Chu Lian’s eyes were full of surprise. Why was Xiangxiang so sure that it wasn’t Han Yongsheng’s doing? It was clear that besides Han Yongsheng, who was an outsider, none of them would have spoken of this matter, not even the doctor who saw her yesterday; he had made sure of that.
He helped Wang Xiangxiang to her seat and kept smoothing her back with his hand.
At this moment, Wang Xiangxiang was afraid. She had not expected the matter to be exposed so quickly. Although it was now clear that Chu Lian was her partner in this matter, the fact that she had been looked over by a ruffian before her marriage was a disgrace to the Chu Family.
After the threat, she lived in fear every day, dreading the exposure of the affair. If she really married Chu Lian, the Chu Family would be shamed because of this incident, becoming the laughingstock of the entire city.
She thought that only by marrying into the Han Family could she protect the Chu Family from becoming the scorn of the public. At this time, she discovered she was pregnant, and mistakenly believed that the child was Han Yongsheng’s, which further strengthened her resolve to marry into the Han Family. She wanted to use Han Yongsheng to bear the brunt, even if the affair was exposed, it would be she and the Han Family who were ridiculed.
However, things did not go according to her plan.
The person she was involved with was Chu Lian, the child was Chu Lian’s, and she had married into the Chu Family; and now the affair was also brought to light.
"Husband, it was not Young Master Han’s doing, it was Li Fuyou."
"What?" Chu Lian was taken aback.
He punched the table with regret in his eyes; he was to blame for everything.
He had acted like a gentleman by leaving a survivor to declare war on Li Fuyou, completely forgetting that Li Fuyou was a despicable scoundrel.
All of a sudden, he remembered something. "Where is Acheng?"
Since his return, one thing had followed another, and he had been caught off guard, without having the chance to ask Acheng about recent events.
"I sent Acheng away. At the time, I thought I was going to marry into the Han Family, so there was no need for your man to stay by my side," Wang Xiangxiang said with a hint of embarrassment.
"Brother-in-law, Acheng went looking for you. Didn’t you meet with him before you came back?" Xiaoxiao asked, puzzled.
Chu Lian shook his head, then looked at Han Yongsheng, who appeared embarrassed. He had been too impulsive just now; he had completely lost his head over this matter, "Young Master Han, I’m truly sorry for what happened just now; I misunderstood you."
Han Yongsheng glanced at Chu Lian but did not reply; his anger hadn’t subsided. He felt he had offered genuine friendship to everyone, but he was the first to be suspected when the problem arose.
Seeing that Han Yongsheng was silent, Xiaoxiao tried to smooth things over. "Ah, we are all friends here, it was just a misunderstanding. Let’s not dwell on it too much. Everyone should shake hands and make up."
Hearing Xiaoxiao’s suggestion for shaking hands and making up, Chu Lian quickly extended his hand, "Young Master Han, I apologize. This was indeed my fault; please be magnanimous."
At that moment, Wen Nuan gently tugged at Han Yongsheng’s arm. Only then did he extend his hand, agreeing to the handshake and reconciliation.
He then said, "Now that the misunderstanding is cleared up, Wen Nuan and I will not impose any longer. I believe you have more important matters to discuss."
Han Yongsheng was right; this matter was indeed of the utmost importance. Therefore, they did not ask him to stay any longer, "Alright then. Let’s all get together another time."
The group saw Han Yongsheng and Wen Nuan off to their carriage. "Wen Nuan, let’s get together again next time."
"Sure, next time you come to Lin County, make sure to look us up."
After saying their goodbyes, Wen Nuan and Han Yongsheng drove away, while Chu Lian led the others back to the front hall.