Having transmigrated into a book, who would still want to be a secondary wife?

"Fortunately, Qu Kuo publicly acknowledged the marriage to you yesterday, so you can rest assured and wait to marry into the Qu family. Don't have any other thoughts."

Ke's mother was somewhat helpless. She had originally thought that Ke Yuanzhi might have a chance to marry into a better family, but now that was impossible. Fortunately, the Qu family was also quite good, and they had a better future than Song Jingshen, who was in business.

Now that things have settled, let's put aside any other thoughts to avoid giving others an opportunity to exploit the situation.

Ke Yuanzhi nodded, though she still felt somewhat resentful about marrying Qu Kuo.

In terms of looks, wealth, and even affection, Song Jingshen far surpasses Qu Kuo. The only difference is that the Qu family are officials, and Qu Kuo is also a scholar who passed the imperial examination this year.

Although she's not ranked highly, she still has a bright future if she works hard. It's better than marrying a businessman.

"By the way, didn't the Song family say yesterday that they would send the list over today and ask you to return everything? You even agreed in public!"

What am I supposed to say to you? Before, you always had Song Jingshen completely under your control, and even said that you could make him happy even if you married someone else. What's going on now?

You know that many things have already been converted into silver, and some have even been given to relatives. If they really come to collect the debts, how will we repay them?

Looking at the silk she was wearing, Madam Ke truly appreciated the gifts Song Jingshen had sent her; they were all of the finest quality, and she always felt very proud when she wore them out.

Not only are they expensive, they're also hard to buy!

Every day, those relatives and sisters-in-law would be envious if they saw this.

To showcase the Ke family's wealth, she even gave some away, thus gaining a good reputation.

Returning these things now would be like tearing flesh from her body, not to mention converting them into silver, which would cost a fortune.

Ke Yuanzhi wasn't in a hurry at all, and chuckled, "Mother, there's no need to worry. You know how devoted Jing Shen is to me."

The reason I said that yesterday was simply to distance myself from everyone.

"He was just trying to distance himself from the situation, so why would he say something so serious?" Mrs. Ke asked, somewhat worried.

"That's because he's jealous of me and Qu Kuo together. This kind of thing has happened before, but even if he's angry, he'll only be angry for a while. Once he calms down, he'll come to me."

I guarantee that his request for money yesterday was just talk; he wouldn't actually want it.

Ke Yuanzhi was full of confidence. She knew Song Jingshen too well; he would panic whenever she was unhappy.

Besides, Song Jingshen is always generous and would never ask her to take the things back. He might even give her more things as an apology.

Unfortunately, after this last round of collecting, there probably won't be another chance to collect them.

She had to figure out how to keep Song Jingshen devoted to her even after they got married.

"You're really something!"

Mrs. Ke was overjoyed, but looking at her clothes and jewelry, she felt a little regretful. These treasures would no longer be able to be given to her directly in the future.

Although the Qu family is not bad, they can't be as generous as Song Jingshen. Even though the Qu family is not short of money, all the money is managed by Madam Qu, so how could it fall into Qu Kuo's hands?

Just as the mother and daughter were each making their own plans, a maid suddenly came to report: "Madam, Miss, people from the Song family have arrived."

Upon hearing this, a look of astonishment flashed across Ke's mother's face. She subconsciously looked at Ke Yuanzhi, only to see her wave her hand with a bright smile.

“Song Jingshen must have come to apologize to me. Mother, please come with me.”

Since I'm going to marry into the Qu family, let's take this opportunity to make things clear in front of everyone, so that when the Qu family asks questions later, we'll have a witness."

She made up her mind. Since the Qu family was determined to marry her off, she had to make sure everyone saw things clearly. It wouldn't be too late to try to win back Song Jingshen after everything had settled down. She could also use the anger over this matter as an excuse to blame everything on him.

Kill two birds with one stone!

Madam Ke nodded, "Alright, I'll have someone call over the people from the second, third, and fourth wives' families right away."

Even if she loses the benefits from the Song family in the future, she wants to make them see clearly today that they themselves refused this immense wealth, not that the Song family was unwilling to give it to them.

When Ke's mother notified the other three families to accompany Ke Yuanzhi out, they saw another large group of people in front of them.

The smiles on their faces froze instantly.

What's happening here?

When Song Ruozhen saw her fourth brother bring so many people, she knew what he was up to. However, she found it even more interesting when she saw that Ke Yuanzhi had also brought so many people.

They thought they hadn't brought enough people, so they brought extra spectators, which was exactly what they wanted!

“Miss Ke, we agreed yesterday to return all the items. Seeing that so many of you have come, I suppose you must have already checked everything overnight, right?”

The Ke family truly lives up to its reputation, and you are a man of your word. I, Song, admire you.

Song Jingshen spoke first with a smile, even expressing his deep shame to his family and friends.

“It was all my fault before. I have specially invited my relatives and friends to witness this today. I promise that I will never bother Miss Ke again.”

Song Jingshen's friends were all shocked by his words; they were truly astonished!

They were all Song Jingshen's good friends. They had tried to persuade him when they saw him so devoted to Ke Yuanzhi, but he seemed to be out of his mind and wouldn't listen at all.

Seeing him sinking deeper into trouble, they couldn't help but sigh. Even after hearing about what happened last night, they didn't take it to heart. They knew Song Jingshen too well; he had lost his mind when he met Ke Yuanzhi.

Where can we stand up for ourselves?

Apologizing the next day will only make them angrier.

However, Jing Shen took the initiative to invite them here today. Everyone hadn't seen him for a long time, so they all rushed over. They never expected that he would come to witness him severing ties with the Ke family.

Has the situation escalated to such a large scale because they've truly made up their minds?

Hearing Song Jingshen's words, Ke Yuanzhi, who was already unable to maintain a smile, widened her eyes in disbelief that he had actually come to collect a debt!

Not only did they come to collect their debt, but they also brought so many people with them!

If she doesn't return it under everyone's watchful eyes, what will that make her look like?

Not only will she lose face, but the Ke family will also lose all face!

But if she were to repay it, she and her mother had long been spoiled by Song Jingshen into having extravagant spending habits, and now they only have a little jewelry on hand, so even if they wanted to repay it, they wouldn't have the money!

Mrs. Ke was also anxious. She quickly looked at Ke Yuanzhi and asked, "What's going on? Didn't you say there would be no problem?"

Ke Yuanzhi's face was pale. She didn't know why things had turned out this way, so she could only say, "Mother, don't worry, let me think of a way."