Father, who is both a heir and a descendant, is still biased; the bound system has gone berserk.

When the Jade Pavilion caught fire, she was only five years old, and even her mother couldn't take care of her.

But as she was unconscious, a frail figure rushed in and carried her out through the thick smoke.

The moment she escaped, her small, frail figure fell to the ground. She struggled to open her eyes, but could only see a back view.

In her hand, she held a silver pendant, which she had torn from the boy's clothes.

He wore the pendant close to his body; it must have been very important to the boy.

Later, she overheard her mother and father talking, saying that among the people at Yuxiao Tower that day was Ying Chengting, the eldest son of the Marquis of Weiyuan.

She then memorized the name.

As for her fiancé, Ying Zhuoxiu... he became a thorn in her side.

But now, reality tells her that there seems to be another truth to what happened back then.

Cheng Zhier's face was deathly pale, but her eyes turned particularly ferocious.

She stared at Ying Chengting, who lay on the ground like a lump of mud.

How could someone like that have had the courage to rush into the fire to save her back then?

She's really attached to appearances!

Ying Chengting looked up at Cheng Zhier, listening to her muttering to herself, and a sudden fear rose in his heart.

"Zhi'er, what's wrong with me? What are you talking about? This pendant is mine!"

Ying Chengting said in a flustered manner, his eyes full of feigned affection.

Cheng Zhi looked at him, a cold smile curling at the corner of her lips.

"Do you think I don't know what you're thinking?"

"You want to use me, use my father, to save your own life."

You're even afraid my father won't care about you, so you want to force things between us to the point of fait accompli and force my father to comply.

"You're treating me like a fool."

"Actually, I don't care about any of this, because you are him, the one who saved me from the fire back then."

"As long as you're that person, I'll do anything for you!"

At this point, a sickly smile appeared on Cheng Zhier's face.

But in an instant, her face was filled with disappointment.

"It's such a pity, you're not him."

Her voice suddenly turned sinister.

"You're not him, yet you try to use me? You think you're worthy?"

"You seduced me behind his back, you did so many terrible things to him..."

Cheng Zhier suddenly shouted, "Uncle Sun!"

The old servant who had previously brought them food and hot soup came in.

"Master," the old servant said respectfully.

Cheng Zhier said coldly, "This person is an imposter. Let's throw him into the latrine."

Ying Chengting's eyes widened in shock. He cried out, "Cheng Zhier, Zhier, how could you do this to me? Don't you like me?"

Cheng Zhier gave him a look of disgust. "I only like the person who saved me back then. You're not that person anymore."

After speaking, Cheng Zhier looked at Uncle Sun.

Sun Bo hesitated.

"What's wrong, Uncle Cheng?"

Sun Bo said, "Master, he is a fugitive. The Thousand Feather Army is searching for him outside. If you hand him over to them, he will surely die. Why defile your place?"

Cheng Zhier said, "I think only a death like being filled into a cesspool is worthy of him."

Otherwise, it would be difficult to quell the hatred in her heart.

Knowing her temperament, Uncle Sun went straight up, picked up Ying Chengting, and dragged her outside.

"Cheng Zhier, Zhier, please let me go, please let me go! I truly love you!"

Ying Chengting's face changed drastically, and he shouted desperately.

Uncle Sun's eyes were extremely cold. He took off his apron from his waist, rolled it up, and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Waaaaah..."

Ying Chengting's eyes were bloodshot as he stared intently at Cheng Zhier, his legs kicking and struggling violently.

Uncle Sun was very strong, and no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't break free.

"Master, he's a weakling, he definitely couldn't be the one who saved you back then."

Sun Bo was convinced.

Cheng Zhier followed behind, nodded upon hearing this, and said, "I was too blind before."

Uncle Sun dragged Ying Chengting to the latrine, pulled the apron out of his mouth, and kicked him in before he could scream.

Ying Chengting was instantly paralyzed.

"Aaaaaahh ...

The stench was indescribable; the sheer suction and pressure all over his body terrified him.

He felt his body sinking.

He frantically waved his hands, trying to grab onto something, but the more he struggled, the faster he sank.

"vomit!"

Cheng Zhier vomited repeatedly from the stench.

Uncle Sun's expression was also not good. He said, "Master, I will keep an eye on him here. You should stay away from him."

It was so dirty here that Cheng Zhier couldn't stand it. She turned to leave, but she stopped as soon as she turned around.

Sun Bo sensed something was wrong and quickly turned around to look. He saw Cheng Xu'an and Cheng Yunjing blocking the way with a group of servants not far away.

"Father, brother..."

Cheng Zhier looked slightly surprised. "Why are you all here?"

"You unfilial daughter, how dare you ask? What exactly have you done?" Cheng Xu'an was furious with his daughter.

She didn't know what possessed her, but she was determined to be with Ying Chengting.

He even abandoned his family for him.

Cheng Xu'an was furious and shouted, "If you insist on protecting that Ying Chengting, then the Ying family has no daughter like you!"

Cheng Zhier looked surprised. "Father, where did you get this idea? I did look at Ying Chengting differently before, but after I found out he was a fugitive, I tricked him into coming to this house, intending to report him to the authorities."

Unexpectedly, he learned of his daughter's plan, and in his haste to escape, he accidentally fell into this cesspool...

"Huh?" Cheng Xu'an was stunned.

Cheng Yunjing glanced at his younger sister, Cheng Zhier, and saw her smile at them and step aside.

"Help me... ugh..."

Ying Chengting was seen struggling frantically in the cesspool, trying to call for help and say something, but he couldn't stop vomiting.

Stirring it up by Ying Chengting, a pungent, musty smell wafted out.

"vomit!"

Cheng Xu'an turned and retreated.

Cheng Yunjing remained standing still. He and Cheng Zhier exchanged a glance, a knowing understanding appearing in their eyes.

Cheng Yunjing said, "Zhi'er, what you're doing is too dangerous. What if this fugitive hurts you?"

"You have rendered meritorious service in helping the Thousand Feather Army capture the fugitive; Father will certainly report the situation to His Majesty."

"It's all I should do," Cheng Zhier said with a slight smile.

Cheng Xu'an vomited for a while, then looked relieved. "I misunderstood you before, Zhi'er. You are indeed my daughter. Well done."

"Father, it's all because Zhi'er didn't explain things clearly to you before. We should hurry back, inform His Majesty of the situation, and request annulment of the engagement."

"Good, good!" Cheng Xu'an was greatly pleased.

Just then, Qian Yujun and the others rushed in and headed this way.

Cheng Zhier turned her head and looked over.

She saw Ying Yufu, and even Shangguan Hong, but not Ying Zhuoxiu.

Cheng Zhier calmly withdrew her gaze.

Cheng Xu'an stepped forward and said, "Commander Yu, please hear me out."