What's going on? Who's fighting? Shen Mingzhu even stared blankly for a moment, then looked at the young maid and asked, "Who's fighting with whom?"
The maid was new. Seeing the imposing manner around Shen Mingzhu, she instinctively knelt down and stammered, "Prin... Princess, this servant doesn't know. The man said he was Miss Chen Yun's husband, and then the man beside him who was about to speak punched him directly."
The maid's words were hesitant. Shen Mingzhu instinctively glanced at Chen Yun, a hint of confusion in her eyes.
Who dares to cause trouble in her own mansion?
Hearing this, Shen Mingzhu said to Chen Yun, "Don't worry. The guards in my mansion are not useless. Let's walk there slowly."
Shen Mingzhu was really worried that Chen Yun might get agitated and harm the fetus, so her tone was cautious as she stepped forward to support her.
Seeing this, Chen Yun felt a warm current in her heart. Looking at Shen Mingzhu, she let out a soft laugh and said, "You think too highly of me. How could I be worried?"
"Li Chengyu really made me angry this time. Moreover, such things used to happen all the time, but I endured them." As she spoke, Chen Yun couldn't help but give a bitter smile. Then she raised her eyebrows at Shen Mingzhu and said, "I actually want to see which kind - hearted person beat Li Chengyu up before me. It's really satisfying."
Hearing this, Shen Mingzhu instinctively looked at Chen Yun and saw the self - mocking smile on her face. Then she said, "If you think so, I'll be relieved."
If Chen Yun still tolerated Li Chengyu as before, Shen Mingzhu didn't know what to do.
As they were talking, they had already arrived at the front hall.
After entering the door, Chen Yun looked up and saw the two men in front of her.
Her gaze passed by Li Chengyu, who was staring blankly at her, and landed directly on the man behind him. She exclaimed in surprise, "Brother!"
Hearing this, the man put down the sleeves that he had somehow rolled up on his arm. He glanced at Chen Yun and said half - smilingly, "You still know I'm your brother?"
Shen Mingzhu was also stunned on the spot. She didn't expect that the person who came today would be Chen Yun's brother, Chen Jin.
Chen Jin looked somewhat similar to Chen Yun. There was the same sense of detachment between their eyebrows. However, Chen Jin always had a half - smiling look when looking at people and loved to speak in a sarcastic tone, which set him apart from Chen Yun and made the acquaintances who saw him grit their teeth.
Hearing Chen Jin's words, the tears in Chen Yun's eyes immediately fell in big drops. Looking at Chen Jin, she sobbed and said in a low voice, "Brother... Brother, why did you come?"
Chen Jin still had that half - smiling look. But when he saw the tears on his sister's face, his expression darkened slightly. The words that were about to blurt out were held back. He sighed, stepped forward a few steps, took out a handkerchief, and wiped her face roughly. Then he said in disgust, "Hold it back! When did I ever see you cry before?"
"What? Are you bullied and don't know how to fight back? If you can't fight, don't you know how to come to me?"
As he spoke, Chen Jin felt a headache looking at Chen Yun's aggrieved look. He immediately regretted that he had been too lenient when he attacked Li Chengyu just now.
"Princess."
Seeing Shen Mingzhu standing there nervously staring at Chen Yun, a fleeting emotion flashed through Chen Jin's eyes. Finally, he bowed respectfully to her and said, "Thank you for bringing this useless Chen Yun back this time. Otherwise..."
Chen Yun was used to bickering with this brother who always spoke sarcastically since childhood. She had been holding back just now because of her guilt. Now that she had recovered, she didn't want to listen anymore. So she said to Shen Mingzhu, "Otherwise what? I'm so sad, and you still scold me!"
Chen Yun couldn't help but grit her teeth when she saw Chen Jin. As a result, he closed his fan and hit her on the head with a "snap".
Standing there, Shen Mingzhu watched as Chen Jin coaxed Chen Yun back to life with just a few words. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
Watching the two of them bickering, Shen Mingzhu stood aside covering her mouth and smiling. Her eyes, however, fell on Li Chengyu beside them. The moment she saw the man in front of her, her eyelids twitched.
This... Chen Jin really hit hard, but it's so satisfying!
The Chen family was a family of civil officials, but Chen Jin was a rebel. He had loved learning martial arts since childhood. Finally, he secretly went to the border without telling his family and even missed Chen Yun's wedding. The siblings had been angry with each other for a long time.
Li Chengyu was just a pure civil official. He couldn't beat Chen Jin and didn't dare to fight back. So he could only let Chen Jin beat him. Now his eyes, nose bridge, and cheeks were all bruised and purple, looking extremely embarrassed.
Looking at him, Shen Mingzhu felt extremely satisfied in her heart. So she didn't say a word and just let Li Chengyu stand there alone, looking lost and blank, staring stupidly at the others.
He was deliberately ignored by the people present, so he seemed extremely redundant and even had no sense of presence.
Li Chengyu stared straight at Chen Yun, his eyes filled with indescribable emotions. Guilt and sadness were intertwined, making him look even more pitiful.
On this side, after the siblings finished talking, Chen Yun turned to look at Li Chengyu coldly and said, "Does Young Master Li have something to say?"
"Yunyun."
Seeing that Chen Yun was willing to look at him, Li Chengyu's eyes lit up. He took a step forward, but was blocked by Chen Jin's fan on his chest. Chen Jin warned, "Speak properly. Who's your Yunyun? Just stand here and talk."
Li Chengyu was stunned and instinctively looked at Chen Yun for help. He saw her looking at him expressionlessly, with a hint of coldness in her eyes. Following Chen Jin, she said, "Brother is right. If Young Master Li has something to say, just say it directly here."
Li Chengyu had never seen Chen Yun look at him so coldly. So he froze on the spot, his hands tightly clenched. Finally, he let out a self - mocking laugh and looked at Chen Yun seriously and said, "I'm sorry for you this time."
"And before."
Chen Yun continued his words, "Over the years, I've also understood that marriage can't be forced. I married you regardless of my parents' wishes before, and now I've suffered the consequences."
Li Chengyu was speechless. Looking at the person in front of him, he said, "But... Yunyun, it's really my fault. Before, I only cared about filial piety and asked you to tolerate everything. It's all my fault."
"In the future..."
"Wait." Chen Yun directly interrupted Li Chengyu's words and continued, "Young Master Li, there's no future for us. Once is enough for the same mistake. In the future, we'll go our separate ways. It's also a way to save the last bit of dignity for our marriage."
Shen Mingzhu stared fixedly at Li Chengyu standing there with red eyes. She only felt it funny in her heart.
What did he mean by doing this? Could the sufferings Chen Yun had endured before be offset just like this?
Shen Mingzhu really couldn't like Li Chengyu. But she was just Chen Yun's friend and couldn't do anything else.
The next moment, Shen Mingzhu instinctively looked at Chen Yun's brother, Chen Jin. She saw that Chen Jin was also looking at her with a heavy gaze, his eyes filled with a hint of obscure emotions.