CHAPTER 1116: CHAPTER 226: PLAYING THE FOOL TO OUTSMART OTHERS, ANNOUNCING THE ENGAGEMENT

The ones who looked the most upset were Jiang Hanbi and Meng Shujing. Dongfang Yi and Lu Yuke had already anticipated it in their hearts and were adept at hiding their emotions, so they actually took the lead in offering their blessings.

Yan Xing shrieked, "Isn’t she Second Brother’s fiancée? How is she engaged to Big Brother now?"

Yan Song gave her a cold glance; this girl was courting death.

A buzz of discussion arose. Indeed, there had been rumors earlier that Ji Yunya was Yan Ke’s fiancée, and now they were saying she was Yan Song’s fiancée, leaving everyone confused.

Zhuang Xiyue smiled as she looked at Yan Xing, "Xingxing, it has always been your unfounded speculations. When did I ever admit that Yun Ya was Gege’s fiancée? She has always been Ah Song’s fiancée. Her engagement was decided two years ago in Jiangzhou by me alone, without grandfather’s consent, which is why it was never made public. Today, after grandfather met Yun Ya and liked her very much, he had no objections to the engagement. That’s why I’m announcing it publicly today. Yun Ya, show everyone the token to dispel any doubts about your identity."

Yun Ya hesitated for a moment, then took off the Dark Jade Pendant from around her neck and showed it to everyone.

"This is a piece of top-quality dark jade that I brought with my dowry. I split it into two, making two pendants, intending them for my brothers’ future wives. One has the initial ’S,’ and the other ’G,’ representing the first letters of their names. As for Yun Ya’s pendant, the engraving in the bottom right corner. Xingxing, come and see whether it’s an ’S’ or ’G’?" Zhuang Xiyue laughed and beckoned Yan Xing over.

Yun Ya looked at Zhuang Xiyue in shock. She had never closely examined this jade pendant back in the day. Later, due to feeling guilty towards Yan Song, she hadn’t even looked at it. It was only because Yan Song reminded her last night to bring it today that she’d put it on. Could it be Aunt Zhuang...

Yan Xing genuinely walked over, wanting to take the dark jade, but Zhuang Xiyue held it in her hand, only revealing the bottom left corner for her. She laughed, "The jade is rather valuable. If Xingxing’s hand slips and the jade gets damaged, it wouldn’t be a big deal except that it’s a testament to Yun Ya and Ah Song’s engagement. It wouldn’t be good if it was broken."

Yan Xing huffed as she glanced at it. Her eyesight was excellent, and she spotted the very tiny engraving of an "S" in the bottom left corner. It was indeed hard to see with the naked eye.

"It truly is an S."

Yan Xing rubbed her eyes and looked again; it was still an S.

Zhuang Xiyue laughed, "That’s right; it’s the token I personally gave to Yun Ya back then. ’S’ stands for Song. Her engagement to Ah Song was something I arranged back then, so where did the talk of her engagement to Gege come from? It was nothing but baseless speculation by some."

Zhuang Xiyue tied the pendant back around Yun Ya’s neck. Yun Ya’s eyes reddened slightly, "Aunt Zhuang, so you knew all along."

Zhuang Xiyue whispered in her ear, "Silly child, why are you crying?"

"I’m just... too happy."

Yan Song held her hand, their fingers interlocked; they smiled at each other, creating a beautiful scene in the eyes of everyone present.

"So after all that, she’s actually Big Brother’s fiancée. Doesn’t that mean Second Brother is single now?" Yan Xing glanced at Meng Junci sitting beside her, noticing her furrowed brow and focused gaze becoming deeper, precisely directed at the glowing Ji Yunya.

Yan Xing nudged her, "Sister Ah Ci, you should be happy. First, Big Brother has a fiancée now, so you don’t need to marry him. Second, Second Brother now doesn’t have a fiancée, which greatly increases your chances. But looking at you now, you seem more disappointed than happy..."

Yan Xing furrowed her brow, suddenly guessing a possibility, "Sister Ah Ci, could it be that you’ve had a change of heart?"

Meng Junci snapped back to reality, quickly lowered her head to hide the panic in her eyes, "Don’t talk nonsense."

Yan Xing nodded knowingly, "I also think it’s unlikely. You swore you’d marry no one but Second Brother. If you break that vow, you’ll be punished by heaven."

Meng Junci’s heart trembled violently, her hand under her sleeve clenching into a tight fist.

"Even though I don’t like this Ji Yunya, I can’t deny that she’s smart, pretty, and has a natural elegance that surpasses Dongfang Yi’s pretentiousness. It’s a feeling I can’t quite describe. Standing next to Big Brother, they do look quite compatible. Since she’s not competing with Sister Ah Ci for Second Brother anymore and won’t make Sister Ah Ci sad, I won’t trouble her any longer, hehe."

In truth, Yan Xing’s thoughts were simple. She previously harbored animosity towards Ji Yunya because she might make Sister Ah Ci sad. But now, since she’s not Second Brother’s fiancée and won’t compete with Sister Ah Ci for the person she loves, what reason does she have to hold a grudge?