Abandoned by the best children? I just take out the space

After throwing all the Chen family members into jail, the county magistrate hurried back home. He was worried that something might have happened to his daughter, so he was anxious to visit her.

As for the Chen family, the county magistrate knew clearly that this incident was full of doubts and it was difficult to convict them. He detained them temporarily just to make them suffer more and avenge Shangguan Chu.

As he was thinking, he unknowingly walked to the door of Shangguan Chu's room and raised his hand to knock on the door.

"Achu, it's father."

"Father, please come in." Shangguan Chu's voice came from the room. The county magistrate pushed the door open and saw that she wanted to get out of bed to salute, so he quickly stretched out his hand to stop her.

"No need. You are injured. There is no need for so many formalities between father and daughter."

"Thank you for your concern, father."

Shangguan Chu thanked him softly, her eyes curved, and she was obviously very happy that her father came to see her. Seeing her like this, the county magistrate couldn't help but tap her forehead and said, "You, why do you torture yourself like this?"

"Abortion is very harmful to women. Why can't you tell your father about it?" As he spoke, his eyes met Shangguan Chu's lost expression, and he finally softened his heart: "Forget it, how do you feel now?"

"Father, my daughter is fine now."

"From now on, don't keep everything in your heart. Just tell me what's wrong. Your father will support you."

Hearing this, Shangguan Chu nodded gently, feeling touched. He was about to take the opportunity to propose to cancel the engagement, but the next second, he heard the county magistrate say: "The child is gone, and I don't know if it will affect your marriage."

"You should marry Liu Mochen as soon as possible and take good care of yourself before you can..."

"Father." Shangguan Chu called softly, interrupting the county magistrate's unfinished words. He was shocked, but still mustered up the courage to say, "Father, I don't want to marry Liu Mochen."

"Why are you suddenly urging me to marry him as soon as possible?"

Obviously, his father's treatment of Liu Mochen was nothing special before, but now it was like this, which made Shangguan Chu feel inexplicably uneasy.

I just felt like something was slipping out of my control without me knowing.

Just when Shangguan Chu was flustered, the county magistrate sighed and slowly spoke to clear up her confusion: "Ah Chu, this is what we owe the Liu family."

"Why?" Shangguan Chu looked puzzled, and became even more anxious: "Father, how could we owe them? When did the mansion have any connection with the Liu family?"

"It's not the mansion, it's me. A long time ago, the eldest young master of the Liu family saved my life, and was assassinated for it. I owe the Liu family a life. Now Liu Mochen loves you deeply and only wants to marry you."

Hearing this, Shangguan Chu's face turned pale in an instant, and he murmured to himself: "How is this possible? So, I still have to marry him."

"Ah Chu, I have no choice but to thank you for saving my life..." The county magistrate reached out and patted Shangguan Chu on the shoulder: "The Liu family is rich and powerful, and Liu Mochen is the only child left. You won't suffer if you marry into the family."

The county magistrate was still trying to persuade her earnestly, but Shangguan Chu could no longer listen. She felt sad at heart, but as a daughter, she had to repay her father for saving her life.

He could only nod and was forced to agree. Seeing Shangguan Chu agree, the county magistrate was very happy. At this time, the doorman happened to come and report that Liu Mochen was waiting outside.

"Quick, let him in." The county magistrate was overjoyed and immediately called the man into the house.

Liu Mochen held the medicine bag in his hand, his eyes smiling and gentle, and he regained his gentlemanly demeanor and looked at Shangguan Chu: "Sir, Ah Chu."

"I brought some tonics to help Ah Chu recover."

"Okay, okay, you are a thoughtful child. Achu, your future husband still loves you." As he said that, he took the medicine bag and put Shangguan Chu's hand into Liu Mochen's hand.

"Mo Chen, from now on, Chu will be in your care."

Hearing this, Liu Mochen was slightly stunned, and then his smile deepened: "Don't worry, sir, I will take good care of her."

He looked at Shangguan Chu with a smile. The complicated emotions in his eyes made her confused and a little scared, but the county magistrate was still there, so Shangguan Chu could only endure the discomfort.

She gave a bitter smile, and the hand held by Liu Mochen felt slightly cold.

After finally making it to nightfall, when she was the only one left in the room, Shangguan Chu got up, walked silently to the yard, and dug out the wine buried under the tree.

She sat alone on the stone steps, holding the jar of wine and drinking it sip by sip. When she was drunk, Shangguan Chu took out a dagger and cut her wrist.

Blood gushed out, but she seemed not to feel any pain and instead laughed out loud.

That laughter sounded particularly strange in the dark night. As the blood flowed more and more, her face turned pale. At the critical moment, Wan Shufang appeared in time and grabbed her wrist.

"Shangguan Chu, what are you doing?" She frowned, snatched the wine jar, and took out gauze to bandage her and stop the bleeding.

Looking at Wan Shufang's slightly angry face, Shangguan Chu sobered up for a moment. She lay in Wan Shufang's arms and cried, "Madam, I..."

"No matter what happens, you shouldn't mess around with your life. Tell me, what happened?"

Wan Shufang pulled her to sit down, and while applying the medicine, she quietly waited for her to speak. Finally, Shangguan Chu cried enough, and then she slowly spoke: "Madam, my father said that the eldest son of the Liu family died to save him."

"We owe the Liu family a lot. To repay the favor, I still want to marry Liu Mochen."

Hearing this, Wan Shufang understood and couldn't help but scold: "Are you seeking death just because of this?"

Seeing Shangguan Chu lowering his head sadly, she sighed: "Silly girl, don't do such stupid things again in the future. I will find out about this matter. You, just take good care of your injuries."

"Achu understands. Thank you, ma'am." Shangguan Chu thanked her in a low voice, obediently allowed Wan Shufang to bandage her, and then helped her back.

Worried that the little girl would not be able to figure it out again, Wan Shufang stayed at her place that night. It was not until the next day that she went back to find Chen Changli and mentioned the matter to him.

"This is too much of a coincidence. It happened just when Ah Chu wanted to break off the engagement. Changli, I always feel that there is something hidden in it."

Seeing the sadness on Wan Shufang's face, Chen Changli felt distressed. He took her into his arms and comforted her softly, "I'll check this matter. Just take care of the girl."

"Okay, be careful."

"I'm just afraid that Liu Mochen will turn love into hatred and create a lot of trouble to achieve his goal."

Wan Shufang murmured and took a deep breath, but still found it difficult to suppress the worry in her heart. After all, Liu Mochen had a paranoid personality, so people had to be careful and guard against him.

Soon, the two men took action according to the plan. Chen Changli followed the clues and sent people to investigate. As expected, he found that there were still doubts about the incident that year and the details could not stand up to scrutiny.

It is even uncertain whether the county magistrate was saved by the eldest son of the Liu family.

He remained calm and secretly sent his trusted confidants to reinvestigate the old case, hoping to get to the bottom of the matter before the wedding so that Shangguan Chu could rest assured.