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As the days passed, Jiang Duo's health improved significantly. Everyone in the household remarked on the benefits of his recovery, and Yue Huan felt as if she were basking in honey, believing herself to be a living bodhisattva.
However, Jiang Duo chuckled from the side, undermining her joy. "They don't know that my health was already good to begin with."
Yue Huan's temper flared at his words, and she reached out to hit him. She had never encountered someone so intent on deflating her happiness!
With Jiang Duo's recovery, Liu Meng began visiting the Jiang family more frequently. Madam Jiang had never been satisfied with Yue Huan as her daughter-in-law; she always hoped that Liu Meng would become the wife of the Jiang family.
Yue Huan, the legitimate daughter-in-law, felt increasingly frustrated. She took out her anger on Jiang Duo, pinching him hard while muttering, "If you still like your fiancée, you can go find her! Go find her..."
That night, in a fit of rage, Yue Huan kicked Jiang Duo out of their room and forbade him from getting into bed.
Jiang Duo felt wronged and could only curl up by the door, waiting pitifully for his wife to call him back in.
The night air was chilly, causing him to shiver involuntarily.
Suddenly, he heard hurried footsteps on the roof. Alerted, he quickly got up and hid nearby. Moments later, two figures jumped down and rushed into the room, brandishing large knives and aiming them at the bed.
"Stop!" Jiang Duo shouted fiercely, grabbing a nearby vase and throwing it with all his might to halt their attack.
The two intruders noticed Jiang Duo outside and immediately turned to attack him instead. When Yue Huan was awakened by the sounds of fighting, she saw Jiang Duo engaged in a fierce struggle with two men in black.
As the commotion grew louder, more onlookers gathered around the Jiang residence. Yue Huan's heart sank; this was bad—Jiang Duo's secret might not remain hidden any longer.
Yue Huan was watching the excitement when suddenly, Jiang Duo was ambushed from behind.
Startled, she let out a scream and instinctively rushed to help, only to see someone faster than her already blocking Jiang Duo's back—it was Liu Meng. The sword pierced Liu Meng's arm, and blood gushed out immediately.
Seeing someone injured, Jiang Duo's expression turned icy cold. "Fan Zecheng, it's time for you to back off!"
"You..." One of the masked men seemed taken aback by being recognized, stuttering in surprise, "Your disability was all an act?"
"Yes, it was to draw you out," Jiang Duo replied coldly. "Pretending to be crippled was meant to make you let your guard down; my body slowly recovering is to force you into submission."
"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have ended up in this predicament! It took me three months to find out it was your doing!"
Furious, Jiang Duo waved her hand and summoned her servants. "Take Fan Zecheng away; I want to interrogate him about all his accomplices!"
After the situation was resolved, Yue Huan began quietly packing her belongings.
The marriage they had initially agreed upon was merely a temporary measure. Although things had spiraled out of control at times... since they had made a promise, she had to leave.
For some reason, she felt a twinge of discomfort in her chest, as if she were reluctant to go.
However, leaving was inevitable; she had no intention of clinging on stubbornly.
At that moment, Jiang Duo walked in with a serious expression, looking at her silently as she packed her things.
Yue Huan cleared her throat, breaking the silence. "Well, you saw it too. Liu Meng still likes you. The reason for the broken engagement was due to the wishes of our elders... Now that you’ve recovered, you two can still be together."
"Are you trying to give me to her?" Jiang Duo asked angrily. "Just because she got hurt for me, does that mean I have to marry her?"
Yue Huan lowered her head, thinking to herself that it didn't matter what was said; he was never truly hers.
Jiang Duo gently lifted her face, his gaze firm and serious as he declared, "I, Jiang Duo, will only marry one wife in my lifetime."
Yue Huan looked at him in surprise, disbelief filling her eyes.
"I would trade all my wealth for you to accompany me for a lifetime. Would you be willing?" Jiang Duo gazed at her with deep affection and hope.
"Um..." Yue Huan paused for a moment, then instinctively asked, "How much do you have?"
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