As a permanent resident of the Lu family, Aunt Xu naturally knew the reason why Lin Wanwan was able to marry Lu Yunzhang.

She looked down on such methods, but she didn't give anyone a hard time.

This is because she knows her responsibilities and identity; her task is to take good care of Chief Lu's life, and other people and things have nothing to do with her.

Lin Wanwan brazenly danced in front of her, still trying to treat her like a slave of a landlord in the old society. If she still tolerated it, then she would not be a woman of the new society.

Hey, you have a bad temper, so I'm not going to put up with it.

Aunt Xu rolled her eyes, took off her apron, and went back to her room, ignoring Lin Wanwan's stomping.

"You..." Lin Wanwan didn't expect Aunt Xu to be so unafraid of her, and glared at her back hatefully.

"Damn it," he cursed.

I didn't touch the noodles in the bowl. The chicken broth at the bottom looked golden and appetizing, with a perfectly shaped poached egg and a few pieces of chicken on top.

When making this bowl of noodles, Aunt Xu followed Lin Wanwan's instructions exactly.

It can be said that they put a lot of effort into it.

But Lin Wanwan didn't think so. In order not to go hungry, she forced herself to pick up a mouthful of noodles with her chopsticks and put it in her mouth, only to spit it out the next second.

I'm so angry I'm full, I have no appetite at all.

"The noodles are all soggy." Lin Wanwan slammed her chopsticks on the table in frustration. "A servant can't even do this simple thing right, and she's acting all high and mighty."

Hmph, I'll fire her tomorrow.

Replace them with someone who is obedient and compliant.

She doesn't want to work for the Lu family anymore, but there are always others willing to do it. Does she really think the old man can't do without her?

Just as Lin Wanwan was getting angry, someone quietly walked up behind her.

"My sister-in-law has a very bad temper."

Lin Wanwan was startled and instinctively tried to scream, but a hand covered her mouth the next second.

A familiar voice rang in my ears, "There's something I'd like to talk to you about, sister-in-law. I wonder if it's convenient for you?"

late at night--

Under the big banyan tree in the backyard of the Lu family.

Lin Wanwan put her hands in the pockets of her cotton-padded coat and exhaled a puff of white mist.

By the dim moonlight, she looked at the person in front of her and said impatiently, "If you have something to say, hurry up and say it."

In this freezing weather, she must be out of her mind to agree to come out with him.

Lu Yunyi chuckled. "What's the rush? I just want to ask you what you overheard at the old man's door just now, sister-in-law?"

Lin Wanwan's eyes darted around, and she didn't go along with what he said, "Eavesdropping? What eavesdropping? I don't know anything about it."

She learned this trick from Lin Xiaoxiao: when you're unsure about something, just act like a rogue.

The sky was dark, and neither of them could see each other's expressions clearly; they could only sense that the other person was there.

Lu Yunyi's eyes turned cold, and his expression became mocking. "It's pointless for my sister-in-law to try to outsmart me at a time like this."

"I don't understand what you're saying." Lin Wanwan clenched her hands in her pockets.

A hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

How could Lu Yunyi be so sure that he had actually overheard something?

“It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand, sister-in-law.” Lu Yunyi suddenly moved closer to her, his voice icy. “That guy named Liu Guangyuan will definitely understand.”

Lin Wanwan's face turned deathly pale instantly. Her eyes widened in terror, and her body involuntarily shrank back.

"Who is Liu Guangyuan? I don't know."

She was still clinging to the hope that Lu Yunyi was just threatening her and didn't know about the deep entanglement between her and Liu Guangyuan.

"Heh..." A disdainful sneer rang out in the silent night.

Lu Yunyi leaned back against the tree trunk, his expression playful, showing none of the obedience he displayed in front of Old Master Lu during the day. "Your man, my cousin, was raised by the old man as his heir since childhood. He is proud and arrogant and would never stoop to using dirty tricks."

"It's because he's too arrogant that he's been repeatedly outmaneuvered by a woman like you."

“But me…” He leaned closer to Lin Wanwan, a strange light flashing in his eyes, “It’s different. In order to get leverage over him, I know all about your affairs.”

As he spoke, his gaze moved down to her abdomen, his expression excited. "What do you think my usually arrogant cousin would do if he found out you cheated on him and are pregnant with another man's child?"

"Oh no, given his personality, he'll at most use this opportunity to divorce you."

"The ones who will really not let you off the hook are my grandfather, my second uncle, and my second aunt. They are not soft-hearted people."

"You dare to confuse the bloodline of the Lu family, you must have already thought about the consequences of being exposed."

"The best way to deal with a vain and despicable woman like you is to leave you penniless, subject you to everyone's scorn, and then send you to the countryside to do manual labor. Do you know what's most abundant in the countryside? Forty- or fifty-year-old bachelors, and you..."

Lin Wanwan couldn't take it anymore and growled, "Stop talking."

Just thinking about it made her breathless and unable to accept it.

She is God's favorite; she can foresee the future. Her future is sure to be bright and glamorous, not what Lu Yunyi said.

Lu Yunyi leaned back calmly. "So, can you understand what I'm saying now?"

Lin Wanwan nodded numbly.

"Very good." Lu Yunyi smiled with satisfaction. "As long as you do as I say, I promise I won't reveal your secrets. But if you dare to play tricks on me, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Lin Wanwan remained silent. Now that her weaknesses were in someone else's hands, all she could do was compromise.

She didn't speak, but Lu Yunyi wasn't angry. He asked directly, "How much of what the old man and Lu Yunzhang said did you hear?"

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