Everyone agreed: "Exactly!"
"She's shameless!"
"That's disgusting!"
Jiang Xinrou had never been criticized like this before, and she was so frightened that she forgot to cry.
Lin Xiuyan, her face cold, pointed to the door and said, "Get out!"
Before Jiang Xinrou could say anything more, Lin Xiuyan said directly, "You're disgusting! I feel like throwing up just looking at you!"
"Don't let me see you again, or I'll beat you up every time I see you!"
Jiang Xinrou: "..."
She thought her plan was very safe, but she never expected it to turn out like this!
She looked at Qu Shuangyue and saw Qu Shuangyue slowly drawing out the large knife.
Jiang Xinrou: "!!!!!!!"
She knew Qu Shuangyue; if she drew her sword like that, she really meant she was going to hit someone!
She didn't dare say anything more, turned and ran away. To save face, she even said, "Auntie, I'll come back to see you another day!"
A knife flew across Jiang Xinrou's scalp, severing all the hair on the top of her head.
Qu Shuangyue's voice was as cold as frost: "From today onwards, I sever all ties with you. I am no longer your aunt."
"If you keep falsely claiming relatives, I'll kill you!"
Startled by the chilling blade, Jiang Xinrou nearly collapsed to her knees and stumbled as she ran away.
As soon as she left, Lin Yunzhi cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to the crowd and said, "My family has suffered a shameful incident; please forgive my embarrassment!"
The crowd offered him a few words of comfort and then dispersed.
Lin Yunzhi instructed Lin An to take out some silver and give it to the officials who had arrived that night, as a way of thanking them for standing up for the Lin family that night.
This whole affair was orchestrated by Lin Xiuyan and brought to a close by Lin Yunzhi; everything was handled perfectly.
Commander Xu forcibly dragged Xu Qianting away from the Lin residence.
He found Xu Qianting increasingly displeasing: "You're both spoiled brats, but Xu Qianting is meticulous in his actions, while you act like a complete idiot."
Xu Qianting was baffled by the scolding: "What did I do wrong?"
Xu Shoubei looked at his foolish son and didn't want to say anything anymore.
Xu Qianting, however, wanted to advocate for himself: "Dad, don't you also think Yanyan is quite good?"
"I want to marry Yanyan. Why don't you send a matchmaker to the Lin residence tomorrow to propose marriage?"
Commander Xu looked at him with a complicated expression: "Go back and get some sleep. If you're asleep, you can have all sorts of dreams."
Xu Qianting: "..."
After everyone left, the Lin residence immediately fell silent.
Everyone in the Lin family looked at Wu Dao, after all, he was now the heir of the Prince of Pingnan, and if he didn't leave, no one would dare to drive him away.
Although Wu Dao was thick-skinned, he couldn't stand being stared at by so many people.
He coughed lightly and looked at Lin Yunzhi. Lin Yunzhi couldn't figure out his temperament, but he had genuinely helped the Lin family twice.
Lin Yunzhi then gave him a slight bow and said, "We are very grateful to the young master for standing up for the Lin family tonight. The Lin family is deeply grateful."
"It's just a small token of my appreciation, please accept it, Your Highness."
Lin Yunzhi had just slipped silver to Xu Shoubei and the others, while Wu Dao had given them a thick stack of silver notes.
Without Ye Junfei's authorization, Wu Dao dared not accept the Lin family's money, and only said, "Master Lin, you are too kind. This is just a small matter."
Seeing that he wouldn't accept the silver notes, Lin Yunzhi became even more uncertain and said, "It's already late at night. I wonder where the young master is staying? I'll send someone to escort him."
Wu Dao hurriedly said, "I used to stay at the City Lord's Mansion, but I offended Zhou Chenyang today, so it might not be safe for me to go back to stay there."
Lin Yunzhi said politely, "If the young master does not mind the simplicity of the Lin residence, why not stay here for the time being?"
"Since Master Lin has extended such a sincere invitation, I will not stand on ceremony and will continue to trouble Master Lin from now on."
Lin Yunzhi: "..."
He was really just being polite to Wu Dao, but he didn't expect Wu Dao to actually take advantage of the situation!
Lin Xiuyan: "..."
She suspected that Wu Dao was staying at the Lin residence to facilitate his meeting with Ye Junfei.
She quickly adjusted her mindset. Since Ye Junfei already lived in the Lin residence, it didn't seem like a big deal for his lackeys to move in as well.
She then said, "This way, Your Highness."
Now that Wu Dao knew that she held a very high position in Ye Junfei's heart, he dared not act arrogantly in front of her. He hurriedly nodded and bowed, saying, "Miss Lin, you are too kind."
Lin Yunzhi frowned slightly as he looked at Wu Dao.
The way the heir of the Prince of Pingnan is behaving makes him seem a bit like a sycophant.
Is this guy trying to kidnap his daughter?
No, he needs to thoroughly investigate this guy's character. Before that, he needs to make sure Lin Xiuyan keeps her distance from Wudao.
Because Wu Dao was using Ye Junfei's identity, Lin Xiuyan treated him with great courtesy.
Wu Dao didn't dare to put on airs in front of her and was very polite to her.
The two got along fairly well.
Lin Xiuyan fought a tough battle today and was busy all day. When she returned to her room, she was exhausted.
She has a habit of taking a bath every day, and Qiu Tao had prepared bathwater for her long ago.
She stretched, took off her clothes, and got into the bathtub.
Taking a bath can relax people's mood. Tonight, Lin Xiuyan exposed Jiang Xinrou and Zhou Chenyang's true colors in front of everyone and even arranged for the two of them to get together.
Once she completed this step, she could consider it a small way of getting back some interest for the suffering she had endured in her previous life.
She knew that after this incident, Zhou Chenyang would no longer be able to climb to a high position as smoothly as he had in his previous life.
She also knew that if Jiang Xinrou married Zhou Chenyang like this, she would be tormented to death by Zhou Chenyang and would taste the same bitterness she had experienced in her previous life.
Not to mention, she even placed Hongxiu next to Jiang Xinrou.
While following Jiang Xinrou, Hongxiu learned nothing else, but she picked up a lot of ambition and ruthlessness.
From now on, it's a matter of life and death between these two, so there's no need for Lin Xiuyan to get her hands dirty.
She also had Fan Xilou prepare a big gift for Zhou Chenyang.
Thinking about all this, she felt great and lay on the side of the bathtub, humming a little tune softly.
But before she could even hum a few chords, she sensed something was amiss.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Ye Junfei leaning against the wall next to the bathtub, his arms crossed over his chest, looking at her with a smile.
She was startled, her face instantly turned red, and she instinctively reached for the bath towel to wrap herself up.
Ye Junfei said calmly, "There's no need to cover it up. I've seen everything, both what I should and shouldn't have seen."
Lin Xiuyan: "..."
She genuinely didn't know what to say to him.
She ignored him and simply wrapped a bath towel around herself.
Ye Junfei walked over and sat on the bathtub, saying, "I haven't showered yet, want to shower together?"
After he finished speaking, he reached his hand into the bathtub, which startled Lin Xiuyan, who quickly moved away from the side.
He didn't reach out to touch her or do anything else inappropriate; he simply scooped up a little water and tossed it gently.
The water droplets rippled and swirled, and he chuckled softly.
The rising steam from the bathtub added a touch of haziness to his face.
It added a touch of sinister charm to his otherwise gentle features, causing Lin Xiuyan to tremble with fear.
What is he planning to do now?!
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