Chapter 183 Is it settled now?
Shen Qingrui was overjoyed, thinking it was Jiang Funian. She quickly turned around shyly and smiled back.
When Xie Yanzhi saw the woman turn around, she was all smiles, clearly pleased with his arrival.
However, it wasn't the face he remembered.
His face darkened again, and he turned and walked away.
Shen Qingrui turned around and saw that although the man was not Jiang Funian, he was handsome and had a commanding presence.
She froze for a moment, then her cheeks flushed instantly.
But the man's expression changed instantly when he saw her face.
Is it because they are disappointed with her appearance?
She asked herself if she could find a woman more beautiful than Shen Qingnian in Chengxi County.
Although her father had several concubines who also had daughters, none of them could compare to her.
But the moment the man saw her face, the tenderness in his eyes vanished instantly, replaced by deep disappointment and coldness.
Thinking of this, she felt both angry and annoyed. She glared at Xie Yanzhi's back and stormed back to her own courtyard.
When Wang Shi and Shen Changyin saw Xie Yanzhi's face turn cold again and he turned to leave, the joy on their faces vanished instantly.
He had no choice but to obediently lead the way.
However, the road became increasingly remote, and weeds grew in the cracks between the blue bricks on the ground.
Anyone with eyes could see something was wrong, let alone the ancestor behind him!
Xie Yanzhi did indeed sense something was wrong; this was clearly not the way to the main courtyard.
I wonder what Mr. Shen and Mrs. Wang are up to!
Thinking this, Xie Yanzhi stared at the two figures as they walked away, lost in thought.
Shen Changyin and Wang Shi felt Xie Yanzhi's gaze fixed on them. They looked at each other in bewilderment, and Wang Shi's palms were sweating profusely.
She wondered if Xie Yanzhi would take his anger out on Su Wanyun when he saw her appearance.
Finally, Shen Changyin led Xie Yanzhi to a secluded courtyard and stopped.
"My wife is inside."
"only……"
But her current appearance... Shen Changyin stammered.
Xie Yanzhi ignored his hesitation and walked into the courtyard.
As soon as I reached the door, I heard the sound of chains rattling inside.
Yuan Qing followed behind, and upon hearing the voice, he immediately had a bad feeling.
He gently pushed open the door and saw that the room was empty, covered with dust and cobwebs.
Behind the tattered curtain, a woman appeared, her hair disheveled, her face covered in dust, making it impossible to discern her features.
Wearing only a set of undergarments, with her feet chained, she sat on the ground with a blank stare.
The leftover food in front of me was already moldy and smelled foul.
“Master, this…” Yuan Qing’s eyes welled up with tears as he looked at the scene before him.
Qing's mother was tortured to this extent!
What kind of life did Miss Qing lead at home?
Xie Yanzhi stood there, looking at the woman behind the curtain.
Although he had long anticipated that Shen Qingnian's mother was not in a good position in the Shen family, he did not expect her to be tortured to this extent!
Shen Changyin was surprised that Madam Wang had ordered Su Wanyun to be locked up. He quickly stepped forward to explain, "Wanyun is ill from missing her daughter, that's why she's like this. If we let her go, she'll run away."
After Shen Qingnian left, he locked her up.
At first, he simply withheld food from her, trying to force her to reveal Shen Qingnian's whereabouts.
Su Wanyun ignored him, preferring to starve rather than reveal Shen Qingnian's whereabouts.
Jiang Funian pressed him further, shutting down more than a dozen of his shops in succession.
He was furious and hit Su several times, beating her half to death, but she still refused to beg for mercy. Instead, she spat at him hard when he got close.
Enraged, he handed over the Su family business to the Wang family to manage.
Unexpectedly, after only two months apart, Su Wanyun has become so insane.
He glanced at Wang with displeasure, his eyes filled with reproach.
Wang felt a chill run down her spine when he looked at her, but she refused to admit it.
She didn't drive her crazy on purpose; it's just that she's so easily frightened.
"Open it!" Xie Yanzhi's voice was filled with suppressed anger.
Shen Changyin was taken aback, then understood.
He quickly gestured for Wang to unlock the chains.
Seeing the reproachful look in Shen Changyin's eyes, Wang felt resentful.
It was Su Wanyun who wanted to escape, so she tied her up; no one can blame her.
Wang took out a key from her sleeve, slowly walked to Su Wanyun's side, squatted down and grabbed her ankle, trying to unlock the chains.
Su Wanyun, who had been sitting blankly on the ground, immediately curled up into a ball when she saw Wang Shi approaching, covering her face tightly with her hands, her voice filled with deep fear: "I don't know where Nian'er is! Don't come any closer! Don't come any closer!"
She screamed and backed away.
Then, she covered her ears, tears streaming down her face, repeatedly muttering, "Nian'er isn't dead, Nian'er isn't dead! Don't lie to me!"
Upon hearing this, Wang's face instantly turned ugly.
In order to make Shen Changyin his legal wife, she deliberately took a bloodstained handkerchief and tricked Su Wanyun into thinking that Shen Qingnian had been killed. Unexpectedly, it actually drove Su Wanyun crazy.
However, Shen Changyin was unaware of this matter.
Shen Changyin's gaze swept over Wang Shi once again, carrying these complex emotions.
Wang gritted her teeth and said, "Sister, I've come to unlock your chains."
He then roughly grabbed Su Wanyun's ankle and, ignoring her struggles and screams, unlocked the chains for her.
Once Su Wanyun was free, she quickly ran behind the door to hide.
When she got up, Xie Yanzhi saw that she was barefoot, and her ankles were already rubbed raw and bloody.
Yuan Qing said angrily, "Master Shen, is this how you treat your wife?"
Shen Changyin was speechless for a moment when asked the question and could only stand there awkwardly.
Xie Yanzhi walked towards Su Wanyun and gently asked, "Do you want to see Shen Qingnian?"
Su Wanyun, who was trembling with fear, nodded vigorously after hearing Shen Qingnian's name.
"Then come with me, I'll take you to her." Xie Yanzhi said, turning and walking away.
But Su Wanyun remained hidden behind the door, refusing to move forward even a step, her eyes filled with hesitation and fear.
She looked at her feet, seemingly a little confused.
It seemed as if he was doubting whether he could even leave the room.
Seeing this, Xie Yanzhi took out the silver hairpin that Shen Qingnian often wore from his sleeve and handed it to Su Wanyun.
When Su Wanyun saw the silver hairpin, her eyes reddened, and she trembled as she reached out to take it.
Then she carefully placed it against her cheek and rubbed it, constantly murmuring, "Nian'er, Nian'er."
"Let's go find her." Xie Yanzhi gently took Su Wanyun's sleeve and led her out of the house.
Just as Xie Yanzhi was about to leave with Su Wanyun, Shen Changyin finally mustered up his courage and stepped forward to stop him.
His tone carried a hint of resentment: "Sir, you've come uninvited and intend to take my wife away. Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"
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