Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 184

Shen Jingyang was stunned for a few seconds before he came to his senses.

He felt as if the bucket of cold water that had just been poured on him was freezing from his feet up, spreading upwards and making him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave, with only a bone-chilling cold.

Hopefully, the Shen family will take the initiative to annul the engagement...

If the Wei family were to break off the engagement, it wouldn't be entirely incomprehensible, but they would still inevitably be criticized for being heartless and ungrateful.

After all, Shen Jingyang had saved Wei Yunluo's life, and their relationship began from that point on; there was an emotional bond between them. The Wei family and the Shen family had always had a good relationship, and the marriage was proposed by the Wei family first.

Now that Shen Jingyang has returned alive, his legs are badly injured, and the Shen family has fallen into ruin, the Wei family immediately changed their tune and wanted to break off the engagement. Their attitude was rather unpleasant.

If the Shen family were to initiate the annulment of the engagement, the Wei family would avoid gossip and preserve a perfect reputation.

"Your Wei family wants both!"

A cold laugh rang out, and Shen Lingjun walked out from the covered walkway next to her.

She hadn't intentionally eavesdropped. She was on her way back to the Yongning Marquis's residence, and to get from the inner courtyard to the main gate of the Shen residence, she had to pass through the front courtyard. Shen Jingyang and Wei Yunluo were talking in the courtyard, so she waited on the nearby veranda and overheard their conversation.

Shen Lingjun looked at Wei Yunluo with disdain: "The Shen family is in trouble. We don't expect you to keep your promises. If you want to break off the engagement, we will not say a word against it. We will just consider it as preserving the past friendship between our two families. But not only do you turn your back on us, you also want to maintain your own reputation and push all the responsibility onto us. Where do you get such a thick skin? You're really trying to cheat me!"

Shen Jingyang and Wei Yunluo were childhood sweethearts, and Shen Lingjun always regarded Wei Yunluo as his sister-in-law.

She thought that Wei Yunluo and Shen Jingyang had a special relationship, and that the Wei and Shen families were on good terms. She thought that if the two got married, they would definitely be a loving couple, and she was always happy for them.

As it turns out, the old saying is absolutely true: adversity reveals true character.

Only when the Shen family fell into misfortune could one truly see how much of their so-called friendship was genuine and how much was fake.

Wei Yunluo's face turned bright red after Shen Lingjun's words, and she was on the verge of tears.

"Sister Lingjun, I didn't want to come either, but my parents insisted... I'm willing to keep my marriage vows, but I can't disobey my parents' wishes and the matchmaker's words..."

Shen Lingjun felt even more contemptuous.

When it comes to their children's marriage, Wei's parents don't show up themselves, but instead let Wei Yunluo, a daughter, make the demands. Isn't it because they think Shen Jingyang won't make things difficult for Wei Yunluo, and that letting Wei Yunluo take the lead will give her a better chance of winning?

Wei Yunluo kept referring to her parents, putting all the blame on them, as if she had no choice but to come, but she didn't seem to have any reluctance at all.

Moreover, she and Shen Jingyang were childhood sweethearts; even if they weren't engaged, they should have some affection for each other. But from the moment she entered, she only uttered a few extremely perfunctory words, without even glancing at Shen Jingyang's legs, clearly showing no concern for his physical condition.

That's true. Since she's already planning to marry someone else, why should she care about Shen Jingyang?

Calculating parents and a heartless daughter—they're truly birds of a feather!

Just as Shen Lingjun was about to speak again, Shen Jingyang grabbed her sleeve and shook his head sadly at her.

"Lingjun, forget it... there's no point in talking to them anymore."

He turned to Wei Yunluo, his voice cold and indifferent, and said:

"Miss Wei, please go back. Don't worry, we will find a time to visit you and propose annulment. We will also let the whole capital know that the annulment was initiated by the Shen family, so it will not affect the reputation of your Wei family."

It seems that his claim of a deep friendship is merely his own one-sided opinion.

Since the Wei family has already gone this far, there's no point in them condemning them anymore, and it's impossible for them to continue harassing the Wei family.

Wei Yunluo's face turned almost purple-red, extremely embarrassed, but a look of relief flashed quickly in her eyes.

She didn't say anything, but simply bowed deeply to Shen Jingyang before leaving in a hurry.

Shen Lingjun was still furious with Shen Jingyang.