evening.

Chen Siyuan returned to the East Garden and, as soon as she entered the courtyard, saw that disheveled corner.

Looking around, it seemed that only one place had been affected.

“Ah, young mistress, what do you see?” Chunlan pointed to the messy side room.

There were large water stains all around, so it was obvious what had happened.

Chen Siyuan blinked. "It seems very serious." She wondered, just how angry could someone be? It's just a visiting card, is it really necessary to go to such lengths?

As she was thinking this, she saw Qiao Yuchen walking out of the house.

"You're back?"

Chen Siyuan nodded, "Hmm, what is this?"

"I don't know either. I just got back, and this is how it is," Qiao Yuchen said matter-of-factly.

"What a pity, the house is gone. It will cost a lot of money to repair it," Chen Siyuan sighed.

Qiao Yuchen was furious. This was a matter of money; did he really need that little bit of money?

"I'll have them fix it as soon as possible." Qiao Yuchen said, taking the woman's hand and leading her into the house. "Dinner's ready, shall we eat?"

Chen Siyuan looked at the hand being held, her brows furrowing. What did this mean?

Is he angry or not? Besides, there are no outsiders here, is it necessary to do this?

They're just acting; there's no need to take it so seriously.

Chen Siyuan didn't say anything, but followed them into the house. Seeing the sumptuous meal on the table, she wondered if she was feeling guilty.

Even if there really was a fire, it was in broad daylight, yet only the side room burned down. Such a coincidence is too much.

She didn't know whether to say the man was too naive or too confident, that he would do something so straightforward.

Chen Siyuan sat down to eat, without saying a word.

Qiao Yuchen felt uneasy; he didn't know what the woman meant.

Logically speaking, she should have seen something so obvious, but she didn't say anything, which made me uneasy.

"Well, when I got back, the yard was on fire. I discovered it a bit late, so..."

Feeling guilty.

This was the first thought in Chen Siyuan's mind.

She appeared magnanimous, saying, "It's alright, there are plenty of rooms anyway, I'll just pick one."

Qiao Yuchen paused, holding his chopsticks. At that moment, he didn't know how to react.

Does this woman even know what their relationship is now?

"It's so late today, why don't we clean up tomorrow? Let's just make do for today."

"Isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Chen Siyuan said frankly, looking at Qiao Yuchen. She knew exactly what he meant, but her eyes were pure, making it impossible for anyone to have any ulterior motives.

"It's alright, aren't we cooperating?"

"Okay." Chen Siyuan nodded readily.

Only after a moment did Qiao Yuchen realize what he had said.

The meal was very unappetizing.

In fact, he had considered too many possibilities in a day, and he never expected that he would actually say such a thing.

Speechless.

I just want to suffocate myself.

Later, he simply ran away.

Chen Siyuan watched the man leave and found him rather interesting.

I initially thought this man was unreliable and didn't do anything right. But I never imagined that overly intelligent people are often too confident. Look, he's been proven wrong by his own overconfidence.

In fact, Chen Siyuan knew what Qiao Yuchen meant, but she didn't want to.

Having experienced heartbreak in her past life, she never wants to get involved again. If possible, she hopes the two of them can remain partners forever. Once they have finished their respective tasks, she will leave this place, either to live alone or to find a quiet place to live the rest of her life peacefully.

Now that she has just arrived in the capital, she knows some things that haven't happened yet, based on her memories from her previous life. She wants to find out what really happened when her mother died, amidst this chaotic situation.

She had once thought about getting something from her grandfather, but later gave up on the idea.

Her grandfather really cared about her, and she knew in her heart that this was a transference of love.

The person my grandfather truly cared about was my mother; he transferred all the guilt he felt towards her onto himself.

How could she bear to reopen the wounds of an old man who couldn't accept the death of his daughter?

Chen Siyuan hopes that once the truth of the matter is found out, she will help her grandfather try to let go of the heavy past.

The future is promising; we shouldn't waste it on regrets.

Chen Siyuan did a lot of things that night, busy with the accounts and important future plans. When she lay down, she quickly fell asleep.

I slept very well.

Lying on the spacious bed, it was incredibly comfortable.

The next day.

Chen Siyuan seemed to be in good spirits. After a quick wash, she skipped breakfast in the East Garden and went outside with two maids to take a look.

According to memories from a previous life, recently, due to the old emperor's poor health, many shops are finding it difficult to operate, and many people want to transfer their shops and prepare to return to their hometowns.

Chen Siyuan knew that this situation would continue for another six months, and the real business opportunities would come in six months.

She took advantage of this time to buy some shops so that when her elder brother came to the capital, he could have shops to do business directly.

This time, Chen Siyuan set her sights on Nanguan Street.

This street is now the hardest hit.

These shops were originally the most luxurious businesses in the capital, making money off the sons of wealthy families. Aside from being careful of their bad tempers, their finances were good. But because of the current situation, many businesses are in decline and can't survive. Now is the best time to make a move.

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