A shameless man with no dignity

All the people were shocked and they couldn't help but gossip in hushed whispers. Even, Shen Xiaozhang himself didn't know how to handle the situation. He could hear the hushed whispers, he could see the questions in everybody's eyes. He wasn't worried about the stealing thing. But, he was worried about the fact that everyone was questioning his relationship with Jiang Muxun.

Dammit!!!!

How could things turn out to be like this? If this went on, then his and Jiang Muxun's reputation would be at stake. By tomorrow morning, everyone in the capital would be gossiping about his affair. Shen Xiaozhang didn't want to see that happening. He didn't want anybody to know about his relationship with Jiang Muxun especially Jiang Yuyu and General Jiang. If General Jiang knew that he was cheating on his beloved daughter with his eldest daughter, then he would cut off his head. Not only would he lose his life, but he would also lose everything that he got due to his marriage alliance with Jiang Yuyu. He needed to put a stop to all of this.

The only person who was happy in this whole ordeal was Young Master Li. He pulled onto his father's sleeves and laughed, "Daddy, look!!! I wasn't lying. See, I told that bad man stole my money."

Official Li looked at his son and nodded. Seeing that sudden turn, he was shocked but he quickly adapted to it. He didn't care who was moving the threads in the dark but now with this strange man also accusing Shen Xiaozhang, he had a hope that he could bring this whole situation in his favor. He looked at his son and asked in a small voice, "Did you really see Shen Xiaozhang kissing Jiang Muxun?"

Young Master Li frowned at his father's question. He wanted to shake his head but suddenly, his mind buzzed. A strange dark red light flashed through his eyes, and he was puzzled by the sudden strange feeling in his heart. He felt like there was a voice in his heart telling him to say yes to his father. It was like a command he couldn't disobey. "Yes, I saw them kiss each other."

Official Li smirked. "Good boy!!" he patted his son's head.

Young Master Li tilted his son's head and asked softly, "Daddy, will he give me my money back?"

Official Li looked at his son's pure look and his heart was overwhelmed with love. "Of course, he will!!!" he smiled at his son. Clenching his fist with determination, a calculative look flashed through Official Li's eyes. Before he could do anything, but now with another man on his side, he would definitely win against Shen Xiaozhang and at the same time, protect his son's reputation.

On the other hand, Shen Xiaozhang gritted his teeth and looked at the yelling man. "Who are you? I don't even know you!!! Why would I steal your money? Do I look like someone who lacks money?" he roared angrily. "And, what is the nonsense that you are speaking, huh? I have nothing to do with Jiang Muxun. She is my fiance's sister. She and I have a pure relationship. She is like a sibling to me. How can you be so cruel as to destroy a girl's reputation like this? Have you got no shame?"

The strong and buff man chuckled, "Look who's talking about shame?"

"Enough!!!!" Shen Xiaozhang yelled. His anger-filled eyes glared at the man and he stepped forward. "I have had enough today. Who is it? Tell me, who told you to say these lies against me? Did you receive money from somebody to speak such wrong things against me? Who is your master? Who is plotting against me in the dark?"

Hearing Shen Xiaozhang's words, the people fell into deep thoughts. Yeah, why would Young Master Shen steal money? He doesn't lack money. Also, he is a good and pure man. He would never do such things as cheating on his own fiance with her sister. The image that Shen Xiaozhang had tried so hard to build over the years was fixed in the people's minds and that is why, with just a few words from his mouth, everyone changed the direction of their thinking.

The man sneered, "Che!!! You, scholar people, are just like this. Always throwing dirty water at other people. You are the one who stole people's money shamelessly and now, you are saying that I took money from someone else? Hah!!! You are a shameless man with no dignity...."

Shen Xiaozhang clenched his fist in anger.

Even Shen Bofeng's face turned dark. Calling his son shameless was equal to calling him shameless. He felt as if everyone was putting his face on the ground. It was Official Li talking to him, then he was ready to talk nicely but how come he let this begger, this poor man talk like this to him? Humph!!! In his entire life, nobody had even spoken to him or his son like this. Before Shen Xiaozhang could do anything, he stepped forward and looked at his guard. "Guard!!!" he yelled furiously. "Break this man's legs and throw him out. I cannot such people who are trying to destroy my Shen family's reputation. Such liars don't deserve to live!!!"

Immediately, at his command, all the Shen Mansion guards rushed towards the man. Seeing the guards coming at him, the man got scared. His feet trembled in fear and he let out a scream. "Ahh!!! You are trying to kill people in broad daylight. Not only your family is full of thieves but you are also murderers."

"Shut up!" Shen Xiaozhang roared.

Just when the Shen Mansion's guards were about to catch him, another set of guards came forward and circled around the man. Looking at the situation, it was quite clear that Official Li wanted to protect this man. Shen Bofeng frowned when he saw the current situation. He didn't want to go against the Li Mansion but when it came to whether he would choose to keep a good relationship with Official Li or his reputation, Shen Bofeng would choose the latter. He would never choose anything over his reputation.

Shen Xiaozhang was the same. He cared about his reputation even more. So, what if he was going against the Li Mansion? If he could save his reputation, then he would have General Jiang on his side and that was enough.

"Official Li, what are you trying to do?" Shen Bofeng questioned with an unhappy look.