As soon as Lin Zao entered the reception room, she saw the steward she had met at Qibao Pavilion before, standing behind a young master.

The young gentleman was sitting in a chair. He was tall and slender, with a fair and smooth face and handsome features. He was dressed in white and had the air of a refined and elegant gentleman.

In stark contrast to Tang Jian's handsome and imposing appearance, which exudes masculinity and domineering presence.

Wang Xuzhi was overjoyed to see Lin Zao and excitedly stood up and walked quickly toward Lin Zao.

When they were still a few steps away, they seemed to hesitate for a moment and then stopped.

A pair of peach blossom eyes looked at Lin Zao with tenderness and affection:

"Third Miss, you're really still alive! Xu Zhi has been searching for you all these years! How have you been?"

Lin Zao ignored his gaze and placed the snacks she was holding on the table next to her.

"Young Master Wang, please have a seat! This is something I made especially for you. Please try it and see if it's the same as before."

Wang Xuzhi was taken aback and looked at the lotus root starch and osmanthus sugar cake on the table.

Lin Zao used to love researching all kinds of food, and this dessert was one of her most frequently made dishes, as well as one of his favorites!

Thinking of this, Wang Xuzhi's eyes softened, and he looked at Lin Zao with a mixture of guilt and affection.

"After all these years, Miss, you still remember that Xuzhi's favorite dish is lotus root starch and osmanthus sugar cake. You still care about me after all!"

He couldn't help but step forward and try to take Lin Zao's hand.

"Bang!"

A figure flashed, and Wang Xuzhi was kicked to the ground!

Tang Jian stood in front of Lin Zao with a cold expression, his gaze seeming capable of piercing a hole in a person.

sinister tone:

"What does this young master intend to do to my wife?"

If looks could be turned into knives, Wang Xuzhi would probably have been sliced ​​into millions of pieces long ago!

Wang Xuzhi was still lying on the ground, not yet able to react. His butler nervously helped him up, his face pale, obviously thinking about how Tang Jian had kicked him down earlier!

"What does General Tang mean? Is this how you treat your guests?"

At this moment, Wang Xuzhi stood up, clutching his aching chest, and questioned him in a cold voice.

"Ha! Young Master Wang laid hands on my wife! Even if I beat you to death, no one will say a word!"

Tang Jian sneered, "What a shameless pretty boy!"

He still wants to argue with him? I'll teach him a lesson he won't learn!

"You! Hmph! General, you probably don't know that your lady was once my fiancée, do you?"

Wang Xuzhi's face was sinister:

"General, you stole another man's wife first, and now you're trying to shift the blame! Even if this goes to the authorities, you, General Tang, will be the one in the wrong!"

A dark glint flashed in Tang Jian's eyes, his expression remained unchanged, and a dangerous smile curled at the corner of his lips:

"Oh? I've heard that Young Master Wang already had a wife five years ago, and that she is the fourth young lady of the Lin family. I wonder what gives Young Master Wang the right to stand here!"

Wang Xuzhi's expression changed, and he suddenly looked at Lin Zao:

"Third Miss, let me explain! After you disappeared, Xu Zhi did look for you!"

"But the wedding date for the Wang and Lin families had already been set, and we couldn't break the contract! That's why we couldn't change the engagement to your fourth sister."

Lin Zao hadn't uttered a sound since Tang Jian returned. She had originally intended to use the matter of the snacks to get him to reveal more, but Tang Jian interrupted her.

Seeing him explain to her, she suddenly had an idea.

Lin Zao turned to the side, out of Wang Xuzhi's sight, and using the obstruction of his clothes, reached out and hooked Tang Jian's hand, tickling his palm.

Feeling Tang Jian grab her hand, she turned to look at Wang Xuzhi with a cold sneer:

"Is that so? Didn't Young Master Wang and my fourth sister already have an affair? Did you think I didn't know anything?"