Shen Yan watched Su Wei's retreating figure disappear, and let out a cold laugh. Sure enough, she was nothing but a pretty face with no brains—a complete fool.
But the moment Su Wei stepped out the door, the panic on her face vanished without a trace. She strolled leisurely to Granny Wang's doorstep and said to Hu Wen, who was knocking on the door: "Stop knocking. If no one's answered after all this time, Granny Wang probably isn't home."
The moment Hu Wen saw her, his blazing anger vanished instantly.
"Xiao Wei…"
Su Wei couldn't bear to look at him. She pointed down the road. "Go fetch some water."
Hu Wen stared at her face, his whole body going weak, and stammered: "Mm… mm… I'll go right now."
Hu Wen left. Su Wei glanced at Granny Wang's house, then strolled back the way she came.
When she reached the door, she took a deep breath. When she raised her head again, her face carried a hint of panic.
"Yan Ge, thank you for reminding me. I'll go up the mountain right now to see if there's still a suitable spot."
Her face was pale, her lips drained of color—she truly looked frightened out of her wits.
Shen Yan didn't say a word. Before Su Wei could even leave the house, she ran into Hu Wen returning with water. Hu Wen cheerfully poured the water into the vat.
"Thank you." She gave him two coppers as payment and also returned the fish he'd brought.
Hu Wen frowned. "What do you mean by this?"
"Everything Granny Wang said before was lies to deceive you. I'm already married—there's no possibility between us…" Before Su Wei could finish, Hu Wen hastily cut in: "If Shen Yan dies, then there is…"
Su Wei: "…"
This time, she genuinely felt a bit of sympathy for Shen Yan.
No skills and yet he'd married a pretty wife—look what happened. Now everyone wanted to kill him and take his place…
Su Wei also felt a bit of sympathy for herself. The original owner of this body had plenty of nerve but no brains, while she herself had neither the heart nor the nerve. One of these days, she might end up killed by Shen Yan because of some wild man's careless words…
So Su Wei fixed Hu Wen with a stern expression and slapped him across the face.
"Shut up."
Hu Wen was stunned for a moment, but his ears turned even redder.
Su Wei: "…"
Surely this slap didn't actually make him enjoy it…
"Shen Yan is my husband. Don't say such things again, and don't come pestering me, or I'll go to the authorities and report you for harassing a respectable woman…"
She threatened coldly, but Hu Wen just touched his face, his eyes staring fixedly at Su Wei's hands. Her hands were fair, long, and slender, like white scallions, and her strength was so small that the slap stung a little—but mostly it just tickled…
"Did you hear what I said?" Su Wei felt speechless. Was there something wrong with this man? No sooner had she thought this than she heard Hu Wen ask with a red face: "Can you… can you slap me again?"
Su Wei: "…"
After finally getting rid of Hu Wen, Su Wei walked to Shen Yan's door.
"Shen Yan, I'm coming in."
Shen Yan naturally didn't respond. Su Wei was about to push the door open when she recalled the incident where he might have been hiding behind it that day, and grew wary. She picked up a stick at random and gently opened the door—only to lock eyes with Shen Yan, who was sitting on the bed.
Shen Yan's expression was unreadable. Su Wei breathed a sigh of relief, thinking he probably hadn't heard what Hu Wen said.
"So… let's discuss how to deal with Granny Wang's body?" Su Wei put on a foolish look, perhaps with a touch of nervousness. Shen Yan noticed her breathing was a bit rapid, her chest rising and falling with each breath…
Shen Yan averted his gaze in disgust. "Didn't I tell you? Go to the back mountain, dig a pit, and bury her."
Su Wei said pitifully, "But the ground is frozen solid now. I'm just a weak woman—I can't dig a pit. What if someone finds her…"
Shen Yan naturally knew this, so he looked at Su Wei and said, "That's not my problem. You're the one who killed her."
Su Wei: "…"
The original owner wasn't human. And this guy was a real dog too…
"But I did it to save you—"
"Save me?" Shen Yan acted as if he'd heard the funniest joke in the world. His face darkened as he said to Su Wei with pure malice, "Wasn't it that you two planned to kill me together, but then you had a falling out, and so… you accidentally killed Granny Wang?"
Su Wei: "…"
Language really was a damn art form.