Severing ties with family to marry the young marshal, his whole family chases me to the crematorium.

The farce ended, the business ball officially began, and everyone tacitly agreed not to mention what had just happened.

As the music began, men and women of all kinds danced on the dance floor like joyful butterflies fluttering among the flowers.

Many people turned their attention to Shen Qingyao, wanting to invite her to dance, but no one dared to step forward because of her status as the young marshal's wife.

Shen Qingyao idly sipped the juice at the banquet, her gaze fixed on the center of the dance floor, observing which couples were still married, which were lovers, and which couple's marriage was in jeopardy.

Such a ball was really boring for Shen Qingyao. Apart from Si Jingnian and his mother, she didn't know anyone else, except for Shen Yuanyuan.

The moment Shen Qingyao thought of Shen Yuanyuan, the other person immediately appeared in her sight.

Sure enough, all Chinese people have Cao Cao's abilities; they arrive as soon as they're told. Shen Qingyao couldn't help but roll her eyes and look away.

Shen Qingyao wanted to avoid Shen Yuanyuan, but the other woman was determined to get closer to her.

"Little sister, I didn't see the situation clearly just now. You won't blame me, will you?"

Shen Qingyao really couldn't understand where Shen Yuanyuan got such a thick skin. They had long since reached the point of being irreconcilable enemies, so how could she keep calling her "sister"?

"Looks like your face hasn't really been hurt yet."

Shen Yuanyuan's expression changed slightly, and a clear sense of resentment flashed in her eyes, but she seemed to have thought of something and immediately suppressed it.

"Sister, no matter what, we are both daughters of the Shen family. Even if our relationship is not good, it is still better than that of outsiders, right?"

As Shen Yuanyuan spoke, she moved closer to Shen Qingyao's cup and, from an angle that Shen Qingyao couldn't see, put some unknown substance into her cup.

Shen Qingyao looked at Shen Yuanyuan quietly, her eyes filled with mockery as if she were looking at a clown.

"Little sister, think it over carefully. I'm leaving now."

After Shen Yuanyuan turned around, the smile on her face disappeared, replaced by a vicious look.

However, before she could take another step forward, Shen Qingyao grabbed her arm and pulled her back sharply.

"Shen Qingyao, what are you doing..."

Shen Yuanyuan was only half asleep when Shen Qingyao pinched her cheek and forced her mouth open. Before Shen Yuanyuan could react, Shen Qingyao picked up the drink on the table and poured it into her mouth.

The drink was poured into Shen Yuanyuan's mouth. Shen Qingyao calmly released Shen Yuanyuan and coldly watched her desperately try to choke.

"Shen Yuanyuan, what are you afraid of if you added the ingredients yourself?"

Shen Yuanyuan had no time to pay attention to what Shen Qingyao was saying; she just kept trying to vomit up the drink she had swallowed, but to no avail.

"Miss Shen, what's wrong?"

Someone noticed Shen Yuanyuan's unusual behavior and came over with a worried look, wanting to help her up, but Shen Yuanyuan pushed them away abruptly.

"She's drunk."

Shen Qingyao thoughtfully tried to make amends for Shen Yuanyuan, and the person turned and left after hearing this.

Shen Yuanyuan tried to vomit for a long time but couldn't get anything out. In the end, she was so exhausted that she leaned against the wall and slid to the ground.

"Shen Qingyao, you...you shameless woman!"

Shen Yuanyuan leaned weakly against the wall, her eyes filled with boundless hatred.

Shen Qingyao looked at Shen Yuanyuan calmly, not taking her hatred seriously at all.

"Shen Yuanyuan, isn't this yours? What? You're allowed to put drugs in my drink, but you can't drink it yourself?"

Shen Qingyao had already become wary when Shen Yuanyuan approached her and tried to get close to her, and naturally, she noticed Shen Yuanyuan's actions of drugging her.

She is not a saint. Although she would not commit murder or arson, she would never easily let go of those who wanted to harm her.

Since Shen Yuanyuan dared to drug her, she should naturally retaliate in kind. No matter what kind of drug Shen Yuanyuan used, she should bear the consequences herself.

Moreover, Shen Yuanyuan did not look dead, proving that the medicine she administered was not a deadly poison.

Not long after Shen Yuanyuan drank the beverage, the drug seemed to begin to take effect; her face began to flush, and her eyes became glazed.

Only then did Shen Qingyao realize what kind of drug Shen Yuanyuan had given her, and her face immediately turned very ugly.

She had always known that Shen Yuanyuan was not a good person, but she never imagined that she would drug her like that.

Such medicine is extremely immoral and is considered the most shameful act in their Xuanmen sect. I never expected Shen Yuanyuan to be so malicious.

"Shen Yuanyuan, you're harming yourself and others. Since you dared to use this kind of drug to harm people, you'll have to bear the consequences yourself."

Only now, after all this time, has Shen Qingyao truly begun to get angry, and at this moment, she harbors murderous intent towards Shen Yuanyuan.

Shen Yuanyuan's unusual behavior was so obvious that it quickly attracted the attention of those around her.

Not everyone present was inexperienced; they immediately noticed that something was wrong with Shen Yuanyuan.

"Who brought this thing here?"

Han Qingli, the president of the Nancheng Chamber of Commerce, was furious when she saw Shen Yuanyuan's reaction. Her sharp eyes swept over everyone present.

He supports competition among merchants in the south of the city and allows some people to profit from business balls, but she will never allow anyone to use such underhanded tactics at business balls.

Shen Yuanyuan was almost completely out of her mind at this point. She kept scratching her chest, panting heavily, her face flushed.

"Shen Qingyao, it was...it was Shen Qingyao who drugged me!"

Even at this point, Shen Yuanyuan still didn't forget to smear Shen Qingyao.

Upon hearing Shen Yuanyuan's words, Han Qingli's gaze immediately shifted to Shen Qingyao, her eyes filled with scrutiny and suspicion.

"President Han, I know my daughter-in-law's character well. She would never do such a heinous thing."

Meng Shuqin was the first to stand up for Shen Qingyao, while secretly worrying and searching for Si Jingnian's whereabouts in the crowd.

Drugging someone is no different from ordinary disputes. She was worried that if she couldn't prove Shen Qingyao's innocence, it would have some negative impact on her.

"Does Mrs. Si think I'm framing Shen Qingyao? Even if I were framing her, why would I drug myself like this? Would I be worth such a high price?"

Shen Yuanyuan almost lost her balance, and Pei Huaichuan, who was standing next to her, reached out and put his arm around her to prevent her from falling to the ground again.

Shen Yuanyuan's fragrance drifted into Pei Huaichuan's nose, making him swallow hard and his breathing become heavier.

"Shen Yuanyuan, who saw me drug you? What evidence do you have to prove that I drugged you? Wasn't it just that you tried to drug me but ended up drinking it by mistake?"

Shen Qingyao's eyes were filled with coldness, and her murderous intent towards Shen Yuanyuan grew stronger.

She still couldn't understand why Shen Yuanyuan hated her so much, since she had never competed with Shen Yuanyuan for anything since she returned to the Shen family.

He even hated her so much that he resorted to such despicable means to try and ruin her reputation in this situation.

Even though she had framed her so many times before, she only wanted to teach her a lesson.

But now that Shen Yuanyuan has such malicious intentions towards her, Shen Qingyao can no longer suppress her murderous intent towards her.