"Xin Jiuwei!"

When Qi Huaiyu barged in, Xin Jiuwei was sitting in the courtyard, eating grapes that Wang Qing was feeding her.

She didn't even glance at Qi Huaiyu, but said to Wang Qing, "These guards are really useless. Go and replace them with a new batch tomorrow."

Qi Huaiyu rushed over and immediately questioned, "Was it you who wouldn't let the shops outside let me put my bill on their tab?"

Xin Jiuwei slowly spat the grape seeds into the jade plate containing the pits before finally looking at him properly.

"Who are you? Why should my family allow you to put your debts on our tab?"

"You...!" Qi Huaiyu suppressed his temper, "You were the one who called for the debts to be suspended in the past, but now you won't let me. What do you mean by that?"

Xin Jiuwei said, "Yes, since I can agree to let you put it on the tab, I can naturally take back these rights. After all, it's my Xin family's money being spent. Do I need your permission?"

Seeing that Qi Huaiyu remained silent with a gloomy face, she continued, "If you want to put the debt on credit, you can. Write down an agreement and sign it. The interest will be calculated at 10%, which is very low."

Qi Huaiyu: "Xin Jiuwei!"

"What are you doing!" Wang Qing stepped in front of Xin Jiuwei. "Young Master Qi, this is the inner quarters of the Xin family's women. Your shouting is really frightening. We can report this to the authorities."

Qi Huaiyu usually considered himself a gentleman, but now he realized he had lost his composure and could only suppress it.

"Jiuwei," he softened his tone, "Are you still angry? Be good, don't throw another tantrum."

Xin Jiuwei sneered, "Wang Qing, I think I heard a dog barking. Chase it out."

"Xin Jiuwei, what exactly are you trying to do?" Qi Huaiyu, having been repeatedly humiliated by Xin Jiuwei, finally lost his temper. "There's a limit to how much you can throw a tantrum!"

"Who do you think you are, that I have to throw a tantrum at you?" Xin Jiuwei stood up and looked at him coldly.

"Qi Huaiyu, in the past you took advantage of my tolerance to eat and drink for free in our Xin family, and when you went out you relied on the Xin family's reputation to be called 'Young Master' a couple of times, did you really think you were a member of the Xin family?"

"The Xin family currently only has one son, and that is my elder brother, Xin Yunzhou!"

"As for you, how about we settle accounts for all the money and jewelry you've spent?"

Qi Huaiyu's face turned pale and then red, and he said, "These things weren't given to me by begging; you gave them voluntarily. What does it have to do with me?"

As she spoke, her expression turned disdainful again. "Xin Jiuwei, you're the one who follows me around all day, you're the one who shamelessly asked to marry me, and now you're blaming me? Just because you're a woman, do I have to suffer such unfounded accusations?"

"You gave me these things yourself, and now you want me to return them? What kind of Miss Xin is this? I don't think she's worthy of respect."

Wang Qing was furious when she heard this, and rolled up her sleeves to rush over, but Xin Jiuwei stopped her.

There was nothing she could do; she really hadn't thought things through before, and she ended up throwing herself at this ungrateful wretch.

Since she had done it herself, she had no choice but to accept it, but Qi Huaiyu shouldn't even think about getting any advantage from her!

Xin Jiuwei laughed, "Okay, the past doesn't count."

"Qi Huaiyu, you know what I was thinking before, but while you're enjoying the benefits from the Xin family, you never mention marriage or betrothal gifts. What are you thinking?"

She stared at Qi Huaiyu, her smile gradually fading. "The Xin family has already given you enough. Any more, and I'm afraid the great scholar Qi's stomach won't be able to hold it all, and he'll explode with a bang!"

Qi Huaiyu asked in a gloomy tone, "Don't try to scare me. What can you do?"

“Of course I can’t do anything,” Xin Jiuwei said slowly. “But no matter how useless you think I am, I am still a real daughter of the Xin family. My father and brothers are all in their prime. What are you anyway?”

Qi Huaiyu was so angry he laughed, and said "good" several times in a row, "Xin Jiuwei, you'll regret this."

He turned and left, and Xin Jiuwei said behind him, "By the way, I advise you not to think about staying overnight in the study. Outsiders can't enter the Xin family's study."

Qi Huaiyu paused, turned around and stared at Xin Jiuwei with a gloomy expression for a while, then suddenly thought of something and sneered.

“Whatever Miss Xin says goes. There is one thing that I am entitled to, and I would like to ask Miss Xin to return it to me.”

Xin Jiuwei frowned. "What is it?"

Qi Huaiyu said, "The ink that was brought from the south at yesterday's poetry gathering was something I acquired through my talent and learning. You should return it as soon as possible."

Xin Jiuwei only found out about this matter later. It was just a piece of ink, and she wasn't as petty as Qi Huaiyu.

Soon someone brought it over, and Wang Qing threw it into Qi Huaiyu's arms.

Qi Huaiyu didn't linger, but before leaving, he glanced at Xin Jiuwei one last time and said arrogantly, "I can't argue with you over trivial matters like money, but since you know your father and brother are still alive, don't forget who makes the decisions in the Xin family."

Seeing the slight change in Xin Jiuwei's eyes, Qi Huaiyu smiled slowly again, displaying his usual humble demeanor.

"Jiuwei, many things were assigned to me by Uncle Xin. You can let it go if you throw a tantrum, but don't upset your uncle."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Xin Jiuwei stared blankly at his retreating figure.

She knew that Qi Huaiyu was warning her—the prestigious Xin family was not a place for her, the youngest daughter, to make decisions.

Xin Jiuwei has been able to act so decisively these past few days because her father is away on a long trip.

In her past life, it was because her older siblings were all crippled that Xin's father had no choice but to hand over Xin Jiuwei and the Xin family to Qi Huaiyu, allowing him to gradually devour the Xin family and trample their flesh and blood underfoot as stepping stones.

The reason why Xin's father trusted Qi Huaiyu so much was not only because Xin Jiuwei devoted herself to him.

It's also because this person is too good at pretending and too cunning!

She had to take advantage of the fact that her father's trust in Qi Huaiyu was not yet deep enough to completely extinguish Qi Huaiyu's ambitions toward the Xin family.

Fortunately, her brother and sister were still saved at this time.

Thinking of this, Xin Jiuwei asked Wang Qing, "I haven't seen my brother for two days, is he at home?"

“The eldest young master went to Panyue Tower,” Wang Qing said, her tone casual. “It seems he didn’t come back all night yesterday.”

—Pan Yue Lou!

Xin Jiuwei was startled and quickly stood up. "Prepare the car, I'm going out."