Looking at the bloodstains on Ye Qingwan's blade, Zhou Shuyi knew that she was definitely not just saying it.

If he makes another mistake, she's afraid she really will chop him up.

With this premise in mind, Zhou Shuyi no longer dared to fool them and obediently wrote down all of the Zhou family's properties.

Lin Xiuyan and Ye Qingwan exchanged a glance, then gave each other a high five. This time, things were progressing even more smoothly than they had expected.

After Zhou Shuyi finished writing, Lin Xiuyan said, "Since you've cooperated somewhat, I'll spare your life this time. Now get lost!"

Zhou Shuyi breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to take his packed assets and head south.

He vowed in his heart that he would never come back, nor did he want to see Lin Xiuyan again, or have any connection with the Lin family.

Lin Xiuyan called out to him, "Why are you taking my things?"

Zhou Shuyi was stunned for a moment: "How come these are your things? These are clearly things I brought from home!"

Lin Xiuyan took out the note he had written earlier and said, "This is the money you yourself admitted to owing me, and it says that you will repay it in installments."

"And now you want to run away, of course I have to collect the debt in advance."

"I hereby declare that all of these things are now mine!"

Zhou Shuyi: "..."

Zhou Shuyi: "!!!!!!!"

He was really panicked this time. Without this money, how could he live a comfortable life in the future?

He said urgently, "But Jiang Xinrou said that the Zhou family doesn't owe the Lin family any money at all, and those IOUs are all fake!"

"You already took 500,000 taels of silver from me last time. It's going too far to steal silver now!"

Lin Xiuyan laughed: "You said that just now, but unfortunately you can't prove that those IOUs are fake."

"But even if you can prove those IOUs are fake, it doesn't matter..."

She rolled up her sleeves and drew the long sword from her waist: "Then I'll have no choice but to kill you first."

"Anyway, once you're dead, I can rightfully take all of the Zhou family's assets."

Zhou Shuyi: "..."

He cursed Jiang Xinrou in his heart. If it weren't for this bitch, he would have gone south long ago and would never have come to the Lin residence to cause trouble.

Now he not only gained no advantage, but he also has to lose all of his remaining assets.

Right now, all he wants to do is drag Jiang Xinrou out and kill her!

He pleaded pitifully, "Could you leave me some silver for my travel expenses?"

Lin Xiuyan smiled: "Of course not!"

Zhou Shuyi wanted to cry, but Lin Xiuyan smiled and said, "However, I can point you in the right direction."

“You still have a lot of shops at home, right? If you sell all those shops and properties and pay off my debts, you’ll hardly have any money left.”

Zhou Shuyi glanced at her, then decisively left with the few remaining guards and stewards.

He knew that if he stayed any longer, no matter how much silver he sold, Lin Xiuyan would take it all.

Not to mention that many of these businesses were entrusted to the Zhou family by the Princess of Pingnan. If the items go missing, they won't let him off the hook!

Lin Xiuyan smiled slightly as she looked at him, and then at the gold and silver jewelry he left behind, she exclaimed from the bottom of her heart, "Zhou Shuyi is such a good person!"

She had never lacked money since she was a child, but she still enjoyed doing things that could help her deal with Zhou Shuyi and weaken the power of the Princess of Pingnan.

Ye Qingwan glanced at the contents of the box and clicked her tongue twice: "The thought that these things originally belonged to that old hag makes me want to say something."

"Now that it's in my hands, I just want to laugh out loud!"

After she finished speaking, she said earnestly, "Sister-in-law, you're really something! You did a great job!"

Although she was the one who first suggested cleaning up the Zhou residence, it was Lin Xiuyan who actually did the work.

Everything was handled perfectly.

Given Zhou Shuyi's abilities, it would be impossible for him to manage the Zhou family's business.

As of now, Lin Xiuyan has squeezed all of the Zhou family's assets that could be converted into money, and the Lin family has also nibbled away at and swallowed up a significant portion of the Zhou family's business lines.

Now, the hand of Princess Zhou of Pingnan has been cut off by them.

Lin Xiuyan crossed her arms and said, "That's right, don't you know who I am!"

The two women smiled at each other, their eyes filled with fighting spirit.

After the Zhou family's hand was cut off, only He Tongyin and the Hu family remained.

Killing He Tongyin wouldn't be too difficult; the real challenge is getting rid of Madam Hu.

The head steward came over and said, "Miss, Jiang Xinrou is missing."

Lin Xiuyan said calmly, "I know. When I was dealing with Zhou Shuyi just now, I saw her sneaking out."

The head steward sighed and said, "After all, Jiang Xinrou grew up with Miss. It's understandable that Miss would let her off the hook out of consideration for their past relationship."

"But she is an extremely greedy person. If you let her go this time, I'm afraid she will not only not be grateful, but will also hold a grudge against you."

Lin Xiuyan smiled but didn't explain anything.

Because she knew that Jiang Xinrou would surely die if she left this place this time.

Regardless of whether Jiang Xinrou would let Zhou Chenyang off the hook after cheating on him, Zhou Shuyi, who just left, would not let Jiang Xinrou go either.

Jiang Xinrou thought she was very clever and could manipulate two men, but little did she know that she was a joke from the very beginning.

She didn't kill Jiang Xinrou herself because Jiang Xinrou was too disgusting; if she did it, she would only dirty her hands.

Another reason is that Jiang Xinrou is, after all, Qu Shuangyue's child. If she were to kill Jiang Xinrou, she might upset Qu Shuangyue and damage their mother-daughter relationship.

After leaving the Lin family's shop, Jiang Xinrou gently patted her chest.

She felt fortunate that she was quick-witted and managed to slip away unnoticed after pretending to faint; otherwise, Lin Xiuyan might have made things difficult for her.

She cursed Zhou Shuyi in her heart for being so useless, that he couldn't even do anything to Lin Xiuyan.

Jiang Xinrou regretted going to such lengths to please Zhou Shuyi last night; the only benefit seemed to be that it temporarily eased her loneliness.

Her operation had now completely failed, and she was disfigured as a result.

She was relieved that Zhou Chenyang knew nothing about these things; at least she could go back to being the city lord's wife and find another opportunity to turn things around later.

But as she turned the corner, she saw Zhou Chenyang standing there with several guards.

Jiang Xinrou was stunned for a moment, then burst into tears: "Brother Chen, I tried my best this time!"

“I originally planned to join forces with the Princess of Pingnan’s people and use them to kill Lin Xiuyan, but she found out.”

"She beat me up like this, Brother Chen, you have to help me get revenge!"

Zhou Chenyang looked at her with cold indifference, as if he were watching a joke.

Jiang Xinrou was so engrossed in the pain of being disfigured by Ye Qingwan that she didn't see the emotions in his eyes.