His first thought was that the young lady had offended the fourth young mistress, otherwise the fourth young mistress would have been so assertive on her first visit.

The butler smiled ingratiatingly and said, "Please wait a moment, Fourth Young Madam. I'll be right back."

How much time is wasted in going in and out?

Do you think that living in a traditional courtyard house makes you an ancient person who doesn't know how to use a mobile phone?

Shangguan Wu thought so, but didn't expose him. She simply said, "Please tell the old lady that I am a reasonable person and know how to be polite before resorting to force."

The butler almost lost his smile and hurried back to the main hall of the old house. Upon seeing the old lady, he repeated Shangguan Wu's words.

"What a fine way to talk about reason!"

Madam Yan laughed in anger and coldly ordered, "Go and bring the eldest young lady here!"

The butler hurried away.

When Yan Yirou arrived at the main hall of the old house.

Looking at her pale-faced eldest granddaughter, Old Madam Yan asked abruptly, "What did you take from Fourth Young Madam?"

Yan Yirou was stunned.

Fourth Young Mistress... Shangguan Wu... She thought she wouldn't come.

Madam Yan thought she was stunned and said earnestly, "She's right at our doorstep, saying she has to see you today!"

My Yan family is an old and prestigious family. Why is she, from a humble background, so arrogant? It's because she married well into the Gu family. That gives her confidence!

The Ji family is a force to be reckoned with, comparable to the Gu family. If you marry into the Ji family, you won't need to worry about her causing trouble!

I've explained things to you in detail, partly for the sake of the Yan family, but also for your own good. I hope you can listen. If you agree to marry him, I won't confine you to the house anymore.

Yan Yirou rolled her eyes speechlessly.

If she hadn't known that Shangguan Wu had come to her on her own, she might have believed the old man's nonsense!

Unfortunately, all she feels now is disappointment.

Even at this point, the old man still didn't forget to urge her to get married; he really had a clever plan in mind!

Yan Yirou sat down on the sofa and said nonchalantly, "Then I don't need to see Shangguan Wu, right?"

Madam Yan choked for a moment.

"We still need to meet her, but if you agree to marry into the Ji family, you'll have more confidence and won't be afraid of her."

A hint of disdain flashed in Yan Yirou's eyes. She slowly stood up and slowly said, "Yes, the Yan family can't give me confidence. I can only rely on marrying into a good family to support me. I don't know if I'm lucky or unlucky."

After saying that, she walked straight out.

Old Madam Yan stared incredulously at her retreating figure. Was she looking down on her own family?!

Yan Yirou was starving because she hadn't eaten three meals. By the time she reached the door, she was panting and covered in sweat.

"Open the door," Yan Yirou ordered the bodyguard in the guardhouse.

The bodyguard first looked at the butler behind her, and only after the butler nodded did he open the small door of the wrought iron gate.

Shangguan Wu saw all of this, and after Yan Yirou left the Yan family, she went up to help her into the car.

When the butler realized that the fourth young mistress was going to take the eldest young lady away, he panicked. He and the bodyguard had only taken two steps forward when they were stopped by Gu Shiyi and Du Wei.

The butler was taken aback: "Fourth Young Madam, please speak to our Miss Yan at the door. Miss Yan is not someone you can take away so easily. You don't want the Yan family and the Gu family to become enemies, do you?"

Before Shangguan Wu could speak, Yan Yirou said, "I went with her voluntarily."

The butler was dumbfounded: "..."

Once the Gu family's car had disappeared from sight, the butler finally snapped out of his daze and rushed back to tell the old lady.

Old Madam Yan slammed her hand on the sofa armrest: "She did it on purpose!"

Yan Yirou did it on purpose.

Since she couldn't escape the fate of becoming cannon fodder on her own, she decided to find a reliable backer. Among the people she had met, Shangguan Wu was the most trustworthy.

It wasn't because she was the female lead, but because of her understanding of her attitude towards people and things.

Although Shangguan Wu is the female lead, she is a short-lived one. Only after her death does Yan Yirou realize that she is reading a tragic novel.

That's outrageous!

Yan Yirou left a message saying she wanted to send the author razor blades, but she still couldn't help but read on. She wanted to see what other crazy things the author would do, but she was overwhelmed by the affectionate yet crazy male lead!

He searched in the vast ocean, he fell amidst rivers of blood, and all he did in his life was for her.

She was gone for ten years, and he searched for her for ten years. Knowing she had already been reincarnated, he still made a wish under the starry sky and prayed before the gods and Buddhas, hoping that Heaven would return her to him.

Yan Yirou stayed up all night, her eyes swollen from crying. After finishing the book, she felt lost and dejected. When she woke up after another night's sleep, she found herself as the cannon fodder character with the same name, Yan Yirou, in the book.

She transmigrated into the book without any warning!

Does that mean the female lead has become her?

However, Shangguan Wu married the Fourth Young Master ahead of schedule, the Fourth Young Master's leg ailment was cured ahead of schedule, and Shangguan Wu went to do charity work... Later, Shangguan Xiong went to jail, the rest of the Shangguan family lived well, but Jiang Yu died.

Yan Yirou suddenly woke up.

She is not the female lead.

If she can't see this, then she's not far from becoming cannon fodder.

From the moment she boarded the bus, Yan Yirou was lost in her own thoughts and did not utter a single word.

Shangguan Wu raised an eyebrow but did not disturb her.

The car stopped in the parking lot of a restaurant.

She finally spoke: "Miss Yan."

Yan Yirou snapped back to reality, met Shangguan Wu's gaze, and quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, I was just spacing out."

Shangguan Wu shook his head: "It's alright, let's get off the bus and have some food first."

Yan Yirou thanked her, saying, "Thank you."

The two took the elevator to the third floor of the restaurant. Shangguan Wu had booked a private room there before they left.

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