Chapter 1: Sending Her Abroad

"Ah! Help! It hurts so much!"

Amidst the cries of pain, people started to gather from the Western Zhou, increasing in number.

Sheng Xiangsi stood at the second-floor stairway, staring blankly at Yao Leyi, who had fallen, and then looked at her own hands, bewildered and at a loss.

She murmured, "How could this happen..."

How did she just fall like that?

"What happened?"

Today was the Fu family banquet, with many guests in attendance. The guests surrounded the fallen Yao Leyi.

"What happened? How did she fall?"

"She, she…"

Yao Leyi, enduring the pain, looked towards the second-floor stairway.

Everyone suddenly understood.

"Sheng Xiangsi pushed her!"

"Oh my god! Sheng Xiangsi, even if you don't like Leyi, you shouldn't be so ruthless! She's pregnant!"

"Exactly! There's a limit to being willful and arrogant!"

"No, no…"

Facing the accusations, Sheng Xiangsi's face turned pale, and she shook her head repeatedly.

She wanted to explain that it wasn't her... she didn't push!

But no one was willing to listen.

"Move aside!"

A deep male voice cut through the crowd, arriving late.

It was Fu Hanjiang, Sheng Xiangsi's husband of less than two months.

"Hanjiang…"

Sheng Xiangsi was delighted and was about to seek his help.

But Fu Hanjiang raised his head sharply, his gaze like a knife falling on her. "Look at what you've done!"

"No!" Sheng Xiangsi trembled, shaking her head repeatedly, "It wasn't me…"

"If not you, then who?"

Fu Hanjiang didn't believe her at all, his handsome face full of loathing and hatred!

"Do you mean Leyi jumped down herself? Everyone knows how arrogant you are, bullying her openly and secretly. Do I need to list every single incident?!"

The husband's ruthless words left Sheng Xiangsi speechless.

"Ah…"

Yao Leyi clutched her stomach in pain, leaning against Fu Hanjiang, barely breathing, "Hanjiang, it hurts, it hurts so much!"

"Leyi, how are you?"

At this moment, Grandma Fu arrived too, "What happened?"

"Ah! It's blood!"

Suddenly, someone screamed.

"She's bleeding!"

A pool of red blood slowly spread under Yao Leyi, growing larger.

"Hanjiang!" Yao Leyi cried in fear, clinging to Fu Hanjiang's neck, sobbing, "My baby, my baby…"

"Don't be afraid!"

Although he said this, Fu Hanjiang's face didn't look good, he was also panicking.

"We're going to the hospital now!"

He picked Yao Leyi up in his arms and, in an instant, cast a fierce look at Sheng Xiangsi.

"You better pray that the baby is okay! Otherwise…"

He didn't finish his sentence, turning and leaving with Yao Leyi.

Right now, Yao Leyi and the baby were the most important!

Fu Mingzhu glanced at Sheng Xiangsi, frowning and shaking her head, "Xiangsi, you… you!"

"Grandma…"

Sheng Xiangsi opened her mouth, but the old lady turned and left.

In an instant, the guests dispersed.

No one cared about her.

Sheng Xiangsi wandered back to her room, not knowing how she got there.

She waited, waited for Fu Hanjiang to come back. She didn't push Yao Leyi, she wanted to explain to him…

Time passed, it was late, and he still hadn't come back.

Near dawn, there was a noise downstairs.

"Hanjiang!"

Sheng Xiangsi jumped up from the sofa and rushed out of the room.

She stopped at the stairway.

"Grandma, I want a divorce!"

Fu Hanjiang's voice was icy, cold and resolute.

"Come back!"

Grandma Fu grabbed her grandson, scolding him.

"What nonsense! I promised Xiangsi's grandmother that I'd take good care of her. You just got married and now you want a divorce? She's only twenty! Are you trying to drive her to her death?!"

"Drive her to death? Ha!"

Fu Hanjiang sneered coldly, his eyes sharp.

"Grandma, Leyi's baby is gone! That was big brother's bloodline! Sheng Xiangsi is still fine! Who's driving whom to death?"

"This…"

"I didn't want to marry her in the first place, but you forced me!"

Fu Hanjiang was extremely impatient, as if he couldn't stand their marriage for another second.

"If she can make you happy, I'd accept it! But now, I can't accept such a wife!"

"If this continues, I'm afraid I can't control myself, I don't know what I'll do to her!"

"Stop!"

Grandma Fu was frightened, grabbing her grandson.

Thinking of the lost great-grandson, she gritted her teeth.

"Fine, I won't let you see her! I'll send her abroad, far away from you, okay?"

After a moment of silence, Fu Hanjiang took a step back, "As you wish."

Sheng Xiangsi hurried back to her room, collapsing to the floor.

Her eyes widened, tears streaming down.

"Hanjiang, Hanjiang…"

She didn't know he hated her so much! He was forced to marry her!

She didn't know…

Her parents passed away, and she was raised by her grandmother. At fifteen, her grandmother died in a car accident, making her an orphan.

Because her grandmother and Grandma Fu were close friends, Grandma Fu took her in.

Grandma Fu loved her dearly, always saying, "When Xiangsi grows up, will you be my granddaughter-in-law?"

Sheng Xiangsi sweetly replied, "Yes."

So, marrying Fu Hanjiang and becoming his wife became her dream!

Her world revolved around Fu Hanjiang. She studied for him, dressed up for him, always following him around, not letting any woman get close to him…

She was his fiancée, he was hers!

But it was all her one-sided wishful thinking…

He called her arrogant and didn't want to see her!

"Woo…"

Covering her mouth, Sheng Xiangsi cried, tears flowing like a river.

Knock knock.

Someone knocked on the door.

"Xiangsi, are you awake?" It was Grandma Fu.

"I'm awake!"

Sheng Xiangsi quickly wiped her tears, got up from the floor, fixed her hair, and opened the door.

She forced a smile, "Grandma."

"Hmm."

Fu Mingzhu looked at the girl, her eyes red and swollen, obviously having cried all night.

But thinking of her mistakes, Fu Mingzhu couldn't easily forgive her.

Fu Mingzhu sat on the sofa, "Sit."

"Grandma." Sheng Xiangsi already knew what she was going to say.

And she sensitively noticed that Grandma's attitude towards her had changed.

Fu Mingzhu said, "Didn't you want to study abroad before? Well, Grandma will arrange it for you, as soon as possible."

This meant she was being sent away!

Sheng Xiangsi's eyes dropped, tears falling again.

"Xiangsi."

Fu Mingzhu felt pity for her. She truly loved Sheng Xiangsi.

But Yao Leyi was still in the hospital, she had to give an explanation!

Hardening her heart, Grandma Fu sighed.

"In the future, change your temper. Sometimes, you are indeed too willful. Whenever a woman approaches Hanjiang, you cause a scene."

"Some things, I turn a blind eye to. But how could you even be jealous of Leyi? She's your brother Han Chuan's fiancée!"

Sheng Xiangsi choked, "Grandma, I…"

Did even Grandma not believe her?

"Pack up and get ready to leave."

Grandma Fu stood up, looking at Sheng Xiangsi.

"When you've changed, I'll send someone to bring you back, okay?"

She turned and left.

Sheng Xiangsi quickly stood up, bowing to see her off.

"Goodbye, Grandma."

She stood there, feeling like a lost soul.

Suddenly, a wave of nausea hit her, she felt like vomiting.

"Ugh—"

Sheng Xiangsi covered her mouth and rushed to the bathroom.