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

As soon as Shen Qingyao turned her head, she saw Si Jingnian's eyes filled with worry and heartache, and her heart was instantly struck by something unknown.

Aside from her master, Si Jingnian was the only one who showed her such heartache.

Seeing Si Jingnian's tense brows furrowed, looking like a stern-faced judge, Shen Qingyao couldn't help but chuckle.

"Alright, don't worry! I'm fine. You're right, the Shen family isn't worth my time. From now on, I'll have you, Young Marshal, to protect me. My life will only get better without the Shen family!"

Shen Qingyao let out a long sigh, releasing all the frustration in her heart, and returned to her previous cheerful and decisive self.

Seeing that her mood had improved a lot, Si Jingnian couldn't help but smile slightly.

"Si Jingnian, you really love to laugh! But you do look quite handsome when you laugh, just like... just like the kind older brother next door that my master talked about."

Shen Qingyao was momentarily dazzled by Si Jingnian's smile and couldn't help but blurt out.

Si Jingnian was slightly taken aback, and roughly understood what the "neighborly older brother" Shen Qingyao was talking about was like.

He just didn't quite understand why Ye Liangchen and his mother always said he was too serious and rigid, with a gloomy face all day long, like a demon, but when it came to Shen Qingyao, he became a cheerful older brother next door.

“Ah Yao, I’ll leave a few people at the hospital for you. No one can get in unless you agree.”

Si Jingnian's serious expression struck Shen Qingyao's heart once again. She had been able to ignore that slight strangeness just now, but now she couldn't ignore it at all.

"it is good."

After saying this, Shen Qingyao looked away, not daring to look at Si Jingnian again. At this moment, her mind was in turmoil, and she couldn't calm down at all.

For a moment, neither of them spoke, and an awkward silence fell over the ward.

"You go ahead and get busy..."

"I have something else to attend to..."

The two spoke in unison, then stopped abruptly, making the atmosphere even more awkward.

"I have something to take care of here, I'll go and take care of it."

Si Jingnian broke the silence first, and Shen Qingyao quickly nodded in response.

"Okay, go ahead and get busy."

Si Jingnian walked very fast, as if someone was chasing him, and his back view looked somewhat disheveled.

Ye Liangchen called out to him several times, but he couldn't make him stop.

……

On the other side, Shen Yanting and Shen Yanming pushed Shen Yuanyuan back to the ward, and none of the three spoke a word along the way.

Shen Yanting kept thinking about the last question Shen Qingyao asked Shen Yuanyuan. She seemed to know who Shen Yuanyuan's biological parents were, and from her tone, they were still alive.

And Shen Qingyao's last words were that she had given up on them, that she didn't want them anymore!

He knew that Shen Qingyao wasn't throwing a tantrum or threatening them. He could sense that Shen Qingyao genuinely wanted to distance herself from them. This realization left him in a state of utter confusion. He couldn't understand how things had turned out this way.

Shen Yuanyuan secretly glanced up at Shen Yanting and saw his pensive expression. Her heart was filled with resentment and unwillingness.

Shen Qingyao seemed to have already sensed something, otherwise why would she have asked herself that question?

Did she really discover the truth? What if she tells the truth?

If Liu Shuyi and the three Shen brothers knew the truth, they would definitely kick her out of the Shen family.

No! She must get rid of Shen Qingyao. Regardless of whether she has really found out or not, she absolutely cannot let her live any longer. Only a dead person can prevent her from ruining her plans.

Shen Yuanyuan lowered her head, her eyes filled with calculation and murderous intent. Her ferocious expression no longer showed any trace of her usual gentleness and weakness.

Seeing that neither Shen Yanting nor Shen Yuanyuan spoke, Shen Yanming tried to speak several times but stopped himself.

After leaving Shen Yuanyuan's ward, Shen Yanming couldn't stand the strange atmosphere any longer and spoke to Shen Yanting first.

"Big brother, why does Shen Qingyao seem like a completely different person now? Not only did she throw swill at me, but she also talked back to you, as if... as if she really wants to sever ties with us."

"It's just that she's usually the most pretentious, and I wonder if she's up to some trick to get our attention this time."

"Brother, do you think we've really not paid enough attention to her? Is that why she caused this whole mess?"

Shen Yanming tried to convince himself not to delve into the various irrationalities, constantly reassuring himself that Shen Qingyao was just throwing a tantrum.

Although he said that, his unease grew stronger and stronger.

He vaguely sensed that Shen Qingyao seemed to really hate them; her gaze was cold, and there was some resentment in her eyes.

Shen Yanting could tell that Shen Yanming lacked confidence when he said this, so he did not respond to Shen Yanming.

Even Shen Yanming could see that Shen Qingyao was determined to sever ties with them, so how could she simply be throwing a tantrum?

Shen Yanming did not receive an answer from Shen Yanting, but he already had a clear answer in his heart. However, he still did not want to admit that Shen Qingyao would really sever ties with them.

When they tried to find Shen Qingyao again, they discovered that four soldiers carrying guns were standing at her door.

They stood ramrod straight at the door, like the Four Heavenly Kings, their faces cold and indifferent, not even glancing at the people coming and going in the passageway.

Shen Yanting tried to go in, but was stopped at the outside. After one of the soldiers went to report, he was told that the young marshal's wife would not see him.

Shen Yanting knew that these four soldiers were all Si Jingnian's men, so he didn't dare to force his way in and had to give up his plan to go in and see Shen Qingyao.

Upon hearing Shen Yanting's footsteps as he left, Shen Qingyao lazily lowered her eyelids and continued to rest with her eyes closed.

While Shen Qingyao was in a daze, a white figure pushed open the door and walked in after being checked by the soldiers.

"Young Marshal's wife, these are the pills that Doctor Sun prescribed for you. They are for treating internal injuries."

Shen Qingyao opened her eyes upon hearing the sound, her previously lazy gaze gradually turning cold.

The young nurse was so intimidated by Shen Qingyao's gaze that she dared not look directly at her, her eyes darting around nervously.

"Young Marshal's wife, what's wrong? You...you should take your medicine."

Shen Qingyao simply stared at her coldly, showing no intention of taking the medicine.

"Guards! Arrest her!"

As soon as Shen Qingyao spoke, the soldiers at the door immediately pushed the door open and took the nurse into custody without asking any further questions.

"Young Marshal's wife, what are you doing? I came here to deliver medicine out of kindness, what right do you have to arrest me? Although I am just a nurse at the hospital, I am not a servant of your Young Marshal's mansion. You have no right to treat me like this!"

The captured nurse tried to struggle, but found that the soldiers restraining her were like two stone men, and she couldn't move an inch no matter how hard she tried.

Only then did Shen Qingyao pick up the two small pills with her fingers and examine them carefully.