The mistress just wanted to be bad, but she took off after being replaced

Pei Yu had already learned about what happened from Zhang. Although he privately believed that it was purely accidental, he did not directly deny it in front of everyone to avoid causing unnecessary embarrassment.

At this moment, a teasing male voice suddenly sounded, breaking the harmonious atmosphere at the scene: "Oh, look at how deep the relationship between Master Pei and Madam is. They are like a shadow following each other. It's really enviable!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a young man in a bright red robe striding into the venue, looking Sheng Junwei up and down without any concealment.

There was a flash of surprise in his eyes at first, but in an instant, it was replaced by deep disgust.

The speed of changing one's expression is really fast.

Pei Yu's face darkened and his brows knitted, obviously trying to distance himself from his close relationship with Sheng Junwei: "Brother Jinghao, the young lady and I came here together because of my grandmother's invitation, please don't misunderstand."

With this statement, it was obvious that he was trying hard to downplay his close relationship with Sheng Junwei.

In response to this, Sheng Junwei looked calm, as if she was not affected at all. Instead, several relatives of the Zhang family were somewhat unhappy and complained about Pei Yu's cold attitude.

However, Pei Yu, who was immersed in his own thoughts, did not notice the changes around him. He asked the young man in red again: "Are you here alone?"

Chen Jinghao is the only son of the wealthy Chen Ze.

Mr. and Mrs. Chen Ze loved their precious son very much. Their deep affection and friendship were widely circulated in the circle of powerful people and became the topic of conversation after dinner.

Not only did Chen Ze never take a concubine, he never even had a personal maid, let alone go to those red-light districts for fun.

He and his wife, Ms. Mo, have been together for more than 20 years, and in this family environment, Chen Jinghao naturally developed an unruly character.

Chen Jinghao half-jokingly said, "Do I have to follow Brother Yu's example and bring a beauty here?"

Although it was said lightly, the sarcasm towards Pei Yu and his wife was obvious.

Pei Yu was stung by Chen Jinghao's words and his face looked a little unhappy.

In the eyes of outsiders, he and Sheng Junwei are a match made in heaven, and they should be husband and wife.

But only a few people in the circle know that Pei Yu still has another woman in his heart.

He kept his feelings for Yue'er deep in his heart. Treating Sheng Junwei like this now was undoubtedly a betrayal of Yue'er and a blasphemy to his marriage.

Zhang Zhiyang standing next to him couldn't stand it anymore. He was Pei Yu's cousin and knew all about these things.

"Brother Chen, if you are envious, why don't you ask your mother to find you a satisfactory family?"

Chen Jinghao sneered after hearing this and admitted openly, "I envy him? Yes, I really want to invite a beautiful woman to come with me, but she has someone in her heart and doesn't want to come with me."

He looked at Sheng Junwei with sharp eyes, and said with a hint of coldness: "It's a pity that the man she likes is a heartless and ungrateful guy. He left her aside for a vixen."

Sheng Junwei was not angry, but responded calmly: "Thank you for the compliment."

She smiled slightly, her voice soft but firm: "A fox spirit originally refers to a beautiful and smart woman, and is also regarded as a totem and mascot. It's just that because of people's prejudice against beauty, they label it as 'a beautiful woman who brings disaster.'"

When Zhang Zhiyang saw this, he quickly tried to smooth things over and replied with a smile: "Cousin, you are right."

The rest of the Zhang family nodded in agreement.

Pei Yu said nothing and let everyone talk about it.

Chen Jinghao took one look, snorted coldly, and fired directly at Sheng Junwei: "You are good at confusing right and wrong. No wonder Yue'er is so naive and can't beat you."

He made no secret of his contempt for Sheng Junwei, staring at her with eyes like knives: "Miss Sheng, when you were in the Sheng family, it was not enough to snatch your sister's favor. Now you come to the prime minister's residence and try to snatch someone else's sweetheart. How can you be so shameless?"

"Don't tell me about your parents' orders, matchmaker's words, or your inability to decide," Chen Jinghao pointed at Sheng Junwei without any hesitation. "You are so smart. If you really don't want to marry into a wealthy family like the Xiangfu, you can definitely think of a thousand ways to make Shangshu Sheng and Madam Sheng change their minds. But you still entered the gate of the Xiangfu in the end."

"This shows that you are a woman who is greedy for wealth and fame!" He scolded harshly, and every word he said was full of contempt for Sheng Junwei.

"You know Yue'er is Brother Yu's sweetheart, but you still deliberately drive her away. This fully exposes your selfishness and jealousy. A woman like you is not even worthy of carrying Yue'er's shoes!"

Facing Chen Jinghao's continuous attacks, Pei Yu's face was gloomy and his brows were furrowed: "That's enough."

His voice was not loud, but it carried an authority that could not be ignored.

Chen Jinghao was stunned when he heard this: "You actually spoke for her? Could it be that you really changed your mind?"

Pei Yu gently rubbed his brows and was about to explain, but was interrupted by Sheng Junwei's gentle smile: "Of course he has not changed his mind. His heart and his eyes only belong to Miss Han. You can rest assured about this."

Her tone was calm but firm.

Pei Yu was slightly stunned when he heard it.

Sheng Junwei looked at Chen Jinghao with a smile. Although her tone was gentle, her words were full of thorns: "Mr. Chen, in your opinion, it is unjust to snatch someone's sweetheart. People of low birth who cling to the powerful are just greedy for fame and fortune, right?"

She nodded slightly as she spoke, as if she was really waiting for Chen Jinghao to give an answer.

Chen Jinghao curled his lips and asked nonchalantly, "What else can I do?"

His words were full of contempt for Sheng Junwei's questioning.

Sheng Junwei thought for a moment, then smiled again, "So, those of us sitting here are probably not as 'unjust' as you, Mr. Chen."

Chen Jinghao's smile froze immediately, and a surge of anger rose from the bottom of his heart: "How dare you say that to me?"

Sheng Junwei looked innocent and didn't care about Chen Jinghao's anger at all: "I just made a realistic evaluation of you according to your logic. Since you agree with this logic, you should accept this evaluation. Why are you so angry?"

Her calm tone was in stark contrast to Chen Jinghao's rage.

Chen Jinghao was speechless for a moment: "When did I ..."

"When you were three years old, you went to your grandpa's house to play. You saw your cousin had a favorite doll, and you loved it so much that you insisted on having it for yourself. Your cousin refused to give it to you, so you cried and made a fuss on the ground. In the end, your uncle had no choice but to give the doll to you."

Sheng Junwei spoke slowly and calmly.

"It was this cousin. When you were six years old, you saw him holding an exquisite wooden sword and ordered the servants to take it away. You didn't know that the wooden sword was made by your uncle for a month as a birthday present for your cousin. He treasured it very much. But you took it away without any hesitation."

"When you were ten years old, your cousin had already been traumatized by your robbery and no longer dared to take out his favorite things easily. He made a cabinet in his room to hide his treasures, thinking that he could escape your clutches. But you chased into his room and stole his treasures."