After being reborn with my scumbag ex-husband, I became his sister-in-law.

Upon hearing Song Xizhi's words, He Yunze felt his entire body instantly turn cold.

But because of Song Xizhi's slap, for some reason, his heart started pounding again.

Feeling Song Xizhi's gaze, he looked anxiously at Song Xizhi's face and quickly shook his head:

"No! No! I'm not like Song Ruoan!"

“I am not the same person as Song Ruoan! Everything I did was because I was deceived by her. I am the innocent victim, living in the lies she wove!”

"Because of her, I lost my wife and children, my official position and title, and my happiness!"

As He Yunze spoke, his gaze was intense as he looked at Song Xizhi's face, tears almost rolling down his cheeks.

Pei Yunyi felt He Yunce's burning gaze and was staring unblinkingly at Song Xizhi's pale face, which was filled with rage.

He clearly understood the implication in He Yunce's words, and so he said in a deep voice:

“He Yunce, whatever happens between you and Song Ruoan has nothing to do with your sister-in-law. She is your sister-in-law.”

After saying this, Pei Yunyi picked Song Xizhi up and strode towards Ximoxuan.

“You’re soaked to the bone, you can’t stand by the lake in the cold wind, it really breaks my heart to see you like this…”

Upon hearing his words, Song Xizhi initially wanted to struggle a bit, but seeing his tender expression, she ultimately nestled into his arms.

She gently shook Pei Yunyi's wrist, then whispered, "Have someone bring back the raccoon's corpse."

Pei Yunyi paused slightly, then nodded again: "Okay."

He Yunze stared stiffly as the two walked toward the courtyard.

His brother's words were still echoing in his ears, making He Yunze feel as if the blood in his body had turned cold.

He shook his head and muttered to himself, "No...no...she's not my sister-in-law at all!"

"She is my wife! She is my wife!"

He Yunze's voice was not loud, and what he said was not clearly audible to those around him.

However, Song Ruoan was closest to him, and upon hearing the meaning behind his words, her pupils suddenly contracted, and she hurriedly grabbed the corner of He Yunce's robe.

She screamed at the top of her lungs, "Husband, what are you saying?"

"I am your wife! I am the one who loves you the most! They are all trying to harm you! Song Xizhi is trying to harm you!"

Upon hearing this, He Yunze's expression suddenly changed. The look that had been filled with resentment and happiness instantly turned ashen.

He raised his hand and slapped Song Ruoan hard across the face again, his eyes devoid of any of the affection they once held.

"You vicious woman, you've deceived me so much! You're the one who ruined both me and her!"

"You're still using foul language here now! I won't allow you to insult her!"

He Yunze slapped Song Ruoan without holding back, making her cheek swell and her eardrums ring for a moment.

She stared at He Yunze's face in disbelief: "What are you talking about?"

He Yunze sneered, "Don't think I don't know anything!"

"You're a masked person, living your life without a mask all the time. You're fake, selfish, and vicious. You're utterly disgusting!"

Song Ruoan felt as if her heart was being torn apart by his words. Listening to He Yunce's harsh words, her heart had never ached so much.

But He Yunze continued, "You were born inferior to your sister, but you are unwilling to accept it and want to trample her under your feet!"

“I know you best, because you’re just like me, a rat in the gutter that can’t see the light of day! Your mother was a second wife, so you were born lowly. Your mother cheated on you, so you’ll learn from her and cheat on you too!”

He Yunze hit the nail on the head, making Song Ruoan feel as if He Yunze's words were a knife, carving out her skin and heart, trying to tear her apart.

It was as if he had torn off all her clothes in public, exposing her naked to the public's embarrassment.

This made her tremble all over: "What are you saying? I've never cheated on anyone! I've never done it!"

He Yunze recalled everything from his past life, all the happy and sweet memories, which now seemed like a complete joke.

Every "father" his children called him in his past life seemed to mock his weakness and incompetence, and his ignorance.

While he was being deceived and abused, and was whispering sweet nothings to this harlot, she was probably laughing at him while embracing her lover!

He Yunze was filled with hatred; He Yunze had never hated anyone so much before!

His eyes were bloodshot with hatred, and his veins were bulging. He didn't want to explain anything anymore.

He just stared intently at Song Ruoan's face, looking at his former lover with eyes like those of a murderer.

Then He Yunze spoke to her, word by word, his resentful voice seemingly squeezed out from between his teeth:

"Song Ruo'an is inherently vicious. She harmed her elder sister, deceived her husband, faked a pregnancy to gain favor, poisoned her mother-in-law, ruined my future, and destroyed the reputation of the Marquis of Anding's mansion. She is selfish and her crimes are too numerous to mention."

"Guards, lock Song Ruo'an in the Buddhist hall of the Marquis's mansion, cut off all her water and food, make her chant scriptures every day, kneel before the Buddha to repent, and not get up until the very last moment of her life!"

Song Ruoan trembled all over, and Granny Hu also shook in disbelief. She hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to He Yunce to beg for mercy.

Song Ruoan merely sneered, stopping Hu Mama's actions. Her eyes were filled with tears as she gazed in He Yunce's direction, chuckled twice, and her eyes held an indescribable emotion: "You think you can kill me?"

“I have a certificate of merit, which is in my father’s hands. My father’s family has been destroyed and he has no sons. I am his only bloodline, so he will not watch me die.”

"He will come to save me with the imperial edict and certificate."

Upon hearing this, the servants on both sides immediately hesitated to step forward.

He Yunze laughed so hard he almost fell over when he heard this, as if he had heard a joke.

He suddenly realized something ridiculous: the most miserable people in the world were him and Song Juncai!

They were completely fooled by that mother and daughter.

He laughed loudly, his eyes filled with boundless hatred: "You really are a harlot! How could I have been fooled by you for so long!!"

"Ironclad Certificate? Hahahaha, your mother used the Song family's Ironclad Certificate a long time ago! Your mother had an affair with Zhao Qingshu, had an affair with her own cousin, and even used the bastard child in her belly to trick your father into using the Ironclad Certificate!"

"You're also Zhao Qingshu's bastard. Do you think your father would avenge you if I killed you? Your father raised other people's children for over ten years! He raised you, this bastard, for over ten years!"

"Your father is just like me, exactly the same! Why? Why didn't I notice before?"

As He Yunze spoke, he suddenly knelt down on the ground as if he had lost all his strength. Looking at the endless sky, a thousand regrets welled up in his heart, and he burst into tears.

Upon hearing He Yunce's words, Song Ruoan felt as if a thousand sharp arrows were about to pierce her heart. She gasped for breath, her whole body trembling uncontrollably, and even the last glimmer of light in her eyes suddenly went out at that moment.

"Dad...this can't be! He's my own father, he loves me the most, I'm his only child! It can't be! He doesn't care about me...!"

Song Ruoan shouted in frustration, and in that instant, she wanted to rush forward and tear into He Yunce, but before she could make a move, she was stopped by the servant.

Song Ruoan struggled violently, trying to break free from the servant's restraints, but the servant was too strong, and she was still recovering from her illness, so she couldn't resist at all.

She was dragged further and further away, and utter despair settled in her heart.

Feeling the hatred in He Yunze's eyes, she suddenly burst into wild laughter: "He Yunze, you bastard! You cuckold!"

"You call me selfish, ruthless, and vicious, but what about you? You're the same way!"

"It was your greed that ruined your mother, it was your stupidity that ruined Song Xizhi, it was your ridiculousness that ruined your own future and the reputation of the Marquis of Anding! You are the most ridiculous person in the world!"

"Sister, oh sister..."

Song Ruoan looked up at the sky, her smile tinged with tears: "Sister, you're right! He Yunze and I are a match made in heaven. We've done so many bad things, we deserve to be thrown into the eighteenth level of hell. Even in the underworld, we'll be together forever!"