“Have you two finished?”
Chu Ningwan’s eyes turned icy.
She had no intention of wasting her time on either of them, yet they had actually begun performing this melodramatic act right in front of her.
“Young Master Shen, it seems I wasn’t clear enough before, which has led to some misunderstanding between us. Let me make myself perfectly clear now.”
“Whoever you choose to marry has nothing to do with me. As for the Miss Su in your arms, she is not my sister.”
“Chu Ningwan, stop right there!”
Her response was clearly not what Shen Yu had expected.
In his mind, Chu Ningwan should have looked utterly heartbroken—not as resolute and indifferent as she was now.
Seeing her about to leave, Shen Yu released Su Qingyao and shouted after her.
“Miss Chu, if I remember correctly, there is still a marriage contract between us.”
“If you truly do not care, then return the token of affection between our two families.”
Chu Ningwan paused.
Had Shen Yu not mentioned it, she would almost have forgotten.
Back then, the Marquis of Shen had obtained a piece of fine jade while stationed at the border.
The jade was later crafted into a pendant and used as a betrothal token. She and Shen Yu each kept half of it.
In the past, she had treasured it deeply and carried it with her at all times because of their shared affection.
But after her rebirth, that half of the pendant had long since been tossed aside somewhere.
Now where had she put it again?
Seeing Chu Ningwan stand silently, Shen Yu wore an expression of “just as I thought.”
As if he didn’t know how much she cherished that jade pendant.
In their previous life, she had carried it every single day.
Yet now she spoke with such lofty indifference.
What a ridiculous attempt at playing hard to get.
“Miss Chu, don’t tell me you conveniently left your half of the jade pendant at home.”
Shen Yu sneered coldly, his words dripping with mockery.
“Is that pendant really such a precious thing?”
Instead of answering him directly, Chu Ningwan responded with a question of her own.
Shen Yu froze, caught off guard by her reaction.
“What did you say?”
“It’s true that I’m not carrying the pendant today.”
“But rest assured, Young Master Shen. Later, I’ll have someone deliver it to the Marquis Manor and let Madam Shen inspect it personally.”
She paused before adding with unmistakable sarcasm:
“Young Master Shen, Miss Su is carrying your child after all. If you keep pulling and tugging at an outsider like me, she may become upset.”
Her eyes were filled with ridicule.
If the timing were right, Shen Yu would not even be walking out of the General’s Manor so easily.
“This Chu Ningwan—whether in the past or now, she’s still as incorrigible as ever!”
By the time Shen Yu recovered from his shock, Chu Ningwan had already walked far away.
Clenching his fists, he grew increasingly furious.
Beside him, Su Qingyao stepped forward.
Noticing the dissatisfaction in Shen Yu’s eyes, a trace of panic arose in her heart.
“Brother Yu, Sister… Miss Chu refuses to hand over the pendant. She must still have feelings for you.”
“Perhaps Sister is right. I’m only an orphan and have never been likable.”
“If she can stay by your side, then my child and I in the future…”
Her voice choked with emotion as tears streamed down her face.
Seeing this, Shen Yu immediately pulled her into his embrace, his heart aching for her.
“Yao’er, never say that.”
“In my heart, there has only ever been you.”
“As for Chu Ningwan, she’s nothing more than an ornament.”
The moment he mentioned Chu Ningwan, a wave of frustration welled up inside him.
If not for the fact that the engagement had been decreed by the Emperor and could not be easily dissolved, he would have married Su Qingyao immediately and made Chu Ningwan understand what true regret felt like.
“But now…”
Su Qingyao’s eyes brimmed with tears, making her look pitiful and delicate.
“Brother Yu, it’s because of me that you’ve been put in such a difficult position.”
“Even if I successfully return to the General’s Manor, I’m afraid Madam Shen still won’t accept me…”