A Substitute Bride With Multiple Identities
Chapter 23: Were You Cucked?

Chapter 23: Chapter 23: Were You Cucked?

Shen Yingying and Chen Haowu’s intimate photo kept fermenting online.

Fu Yanhe, who was about to sleep, picked up his phone, about to turn it off and go to sleep, when a message popped up on WeChat.

[Qi Yunqian]: [Check out the melon field Weibo, the precious daughter of the Shen Family Shen Yingying...]

[Qi Yunqian]: ?

[Qi Yunqian]: You’ve been cuckolded.

"..."

Fu Yanhe’s mouth twitched slightly, he didn’t reply, instead, he looked at the link briefly.

The link was a post from a gossip marketer, with a picture of Shen Yingying and Chen Haowu being intimate.

The accompanying tag was: #Shen Yingying, the precious daughter of Shen Family, seeking to marry into Chen Family?#

#Shen Yingying’s image collapses#

A trace of obscurity flashed in Fu Yanhe’s eyes, and he emotionlessly replied to Qi Yunqian.

[F]: My wife is Shen Yanhe, not her.

[Qi Yunqian]: ???

Fu Yanhe pondered for a few seconds, then opened the chat box with Wu Fang and sent him a message.

-

Unable to sleep in the hospital due to pain and playing with his phone, Chen Haowu soon noticed that the tags about Shen Yingying rocketed to the top of the trending list.

He maliciously clicked on it and instantly knew who was behind this when he saw the photo.

He also understood why Shen Yanhe had asked him to do so many shameful acts at that time.

"Hahaha!" Chen Haowu was worrying about the time Shen Yingying had contacted him, regretting not recording it.

Unable to leverage Shen Yingying, this photo arrived just in time. His face contorted as he let out a few sinister chuckles, saved the photo, and sent it to Chen Lizhi

Chen Lizhi also added fuel to the flames.

Keeping the tag #Shen Yingying and Chen Family’s Second Master to Wed# high on Weibo all night, he even made his private Weibo account send a message: I warmly welcome Miss Shen as my sister-in-law.

With the Chen Family getting involved, the matter fermented overnight and completely blew up.

-

The next morning.

Completely unaware of the chaos online, Shen Yingying woke up from her sleep.

Having had a delightful dream where she trampled over Shen Yanhe, watching her beg like a dog, her mood was excellent, and she woke up with a smile on her lips.

Seeing it was still early, she wasn’t in a hurry to have breakfast. Leaning against the headboard, she leisurely picked up her phone, planning to check if there were any messages from Chen Haowu or if Shen Yanhe had texted her crying.

As soon as the phone was switched on, the background was continuously ringing with "ding-dong ding-dong" notifications.

"What’s going on?" Shen Yingying frowned slightly, feeling inexplicably uneasy. The upper part of her body that had been lazily leaning against the headboard also sat up straight as she unlocked the phone.

Only then did she discover that her WeChat messages had already reached 99+, the red app’s fan group messages were also 99+, and the private messages were so numerous that her phone even lagged for a moment.

Shen Yingying’s heart sank, a bad premonition rising inside her, as she clicked into the chat box of a close friend. As soon as she clicked in, she immediately saw that photo of her kissing Chen Haowu in an intimate and ambiguous pose.

There was also a screenshot from a lady she had once had a feud with, showing Chen Lizhi’s Weibo post sent to her, gleefully wishing her happiness.

"!!!"

Shen Yingying’s hand holding the phone trembled, her eyes suddenly widened, and her mind went blank.

What’s going on?

She had never had any intimate actions with Chen Haowu.

Why was there such a photo?

Before Shen Yingying could even react and send a message to clarify,

the bedroom door was kicked open with a "bang" from the outside.

Shen Guowei’s face darkened as he stormed in front of her, thrusting his phone nearly into her face, and angrily demanded, "Shen Yingying! What is this photo all about?!"

Shen Guowei had not known about this matter.

Just that morning, while he was exercising in the park, people looked at him strangely, with comments about good things nearing and his daughter about to fly onto a branch and become a phoenix.

He was utterly confused until he asked around, and from the astonished looks of others, he saw this intimate photo of Shen Yingying and Chen Haowu.

Shen Guowei, who cared a lot about face, felt utterly humiliated upon seeing that photo, especially the mocking looks in people’s eyes, which made his old face awkwardly shrivel!

He didn’t even bother to continue exercising and went straight home to confront Shen Yingying.

"This photo is fake!" Shen Yingying hurriedly explained to Shen Guowei, feeling both wronged and angry, "I have never been in contact with Chen Haowu! I also don’t know why such a photo exists."

Listening to her explanation, Shen Guowei’s anger subsided a bit, yet his face remained stern as he concluded, "Good that it’s not true! Do you know what they are saying outside? They are saying you’re going to marry Chen Haowu! That we are going to be allied with the Chen Family!"

"Do you know how much shame you brought me this morning because of you?"

"How could I possibly marry him?" Shen Yingying’s voice escalated sharply, brimming with repulsion, "Even if I married Fu Yanhe the cripple, I would never marry him!"

"Dad, someone must have maliciously photoshopped me!" Shen Yingying’s eyes reddened with grievance, as she choked out, "You must help me find the person who framed me!"

"Who would photoshop you to harm you?" Shen Guowei’s expression shifted.

Could it be the Fu Family?

No, as a top family of Haicheng, they would disdain such acts.

Shen Guowei looked at her intently and asked, "Or is it because you offended someone outside?"

Offended someone?

Shen Yingying paused for a moment, an unexpected name popping into her mind.

Shen Yanhe!

The only person she had recently offended was Shen Yanhe!

More coincidentally, the photoshopped image showed her intimate with Chen Haowu, who just yesterday had contacted her intending to toy with Shen Yanhe...

Putting together the current lack of any news from Shen Yanhe and Chen Haowu...

No, this couldn’t be possible.

Just as suspicion began, Shen Yingying denied it herself.

Shen Yanhe was merely a country bumpkin, hardly able to navigate a smartphone, let alone photoshop such a lifelike image.

Moreover, Shen Yanhe had always relied on the Shen family for survival; she didn’t have the guts to do such a thing.

Shen Yingying shook her head, her eyes swelling red, sobbing, "Daddy, I haven’t offended anyone recently, I don’t know who would want to slander me like this."

Shen Guowei’s expression turned dark and stern, a sudden inspiration flashing in his mind. Yingying was quite active online, representing the Shen family’s image externally, and boosted his prestige significantly.

If she was defamed, it was akin to slapping the Shen group in the face.

Therefore, the person behind the malicious photoshop might be targeting the Shen family, not Yingying!

"I’ll have someone look into this right away. For now, cooperate with the company to clarify things online," he said. "Try not to go out these next few days until I catch the person responsible for the malicious photoshop."

The Shen family’s daughter was not so easily defamed.

Once he captured the mastermind behind the photoshop, he would make their life a living hell!

-

Fu Family Estate.

Shen Yanhe sat obediently opposite Fu Yanhe, having breakfast.

The Fu family had sandwiches for breakfast today. Shen Yanhe put on disposable gloves and nibbled at it incrementally, her cheeks puffing out, resembling a little squirrel burying nuts in its cheeks, enjoying her meal immensely.

Watching her across the table, Fu Yanhe, who initially had little appetite, found himself unwittingly eating more porridge than usual.

Both concentrated on their meal without speaking, the atmosphere very harmonious.

Shen Yanhe’s phone chirped from the table.

While biting into her sandwich, she used the motion to sneak a peek at the illuminated screen.

The screen showed a notification about the Shen Group and Shen Yingying issuing a clarification statement on Weibo.

Tsk, such a quick clarification.

A flicker of coldness passed through Shen Yanhe’s eyes, but her face remained calm as she turned off the screen.

She, in fact, hadn’t anticipated that the affair involving Shen Yingying would blow up so massively, almost as if a giant hand was pushing it behind the scenes, intending to completely destroy Shen Yingying’s reputation.

But still.

Shen Yanhe felt exceedingly pleased as she finished the last bite of her sandwich, her cat-like eyes narrowing contently.

If the situation escalated further, she would relish it.

For Shen Yingying to deceive her into going to a hotel for Chen Haowu to violate, and to exploit her for securing investments for the Shen family, she must endure her revenge against both, the Shen family and herself.

She was vindictive and held grudges.

Were it not that taking direct action might exacerbate the situation and get traced by the dogs of the MX Boxing Ring, she would have hacked into Weibo last night and given the Shen family a trending topic for free.

Who needs others to fuel the fire then?

"Today is the day you return to the Shen family, are you going there?" Fu Yanhe saw her finish her sandwich and put down the spoon. Lifting his gaze, he asked her.

Shen Yanhe paused in her chewing, tilted her head to think, and nodded, "I am going back."

She only wondered, if Shen Yingying and her kin saw her return perfectly unscathed, what kind of expression would they have?

She was already looking forward to it.