But Lu Ying couldnât help feeling the irony, âSo, you never really intended to marry me, not even as your concubine, you just wanted to marry me off, all to avoid disgracing the Marquisâs Manor, right?â
Su Hao calmly admitted, âThatâs correct.â
âSu Hao, how can you be so heartless towards me? Have you forgotten our intimate encounter?â
Lu Ying screamed hysterically, believing that Su Hao, being such an outstanding and responsible man, would definitely marry her after he fell into her trap and they shared physical intimacy!
Regardless of how unsuccessful her efforts were to drive a wedge between him and Wu Jinyan!
As long as she became his, surely he would give her a status and marry her!
Yet he came up with such a method, to take her as a concubine, in name only, forcing her to leave him with her pride and self-respect in tatters?
How wishful thinking!
âIt must be Wu Jinyan who made you say this, right? Itâs no wonder sheâs going to be the young madam of the Marquisâs Manor, such a vicious mind!â
Lu Yingâs gaze was fierce, wishing she could kill Wu Jinyan right then and there!
Su Hao rebuked coldly, âStop slandering Yanâer. Say one more word, and I will not be polite to you!â
His tone was grave, showing no mercy to Lu Ying, as if he would strike her if she spoke another word.
âHow will you not be polite to me? On the eve of your grand wedding, will you heartlessly drive out the woman who shared intimacy with you, who should have been your wife, from the Marquisâs Manor?â Lu Yingâs eyes were red, full of unwillingness and resentment.
âLu Ying.â
Confronted with her hysteria, Su Hao was exceptionally calm, âYou and I did share intimacy, but have you forgotten the circumstances of that night?â
Lu Yingâs agitated heart suddenly trembled violently.
She panicked at the thought, could it be that Su Hao already knew the truth about that night, that the woman he took was not her but Wu Jinyan?
No!
Impossible!
Neither of them could possibly know about it!
Only she knew!
Only she and Xuan Zhu knew!
Lu Ying clenched her fists tightly behind her back, her tearful eyes staring at Su Hao, âThat night, you took my body and made me your woman, just like that! Su Hao, are you still trying to deny it? As a young general, do you want to pretend as if nothing happened?â
âI will not deny it. If you refuse to be married off and instead insist on marrying into the Marquisâs Manor as my concubine, I will not refuse. But that night, I told you I was already betrothed. Despite that, you drank with me until late. Now that I think about it, whether there was something wrong with the wine that night is an open question!â
His eyes, clear and sharp, held suspicion, and Lu Yingâs gaze widened, showing a mixture of hurt and disbelief.
In fact, she felt slightly relieved. Su Hao had not realized that the person he was forced upon was Wu Jinyan; he was merely suspicious that she had drugged his wine.
Of course, she had drugged him. Otherwise, how could Su Hao have been so out of sorts?
But she would never admit it.
âSu Hao, if you were a man without responsibility, you would not need to keep me in the Marquisâs Manor. I will go and bid farewell to Old General Su right now, but the purity of I, Lu Ying, was ruined by your hands. That fact canât be changed by anyone, even if you are to marry Wu Jinyan. You, Su Hao, still have a responsibility towards me, Lu Ying!â
Lu Ying put on a stubborn, choking demeanor that was somewhat pitiable.
Su Haoâs probing seemed not to yield the answer he was seeking.
When Lu Ying turned to leave, he stopped her, âWait.â