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

Song Ruozhen took in the reactions of Ke Yuanzhi and her daughter, a hint of mockery flashing in her eyes, but a faint smile on her face.

"Last night I heard that Miss Ke and the young master of the Qu family are engaged. Thinking about the trouble my fourth brother caused Miss Ke, I can't eat or sleep."

"Please, Miss Ke, bring out the items now. Let's check them in front of everyone so we can settle this matter quickly."

His words were frank and open, not only for the sake of the Song family, but also for the sake of the Ke family.

The other three branches of the Ke family had already heard from their mother that they should come together to witness Yuanzhi and Song Jingshen's final breakup, and they couldn't help but feel doubtful.

They knew exactly what kind of person Ke's mother was; she seemed gentle and generous, but in reality, she was mean and snobbish.

Over the years, Song Jingshen has sent so many gifts that they are all envious. They also think that Ke Yuanzhi is incredibly lucky, as she has managed to win Song Jingshen's favor without giving anything in return.

Unexpectedly, the eldest branch of the family is now willing to bring out all these things in order to form a marriage alliance with the Qu family, which shows their determination.

With this in mind, the other three families understood the situation. Since they were willing to sacrifice their own interests, they naturally had to spread the word about this!

"So that's why the older sister called us out. It turns out it's to return the Song family's things!"

That's true. They were unwilling to accept it in the first place, so returning it now is good, lest those petty people think you're deliberately trying to take advantage of them!

"Today, we both witness that everything has been returned without missing a single item. Yuanzhi is a good girl and certainly not someone who covets vanity!"

These words were clearly directed at Song Ruozhen, but she didn't seem to mind at all.

These people were completely oblivious to the ugly expressions on the faces of the Ke family mother and daughter. They were now being forced into this position by everyone, and they didn't even have a chance to change their minds.

Madam Ke tried to stop the other three families from speaking, but they all talked faster than the next one, and even exaggerated their words to show off. Some even went so far as to help them move their things out.

Seeing that these people were targeting his younger sister, Song Jingshen's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he said, "Where is the item?"

Madam Ke stiffened and looked anxiously at Ke Yuanzhi, "What's your idea?"

Ke Yuanzhi had been raising fish for so many years, and she never thought that one day she would be proven wrong by her fish, especially the most obedient one among them.

She lowered her stance, all the haughtiness and arrogance she had displayed upon arrival vanished, replaced by a gentle and tender demeanor, her voice sweet and soft:

"Jing Shen, we've known each other for so many years, and I feel that some things don't need such a big fuss. Why don't we go inside and talk it out?"

"No need. We specially invited so many people here today to be witnesses. Let's just say what we need to say here." Song Jingshen remained unmoved.

Ke Yuanzhi clenched the handkerchief in her hand, her smile almost crumbling as she said, "We're friends after all, why make things so awkward? Let's go inside and talk."

Song Jingshen was angry at the moment, so if she wanted to control him, she had to give him some sweet words and coax him.

It's impossible to say this in front of so many people; the two of them must talk about it privately.

Song Ruozhen feigned confusion: "Miss Ke, why can't you just say what you want to say directly, instead of having to come inside to talk?"

Yesterday you clearly said you didn't want people to misunderstand, lest it ruin your reputation. Now you want a lone man and woman to come into the house to talk? Isn't that a bit strange?"

"Exactly, a young woman keeps calling a man into her room, isn't she ashamed?" Song Zhiyu complained.

Ke Yuanzhi was furious. She could only look at Song Jingshen with a pitiful expression. She just couldn't believe that this man could really bear to treat her like this!

"Jing Shen, I..."

"No need to say more." Song Jingshen raised his hand to interrupt her. "We have no relationship whatsoever, so there's no question of affection or anything like that. Just give me the things."

Song Zhiyu put his hands on his hips and said, "What's going on with you guys? We're all waiting. Are you expecting us to just stand here like this?"

The second branch of the Ke family couldn't help but speak up, "Sister-in-law, please bring the things out quickly!"

"Look at their attitude. If you don't hand over the goods soon, they'll assume we're after them. Don't they realize what kind of family the Ke family is? How could we possibly be greedy for such cheap things?"

Enraged, Ke's mother unleashed her fury on Ke Yuanzhi, demanding, "What happened to your idea?"

Ke Yuanzhi: "..." Her method can only be used inside the house.

Song Ruozhen gave a mocking smile, "Miss Ke, you wouldn't be pretending to let my fourth brother into the house, and then continuing to sweet-talk him like before, so that he'll give up on his own, would you?"

The group from the Song family understood perfectly well that if the other party were truly willing to repay, they wouldn't be stammering and unable to speak right now.

When Song Zhiyu saw that these guys were indeed trying to renege on their debts again, he became even more furious.

"You said it in front of so many people yesterday, and now you're trying to renege on your promise? Is your Ke family really that shameless?"

"No, no!" Ke Yuanzhi quickly explained, determined not to tarnish the Ke family's reputation.

Song Ruozhen said, "If it's not, then return it!"

Left with no other choice, Madam Ke had to have some of the gifts that Song Jingshen had sent earlier taken out of the storeroom. Even Ke Yuanzhi had to go back into the house and take out all the hairpins and jewelry.

She looked at her overflowing dressing table, all of which were her most prized possessions, worth a fortune, and now she had to take them all out; her heart was bleeding.

"Tell me, what are we going to do now! If we take everything out, what will be left?"

Madam Ke was heartbroken. Although she was in charge of the family's finances, how many families in the entire capital could compare to the Song family's wealth?

With her father being an official and her son needing to study, Ke's family needed money for everything. She herself couldn't bear to buy such expensive jewelry; it was only because of Song Jingshen's filial piety that she could live so comfortably.

Ke Yuanzhi couldn't understand it either. It was just a trip to the South China Sea, so why did Song Jingshen seem like a completely different person?

"Maybe it's Song Ruozhen who's behind this. She spent so much money on the Lin family, and now she's suddenly worried about the money and wants us to pay it all back!"

Ke Yuanzhi gritted her teeth in anger. This whole thing was started by Song Ruozhen. Song Jingshen was devoted to her and would not change his mind for no reason. There could only be this one reason!

"What do we do now?" Ke's mother was extremely distressed.

"I can only return the items first to preserve the family's reputation. After things have calmed down, I'll go and talk to Jing Shen properly," Ke Yuanzhi said thoughtfully.

"But we don't have enough!"

"Don't worry, he won't kill us all." Ke Yuanzhi remained confident; Song Jingshen couldn't bear to be so cruel to her!