Gu Nanjiao felt a sweet warmth in her heart and couldn't help but smile: "I'll carve another one for you when I have time." As she spoke, she pinned the hairpin in her hand to Lu Yanzhao's head: "Don't take it off. This is also a hairpin I designed myself. It's a unique auspicious cloud and lucky hairpin that symbolizes smooth sailing in life."

Lu Yanzhao couldn't help but laugh: "You also came up with the name for this hairpin?"

"uh-huh!"

The two cuddled for a while when they heard someone outside call out, "Young Master Bai is here."

Gu Nanjiao broke free from Lu Yanzhao's embrace and ran over excitedly: "You're finally here?"

Her bronze token was still in Bai Luochen's hands, with two thousand taels still inside. She hadn't seen Bai Luochen since she was kidnapped last time, and he didn't even come to her dinner to express her gratitude.

She urgently needs money and has tried to find Bai Su several times but has not been able to. Bai Su said that the bronze medal was taken away by his young master and she can only get it back when he returns from Yuzhou.

Lu Yanzhao's arms were suddenly empty, and his face turned somewhat pale.

Bai Luochen won't repay the favor, will he? Judging from Gu Nanjiao's excited expression, she might just offer herself to him in the next second.

He would repay the kindness of saving him, but if someone tried to use this opportunity to steal Bai Luochen away, he would definitely not let them go.

"I heard from Bai Su that you've been looking for me frequently lately. How come you miss me so much after only a few days?" Bai Luochen naturally saw the murderous look in Lu Yanzhao's eyes, but he wasn't afraid. He seized the opportunity to provoke Lu Yanzhao.

Gu Nanjiao wished she could cover Bai Luochen's mouth: "Stop talking nonsense. I'm asking you, is my bronze token with you? I urgently need money, and I can't get it out without the token. Also, don't talk nonsense in front of my husband."

Gu Nanjiao glanced at Lu Yanzhao, who was silent with a gloomy face, and hurriedly stepped forward to straddle his arm.

Lu Yanzhao's expression softened, and he felt less choked up. He pulled Gu Nanjiao closer to him, even giving Bai Luochen a defiant look with the corner of his eye raised.

Bai Luochen "..."

"I'm here today to deliver the bronze medal, and also to... talk to you about the kudzu root powder." Bai Luochen handed the bronze medal to Gu Nanjiao, and added after receiving a look from Lu Yanzhao.

Gu Nanjiao took the bronze medal and nodded: "Okay, let's go inside and talk." Just as she was about to go inside with Bai Luochen, Lu Yanzhao grabbed her hand tightly, as if reminding her of something.

The two have shared a bed for so long, and now that they've confessed their feelings, she naturally knows what Lu Yanzhao is like—he's probably jealous.

It seems that Lu Yanzhao really cares about her; he gets unhappy when other men appear around him.

However, she really had no feelings for Bai Luochen; it was purely a business discussion.

Gu Nanjiao patted Lu Yanzhao's hand reassuringly, speaking in a tone like she was coaxing a child: "Sweetie, I need to talk business now. Go make some tea!"

After entering the house, Gu Nanjiao first thanked Bai Luochen for saving her life. She expressed her deep regret that Bai Luochen hadn't come to the dinner party she had invited her to last time, and promised to cook a delicious meal for her next time she had the chance.

Now that the first batch of early kudzu roots is about to be harvested and the new kudzu root powder is about to hit the market, the two need to discuss the next steps in production and marketing.

Gu Nanjiao sighed: "We've been incredibly busy at Meiwuzhai lately. Yanzhao's autumn exams are just around the corner, and I wish I had three heads and six arms. How about you take over the harvesting and processing of kudzu root powder, and I only want 30% of the profits?"

Bai Luochen was clearly incredulous: "So generous, giving me 20% of the profits? You should know that hiring workers to mine and process the materials doesn't cost much. 20% of the profits is more than five thousand taels."

"I know, the reason I gave up 20% of the profits is because I feel my life is worth that much money." Gu Nanjiao wanted to repay Bai Luochen's life-saving benefactor in one go, so that Lu Yanzhao wouldn't be worried and jealous all the time.

Bai Luochen was incredibly clever and quickly understood the meaning behind Gu Nanjiao's words. For some reason, his tone was somewhat disappointed: "You really are doing this for him... Well, since you're so generous, how can I refuse?"

Gu Nanjiao breathed a sigh of relief. It was fine to accept it; this way, the debt of gratitude she owed him was finally settled.

While she was still in a daze, Bai Luochen suddenly reached out and touched Gu Nanjiao's ear. Gu Nanjiao involuntarily pulled back and asked, "What are you doing?"

"There are mosquitoes buzzing around your ear!" Bai Luochen smiled and withdrew his hand, glancing at the shadowy figure that had been standing by the door for a long time.

Hey, you've been eavesdropping for so long, I don't believe you won't come in.

Finally, the door was opened.

Lu Yanzhao stood at the door with a dark face, his eyes fixed on Bai Luochen.

"Oh dear, it takes you so long to make tea." Gu Nanjiao got up and walked towards Lu Yanzhao, reaching out to take the tray from his hands, but Lu Yanzhao pressed her down firmly.

Gu Nanjiao frowned: "What's wrong with you? Your face is as black as charcoal." Before Lu Yanzhao could reply, Gu Nanjiao suddenly snatched the tray back from his hands.

Unexpectedly, he used too much force and spilled a pot of hot tea on Gu Nanjiao, unfortunately scalding her inner thigh.

"Ah—" Gu Nanjiao screamed.

Lu Yanzhao suddenly stepped forward to lift Gu Nanjiao's dress, when he suddenly saw Bai Luochen walking over with a worried look on his face: "Are you alright? Where did you get burned?"

Lu Yanzhao lowered her skirt, picked up Gu Nanjiao horizontally, and carried her into the house, leaving Bai Luochen standing there petrified.

Well, they're a married couple, so who does he think he is? I'd better not be a third wheel here, or I'll feel uncomfortable eating this dog food.

Bai Luochen called out through the door, and after saying hello to Dangdang, he went back inside.

Inside the room, Lu Yanzhao lifted Gu Nanjiao's dress and asked with concern, "Let me see how badly it's burned?"

Gu Nanjiao took a few steps back: "It's okay, the tea isn't very hot. We can just use an ice pack later." Even though they had made their relationship public, they couldn't be too blatant, could they?

Ignoring her, Lu Yanzhao grabbed Gu Nanjiao and held her waist. In no time, he stripped her of her clothes and pants. When he saw that her thighs were red but without blisters, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm sorry? I didn't mean to." Lu Yanzhao suddenly apologized.

"It's alright, the tea isn't very hot." Gu Nanjiao felt inexplicably less disgusted by Lu Yanzhao's unwarranted jealousy and said, "Alright, you don't need to feel guilty anymore. Just don't have that dark face all the time in the future."

Seeing the redness on his thigh, Lu Yanzhao suddenly reached out and touched it, his slender fingers slowly moving upwards, his thoughts unreadable.

When he came to his senses, his hand had unknowingly reached a dangerous area; any higher and...

Lu Yanzhao's breath hitched, and his gaze became intense. The next second, Gu Nanjiao slapped his hand away.

"What are you doing?"

Gu Nanjiao strongly suspected that he wanted to commit indecent acts.

Lu Yanzhao snapped out of his daze and coughed awkwardly twice: "I'll go get you some ice to apply."

After saying that, he left.

A moment later, Lu Yanzhao returned, wrapped the ice in a handkerchief, and asked, "Do you want me to apply it for you?"

Gu Nanjiao was taken aback. Lu Yanzhao was applying the ointment to her, probably because he wanted to take advantage of her. Yet this guy asked her question without batting an eye.

"No need!" Gu Nanjiao teased, taking the ice from Lu Yanzhao's hand. "Lu Yanzhao, stop thinking about nonsense all the time. I'm still a minor."

She wasn't so feudal-minded. After all, Lu Yanzhao was so outstanding in appearance, but this body was not yet eighteen years old, so Gu Nanjiao still cherished her body.

Sigh, all I have is the heart of an old rogue, but I can't do anything right.

Lu Yanzhao suddenly laughed. He slowly approached Gu Nanjiao, his voice hoarse and deep: "What are you thinking? I'm just concerned about your injuries."

Gu Nanjiao blushed; it was clearly Lu Yanzhao who was trying to be a scoundrel.

At this moment, Lu Yanzhao suddenly got up to leave, and Gu Nanjiao asked, "Where are you going?"

"You're not going out, so I'll watch you apply the ice?"

Gu Nanjiao: "...Um, you should just leave!"