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Jiang Momo took the incense offered by her, lit it on the candle flame, and respectfully bowed three times to the row of memorial tablets.

Smoke rose, blurring her features.

"It's not over yet."

Gu Lanzhi's voice came from behind, "According to the Li family rules, a bride must kneel for the duration of an incense stick to show her sincerity."

A stick of incense.

Jiang Momo glanced at the newly lit incense stick, which was about thirty centimeters long and would take at least twenty minutes to burn out.

She gripped the hem of her skirt above her knees, and did not get up.

Time passed by, bit by bit.

Her knees were throbbing with pain, but she gritted her teeth and stubbornly straightened her back.

Suddenly, the cell phone at my waist rang.

The nurse's voice on the other end of the phone was urgent and panicked.

"Ms. Jiang, your grandmother has suddenly gone into shock and is currently undergoing emergency treatment. Please come to the hospital immediately!"

Jiang Momo's mind went blank for a moment.

"I'm coming right away, right away!"

She hung up the phone, staggered to her feet, and rushed outside.

As soon as the ancestral hall door was pushed open, Gu Lanzhi's dissatisfied voice came from behind.

"stop."

Jiang Momo paused, and when she turned to look at her, her eyes were slightly red.

"Mom, my grandma... my friend is in critical condition, I have to go to the hospital right now."

"The rules haven't been followed yet."

Gu Lanzhi remained expressionless, her eyes filled with coldness as she looked at her.

"You've only been kneeling for less than five minutes, and the incense hasn't even finished burning. Is this how you treat our ancestors?"

Jiang Momo gripped her phone tightly, trying hard to keep her voice from trembling.

"Mom, I know rules are important, but my friend—"

"No buts."

Gu Lanzhi interrupted her, her gaze cold, "Finish offering the incense."

Jiang Momo stood there, trembling all over.

My phone was still vibrating when the nurse called a second time.

She glanced at the screen, gritted her teeth, turned around, and ran towards the door.

"presumptuous!"

Gu Lanzhi's voice suddenly turned cold.

He took a few steps forward and grabbed Jiang Momo's wrist.

She wore nail guards, and the sharp tips dug deep into the tender flesh on the inside of Jiang Momo's arm, making her jolted in pain.

"You dare to leave before the ancestors of the Li family?"

Gu Lanzhi's eyes turned completely cold, her voice filled with anger that had been building up all night, "Kneel down! You're not leaving this room today until you've finished offering the incense!"

Jiang Momo was in so much pain that tears welled up in her eyes, but she bit her lip and held them back, explaining in a trembling voice.

"Mom, my friend is really in critical condition. Once I get to the hospital and confirm she's alright, I'll accept whatever punishment you give me when I get back, please let me go first—"

"Still trying to argue!"

Gu Lanzhi rebuked sharply, her eyes filled with anger.

Why did my friend have to get sick right when she was paying respects to her ancestors?

Disrespectful to ancestors, disrespectful to elders, and now even dares to lie to her!

Enraged, Gu Lanzhi raised her hand and slapped her.

"Today, I will teach you a lesson on behalf of the ancestors of the Li family, so that you will know what rules are—"

A second before the slap landed, a hand reached out from the side and firmly intercepted her wrist.

Li Jiuyuan came out of the tea room at some point.

He stood between the two, his tall figure blocking the light above the ancestral hall's lintel, casting Jiang Momo entirely in shadow.

"She is my wife."

"Please respect her."

It's him.

Why him?

Jiang Momo felt a little dazed. She should stay away from this man who was both her husband and her brother-in-law.

She came to marry in place of Cinderella, like a dream Cinderella had, for only a year.