Becoming the Villain's Discarded Wife
Chapter 189

Chapter 189: Chapter 189

Crying in the streets wasn’t a good look, so Shen Wenchen led them to a restaurant.

Just as they sat down in a private room, Shen Miaomiao’s tears started to fall again.

"Sister Nanzhi, where have you been these past two years? If you were alive, why didn’t you come find me?" Sobbing, Shen Miaomiao suddenly pointed at Shen Wenchen.

"Was it him, was it he who locked you up, not allowing you to come out?"

Seeing her pointing at himself, Shen Wenchen almost laughed out of exasperation.

Honestly, did Shen Miaomiao have something wrong with her brain?

He seriously started to question how Zhiyu managed to survive to adulthood under her care in his past life.

If it weren’t for the fact that she had raised Zhiyu in their previous life, even if she were Nannan’s friend, he wouldn’t be able to tolerate her anymore.

"This has nothing to do with Wenchen." Nanzhi was also shocked by the young girl’s wildly imaginative speculation. Apart from being surprised by her outlandish imagination, she was also somewhat moved.

At least she had been missing her all this time.

"Really?" Shen Miaomiao looked skeptically at Shen Wenchen, clearly not believing him.

"Mhm."

Seeing Nanzhi nod, the little girl sniffed and continued: "If this has nothing to do with him, what about Su Tao? What’s going on between him and Su Tao?"

Upon hearing the name Su Tao, Nanzhi suddenly became a little uncomfortable.

She also looked at Shen Wenchen.

The three kids sitting on the side also nodded unanimously when they heard Shen Miaomiao’s words.

Yeah, yeah, what’s with that Su Tao?

Seeing Nanzhi looking at him, Shen Wenchen immediately turned his wronged gaze to her.

"Nannan, you once told me not to talk to her. I listened to you, and I never spoke to her."

"But the current talk of the town is all about my uncle and her."

Lin Zihan, who knew about this matter, quickly chimed in.

"What is going on?" Nanzhi furrowed her brows, looking at Shen Wenchen, waiting for his explanation.

"I don’t know."

Shen Wenchen also looked baffled.

Whether he was out patrolling the city or dealing with official affairs in the city lord’s residence, how could he be aware of such things?

"Dad you went to have dinner with her last night!"

Zhiyu stood up from the stool, loudly accusing her father of his wrongdoing, completely forgetting about how she and her two cousins had been running around the night before.

"I did not."

"Then why was uncle seen at the Zuitingxuan?"

Lin Jian also stood up, hands on his waist, asking the question.

"I didn’t go to Zuitingxuan."

"Then why did uncle appear there late at night?"

Seeing his two younger brothers standing up, Lin Zihan, as the oldest, found that he couldn’t hide in the back anymore and also started to question him.

Upon hearing this, Shen Wenchen grit his teeth.

Nanzhi and Shen Miaomiao watched as the three children aggressively questioned him and couldn’t help but find it amusing.

"It’s because you three ran off. I went there to find you."

With a cold face, Shen Wenchen deflated the spirits of the three children, who embarassed, sat back down on the stools.

"Miaomiao, how do you know about my situation?" Nanzhi frowned at Shen Miaomiao. The night before, she had asked her mother about the situation at the Shen Family.

Her mother had told her that the Shen Family lived several blocks away from their house, so she didn’t go visit them that night. She had planned to visit them that afternoon, but she didn’t expect Miaomiao would come to her first.

"It was Su Tao who came looking for me. She asked me about Shen Wenchen’s situation. There are rumors all around the town about Shen Wenchen and her being ambiguous. That’s why I misunderstood."

Only now did Shen Miaomiao’s brain clear up and she slowly started to get a whiff that something was off.

Wasn’t Su Tao using her as a pawn?

"On the first day of the third lunar month, there will be a trading fair. Su Tao is currently a shareholder of several shops in Yan City. She’s probably trying to pave her way in my name."

Shen Wenchen rubbed his temples, a little helpless.

Somehow, being the city lord seemed to attract unwarranted trouble. Just last month, there was even a merchant who tried to sneak someone into his house.

And it was a man.

And now there’s this scandal. It truly was troublesome.

"Is, is that so ..."

Shen Miaomiao chuckled awkwardly twice, realizing that she had done a terrible job in spite of her good intentions, so she obediently closed her mouth.

"Is Su Tao well influential in Yan City now?"

Nanzhi grew interested in Su Tao.

She was very curious about what this system-carrying woman had turned into now.

"Oh her, she’s quite the celebrity in Yan City."

Shen Miaomiao mulled over everything she had heard about Su Tao over the past couple of years before speaking, "She’s said to be very beautiful and skillful, a charming woman unparalleled in talent and beauty, and... she’s really good at making money!"

"Is that all?"

Nanzhi frowned.

That can’t be it. The original character should have had way more skills than that.

"I don’t know any more than that, but she looks pretty much the same, just more beautiful. I heard my mother talking about the facial cream she sells, the ’Ice Skin Cream.’ It costs five taels of silver for just one pot, and she only sells ten pots a day. Many young ladies in the city are fighting over them."

Upon hearing this, Nanzhi finally nodded in understanding.

Having read this novel, Shen Wenchen was also secretly speculating.

What the heck was this ’Ice Skin Cream’? Could it be something that was produced by that so-called all-purpose system?

Suddenly, Su Tao who was in her own shop sneezed, causing the shopkeepers to get a little nervous.

"Boss, are you okay? Did you catch a cold?"

Looking at the concerned faces of the shopkeepers, Su Tao shook her head: "I’m fine, you can go back to your work,"

"Alright then, Boss. Just call me if you need anything."

"Mm-hmm."

When the shopkeeper left, Su Tao finally asked.

"System, what’s going on, why isn’t the ’Ice Skin Cream’ ready yet?"

[The ’Ice Skin Cream’ costs 5 points of luck value per pot.]

"What! Wasn’t it just 2 points before? Why has it gone up so much now!"

Su Tao’s beautiful eyes widened in disbelief, was the system exploiting her?

[The host’s tasks have been stagnant for too long. If you don’t step up your efforts, the ’Ice Skin Cream’ will cost 20 points of luck value per pot.]

"You!"

Infuriated, Su Tao had no choice but to comply.

"Give me 1000 pots first."

[——]

Five seconds later, seeing the neatly stacked ’Ice Skin Cream’ pots in her spatial bracelet, Su Tao heaved a sigh of relief.

It’s just 5000 points of luck value, she still has more than that.

Better to be prepared to avoid the system exploiting her again. She should stock up more now.

Now she’s just waiting for the grand assembly to start.

As long as her ’Ice Skin Cream’ was displayed during the grand assembly, she believed her business could expand nationwide!

From then on, it would be so much easier to collect luck points!

"Boss, the son of the He Family has sent a message."

It was the voice of the shopkeeper from outside the room that pulled Su Tao back from her thoughts.

"Come in." After adjusting her hair bun to ensure it wasn’t messy, Su Tao, making sure she kept a composed face, walked downstairs.

The son of the He Family’s eyes lit up at Su Tao’s sight.

It has only been half a month since he last saw Miss Su, but she now seemed even more beautiful.

"Miss Su."

"Is there something you need from me, Mr. He?"

Su Tao sweetly smiled, almost making Mr. He pass out.

"System, what is Mr. He’s affection rate towards me?"

[79, do you need to collect luck points now?]

"No, let’s wait a bit longer."

Su Tao’s smile was sweet and her voice was so charming that it was almost unbearable. Mr. He, who was only seventeen, was already blushing profusely from just hearing her speak.

"I, I came to talk to Miss Su about the grand assembly."

"If it’s about that, why don’t we go upstairs to talk about it?"

Su Tao spoke while picking up her skirt and proceeding to head upstairs first.

Watching her slender waist swaying in front of his eyes, Mr. He felt his blood boiling and almost passed out.