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

Shen Yuanyuan was shocked to see Shen Qingyao hit Shen Yanshi without saying a word, and her face turned pale with fright.

"Shen Qingyao, what are you trying to do?"

She was afraid; Shen Qingyao was now like a wild horse that had broken free of control, and no one could suppress her.

She wasn't sure if Shen Qingyao would be ruthless towards her, and she was even more worried that Shen Qingyao would really kill her.

"What do I want to do? Don't you know very well? Since you dared to hire someone to deal with me, you should have known that I would come back to settle accounts with you."

Shen Qingyao's tone was icy, and her eyes held a sharp light, causing Shen Yuanyuan to involuntarily take several steps back.

"What are you talking about? I don't understand."

Shen Yuanyuan looked away guiltily, her hands clenched into fists due to nervousness.

"It's okay if you don't understand, as long as I know it's you."

Shen Qingyao smiled mockingly, looking at Shen Yuanyuan as if she were looking at a corpse.

"I won't kill you because I'm a law-abiding citizen, but..."

Shen Qingyao's simple word "but" made Shen Yuanyuan's heart leap into her throat.

"I... will never let you get away with this. Since you dared to bribe people to destroy me, then you can wait and suffer the consequences."

Shen Qingyao's tone carried a hint of wickedness and chill, causing Shen Yuanyuan to shiver involuntarily.

She wanted to say something more, but found that Shen Qingyao had already left. However, the words she left behind made her feel a chill run down her spine.

As soon as Shen Qingyao left, Liu Shuyi came out of the Shen residence. When she saw Shen Yanshi and Shen Yuanyuan standing together, her face immediately turned cold. She grabbed Shen Yanshi and dragged him into the residence.

"At the banquet, from now on you are not allowed to associate with Shen Yuanyuan anymore."

Shen Yanshi was unaware of what was going on and wanted to ask something, but Liu Shuyi didn't give him a chance to ask.

Upon arriving at the main hall of the Shen family home, Shen Yanting and Shen Yanming were both present, but their father, Shen Wenzhong, was nowhere to be seen.

Shen Yanshi's many questions were answered through the accounts of Shen Yanting and Shen Yanming.

He found it hard to accept the truth; so much had happened in just one year since he left home.

Thinking of Shen Qingyao's attitude towards him at the gate, Shen Yanshi suddenly felt an unusual tightness in his chest.

No wonder, no wonder he felt that Shen Qingyao had completely changed. Not only did she stop calling him "Second Brother" like before, but she even hit him.

……

Meanwhile, after Shen Qingyao returned to the young marshal's mansion, she and Si Jingnian packed up and set off for their destination.

The place we went to this time wasn't far, just in the outskirts of the southern part of the city, only an hour or two's drive away.

Along the way, Shen Qingyao inquired about various aspects of the ancient tomb.

Si Jingnian only knew that it was an ancient royal tomb, but no one knew whose tomb it was or what was inside.

"Why do we suddenly have to go down into this ancient tomb? These kinds of tombs are full of yin energy and have all sorts of traps. If you're not careful, you could lose your life."

"I'm only good at catching ghosts, fortune telling, and divination. I know nothing about mechanisms. When we go down into the tomb, I won't care about anything except those kinds of problems."

Shen Qingyao decided to take precautions in advance, so that she wouldn't be blamed for anything that happened later.

Although she believed Si Jingnian wouldn't, she couldn't be so sure about the people behind him.

Si Jingnian naturally understood Shen Qingyao's worries and concerns, and couldn't help but smile with pleasure, revealing a doting smile.

"Okay, you don't need to worry about it."

Shen Qingyao was relieved after hearing this and didn't say anything more.

"Did I give you the jade pendant? Once you're inside the ancient tomb, you absolutely must not take it off, understand? It can protect you and keep any evil spirits or yin energy away from you."

While organizing the things she might need from her bag, Shen Qingyao casually gave Si Jingnian some instructions.

Si Jingnian felt a warmth in his heart and pulled out the jade pendant hanging around his neck from his collar.

"Don't worry, I will wear this jade pendant wherever I go and I will never take it off unless you ask me to return it."

Shen Qingyao's heart skipped a beat, as if a hand had gently plucked a string in her heart.

"Stop being silly and wear it properly."

Shen Qingyao hurriedly banished the strange emotion in her heart, somewhat afraid to look up at Si Jingnian.

However, as if he had made up his mind, Si Jingnian grabbed Shen Qingyao's hand.

"Ayao, can you understand what I'm saying? I will not take off this jade pendant, and I... will not abandon the owner of the jade pendant."

"Ayao, I...I like you very much. I don't know when it started, but you seem to have completely taken over my heart, making me think of you unconsciously no matter what I do."

"Perhaps it started when you first saved me, or perhaps it was when I saw you fighting with a vengeful ghost while still thinking of my safety, or maybe it was when I learned of my destiny and that you and I were a match made in heaven..."

"Ah Yao, I've thought it through all this time. I love you, I love you so much. I don't want to be a fake couple with you anymore. I want the illusion to become reality, the dream to become a fact."

"you……"

"Wait a minute, who told you that your fates are a perfect match for mine?"

Si Jingnian had just finished his heartfelt confession and wanted to ask Shen Qingyao what she thought, to find out if she had feelings for him, when he was suddenly interrupted by Shen Qingyao.

Seeing Shen Qingyao's puzzled expression, Si Jingnian couldn't help but sigh inwardly. All his courage suddenly seemed to deflate like a punctured balloon and vanished.

“It was you… your master who told me. She said that my fate is to bring misfortune to my wife, and that you are the only wife in my destiny. She also said that if I marry another woman, or get entangled with another woman, I will have all kinds of bad luck and die a miserable death.”

Si Jingnian was extremely nervous when he said these words. He was worried that Shen Qingyao would misunderstand and think that he chose to confess to her because of his destiny.

But only he himself knew that Si Jingnian was never one to compromise, and he would never choose to be with someone he didn't like just because of a destiny.

In other words, he genuinely loves Shen Qingyao, and his destiny makes him even happier because Shen Qingyao's master said they are destined to be husband and wife.

Just as Si Jingnian was repeatedly thinking about how to prove his feelings to Shen Qingyao, he heard Shen Qingyao burst out laughing.

"Si Jingnian, do you really believe what my master said? She's just fooling you. She must have misunderstood. She's afraid you'll bully me, become disloyal, and go off to get entangled with other women, so she said those things to scare you."

"However, it is true that you are destined to bring misfortune to your wife. As for the idea that you will have bad luck or even die tragically if you get entangled with other women, that's just my master scaring you."

Shen Qingyao grinned widely, watching Si Jingnian comfort her with amusement, and even patted Si Jingnian's shoulder mockingly.

Si Jingnian's face flushed red and then turned pale, before quickly darkening.

As soon as the car stopped, Si Jingnian opened the door and got out with a dark expression, without waiting for Shen Qingyao to come with him.

Even if Shen Qingyao was stupid, she knew that Si Jingnian was angry, so she pouted indifferently.

"Stingy!"

As she was speaking, Shen Qingyao noticed someone gently patting her shoulder.