The husband I snatched halfway through his life is strange.

Chapter 353 Wouldn't it be better to swallow this anger?

Jinluxuan is one of the top jewelry shops in the capital.

This was Yu Tingwan's second visit. As soon as she got off the carriage, Manager Liu, who had received the news, hurriedly came out of the storeroom to greet her personally.

She smiled and invited Yu Tingwan inside.

"I didn't know you were coming today, Madam. Please come in. The shop has been busy these past few days, and the profits are good. Would you like to take a look at the accounts?"

This is our own property.

There are many female customers coming and going, and the business is booming.

"Go ahead and do your work, don't worry about me. I'm here today because I have an appointment with the daughter of the Junior Supervisor."

After Yu Tingwan mentioned it, Manager Liu remembered it.

"Miss Shen has been here for quite some time. I reckon she's on the second floor right now. Let me lead you there."

As she walked, she said, "I just received a batch of goods from Jiangnan yesterday. I was planning to select the best ones and send them to your residence in the next few days, but I didn't expect you to come."

"There is a pair of icy jadeite bracelets with golden and bright green hues. They are very translucent and have a fine texture. Your wife has fair wrists, so they would look beautiful on her."

As she spoke, a maidservant came over and whispered a few words in her ear.

Manager Liu's smile faltered.

Yu Tingwan sensed something was wrong: "What's wrong?"

Manager Liu dared not hide the truth, but fearing he might offend her, he could only say it in a low voice.

"The one from the Grand Tutor's residence is also here."

Gu Wu?

Yu Tingwan paused slightly, then quickly continued walking forward.

Shen Zhiyi did indeed arrive.

With a clear handprint on her right cheek, she leaned lazily against the counter on the second floor, holding a Gong fan in her hand, its bamboo strips crystal clear and as thin as cicada wings.

Normally, Shen Zhiyi pays the most attention to her makeup when she goes out, but today she was afraid that the makeup would cover up the handprint, so she only applied a light layer of lip rouge.

She looked extremely haggard and disheveled.

Noticing that many female customers were glancing at her, Shen Zhiyi wasn't embarrassed at all.

She was just a little annoyed. She glanced at Gu Wu, who was carefully picking out Yingluo in the distance, several times, and finally, in her frustration, she grabbed someone directly from the crowd.

"What are you looking at! Who do you think you are! Want to be taught a lesson?!"

The girl, dressed in a plain white dress, was so frightened that her face turned pale.

"I……"

She asked timidly, "Am I from the Lu family?"

Upon hearing that it was the Lu family, Shen Zhiyi's eyes flickered slightly, and her movements became less crude.

But the tone was still unpleasant.

"I recognize the daughters of the Lu family, but they've all married far away. I've never seen you before. You dare to lie to me?"

“I…I have been in poor health since childhood and have been recuperating in my hometown of Tongcheng. I only…I only recently returned to the capital.”

It seems like that's true.

Gu Wu didn't want to linger outside any longer, so after picking out Yingluo, she prepared to pay the bill and leave. But when she looked up, she saw Yu Tingwan.

Her eyes lit up, and she instinctively took a step forward. But then, as if remembering something, she stopped abruptly. She tightened her grip on Yingluo's hand, staring longingly at the radiant woman in the distance.

There are too many difficult choices in this world.

Gu Fuju Jiashan thought of Yu Tingwan every day, but when she finally came back, the lives of Yu's parents were separated from her.

Yu Tingwan was caught in the middle; she saw herself as an omen of bad luck and couldn't get out of this predicament.

Gu Fuju and Jia Shan were afraid that she would resist, so they dared not approach her and did not want to make things difficult for her. They chose to silently watch over her.

What about Gu Wu?

Gu Wu pursed her lips.

The Gu family had raised her for many years, and her parents had never treated her poorly or sent her away because her sister had returned. While she was grateful, she was also afraid that her presence would cause Yu Tingwan to harbor resentment, which was why she didn't go home.

If Yu Tingwan doesn't like her, how should she deal with it?

Just as she was struggling with her decision, Yu Tingwan seemed to sense something and looked over, her eyes as clear and bright as autumn water. The moment their eyes met, Gu Wu subconsciously held her breath.

She smiled at Yu Tingwan.

Yu Tingwan paused for a moment, then calmly nodded gently in response.

Her attention was quickly drawn elsewhere.

"How do I look? Does the slap mark on my face look good?"

Shen Zhiyi caught the chubby-cheeked Lu family girl and asked.

The woman from the Lu family was afraid of offending someone.

From the moment she returned to Beijing, her family reminded her never to offend anyone while traveling.

She was timid by nature, and she stammered as she clutched the handkerchief.

"Miss Shen...who...who attacked you so severely?"

Shen Zhiyi said loudly, "Who else could it be but my father, of course."

As if afraid that someone wouldn't hear it.

Before anyone could ask, she twirled the fan in her hand and explained the matter clearly.

"That illegitimate daughter of mine is full of tricks. Last night she said she would bring me ginseng tea, but she deliberately spilled it all over me because she didn't hold it properly."

“I scolded her, and she dared to talk back. Well, that little bitch used to be so subservient to me, but now she thinks she's something special. She got a good marriage and thinks she's all that now that she's made it big.”

"And sure enough, an argument ensued."

"I'm not as sweet-talking or as good at interpersonal relationships as her. Even my mother isn't as good at whispering sweet nothings in her ear as her aunt. That's why my father slapped me before he even understood what had happened."

The woman from the Lu family was stunned.

This is too much of a presumptuous conversation.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Family scandals shouldn't be aired in public, so why did Shen Zhiyi seem to want everyone to know? If it were them, they certainly wouldn't dare go out until the marks on their faces had faded.

Someone asked a question.

"That's not right, Miss Shen. You're not engaged yet, so how come your younger sister is already engaged?"

Shen Zhiyi hesitated, "It's not convenient to talk about this."

The group exchanged bewildered glances; something was definitely fishy going on!
A woman's voice came from behind: "With your delicate skin, Lord Shen is quite ruthless."

Yu Tingwan stepped forward, her gaze lingering on the Lu family girl who was cautiously standing next to Shen Zhiyi.

The Lu family girl wore very little jewelry, and her clothes were clean and tidy, but compared with the other female guests who were richly dressed and brightly colored, she looked rather shabby.

She knows it.

This is the youngest daughter of the Lu family. Old Master Lu was beaten to death by Emperor Yingqian because of the Prince of Yan incident.

Following the late patriarch Lu's will, the Lu family sent his body back to his hometown of Tongcheng, a return to his roots. The Lu family had fallen into decline, and Lu observed three years of mourning.

The youngest daughter of the Lu family was born on the way to Tongcheng by Madam Lu.

Yu Tingwan concealed her emotions and said gently, "Although she is a concubine's daughter, it's rare for her to get her way like this. Can't you just bear with it?"

"So what if you got burned? You're still alive and well, can't you just swallow your anger?"

Shen Zhiyi laughed at the sarcastic tone.

"The general's wife is right."

"Otherwise, her aunt might be in a bad mood and pretend to trip me up again."

“I’m not afraid, and I don’t take this mother and daughter seriously. But they’re too cunning. My mother comes from a prestigious family and is well-educated and reasonable. She’s different from me, and she’s going to suffer.”

Yu Tingwan saw that the fan in her hand was pretty and was about to take it over to take a look, but Shen Zhiyi grabbed her wrist first.

"Where did you get this bracelet? It's really nice. My aunt, who was a concubine, had a similar one, but I smashed it. She didn't speak to me for half a year because of it."

Yu Ting, who had just been warmly greeted by Manager Liu downstairs with a jade bracelet, slowly remarked, "So you hold a grudge?"

Shen Zhiyi held up one finger: "This number."

Upon seeing the price, Yu Tingwan changed her tune: "She's already been very restrained; she didn't deny your identity."