"Here it comes! The Duke of Zhou has really arrived."
"He must have heard that Miss Lin and Young Master Qin had made a date at Yanchun Pavilion, and he was jealous and resentful, so he stormed over to confront him!"
Zhou Cheng, who was passing by carrying pastries, thought: "???"
Why is he having trouble understanding?
What kind of jealousy led to this meeting?
He had clearly arranged to have lunch with Xianyi at Yanchunlou, and then stopped by to buy some of her favorite osmanthus cake.
"Looks like Miss Lin won this round. Tsk tsk tsk, I thought Young Master Zhou had figured things out, but I didn't expect he still can't live without Lin Jiaoyun. Look, he's even carrying desserts in his hand. He's probably going to beg for forgiveness!"
"He went in! He really went into Yanchun Tower!"
"I knew it! Young Master Zhou has been pestering Sister Yun for so long, how could he just give up like that? Let's see how he cries and begs for forgiveness today!"
Talk of voices rose up on the streets near Yanchunlou, and all eyes were on Zhou Cheng, their faces filled with schadenfreude and amusement.
Just an hour ago.
Lin Jiaoyun and Young Master Qin entered Yanchun Tower chatting and laughing. The two were constantly exchanging ambiguous glances and flirtatious glances.
This scene was deliberately spread by Lin Jiaoyun's maid.
Before long, the young ladies from the nearby noble families came out to see the excitement.
Some people even made bets on when Zhou Cheng would appear and how many days he would have to beg for Lin Jiaoyun's forgiveness.
As luck would have it, Zhou Cheng arrived at this crucial moment.
"He's here?" Lin Jiaoyun had been paying attention to the commotion downstairs. When she heard someone call out the name "Young Master Zhou," she immediately revealed a confident and determined expression.
He whispered to the maid, "Go out and take a look."
The maid immediately went out, then came back in with a happy expression and whispered, "Miss, Young Master Zhou has really come, and he's carrying your favorite Su Ji pastries. These pastries are not only hard to find, but they're also as expensive as gold."
"It seems Young Master Zhou is truly panicked. He deserves it!"
Hearing the maid's description, Lin Jiaoyun's pride resurfaced.
Her eyes gleamed with triumph, and the unease in her heart vanished completely.
As Lin Jiaoyun stood up, she glanced at Young Master Qin sitting opposite her.
Young Master Qin was stout and short. His father was a third-rank civil official, so he and the Lin family were considered a good match.
He took sips of tea every now and then, and stole glances at the beautiful Lin Jiaoyun every now and then. This sudden alone time made his heart pound with nervousness, and he stammered, "Yun'er... what's wrong?"
Lin Jiaoyun felt disgusted and annoyed by his undignified appearance.
She looked down on that useless fatso!
But this fat man was deeply in love with her and often scrimped and saved to buy her jewelry.
If it weren't for the fact that this fat man was somewhat useful, Lin Jiaoyun wouldn't have bothered with him at all and would have left the private room directly: "It's nothing, I was just worried you'd be bored sitting here, so I thought I'd go out for a walk."
"Ah, okay, okay." Young Master Qin quickly got up and followed.
He hung his head, his fleshy face flushed red: "I'm not bored. I'm just happy to see you. Yun'er, I really didn't expect you to come looking for me."
“I heard that Zhou Cheng hasn’t bothered you lately. Didn’t you always hate him for being vulgar and ignorant of refined things? All he cares about is money, money, money. He’s always forcing you to accept vulgar things. He doesn’t understand the purity in your heart at all.”
“You are such a good person, as beautiful as a fairy in heaven, how could you be moved by his few taels of silver?”
"Fortunately, he finally realized... Zhou, Zhou Cheng! What are you doing here?"
A sudden shout silenced the entire Yanchun Tower.
All the guests who witnessed this drama fell silent and looked toward the source of the sound.
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