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

Shen Qingyao gave Shen Yuanyuan a cold look, her eyes full of disdain and icy indifference.

Although she didn't want to be best friends with Shen Yuanyuan, she never thought of going against her; she just wanted to keep to herself and avoid conflict.

But ever since she returned to the Shen family, Shen Yuanyuan has never been well-behaved. Does she really think she is weak and easy to bully?

"Did Shen Yuanyuan tell you that the young master of the Si family has woken up?"

Shen Qingyao sneered, and her words shocked Liu Shuyi, who looked at Shen Yuanyuan with some disbelief.

Shen Yuanyuan was surprised that Shen Qingyao knew about this, and immediately shook her head in denial, tears streaming down her face.

"Mom, no, I just heard it from people outside. I don't know... Mom, please don't misunderstand me, okay?"

When Shen Yuanyuan cried, Liu Shuyi dispelled her doubts and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mom believes in you."

Shen Qingyao finally understood that saying: people really do laugh when they're speechless.

"Really? Who told you that?"

Shen Qingyao's insistent questioning made Shen Yuanyuan's eyes flash with panic. Liu Shuyi was about to ask, but seeing Shen Yuanyuan's extremely aggrieved look, she swallowed her words.

“Ayao, Yuanyuan must have been deceived too, you…”

"I agree to this marriage. I have only one request: the wedding must be completed before the end of next month."

Shen Qingyao impatiently interrupted Liu Shuyi, not wanting to waste time listening to Liu Shuyi racking her brains to find excuses for Shen Yuanyuan.

"Wha...what?"

Liu Shuyi was momentarily stunned, her displeasure at being interrupted by Shen Qingyao still lingering on her face.

Shen Yuanyuan also looked at Shen Qingyao with a surprised expression, not understanding what she was up to. Since she already knew that the Si family was a pit of fire, why did she still jump in?

"Ayao, you can't act impulsively! If Young Master Si really can't make it, won't you be a widow after you marry him? This concerns your lifelong happiness, you can't act rashly!"

Hearing Liu Shuyi's words, Shen Qingyao felt not the slightest bit happy, but rather found them ironic.

She was the one who wanted me to marry her without even telling the truth, and now she's the one who's pretending to advise me not to marry her. How can a person be so contradictory?

The joy in Shen Yuanyuan's eyes turned into resentment, and when she looked up and met Liu Shuyi's gaze, she put on a pitiful look again.

"Mom is right. Sister, you can't act impulsively just because Young Marshal Si has a good family background and a lot of power. How heartbroken would Mom and Dad be if you did that?"

Shen Qingyao watched Shen Yuanyuan's performance with cold eyes, utterly speechless.

Although Shen Qingyao was utterly speechless, she knew that Shen Yuanyuan wasn't putting on an act for her; naturally, there were people who would fall for it.

"Mom, how about... how about letting my sister marry Brother Huaichuan? This marriage was originally arranged for a daughter of the Shen family. My sister is the Shen family's biological daughter. I just... Mom, as long as my sister can be happy and the Shen family and the Pei family can be united through marriage, I don't care. Really!"

Shen Yuanyuan clutched her chest as if she had suffered a great injustice, her pitiful appearance making Liu Shuyi feel sorry for her and bring tears to her eyes.

"Silly child, you're talking nonsense again. Didn't Mommy say that no matter when or where, you will always be Mommy and Daddy's daughter? Our love for you will never change. Don't you want Mommy and Daddy anymore?"

"No, Mom, I just... I just want everyone to be happy. My biggest wish is to make everyone happy and to let everyone have what they want."

"Yuanyuan, silly child, my daughter..."

Shen Qingyao took a deep breath to suppress the urge to curse, not because she was sad, but simply because she was speechless and impatient.

If it were her previous life, she might have felt wronged and sad when faced with this scene, but having experienced all that happened in her previous life and been reborn, she only wants to sever ties with the Shen family.

"Come talk to me after you've cried your fill!"

Shen Qingyao turned to leave, but Shen Yuanyuan panicked and called out to her.

"Wait a moment!"

Shen Yuanyuan only realized her mistake after she shouted it out, as her eagerness made it easy for people to suspect her true intentions.

Shen Qingyao turned around and raised an eyebrow at Shen Yuanyuan. She thought she could keep up the act for a long time. Did she break down so quickly?

"Mom, let me go and talk to Brother Huaichuan and persuade him to marry my sister."

"Okay! Go ahead then."

Before Liu Shuyi could speak, Shen Qingyao spoke first, then looked at her with a leisurely air.

Shen Yuanyuan was surprised that Shen Qingyao would agree first, and for a moment she was caught in a dilemma.

It was impossible for her to go and try to persuade Pei Huaichuan, but she had already said it, and if she didn't go, it would seem like she was just being hypocritical.

"I'm just afraid that if Brother Huaichuan doesn't want to marry me, and I force him to marry me, he will suffer, and I won't be happy either..."

Shen Yuanyuan's eyes darted around, and even if Liu Shuyi was stupid, she could tell that she was just talking and didn't really want Pei Huaichuan to marry Shen Qingyao.

"Ayao..."

Liu Shuyi looked at Shen Qingyao with a complicated expression. Although she didn't say anything, Shen Qingyao felt that she had said a lot.

Such blatant favoritism made Shen Qingyao feel a surge of resentment, even though she had no lingering feelings for them anymore.

"Mrs. Shen, I will marry into the Si family. I won't steal your daughter's marriage. Don't worry!"

Shen Qingyao glanced at her lazily, then lowered her eyes and turned to leave. In her previous life, she had secretly compared her and Pei Huaichuan's birth charts. Their birth charts were incompatible, and if they were to get married, both the Shen and Pei families would be ruined within ten years.

Moreover, she could tell from Pei Huaichuan's face that he was not only a womanizer in private, but also responsible for the deaths of many women. She really didn't want to have anything to do with such a person.

Liu Shuyi felt as if a ties had been forcibly pulled from her heart, a feeling that made her somewhat uneasy.

“Ah Yao, Ah Yao…”

"Mom, what should I do? Is my little sister angry? It's all my fault..."

Shen Yuanyuan grabbed Liu Shuyi's sleeve, and by the time she turned around, Shen Qingyao's figure had already disappeared from sight.

The Si family acted swiftly in presenting the betrothal gifts; the very next day, the Si family's steward led dozens of betrothal gifts into the Shen family's gate in a grand procession.

Shen Qingyao's eyes lit up the moment she saw the betrothal gifts. The Si family was indeed a wealthy family, giving dozens of taels of silver as a betrothal gift just to bring a woman home for good luck.

Although the betrothal gifts were generous, Shen Qingyao immediately checked that it was indeed Si Jingnian's birth date and time.

Shen Qingyao could tell at a glance that Si Jingnian's fate was unusual. He should have been destined for great wealth, honor, and a long life, but something went wrong, which led to his current impending death.

What puzzled her even more was that the combination of their birth dates and times created a thick fog, making it impossible for her to discern whether it was auspicious or inauspicious.

After calculating several times and getting the same result, Shen Qingyao had no choice but to give up.

Shen Yuanyuan only breathed a sigh of relief and her eyes lit up with joy after the betrothal ceremony was completed and Shen Qingyao's marriage was settled.

"Little sister, congratulations! You'll be marrying into the Si family next month and becoming the young marshal's wife. You're so lucky."

When facing Shen Qingyao alone, Shen Yuanyuan finally stopped pretending, her face full of smug satisfaction.

Seeing the provocative face, Shen Qingyao raised her hand and slapped him without saying a word.

She used to always wrongly accuse herself of bullying her, but from today onwards, she has decided to grant her wish.

Shen Yuanyuan did not expect Shen Qingyao to suddenly attack her, and to attack so viciously, leaving her mind blank with just one slap.

"What are you going to do!"

"Aren't you just asking the obvious? Don't you always cry and say I bully you? Now I'm confirming your guilt."

Shen Qingyao looked at Shen Yuanyuan with a half-smile, and rotated her wrist as if she was still not satisfied.