A slap landed soundly on Xi Cheng's face, causing it to tilt sideways. "Do you really want me to die?" Han Yuan shouted, trembling with anger. "You want to abandon Lin Yu and your family for that hussy? What did Lin Yu do wrong for you to treat her like this?"
Xi Cheng held a hand to the cheek she'd slapped and didn't look at his mother. "What about Fang Xi?" he asked sorrowfully. "What did she do wrong for you two to treat her so?"
"Of course, she did something wrong!" Han Yuan replied coldly. "She knows you're engaged, but she still stayed with you. Isn't that shameful enough?"
Xi Cheng slowly turned to look at his mother. "She didn't know I was engaged. I just told her that I couldn't marry her."
"What's the difference?" Han Yuan huffed, unconvinced. "She has been gunning to become your wife from the very beginning; her intentions are despicable!"
