Urban Evil Suppression: Incorporating the Stone Hard Template

Whenever Wu Chengxuan mentioned Jiang Ruyi, his bright eyes would light up with a burning intensity.

However, whenever the topic turns to the difference in their social status,

That glimmer of light will soon fade, replaced by lingering feelings of inferiority and resentment.

He came from a poor family and lived alone, while Jiang Ruyi was born into a privileged life with a distinguished family background.

In ancient times, this concept of social status was an insurmountable, invisible wall.

Ling Feng could predict the next development of the story without even having to think.

However, Zhou Mei was much more anxious than him, after all, Jiang Ruyi was her past life.

She really wanted to know how the whole thing would develop!

He kept urging Wu Chengxuan to continue, "And then what? What happened after you left the Jiang family?"

Wu Chengxuan was still immersed in his memories of his time with Jiang Ruyi.

Her eyes sparkled with endless tenderness as Zhou Mei asked her so urgently.

In an instant, he was pulled back to the cold and cruel reality.

That last bit of tenderness and affection quickly vanished completely.

A thick layer of gloom remained in his eyes, crushing all his emotions.

……

Wu Chengxuan raised his head and gazed into the distance, as if looking back to many years ago.

During those utterly miserable years, his Adam's apple bobbed.

A hoarse voice then drifted out again: "Only after leaving the Jiang family did I truly see things clearly..."

Between me and Ruyi, there is not just the Jiang family, but the entire world!

High walls and prestigious families, from the moment we are born, have already divided us into two worlds.

The gap was unimaginably large, like a mountain pressing down on me, making it almost impossible to breathe.

Wu Chengxuan's voice was shrouded in an almost impenetrable bitterness and obsession:

"In order to bridge the vast difference in our identities."

I buried myself in scriptures day and night, diligently studying the classics, with only one thought in my mind.

That would be to pass the imperial examination with flying colors and stand proudly before Ruyi, but alas…

"What's a pity? You didn't pass the exam again?" Zhou Mei blurted out in a moment of anxiety.

A pair of eyes stared intently at Wu Chengxuan's pale and forlorn face, waiting for him to continue.

Wu Chengxuan glanced at her, a bitter smile tugging at the corners of his lips:

"It's a pity... I didn't have the chance to take the imperial examination again."

Ruyi's parents found out about our affair!

"Ah... how did we get discovered?"

Zhou Mei was so engrossed in the story that she suddenly cried out in surprise.

He leaned slightly forward, his voice filled with barely suppressed anxiety:

"That's not right... After you left the Jiang family, did you... still maintain contact with Jiang... Ruyi?"

Wu Chengxuan nodded, then shook his head, his eyes filled with complex and ever-changing emotions.

"At first, there was no contact. After all, she was a princess, and I was just a nobody."

I am of lowly status and can't even afford a full meal, so how could I dare to go to her door and disturb her peaceful life?

He could only suppress all his longing deep in his heart, burying himself in books day and night.

His voice lowered again, and the faint light around his soul dimmed a bit.

"Until a month after leaving the Jiang family, I unexpectedly received a letter from Ruyi."

I couldn't suppress my longing for her, so I wrote her a reply, and that's how we gradually started corresponding.

Ruyi has a personal maid named Cuiyu who often sneaks out to deliver letters to us.

As their connection deepened... Ruyi would also occasionally use the excuse of offering incense,

They would use various pretexts, such as visiting the park, to sneak out and secretly take a detour to my thatched hut to see me.

Every brief encounter was the only light in my years of hard study.

The reason her parents found out about us was because we were corresponding too frequently.

The thought of this filled Wu Chengxuan with remorse.

"If only we hadn't exchanged letters so frequently back then."

Because everything has gone too smoothly and no unexpected situations have occurred,

This caused us to lose our vigilance and act more and more recklessly.

The correspondence, which used to be one letter every three days, became one letter per day.

They completely forgot... that the master's spies were everywhere in this grand mansion.

Wu Chengxuan's tone suddenly turned cold, and he also felt deep regret for his past mistakes.

"As Ruyi's personal maid, Cuiyu didn't stay by her young mistress's side to serve her every day."

But he keeps making excuses about going out on errands. Is that reasonable? How could it not arouse suspicion from those with ulterior motives?

As he said this, Wu Chengxuan clenched his fists so tightly that his fingertips were almost digging into his palms.

"Jiang Dashan, the steward of the Jiang family, had long been keeping an eye on Cuiyu, who was frequently going out on business."

They even secretly sent people to follow her several times.

Until that day, Cuiyu was carrying the letter I had just written to Ruyi, and a jade pendant!

"A jade pendant?"

Zhou Mei looked thoughtful, then took out the jade pendant again.

"Are you talking about this jade pendant?"

"Yes!" Wu Chengxuan took the jade pendant from Zhou Mei and became much quieter.

"Although this jade pendant may not look valuable, it was carved by my own hands for Ruyi."

That day happened to be Ruyi's 28th birthday, and I wanted to take the opportunity to give her this gift.

As a result, before Cuiyu could deliver it to Ruyi,

He was stopped at the gate of the Jiang residence, and even the letters in his arms were confiscated.

The letter, the jade pendant, and the jadeite were all personally delivered to Master Jiang by the steward and his men.

Faced with such overwhelming evidence, even if one wanted to deny it, there would be no way to refute it.

Gently stroking the jade pendant in his hand, Wu Chengxuan trembled uncontrollably.

He felt a tightness in his chest, a feeling he couldn't release.

"Master Jiang was furious and ordered in front of everyone that Cuiyu be beaten to death!"

Following the clues, they uncovered everything about my private interactions with Ruyi.

Wu Chengxuan's voice seemed frozen, and his expression was extremely ugly.

Zhou Mei felt a chill run down her spine, especially when she heard that the maid Cuiyu had been beaten to death.

She couldn't help but shiver and instinctively leaned against Ling Feng.

Looking at Wu Chengxuan's face, contorted with pain, he whispered after a long while:

"And... what happened next? Was Ruyi placed under house arrest?"

"Yes!" Wu Chengxuan slowly uttered a single word, as if he had used up all his strength.

"The Jiang family is a powerful and influential family; how could they tolerate their precious daughter being treated this way?"

"To have feelings for a poor, uneducated scholar like me? If word got out, the entire Jiang family would become a laughingstock."