The Spirited Daughter-in-law and the Mountain Man

In order to appear as if she was recovering from a serious illness, Shen Yun even feigned a cough twice, and Xiao Chonghuan pretended to be concerned, "Lady must take care of her health."

"Master flatters me," Shen Yun replied with dignified grace.

The Gongsun Family’s intelligence network was extraordinary. For some unknown reason, Xiao Yuchuan had fought fiercely with the Xiao Clan guards in Longwan Town, almost dying from severe injuries. Gongsun Xi was naturally aware of this event. He also learned that Xiao Yuchuan loved Su Qingyue deeply—could it be that her surprise attack on Yuchuan led to his abnormal behavior?

Gongsun Xi also understood that Shen Yun’s illness was a pretense; it was her way of avoiding humiliation for his Gongsun Family.

As first-class families themselves, Gongsun Xi, even with the upper hand, didn’t want to ruin relations after Shen Yun had said all the nice words. Thus, he followed suit, "Since this is the case, I won’t dwell on the matter of today’s apology. Lady Xiao should take good care of her health."

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"Then, thank you for the care from our future family-in-law," Shen Yun said, her face full of courtesy.

"I dare not accept the title of family-in-law," Gongsun Xi angrily retorted. "It seems to me that the Xiao Family does not value the arranged marriage with my Gongsun Clan. Perhaps it’s best to cancel the marriage altogether!"

"Brother Gongsun speaks too harshly," Xiao Chonghuan hurriedly said. "Nowadays, everyone knows that Su Qingyue has murdered her husband. It is only because of Chuan’er’s magnanimity that she was not punished, but rather given a set of divorce papers, marking the end of their relation. Unexpectedly, Su Qingyue tore up the divorce papers—it’s a settled fact, and her denial is futile." He took out a piece of letter paper from his sleeve pocket and spread it out.