TangShi paused, her body running cold as she shuddered and couldn’t help thinking of the nature and behaviors of Rong Cai. Believing there were really men who did those kind of heinous things fueled by their own greed and selfishness. Tears welling up in the backs of her eyes and she swallowed hard, taking deep breaths to hide her sudden distress from YuZhi. Realizing how thankful she was to have him in this moment, because she might have ended up like her mother and pushed to marry a monster had she been single and alone to face her father’s wrath. It didn’t bear thinking about.

“She was a good girl...