"You dare to lie to me? Aren't you afraid I'll get angry?"

Shen Changji raised his hand and gripped her chin, danger looming.

"I'm scared, but as I said, this thing isn't unsolvable. It's just that my brother can't do it in front of Sister Liu, but I can still help him in front of me," Su Miaojiao said with a smile.

He gripped the chin harder, his expression dark and unreadable.

"I just love my brother, so I hate Sister Liu. I'm unhappy to see her become my brother's legal wife."

Do you hate it?

"Of course I hate it!"

"I hate her... for stealing my man!" Su Miao blurted out almost without hesitation.

He remained silent for a long time, his deep gaze fixed on her, his emotions unreadable.

For a moment, Su Miao's emotions were slightly out of control, but she tried her best to suppress the surging displeasure and smiled at Shen Changji.

"But I know that my brother doesn't have feelings for her; it's just because of the marriage agreement, right?"

She smiled, her fingertips lightly caressing her long, slender waist, her eyes flashing like two flickering flames.

If Shen Changji truly had feelings for Liu Jiaojiao, then this man wouldn't be in her room right now.

Don't try to guess what I'm thinking!

Shen Changji gripped Su Miao's chin even tighter, his voice carrying a cold warning.

She kept saying she loved him, but she could also chat and laugh with Xie Qin, Liu Muxuan, and others.

Most importantly... she didn't recognize him!

So what exactly is her purpose?

The Su Miao of today is completely different from the one of back then!

If he hadn't stumbled upon this woman by chance, he wouldn't have believed that the woman in front of him was the one who had saved him years ago.

What has she been through all these years...?

Is your attraction to him driven by a desire for status and power, or by genuine affection?

With his current abilities, none of these are problems.

only……

Chen Changji's fingertips caressed Su Miao's soft lips, his gaze scrutinizing.

Su Miao met Chen Changji's gaze and chuckled softly.

Her eyes were alluring and seductive as she spoke slowly, enunciating each word: "Brother, I won't hurt you. I just like you so much that I can't control myself."

"My heart has always belonged to my brother."

"How much of what you said is true and how much is false?" He stared at her with cold eyes.

"Of course it's all true. Don't you believe me, brother?"

Shen Changji looked at the emotion in her eyes, his gaze deep and his voice hoarse.

"Weren't you just trying it out?"

Upon hearing the word "try," Su Miao's cheeks instantly turned red.

She noticed out of the corner of her eye that it was already dark outside.

To be honest, she's more concerned about what's happening outside right now!

But she never expected that this man would actually do it... which caught her off guard!

Su Miao glanced at him after a long silence, then smiled and said, "Okay, let's give it a try!"

As she spoke, she bent down.

I took a bite through it

Shen Changji barely had time to stop her; the excruciating pain instantly changed his expression.

"Su Miao!"

The man suppressed a low growl.

The next second, Su Miao was covered in dry clothes thrown at her, and she heard the sound of a door slamming shut as someone left.

She took a deep breath silently.

Gone...

Thank goodness, otherwise, with Shen Changji's abilities, he would probably have tormented her half to death, and she wouldn't have been able to get anything done!

Although Shen Changji appears to be impeccably dressed on the surface, he is utterly despicable in private!

Su Miao rubbed her mouth and got up to change out of her soaked clothes.

...

As night fell, at the Liu residence

Liu Jiaojiao sat up in bed, reached for the inner garment beside her and put it on, revealing an ambiguous red mark below her collarbone.

She had just put it on when a large hand wrapped around her waist pulled her back.

"So eager?"

"You'd better leave quickly, or you'll be discovered!"

"What's there to be afraid of? Shen Changji is still out there doing disaster relief. He probably doesn't know that the wife he's about to marry will be like this."

Hearing the man's teasing voice, Liu Jiaojiao scolded, "Don't you dare do anything reckless!"

"That depends on your skills."

As soon as she finished speaking, Liu Jiaojiao bit her lip and leaned down again.

The room was once again filled with an alluring atmosphere, and the bed swayed gently.

When Liu Jiaojiao woke up the next day, her eyes were tired, and she leaned lazily against the chair while Cui'er did her makeup.

If Shen Changji hadn't been mentioned last night, she would have completely forgotten about Su Miao!

She hadn't seen Su Miao at the Duke's mansion these past few days.

What's wrong with this delicate and frail young lady?

Thinking of Su Miao's face, and then of Shen Changji, she was still a little worried.

After having breakfast, Liu Jiaojiao went to the Duke's Mansion again.

Grandma Shen wasn't surprised to hear that Liu Jiaojiao was coming over, and leisurely sipped her tea.

It's obvious that Liu Jiaojiao wants to get closer to the family, after all... she'll be marrying into the family eventually!

Old Mrs. Shen raised an eyebrow slightly as she thought of Shen Changji.

She really couldn't figure out her grandson!

Just as Old Mrs. Shen put down her teacup, she heard Liu Jiaojiao's voice.

"Grandmother, I brought you some freshly baked flower cakes today!"

"Good child, come and sit down!" Grandma Shen said with a smile.

As soon as Liu Jiaojiao sat down, she eagerly handed the flower cake to Old Madam Shen, then pretended to be curious and glanced around.

"I heard that Sister Su is usually very close to Grandmother, so why haven't I seen her these past few days?"

"She wasn't feeling well, and the doctor told her to avoid the cold wind, so she hasn't been out and about these past few days," said Old Mrs. Shen.

"Is she alright? Perhaps I should go check on her later."

"Looks like it won't be necessary; she probably won't be able to get up to greet you."

Forced by Shen Changtai's authority, Liu Jiaojiao did not press the matter further.

However, as she left, she couldn't help but glance at Su Miao's courtyard a few more times.

Shen Changji probably won't take her to disaster relief... After all, Su Miao looks so delicate, what can she do?

Even Liu Jiaojiao thought it was impossible!

Even if Su Miao wanted to go, given Chen Changji's cold and aloof personality, he would absolutely not let her go.

Liu Jiaojiao got into the carriage after thinking about it.

However, the carriage did not continue towards the Liu residence, but instead circled around several times before heading towards one of the most remote places in the capital.

...

After Su Miao got up, she began to busy herself, taking notes of the situation bit by bit in the booklet in her hand.

Some are getting better, while others are not.

She marked all the points of discomfort that everyone was experiencing in the booklet, drew a big circle around them, and then wrote a new prescription, asking someone to prepare the medicine.

Seeing Su Miao's serious expression, Lone Eagle hesitated to interrupt, but still went up to her.

Just then, Su Miao closed the booklet and looked up to see Lone Eagle.

Thinking of the long silence of the previous night, she swallowed hard and asked, "Is my servant looking for me?"

"To be precise, your master is looking for you. Come with me."

Chen Changji searched for her...

Su Miao gripped the pen and paper tightly in her hands, adjusted her breathing, and followed Lone Eagle's footsteps.