My Silly, Sweet Wife

The Wu Family clearly didn’t care about Wu Dan’s madness.

No one took the effort to delve into what exactly happened at the Medicine King Valley.

They were all focusing their attention on the Su Family, watching eagerly as their grand structure was about to collapse. As the masterminds behind the scenes, the Wu father and son duo relished in this feeling of control—it was just exhilarating.

Wu Liang squinted and grinned, ”Father, rest assured, I just got off the phone with Wei Donglin. Shen Lian has already been dealt with by the Heavenly Kill Organization with a single stroke at Zui Baichi—he’s got no chance of surviving. And about an hour ago, that guy named Ye Guichen had already drunk poisoned wine. It seems there was also someone called Feng Wuji with him, likely from the Feng Family, but it doesn’t matter anymore—Feng Wuji is already poisoned, and Ye Guichen is probably dead too. It’s just a shame that Ye Guichen had to die like this, haha. Although I don’t know why Su Jiu’er took a liking to him, given how she publicly showed her affection in front of Shen Lian, he could have easily risen from a small-time figure in Yun City to become the elite son-in-law of the Su Family.”

Wu Hualong nodded slightly, ”Indeed, that boy with the surname Ye appeared at just the right time, but it was a fitting end for him, as he died for the greater good of our Wu Family’s future. Haha, when word gets out that two men died competing for a woman’s affection, and with Ye dead having no evidence to defend himself, even if the Su Family had a thousand mouths, they couldn’t explain it away.”

Wu Liang boasted, ”That’s right, it was your wise insight, Father.”

Wu Hualong was exceptionally pleased, waving his hand, ”Alright then, if everything’s set, notify them to start making moves against the Su Family people. Make sure to manage the details carefully, so they don’t catch a whiff of our Wu Family’s involvement, understood?”

Wu Liang patted his chest, assuring, ”Rest easy, Father. Even if they investigate, they’ll just trace it back to Wei Donglin, and Wei Donglin already has deep-seated grievances with the Su Family—no one will suspect us Wu Clan.”

”Haha, good job, very well done,” Wu Hualong laughed heartily, as if the entire Southwest region was already within his grasp.

Su Family.

The auspicious time had arrived.

The courtyard was still bustling with guests coming and going to offer their congratulations.

Su Cheng also appeared supporting Su Mu.

However, under deliberate concealment and makeup, others couldn’t see Su Mu’s exhaustion.

”Today marks a joyful day for our Su Family. Your presence at our engagement banquet is a great honor for us. I won’t say much else, just hope everyone eats and drinks well today. As long as I, Sunan King, have a bite to eat, you can be sure you won’t go thirsty.”

”Sunan King remains vigorous with age, truly deserving of the title Southwest King!”

”Sunan King, you flatter us! Quickly, let the couple come out.”

”Yes, let us admire the beauty of Lady Su and the gallant Young Master Shen!”

The crowd began to clamour.

Before long, Su Jiu’er appeared, dressed in a vibrant red gown.

Yet, Shen Lian was nowhere to be seen.

Someone started to tease, ”What’s going on, is Young Master Shen behaving shyly like a bride? Hurry up and come out!”

”Yeah, Lady Su isn’t shy, so what’s Young Master Shen being shy about?”

”Young Master Shen, Young Master Shen!”

Some began to jeer.

In the crowd, a few people raised their fists and shouted loudly, ”What’s the matter? Why isn’t Young Master Shen coming out—something must be wrong, right?”

Over ten minutes later, Shen Lian still hadn’t appeared.

The questioning voices grew louder.

At this moment, Ye Guichen rushed forward with an urgent look, grabbing Su Jiu’er’s hand and trying to lead her away.

The unexpected scene stunned everyone present.

”Who is that?”

”Yeah, Young Master Shen isn’t coming out—who’s this guy?”

”Hey, it looks like Su Jiu’er’s cousin.”

”Why is a cousin appearing in such a situation? And judging by the looks of it, he seems to want to take Lady Su away?”

”Sunan King, what does this mean? Where’s Young Master Shen?”

Quickly, someone whispered a few words into Su Mu’s ear.

Su Mu’s expression changed slightly, and he struck the dragon-head cane against the ground, shattering the floor, ”Scoundrel! How dare she run away! Quickly, find that wretched woman for me! Also, drive those people out. I, Su Mu, have maintained a good reputation all my life, and in old age, I’m blind enough to be fooled. Get them out—I never want to see anyone from the Shen Family again. I’ll personally call them to ask what their intentions are!”

Such action left the guests exchanging bewildered looks.

Everyone seemed extraordinarily strange.

Especially seeing Su Mu so angry, many didn’t dare breathe heavily.

But someone gathered the courage to ask, ”Sunan King, what’s going on?”

”Today’s engagement banquet is over,” Su Mu waved his hand dismissively and left without explaining anything.

The crowd erupted instantly.

”What’s happening? Why is it called off just like that?”

”Young Master Shen didn’t appear all along—is it related to Su Jiu’er’s cousin?”

”Impossible! Even being cousins, it doesn’t make sense!”

”Damn, what’s going on, I’m really curious.”

The Su Family began to disperse the crowd without explaining.

Ye Guichen raised his voice, ”Why speculate—damn it! Shen Lian is a bastard, cheating scoundrel! He’s about to be engaged to my cousin, yet he’s fooling around with a woman. If not caught in the act, once my cousin marries in, who knows how much she’d suffer!”

Ye Guichen spoke with tears and great anguish.

That demeanor—he definitely deserved an Oscar.

”Boom!”

The moment Ye Guichen finished speaking, the crowd burst into chaos.

The Su Family felt extremely embarrassed, but Ye Guichen wasn’t a Su, just a cousin, and disregarded everything.

”What?”

”Young Master Shen was fooling around with another woman now?”

”This is the Su Family! How brazen is that?”

”Tsk tsk, news—it’s big news!”

”No wonder Sunan King is so mad—this directly slaps the Su Family’s face!”

”Forget the Su Family—even I’d be infuriated hearing this.”

”Hey, cousin, who’s that woman? She’s audacious. Just get rid of her.”

”Exactly, disrespecting Lady Su is like disrespecting everyone in the Southwest! Just because the Shen Family is an influential Capital City family doesn’t mean they can bully people like this.”

”Get Shen Lian out here, we demand an explanation! Lady Su is a renowned beauty in the Southwest, and there are enough suitors to fill an entire battalion! How dare he mistreat her like this?”

”I’m so mad—Shen Lian is despicable!”

There were all kinds of reactions.

Some were shocked, some enraged, some delighted.

Some were even just there for the drama.

Those planted by the Wu Family to stir trouble were momentarily baffled.

How did it not follow the pre-planned scenario?

Wasn’t Shen Lian supposed to be dead?

How did this drama of being caught with another woman suddenly unfold?

The Su Family became even more chaotic.