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

Upon hearing Cui Jingru's words, Liu Shuyi gave her a cold look and slapped her across the face.

The resounding slap made Shen Qingyao and Si Jingnian stop in their tracks, looking at them with a half-smile.

“My daughter isn’t ill-mannered; she just doesn’t bother looking at trash.”

"No matter what, she is still the legitimate daughter of the Shen family, and the young marshal's lawfully wedded wife. She is not an illegitimate child, and she would never shamelessly become someone else's mistress."

"To put it nicely, she's a mistress; to put it bluntly, she's a prostitute who's been patronized by men for a long time."

Cui Jingru had never seen Liu Shuyi so aggressive before, and for a moment she was so scolded that she forgot to talk back.

Seeing that Liu Shuyi was now completely disregarding him and seemed to be on the verge of rebellion, Shen Wenzhong's face turned terribly gloomy.

"Liu Shuyi, what do you want to do? I'm not dead yet!"

Liu Shuyi shifted her gaze from Cui Jingru to Shen Wenzhong.

His eyes showed hurt and sadness, but even more so, hatred—an overwhelming hatred.

"Then you might as well die."

"You...! You shrew!"

Shen Wenzhong was so angry that he pointed at Liu Shuyi, and in the end he could only utter the word "shrew".

"Yes, I am a shrew. For so many years, I have been too frustrated and humbled to be a virtuous wife and loving mother. It is so good to be a shrew. I don't have to make myself feel wronged anymore."

Liu Shuyi clenched her fists tightly, her eyes filled with murderous hatred as she looked at Shen Wenzhong.

Even if she were incredibly stupid, she would know that in the crowded and suspicious Shen family, the fact that her daughter was switched at birth was all at Shen Wenzhong's behest.

She switched her daughter with another baby, took her away and abandoned her, and brought back his illegitimate daughter with Cui Jingru, whom he pampered and raised for over twenty years. How could she not hate him?

She now wishes she could take a knife and chop Shen Wenzhong and Cui Jingru to pieces.

"Mother……"

Shen Yuanyuan hadn't recovered from the scene of Liu Shuyi's temper tantrum that morning, and when she saw Liu Shuyi's hateful expression, her heart skipped a beat.

"Shut up! Don't call me Mom, I'm not your mom."

Shen Yuanyuan was so frightened by Liu Shuyi's hateful gaze that she almost lost her balance, and her eyes instantly reddened.

"Mom, what are you doing? You've scared Yuanyuan."

Shen Yanming raised his hand and slapped Shen Yanming across the face, looking at him with disappointment and frustration.

"Idiot! Do you know who she really is? She's your father's illegitimate daughter with Cui Jingru. Your sister being switched was a conspiracy between the two of them."

"You switched your sister and abandoned her, then gave me their illegitimate daughter to raise. Do you know that Shen Yuanyuan knew her true identity from the beginning? She knew she was Cui Jingru's illegitimate daughter!"

Liu Shuyi's words made Shen Yuanyuan's face turn pale, and she hurriedly denied it while crying.

However, Shen Yanting and Shen Yanming recalled the enthusiasm Shen Yuanyuan showed Cui Jingru after she entered the Shen family, and they knew that what Liu Shuyi said was true.

Shen Yanming released his hand from supporting Shen Yuanyuan and retreated to Shen Yanting's side with a dejected and disappointed expression.

"Big brother, second brother, no... Mom, no..."

At this moment, Shen Yuanyuan couldn't help but feel flustered, both sore and aching, and her tears fell genuinely.

They've been together for over twenty years, and she's been pampered by them for just as long. Now that they suddenly know the truth, they definitely won't treat her well anymore.

From now on, their attention will all turn back to Shen Qingyao, and all the good things will be given to Shen Qingyao. She can't accept such a difference.

"Shen Yuanyuan, you have no conscience, you're an ingrate, an ingrate who can't be tamed."

What saddened Liu Shuyi the most was Shen Yuanyuan.

She had pampered her daughter for over twenty years. Not only did the daughter know about her own background from the beginning, but she also used her all along, misleading her and hurting her own daughter time and time again.

Over the past two decades, she may have been meeting her biological mother, Cui Jingru, without her knowledge, and laughing at her behind her back for being a fool who didn't even know her own daughter had been switched.

The more she used to love Shen Yuanyuan, the more she now hates and despises her.

When Shen Yuanyuan saw the hateful and disgusted look in Liu Shuyi's eyes, her heart ached and tears fell uncontrollably.

"Mother……"

"If you call me 'Mom' again, I'll tear your mouth apart!"

Liu Shuyi's eyes were red and her teeth were clenched, which frightened Shen Yuanyuan into shutting up.

Cui Jingru hugged Shen Yuanyuan with heartache, but when she met Liu Shuyi's hateful gaze and saw the two tall and strong men behind her, she didn't dare to say a word.

She nudged Shen Wenzhong with her hand, somewhat displeased, hoping he would speak up for her and her daughter.

But Shen Wenzhong had already lowered his head guiltily the moment Liu Shuyi revealed the truth.

He could indeed hate Liu Shuyi and go against her, but she still had the Liu family behind her, and the Shen family's business still depended on the Liu family.

This is why, for so many years, he only dared to keep Cui Jingru hidden outside, and dared not bring her home.

If Cui Jingru hadn't made a scene in front of Liu Shuyi, he would never have brought her back to the Shen family.

"Shen Wenzhong, your woman wants you to stand up for her and her daughter, so say something!"

Liu Shuyi looked at Shen Wenzhong with a mocking gaze, letting out a slightly manic sneer.

Shen Qingyao watched this scene with great interest, a slight smile playing on her lips.

Liu Shuyi did not disappoint her earlier words that made her doubt Shen Yuanyuan.

The Shen family should be in as much chaos as possible, preferably killing each other!

Si Jingnian saw not only pleasure in Shen Qingyao's eyes, but also her deepest hidden pain.

He tenderly reached out and ruffled Shen Qingyao's hair, then put his arm around her shoulder, silently giving her strength.

Liu Shuyi glanced at Shen Wenzhong and the other two with hatred in her eyes, then turned away, wiped away her tears, and suppressed her hatred.

"Qingyao, come inside."

Shen Qingyao didn't say anything this time, letting Si Jingnian put his arm around her and turn to walk inside.

Liu Shuyi, Shen Yanting, and Shen Yanming followed behind them, ignoring Shen Wenzhong and the other two at the door.

“If you two, including the second brother, the three of you brothers dare to have any contact with Shen Yuanyuan again, then don’t acknowledge me as your father.”

Shen Yanting and Shen Yanming were still in shock, unable to process the truth that Liu Shuyi had just told them.

Upon hearing Liu Shuyi's words, the two were startled and hurriedly nodded in agreement.

Although Shen Yanting and Shen Yanming learned about Shen Yuanyuan's true background and no longer liked her, they still felt very uncomfortable when facing Shen Qingyao.

The two felt so guilty that they wanted to disappear into the ground when they thought about the harm they had done to Shen Qingyao.

Especially Shen Yanming, when he thought about how he had jumped up and down to criticize and insult Shen Qingyao for Shen Yuanyuan's sake, he didn't dare to look up at her.

Shen Qingyao gave a mocking snort, coldly glancing at Shen Yanming without paying any attention to his embarrassment.

She was wrong at first; that idiot Shen Yanming wasn't actually Shen Wenzhong and Cui Jingru's son.

Could it be Shen Yanshi, who hasn't returned to China yet? Or perhaps someone else?

"Qingyao, have you eaten? Are you hungry?"

At this moment, Liu Shuyi was completely different from before, as if she wasn't the one who had been unleashing her full power just now.