Yu Haochuan's face alternated between ashen and red when he heard that, but he still said:
"She really is my wife!"
"If Duanmu Rui really is your wife, I can't help wondering whether you have some peculiar fetish, Yu Haochuan. Do you enjoy abusing your own wife?"
Yu Haochuan's expression grew even uglier, and he immediately protested:
"I don't!"
"You don't? Then tell me, how did Duanmu Rui end up like this?"
At a loss for words, Yu Haochuan said:
"Why are you asking so many questions? All I want now is to take my wife home!
She is my lawfully wedded wife. You have no right to detain her.
Please release her at once!"
"Whether Duanmu Rui is your wife has yet to be established.
Yu Haochuan, are you saying we've detained Duanmu Rui?
We certainly won't accept that accusation!
I'll call Duanmu Rui out right now. You can ask her whether we've restricted her movements!"
"There's no need to send anyone for me. I'm here."
Duanmu Rui had heard the commotion outside the door perfectly clearly. Song Yaoyao and the others were her benefactors; she absolutely could not let Yu Haochuan slander them.
Duanmu Rui looked at Yu Haochuan and Han Tianzhi, her eyes filled with murderous intent:
"No one has restricted my freedom. I chose to stay here myself."
Song Yaoyao looked at Yu Haochuan and said:
"You heard her, Yu Haochuan!
Don't open your mouth just to slander us!"
Before Yu Haochuan could speak, the onlookers in the inn cried out in shock:
"Heavens, she scared me half to death! She's as thin as a skeleton!"
"Yes, this is terrifying! If she hadn't just spoken, I would have thought I'd seen a ghost in broad daylight!"
"Yu Haochuan is a wealthy merchant in Changning County, after