Su Zhen spoke sincerely, her words righteous and forceful.
That was exactly why Su Zhen and Qin Xiao were so entangled—birds of a feather truly flock together.
They were the same kind of filthy, vicious people.
They had turned the situation upside down, forcing Su Yun into a dead end.
Xiao Yuan leaned on his crutches and walked to Su Yun’s side.
He gently held her hand, giving her strength.
“Don’t be afraid.”
Su Yun looked up and met the man’s eyes. Her brows curved slightly.
“I’m not afraid.”
After speaking, she turned to Qin Xiao and Su Zhen.
“You two really are experts at twisting facts.”
“But Qin Xiao, is Su Zhen pretending to be foolish, and you’re pretending too? My engagement with you was arranged by our grandfathers. Besides the verbal agreement, my grandfather also left a letter for me.”
“In that letter, it clearly states: the eldest daughter of the Su family is to marry the eldest son of the Qin family when she comes of age.”
“Do you want me to take it out and show everyone?”
Su Yun asked Qin Xiao.
Qin Xiao clearly hadn’t expected that such a letter actually existed.
Just as he was about to speak, a voice suddenly cut through the crowd.
“Then the marriage belongs to Zhenzhen.”
It was Su Dafu.
He pushed through the crowd, walking in with an aggressive swagger.
“The eldest daughter of the Su family is Zhenzhen.”
As soon as these words came out, the crowd erupted in shock.
But Su Dafu no longer cared.
Since things had come to this point, if he didn’t reveal the truth, his biological daughter would be arrested for improper relations.
“Su Yun is not our biological daughter at all.”
“She was a wild child brought back from who knows where by that old man. Even though she has the Su surname, she is not blood-related to the Su family.”
“She is not worthy of marrying into the Qin family.”
Every word from Su Dafu made it sound like the Qin family was some noble household inheriting a throne.
Su Yun first froze, then laughed.
“Su Dafu, just because you say I’m not a Su, I’m not?”
“I have proof.”
Luo Fenlan’s voice also cut in.
She held up a yellowed jade pendant and walked in from outside.
“This is the item your grandfather brought back with you when you were adopted.”
“This is a relic of feudal remnants—how could ordinary working-class families have something like this?”
“You, Su Yun, are not only a wild child, you might even be the offspring of some landlord family.”
Luo Fenlan raised the round jade disc and shouted loudly.
In the original novel, none of this ever happened.
So even though Su Yun had read the original story, she had no idea about this development.
But whether she was a child of the Su family or not—it didn’t matter. In fact, it was better this way.
And that jade pendant…
It looked dull and yellowed, almost like mud at first glance.
But Su Yun immediately recognized that it was extremely valuable.
To prevent Luo Fenlan from damaging it, she smiled slightly and quietly stepped closer.
“You say it’s mine, so it’s mine?”
“How do I know you didn’t just use some broken scrap to fool people?”
Luo Fenlan immediately flared up.
“Fool people?”
She pointed at the jade pendant. “Look carefully! There’s even the character ‘Yun’ engraved on it—that’s your name! And you say I’m lying?”
“Oh?”
“Let me see.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Su Yun snatched the jade pendant from Luo Fenlan’s hand.
Luo Fenlan cried out.
“You wretched girl, how dare you snatch my things?”
Holding the warm, smooth jade, Su Yun smiled faintly.
“Luo Fenlan, isn’t this jade supposed to be mine?”
“How did it become yours?”
“Wasn’t this something I wore since childhood that you stole from me?”
Luo Fenlan’s expression turned extremely ugly, her eyes darting nervously.
“What stealing? You threw it away yourself—I just picked it up!”
Anyone could tell from her expression that she was lying.
Su Yun was right.
The original host had no memory of this.
The original novel didn’t mention it either.
But that didn’t stop Su Yun from taking the jade pendant.
She turned toward the leader on the platform.
“Leader comrade, I only just found out I am not the Su family’s biological daughter. I truly didn’t know before.”
The leader nodded.
“You did nothing wrong.”
Then his expression turned cold as he looked at Su Dafu and Luo Fenlan.
“Since Su Yun is not your biological daughter, why didn’t you make this clear earlier?”
Su Dafu and Luo Fenlan opened their mouths, but they had not expected things to escalate like this.
If not for saving their biological daughter Su Zhen, they would never have handed over the jade they had stolen from Su Yun.
Under the leader’s sharp gaze, both of them felt their legs weaken.
If not for supporting each other, they would have collapsed on the spot.
“Uh… that… we… we…”
Su Dafu stammered, unable to find a proper excuse.
Luo Fenlan, who had originally thought she could rely on shamelessness, also dared not act rashly anymore.
Seeing them silent, Xiao Yuan spoke up.
“Leader comrade, since Xiaoyun is not the Su family’s daughter, then she has no engagement with the Qin family. Qin Xiao should not have tried to take her life.”
“The misunderstanding stems from the Su couple’s concealment. If Qin Xiao wants to settle accounts, he should go after them—not shift his anger onto Xiaoyun.”
His voice was steady and calm.
The leader nodded.
The surrounding villagers also felt this made sense.
No matter how it was said, Su Yun was the victim. Qin Xiao had no reason to try to kill her.
But Qin Xiao grew impatient and roared, “Shut up!”
Then he turned to Xiao Yuan.
“You keep saying I tried to kill her? Then who is the bitch standing next to you? Don’t tell me—”
Before he could finish, a sharp slap rang out.
Qin Xiao’s face was struck so hard it turned sideways instantly.
The loud slap made the entire scene fall silent.
Qin Xiao covered his face in disbelief, staring at the man he had always looked down on—his crippled half-brother.
“You damn cripple, you actually dared to hit—”
Before he could finish, another slap landed on the other side of his face.
This time both sides were perfectly balanced.
Very symmetrical.
Almost aesthetically pleasing.
Qin Xiao clutched his face, eyes bulging like a bull’s.
“Su Yun!”
Xiao Yuan hit him—that cripple hit him—but now even Su Yun dared to hit him?
Did they really think he was some soft target?
Furious, he raised his hand to strike back at Su Yun.
But Xiao Yuan’s crutch was already pressed against his throat.
“Try moving.”
The blunt end of the crutch wasn’t sharp—but the man holding it had strength.
It pressed firmly against Qin Xiao’s neck, immobilizing him completely.
If he dared to step forward even slightly—
There was no doubt that crutch would snap his neck.
Qin Xiao’s face twisted in rage.
Outside the crowd, Liu Dongmei saw this scene and felt her heart shatter.
“Xiao’er…”