In the reception hall.
Shen Ningxi had just closed the door.
Old Master Yan immediately gave her a show of force.
"Shen family girl, you dare to lie to even Grandpa?"
Old Master Yan coughed heavily twice.
He looked quite ill, but his voice was still robust.
"Grandpa is old, not stupid. What benefits did that brat Yan Jingci give you, for you to dare to conspire with him to deceive me?"
Shen Ningxi pursed her lips upon hearing this.
The exposure happened too quickly.
She hadn't even started her act, and she was already told she'd been found out.
Shen Ningxi thought for a moment and replied, "Money is secondary; I'm mainly after your grandson."
Upon hearing this, Old Master Yan slammed the table, spilling half a cup of tea. "Nonsense!"
"You've only met Yan Jingci twice. The first time you sent him to the police station, and the second time you're about to get engaged. You tell me you're after him? Do you think Grandpa is stupid!"
"Although my grandson is good-looking, he's not like cash that you get addicted to at first sight!"
Shen Ningxi blinked.
She retorted very seriously, "In my eyes, he's like the God of Wealth."
"..."
This still meant she was after Yan Jingci's money!
Old Master Yan firmly labeled Shen Ningxi as a gold digger.
He snorted coldly and said sarcastically, "The Shen family has truly declined! Old Shen Tou actually let his granddaughter come out to swindle money. The times are indeed changing for the worse!"
Shen Ningxi: "?"
As the saying goes, one should not involve family.
How could they drag her entire family into this.
Shen Ningxi was no longer polite and retorted, "Old swindler Grandpa, aren't you also swindling your grandson and children? You even faked your death to rush the marriage. The Yan family is truly finished; if the beam is not straight, how can the planks be good."
"!!!"
Upon hearing this.
Old Master Yan almost couldn't catch his breath.
He pointed at Shen Ningxi, stammering, "You, you, you..."
The butler beside him quickly handed him tea to calm him down.
Old Master Yan finally managed to catch his breath.
He stared at Shen Ningxi scrutinizingly. "What do you know?"
Shen Ningxi replied, "I know: your one month of remaining lifespan is fake."
"..."
The room fell into an eerie silence.
After a long while, Old Master Yan asked, "Who told you that?"
Shen Ningxi raised an eyebrow and casually pointed at the Jade Token on his neck. "I don't need anyone to tell me. This Jade Token is soaked in 'Seven Emotions Ash' and sealed with a 'Suspended Silk Gu'. It can make someone appear close to death with just one look. Grandpa Yan, you've gone to great lengths to trick your grandson into marriage."
Old Master Yan: "..."
He hadn't expected this little girl from the Shen family to be able to understand the Jade Token.
This was the work of Daoist Master Xu Hai from Yunqing Mountain.
Old Master Yan stroked the Jade Token.
He glanced sideways at Shen Ningxi. "Since you know I'm not in a hurry, then I'm even less likely to casually accept a granddaughter-in-law. Your engagement with Jingci has long been dissolved and is no longer valid."
"No, you are very anxious."
Shen Ningxi retorted.
She stared at Old Master Yan's brow and wagged her finger. "Grandpa Yan, you don't need to pretend anymore. Let alone a month, you've been immersed in evil spirits for a long time, and the Yin energy has corroded your bones. I'm afraid you won't even last three days."
The butler in the room shrunk his neck in fear.
Is this little girl crazy, to speak to Old Master like that!
This is Old Master's birthday banquet, a joyous occasion, and she's saying he won't live past three days. She must be insane!
As expected, Old Master Yan was so angry he looked like he was having a stroke.
His face was so stiff it was twitching.
Old Master's complexion was already so poor.
Shen Ningxi was still adding fuel to the fire.
She took out a brush and a stack of yellow paper and waved them at Old Master Yan.
"Grandpa Yan, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. I am magnanimous and won't hold your words against you. One Talisman Paper is 2999. Your household will probably need three hundred sheets. Pay me, and I'll save you once."
As Shen Ningxi spoke, she opened her mobile payment QR code.
But she didn't receive a transfer notification.
Instead, she heard Old Master Yan roar.
"Guards, escort this girl out! She is forbidden from stepping foot in the Yan family again!"
Shen Ningxi said, "Don't believe me. Take the Jade Pendant, drop it into a wine glass, and you'll know what's wrong!"
"Get out!"
"???"
Alas, she's courting death!
...
Shen Ningxi was "invited" out by bodyguards.
The Yan family's uncles and aunts watched her being taken away and bowed to Buddha in all directions with immense gratitude.
They entered the reception hall and showered Old Master with praise.
"Dad, old ginger is indeed spicier. We knew you wouldn't fall for it!"
"That brat from the Shen family, they say she's a jinx. Once she speaks, something bad is bound to happen!"
"She's truly a bringer of misfortune descended to earth. Could it be that wherever she goes, death follows!"
The three siblings were overjoyed.
After a while, they noticed Old Master's dark, gloomy expression, like a crow passing by.
"You three, get out! And sew up your crow mouths!"
...
The bodyguards were very diligent.
It was as if they were afraid no one would know Shen Ningxi was "invited" out.
They deliberately chose a path that went through the entire banquet hall.
Shen Ningxi was like a prisoner being led to execution.
She attracted the attention of everyone present.
"So she really is a swindler! Not Young Master Yan's fiancée at all, and was kicked out by Old Master!"
"Sneaking into the banquet hall, perhaps looking for a rich husband? How embarrassing."
"Old Master's antique grandfather clock must be worth millions. They should make her pay for it!"
The guests watched the drama unfold, mocking her.
Lin Wanhui covered the triumph in her eyes and sighed, "Alas, this is the ungrateful wretch the Lu family raised for 18 years. After stealing hundreds of millions from my family, it wasn't enough, so she came to the Yan family to steal. How much money does she need to spend!"
Everyone showed expressions of disgust.
Truly wicked seeds are born with it in their bones!
...
A flashy Bugatti Veyron stopped at the villa entrance.
Yan Jingci stepped out of the car. His custom-made glossy black suit made him look like a character from another layer.
But just as he was about to enter, he saw his fiancée being escorted out.
Yan Jingci frowned. "Wait."
The bodyguard stopped. "Young Master, it was Old Master who ordered Miss Shen to be removed."
Yan Jingci: "?"
Shen Ningxi said faintly, "Your grandfather knows I'm a fake fiancée."
Yan Jingci sneered, waved at them, and turned to grab Shen Ningxi's wrist. "Come back with me. What I said is true."
But Shen Ningxi was eager to pull her hand away.
She dodged Yan Jingci.
She pushed away the two arms holding her and continued walking towards the main entrance.
"If I go back just because you tell me to, I'll lose so much face. I'm not going back."
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