My stepsister tried to steal the prince's hand in marriage, but little did she know I had been

Chapter 302 Negotiation

In order to appease Wen Yitong, Chen Che had no choice but to come to the cabin with a dark expression. However, he looked down on Wen Yitong from the bottom of his heart, and he came to the cabin without anyone by his side.

After boarding the ship, the couple never saw each other again.

At this moment, Chen Che saw Wen Yitong sitting obediently in the chair and felt a little dazed. He stared at Wen Yitong for a moment before he realized that the person in front of him was the eccentric and arrogant Wen Yitong.

For some reason, Wen Yitong's thorns all disappeared.

Just as Chen Che was pondering this, he heard Wen Yitong say, "Your Chen family is trying to murder you for money."

Upon hearing this, Chen Che suddenly raised his head. He couldn't believe that these words came from Wen Yitong's mouth. At the same time, a question popped into his mind—how did Wen Yitong know this?

In an instant, countless thoughts surfaced in Chen Che's mind. He clenched his hands tightly, trying to calm himself down.

However, Wen Yitong sneered: "Stop pretending. I know all about your and your mother's schemes. Why do you think Granny Lin came here?"

In an instant, Chen Che felt a chill run through his body.

"Did you send her here on your orders?" Chen Che asked incredulously.

Chen Che racked his brains but never expected that Wen Yitong would discover his scheme, and even... even bring Granny Lin along.

Since Lin Mama was summoned by Wen Yitong, it proves that... his plan has completely failed!

Thinking of this, Chen Che's expression turned ferocious.

Since Granny Lin wasn't on the boat, if they killed Wen Yitong now and fled, then...

The thought had barely crossed his mind when Wen Yitong suppressed it with a single sentence: "Chen Che, do you think I haven't kept a backup plan?"

"Granny Lin came in a bit of a hurry and failed to take me away, but since she knows your plan and knows I'm with you... what do you think she will do after I disappear?"

"Our Wen family may have declined, but to allow it to decline further... this is also a murder case! The imperial court will definitely continue to investigate!"

“What’s even more important is…” Wen Yitong moved closer to Chen Che, a strange smile in her eyes, “My identity…aren’t you most afraid that my identity will be exposed and implicate the Chen family? Once I die, Granny Lin will definitely reveal my true identity to the public, and then…not a single member of your Chen family will be able to escape!”

Every word Wen Yitong said hit Chen Che's weak spot.

Suddenly, Chen Che's once-determined plan began to waver.

Chen Che knew that Wen Yitong must be confident to say that.

Moreover... as a member of the Chen family, he couldn't simply abandon the Chen family and live a carefree life.

"How cruel you are!" Chen Che stared intently at Wen Yitong. "Is this how you scheme against the person you share your bed with?"

"I should be the one saying that." Wen Yitong's hands and feet were ice-cold, but she still pretended to be arrogant. "I'm your bedmate, and you actually want to kill me!"

"Chen Che!" Wen Yitong said angrily, "You want to murder me for money, but don't you even know if you have the ability!"

"If you know what's good for you, let me go," Wen Yitong said coldly. "Otherwise... your entire Chen family will be buried with me!"

Chen Che had no doubt about the truth of Wen Yitong's words. If Wen Yitong was just the legitimate daughter of the Duke's mansion, then after the matter of killing her was exposed, only he and Madam Chen would be involved.

However… Wen Yitong is the daughter of the traitor Prince Xin! Once her identity is exposed, the Chen family will be accused of harboring a fugitive! And this fugitive… has Prince Xin's blood flowing through his veins!

In this way, Chen Che realized that he had no way out.

Chen Che gritted his teeth, staring intently at Wen Yitong. His gaze swept across Wen Yitong's face inch by inch, as if he wanted to skin her alive. His hatred was palpable.

However, Wen Yitong remained arrogant and domineering. She knew that if she showed any weakness, Chen Che would seize the opportunity. If Chen Che discovered that she had not communicated with Granny Lin, his knife would likely fall on her the next moment.

Wen Yitong had never been so clear-headed before. She held on to her last breath and confronted Chen Che.

After a long while, she finally got the answer she wanted from Chen Che.

"I'll let you go," Chen Che said through gritted teeth, his voice low and menacing. "But...your dowry..."

Upon hearing this, Wen Yitong sneered, "Even now, you're still thinking about my dowry."

"One thousand taels of silver." Wen Yitong held up one finger. "Consider it compensation for leaving your homes. As for anything else... don't even think about it!"

Only one thousand taels of silver!

Thinking of this, Chen Che clenched his teeth, his cheeks puffing out.

He had calculated how much Wen Yitong's dowry was. Almost none of Wen Yitong's original dowry was used. Including Wen Yitong's jewelry and cash, Wen Yitong had at least 60,000 to 70,000 taels of silver as her dowry.

But Wen Yitong was only willing to give him one thousand taels?

Chen Che was indignant, and his emotions were evident on his face.

However, Wen Yitong showed no sign of backing down: "Chen Che, don't be too greedy. These days, you've secretly made a lot of money through the Wen State Duke's Mansion, at least seven or eight thousand taels. Do you think I don't know?"

"I used to turn a blind eye to this, and I will never bring it up again," Wen Yitong said arrogantly. "From now on, we are strangers."

Chen Che gritted his teeth, and after much deliberation, finally agreed to Wen Yitong's condition.

A thousand taels of silver is fine, it's better than getting nothing and losing the lives of the whole family!

With that thought, Chen Che's face turned cold: "In that case, you shall leave when you arrive at Anzhou Wharf tomorrow."

Now that the facade has been torn off, he no longer needs to hide his disgust for Wen Yitong.

Whenever he wakes up in the middle of the night, he always regrets that he was bewitched and married Wen Yitong because of her identity.

But now, looking at Wen Shuyao, who is so beloved by the Chu family, and her good reputation in the capital, he can't help but think—how wonderful it would have been if he had married Wen Shuyao back then?

At least... it won't cause the Chen family as much trouble as Wen Yitong has in front of us.

The regret in Chen Che's eyes was particularly evident. Wen Yitong gritted her teeth and clenched her fists. She was unwilling to admit that she had lost to Wen Shuyao once again.

“From now on, we have nothing to do with each other.” Wen Yitong said with a sneer, “You’d better tell your mother that I don’t want to see her sneaking into my room again tomorrow.”

Chen Che was furious. He glared at Wen Yitong one last time, left with a cold snort, and then turned and left.