Lu Qianqian’s eyes widened in terror, as if she had seen a ghost.
How did she know?!
Seeing Lu Qianqian’s reaction, Su Wan finally had her long-held suspicions confirmed.
She curled her lips into a faint smile, let go of her hand, patted Lu Qianqian lightly on the shoulder, and whispered in a low voice,
“Qianqian, no rush. We’ll settle our accounts… slowly.”
Her voice was soft yet chilling, making Lu Qianqian shiver.
She looked at Su Wan in disbelief.
I-Is this really Su Wan?
That timid, fragile Su Wan who would burst into tears at the slightest scare how had she suddenly become like a completely different person?
Calm and composed, smiling with hidden malice, and those eyes… they sent a chill down one’s spine.
Lu Qianqian wanted to say something more, but when she opened her mouth, she found herself unable to utter a single word.
After speaking, Su Wan turned to face the crowd. The smile returned to her face as she said loudly,
“Uncles and aunties, since everyone is here, please help judge this fairly. I drank too much tonight and was dazed when someone helped me into this room. When I woke up, I saw my elder brother-in-law injure himself like this just to avoid suspicion…”
She pointed to the shocking wound on Lu Zhaoye’s leg. Her eyes reddened slightly as she spoke sincerely,
“Although my brother-in-law has a bit of a ‘fierce’ reputation outside, he’s always proper and respectful toward his younger brother’s wife. On the contrary, some people…”
Her gaze shifted, the smile not reaching her eyes,
“On their own wedding night, their husband disappears, yet the sister-in-law can’t wait to drag people here to catch someone in the act. Anyone who didn’t know better might think the Lu family has some shameful secret and is desperate to find someone to take the blame.”
The crowd immediately burst into murmurs.
“That’s right, Lu Zhaoye’s hands and legs are covered in blood it looks like he stabbed himself. He’s really ruthless to himself.”
“Where did the second son go on his wedding night?”
“Look at the eldest why does it seem like he was drugged? His skin is red all over. Could it be…?”
…
Just as the discussion grew louder, hurried footsteps came from the courtyard entrance.
“Move aside! Everyone, move aside!”
The groom, Lu Ming, dressed in a neat Zhongshan suit, pushed through the crowd, panting heavily.
The moment he saw Su Wan wrapped in his elder brother’s coat, he flew into a rage.
“Su Wan! You… you’re shameless! I was only gone for a while, and you couldn’t stand the loneliness you actually tried to seduce my brother?!”
Lu Zhaoye let out a cold laugh and was about to react when a soft, delicate hand pressed down on his tense arm.
Su Wan turned to look at the man who had deceived her for ten whole years in her previous life.
Back then, when faced with Lu Ming’s accusations, she had been panicked and afraid.
Afraid he would misunderstand her, afraid he would abandon her she cried as she tried to explain that nothing had happened between her and his brother.
But Lu Ming hadn’t listened. He had slapped her hard across the face.
That slap shattered not only her innocence, but also her dignity.
Although Lu Ming had later “mercifully” allowed her to marry into the Lu family, from that day on, Su Wan had never been able to hold her head high again.
Thinking of everything from her past life, a faint smile appeared on Su Wan’s lips.
“Husband, you’re finally back.”
She quickly walked up to him, her expression full of concern, even carrying a strange gentleness.
“Look at you, you’re sweating so much. Even your buttons are fastened wrong was it too hot outside?”
Lu Ming had never expected such a reaction from the usually shy and obedient Su Wan. He instinctively clutched his collar, panic flashing across his face.
“Y-you… what are you doing? Don’t touch me!”
“We’re husband and wife. What’s wrong with me fixing your clothes? Look at your collar…”
Though she spoke softly, her hands moved swiftly.
It seemed like she was adjusting his collar, but in reality, her fingers hooked onto the neckline of his Zhongshan suit and with a sudden force, she tore it down!
Rip !
The fragile fabric split instantly.
Before Lu Ming could react, his outer coat and the buttons of his shirt underneath burst open.
The noisy courtyard fell into a deathly silence.
Then, a collective gasp erupted from the crowd.
On Lu Ming’s lean chest, instead of a man’s undershirt, there was
A gaudy, bright red dudou embroidered with mandarin ducks!
And right in the center, crookedly stitched, was a line of suggestive words:
[“Beloved Lu Ming, exclusively for Zhang Xiulian.”]
Su Wan stared at the words, her gaze turning icy. She raised her finger and pointed at the garish red cloth, her lips parting as she spoke coldly,
“Everyone, take a good look ‘Beloved Lu Ming, exclusively for Zhang Xiulian.’”
She paused, then fixed her cold gaze on Lu Ming’s pale face.
“Lu Ming, on your wedding night, you disappear. You come back in the middle of the night wearing Widow Zhang’s dudou against your skin. Is this what you meant by urgent work?”
Boom
The crowd exploded.
“My god! Zhang Xiulian? Isn’t that the widow from the next street? That Lu second son looks decent, but he’s into that?”
“Coming back on your wedding night wearing a widow’s undergarment? That’s disgusting!”
“Earlier, Lu Qianqian was accusing Su Wan of being unfaithful, but turns out the real cheater is her own brother! Looks like the siblings set this up to frame someone!”
…
Countless looks of disdain, mockery, and disgust focused on Lu Ming like spotlights.
His whole body trembled. The humiliation of being exposed like this nearly drove him mad.
Frantically covering the glaring red dudou on his chest, he shouted incoherently,
“No! That’s not true! I was framed! Su Wan it was you! You must’ve slipped it into my clothes when I wasn’t paying attention!”
Before Su Wan could even respond, the onlookers burst out laughing.
“Have some shame, Lu Ming! That dudou is tied tight against your skin how could Su Wan stuff it in with just one touch? What, can she dress you from a distance?”
“Running off with a widow on your wedding night, coming back wearing her embroidered dudou, and you still dare call it a setup? We’ve long heard you were close with Widow Zhang didn’t think you’d go as far as wearing her undergarments!”
“You were just yelling at your wife for being shameless, but turns out you’re the most shameless one! Oh, I get it your sister dragged people here to ‘catch’ something just to cover up your affair with the widow!”
…
Lu Ming’s face turned the color of liver. Looking at Su Wan, who still wore a faint smile, a chill crept up his spine.
This woman… how had she become so terrifying?
Wasn’t she the one who used to blush at the slightest raised voice?
How could she do something so bold?
And…
She cared about him so much shouldn’t she be heartbroken and crying after finding out about him and the widow?
At that moment, Lu Zhaoye, standing to the side, looked at the woman in the center of the crowd and smiled.
The scar on his cheek made his grin seem even more wicked.
Heh.
This was no longer the little white rabbit she used to be.
She was clearly a cunning little devil.
But…
Damn, she was impressive.