A Substitute Bride With Multiple Identities
Chapter 97 It’s Me

Chapter 97: Chapter 97 It’s Me

Even the usually calm Shen Yanhe’s mind buzzed to a blank when she heard Ye Min ask this question, and her heartbeat suddenly quickened.

Ye Min’s knowledge came too unexpectedly. Shen Yanhe hadn’t yet figured out how to explain Fu Yanhe’s existence to her.

Almost subconsciously, like a child who had made a mistake, her body stiffened slightly as she lowered her head in silence.

Ye Min’s expression was very serious as she looked at the child she had raised from a young age. A hint of heartache flashed through her cloudy eyes, but she still steeled her heart and asked her slowly again.

"Your Aunt also said that the person you married is your cousin’s fiancé, that you stole him away, and that you colluded with outsiders to sabotage your uncle’s company, causing it to struggle and nearly go bankrupt."

Ye Min took a deep breath, staring intently at her, "Is what they’re saying true?"

Her voice grew more rapid as she spoke, and towards the end, she almost couldn’t help raising her voice, "Did you do these conscienceless things? Shen Yanhe! Speak up!"

Seeing this, Gan Danxue quickly assessed the situation and, with feigned concern, came to Ye Min’s side to support her, "Oh, Mom, please calm down. Yanyan is still young after all, making mistakes is inevitable."

"Let’s not scold the child first, and don’t get angry; getting angry can harm your health. Let’s sit down and talk to her slowly."

Shen Yanhe looked coldly at Gan Danxue’s worried face, sneering in her heart.

Hypocrisy!

Her hand, hanging by her side, clenched into a fist. After much thought, she still decided to come clean to Ye Min about her marriage to Fu Yanhe.

This matter, even if she wanted to hide it, couldn’t be concealed for long with Shen Guowei and Gan Danxue stirring trouble. It would be better for her to speak up and explain the reasons herself.

And to expose the hypocrisy of those beasts, Gan Danxue and Shen Guowei.

She took a deep breath, looked at Ye Min and chose her words carefully, "Grandma, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to keep this from you."

"I did get married, but..."

Before Shen Yanhe could finish her words, the crisp sound of a slap, "pa," was heard.

Shen Yanhe’s face turned to one side from the slap she received from Ye Min, her long black hair messily covering her brows and eyes. Beneath the veil of her hair, a trace of swelling could be faintly seen.

Ye Min, with a trembling hand raised high, pointed at her in agonizing pain, unable to say a single word.

Her mind had exploded with a buzz at the moment she heard Shen Yanhe say "I got married."

In her mind, she rapidly recalled Gan Danxue’s recent weeping complaints.

Shen Yanhe, for the sake of money, stole her cousin’s fiancé and even had a flash marriage with him!

When Gan Danxue first spoke of it, Ye Min couldn’t believe that the granddaughter she raised would keep her marriage a secret from her, thinking there must be some misunderstanding. But now, she had admitted it herself!

What misunderstanding could there be?

Ye Min, overwhelmed with anger and frustration, clutched her chest as her breathing became labored. Pointing at Shen Yanhe, her eyes were filled with tears and rage, but even more so with disappointment, "How did I raise you? How did I raise you?"

"I’ve taught you virtues of propriety and integrity since you were little! And now that you’re grown up, you steal your cousin’s fiancé and even get married to him?"

"Shen Yanhe, I’ve raised you all these years. Is this how you repay me?"

Shen Yanhe slowly turned her face back, revealing the swollen half.

Her face was tense, and her cat-like eyes held a hint of defiance, "I didn’t, Grandma, I didn’t steal Shen Yingying’s fiancé."

When Ye Min saw Shen Yanhe’s swollen face, her heart ached, and her fury-clouded mind also cleared somewhat.

She took a deep breath and asked in a grave tone, "If you didn’t steal someone’s fiancé, then why would your Aunt say so?"

"And why didn’t you tell me something as significant as your marriage? Why did you hide it? If that person isn’t your cousin’s fiancé, then who did you marry?"

"It’s me."

As Shen Yanhe prepared to reply, a cold, deep voice with a touch of magnetism suddenly sounded.

The people in the living room subconsciously turned their heads towards the direction of the voice.

Three people walked in through the door.

The other two were carrying large and small bags of gifts, while the man in the middle was seated in a wheelchair.

This was Ye Min’s first encounter with Fu Yanhe.

Her first impression was not of Fu Yanhe’s disfigured face but of the unmistakable, distinguished air about him that he couldn’t conceal.

The man was dressed in an expensive dark grey suit, standing tall and straight like a stately pine, his extremely black eyes containing a touch of gentleness, softening the perennial coldness between his brows and eyes.

"Allow me to introduce myself," Fu Yanhe nodded politely to Ye Min, "I am Fu Yanhe, Yanyan’s husband and her intended marriage partner."

Shen Guowei, sitting on the sofa, and Gandan Xue standing next to Ye Min, had their faces change in an instant, an uncontrollable fear rising in their hearts.

"Fu, Fu Young Master, why, why are you here?"

They had never expected Fu Yanhe himself to personally visit the Shen Family!

And to catch Ye Min troubling Shen Yanhe!

Fu Yanhe did not acknowledge them.

After greeting Ye Min, his gaze gently fell on Shen Yanhe, who looked a bit startled, and reached her half-swollen face, a trace of displeasure flashing quickly in the depths of his eyes.

Ye Min was also caught off guard by Fu Yanhe’s appearance. Seeing his outstanding demeanor juxtaposed with the hideously ugly face, a sense of dread involuntarily rose in her heart.

However, she didn’t show it on her face, her eyebrows slightly knitted as she coldly looked at him, "I was just about to ask Yanyan to call you over, but it seems you’ve come of your own accord."

"It’s just as well. You should explain to me what exactly is going on between you and Yanyan. Weren’t you previously engaged to Yingying?"

Gandan Xue, upon hearing Ye Min’s question, felt darkness before her eyes and nearly fainted, trembling with fear.

She had dared to twist the truth in front of Ye Min only because she was counting on Fu Yanhe not coming in person to explain.

But now Fu Yanhe was here! All the lies were about to be exposed!

Upon hearing this, Fu Yanhe turned to look at Ye Min, his extremely black eyes gentle and calm, but a deep chill hid in them, "I think, Grandmother Shen must have misunderstood something."

"The Fu Family did indeed have a marriage agreement with the Shen Family, but it was never specified which daughter it would be."

"The Fu Family originally assumed it would be the Shen Family’s daughter, Shen Yingying, but as you can see, with my face like this, I’m not exactly popular with the ladies."

Ye Min subconsciously glanced at the pitted scars on his face.

Indeed.

Such a face, not to scare a girl to death, was already fortunate.

How could any girl willingly marry him?

Gandan Xue and Shen Guowei swallowed nervously, their gazes towards Fu Yanhe filled with terror and pleading.

Fu Yanhe’s expression remained indifferent, leaving no face for the Shen Family as he clearly outlined the sequence of events, "Shen Yingying found me too ugly to marry, so she had Yanhe marry me in her place."

"Yanhe was married off to me as a substitute."

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