Zhang Yanhua felt her heart pounding wildly like a frightened deer. An unprecedented feeling surged into her heart like a tidal wave, as if hot magma was surging in her chest, making her mouth dry.

Reason told her she should just slap him across the face. She was the rightful second wife of the Xiao family, while he was just a guard. How dare he…

However, she had been lonely for too long, and her heart was like a dry desert. From the day she met Xiao Linran, he had been cold to her. She had never experienced being pampered, nor did she know what mutual love was.

Gazing at Qian Yunmo's handsome and youthful face, she found it truly difficult to resist the allure of this sweet rain.

Her throat felt as if it were being crushed by a boulder, churning uncontrollably as she desperately resisted the inner turmoil within her.

Qian Yunmo could also see her hesitation. He knew that women like Zhang Yanhua liked to put on airs, and once her first line of defense was broken, she would crumble completely.

So Qian Yunmo launched his final attack, leaning over and gently kissing Zhang Yanhua's lips.

Zhang Yanhua was struck dumb.

She felt as if something had exploded in her mind, completely overturning her understanding of the first half of her life. At that moment, a certain emotion within her could no longer be contained and surged forth.

She pounced on Qian Yunmo in a frenzy.

Soon after, groans were heard from inside the room.

An hour later, Qian Yunmo left the room, dressed neatly, while Zhang Yanhua lay inside, her face flushed.

She lay shyly on her side on the bed, suddenly realizing that her previous thinking had been too rigid; she could actually be completely devoted to one person.

In their circle, it's perfectly normal for couples to each pursue their own interests.

In the following period, similar incidents continued to occur in various parts of the mansion.

However, Xiao Linran, the true owner of the mansion, was completely oblivious, still indulging in his debauchery, unaware that his backyard was on fire.

Half a month later, under Xiao Zhengyan's urging, Xiao Linran reluctantly returned home once again.

As usual, the butler and servants excitedly welcomed him outside the door.

"Second Young Master, you're finally back! The kitchen has prepared a dinner for you, just waiting for your return!" It was the butler who spoke.

"Hmm! Very good!" Xiao Linran praised. Not bad, although he hadn't been back for a long time, the rules at home were still quite good.

"Let's go to the dining room first!" He was a little hungry, so Xiao Linran lifted his leg and walked towards the dining room.

But suddenly he stopped in his tracks, feeling as if something was wrong!

Something's not right. Oh, right! Where's Zhang Yanhua, that haggard old woman?

Every time he came home, he would see her leaning against the wall with a resentful look on her face, her mouth full of complaints and grievances, looking like a bitter and mean-spirited woman.

I actually felt a little strange not seeing her this time.

"Madam, where did you go?" Xiao Linran frowned and asked subconsciously.

"Madam said she's not feeling well, it seems she has a cold, so she won't be coming out to greet you today!" the butler quickly explained.

"I understand!" Xiao Linran said coldly. This woman actually caught a cold. But that's fine. Anyway, he didn't want to see this woman. This is perfect, it saves him the trouble of finding an excuse.

"Alright then! Please tell her to stay in her room and rest for me!" Xiao Linran casually said, then turned and walked into the dining room to eat alone.

Meanwhile, the woman they claimed was recuperating was having an affair with her lover in the room.

The two had just finished their argument when they heard a knock on the door.

"Madam, the second young master is back! He heard you were sick and asked me to come and see if you're feeling better."

The two people, who were completely naked, were startled.

"Oh dear! How could I forget he was coming back today!" Zhang Yanhua slapped her forehead in frustration. Lately, all her thoughts had been focused on Qian Yunmo, and everything else was just a passing cloud to her.

"Well, I'm feeling better now. Tell him not to worry!" Zhang Yanhua quickly replied loudly.

"Yes, madam!"

Hearing the footsteps outside the door fading into the distance, Zhang Yanhua finally relaxed. "I was so scared! Why did he suddenly come back today!"

Zhang Yanhua was secretly rejoicing when she was startled to notice a sudden change in Qian Yunmo's mood beside her.

"What's wrong, Yunmo? Why are you suddenly unhappy?" Zhang Yanhua asked with a fawning expression. "What exactly happened?"

Qian Yunmo lowered his eyes, his dark eyelashes casting heavy shadows on his fair skin like butterfly wings, and his sexy thin lips were tightly pursed, as if he was silently enduring some kind of grievance.

"It's nothing!" Qian Yunmo turned his head away.

"What's wrong?!" The more he refused to say, the more anxious Zhang Yanhua became.

"Tell me the truth! Do you still have feelings for him? Yes, was I just playing along?" Qian Yunmo asked three questions in a row, her face full of grievance.

"How could that be? Don't you know how I feel about you? I have no feelings for Xiao Linran for a long time, I swear!" Zhang Yanhua wished she could rip her own heart out.

"Hmm! So, are you willing to do anything for me?" Qian Yunmo continued to ask.

“Of course!” Zhang Yanhua answered without hesitation.

"I believe you!" Qian Yunmo finally smiled.

Zhang Yanhua coaxed Qian Yunmo for quite some time before she finally set off towards the restaurant.

Unexpectedly, they bumped into Xiao Linran right at the restaurant entrance.

"I heard you're sick?" Xiao Linran asked with a dark expression.

Zhang Yanhua shrank back in fright and lowered her head guiltily. "I'm feeling a little unwell! I'm fine! If that's all, I'll be going now!"

"Wait! Have you eaten?"

She now treats Xiao Linran with the indifference of a stranger, wanting only to get rid of him as soon as possible.

Xiao Linran always felt that Zhang Yanhua was acting strangely, as if he was ignoring him.

In the past, every time he came back, Zhang Yanhua would have all her eyes on him, but this time she seemed indifferent!

Was this another trick she deliberately used to attract him? Unfortunately, he wasn't falling for it at all.

"Hmph!" Xiao Linran snorted coldly, then turned and left. He never imagined that the woman who had followed him for more than ten years would change her mind in just a few days.