"You've finally decided to come back?"

He put down his tea, his voice low and deep.

The room was dimly lit, and Su Miao couldn't discern Shen Changji's emotions.

"You went to see Liu Muxuan again?" the man asked again.

Su Miao gave a soft "hmm".

As she looked at the scene before her, familiar memories flashed through her mind.

She remembered one time when she came home late, and her brother was waiting for her in the same way.

She encountered an injured young man while gathering herbs on the mountain. She used herbs to bandage him and gave him the last piece of osmanthus cake.

Fortunately, her life was not in danger, and the other party was very grateful. She felt a connection with him and couldn't help but chat for a while longer.

By the time she returned to her lodgings, it was already getting dark.

Now... looking at the people in the room, Su Miao couldn't help but sigh that things had changed.

The person waiting for her was no longer that familiar face.

She choked back a sore throat, suppressing the pain welling up inside her.

That was her only relative.

It's just a pity...

Seeing that Su Miao remained silent, Shen Changji frowned even more deeply.

"Why aren't you saying anything? Are you still thinking about him?"

"No, but how did you know I went to see Liu Muxuan?" Su Miao looked up, a flash of sadness in her eyes, which was replaced by a smile.

She slowly approached Shen Changji, her smile undiminished, revealing a captivating charm.

Looking at Su Miao's appearance, Shen Changji recalled how she and Liu Muxuan had been chatting and laughing together earlier that day!

His cold gaze fell on the hairpin in her hair, his lips were taut, and his face was gloomy and terrifying.

"My brother really cares about me; he knows everything I do!"

As she spoke, Su Miao boldly hooked her hand onto Chen Changji's robe.

"Have all the things I said to you gone in one ear and out the other?"

"How could that be? I just heard that my sister-in-law had an accident, and I was just taking the opportunity to express my gratitude last time and also to check on her for my brother."

When Su Miao mentioned the last time, Shen Changji's face darkened even more.

Is she getting revenge for the time he splashed her skirt wet last time?

I really underestimated this woman!

"My affairs are none of your business!"

"There's nothing I can do. I'm so fond of my brother, I can't help but want to know anything about him." Su Miao pretended to be very helpless.

"This is no reason for you to associate with Liu Muxuan!" Shen Changji raised his voice by one notch.

Caught off guard by the sudden sound, Su Miao was almost startled and stepped on her own dress.

"Okay, okay, brother, don't be angry. I love you the most." With that, Su Miao took the tea from the side and handed it to Shen Changji in a flattering manner.

Shen Changji didn't answer, but gave her a cold look. "Since that's the case, then you shouldn't go out during this time. Stay in your room and copy the 'Precepts for Women' one hundred times as punishment."

As soon as she finished speaking, Tao'er, who was standing next to Su Miao, widened her eyes.

Women's Precepts...recite one hundred times...!

Su Miao remained calm and softened her voice, saying, "Okay, I'll do whatever you tell me to do, brother."

She hasn't wanted to go out these past few days.

After all, the Liu family will soon be coming to discuss the marriage between Liu Jiaojiao and Shen Changji.

Looking at Su Miao's soft and obedient appearance, Shen Changji reached out and took the tea.

Su Miao seized the opportunity to lightly touch the man's hand with her fingertips.

Chen Changji's gaze darkened slightly. "One hundred recitations of the Precepts for Women aren't enough?"

"That's enough, enough to make my hands hurt!" Su Miao said coquettishly.

"Copy carefully, I'll check."

After calmly sipping the last drop of tea, he got up and left.

Su Miao looked at Chen Changjiu's retreating figure, a sarcastic smile playing on her lips.

This man is really quite dull!

On one hand, he used the precepts for women to warn her to pay attention to her virtue and character and to have less contact with Liu Muxuan, but on the other hand, he couldn't suppress his desire for her!

Copying women’s rings?

She wouldn't copy!

"Tao'er, help me wash up. I'm tired and want to rest!" Su Miao said lazily.

"Miss...you really won't copy?"

"I won't copy."

She was still waiting for this man to come and "inspect" her.

The copying was just a pretext, but Shen Changji could use this "inspection" as a pretext to come and move around her.

...

These past few days, Su Miao has been painting in her room, and each time she finishes a painting, she has Tao'er secretly send it to Fanghua Pavilion.

Every dress in Fanghua Pavilion was personally designed by her.

She wanted more money so that things would be easier for her in the future.

But today is different; it's the Liu family's turn to come.

Just as Su Miao got up, she heard news from outside that Liu Jiaojiao was unwell and probably wouldn't be able to come today, so the matters to be discussed would have to be postponed.

Upon hearing this, Su Miao's lips curled into a smile.

Just then, Shen Changji came to "inspect".