Everyone was watching. If he didn’t give Shen Wan and the General an explanation, he, as her father, would be inexcusable.
It was better to lose his temper and hit her in front of others than to be seen as an uncle who does nothing.
Shen Mingyuan’s slap completely woke Shen Miao up.
Shen Miao covered her face, staring at Shen Mingyuan in disbelief as tears streamed down like broken pearls.
“Father! How could you hit me? For that wretched Shen Wan, you actually hit me!”
Shen Mingyuan’s face turned dark with anger. Pointing at her nose, he scolded, “And you have the nerve to cry? Look at what you’ve done! Do you know what day it is today? You dared to cause trouble at Wanwan’s wedding!”
Today wasn’t just Shen Wan’s wedding it was also Yan Xiao’s.
Who did Shen Miao think she was scheming against? Did she not want to live?!
“General…”
“Madam…”
Shen Wan and Yan Xiao finally descended slowly.
Shen Miao looked at Yan Xiao in terror, only to see him watching her with amused interest, his eyes showing no anger, just a hint of playfulness.
Shen Wan stayed behind Yan Xiao, frowning, looking like an innocent little rabbit who had no idea what was going on.
“Sister, earlier you came to me with my mother’s pendant, asking me to help you convince the General to marry you as a concubine in exchange for returning it… and now you even tampered with the rouge I needed today…”
Shen Miao clenched her teeth in fury, but dared not lash out, silently enduring the strange stares of those around her.
The little maid cried, knees rubbing against the ground as she knelt before Yan Xiao. “General, please and Madam, plead for me!”
The guests whispered and gossiped. Shen Mingyuan felt his face burning, wishing he could sink into the ground.
Shen Wan stood with the little maid anyone could clearly see who was right and who was wrong.
Though they weren’t biological sisters, they shared the Shen surname. Shen Miao’s jealousy of her cousin marrying the General revealed the depths of a woman’s malice…
The jade pendant still hung around Shen Miao’s neck.
Shen Mingyuan glanced at it and recognized it it was indeed Shen Wan’s mother’s keepsake.
With both eyewitnesses and evidence present, no amount of arguing could now save her.
The little maid cried, and Shen Wan grabbed Yan Xiao’s arm. Her delicate dependence on him made Yan Xiao feel an odd sense of satisfaction.
Shen Mingyuan suddenly stepped forward, his wrist shooting out like lightning, snatching the thin cord from around Shen Miao’s neck.
The knot at her neck was forcibly torn.
Shen Miao gasped in shock. “Father! What are you doing?”
Instinctively, she raised her hand to protect herself, but Shen Mingyuan’s reaction was even faster.
In the next moment, the Hetian jade pendant was snatched by Shen Mingyuan and handed to Shen Wan.
“Wanwan, your sister doesn’t know any better. Don’t take it to heart.”
Shen Wan held the pendant in her palm so it had returned to her hands in the end.
“Father!”
“Shut up!” Shen Mingyuan bellowed.
He then smiled apologetically at Yan Xiao. “General, my daughter acted rashly and offended you. Please forgive her this once.”
Yan Xiao looked down at Shen Mingyuan. “Since he’s your uncle, he failed in teaching his daughter. Do you intend to pursue the matter or not?”
He passed the responsibility onto her.
If Shen Wan pursued it, it wasn’t right. If she didn’t, it wasn’t either.
She decided to take a step back.
“Sister tried to poison me, but she ended up harming the little maid. Let her heal the little maid’s face. If she can’t, then hand it over to the police.”
By not pursuing the matter of the pendant, Shen Wan appeared magnanimous in front of the guests.
The medicated rouge became an issue between Shen Miao and the little maid.
Shen Mingyuan’s expression changed, and he hurriedly said, “Thank you, General, for sparing my daughter.”
The rouge had been tampered with by Shen Miao, so naturally she must have the means to treat the little maid’s face, right?