The fire inside the house burned fiercely, reflecting the flames into Lin Xiuyan's almond-shaped eyes.
She cherished this opportunity to openly and fairly beat Zhou Chenyang, so she hit him with great force.
This slap sent Zhou Chenyang's face tilting to the side.
Jiang Xinrou still hadn't fully figured out what had happened today.
However, she has always been an extreme egoist, and now that things have come to this point, she has to fight for her greater rights.
Her eyes reddened slightly as she sobbed softly in Zhou Chenyang's arms, "Cousin, I'm sorry! The city lord and I are truly in love! Please grant us your blessing!"
Zhou Chenyang glanced at Jiang Xinrou after hearing this.
The reason he brought Jiang Xinrou out was simply because the two had been husband and wife a few times before.
He woke up in bed and saw that the fire was raging all around him. He instinctively carried Jiang Xinrou out of the fire.
But when he saw so many people gathered outside, and Lin Xiuyan happened to be blocking the way, his first thought was that he had been tricked by Jiang Xinrou.
He said coldly, "What happened today is not what you think. I was set up!"
Lin Xiuyan sneered: "Being schemed against? City Lord, are you kidding me!"
“I was just leaving to pick peonies, and you and your cousin were doing this kind of thing in the room.”
"I'd always felt there was something off between you and my cousin, but I never imagined you two would actually..."
Yu Feiyan was also a little confused when she saw this scene, but since things had come to this point, she was determined to stand on Jiang Xinrou's side.
She exclaimed, "Xinrou is gentle, dignified, and well-mannered; she's far superior to you!"
"Look at yourself! You're vulgar, arrogant, vicious, and domineering. You don't resemble a woman at all."
"Any man would know how to choose between you and Xinrou!"
If Zhou Chenyang had only suspected that this was Jiang Xinrou's scheme, after hearing Yu Feiyan's words, he was certain that it was indeed Jiang Xinrou's scheme.
He said coldly, "Shut up!"
He only dated Jiang Xinrou because he thought she was sensible and could satisfy his needs in certain aspects.
To say he liked Jiang Xinrou that much wouldn't be accurate, since Jiang Xinrou was an orphan girl who offered him no help whatsoever after leaving the Lin family.
He threw Jiang Xinrou to the ground and looked at Lin Xiuyan, saying, "Yan'er, please believe me, I was tricked by her this time."
Jiang Xinrou didn't expect him to do this. Caught off guard, she fell to the ground and scraped her hand.
Lin Xiuyan raised her hand and slapped him again: "She schemed against you? Do you really think I'm stupid?"
"Zhou Chenyang, I was blind before. Our marriage ends here!"
Zhou Chenyang immediately panicked. If their marriage was to end like this, who would he get money from in the future?
He grabbed Lin Xiuyan's hand and said, "Yan'er, you can't say things like that!"
"I admit that what happened today was my fault, but you are the only one in my heart!"
"I know you're angry, you can hit me or yell at me, but please don't say things like that to me!"
Lin Xiuyan struggled, but he held her hand very tightly, and for a moment she couldn't break free.
She shouted angrily, "Let go of me!"
Zhou Chenyang pulled her into his arms and comforted her. He couldn't let her leave like this, and he absolutely couldn't let her break off the engagement!
Lin Xiuyan was disgusted by his actions, so she kicked him in a certain place, causing him to curl up in pain.
Even so, he still refused to let go.
He knew that if this matter wasn't handled properly, given Lin Xiuyan's jealous nature, she would cause a lot of trouble.
He didn't have the energy to waste time arguing with her. He coldly asked Lin Xiuyan, "Have you made enough of a scene?"
Lin Xiuyan looked at him, and his eyes were full of ruthlessness: "Let's talk inside!"
After he finished speaking, he led her to the room next door.
Lin Xiuyan immediately guessed his intention:
He realized that talking to her was useless, so he planned to force himself on her.
Once she becomes his woman, she won't be able to marry him even if she doesn't want to.
Although she already knew what kind of person Zhou Chenyang was, he still managed to lower her standards once again.
Recalling those events from her past life, a strong murderous intent arose in her heart, so she stopped struggling and decided to kill Zhou Chenyang after he pulled her into the room!
Although she knew that killing him would cause some trouble, she had a way to escape unscathed if she handled it properly, although it would be a bit complicated to do.
Just as Zhou Chenyang was about to pull Lin Xiuyang into the room, a slightly rough hand grasped Zhou Chenyang's hand.
Zhou Chenyang turned his head angrily and saw Lin Yunzhi's face. He was stunned for a moment.
Lin Yunzhi smiled and said, "My daughter is unruly, but I, as her father, will discipline her. I dare not trouble the city lord."
Zhou Chenyang's face was very ugly. He glanced over and saw that Lin Yunzhi had brought a lot of strong servants with him.
He knew then that he couldn't hold Lin Xiuyan back today no matter what, so he coughed lightly and said, "Mr. Lin, you flatter me."
Even if he was unwilling, he had no choice but to let go of Lin Xiuyan's hand at this moment.
Lin Xiuyan put the box she was holding back down and called out softly, "Father! Why are you here?"
Lin Yunzhi reached out and patted her head: "If your father hadn't come, how would I have known you'd been bullied like this!"
"Although we are just ordinary merchants, it doesn't mean we can be bullied by others."
He turned to look at Zhou Chenyang and said gently to Lin Xiuyan, "You've been wronged today. Come home with your father first, we can talk about other things later."
After he finished speaking, he took her hand and left. Jiang Xinrou cried out, "Uncle! This is a misunderstanding! I've been framed!"
Lin Yunzhi didn't look at Jiang Xinrou, and pulled Lin Xiuyan away quickly. (Biquge)
Jiang Xinrou wanted to chase after him, but she found that Zhou Chenyang had injured her foot when he threw her earlier, and she couldn't stand up.
Although Lin Yunzhi dotes on Jiang Xinrou and gives her everything Lin Xiuyan has, it doesn't mean he can tolerate Jiang Xinrou bullying Lin Xiuyan.
Zhou Chenyang clenched his fist. He was the lord of Yucheng, a man of noble status, and he had lost face big time today!
He gave Jiang Xinrou a cold look, then turned and left.
His gaze was sharp as a knife, making Jiang Xinrou's scalp tingle.
Her hands clenched into fists. She had planned everything perfectly today, so how could it have turned out like this?
Who is really hurting her today?
When Lin Xiuyan and Lin Yunzhi boarded the carriage, they were surprised to find Ye Junfei inside.
Lin Yunzhi said softly, "Fortunately, Xiao Ye was quick-witted today. He noticed something was wrong and immediately sent someone to deliver a message to me."
He felt utterly disgusted when he thought about Zhou Chenyang's actions.
Ye Junfei said calmly, "Mr. Lin, you are too kind. Since I am Miss Lin's tutor, protecting her is simply what I should do."
Lin Yunzhi liked hearing this. He patted Ye Junfei's hand and said, "Little Ye, if you don't have much family and you don't mind, why not become my son?"
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