Upon hearing her question, Rong Ruo let out a soft scoff:

"He dares to touch my things, how could I let him get away with it?"

Yuan Zhao found this absurd:

What did my older brother do to you?

Upon hearing this, Rong Ruo raised his eyes and glanced at her, then slowly said:

"you!"

"……What?"

Yuan Zhao felt it was absurd. She thought there was something wrong with her ears, otherwise how could she hear such a ridiculous thing?

"you!"

“You belong to me. Without my permission, no one would dare to lay a finger on you.”

Rong Ruo spoke slowly, not thinking there was anything wrong with what he said.

Seeing his matter-of-fact attitude, Yuan Zhao opened his mouth, only to find it utterly absurd.

When did she become his?

As if knowing what she was thinking, Rong Ruo said calmly:

"Now that you are taking care of Ah Bai, you are naturally considered one of my people."

Yuan Zhao: "..."

Suddenly remembering something, she spoke:

“At the time of that incident, I hadn’t yet taken care of Ah Bai.”

Rong Ruo glanced at her upon hearing this: "If I say you belong to me, then you belong to me."

"..."

Yuan Zhao was so angry she almost laughed. She had never seen anyone more shameless and domineering than Rong Ruo.

After a short pause, Yuan Zhao continued:

"May I ask, Chief Supervisor, why did you treat me that way the night before?"

She hadn't dared to think about it before, but after this incident, she couldn't help but think about it.

Upon hearing her mention that night, Rong Ruo's hand stiffened slightly before returning to normal. He said casually:

"You belong to me, and I can do whatever I want with you."

Yuan Zhao was genuinely amused and exasperated. She had no idea how Rong Ruo could have said such a thing, and more importantly, she felt somewhat disappointed.

This feeling came on very unexpectedly.

Perhaps because of the "peaceful coexistence" they had enjoyed for some time, she had always felt that Rong Ruo was not the person the rumors suggested.

But now she realizes that she was too naive.

There's a reason he's called a "jinx"; he's utterly unreasonable and does whatever he pleases.

At this moment, she felt a pang of regret.

If she had known things would turn out this way, she shouldn't have cooperated so actively with Rongruo's treatment.

This man has no concept of gratitude. She had hoped he would spare her because she had saved his life, but now it seems she was incredibly naive.

In an instant, countless emotions flashed across Yuan Zhao's face, but none of them were what Rong Ruo disliked.

He said in a calm voice:

"Keep your little schemes to yourself."

"Your Yuan family is no more difficult to deal with than the Yongning Marquis's mansion."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Zhao gave a light rebuke:

"Don't try to fool me, Chief Supervisor. Although I am a woman, I know the status of the Yuan family in Western Chu."

If the Yuan family were truly someone everyone wanted to take advantage of, then the emperor in his previous life wouldn't have gone through so much trouble.

As long as they have the military tally, no one will dare to touch them; even the emperor will have to think twice.

Upon hearing Yuan Zhao's words, Rong Ruo became interested. He sat up straight and coldly said:

"Then, would you like to give it a try?"

Yuan Zhao pursed his lips and remained silent, staring intently at Rong Ruo.

She would naturally not try it; Rong Ruo's methods were far more ruthless than the emperor's, as could be seen from her elder brother's situation.

She wouldn't want to break ties with Rong Ruo unless absolutely necessary, and that's what she did before.

'However, Rongruo has really gone too far!'

A murderous glint flashed in Yuan Zhao's eyes.

Suddenly, her jaw was clamped, and she was forced to lift her head.

Before she knew it, Rong Ruo had appeared in front of her and was pinching her chin with his hand:

"You want to kill me?"

Rong Ruo gave a wicked smile.