In the upstairs room, before Chuan Ma could grab her, Xu Changxia twisted her arm and pushed, sending the woman stumbling to the floor.
She also broke free from the other servant.
Neither of them understood what had happened; it felt as if Xu Changxia had slipped away like an eel.
Jiang Yihe hadn’t expected Xu Changxia to possess such strength and was momentarily stunned.
Xu Changxia had once worked the fields with her mother—she was no delicate city girl. Carrying a hundred-pound bag of fertilizer was nothing to her.
Moreover, in the final years of her previous life, she had undergone intensive training and had even managed to turn the tables on several vicious, burly middle-aged men.
Dealing with a few maids was hardly a challenge.
Xu Changxia dusted off her hands and smiled at Jiang Yihe. “Auntie, why don’t you go out and make a scene yourself? Better yet, call the police.”
“You’re absolutely right. If this had happened decades ago, I’d probably have been thrown into a pig cage. But as the adulterer, Jiang Chi wouldn’t escape punishment either.”
“Last night, while his brother was away on a military mission, Jiang Chi tried to force his way into his sister-in-law’s unlocked room with ill intentions. He ended up getting stabbed in the thigh and had to go to the hospital for stitches. If this gets out, what do you think will happen to Jiang Chi’s job assignment after graduation?”
“And where would Uncle Jiang’s face be then?”
The Jiang family had served in the military for three generations, with each holding a high-ranking position. If a son were convicted of a hooligan offense, the disgrace would be immense.
“You… how dare you twist the truth! It was you who seduced A-Chi last night!” Jiang Yihe’s face turned pale with rage.
Xu Changxia replied indifferently, “Go ahead and make a scene. It doesn’t matter. Let everyone in Hangzhou know what your son did last night—or I can spread the word for you.”
“No matter what happened last night, his medical records are there. If I bring in the police, no one will come out of this unscathed!”
Even if it was she who had seduced Jiang Chi, she couldn’t care less about Jiang Yihe’s opinion of her.
Jiang Yihe had always thought Xu Changxia was an easy target, a soft persimmon to be squeezed. She never expected her to be such a sharp-tongued shrew!
For a moment, Jiang Yihe was at a loss, glaring at Xu Changxia, too furious to speak.
Xu Changxia had no intention of wasting more time on them. She had more important matters to attend to.
She turned and packed her valuables into one of her dowry suitcases, then walked back to Jiang Yihe.
Glancing at the sandalwood box in Jiang Yihe’s hand, she asked, “Can I have it back now?”
As she spoke, she reached out to take it.
Jiang Yihe immediately hid the box behind her back. “This belongs to the Jiang family!”
During the struggle, the box sprang open.
The next second, Jiang Yihe let out a sharp scream. “Ah!!”
“Madam!” Chuan Ma scrambled up from the floor and rushed to Jiang Yihe’s side. Looking at Jiang Yihe’s hand, she saw that her right palm was covered in blood.
“What happened?!”
“This box bites!” Jiang Yihe exclaimed in fear and shock, pointing at the sandalwood box on the floor.
Xu Changxia calmly bent down to pick up the box. She glanced inside—thankfully, nothing was broken.
You should know, in her previous life, this golden toad was auctioned for nearly sixty million at the auction house. Passed down through generations, it would undoubtedly become a priceless treasure. Even if she and Jiang Yao were no longer possible, this item should still be returned to its rightful owner.
Xu Changxia couldn’t sleep last night and spent a long time thinking about events from her past life. She remembered that among the betrothal gifts Jiang Yao had given her, several valuable items had been snatched away by Jiang Yihe. So, in the middle of the night, she got up and stuffed over a dozen large pins into the box.
“Sorry about that, these pins were originally meant to deter thieves,” she said, raising the box and shaking it toward Jiang Yihe with a smile.
After carefully packing the items, she dragged her suitcase over to Jiang Yihe and said calmly, “You think I care about reputation?”
The innocent remain pure. If others didn’t believe her and slandered her, she could simply move somewhere else with her mom. It wasn’t like she had to get married anyway.
“As for calling off the engagement, please ask Uncle Jiang and Jiang Yao to come to the Xu family themselves to propose it.”
If Jiang Yao truly believed the nonsense Jiang Yihe and Jiang Chi were spreading, then it would only prove he wasn’t worth entrusting her life to.
After saying her final words, she turned and left the Jiang household without looking back.
It wasn’t until Xu Changxia hailed a three-wheeled cart by the roadside, ready to leave, that Jiang Yihe finally snapped out of it.
“She took everything with her—isn’t it obvious she’s trying to guard against me? How am I supposed to explain this to Lianzhou and Jiang Yao?! Hurry up and grab her suitcase!”
Aunt Chuan and several servants rushed out in pursuit, but before they could even pass through the main gate, they saw a large Dongfeng truck parked at the entrance.
Jiang Yao was sitting in the back seat.
Seeing several people running out, Jiang Yao glanced at them through the car window.
They immediately froze in fear.
“What’s the rush? Where are you going?” Jiang Yao pushed the car door open, got out, and asked expressionlessly.