The Double
Chapter 155 - 155 86 Resentment_2

155: Chapter 86 Resentment_2 155: Chapter 86 Resentment_2 Shen Yurong gazed steadily at her.

Shen Ruyun felt somewhat guilty.

On the night of the royal banquet, everyone saw the outcome, the Heir of Marquis Ningyuan, Zhou Yanbang, and his fiancée’s cousin, Jiang Yue, met secretly in the palace, tumbling passionately, even attempting to take liberties with Shen Ruyun, the sister of the Assistant Head Writer.

The Princely Heir was not the gentleman he appeared to be on the surface, but rather a man whose lust knew no bounds.

Everyone could see the outcome, yet no one knew what exactly had happened that night.

Even Zhou Yanbang and Jiang Yue might not have had a clear understanding of the events, but the one who understood it best was none other than Shen Ruyun.

That night, she encountered Jiang Li in the garden and learned about Zhou Yanbang’s whereabouts.

After struggling with herself, she couldn’t restrain her own feelings and also went to the Yuxiu Pavilion, planning an “accidental” meeting with Zhou Yanbang, at least to exchange a few words with him, so that he would remember her, know that there was such a person, rather than a stranger.

To this day, Shen Ruyun still felt fortunate that she made that decision.

When she pushed open the doors of the Yuxiu Pavilion and saw the indecent sight of Jiang Yue and Zhou Yanbang entangled intimately with each other, she nearly screamed out.

Anger and jealousy overwhelmed her instantly, and without any hesitation, she planned to run out and publicly reveal the scandal, to take fierce revenge against the man who had hurt her, and the shameless woman.

Before leaving, Shen Ruyun returned hesitantly for some unknown reason, she wanted to confront Zhou Yanbang and ask why he would do such a thing.

If she had had to give up before, content to watch the man she loved from afar because Zhou Yanbang was already betrothed to Jiang Youyao, then why was he now with Jiang Yue, was it Jiang Yue whom he loved?

Shen Ruyun recognized Jiang Yue at a glance, Jiang Youyao’s sister, an annoying dog that always fawned and begged for pity.

However, after Shen Ruyun mustered the courage to confront Zhou Yanbang, he did not respond.

He seemed to hear Shen Ruyun speaking, raising his head towards her direction, yet his expression was hazy, as if he were drunk, with an abnormal flush on his face.

Shen Ruyun then recalled what Jiang Li had said, that Zhou Yanbang had a bit too much to drink and was resting, thinking maybe he was indeed drunk, and a glimmer of hope arose in her heart.

Was it because Zhou Yanbang was drunkenly unaware that he did such a thing?

As she boldly stepped closer, suppressing the disgust in her heart to look towards Jiang Yue, she noticed that Jiang Yue was as hazy and unclear as Zhou Yanbang.

But even if it was the behavior of drunken people, they shouldn’t be in such a state.

Shen Ruyun vaguely sensed a familiar feeling, thinking she had seen this scene somewhere before, until she saw a burning incense stick in the corner of the room, half burnt with the other half turned to ashes, scattered on the floor.

Shen Ruyun suddenly realized!

She understood why the scene before her felt so familiar, why it reminded her of someplace she had seen before; it was just like the time her sister-in-law, Xue Fangfei, was caught with the “adulterer,” wasn’t it?

Almost identical!

Back then, Xue Fangfei was also in such a state, hazy and unclear, unable to understand what situation she was in.

It took quite an effort to wake her while the women outside had almost seen their fill of the scandal.

It was the same scene with two people drowsy and incoherent, the same incense, the same intriguing scent.

The longer Shen Ruyun stayed in the room, the more she could feel her mouth dry and her tongue scorched, a strange heat surging within her body.

If she hadn’t experienced the incident with Xue Fangfei, with Shen Ruyun’s not so sharp wit, she naturally wouldn’t have understood what was going on.

But with prior experience, Shen Ruyun was very clever this time, immediately guessing what was happening.

Zhou Yanbang and Jiang Yue had been set up!

At this point, Shen Ruyun began to hesitate.

If Zhou Yanbang had been set up, it was not his intention, and she naturally did not need to take revenge on him, nor call for others to witness the disgrace.

But if she didn’t wake them up, would Jiang Yue take the opportunity to cling to Zhou Yanbang after this?

The more she thought about it, the more she felt this was possible.

Shen Ruyun even wondered if the person who had planned the setup might be Jiang Yue herself.

With this suspicion, Shen Ruyun increasingly felt she was right.

Considering Jiang Yue’s status, it was impossible for her to marry into an official family, let alone become the wife of the much-admired Heir of Marquis Ningyuan in Yanjing City.

Even becoming a concubine to the Heir of Marquis Ningyuan, would be a reach for Jiang Yue.