Chapter 175: Retribution Arrives

“Who is she?” Hu Yao couldn’t help but ask.

As she spoke, her red lips unconsciously tightened.

Jiang Han wanted to reach out and pinch her clearly unhappy face, but when he heard her question, he turned his head and looked back following her gaze.

“Who are you?” he asked.

When did this woman arrive, without making a sound, like a ghost.

The woman by the door heard his words and slowly raised her head.

“Brother Han, I’m here to see you.” Feng Yulan’s voice was soft as she looked at him, her eyes filled with eager and fluctuating emotions.

“Do you remember me? … We met a couple of days ago, you shielded me from the water at the market.” Her words were half-spoken, her peripheral vision glancing at Hu Yao, she hesitated and changed her words, her voice softer.

She was pretty, her light-colored dress outlined her slender and graceful figure, her eyes sparkled with complex and inexplicable emotions, especially when looking at Jiang Han, she was timid, yet with a hint of resentment.

“When did I ever see you and shield you from the water, don’t be delusional!” Jiang Han glanced at her, seeing her eyes somewhat similar to Hu Yao’s, he took a second look, then frowned.

What kind of nonsense was this about him shielding her from water, he went to buy chicken for Hu Yao to stew, the fishmonger who had poor eyesight just happened to splash water on him, the old man was blind and he was furious but had nowhere to vent, he hadn’t even had time to scold him before the old man got closer, saw it was him, and was scared to death.

Feng Yulan lowered her eyes, quietly looking at him: “You really don’t remember me? We were betrothed when we were young.”

Hu Yao held Jiang Fuheng’s hand tighter.

“Oh, it’s you.” Jiang Han didn’t care, but because of her words, he took another look at her, but still didn’t recognize her, or rather, he didn’t remember her.

As if truly sensing his indifferent attitude, Feng Yulan’s eyes flashed, her posture lowered, she glanced at Hu Yao, softly explaining her purpose.

“Brother Han, I… I’m here today to borrow money from you.”

“My mother remarried and took me away, our engagement was also canceled, now my mother and I are at our wit’s end, those debt collectors never let us go, I came back, I want you to help me, for the sake of… my father and Uncle Jiang’s friendship.” Feng Yulan’s voice was mournful, as if recalling some difficult experiences, she trembled slightly, her thin figure appearing even more fragile.

She looked at him with tearful eyes, full of earnest anticipation.

Men are most fond of women like this, they can easily arouse their protective instincts.

Seeing Jiang Han staring at Feng Yulan for so long, Hu Yao felt a pang in her heart.

Feng Yulan was beautiful, her simple and casual attire showed that she had put a lot of thought into her appearance, even the tears that fell on her cheeks were gracefully curved.

Jiang Han said that his childhood betrothal was arranged by his father, and it was broken off soon after, he didn’t see Feng Yulan much, it turned out that Feng Yulan’s mother had taken her to remarry.

Perhaps it was a woman’s intuition, Hu Yao could clearly feel that Feng Yulan’s casual glances at her carried a hint of malice.

Feng Yulan cried and pleaded, after recognizing Jiang Han, she softly recounted her current predicament.

It turned out that her stepfather had died, she and her mother were driven out by her stepfather’s children, but the debts her stepfather owed were left for them to repay.

Feng Yulan’s mother could only grit her teeth and find a good man for Feng Yulan, not only to repay the debts, but also to seek another protector.

But no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t find a satisfactory one, and good families were even more picky, so Feng Yulan’s mother had other ideas, as long as there was money, she didn’t necessarily have to be someone else’s legitimate wife.

She had also heard from people in her hometown that Jiang Han had made a fortune, so she thought of contacting her distant relatives to inquire about his situation, at that time, they didn’t really want to bring Feng Yulan back immediately, after all, they were still considering another option.

But now everything was in ruins, Jiang Han was the best choice, especially since they had a past relationship.

Even if Jiang Han had a wife, so what, she, Feng Yulan, was not bad, compared to a village girl, she was confident.

Before seeing Jiang Han again, Feng Yulan was still hesitant, after all, she had come back from the city, the men she had met before, relying on her stepfather’s connections, which one was not of good condition, now she had to go back to her hometown and seduce a married man, even if he was said to be good, she was still reluctant.

She hadn’t seen Jiang Han much when she was a child, that ridiculous engagement was not worth mentioning, after so many years, he was different from what she had imagined.

She had also inquired, he had indeed done well in these years, he had business dealings all over the country, and he could even get government approval for some sensitive industries, which proved that he had connections.

He was a surprise to her.

A man with ability and power, she naturally liked him, he was even better than the men she had been betrothed to before.

Especially, he would actually do so much for his wife that ordinary men would never do.

This was the kind of husband that countless women longed for, she had been picking and choosing for so many years, just to find one like this, she wanted both a good life and a good man!

Jiang Han, was her former fiancé after all, to put it bluntly, Hu Yao was the one who had taken her place!

After her stepfather’s death, she had been living a miserable life for so long, being looked down upon by others, Feng Yulan had no choice left, after observing for so many days, she liked this man Jiang Han even more.

He had a wife and children, so what, the men she knew, who had money and power, weren’t there many who kept mistresses and secretly raised illegitimate children?

Men are all the same, her reputation was already ruined, coming back to find Jiang Han was her best choice at the moment, to get rid of those troublesome people and things, she could continue to live a good life.

As for Hu Yao, she wasn’t going to fight her to the death, she was still very perceptive, she could see that Jiang Han really liked Hu Yao now, but she was patient and confident!

“My father had a relationship with your father, what does it have to do with you and your mother?” Jiang Han coldly pierced through her fantasy, speaking directly.

“Didn’t your mother and you run away with another man before your father died?” Even the funeral was taken care of by his father.

My mother arranged it.

Feng Yulan’s face turned pale, she stammered, “I was very young then, I…”

“You ran around happily, your father died with his eyes wide open, still clutching the flower you bought him.” Jiang Han thought back, his memory was quite good. He remembered how her parents were cursing her and her mother while handling her father’s funeral, calling them heartless and saying they would eventually face retribution.

“Now the retribution has come.” Jiang Han clicked his tongue, not bothering to pay attention to her.

“If you want to borrow money, I can introduce you to a loan shark. He’s quite close, just two steps away in the next village. People call him… Fourth Master Song. If he’s not around, you can find his wife, she’s the same.”