Chapter 1: Forcing marriage with pregnancy?

The second son of the Song family’s lazy, ugly, and dark-skinned fiancée, who was rumored to be pregnant with another man’s child, had come to demand marriage! The entrance of the large courtyard was packed with people, all eager to catch a glimpse of the shameless woman.

“Anyone in front, is there a fight going on inside?”

“What’s the situation? Can someone tell me?”

“What else could it be? Isn’t she just using those vixen tactics, shedding crocodile tears, claiming she’s being forced? Now it’s all about seeing how the Song family will handle it.”

Su Nan listened to the conversations outside and couldn’t help but laugh. Everyone outside thought she was there to force a marriage while pregnant. The two people in front of her must think the same.

“You say you’re Su Nan, the fiancée of our Chunfeng?” The middle-aged woman speaking was Ye Hong, Song Chunfeng’s stepmother. Since Su Nan entered and clarified her identity, she had been fixated on Su Nan’s belly. Su Nan knew the reason and stood tall, allowing her to look.

Ye Hong noticed Su Nan’s gaze and chuckled awkwardly, shifting her eyes away from Su Nan’s belly and onto her face. Soon, a wave of doubt washed over her, and she was shocked. Since she remarried into the Song family three years ago, she had heard rumors about Song Chunfeng’s unknown fiancée. The rumors claimed Su Nan was lazy, ugly, and dark-skinned, and had no respect for anyone. The engagement was arranged by Song Chunfeng’s deceased mother, so it shouldn’t have mattered. Who in the city would want to marry someone from the countryside? But Song Chunfeng had always refused to break off the engagement. Now it seemed there was a reason.

The woman in front of her was incredibly beautiful! An oval face, peach blossom eyes, a delicate and high-bridged nose… her skin wasn’t as dark as the rumors claimed, it was even whiter than many others. If she were a man, she wouldn’t want to break off the engagement with such a fiancée. Who the hell spread these rumors?

Suddenly, she remembered something. “Didn’t you have someone else’s child?”

Su Nan was confused and turned to the woman standing beside her. “Who told you that?”

The woman nervously averted her gaze, unable to meet Su Nan’s eyes. As soon as Su Nan entered, she recognized this woman as Song Chunfeng’s stepsister, Li Tiantian. The book described Li Tiantian as always having two thick braids, thick eyebrows, and triangular eyes, with a striking appearance.

Yes, she had transmigrated. She had entered the body of the fiancée of the second brother in a period drama. Not long ago, she received a letter of termination from Li Tiantian, written in the name of her fiancé, Song Chunfeng. She was here today to break off the engagement. Although Song Chunfeng was unaware of the situation, she needed to complete the necessary procedures to avoid any future complications.

“Ugly things travel a thousand miles, the whole courtyard knows about you!” Ye Hong shouted. When she heard the news, she was overjoyed! She and Song Tongzhou were a couple who married later in life, and her age made it impossible for her to have more children. She had always hoped for a close marriage. Song Tongzhou’s eldest son was already married, and his second son was serving in the army. Countless matchmakers had come knocking, but Song Chunfeng had always refused to go on dates, saying he already had a fiancée and they would get married when she reached the appropriate age. Later, she heard that Su Nan was pregnant with a young intellectual’s child. She thought that if the other party didn’t want to be ostracized and publicly shamed, they would get married. This would give her daughter, Li Tiantian, a chance! Although Li Tiantian was her daughter, she was still a Li, and her household registration was still with the Li family. Marrying Song Chunfeng wouldn’t be a problem. At most, people would gossip for a while, and it would pass. She thought everything was going according to plan and intended to bring Song Chunfeng and Li Tiantian to get married the next time he came home on leave. Her stepson would become her son-in-law, and her daughter would become her daughter-in-law. What a perfect arrangement! But she never expected Song Chunfeng’s fiancée to have the audacity to demand marriage! It was infuriating! After all, her daughter was already 20 years old, and if she didn’t find a partner soon, people would start criticizing her age.

Ye Hong furrowed her brow, “Su Nan, you’re already pregnant with someone else’s child, our Chunfeng won’t marry you.”

“Forget about it!” She deliberately raised her voice so everyone outside could hear.

Seeing this, Li Tiantian tried to solidify Su Nan’s pregnancy, stepping forward and offering a sympathetic plea, “Sister Su Nan, I know you’re not having an easy time, but you’re already pregnant with someone else’s child, how can you ask Brother Chunfeng to marry you?”

“Whoever got you pregnant, let them marry you.”

“If they’re unwilling, go to the village head, and if that doesn’t work, go to the women’s director. Accuse them of sexual assault. You should never, ever, demand marriage from our Brother Chunfeng.”

As soon as Li Tiantian finished speaking, a commotion erupted outside. Whispers and murmurs came through, “If she were clinging to my son, I’d report her for immoral behavior immediately!”

“Yes, I would do the same!”

“She’ll be paraded through the streets with a big belly, she’ll know she’s made a mistake!”

Ye Hong and her daughter listened to the voices outside, their lips slightly curled in a smile. They thought that no one with any shame would stay after that!

But Su Nan remained unfazed and asked, “From our place to Jiangcheng, it takes three days and two nights by train. Who told you I was pregnant?”

Ye Hong didn’t even think before answering, “Everyone’s saying it!”

“The whole courtyard knows about your situation.”

Su Nan turned and opened the door, taking everyone by surprise. A wave of people tumbled into the courtyard. She raised her voice, “Who said I was pregnant?”

Hearing her question, the people who fell didn’t rush to get up but instead helped recall, “It seems… it seems like it was Wu’s wife who said it.”

Wu Guifang’s eyes widened in shock. The worst thing about eating melon was suddenly being the melon! She frantically searched her memory for information and suddenly pointed at someone in front, “It was Chen Xiulan who told me!”

Chen Xiulan gasped, realizing everyone was looking at her. She wished she could disappear into thin air. “It… it was Wang Kangmei who told me!”

One name after another was blurted out by the people, everyone desperately trying to distance themselves from the rumor. Until a voice rang out, “It was Li Tiantian who told me!”

Su Nan smiled, she had been waiting for this.

“Yes, it was Li Tiantian who told me!” Yao Ying pointed at Li Tiantian, confirming it.

Li Tiantian’s eyes immediately filled with panic, her face turning pale as she stood frozen in place.

Ye Hong saw this and understood. She knew her daughter liked Song Chunfeng, and she had even said why she wasn’t the one engaged to him. But… she never expected her daughter to be so bold, to actually spread rumors and slander Song Chunfeng’s fiancée!

Su Nan glanced at Li Tiantian, her beautiful eyes turning cold, “Did you spread the rumors?”