother had succeeded, Yu Lin'er finally felt relieved.
Dong Xianghai's anger had slowly turned into fear.
Is everything he has just ended like this? No! If he goes back to Liuzhou, who knows what Yu Zhiniang will do to him? He can't go back. He has to live. If he lives, there's a chance to start over.
While the servants were tying him up, Dong Xianghai suddenly broke free and rushed to Yu Lin'er's side to capture her.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye; no one expected Dong Xianghai to do this.
Lin Fengshou, who was next to Lin'er, was the first to react. He shouted, "Lin'er!"
He turned around and wanted to rush over to save Yu Lin'er.
Dong Xianghai swiftly pulled the hairpin from Yu Lin'er's hair and held it to her throat: "Don't come any closer!"
Yu Lin'er struggled: "Father, let me go, let me go now!"
Dong Xianghai pressed the hairpin closer to Yu Lin'er's neck, and soon blood seeped from her fair skin. He said viciously:
"Don't move, or don't blame your father for being heartless. I just want to use you to escape."
Yu Lin'er felt the pain in her neck and immediately stopped struggling.
Seeing this, Yu Zhiniang was both angry and anxious: "Dong Xianghai! What are you doing? Lin'er is your own daughter, let her go!"
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