Chapter 221 Which woman is Yizhi chatting with?
Time seemed to freeze at that moment.
A very faint scent of smoky sandalwood wafted into Ji Ying's nostrils.
She shuddered slightly.
Xie Mingxuan's gaze swept quickly over everyone present without missing a beat.
Liang Weiyue frowned, his face clearly showing displeasure, but due to his status as the head of the family, he only moved his lips without taking any real action.
Liang Yizhi didn't even change his posture, still leaning back leisurely, as if what was happening before him was just a farce that had nothing to do with him.
Only Liang Jian immediately got up from the sofa and came over.
Before Ji Ying could break free, Xie Mingxuan "gentlemanly" placed his hands on her shoulders and gently pushed her away, as if he wasn't the one who had forcibly pulled her away just now.
A playful smile played on his lips as he said casually, "Miss Ji, am I really that charming that you can't help yourself?"
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Ji Ying was forced to "throw herself into someone's arms," and she instantly realized that Xie Mingxuan was humiliating her.
She suffered this humiliation for nothing, yet had no way to express it.
"Yingying, how could you be so careless?"
Taking advantage of the opportunity to support her, Liang Jian pulled her away a little.
Men have a natural sense of territory, and even elders cannot get too close to their women, even if it is unintentional.
"Let me introduce you to that person too, that..."
His hand pointed behind the sofa.
Ji Ying then noticed that there was a girl standing quietly there.
"...She is my third uncle's daughter, Xie Yunshu. She came from Lingcheng with my youngest uncle this time."
Xie Yunshu looked up at Liang Jian's words, her face, though not exceptionally beautiful, was delicate and serene, exuding an air of scholarly tranquility.
But when she looked at Liang Jian, her eyes were filled with a complex mix of emotions.
Ji Ying nodded to her, but she did not respond.
Seeing her rudeness, Liang Jian ignored her and instead leaned close to Ji Ying's ear, quickly adding in a voice only the two of them could hear, "She's the child brought over by Third Aunt, not Third Uncle's biological child."
Ji Ying didn't understand why he was telling her this, and just nodded blankly.
She has something on her mind and is finding it very difficult to control herself.
"I'm a little tired and want to go back to my room to rest."
“Okay, I’ll take you up,” Liang Jian said.
Ji Ying glanced at Xie Mingxuan and whispered, "Your uncle is here, you must be busy here, don't worry about me."
After saying this, she nodded to everyone and went upstairs alone.
Where no one else was watching, Xie Yunshu glared at Ji Ying with intense hatred.
Ji Ying barely managed to walk back to her room, clinging to the last shred of her sanity.
The moment the door closed behind her, she felt as if all her strength had been drained away, and she slid to the ground, leaning against the door.
In the darkness, she no longer needed to hide her panic.
The faint, unique smoky sandalwood scent on Xie Mingxuan was exactly the same as the scent on the assassin who almost took her life that night!
Overwhelmed by fear and excitement at the confirmation, she took out her phone, but her hands were trembling uncontrollably.
She opened the chat window with Liang Yizhi and forcefully typed out a line of text:
"Xie Mingxuan and the assassin who harmed Xiao Xia have the same scent."
After clicking send, she suddenly felt weak all over.
Downstairs in the living room, several men were chatting and laughing.
Liang Yizhi's phone vibrated in his pocket.
His expression remained calm as he casually glanced at his phone and replied composedly:
"A few of us are going out for drinks tonight, you should get some rest."
The moment the message was sent, Xie Mingxuan's head popped up.
But Liang Yizhi's phone screen was already off.
Xie Mingxuan gave a meaningful smile. "Which woman is Yizhi chatting with?"
His words immediately drew the attention of Liang Weiyue and Liang Jian.
Liang Yizhi was much taller than him, and his gaze towards him carried a faint sense of condescension.
"Mr. Xie's curiosity about other people's cell phones seems to be due to a congenital deficiency, where he has exhausted all the courage a man should have on his talent for 'long tongue'."
Xie Mingxuan's smile froze, all the prepared words stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say a word for a long time.
Liang Weiyue quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "What's the point of chatting at home? Let's go to a bar, it'll be more fun to chat while we drink."
He then invited them to go out together.
Xie Mingxuan then recovered from his embarrassment and looked at Xie Yunshu with a stern face, "We'll be back late, you should go back to your room and rest."
Xie Yunshu nodded.
Upstairs, Ji Ying received a reply, took a deep breath, and forced herself to go to the bathroom to take a shower.
Finally, Xie Lingfang was forced to reveal her trump card, but she had no connection with the Xie family. Could it be that they wanted to assassinate her just because they opposed her being with Liang Jian?
Her relationship with Liang Jian was fake; that doesn't make any sense at all.
After taking a shower, she sat in front of the dressing table and dried her hair.
"Knock, knock, knock."
A soft knock sounded on the door.
Outside the door came Xie Yunshu's soft and melodious voice, "Miss Ji, are you asleep? I've come to bring you something."
Ji Ying suddenly stopped drying her hair.
She concealed a folding knife in her sleeve before walking to the door.
The door opened, and Xie Yunshu stood in the doorway, holding an exquisitely carved silver incense box in her hand.
"Miss Ji, did I disturb your rest?"
Ji Ying leaned against the doorframe, showing no intention of letting her in, and said bluntly, "I said I'm disturbing you, are you leaving now?"
Xie Yunshu was clearly taken aback by her directness. Her smile froze slightly, but her gaze subtly swept over Ji Ying's shoulder, quickly scanning the room, especially lingering for a moment on the large bed before finally returning to Ji Ying's face.
"It's like this, my cousin... has always had a sleep disorder, he always needs someone to talk to him to fall asleep, is he like this when he's with you too?"
Ji Ying raised an eyebrow slightly at her words.
So, before Liang Jian's memory became disordered, she was the person he lived with?
Ji Ying remained calm and said indifferently, "Miss Xie is joking. As you can see, this is not his bedroom. So, regarding the matter you asked about... I don't know."
Seeing that Ji Ying was completely unfazed, Xie Yunshu's eyes darkened, and she handed over the incense box in her hand.
“This is a calming incense I made myself. He keeps asking me for it. It works very well. You should keep some for him.”
"You know how to blend perfumes?"
A chill ran down Ji Ying's spine.
Could it be that the unique smoky sandalwood scent on the assassin and Xie Mingxuan... was created by her?
Xie Yunshu's eyes brightened slightly, a hint of pride in them. "Yes, I've been studying it for many years. Miss Ji, are you also interested in incense appreciation?"
Ji Ying chuckled, a hint of disdain in her voice, "I don't like this thing."
Xie Yunshu felt awkward for a moment, then handed the incense box closer to her, saying, "Take it. Whether it's for my cousin or for you, this is just a small token of my appreciation."
Ji Ying couldn't refuse, so she accepted the incense box, saying, "Thank you then."
Xie Yunshu smiled easily. "You can try it. This stuff really does have a calming effect. I have plenty more, if..."
Before she could finish speaking, Ji Ying closed the door.
Xie Yunshu stood at the door, her hands clasped tightly to her chest.
"Please accept this. This is a fragrance I carefully crafted for you. I hope you have a wonderful dream tonight that you will never wake up from."
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