Chapter 365 - Chapter 365: Chapter 372: It’s Just Like That (1/2)

Chapter 365: Chapter 372: It’s Just Like That

As Su Wenyue spoke, she could feel the coldness emanating from the man beside her, clearly very bothered by her words. She let her guard down for a moment, initially only intending to reveal her rebirth. Yet, led on by Han Yu, she ended up confessing the truth, even involving Sikong Ling. It’s truly not easy to fool a clever man. Despite living twice, she was still trapped by Han Yu.

“What happened after that?” Seeing Su Wenyue pause, Han Yu asked unhurriedly. His voice sounded calm, but Su Wenyue felt it was the calm before the storm, and her heart was filled with trepidation. The regretful feelings from her previous life resurfaced, but since she had started, she couldn’t stop halfway, or it would only give Han Yu more reason to speculate.

“Mrs. Wang was honey-mouthed but harbored a dagger in her belly, and she was very persuasive. I was naive back then and was easily taken in by her, truly believing she meant well by me. Especially since you were very indifferent towards me at the time, unwilling to even exchange extra words with me, I thought she was the only one in the Han Family who was kind to me. So I opened my heart to her and ended up being coaxed into selling my dowry. Almost all the benefits went to her.

“Seeing that I was struggling, my father and mother decided to give me the Zhuangzi they had prepared for me. Little did they know that Han Lin and Mrs. Wang were so greedy, they set their sights on the Zhuangzi. In the end, it too was sold by their deceit. My mother’s family was so disappointed in me that they refused to help me any longer. And with you away at the military camp, the days became even harder, until I met Sikong Ling.”

“Sikong Ling coveted my beauty and tried to tempt me repeatedly. Although I resented you and was not a virtuous wife, I was not the kind of person to succumb to such acts. I just drove him away, not wanting any connection with him. Little did I know how sinister Han Lin and Mrs. Wang could be; not only did they trick me out of everything I had, but when they learned of Sikong Ling’s intentions, they went to him proactively. Having benefited from him, they used those despicable tricks to allow Sikong Ling to succeed.”

“Having lost my honor, I was filled with both hatred and anger, yet I dared not publicize the matter, nor could I do anything about them, forced to be threatened by them time and again. I finally looked forward to your return, and tentatively told you about Han Lin and Mrs. Wang’s ill intentions. Instead of standing up for me, you blamed me for being restless and causing trouble. I felt helpless and utterly disheartened.”

“The daughters-in-law in the village were jealous of my good looks and background, and with me alone at home, they spread lots of rumors. You didn’t care at all, as if I was not your wife. I was angry at your attitude, and with Sikong Ling’s promises and incitements, eventually, when Sikong Ling left, it was all over with no further entanglement.”

As Su Wenyue said this, she appeared to carry some emotions from her previous life, her tone filled with anger and resentment, not just towards Han Lin and Mrs. Wang but also towards Han Yu.

Han Yu, upon hearing this, didn’t know how to describe his feelings. Which man could remain indifferent upon hearing such a story? He had originally thought his daughter-in-law had some connection with Sikong Ling, maybe an unclear relationship, but not that they had anything so deep. The hatred of cuckolding could split the sky.

“Ouch!” Su Wenyue felt the hand holding hers tighten, the force so great it hurt her, completely pulling her out of the prior emotions. Gazing at Han Yu with his dark and fierce look lying beside her, her heart was filled with regret and fear. She had thought she had completely stepped out of the shadows of her previous life, but it seemed there were still some lingering effects. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been overwhelmed by resentful emotions and blurt out words that provoked Han Yu.

“Husband, are you angry with me? I didn’t do it on purpose in my previous life,” she said. “Later, I realized I wasn’t virtuous enough, and that’s why you didn’t like me. It was also my lack of intelligence that allowed Han Lin and Mrs. Wang to trick me so badly, and I gambled with my future happiness with you out of spite. This led to that unfortunate end.”

Seeing that Han Yu still wasn’t speaking, she continued, “Husband? If you mind, just say it. I can understand.”