Zhang Jiyue listened intently, her heart pounding in her chest. She stared at Yu Ziqing, hoping he would also utter the words "announce the engagement."
That way, she can stay with Brother Ziqing forever.
Jiang San Niang looked at this family and was immediately disappointed. She had gone through so much trouble, crying and begging, to finally get them released, and this was how they treated her?
"What do you mean? You also want to annul the engagement?" Jiang San Niang looked at Yu Ziqing coldly.
Yu Ziqing's heart skipped a beat when he saw Jiang Sanniang's gaze. Did he want to break off the engagement? He didn't want to, but he also wanted to teach Jiang Sanniang a lesson, otherwise she would really be too lawless.
Jiang San Niang doesn't even know where she went wrong!
"Yes!" Yu Ziqing gritted her teeth and said coldly, "I want to break off the engagement. My family doesn't want someone like you!"
"Okay!" Jiang San Niang felt as if her heart and lungs were about to burst, and she staggered back several steps as if she couldn't stand up straight. Jiang Qiao'er supported her from behind.
"Fine, let's call off the engagement. Qiao'er, let's go." Jiang Qiao'er seemed to have all her strength drained away, and she weakly pulled Jiang Qiao'er away.
"Wait!" Jiang San Niang wanted to leave, but Jiang Qiao'er was unwilling to leave like this. She grabbed Jiang San Niang and looked at Yu Ziqing with a cold smile, "We can annul the engagement, but give us back the marriage certificate, and also, you have to give us back this house!"
"Why should I?!" Old Mrs. Yu jumped up and lunged at Jiang Qiao'er, yelling, "That's our house, what's it to you?"
"Yours? Did you contribute money or labor?" Jiang Qiao'er sneered. "We paid for every blade of grass in the house you're living in now. My sister only bought the house for you because we were going to become in-laws with you. Now that the engagement is being called off, you have to get out of that house!"
"Don't even think about it!" Old Mrs. Yu roared. "That's my house, and no one can take it away!"
"Ha!" So what if Old Lady Yu looks fierce? Jiang Qiao'er isn't afraid of her at all. "Considering you're still injured, I'll give you three days to move out and return the marriage certificate to us, or you'll face the consequences!"
Although she wasn't as powerful as the young master Hu who was by Bai Nuo's side, who could summon experts at will, they were still rich, weren't they? Dealing with a loud and boisterous old woman would be a piece of cake.
"Sister, let's go!" After saying this, Jiang Qiao'er pulled Jiang San Niang away.
"Third Sister!" Yu Ziqing called out when he saw that Jiang San Niang was really leaving, though he didn't know why he was saying it.
But this time, Jiang San Niang ignored Yu Ziqing.
Her heart was dead, she had given up all hope—that's exactly what she's like, isn't it?
"Come on, son, let's go home!" After Jiang San Niang left, Old Lady Yu calmed down and took Yu Ziqing's hand with one hand. Unexpectedly, Yu Ziqing suddenly cried out "Ouch!" and his face and lips turned pale.
"What’s wrong with you?"
"Brother Ziqing!"
Yu Ziqing cried out in pain, and the two women beside him immediately tensed up. Old Mrs. Yu and Zhang Jiyue rushed over and looked at him anxiously.
"My back hurts so much!" Yu Ziqing said through gritted teeth, his face turning as white as paper, and cold sweat dripping down his forehead.
"Ouch, what happened to your back?" Upon hearing that Yu Ziqing was in pain, Old Woman Yu, disregarding whether they were on the street or whether Zhang Jiyue, a young woman, was still with him, carelessly lifted Yu Ziqing's shirt from behind. Seeing the bruise on his lower back, she felt as if the sky had fallen. "Ouch, these damned bastards! Just because they're officials doesn't mean they're so great! How could they kick someone in the back like that? Aren't they afraid of retribution for cutting off someone's offspring like that!"
"Mother, stop talking!" Yu Ziqing covered his mother's mouth and said weakly, "Let's go back. You absolutely can't say these things." Even if he hadn't died out yet, he still couldn't insult the county magistrate. If someone heard that, wouldn't it cause a lot of trouble?
"Brother Ziqing, let me help you?" Seeing that Yu Ziqing was in so much pain that he could hardly walk, Zhang Jiyue considerately went over to him. "Your aunt is still injured, so you can lean on me."
Yu Ziqing said somewhat embarrassedly, "How can this be? Men and women shouldn't touch each other. This won't be good for your reputation!"
Zhang Jiyue immediately smiled and said considerately, "It's okay. I treat Ziqing like an older brother. I don't care what others say. As long as Brother Ziqing is well, that's all that matters."
Zhang Jiyue's words, which showed her concern for Yu Ziqing and her willingness to go all out, immediately moved Yu Ziqing deeply. In contrast, Yu Ziqing became even angrier at Jiang Sanniang.
Jiang San Niang doesn't care about him at all. She threatens to break off the engagement at the drop of a hat. Doesn't she realize that he's angry?
Hmph, fine, call it off! She'll be begging him for it someday!
Thinking about it this way, Yu Ziqing leaned against Zhang Jiyue as if in a fit of pique. Zhang Jiyue didn't care about damaging her reputation, so what was he, a grown man, afraid of?
Yu Ziqing didn't have a single penny on him, and his wife didn't have any money with her either. Zhang Jiyue was even less likely to have any money; she relied on Yu Ziqing for everything, so where would she get any?
Two of the three people were patients, and the third had broken bones, but none of them could afford to pay a single penny, and they walked all the way home.
At first, Yu Ziqing spent several days in the secret room that felt like she was living a life worse than death. Then today, she was tormented by Lu Ying, who made her jump up and down, which made her feel extremely uncomfortable. As she walked home, she collapsed as soon as she got home.
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