Rebirth: Contract Husband Falls in Love with Me-Chapter 409 - 209: Breaking off the Engagement

"Mother, there is nothing more to do here; you should go back and rest some more!" Sang Wan hurriedly said.

Mrs. Wang also didn’t want to stay any longer, nodded, instructed her to handle everything well, and also told her there was no need to come over for greetings today, then left with Mrs. Jiang and Xiuchun.

"Young Master, Miss, you should also go back and rest a while! The servant is watching over here!" After sending Mrs. Wang away, Mrs. Li smiled at Shi Fengju and Sang Wan.

Shi Fengju didn’t decline and smiled, saying "Thank you, wet nurse" and took Sang Wan back with him.

By now, it was about the time they usually got up in the morning. The couple returned to their room unable to sleep anymore, only took off their outer clothes, got into bed, wrapped in the brocade quilt, and lay talking.

Sang Wan, with her pair of bright, clear, and sparkling eyes, occasionally blinked lightly and stared at Shi Fengju, her expression was somewhat teasing and somewhat strange. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

"What are you looking at me for? Scared silly by that big fire? Don’t recognize your husband anymore?" Shi Fengju smiled as he pulled her into his arms and playfully scraped on her smooth and shapely nose.

Sang Wan chuckled lightly, biting her lip, "Tell me honestly, how did that big fire at Fuqu Pavilion start?"

She hadn’t thought much of it initially, but the more she thought about it afterward, the stranger it seemed. Although Shi Lian was crying pitifully, Sang Wan always felt she was a bit tense, and her crying seemed a bit overdone. Later, when Mrs. Wang expressed her extreme annoyance and spoke of calling off the engagement, Sang Wan became even more suspicious.

Hearing her ask this, Shi Fengju did not even raise an eyebrow and whispered in her ear with a gentle laugh, "I knew I couldn’t hide it from you. But look, hasn’t the matter been resolved? The Hong family won’t be pursuing this marriage anymore!" After all, it was just a concubine, not a wife.

"It really was you!" Sang Wan was momentarily speechless; this man was clear-cut about it, not even blinking an eye as he set fire to his own house! Was he not worried about being unable to control the fire?

"That injury on sister three’s leg—"

"Fake!" Shi Fengju said indifferently: "I told her that if mother couldn’t call off the engagement today, she should pretend to be frightened, speak nonsense, and fake illness. Then we could invite a mage to check on her!"

When the mage came, naturally he would have to cast a charm to expel evil, and what he would say depended entirely on Shi Fengju’s wishes. It was a minor thing to hint that the marriage was inauspicious and should not proceed.

Now, Sang Wan was utterly speechless, staring at Shi Fengju, unable to collect her thoughts.

Shi Fengju, seeking credit, raised his chin and rubbed his face against hers, smiling, "Isn’t your husband very impressive, huh?"

Sang Wan chuckled "tsk" and nodded in praise: "Yes, impressive!"

"Admire me?"

"Admire!"

"Admiration isn’t just something you say; you need to show it..." Shi Fengju chuckled lightly and then leaned in closer.

After dawn, Mrs. Wang indeed sent Mrs. Jiang to the Hong family to explain the situation. Mrs. Hong, thinking that the girl was supposed to enter their family in just a few days, saw that such an incident occurred at such a time, clearly indicating that the girl was an ill omen. Feeling uncomfortable, and upon hearing that her leg was scarred, she lost even more interest. Faced with the Shi family’s initiative to call off the engagement, it hit right where she wanted, finalizing the matter with but a few words, and henceforth, it was no longer mentioned.

Hong Xi didn’t mind either, boasting to his buddies and servants: "This jinx of a girl, who marred her appearance, I wouldn’t want her! It’s not that she can’t have me, but that she’s not worthy!"

None dared to ridicule him; it was just his own pride that made him stir up this scene. Hearing this, everyone naturally flattered and agreed with him. Hong Xi felt pleased, and the matter was dismissed! In Qingzhou City, there were plenty of charming and tactful beauties; who wasn’t better than Shi Lian, who was just a pretty face, only knew how to make a ruckus and had no charm at all?

Upon learning that the engagement was dissolved, Shi Lian sighed in relief, clutching Sang Wan’s hand, choking without words.

Sang Wan couldn’t help but comfort her again, and sighed inwardly. After this incident, she feared Mrs. Wang would not bring up her marriage for a long time! Who knows if it might inadvertently harm her in the future!

As the date of Gu Fangzi’s mourning completion approached, she was still bedridden in the peony garden. Sang Wan pondered for a while and, taking advantage of a day for greetings, she asked Mrs. Wang how to prepare?

Mrs. Wang thought for a moment and said, "This is Fang’er’s own matter; she should decide for herself. Go ask her! Whatever she says, that’s how you’ll arrange the preparations!" She looked at Sang Wan with a somewhat strange gaze, paused for a moment, and then said, "Miss Wan, I feel a bit empty thinking of Fang’er possibly leaving our family. I think you two actually get along quite well. Do you want her to stay?"