Chapter 25: The Green Tea’s Reputation Ruined and Degraded

Aunt Liu, who had been crying and shouting, dared not cry anymore.

She feared that if she made a mistake and angered the tyrant, she might lose her head.

“Follow Su Jinye’s instructions.”

Aunt Liu was left speechless.

Soon, Doctor Zhang arrived.

“Examine Miss Shen’s pulse,” Su Jinye said firmly, leaving no room for argument.

“Ah!!” Shen Congyue suddenly leaped from the ground and rushed behind Aunt Liu, clutching her arm tightly. “Mother, I don’t want to see the doctor! I refuse!”

Aunt Liu frowned. What could this reaction mean?

“Hold her down!” Su Jinye ordered directly, and two maidservants immediately came in.

While Aunt Liu was still in shock, Shen Congyue was already restrained.

After checking her pulse, Doctor Zhang bowed to Su Jinye and said, “Miss Shen has been pregnant for over a month.”

With this statement, the room fell into complete silence, where even the sound of a pin drop could be heard.

Su Jinye’s eyes darkened, “May I ask, Miss Shen, if you’ve been pregnant for so long, where did the blood on the bed come from?”

Shen Congyue: “…”

Her face turned ghostly pale, and she trembled uncontrollably.

Why had things turned out this way?

How did Su Jinye know she was pregnant?

Now that everything was exposed in public, even if Shen Congyue tried to justify herself, no one would believe her.

“Haha, the little green tea is dumbfounded.”

[How dare you make my uncle take the fall? You’re getting yourself ruined and turned into stinking trash.]

Shen Congyue took a deep breath, looking calmly at Su Jinye. “Jinye, this matter was indeed staged by me, but it was all because I like you.”

[Hmph, the little green tea still doesn’t give up. What other tricks does she have left?]

[Oh, right, Shen Congyue does seem to have an ace up her sleeve.]

[Yeah… get ready for her to start being a crybaby. On three… one, two…]

Thud

Shen Congyue, seemingly weakened and stimulated, knelt on the ground, tears streaming down her face as she cried, “Wuwu, Jinye, have you forgotten that I saved you five years ago at the foot of Wushan?

Back then, I saved your life. Jinye, why are you so heartless towards me?”

[Wushan? Five years ago… This must be about when the handsome uncle was ambushed while secretly investigating Wucheng.]

Su Jinye’s heart skipped a beat.

Ah Bao knew about this too.

[That night, in the pouring rain, handsome uncle encountered a band of mountain bandits on his way back to the capital from Wucheng. He was ambushed, and someone threw drug powder at him, causing him to go blind. He fell down the mountainside and was unconscious at the foot of the mountain.]

Su Jinye’s gaze darkened.

Ah Bao knew the details from that night very clearly.

Five years had passed, and he had forgotten many of the details.

[But the person who saved the handsome uncle back then was not Shen Congyue but the little beauty, Ranran.]

Ranran?

Su Jinye’s eyes shot towards Shen Yunran, who had been silent throughout.

[Yes! It was indeed the little beauty, Ranran. Five years ago, when handsome uncle was secretly investigating Wucheng, Ranran secretly followed him. Later, when uncle was attacked, Ranran saved him.

She took him to an empty bamboo house at the foot of the mountain, not only treating his eyes but also diverting the bandits who were chasing him.

She slid down the mountain and hit her head on a rock, which caused her intermittent amnesia. Her memories of that time were very vague, and she later completely forgot about saving him.]

[Afterward, when the handsome uncle recovered, he kept searching for the person who saved him, and Shen Congyue learned about this.

Shen Congyue knew about Ranran going to Wucheng.]

“Shen Congyue knew that it was Ranran who saved you, but to win your favor, she took all the credit for it.”

Su Jinye’s face grew darker with each word.

It looked like it might turn black with rage.

Five years ago, after he was ambushed and lost his sight, he only knew that it was a young lady who saved him, but she didn’t speak a word during those three days.

He had thought she was mute and didn’t press further on it.

When he regained his sight, the young lady was gone, and he found that she had left behind a jade pendant.

Later, he discovered that this jade pendant belonged to the Shen family in the capital.

At the time, he was already betrothed to Ranran and, overjoyed, believed that it was Ranran who had saved him. He went to the Shen Mansion.

But when he asked Ranran about it, she denied ever having left the capital.

At that point, he learned that Shen Congyue was searching for a missing jade pendant.

It was the very one he had found!

From that moment on, Shen Congyue had clearly planned to enter the Su family.

No, it must have been planned even earlier.

Thinking that Shen Congyue had saved him, he had been a little less cold towards her.

But he did not realize that Ranran had misunderstood his feelings for Shen Congyue.

If he had not heard Ah Bao’s thoughts, he would never have known that so much had been hidden from that night five years ago.

Ranran had secretly done so much for him.

“Sister, please speak up for me. If news of my premarital pregnancy spreads, I will truly have no future.

Sister, please ask Jinye to help me.”

Shen Congyue clung to Shen Yunran’s sleeve.

Shen Yunran snapped out of her daze, frowning. “Congyue, you brought this on yourself.

Now, you want me to beg my future husband to marry you and give you and your unborn child a legitimate status?

Do you really think I, Shen Yunran, am so easily manipulated?”

“Sister, you… you know that Jinye doesn’t love you. Why do you still cling to the status of Su family’s fiancée?”

Shen Yunran lowered her gaze and replied calmly, “This is a matter between him and me. It’s not for you to meddle in.”

She had come to understand.

If Su Jinye did not love her, it was fine.

At worst, she would call off the engagement and set him free.

But she would never let Su Jinye be handed over to someone else.

She had no right to make any decisions for Su Jinye.

[The little beauty is amazing—seemingly delicate but with a clear and resilient character. She and the uncle are truly a perfect match.]

When reading the original text, she had always liked the character of Shen Yunran.

Rational and composed, she appeared delicate but had the dignity of a legitimate daughter.

She was indeed a rare and admirable woman!

“Unfortunately, she is just a cannon fodder girl with a bad ending.”

“Let go.” Shen Yunran said with a frown.

Shen Congyue was very surprised. Shen Yunran, who usually seemed so weak, was being so assertive today?

“I won’t let go. Sister, if you don’t help me, I’ll—”

A figure strode forward, grabbing Shen Congyue by the wrist and throwing her forcefully!

“She told you to let go. Do you not understand?” Su Jinye glared at Shen Congyue, his entire presence exuding a chilling and terrifying aura.

Shen Congyue was terrified, and was thrown against the edge of a table by Su Jinye, hurting herself and crying out in pain.