"Weren't you ever tempted?"
No! Never!
Chi Jingyun's answer to Lu Jinwei's question was firm, but he also vaguely understood that Lu Jinwei had done something wrong and that the problem lay with him.
Just then, some people who love to watch the excitement dragged Yu Huan, dressed in men's clothing, from who knows where.
"Come on, the other protagonist has arrived. You two should face each other and make a clear argument about who is right and who is wrong."
We can't spoil the Grand Preceptor's good mood, otherwise if this mess ruins the show, she might tear Yu Huan and Chi Jingyun apart.
Yu Huan was clearly not there. She was dragged and pushed in front of Chi Jingyun. She still looked confused. When she saw Chi Jingyun, she subconsciously straightened her clothes and greeted him with a friendly smile, "Brother Chi."
Chi Jingyun stared at Yu Huan with a complicated expression. He had never even looked closely at her face before. Now, as he used the answer to deduce the process, he noticed that the way Yu Huan looked at him was not the way she looked at a colleague.
In an instant, Chi Jingyun felt a wave of nausea.
Yu Huan, a smile on her face, froze.
She clenched her fists slightly in a panic, then asked, trying to remain calm, "What happened? And Miss Cheng, why did you suddenly drag me here?"
"Tsk, what are you doing? Let's discuss the good thing you've done! You like him?" Cheng Xiaocheng pouted and pointed in Chi Jingyun's direction.
Yu Huan, though outwardly fierce, rebuked him: "What nonsense are you talking about? You are also a woman, how can you slander me like this and throw mud at me?"
Cheng Xiaocheng pursed her lips and gagged, "Keep pretending! If you don't like him, why did you steal a kiss from him? Don't tell me you didn't know Chi Jingyun is Lu Jinwei's fiancé. Why did you have to stand between the young couple?"
Fang Ruotang's eyes lit up as she looked at Cheng Xiaocheng with admiration.
I like her; she's my mouth double.
The huge pie crashed down on her, and Cheng Xiaocheng took a moment to react. She slowly turned her head to look at Fang Ruotang, who was already plotting how to lure her home.
Quick, tell me if she's good or bad, I want to take her out to play.
Fang Ruotang said that when she reads stories, she really needs someone to passionately share her thoughts with. Li Mingyu is also very good at this, but unfortunately, she is good in all aspects and has the good talent of dual spiritual roots. Given the current situation, cultivation is more important to her.
Your happiness is the most important thing; even a poisonous snake could have its fangs pulled out.
That's what Xiao Jingzi said, but she still read Cheng Xiaocheng's biography.
[Great! You get along well with her. If you want her to play with you, just tell her.]
Okay, okay, I'll ask her in a bit.
Fang Ruotang is slower in her studies compared to her siblings; she doesn't have the talent. But she is very perceptive, otherwise she wouldn't be the family's darling.
Besides, so many people want to put their nephews and nieces in front of her, she wouldn't be foolish enough to elevate the status of a bad person. Even if she takes in playmates, she'll still have to consider their character.
Not to mention Cheng Xiaocheng, everyone else was in the same boat. Although they all had a tacit understanding and knew that the fairy fate was Fang Ruotang's liking.
But seeing someone achieve instant success again, I couldn't help but feel envious and jealous.
It was Cheng Xiaocheng's mother who was quick-witted. With a face contorted with excitement, she quickly went to Cheng Xiaocheng's side and asked Yu Huan another question on her behalf.
"Why aren't you answering Xiaocheng's question?"
Cheng Xiaocheng immediately snapped out of her daze. Ignoring her mother's meaningful glances, she knew exactly why she had caught Fang Ruotang's eye—just as she enjoyed following Fang Ruotang around, gathering secrets and gossip.
Fang Ruotang also wanted someone to share with, so that she could have more fun.
Yu Huan sneered, not wanting to benefit Cheng Xiaocheng.
Seeing that Cheng Xiaocheng wanted to climb the social ladder by stepping on her, she retorted disdainfully, "What's it to you? Why should I explain my affairs to you? What right do you have to ask these questions?"
Lu Jinwei raised an eyebrow. "She may not be qualified, but I certainly am! Miss Yu, you're quite something! Using 'business' as an excuse and shouting 'brothers' slogans, is this how you seduce men?"
Lu Jinwei's aggressiveness wasn't entirely because Fang Ruotang wanted to watch the show; it was more because of the resentment she felt, which disgusted her.
Good news, Chi Jingyun hasn't changed his mind.
Bad news, he was assaulted.
This feeling of something stuck in her throat made her want to give up; she couldn't bear to part with the friendship of over a decade. But to endure it was just as unpleasant as swallowing excrement.
But on what grounds? Just because Yu Huan is shameless, just because Yu Huan took advantage of her vulnerability? She, who has no heart disease, is about to have a breakdown right now, and even wants to go crazy.
Yu Huan looked at Chi Jingyun in a panic, only then noticing that there was a hint of hatred in Chi Jingyun's disgusted gaze.
She didn't know what was wrong. He had called her "Brother Yu" when they met at the yamen that morning. How could he have changed so much in less than half a day?
"I...I didn't! Don't wrong me. When did I ever flirt with men? I'm only trying to prove myself. I would never act like a jealous woman. I'm not that kind of person at all."
Yu Huan asked Chi Jingyun in a bluffing manner.
"We've worked together for so long, don't you know who I am? You don't actually believe her, do you? She's always acted recklessly because of your favor, how could you believe her!"
Chi Jingyun's face darkened instantly.
A very intuitive way to change one's appearance.
He glared at Yu Huan with hatred and said, word by word, "Lu Jinwei's temper is all because I spoiled her. I like her spirit. All I want in my life is for her to always be happy like this! But what does this have to do with you? What right do you have to tell her what to do? I never knew you had such a big problem with my fiancée. Do you look down on me?"
Ye Wuxia almost laughed when she heard this.
He also believed that Chi Jingyun truly had no sense of gender when it came to Huan. When a woman spoke ill of his fiancée in front of him, his first reaction was that she looked down on him.
Isn't that right?
His family used to be poor. When they were in the village, his uncles would come to his father's house and complain about his mother. But after he started to stand out, those complaints stopped.
It's not that the woman is bad, but that the man protecting her isn't strong enough.
If a man is powerful, even if his wife is not good, others will only fawn over her and not dare to utter a word.
"Tsk, you still haven't realized that we all know you like Chi Jingyun, have you? You still want to deny it? We even know that you stole a kiss from him while he was unconscious! So stop pretending, okay?" Cheng Xiaocheng was like a professional host, and she was able to guide the flow of this tearing battle very well.
Yu Huan's expression changed drastically. She had been avoiding the issue she didn't want to face, but finally tore off the veil. She decided to go all out and said firmly, "Yes, I like you, but I never wanted to take you away. If the Grand Preceptor hadn't said it, you wouldn't have known that I liked you, right? In that case, what harm would I have done to you?"
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