Lin Xiuyan looked around the room. It was the innermost room of the elegant residence, very secluded.
While it's not to the point of being utterly helpless, unless a significant commotion is made, it's unlikely that people admiring the flowers in front will notice this side.
She was very satisfied with the environment and thanked Jiang Xinrou sincerely, saying, "My cousin is so kind."
Hearing her heartfelt thanks, Jiang Xinrou thought she was incredibly stupid, but she winked at her and said, "As long as my cousin is happy, I'll do anything for her."
After she left, Zhou Chenyang took out a box and handed it to Lin Xiuyan: "I saw these earrings on the street yesterday and they suit you very well, so I bought them."
Lin Xiuyan opened the box, inside was a pair of kingfisher feather and pearl earrings. The workmanship was quite exquisite, but it wasn't the kind of earrings she liked.
She pretended to be happy and said, "Brother Yang, can you put it on for me?"
Zhou Chenyang nodded, came over and put it on for her. She asked, "Does it look good?"
Zhou Chenyang nodded again, and said in a rare gentle tone, "Yan'er, we are the ones who are meant to spend our lives together."
"Don't get angry with me over people who are unrelated to me."
Lin Xiuyan winked at him: "That depends on whether you put your heart into drawing my portrait."
Although she appeared somewhat spoiled at this moment, she was lively and beautiful, with her eyes sparkling.
He was slightly dazed before realizing how beautiful she was.
He thought to himself that with her looks, she was barely qualified to be in his bed, but unfortunately her status was too low; she was just a lowly merchant's daughter.
After they get married and have slept with her enough, they can just kill her.
His legal wife was only a daughter of an extremely noble family.
He smiled slightly: "I'm sure you'll be satisfied."
Lin Xiuyan urged him to hurry up and start painting.
He picked up a pen and quickly drew a rough outline of her.
As he drew, he said, "Yan'er, the master copy of that IOU..."
"I'll return it to you tomorrow," Lin Xiuyan replied.
Seeing how cooperative she was, Zhou Chenyang thought that her closeness with Ye Junfei was just a ploy to make him jealous.
He was very pleased with himself for making her obey him with just a pair of earrings.
He then added, "I bought you some hairpins a few days ago, and I'm a little short on money..."
"Is ten thousand taels enough?" Lin Xiuyan interrupted him.
Zhou Chenyang felt a little smug. Sure enough, as long as he coaxed her a little, she would put him first in everything.
He sighed, "Being able to marry you is a blessing I earned in my past life."
Lin Xiuyan said softly, "Brother Yang, are you only just realizing how good I am to you? You'll have to treat me even better from now on."
Zhou Chenyang looked at her affectionately and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely treat you well in the future."
Lin Xiuyan looked at him with a slight sense of disbelief. In her past life, she had been incredibly foolish to believe in his deep affection.
Wanting her money and her life at the same time? There's no such thing as a free lunch!
Just then, the garden owner's maid came and knocked on the door, saying that the garden owner invited Zhou Chenyang over for a chat.
The garden owner gave Zhou Chenyang face by allowing him to come in and admire the flowers, so Zhou Chenyang should go over there both out of courtesy and reason.
He put down his pen and said, "It's almost finished. I'll come back in a bit and add a few more strokes."
Lin Xiuyan then told him to hurry back.
As he left, Lin Xiuyan saw the maid light the incense on the table.
In her previous life, she was unaware of the relationship between Jiang Xinrou and the garden's owner. She came here today to admire the peonies and then fell into Jiang Xinrou's trap.
In this life, she would let Jiang Xinrou experience it for herself.
Jiang Xinrou waited in the elegant room closest to Lin Xiuyan. As the maid led Zhou Chenyang forward, she made a gesture to her.
That gesture was something they had planned beforehand; Jiang Xinrou knew that Lin Xiuyan had already made the arrangements.
A ruthless glint flashed in Jiang Xinrou's eyes. Zhou Chenyang wouldn't let her kill Lin Xiuyan now, but she had a way to make Lin Xiuyan wish she were dead!
She asked the person next to her softly, "Is everything ready?"
The person next to her responded, "Everything is ready."
Jiang Xinrou nodded: "Proceed according to plan."
After giving her instructions, she planned to go to the elegant room in front, where the ladies and young women were drinking tea. It was a prop she had long wanted.
She had a smile in her eyes, but as she turned the corner, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in the back of her neck and then lost consciousness.
When she woke up again, she felt a little uncomfortable.
She was completely bewildered, not knowing what had happened.
She shifted her body slightly because she felt unwell, and then she heard the man gasp for breath.
Jiang Xinrou was fully awake. When she opened her eyes, she saw Zhou Chenyang's face and was completely stunned.
She called out, "Lord of the City!"
Zhou Chenyang ignored her; he seemed to have gone mad.
This wasn't the first time Jiang Xinrou had done something like this with Zhou Chenyang, but the occasion today was clearly a bit inappropriate.
Her mind, which had just regained consciousness, was now somewhat confused, and the strange sensations surging through her body made her feel disoriented and infatuated.
But her remaining rationality told her that something was wrong!
Because her body's reaction was too strong, this feeling was just like the description of the drug she gave Lin Xiuyan today.
She tried to push Zhou Chenyang away, but he was in a frenzy and wouldn't let Jiang Xinrou leave.
He pinned her down hard, and at that moment her reason completely collapsed, leaving her at his mercy.
Lin Xiuyan watched this scene coldly from outside the window, her expression completely blank.
A voice came over: "That's pretty intense."
Lin Xiuyan was startled. She turned her head and saw Ye Junfei's face. She was very surprised: "Why are you here?"
Ye Junfei replied, "Such a good show, and you actually sent me away. You're so heartless."
Lin Xiuyan could watch this grand spectacle calmly on her own, but with Ye Junfei beside her, the feeling became far too strange.
Not to mention that the two people inside the house were currently locked in a fierce and intense struggle, creating a very heated scene.
Her face flushed red, and she tugged at his sleeve, saying, "Stop looking!"
Ye Junfei looked at her with a half-smile and said, "Your fiancé is rolling around with his cousin, and the betrayed person is just watching the show."
"This morning someone told me that she was deeply in love with her fiancé. Such 'deep affection' is really touching."
Lin Xiuyan: "..."
She used Zhou Chenyang to drive Ye Junfei away today because she didn't want him to know about this.
But looking at him now, she strongly suspected that he knew what she was going to do from the very beginning.
His so-called departure was just a show for her, letting her do what she wanted, while he watched the show from the sidelines!
The performance troupe she arranged will arrive soon; now is not the time to talk.
She wanted to keep her distance from him, so she took a step back, but her foot slipped, and she fell into Ye Junfei's arms!
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