After her ninth miscarriage, she finally let her scumbag husband and her beloved get together.

The following day, we held a ceremony to pay respects to our ancestors.

The sky is bright.

As soon as Xu Wantang got out of bed, she heard the other maids chatting.

"Yun You was kicked out overnight."

"What happened? Just a few days ago, she was acting all high and mighty towards us because the Third Madam and the Third Young Master treated her well."

"I don't know, but she was crying and making a scene last night, saying it wasn't her, it wasn't her. The bodyguard covered her mouth and took her away."

Xu Wantang chuckled to herself as she ate breakfast.

Unexpectedly, this solved the problem of Yunyou, the tattletale.

After breakfast, the servants followed the young master to prepare offerings and incense for the ancestral worship.

Xu Wantang, as a special individual, also obediently did her job at the bottom of the crowd.

To avoid being disliked by the Cen family again.

The auspicious time has arrived.

Everyone retreated to the square outside the temple.

Everywhere I looked, people were dressed solemnly and dignifiedly.

Besides the Cen family, there were also invited VIPs and several specially invited journalists.

To save face, Xu Wantang was given a fairly good seat.

As soon as the bell rang, everyone stood up straight.

The lingering sound echoed as a purple figure slowly approached.

Cen Yuan wore a long, crimson-purple robe, not a traditional robe, and held red Buddhist prayer beads in his hand.

With deep-set eyes and a serene expression, her long eyelashes, slightly lowered, were still tinged with a gentle pale gold.

Her clothes fluttered, carrying an air of coldness and detachment.

There was also a hint of emotion that I couldn't quite understand.

Xu Wantang was slightly stunned, while the sounds of other people discussing things reached her ears.

"This long robe was a treasured possession of the Second Young Master throughout his life. It was lost during the Ming Dynasty. Although it is not an authentic robe, the fact that it was given to the Second Young Master shows that even after his passing, the master did not forget to leave it to him for protection."

Xu Wantang came to her senses and finally understood what the subtle, incomprehensible emotions on Cen Yuan's body were.

Disappointed.

It was as if everything except what was on him was irrelevant to him.

But he still insisted on standing here.

Xu Wantang frowned, unable to describe her feelings.

Suddenly, she noticed a suffocating gaze.

It is Cen Shichuan.

He was carried in a wheelchair, side by side with Cen Yuan, up the steps.

He was, after all, Grandpa Cen's favorite grandson, even though he had difficulty walking and was the third child in his family.

Even if I have to carry him, I'll carry him side by side with Cen Yuan.

They were afraid that reporters would take photos that were unfavorable to Cen Shichuan.

Cen Shichuan looked at Xu Wantang, a deep, fierce glint flashing in his eyes that was suffocating.

Xu Wantang felt a pang of fear and immediately looked away, though she wasn't sure if it was just her imagination.

She actually felt that Cen Yuan had glanced at her.

next second.

Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, Cen Yuan leaped over the double steps in one go, leaving Cen Shichuan far behind.

The people carrying the wheelchair panicked and almost dropped Cen Shichuan.

Cen Shichuan gripped the wheelchair tightly to steady himself, but could only watch helplessly as Cen Yuan took the first incense stick and inserted it into the incense burner.

Cen Yuan slowly turned around.

The sunlight streamed down behind him, incense smoke drifted, and the purple robes seemed sacred.

As the vast echoes of the bells lingered, he descended the steps.

His gaze was slightly lowered, his eyes deep and unfathomable as he looked at Cen Shichuan, who was struggling and enduring in his wheelchair.

As if a god had descended, everyone bowed their heads in awe.

Xu Wantang hesitated for a few seconds before meeting the man's gaze.

Profound, obscure, and with a hint of unknown power.

The strands fell onto her body.

Xu Wantang's back was burning hot, and she couldn't tell if the sound of bells was ringing or her heart pounding wildly in her ears.

As soon as the purple figure walked past her, she quickly lowered her eyes to hide her panic.

As for Cen Shichuan... no one has paid attention to him for a long time.

This scene infuriated Old Master Cen, who had arranged everything, and his eyes revealed his disappointment in Cen Shichuan.

Next, relatives and friends offer incense.

Xu Wantang mingled in the crowd, bowed three times, and then left.

Subsequent charitable activities were all handled by the upper echelons of the Cen family.

Xu Wantang simply chose to live a quiet life.

She remained completely invisible until the ancestral worship ceremony ended the next day, but she seemed perfectly at ease.

She also took some time to practice dancing in the back mountain.

On the third day, while traveling back to the Cen family home, she idly scrolled through her phone.

Unexpectedly, all of them were Cen Yuan's amazing pictures.

The invited media outlets posted the photos online without even editing them.

Cen Yuan was like a god, looking down on all living beings.

Besides his good looks, what made him stand out was his exceptionally high intelligence and financial acumen.

There are tons of female fans watching it.

Cen Shichuan, once hailed by the media as the most promising candidate to take on the mantle, has now disappeared from public view.

If it weren't for the fact that everyone around her was a member of the Cen family, Xu Wantang would have burst out laughing.

Just as she was about to cover her mouth and chuckle, a new message popped up on her phone.

"Wantang, why aren't you replying to my messages? Did you sign up for the dance competition?"

Looking at the profile picture and name, Xu Wantang could no longer smile.

Xu Shengze.

Xu Chuxue.

Xu Wantang.

Siblings.

However, one can discern a person's status and importance within the family simply by looking at their name.

Xu Shengze is the eldest son of the Xu family, on whom they have placed great hopes.

Once upon a time, Xu Wantang believed that her brother was the best to her in the Xu family.

If in that dream, she, now a soul, hadn't seen the fleeting image of Xu Shengze on Xu Chuxue's phone.

Perhaps she still thinks that way now.

In her dream, Xu Wantang learned that her brother had known all along that Xu Chuxue was not dead.

She even suspected that her parents might know.

The things that made her uneasy in her memory gradually became clearer.

After learning of Xu Chuxue's death, her parents didn't even ask what had happened. Instead, they took out a letter severing ties with her and forced her to sign it, intending to kick her out of the house.

She refused and begged her parents for a chance to explain.

But her brother, Xu Shengze, said, "Wantang, Mom and Dad are both angry. Just sign the papers first, and I'll help you talk to them. Once they sign, you can come back."

Xu Wantang believed him and obediently signed the letter severing ties with him.

That afternoon, the parents posted it online.

Xu Wantang, who was already despised by others, lost the protection of the Xu family and became a target of bullying in the entertainment industry.

She had no choice but to obediently marry Cen Shichuan.

Later, after losing three children, she developed significant health problems.

But Cen Shichuan still refused to let her go.

In extreme pain, she could only turn to Xu Shengze, a friend of Cen Shichuan.

Xu Shengze continued to comfort her: "Wantang, I will talk to Shi Chuan, but you also need to understand Shi Chuan. He has lost not only his lover, but also his child. If you can have his child, he might be able to live peacefully as a family for the sake of the child."

And so, Xu Wantang felt that everyone was urging her to have a child.

Having children became her obsession and mission.

It seems that as long as she gives birth to the child, she can live a good life.

It now appears that Xu Shengze was also involved in Cen Shichuan and Xu Chuxue's plan.

He plays the role of a loving older brother while watching her become a birthing machine.

Coming to her senses, Xu Wantang stared at the three characters "Xu Shengze" and sneered.

In fact, Xu Shengze had sent her quite a few messages a few days ago.

She refused IVF at the time, which made the matter even bigger.

Xu Shengze then used the same rhetoric he had in his dream to persuade her to compromise, give birth to the child, and live a good life with Cen Shichuan.

Later, in an exclusive interview, he came to talk to her again.

Every seemingly caring remark is actually just empty talk.

He seemed worried that she would recognize Xu Chuxue.

This made Xu Wantang even more certain that the brother she remembered had long since changed.

She really didn't know how to face her brother, so she could only pretend she hadn't seen him.

When Xu Shengze saw that she didn't reply, he sent another message.

"I just got back from a business trip to France with my parents. I brought you a gift, which I bought secretly without their knowledge. Let's meet at our usual spot tomorrow."

Xu Shengze is good at creating contrasts and showing favoritism.

He knew his parents didn't like Xu Wantang, so he would secretly bring things to Xu Wantang.

Then tell her how special the thing is.

However... Sheena had just returned from France.

Xu Wantang became even more certain that the whole family knew that Xu Chuxue was not dead.

It's all a scam.

"If you don't come, I'll go to the Cen family and find you. I'll have to ask Shi Chuan what's going on between you two lately."

After reading it, Xu Wantang pursed her lips tightly.

She didn't want Xu Shengze to become suspicious.

"Okay. See you at the usual place."