"Hello!"

Jun Xiaoqiao watched Zhu Yanniang gracefully leave, and couldn't help but pound the bed. Neither of them would help her. Was she really going to hang herself on that crooked tree, Wen Qiheng?

She was still angry when Wen Qiheng appeared in her room again, carrying a bowl of medicine.

Seeing that the porridge on the table was untouched, he put down the medicine, touched the porridge bowl, and found it was still warm. So he picked up the bowl and went to the bedside.

"Come on, drink this porridge to warm your stomach, then take your medicine. Luckily, Lingshan is in the south and it's not that cold, otherwise you would have been frozen to death. Wife, you are lucky. I just went out to find out what happened. Of the nine pregnant women with you, only one survived. The rest lost their babies and were seriously injured. One of them even lost both her baby and her unborn child."

"It was wrong of me to anger you just now. How about I apologize to you here?"

Wen Qiheng, with a gentle smile, held a bowl of porridge and tried to please him. As for whether he had any ulterior motives, only he knew the truth.

Jun Xiaoqiao really wanted to yell "Get out!", but her stomach made an untimely growl.

Yes, she had been starving on the mountain for more than three days, and she was very hungry now. How could she not eat something? She couldn't go against food.

So she didn't say anything and went straight to take the bowl from Wen Qiheng.

Unfortunately, the other party just wanted to punish her.

Wen Qiheng withdrew his hand, his smile gentle and refined, his tone soft:

"You're injured. To avoid tearing the wound, let me feed you."

Jun Xiaoqiao felt goosebumps all over when she heard his words, but she was really starving. She hadn't noticed it when she was angry, but now that she had calmed down, it became even more obvious.

So it seemed she really had no reason to refuse, and the moment the spoon was placed on her lips, she opened her mouth.

After the other person spoon-fed her the porridge, she glanced at the scoundrel in surprise, somewhat confused about what he was thinking.

Hmph! You think you can move her with your feigned sincerity? Dream on!

She still clearly remembers how the other person insulted her, calling her promiscuous.

These words were like a thorn that took deep root in her heart; how could she possibly have any fantasies about this man?

My previous boyfriends were just incompatible and we couldn't stay together, so how did that make me promiscuous?

No matter what, she wasn't as open-minded as Zhu Yanniang, so why did she get such a reputation?

"Good boy! Is that enough?"

Seeing the complex look in her eyes, Wen Qiheng couldn't help but smile again. Anyway, no one could tell what he was up to.

As soon as he said that, Jun Xiaoqiao felt like he was coaxing a pet. She wanted to curse him, but she really didn't seem to be full. She could only ask Cen Xi and Zhu Yanniang for help. Unfortunately, Cen Xi was in a worse situation than her, and Zhu Yanniang, being an ancient person, couldn't understand her thoughts. So she really couldn't just curse him now. Oh well, she'd use him first and deal with the rest later. For now, she'd take care of her appetite.

"No, not yet!"

After figuring everything out, Jun Xiaoqiao awkwardly uttered these three words.

"I knew you'd eat like a pig, so I prepared three bowls for you this morning. How about that? Isn't your husband thoughtful?"

Wen Qiheng had been observing Jun Xiaoqiao's emotional changes, and he could guess pretty much what she was thinking, so he said those words on purpose.

"intimate!"

Jun Xiaoqiao answered through gritted teeth; she really wanted to beat this bastard up.

Unfortunately, she's currently a patient and has to rely on others for survival; whatever they say, she has to swallow it down.

"My lady, it is my honor to take care of you! It's no wonder we pledged our love in Shangyang City two years ago, isn't it?"

"Then I'd like to have two more bowls of porridge. Bring them to me."

Jun Xiaoqiao ignored the other party's sly smile and demanded, "What's the point of arguing with a scoundrel when I'm a vulnerable woman?"

Once she recovers, she'll have to settle all the old and new scores with the other party.

"Very well, I dare not disobey the lady's command."

Wen Qiheng's smile was hard to decipher, but he was quite efficient and quickly fed the other two bowls of porridge to Jun Xiaoqiao.

After Zhu Yanniang left Jun Xiaoqiao's room, she went to see Cen Xi in the afternoon while Shen Jinchen was busy with official business.

This time when she met Cen Xi, her feelings were complicated. She no longer had the ease and appreciation she used to have, but rather a sense of inquiry.

She knew she had already fallen for him, so she really wanted to understand what Cen Xi thought of Jun Jianchou.

In her eyes, Jun Jianchou was more gentlemanly than Shen Jinchen and Wen Qiheng at the inn.

Why did Cen Xi ultimately choose Shen Jinchen instead of Jun Jianchou?

"Why are you looking at me like that? It's been months since I last saw you, and you've changed a lot. I heard you haven't been going after those stinky men as much lately?"

Feeling bewildered by her gaze, Cen Xi opened her mouth and asked, feeling that she had changed and was somewhat unrecognizable.

“I offended Shao Yu, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, in the capital and was kicked out of the capital. Later, I was doing chivalrous deeds in other places and was caught by him again. Then I met Jun Jianchou, who took care of me for two months and taught me a lesson. After much reflection, I realized that I was really being ridiculous, so I changed my ways.”

“Cen Xi, I know you used to look down on me. Is it because of my promiscuous relationships?”

After staring at her for a long time, Zhu Yanniang finally spoke.

"When have I ever looked down on you? If I looked down on you, would I still be your friend? Yan Niang, have you been thinking a lot these past two months?"

Cen Xi disagreed with some of his actions, but she never looked down on Zhu Yanniang. In fact, she understood him. It was normal for her to turn to the dark side after her husband betrayed her and her in-laws humiliated her.

"No need to explain. Wasn't the reason you refused to join the Pure Maiden Sect before because I treated men as mere entertainment?"

Zhu Yanniang stared intently at Cen Xi, unsure why she had said such a thing.

"Zhu Yanniang, everyone has their own ambitions. If you like to take revenge on that scumbag in your own way, that's your business. If I don't want to follow your path, that's my business. I'm not looking down on you, but you can't judge me by your standards. Tell me, what brings you here today? You didn't come just to question me, did you?"

Cen Xi understood the implication in her words and felt very unhappy. She sensed Zhu Yanniang's dissatisfaction with her.

But he didn't want to indulge this person's bad habits; even if they were friends before, he couldn't interfere in his personal life.

"I... I'm not! I just want to know if you look down on me, if you think I'm promiscuous, like a prostitute."

Seeing that Cen Xi was clearly angry, Zhu Yanniang hesitated for a moment before asking the question she wanted to ask.

She didn't know why, but her words gradually became somewhat hostile.

Is it because of jealousy?

"No, what you do and what you say are your own choices. Didn't you think it was good before? Why are you questioning it now? Did Jun Jianchou say something to you? Actually, you don't need to care. People live for themselves. As long as you feel you're not wrong, that's all that matters. Why care about other people's opinions?"