Seeing Zhou Wenhuai's hesitation, Jun Yan was not in a hurry. He just gently brushed his shoulder with his palm, slightly smoothing out the wrinkles, and then spoke:

"This is a serious matter. Mr. Zhou, there's no need to rush to give me an answer. I'll give you half a month to consider it."

Hearing Jun Yan say this, Zhou Wenhuai felt a little relieved.

When Jun Yan saw Zhou Wenhuai's tense face relax again, he sat back and took a sip of tea.

Seeing this, Mo Zhu beside him very tactfully took out a token and handed it to Zhou Wenhuai:

"If you are willing to assist His Highness, you will certainly have a share of the credit for the great cause in the future, and the world will remember your righteousness."

Mo Zhu was already used to these clichés, so he could say them without blushing or getting nervous.

Zhou Wenhuai was afraid of being retaliated against for humiliating Jun Yan, so he quickly took it with both hands, then placed it in the palm of his right hand, bowed his head, and said humbly:

"Thank you for your appreciation, Your Highness. I will definitely consider it carefully."

Zhou Wenhuai only felt that the token made of black iron was slowly heating up, but after a while, he found that his fingertips had become moist.

The room was silent.

Jun Yan chuckled and looked at Zhou Wenhuai, whose forehead was covered in sweat. "Don't be nervous. If you don't want to, I won't force you to do anything for me."

Zhou Wenhuai nodded obediently without saying anything, his body becoming even stiffer because of Jun Yan's words.

Jun Yan's fingers tapped the edge of the table again, making a slight, rhythmic, muffled sound. His tone was light, yet contained a hint of bewitching intent:

"If you are willing, no matter what your request is, I will do my best to satisfy you."

Zhou Wenhuai was slightly stunned. When he looked up, he caught a glimpse of Jun Yan's meaningful eyes. After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "...really?"

"I heard that you and Miss Ning have known each other since childhood. The affection between you must be extraordinary, right?"

Jun Yan did not give a direct answer, but just leaned back slightly, as if chatting about some gossip with his friends.

Zhou Wenhuai's grip tightened again, his brows furrowed slightly, and his expression grew a bit more gloomy. After a while, he spoke with a slightly awkward tone, "No."

"What happened between Ning Wan and me was just my wishful thinking. Your Highness has misunderstood."

It’s not that Zhou Wenhuai didn’t understand the hidden meaning behind Jun Yan’s words, but the relationship between him and Ning Wan was indeed not what he thought.

Jun Yan's face, which was originally considered pleasant, suddenly became gloomy.

This guy really can't speak.

He didn't care whether they were in love or not. As long as she could make him surrender, it was just a woman, so what was the big deal?

And this incident can just serve as a warning to Shen Jingwen.

"Sir, why do you have to be so honest? If you want, His Highness can naturally help you. Why bother with wishful thinking?"

"You deserve this."

Mo Zhu had been serving Jun Yan for a long time, so she could naturally see his displeasure. Seeing Zhou Wenhuai being so rude, she couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, and quickly whispered a reminder.

Zhou Wenhuai's pupils trembled slightly, and he pursed his thin lips. After thinking for a while, he wanted to say something but Jun Yan suddenly held his forehead.

"I'm tired today, so let's stop here for now."

Upon hearing this, Mo Zhu tugged at Zhou Wenhuai, who was still in shock, and warned him, "Sir, please go back. I hope you won't spread what happened today."

Seeing this, Zhou Wenhuai nodded stiffly and left the room with messy steps.

After Zhou Wenhuai left the room, Mo Zhu looked at the door twice, then went into the room and closed the door again.

"Your Highness, will Zhou Wenhuai really agree?"

Jun Yan chuckled when he heard this, his eyes flashing coldly: "The bait is ready, so it's impossible to catch only one fish."

*

At the same time, Ning Wan from the Ning Mansion also learned about the meeting between Jun Yan and Zhou Wenhuai from Xiao Qi.

"Did Zhou Wenhuai agree?"

Ning Wan was sitting at the desk, holding a brush in her hand, dipping it in ink from time to time and glancing out the window. Soon, a few ink bamboos appeared on the paper.

[Not yet. Jun Yan said he was willing to give Zhou Wenhuai half a month to consider.] Xiao Qi did not hide anything. Seeing the host asking in detail, he continued:

[And Jun Yan seems to be planning to drag the host into this, using the host to contain Zhou Wenhuai and the male protagonist.]

Ning Wan paused, and suddenly a dot of ink appeared on the paper.

But Ning Wan quickly reacted and sent out another bamboo branch, followed by a few thin leaves.

"To restrain Shen Jingwen?" Ning Wan frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and chuckled, "I'm afraid he's just trying to take revenge on him."

"If he really cancels my engagement with Shen Jingwen and then arranges a marriage for Zhou Wenhuai, then for him, it would mean he has the financial resources of both the Zhou and Ning families. In the end, whether Shen Jingwen is there or not would no longer matter."

"Even if Jun Yan wanted to do things to the extreme, it is very likely that he would destroy Shen Jingwen."

Hearing this, Xiao Qi thought for a moment and subconsciously asked: [Does the host have a strategy to deal with this?]

"No need. The Ning and Zhou families have many business dealings with officials in the imperial court. If he rashly arranges a marriage, especially when I'm already engaged, it will inevitably arouse suspicion. Therefore, Jun Yan dare not grant the marriage for the time being."

[Will the male protagonist...?]

Xiao Qi did not forget that if the male protagonist died early, the plane would collapse.

Knowing what Xiao Qi was worried about, Ning Wan said frankly, "Don't worry, Xiao Qi, it's not my turn to think of a solution for the male protagonist yet."

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