Two maids came in to assist Chen Yuhui as she prepared to leave. "If I die someday," she cried loudly, "it's He Linsheng who will have killed me. You all are witnesses. Tell my father to denounce them…"
Already of average appearance, Chen Yuhui looked even more ordinary with her battered, tear-streaked face. Everyone in the room sighed, wondering how the chivalrous and unblemished Chen Tanhua could have sired such a daughter. The fierce and volatile He Linsheng and this shameless Mrs. He really made a perfect match.
Still trying to smooth the waters, Mrs. Wei, who was closest to the Hes, laughed and said, "Look at what you're implying, Mrs. He. How could young General He possibly kill you? He's just a hot-blooded youngster. If you soothe his temper a bit, he wouldn't even dare to lay a hand on you."
Chen Yuhui made to reply, but was half-carried, half-led away by the maids…