Chapter 379: The Demon's Gratitude (Part 2)

The Carp Spirit, impersonating Shi Jiaojiao, acted recklessly in public, lively as she was, and unconcerned about the consequences.

No one knew that the spirit had replaced the true person; all her actions bore the mark of the Shi Family.

People merely criticized the poor upbringing of the Shi family girls.

For the Carp Spirit herself, such gossip was neither painful nor bothersome, but it struck hard other Shi Family girls who were married or soon to be.

Married daughters were slightly impacted; their husbands and mothers-in-law were somewhat displeased, but the women were spared harsher critiques thanks to their contributions to their families.

The worst affected were the unmarried Shi girls, whose engagements were being cancelled under various pretexts by those who had promised to marry them.

This backlash even reached the Su Family.

Shi Jiaojiao spent half her time in the Su Residence, raised personally by Old Lady Su.