A night of passion.

On the second day, Ji Huai headed towards the capital with reluctance, leaving the Huai Shang Restaurant he founded to Yun Yuan.

A month later, Yun Yuan received a letter from Ji Huai, saying that he had arrived in the capital.

There was no news for a month after that.

Half a month later, Yun Yuan received another letter, which said that Yuan Qi'an was not Ji Zhang, and Ji Huai was going to join the army in the northwest, so she should stay here well.

No news since then.

Yun Yuan did not wait for his letters on purpose. She just did what she had to do every day, but sometimes she would toss and turn at night, missing his warm embrace.

The news of the beauty appearing in Qingcheng spread to everyone. Many people went to Taoshan Village to investigate, but found nothing. Finally, after asking around in the streets and alleys, they learned Yun Yuan's current address from a little beggar bribed by Yan Xiaoman.

A large number of people broke in. Yun Yuan was sitting under a tree painting her nails with homemade nail polish. When she saw them come in, she just glanced at them casually.

The leader's body softened when he saw her, and he stared at Yun Yuan greedily.

"We finally found her! There really is a beauty! Brothers, quickly capture her and present her to our master!"

Yun Yuan still sat there calmly, as if she didn't take these people seriously at all.

The visitor was somewhat surprised and doubtful.

The leader felt ignored and angrily said, "What are you still standing there for? Arrest her!"

At this moment, Mu Xingzhi jumped down from the wall with a group of people and quickly took care of the intruders.

Faced with the blood and corpses all over the ground, Yun Yuan didn't even blink, but just focused on looking at her freshly painted nails, admiring the bright light reflected by her nails in the sun.

She said lazily, "Which batch is this?"

"Madam, this is the sixteenth batch."

Mu Xingzhi gave the order expressionlessly, his voice cold: "Clean this place up."

"Yes!" The subordinates responded in unison and quickly began to clean up the scene with skillful movements.

Mu Xingzhi stood beside Yun Yuan, his tall figure casting a shadow on Yun Yuan's head, with a subtle sense of aggressiveness.

He asked her as usual: "You are not safe here, do you want to live with me?"

Yun Yuan opened her bright red lips, blew gently on her carefully painted nails, and answered nonchalantly.

"OK."

Mu Xingzhi's heart skipped a beat, and his voice became a little dry and hoarse: "What did you just say?"

Yun Yuan raised her head, her beautiful eyes were as crystal clear as morning dewdrops, and the smile in them was very alluring.

"I said yes, I can move in with you."

She repeated it, her tone still so casual and natural.

Mu Xingzhi's heart was instantly like a ball of colorful fireworks ignited, and joy and excitement surged into his heart like a tide.

There was an astonishing light flashing in his eyes, and the curve of his mouth could no longer be suppressed, and he couldn't help but rise up.

Then, he nimbly leaped up onto the wall and said excitedly, "I'll go get something ready. By the way, what kind of room do you like?"

Yun Yuan smiled brightly: "Of course, the more luxurious the better."

"I'll arrange it right away!" Mu Xingzhi jumped off the wall, quickly gathered everyone in the house together, and assigned tasks in an orderly manner.

Some people were responsible for cleaning, while others were responsible for moving items from the warehouse. The more luxurious and precious the better. After arranging everything, he personally led the rest of the people out of the house.

Not long after, he returned, followed by a series of servants with focused and cautious expressions.

They carefully carried coral ornaments, jade combs, precious pearl hairpins, clothes and other items, and flowed into Yun Yuan's new bedroom like water.

So following the Huai Shang Restaurant Braised Pork Competition, Qingcheng had a new thing that people talked about and it was widely circulated in the academy.

Ji Shen sat in his seat with a book in his hand, listening to his classmates gossiping.

"I never thought the Master could be so arrogant. I wonder which daughter of a wealthy family deserves such treatment from him?"

"You don't know yet. It's Madam Yun whom I met at the Huai Shang Restaurant last time. The Master has been pursuing her."

"I also want to pursue it, but I don't have the opportunity."

"That's a real beauty! You haven't seen Lin Yi for a long time, right? Rumor has it that Lin Yi isn't ill at all, but his father found out he's attracted to Madam Yun and has confined him to his home, not even letting him come to the academy."

"It's been several months now, isn't it? Lin Yi will get sick from staying at home?"

The man whispered in his classmate's ear, "I heard that the teacher is quite influential, and anyone with bad intentions has been dealt with..."

Ji Shen was a little dazed. Was Yun Yuan actually planning to marry someone else? It sounded like she was living well, but he hadn't been doing particularly well in the past two months.

First of all, he lost a shop and two hundred taels of silver, and his life became very tight.

Secondly, Yan Xiaoman didn't know what medicine he had taken, and he was suspicious all day long. He was not as nice to him as before, and he didn't tell him how much money he earned.

Yan Xiaoman wants to sell wine, and Ji Shen wants to give some wine to his classmates in the academy. One reason is to show off, the second is to enhance the relationship with his classmates, and the third is to help promote the wine.

However, Yan Xiaoman disagreed with Ji Shen's idea.

"This is a wine I spent so much time and effort making. You didn't help me at all while studying at the academy, and you have so many classmates. If I gave everyone a bottle, wouldn't that mean hundreds of taels of silver? My wine is limited in quantity, so I don't need you to promote it, and I won't have to worry about it not selling well."

Hearing this, Ji Shen felt very depressed. He felt that Yan Xiaoman's mind was full of money and he didn't understand his idea at all. How could giving it to a classmate be a waste and loss?

Thinking of this, Ji Shen couldn't help but sigh secretly, feeling a little helpless.

Speaking of this wine, Yan Xiaoman planned to cooperate with Huai Shang Restaurant because Huai Shang Restaurant was the largest restaurant in the city and already sold Western wine. It had accumulated a group of loyal customers and would be the easiest way to make her wine famous.

However, after tasting her wine, the steward shook his head.

"Your wine is too bitter and has a light flavor. We don't accept inferior wines."

Yan Xiaoman was not convinced and thought the manager was looking for trouble with him.

"Although I didn't sell you the tofu last time, wine is wine. From a business perspective, wine will definitely bring you a lot of profits. Are you really not going to consider it?"

The steward smiled and said, "Mrs. Ji hasn't been to our restaurant for a long time, right?"

Indeed, Yan Xiaoman had not set foot in the Huai Shang Restaurant since her last embarrassment. She said calmly, "I've been busy lately. What does this have to do with selling alcohol?"