They're overthinking it; they're really overthinking it.
Lin Jiaoyun, an ordinary yet confident woman, was overthinking things.
"Hahahaha..." Zhou Cheng burst out laughing, unable to contain his mockery: "Losing true love? You mean you? Hahahaha, you're laughing so hard you can't live anymore."
Upon hearing this, Lin Jiaoyun's delicate single eyelids narrowed.
His chest heaved slightly, and anger began to rise within him.
"Lin Jiaoyun, you really can't see reality! Who do you think you are, the daughter of a mere fourth-rank official, coming to the gates of the General of the State's mansion to shout and demand an apology and compensation, trying to threaten me?"
Another sentence shocked Lin Jiaoyun so much that her pupils contracted, and she felt her dignity being trampled on.
"Saving people? Saving lives? You're always making up these high-sounding excuses to satisfy your vanity. How can you be so despicable!"
"Wake up! I don't even look at you anymore. You say you're not the kind of woman who'll be moved by a few taels of silver, but you're actually incredibly vain! Since you look down on my generous gift so much..."
"So--"
"Just return all the gold and silver jewelry I gave you before! You're trying to have your cake and eat it too, I'm really pushing your luck!"
The last sentence left Lin Jiaoyun stunned, and she didn't react for a moment.
What did he say?
Is he vain?
Is he trying to have his cake and eat it too?
Do you want the Lin family to return all the gifts?
Has Zhou Cheng gone mad?! Does he even know what nonsense he's spouting?!
"Is that what you think of me?" The color drained from Lin Jiaoyun's face in an instant.
For a moment, she couldn't care less about the Ganoderma lucidum; her mind was filled with Zhou Cheng's humiliating words.
She tremblingly pointed her finger at Zhou Cheng's face, which had become repulsive: "You clearly forced me to accept those things. You used every despicable means to force them into my hands. How dare you call me vain!"
"Why are you ruining my reputation!"
"Zhou Cheng".
"I never thought you were this kind of person. Just because you can't have me, you use this method to force me to submit to you and force me to get engaged to you. How could you be so shameless!"
At this point, Lin Jiaoyun glanced at Zhou Cheng with a pitiful and laughable look, almost collapsing.
She was like a wounded, precious white lotus, regarding worldly things as dung.
Words like "gold and silver" would tarnish her noble and proud character!
Her eyes were filled with tears of humiliation, and her gaze towards Zhou Cheng was full of disappointment, condemnation, and disgust, as if Zhou Cheng had committed some heinous crime: "I, Lin Jiaoyun, swear here and now."
"From now on."
"I will never accept anything from Zhou Cheng again, and I will never speak to you again! I hate you! I hate you! Get out!"
After Lin Jiaoyun finished cursing at Zhou Cheng, she covered her face in grievance and hurriedly boarded the Lin family carriage.
This scene made the atmosphere outside the general's mansion exceptionally still and frozen.
The servants were so frightened that they didn't dare to utter a sound, and they all stole glances at Zhou Cheng with trepidation. These glances stunned them.
The young master wasn't heartbroken?
Instead, he had a look of disdain on his face?
This...this...this doesn't make sense!
"Tsk, nothing to worry about." Zhou Cheng lightly patted his sleeve.
He looked up and ordered the servant following closely beside him, "Don't think that just because you're saying such harsh words you don't have to pay back the money."
"Go and compile a list of all the gifts I've given to the Lin family over the years. Since Miss Lin is so aloof, insisting that I forced her to accept them, then I'll grant her wish and make her return them all!"
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