"Take responsibility? What makes you think you can take responsibility? Pei Lin, you should know better than anyone that there's absolutely no future for you and her!"

When Lu Yinghuai heard Pei Lin say that he would take responsibility for Yunling, his anger burned fiercely. He believed that no one but him could take responsibility for Yunling, so he disregarded his gentle and refined manners and straightened his back to start cursing.

The words "absolutely impossible" struck Pei Lin like a heavy blow. He wouldn't tolerate anyone interfering in his relationship with Yun Ling like that. He licked his lower lip and unleashed his full power.

"Go to hell! I'm willing to give up everything and become a live-in son-in-law of the Yun family. I'm willing to risk everything and give up everything. Can you do that? Can you give up your prestigious Lu family status?"

In the matter of marrying into the family, Lu Yinghuai was indeed at a disadvantage. Everyone in his family liked Yunling and tried to match him with her. Therefore, there was no difference in social status between them, and their marriage was highly likely.

But now that Pei Lin said this, he panicked a little. The Yun family has many young ladies, Yun Shenghua only has two daughters, and Yun Ling is more like a man, doing business and running errands to make a fortune. She is like the pillar of the family, or more like a son-in-law.

Lu Yinghuai felt vaguely uneasy. The grilled fish he had just eaten had left his lips dry and his hands trembling. He took a deep breath and then tried his best to suppress his emotions, saying:

She doesn't love you.

"You're talking nonsense!"

"Why didn't she tell you she was coming to Bianjing?"

The topic came full circle again, which was practically a second blow to Pei Lin. Pei Lin rolled his eyes at Lu Yinghuai, a different idea forming in his mind. He was determined to teach this guy a lesson later and see if he could still be so arrogant.

**

Zi Fu returned in his carriage after about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. As soon as he entered, Gang Zi kindly offered him a cup of hot tea. Coincidentally, Zi Fu was also very thirsty from his journey, so he drank the hot tea without hesitation and thanked Gang Zi.

Under the sinister gazes of the three men, he went to Lu Yinghuai's room and told Lu Yinghuai everything that had happened at the Pei residence.

When Lu Yinghuai learned that the Pei family would only send someone to pick up the person early the next morning, he was secretly displeased. Wasn't this his own son returning home? Of course, it would be better if it were faster and better. Why did he need to make preparations for welcoming him? And then he said he could entrust the person to him with peace of mind.

Is he some kind of despicable person who keeps his most vicious rival by his side?

Lu Yinghuai was preoccupied with his own thoughts. He accepted the friendly tea offered by Pei Lin without any precautions, gulped down a mouthful, and became increasingly annoyed with the thought.

In the middle of the night, the door to the outhouse in the courtyard was banging incessantly. Zi Fu had just put on his pants when the pain in his abdomen suddenly returned. He had no choice but to take off his pants and sit back in his original position, letting out a long fart, which made Tang Ling, Gangzi and Chen Jie, who were waiting outside, laugh non-stop.

"This medicine is really potent. It won't stop until it makes a person completely dehydrated. Before, on the ship, that guy cursed the boss and then had diarrhea all night. The next day, he was so weak that he looked like he had just come out of a coffin."

"Serves him right. Who told him to curse me like that, and with such foul language? If he weren't the young master's servant, I would have given him a good beating."

Tang Ling felt somewhat uneasy. She had originally intended to teach Zi Fu a lesson, but that was all she could do. What if it really was like Gangzi said, that he would have diarrhea all night and emerge from a coffin? Would that be a bad thing?

"If the young lady finds out, won't she think we've gone a bit too far?"

Gangzi clenched the bottle in his hand. He was a little worried, but he quickly relaxed. Given Yunling's intelligence, she couldn't possibly not have guessed that Eryi's diarrhea on the ship last time was related to him, but she didn't say anything to him. She must know that he was sensible and wouldn't do anything reckless.

"Don't worry, this medicine only causes diarrhea, it won't kill you. Besides, with his blockheaded brain, how could he possibly guess that it was our doing?"

Zi Fu couldn't believe it. While squatting in the outhouse, he kept trying to recall what he had eaten wrong that day, but he was interrupted halfway through by the pain in his stomach. So he had to start thinking again and again, but in the end he still couldn't figure out what he had eaten wrong.

Zi Fu hadn't expected it, but Lu Yinghuai, who also had a stomachache, had thought of it the moment he first had diarrhea.

He had just taken a sip of the tea that Pei Lin had offered him. This man was skilled in medicine and had malicious intentions; he must have wanted to harm him. He didn't know if he was blinded by a ghost, but he had inexplicably accepted the tea offered by this man, and that's how he fell into the trap.

Because Zi Fu had taken over the outhouse in the front yard, Lu Yinghuai had to run to the back yard, going back and forth two or three times, which made Pei Lin laugh hysterically.

Pei Lin comfortably occupied Lu Yinghuai's large bed, happily flipping over like a fish being fried in a pan, in order to leave behind the scent of his victory.

He figured that Lu Yinghuai had gone to Yunling's outhouse, making a mess of things and farting all over the place. He thought that Yunling must be disgusted by his disheveled appearance.

This person always wears a mask of affection, righteousness, gentleness, and elegance, but now his true colors have been revealed. So what if he seems like a celestial being? He still gets diarrhea and farts, and he did it right in front of the person he loves, letting her hear it. Pei Linguang felt endless amusement just thinking about it.

Just as Pei Lin had predicted, Lu Yinghuai made the outhouse a complete mess. However, when he felt he couldn't hold on any longer, he barged into Yun Ling's room.

"Lingniang, save me."

Yunling was startled awake by the sudden sound of the door being pushed open. As long as it was autumn or winter and the house was warm, she could sleep soundly. This sudden noise really scared her out of her wits.

She immediately smelled the odor of a latrine, and in the darkness, she saw that Lu Yinghuai was pale, leaning on the table, looking very weak. She immediately sat up in bed.

"What's wrong with you? No, isn't that short guy in the same room as you? Go find him and have him take a look."

Lu Yinghuai wanted to pounce on Yun Ling, but he was restrained by his own scent and could only keep his distance, saying aggrievedly:

"I only got into this state because I drank a sip of his tea. Lingniang, please save me quickly, or I'll definitely die."

Yunling recalled the confrontation between the two at the state bridge. She figured that although they knew each other, they must have had a grudge. As for the cause of the grudge, that was not something she should know.

However, now that this person has come to her for help, she can't just ignore him. Otherwise, given his difficult nature, she won't be able to sleep tonight.

Yunling threw back the covers, got out of bed, put on her cotton-padded coat, and was about to walk quickly outside when she suddenly paused...