"But you're different. You not only got money, but you also slept with a handsome man, a one-of-a-kind handsome man. Do you think you're losing out?"
"So, think it over carefully. Don't lose the big picture for small gains. Getting angry is the worst thing you can do, isn't it?"
Cen Xi glanced at Zhu Yanniang and thought she was like a pyramid scheme leader, conning people with a series of tricks. If she didn't know her background, she would have thought she was a member of the Shen Gou gang.
"Hurry up and go down the mountain to steal a man, or there won't even be any soup left. My affairs are none of your business."
Cen Xi glared at her, not saying whether she had taken her words to heart or not, but she didn't want to see this incredibly noisy woman.
"Alright, I'm really envious of what's on the mountain, but you won't let me touch it. It's making me so frustrated. If you can get the money back from that bastard, you should give me some as compensation."
Zhu Yanniang smiled broadly. To her, men were always prey, so she often said this without feeling ashamed.
"Fine, get lost, don't get in my way."
Cen Xi waved his hand to shoo people away.
"You brat, how old are you? You're still so childish."
Zhu Yanniang pouted in dissatisfaction.
“I’m twenty-one this year, so what I say is naturally in line with my age. Unlike you, who’s already entered the ranks of old women, yet still says you’re as beautiful as a flower.”
Cen Xi has always been sharp-tongued, so she speaks without any restraint.
"Old woman? I'm only twenty-six, in the prime of my life. You're only five years younger than me. You brat, people like you are old maids who can't get married. You say I'm old, but aren't you old? Huh?"
Zhu Yanniang really wanted to drown her in her saliva. This girl was so annoying, she really wanted to beat her up.
“He’s still younger than you, being younger is an advantage. I’m not unable to get married. Look at me, I’ve been married twice, and I was even a son-in-law of the Wen family. There was even a prime minister who was completely infatuated with me. You tell me, am I more popular than you?”
Cen Xi glared at her. Although she disliked that scoundrel, she was perfectly willing to use him to save face.
"You...you...how can you be so shameless? I'm leaving. You have no shame at all. No wonder you got swindled out of your money and then your body. You deserve it. I can't be bothered with you anymore."
Zhu Yanniang emphasized the last few words, and after saying them, she didn't want to hear another word from Cen Xi. She disappeared into Cen Xi's courtyard with a light step.
Cen Xi smiled knowingly at her. She didn't tell Zhu Yanniang that she was actually twenty-six years old in modern times, only twenty-one in this body. Moreover, modern women have unconventional ideas, and at least that scoundrel of a man is pleasing to the eye, so she really didn't lose out.
"Poppy, go to the kitchen and bring me some food. I'm starving."
Cen Xi touched her flat stomach and said weakly that she had been too angry when she got up and had forgotten that she hadn't eaten all day.
"yes!"
Wen Qihe glanced at Cen Xi and agreed before leaving the courtyard.
A short while later, Wen Qihe brought in a tray, put the food on the table, and then quietly left.
After Cen Xi finished eating and drinking her fill, she instructed Wen Qihe to clear away the cups, plates, and bowls on the table, and then took Wen Qihe for a walk on the mountain.
Upon reaching the mountain gate, Cen Xi clearly sensed that the formation she had encountered at the foot of the mountain had been altered. She didn't recognize what kind of formation it was, but it was clearly a defensive formation.
Cen Xi used her internal energy to activate the formation and discovered that a sinister aura was approaching her.
"Let's go down the mountain and take a look."
Cen Xi said something to Wen Qihe beside her, and then walked down the mountain first.
When they reached the foot of the mountain, both she and Wen Qihe had a smooth journey without any problems.
The absence of any abnormalities indicated that there was something wrong with the formation, so Cen Xi continued up the mountain.
Halfway there, she finally found the abnormality. Just as she was about to use her inner strength to investigate, a demonic wind swept towards them.
"Oh no, this is a Ghostly Array! Run!"
After saying this, Cen Xi picked up Wen Qihe and rushed down the mountain.
After descending the mountain, Cen Xi looked at the mountain gate, knowing she could never return, and gritted her teeth in anger.
She didn't need to guess to know who was behind this. Damn it, that scheming dog really goes to great lengths.
She can't help but contact him, right?
"You should know about Shen Jinchen's villa, right? Take me there."
Cen Xi looked at Wen Qihe and asked coldly.
"I have no idea."
Wen Qihe replied.
"You don't know? Well, he made you my maid, so you became my maid, and you don't even call me husband anymore. Do you think I'd believe that?"
Cen Xi put her hands on her hips and was successfully amused by her anger.
“I really don’t know, Miss. I explained it to you before. I only went back to the Wen family because I was afraid that my brother would control my marriage. You and I had similar interests before, so you should understand me. That’s why I shamelessly pestered you and begged you to take me in.”
"I beg you, do not doubt Poppy's intentions."
Even though Wen Qihe was in such a state, Cen Xi still doubted her, which made her so aggrieved that tears welled up in her eyes.
"You can say 'servant' so smoothly. Alright, stop crying. If you don't know, you don't know."
Cen Xi tossed her a handkerchief and told her to wipe her tears. After doing this, Cen Xi turned and walked helplessly towards Shangyang City.
It seems she has no choice but to go to Shangyang City to find Wen Qi and find out where that scoundrel lives.
She had just thought this when, after walking about ten miles, she saw a man leading two horses waiting impatiently by the roadside.
Upon seeing Cen Xilai, she immediately smiled broadly and uttered a statement that would shock anyone:
"Oh dear, mistress, why did you come down so soon? The young master said you would not come down for three days, so he specially asked me to wait here in case you didn't know the way. I didn't expect you to come down on the first day. Did you miss the young master?"
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