Mr. Wen's expression was a complex one as he lamented inwardly, "This woman is to be feared, this woman is to be feared indeed..."
This begins with the day he received the brocade box.
At first, Mr. Wen thought the Su Family was simply cutting their losses to survive, sacrificing nearly seven-tenths of their wealth to knock on his son's door for association.
He was shocked by the Su Family's determination to sever a limb to save the body.
Such a large sum of money would tempt even a man of his son's status, and the fact that the Su Family could give it up so readily—this resolve alone was admirable.
But what took him even more by surprise was Miss Su.
He had already highly estimated her, unlike any other noble lady in the Capital, none showed the same poise and steadfastness as Miss Su.
Only, he hadn't anticipated...
