The "dead girl" he was referring to was Shangguan Xinyi.

He learned from his second daughter why Shangguan Xinyi had come to cause trouble, and he felt incredibly disgusted. He had once genuinely cared for this younger woman, but he never expected her to be an ingrate just like her parents.

Shangguan Lin was so angry that he wanted to take back all the gifts he had given away over the years!

"Okay, Dad."

Shangguan Wu gave him an 'OK' sign.

After lunch, Shangguan Wu sat for a while and then felt sleepy.

Gu Yunzhen's voice was deep: "Madam, would you like to go upstairs and get some sleep?"

Shangguan Wu glanced at the time; it was two o'clock. She shook her head and said, "Let's go home. If I sleep now, I won't be able to sleep tonight."

The young couple said goodbye to their elders.

The entire Shangguan family saw the young couple off to their car and watched it drive away until they exited the wrought iron gate before returning to the villa.

When Shangguan Wu and her group arrived, their trunk was full of gifts for their families. When they left, the trunk was still full of gifts for her and Gu Yunzhen.

Inside the car, Gu Yunzhen asked in a low voice, "Do you need any help?"

After a moment of surprise, Shangguan Wu hesitated and asked, "Has Ji Mingjing contacted you?"

Gu Yunzhen shook her head: "Is it related to him?"

Shangguan Wu looked at him and said, "He knows hypnosis. I want to ask him if he has a way to contact the [Divine Messenger] organization."

Gu Yunzhen raised an eyebrow: "What are you going to do?"

Shangguan Wu took a deep breath, staring intently at him, and revealed everything: "That notebook records that hypnotists don't usually teach others casually. Quan Tianrui mastered it in a short time, so the person who taught him must be quite powerful, maybe even someone from the 'Divine Messenger' organization."

"As long as I can prove that Quan Tianrui colluded with the 'Divine Messenger' organization, Quan Tianrui will be taken away by my senior brother and will never have the chance to harm others again."

Her voice was very soft; if Gu Yunzhen hadn't been so close, he wouldn't have been able to hear what she was saying.

Gu Yunzhen patted her back gently in a comforting tone: "I'll contact Ji Mingjing."

Shangguan Wu frowned: "He took Rongrong back to Xizhou City. He obviously didn't agree to the treatment method. Will he even bother with you?"

Gu Yunzhen's eyes were as deep as ink, and a wicked smile curved his thin lips: "Don't worry, I have a way."

Hearing him say that, Shangguan Wu let go of everything and leaned against him, dozing off.

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The Yan family mansion.

After returning, Yan Yirou stayed in her room quietly, not going anywhere. She not only memorized the five hundred kinds of Chinese herbal medicines and their effects, but also bought a color-illustrated edition of "Compendium of Materia Medica" to record what common Chinese herbal medicines looked like.

She studied from morning till night, with no time or energy to think about anything else, and thus slept well.

She didn't go out, but people came to her door looking for her.

Yan Yirou looked at Ji Xianli with a calm gaze: "Mr. Ji, you've heard the saying, 'A forced relationship is never sweet,' haven't you?"

Ji Xianli said gently, "I've made a reservation at the restaurant. If you don't want to change your clothes, just go there like this. You look good in anything anyway."

Is he pretending not to understand?

Yan Yirou frowned: "Today is the eve of the Lunar New Year, and I need to stay home and have dinner with my parents."

Ji Xianli smiled gently: "Your uncle and aunt wish us to eat alone."

He was clearly smiling, but Yan Yirou was terrified.

For some reason, she thought of a classic line from a TV series in her world—"Want to go hiking together?"

It's so hypocritical and scary!

Yan Yirou trembled uncontrollably; she didn't want to die again!

If she dies and doesn't return to her original world, then she's truly gone.

Since she's here, she'll make the best of it. Wherever she is, she'll live a free and fulfilling life!

Yan Yirou shook her head and said again, "I don't want to go out. Please respect my decision."

Ji Xianli's eyes darkened. He didn't know how to be pleasing to the eye!

"Rou Rou, we'll get married after the New Year. This is something our parents have agreed on. I'm thinking that you're not very familiar with me, so I want to spend more time with you and get to know you better. That way, our married life will be more harmonious."

Yan Yirou was utterly shocked: "What did you say?"

Ji Xianli feigned surprise: "Didn't the old lady tell you that you were getting married after the New Year?"

Yan Yirou was incredulous: "..."

"I will not marry you," she said in a deep voice.

Ji Xianli seemed to have been struck a blow, his spirits suddenly drained, and he staggered a few steps, saying with a bitter expression, "Is it that no matter what I do, no woman will like me?"

Yan Yirou's eyelids twitched, and she looked at him silently.

Ji Xianli suddenly slumped down and buried his head in his hands: "I used to have a fiancée I was betrothed to since childhood. Her family suffered a misfortune, so she lived in my house. I thought that when she came of age, we would get married and live the married life I had always dreamed of."

Yan Yirou was stunned, she didn't expect him to tell her this!

Ji Xianli continued, "After the college entrance examination, I went abroad to study. I wanted to make a name for myself and marry her in a grand way. But when I returned to China, everything seemed to have changed. She had changed her mind and lied to me, saying that she only liked me. Would a woman who likes a man kiss another man?"

Before Yan Yirou could answer, Ji Xianli continued, "I know she's lying to me. One morning I saw her coming out of a man's room, but she was crying and begging me not to break off the engagement. I had no choice but to agree."

But then I met you. I fell in love with you the first time I saw you, Rou Rou. I've broken off my engagement with her. I swear I'll treat you well and take care of you for the rest of my life. Will you marry me?

Yan Yirou felt nauseous.

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