At this moment, Jing Zhe had countless questions in his mind.

You were the one who seduced me first, so why are you blaming me?

Jing Zhe suddenly felt sorry for Madam Feng, because he felt that his current situation was so similar to Madam Feng's situation just now!

Jing Zhe then said, feeling wronged, "Third Sister, what do you mean by this? Weren't you going to kiss me?"

"Pooh!"

Qingqiu spat and said, "Who said I was going to kiss you? What are you thinking about all day?"

"If you won't kiss me, then why are you leaning in so close?"

Jing Zhe was somewhat confused.

"I just wanted to smell you, who said I wanted to kiss you?"

"..."

Jing Zhe was bewildered again: "Smell me? Why would you smell me?"

"Smell at you, do you have any strange smell?"

As she spoke, Qingqiu leaned closer again, sniffed around Jing Zhe, and finally sniffed with satisfaction, saying, "At least you're honest!"

"..."

Even if Jing Zhe was foolish, he would understand Qing Qiu's purpose at this moment, because the air in the room was still filled with Madam Feng's strong fragrance—no one knew how much perfume she had used, even though she was not there, the air was full of her scent...

Although Qingqiu was eavesdropping outside, she couldn't see what was happening inside the house. Moreover, she arrived halfway through, so she didn't know whether Jing Zhe and Madam Feng had any intimate contact.

That's why she decided to take a good sniff.

At this moment, Jing Zhe was secretly glad that he had a good overall perspective. Otherwise, if he had angered Qing Qiu again just to become Feng Mubai's cheap father, it would have been all over. Moreover, if Qing Qiu got angry, Pei Yunxi and Lin Wan'er would definitely get angry too when they found out what had happened.

To miss a sleepless night with three older women just to have a wild party with a middle-aged woman is, frankly, a bit too much.

Fortunately, Jing Zhe kept his temper in check, and I believe he will be sexually satisfied in the next few days.

However, he feigned innocence and said aggrievedly, "So, Third Sister was worried that I might be having an affair with other women here? Third Sister, you don't trust me at all! Am I that kind of person?"

Qingqiu glanced at him, crossed her arms, and remained silent.

Of course, Jing Zhe had already guessed her subtext, which was simply saying that Jing Zhe was that kind of person...

Jing Zhe, thick-skinned and unperturbed, continued, "To be honest, the fragrance in this room comes from Madam Feng, the owner of Feng Family Restaurant. The reason I came here is to discuss a business deal with Madam Feng. We are planning to open a newspaper, Wenxiangju, and a branch of Zhang Family Winery in Jiangling. In terms of both location and scale, Feng Family Restaurant is undoubtedly the best choice. That's why Madam Feng came here, and we discussed the acquisition of the restaurant."

Jing Zhe continued to pretend that he didn't know Qingqiu was eavesdropping outside, and spoke slowly: "If Third Sister doesn't believe me, you can ask Madam Feng yourself when she comes back from her work."

Qingqiu pursed her lips. Naturally, she wouldn't ask Madam Feng. She didn't even want to say a word to that kind of woman because she was afraid of getting dirty.

Moreover, what Jing Zhe said was the same as what she had overheard outside, and she still respected Jing Zhe. She hadn't expected that after so long, he had become much more upright than before...

However, he said aloud, "I'm afraid it's not just about business, is it? How can you win someone's wife over a business deal? How can you get someone's wife to abandon her family business and elope with you?"

"Oh, Third Sister, you were eavesdropping just now, weren't you!"

Since Qingqiu had already said so, Jingzhe had no choice but to go along with it and reveal that she had overheard him.

Qingqiu was taken aback. She had blurted out the secret, but she still held her head high and said, "I wasn't eavesdropping. I just happened to be passing by and heard it openly!"

"..."

What a fine way of passing by! What an open and aboveboard act!

It seems that ever since Qingqiu started following me, she's become increasingly shameless...

"But it's even better that Third Sister heard this. Otherwise, just smelling the fragrance and hearing what I said wouldn't be enough to convince her. Now that Third Sister has heard it, she should know that I haven't done anything inappropriate to her, right?"

"You didn't do anything wrong, but people still think you're going to elope with her! I'm afraid when she comes back, she'll have to discuss with you how to elope!"

After hearing Qingqiu's words, tinged with jealousy, Jingzhe said helplessly, "Third Sister, you can't blame me for this, can you? Besides, you heard it outside too. Do you think what I said would so easily make her think of eloping?"

After listening, Qingqiu thought about it seriously, nodded, and then shook her head and said, "It depends on what she thinks. If she wants to elope with you, she will naturally think that's what you mean."

Jing Zhe spread his hands and said, "Third Sister, then you can't blame me!"

As he spoke, Jing Zhe walked over, took Qingqiu's hand, looked into her eyes, and said with deep affection, "Besides, in my opinion, Madam Feng is not worth a second glance. I have such a beautiful third sister, what's the point of looking at a middle-aged woman?"

Qingqiu was slightly moved: "Today at Peach Blossom Temple, I didn't see you look at me much!"

As he spoke, he pursed his lips, clearly feeling a little jealous.

Today at Peach Blossom Temple was the first time Qingqiu had seen Jing Zhe in the past few months, so from the moment she entered the temple, her gaze was almost never leaving Jing Zhe.

But compared to her, Jing Zhe barely glanced at her the whole time, which made her feel a little uncomfortable. On the contrary, she felt that Jing Zhe looked at Pei Yunxi and Lin Wan'er more, especially Lin Wan'er.

Therefore, Qingqiu began to feel anxious and insecure, which is actually quite common among women who are newly in love.

Jing Zhe quickly pulled Qingqiu into his arms and whispered in her ear, "Third sister, you've wronged me. I was so focused on writing poetry that I didn't have time to look at anything else. Actually, I was so excited to hear you speak, Third sister. If I didn't have to attend the poetry gathering, I would have dragged you away long ago!"

After the poetry gathering, you and Fourth Sister insisted that I accompany Seventh Sister, but I didn't want to because I wanted to be with Third Sister! So when I left Seventh Sister's place just now, I deliberately said I had to discuss the acquisition of Feng Family Restaurant and wouldn't be back until evening. Actually, I was planning to go directly to Qingyun Gate to find Third Sister after noon!

Women in love are naturally very easy to please.

So when Qingqiu heard Jing Zhe say so much in one breath, she was instantly unable to react. She raised her little head, staring at Jing Zhe with her bright and clear eyes, her long eyelashes fluttering.

"Really?"

"Of course it's true!"

Jing Zhe discovered that this was the question women liked to ask the most, and all he had to do was answer "It's true."

Sure enough, after hearing this, Qingqiu buried her head in Jing Zhe's arms.

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