Huaiyu's eyes widened, her lips twitching: "Miss Gu likes you? How...how did you figure that out?"

Jiang Huaizhi retorted, "Isn't it obvious? When she was in the City Lord's Mansion, she argued with Jiang Huaisong in front of him and said that I was better than him;

"She waited at Wenfeng Tower for five whole days, no, six days, to get my cloak back;

"Those idle young masters only said a few bad things about me behind my back, and she gave them a good beating..."

"She's done so much, is there any other explanation?"

Huaiyu didn't believe it at first, but after hearing what he said, she hesitated and began to believe it.

But there was still something he couldn't understand: "Young master, although the rumors in the city have been cleared up, you know in your heart that Miss Gu was deeply in love with the second young master before. I don't really believe that she can change her mind overnight."

"You saw it yourself that day. Her argument with Jiang Huaisong wasn't fake. Her eyes were full of contempt and hatred for Jiang Huaisong. Do you think that was fake?"

After pondering for a moment, Huaiyu shook her head: "It doesn't seem fake. I really can't see any affection from Miss Gu for the Second Young Master. On the contrary, her disgust is more obvious."

"Yes, so she realized that Jiang Huaisong was not a good man, and then made a more correct choice."

"It seems to make sense, but something just doesn't feel right..."

"If you can't figure it out, then don't think about it anymore. In any case, if she really has feelings for me, she will definitely have a next step in her plan."

Upon hearing this, Huaiyu abandoned her plan to continue pondering: "Since you are so confident, I will wait for Miss Gu to express her feelings to you."

He stepped forward, intending to take the cloak from Jiang Huaizhi's hand, but Jiang Huaizhi showed no intention of letting go.

He shook his head helplessly and withdrew his hand.

"By the way, young master, what about those young masters from the Chen and Li families? Are we still not going to do anything about them?"

Just thinking about what those young masters had said made Huaiyu feel a surge of anger.

This wasn't the first time they'd spoken ill of the young master; each time it was infuriating, making him want to rush out and punch them several times.

But the young master remained completely unmoved, as if the people were not talking about him at all.

He hoped that the young master could teach them a lesson so that they would never dare to gossip behind their backs again.

It's unclear whether Jiang Huaizhi truly heard his thoughts, or if their words were simply too harsh this time, causing Jiang Huaizhi to react differently than before.

"Of course we should manage it," Jiang Huaizhi said calmly.

Huaiyu's eyes lit up instantly. "Really? What does Young Master plan to do?"

Jiang Huaizhi's gaze suddenly deepened, and he asked, "What do the Chen and Li families do?"

"The Chen family runs a cloth shop, and the Li family owns two restaurants. The remaining young masters all rely on these two families to do small businesses."

After listening, Jiang Huaizhi nodded silently and pondered, "Actually, Qingfeng City doesn't need so many restaurants and cloth shops, don't you think?"

Huaiyu immediately understood her young master's meaning, and her mood instantly improved: "Young master, I'll take care of it right away!"

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On her way home, Gu Jiangli felt that something was not quite right.

She had been paying attention to what was happening downstairs the whole time, so how could she not have noticed when Jiang Huaizhi arrived?

Was it just a coincidence that Jiang Huaizhi arrived while she was dealing with those men?

Is it really that much of a coincidence?

Before she could think further, Lotus interrupted her:

"Miss, why did you come out so soon? Why didn't you talk to the young master more? Don't you like him?"

Gu Jiangli snapped out of her thoughts and replied:

"Even if I like him a lot, now is not the time to try to develop a relationship with him."

"Ah? When will that be the right time? You finally have a chance to meet the eldest young master. If you miss this opportunity, who knows how long you'll have to wait for the next one? Are we going to keep coming to Wenfeng Tower every day to wait?"

"Of course not. The same method only works once; it loses its effectiveness if used too often. As for meeting up, we'll see each other again soon."

"Does Miss have other plans?"

"No, it was Jiang Huai who invited me. The peonies in Linglong Garden are about to bloom, and he asked me to go see the flowers together. There will definitely be many opportunities to meet then."

Lotus was overjoyed upon hearing this: "That's wonderful! The young master took the initiative to ask Miss out, does that mean he also has feelings for you?"

"I'm not entirely sure yet, but he doesn't seem to dislike me. As long as he doesn't, there's plenty of room for improvement."

"I hope all your wishes come true, Miss!"

Lotus seemed very happy the whole way, as if she felt that Gu Jiangli had found a life partner worthy of her trust.

Gu Jiangli quietly watched her smiling face, recalling the events the original owner had experienced last time.

Linglong Garden is a large garden that Qingfeng City built a few years ago.

The peony seeds were specially purchased from a city thousands of miles away, making the peony more precious than other flowers.

When the flowers bloom, many people go to admire them.

Of course, the main purpose of these flower admirers is to make friends, and most of them are young people.

She always felt that there was some memory she had overlooked, and she only remembered it before falling asleep in the middle of the night.

After the original owner confessed his love at the city lord's birthday banquet, he got engaged to Jiang Huaisong.

She was busy preparing her dowry and getting married at home, so she didn't go to the flower viewing.

But she heard that something had happened to Jiang Huaizhi during this flower viewing trip.

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