Hu Cheng was stunned.
How is he supposed to answer that?
He shouldn't have come to see her. It would have been better if she had lost her memory, and then he could have lived happily ever after with Mei-zhen.
But for some reason, seeing Shen Shuyi and Commander Ning so intimately, he felt a surge of resentment.
Shen Shuyi clearly loves him, how could she marry another man!
If she sees him, is aroused, remembers something, or regains her memories, then she would never marry a stranger!
He was thinking of Xiaoyi's best interests.
How could someone with amnesia get married? It's an irresponsible act towards both themselves and others.
"Xiaoyi, we were actually engaged."
"But fate is cruel. On the day I returned from studying abroad, you had an accident at Huishan Wharf."
"Everyone said you were dead, and I was devastated..."
Shen Shuyi nodded thoughtfully. "Then who was that young lady just now?"
"Oh, you mean Meizhen? She's your half-sister."
Shen Shuyi then asked, "So what is your relationship with her?"
"Think it through before you speak. I saw you walk here hand in hand."
Hu Cheng was a little nervous, his eyes darting around.
"I...we're engaged now, but Xiaoyi, you have to believe me, the person I love is you. Being with her is out of necessity. I have a childhood betrothal with the Shen family, and since you fell into the sea, they have no choice but to marry Meizhen to me..."
After Hu Cheng finished speaking, he thought to himself that he had no choice but to say it like that, and he hoped that Meizhen would not blame him.
He said this so that Xiaoyi could recover her memory smoothly.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to get over it in his mind; heaven knows what nightmares he's been suffering these past few days.
As long as Xiaoyi regains her memory and leaves that man, that's fine. Anyway, he's already engaged to Meizhen, so everything is settled. If Xiaoyi still loves him, then she can become his concubine.
Shen Shuyi was speechless. This man really knew how to distort the truth.
brazen.
"Oh, is that so?"
Shen Shuyi raised her hand and touched her head. "But I have no memory of it at all."
"How about this, I'll have my husband investigate it later."
"No, Xiaoyi, you have to listen to me." In his haste, Hu Cheng stepped forward to grab Shen Shuyi's arm, but was stopped by Shen Shuyi's personal maid before he could get close.
Hu Cheng could only watch helplessly as he looked at Shen Shuyi across from him. "Xiaoyi, think it over carefully. Don't get married so easily. You and I are engaged. How can you get married?"
"I can't stand you being so intimate with other men."
"I want you to know, I want you to remember, that I am your fiancé!"
Not far away, Fan Meizhen saw the argument and quickly walked over.
Fan Meizhen tugged at Hu Cheng's sleeve, indicating, "Don't upset Sister Shuyi. Let me talk to her."
Hu Cheng's eyes flashed with resentment, but he still lifted his foot and left.
With a smile on her face, Fan Meizhen said to Shen Shuyi, "Sister Shuyi, since it's just the two of us sisters talking, there's no need for the servants to stand here, is there?"
"I'm just a weak woman, there's no way I could hurt you."
Shen Shuyi raised her hand and gestured to Saifeng and Yanqiu, "Go and get me some more pastries."
"Yes, madam."
"Is there anything else?" Shen Shuyi glanced at Fan Meizhen indifferently.
Fan Meizhen gritted her teeth, "Your former fiancé was Hu Cheng, but now you're going to marry another man?"
Do you think you did the right thing?
She had already made up her mind. Regardless of whether Shen Shuyi had lost her memory or not, she had only one goal: to make Shen Shuyi suffer.
She wanted to provoke Shen Shuyi to regain her memories and cause her to fall out with Commander Ning. Even if Shen Shuyi returned to the Shen family, Hu Cheng would still be hers.
At that time, Shen Shuyi will have nothing left!
Shen Shuyi said "Oh", "But Shitang said I am his wife."
“He deceived you and took advantage of your amnesia to take advantage of you.” Fan Meizhen said in a well-intentioned manner. “Sister Shuyi, I told you the truth because I couldn’t bear to see you being deceived. If you don’t believe me, you can go back to the Shen family in Haicheng. Dad has never given up looking for you.”
"Commander Ning has completely fooled you, and you still want to marry him?"
Everyone's waiting to see you make a fool of yourself.
Shen Shuyi took a sip of her flower tea. "Aren't I doing pretty well now?"
"Am I upset that Shi Tang treats me badly, or do I think the title of Commander's wife isn't prestigious enough?"
"Is he... not as good to me as Hu Cheng?"
"You! Why won't you listen to advice?" Fan Meizhen found Shen Shuyi strange; her gaze was too calm.
"Could it be that you didn't lose your memory at all?!"
Shen Shuyi chuckled and looked at Fan Meizhen as if she were a fool.
Fan Meizhen frowned. "If you haven't lost your memory, why did you marry Commander Ning?"
“I’ll tell Commander Ning right now that you’re faking amnesia to deceive him.”
"You've been deceiving everyone from the very beginning."
Shen Shuyi scoffed, "Fine, go ahead and tell them."
Fan Meizhen remained silent.
Shen Shuyi continued, "If Shitang knew that I was pretending to have amnesia just to stay with him, he would be overjoyed. Who wouldn't like someone who loves them wholeheartedly?"
"And you, aren't you afraid that Hu Cheng will come back to me?"
Fan Meizhen recalled the scene at the ball where Hu Cheng stared intently at Shen Shuyi.
That look in his eyes was so obvious, it was hard for her not to notice. Hu Cheng had actually fallen for this vixen!
She's just got a passable face.
Apart from that, it all smells of outdated and corrupt ideas!
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