After the True Heiress Travels Back-Chapter 32 The Four Young Masters’ Reputation is Compromised

Chapter 32: Chapter 32 The Four Young Masters’ Reputation is Compromised

"Trial... marriage?"

As Shi Yaoguang’s voice faded, the twin-tailed girl was the first to ask out of curiosity.

The other classmates also started to stir.

This was major gossip!

Shi Yiqing’s expression was rigid, her tone strained, "Sister, I... I don’t know what you’re talking about."

Shi Yaoguang shook her head disapprovingly, "What are you doing, little sister? Am I the kind of person who is unreasonable? You helped me so much, how could I ignore your contribution?"

"What the heck is going on?" The twin-tailed girl grew even more curious.

"I was engaged to Quan Sicheng, you all know that, right?"

The crowd nodded.

Shi Yaoguang continued, "My sister was worried I was entrusting myself to someone unworthy, so she sacrificed herself to have a trial marriage for me, and I’m especially grateful to her for that."

The crowd: "???"

What the heck, why can’t I understand anymore?

The twin-tailed classmate was quite sharp, and recalling the engagement banquet between the Quan and Shi families, she instantly understood.

"Shi Yaoguang, are you saying that Shi Yiqing got together with Quan Sicheng for a trial marriage on your behalf?"

Shi Yaoguang nodded affirmatively, "I hadn’t figured it out before, and I felt some resentment towards my sister. Now that I think about it, I’m really a piece of junk, misunderstanding my sister’s good intentions."

This declaration came out of nowhere, leaving everyone feeling a bit awkward.

"That’s not right!" The twin-tailed girl was blunt and quickly noticed the loophole.

She looked at Shi Yaoguang with concern, "Haven’t you noticed something off?"

Shi Yaoguang shook her head, "No, I know my sister means well for me, I understand that."

She looked at Shi Yiqing, moved, "Little sister, I was too narrow-minded before. I thought you felt I was blocking your way, and you deliberately targeted me. Now I realize, how could you be targeting me? You were wholeheartedly looking out for me, even sacrificing your future happiness for me. I really am an incompetent, bad older sister."

"What do you mean she sacrificed her future for you?" The twin-tailed girl looked skeptically at Shi Yiqing, wondering if she had deliberately misled Shi Yaoguang.

She had little contact with Shi Yiqing, hearing about her only through classmates.

From what she knew, Shi Yiqing was not the type to willingly sacrifice herself for others.

Some of her actions even seemed a bit green-tea-like.

Considering all this, the twin-tailed classmate had reason to suspect that the simple Shi Yaoguang had been duped by their family’s fake golden child.

Therefore, she stood up with a strong sense of justice, "Let me tell you, you can’t just take Shi Yiqing’s word for everything. Tell me what happened exactly, and I’ll help you analyze it."

"In ancient times, before a princess got married, the Emperor, worried that his precious daughter might be mistreated after marriage, would send a palace maid to test the Prince Consort’s ’performance’ ahead of time as a way to vet him for the princess..."

As Shi Yaoguang said this, her look towards Shi Yiqing became even more grateful, "My sister went through a trial marriage for me, and I’m truly thankful for that. Even after the trial marriage, knowing there were issues with Quan Sicheng, she was still willing to sacrifice herself to complete the family alliance."

"Before, I doubted whether she did it deliberately, but now that I think about it, as her older sister, my heart is far too narrow compared to hers."

After she finished speaking, the classroom fell silent.

In the eerie quiet where you could hear a pin drop, Shi Yiqing’s heavy breathing stood out conspicuously.

Shi Yaoguang, excitedly grabbing her hand, spoke earnestly, "Little sister, I know I misunderstood you before. To make amends, I can find a way to deal with the marriage alliance with the Quan Family. Don’t worry, I won’t just watch you fall into a pit of fire and let you ruin your happiness for the rest of your life."

"..."

Shi Yiqing was stunned, not saying a word.

She hadn’t even reacted yet, she was just there to make a snide remark about Shi Yaoguang’s embarrassing performance.

How did the topic veer onto this?

Shi Yaoguang even suddenly mentioned a trial marriage, catching her completely off guard!

"Little sister, don’t worry, cancelling the engagement is a small matter that I can handle," Shi Yaoguang patted her hand, "It’s said that blood is thicker than water. No matter how close I am to the Quan Family, it’s not as close as my relationship with you. I’ll ask the Quan Family to cancel the engagement and give you back your freedom later."

As soon as Shi Yiqing heard about cancelling the engagement, she panicked, "No, don’t do it!"

"Why not?"

Shi Yaoguang furrowed her brows, showing a puzzled expression, "Didn’t you say Quan Sicheng is short, small, and quick? He can’t even satisfy you in bed!"

Her voice was not low, and the whole class heard her.

The expressions of everyone were somewhat subtle.

Quan Sicheng is the school hunk, right?

The school hunk has a lot of fangirls, right?

The fangirls must have some secret fantasies about him, right?

Suddenly finding out that the handsome and popular school hunk is short, small, and quick, that’s a big blow, isn’t it?

Shi Yiqing’s face turned red, whether out of anger or annoyance, "Don’t talk nonsense!"

"I’m not," Shi Yaoguang looked innocent, "Wasn’t it you who told me? The first time, he was only hard for half a minute, isn’t that telling?"

Shi Yiqing ground her molars, enunciating every word, "I never said that!"

"But you clearly—" She stopped mid-sentence, showing a sudden realization, "Right, right, right, you never said that, it’s my mistake."

She slapped her forehead, looking very annoyed, "Little sister, don’t be mad, you know I’m not very bright. I just got nervous and forgot, please don’t be angry."

"I think you’re doing it on purpose!"

Shi Yiqing was fuming, and just at that moment, the bell rang.

The invigilator walked in with the exam papers, saw a group of people gathered around, knocked on the lectern, and told everyone to go back to their seats.

The papers were passed from the first row back, Shi Yaoguang kept her own and turned to pass the rest of the papers back.

Turning her head, she met Shi Yiqing’s resentful gaze.

She smiled and mouthed, "Good little sister, good luck~"

Shi Yiqing clenched her fists, thinking to herself, "Don’t be too smug too soon. Wait until the exam results come out, then we’ll see whose face stays here!"

The student behind her hadn’t received the paper yet and poked her back with a pen.

Shi Yiqing turned around, her face twisted into a horrifying snarl that made him jump.

But in the blink of an eye, Shi Yiqing returned to her gentle and innocent expression, making him doubt if he had seen wrong.

The exam began.

From her seat, Shi Yiqing could see Shi Yaoguang’s moves very clearly.

After Shi Yaoguang wrote her name on the side of the paper, she scanned through the whole thing and then quickly set to work.

Seeing her writing swiftly, Shi Yiqing’s heart instantly seized with anxiety.

How is she working so quickly?

Could it be that she has done her homework in advance?

What if she scores well this time, what then?