Gu Chaoxi had already taken out the Ecstasy Powder from the system and waved it.
The colorless and odorless powder drifted gently toward the man opposite her, whose eyes were slightly closed.
The system was shocked. The target was lying there covered in blood. The host not only didn't want to save him, but also planned to drain him dry. This host was too heartless!
But it dared not utter a sound; the medicine had already been administered, and it could only silently sever its connection with the host.
Gu Chaoxi didn't go out immediately; she was waiting for the aphrodisiac to take effect.
Lu Zhao was seriously injured and, after hiding in the family's woodshed, he relaxed his vigilance and did not notice that there was another person in the corner.
It wasn't until his throat was dry, his body was burning hot, and a woman fell into his arms from the shadows that he realized something was wrong.
The woodshed was dimly lit, and Lu Zhao couldn't see the other person's face clearly. There was a faint, alluring fragrance in the air, and the other person's body was as hot and burning as his own.
A surge of heat, accompanied by some unspeakable thoughts, rose within Lu Zhao. He subconsciously tightened his palms, his hands revealing a slender waist beneath his grasp that seemed too delicate to be grasped.
"So soft," Lu Zhao thought to himself.
The woman in his arms looked dazed, breathing softly and gently. He thought that she must have been tricked.
Lu Zhao maintained a sliver of clarity. He pushed the woman away, saying, "Miss, calm down. We've both been drugged."
"Shut up! You lie still."
Gu Chaoxi was pushed away and was very dissatisfied. She shouted angrily, took off her belt and tied the man's hands together. Then, her soft, boneless hands began to tear at his clothes.
The woman's scolding sounded to Lu Zhao like a cat throwing a tantrum, both delicate and fierce, like a tiny claw tickling his heart.
Gu Chaoxi felt weak all over, and her fingers were limp and powerless. She struggled for a long time but failed to untie the man's complicated belt.
She was a little annoyed and directly bit the belt with her watery little mouth.
Lu Zhao let out a muffled groan, his eyes darkening. The heat radiating from his body left him no time to think. He easily freed his hands from the loosely tied belt, grasped that slender waist, lifted her up, and pressed his lips heavily against her alluring face.
...
After their lovemaking, Lu Zhao fainted due to excessive blood loss and strenuous exercise. Gu Chaoxi dressed him, found some gauze to bandage him and stop the bleeding, and then hurriedly left.
Perhaps it was the butterfly effect of Gu Ruiyun failing to catch Gu Chaoxi in the act of catching her husband cheating, because she didn't come to the woodshed all day, nor did she encounter the unconscious Lu Zhao.
In the courtyard of Tinghua.
As soon as Gu Chaoxi returned, she took a fertility pill, touched her belly, and said, "The baby is here. After I give birth to him, will my mission in this world be over?"
The system was somewhat resentful. "Host, have you ever thought about how you will survive in this world after having a child out of wedlock? How could the Marquis's mansion possibly tolerate the birth of the child in your belly?"
"The more children you have, the more points you get. But you schemed against Lu Zhao and completely offended him, so you can forget about having more children in the future."
"But I can't blame you. The original owner was a big-breasted, brainless, and vicious female supporting character. Now that you're in her body, you'll be somewhat influenced by her personality and limited by her intelligence."
The system provided Gu Chaoxi with a good excuse, and she quietly went into seclusion.
Gu Chaoxi didn't care. Her whole body ached, so she lay down on the bed for a short rest.
However, she didn't sleep for long before she was woken up by a noisy commotion.
"Where is my sister? Tell her to come out!"
A woman, accompanied by four or five maids, stormed into Tinghua Courtyard.
"Second Miss, our young lady is resting and it is inconvenient for her to receive guests."
The second young lady and her own young lady had always been at odds, so Qiu Shuang naturally couldn't let the second young lady go in and disturb Gu Chaoxi's rest, and quickly stopped her.
“After something like this, my sister is still sleeping soundly. This is a serious matter. You must come with me and wake her up.” Gu Ruiyun said, and was about to lead the people into Gu Chaoxi’s room.
"Second Miss, please wait here for a moment..."
Before Qiu Shuang could finish speaking, she was pushed to the ground by the maid next to Gu Ruiyun.
"What's all the noise about?"
The tightly closed door opened, and Gu Chaoxi walked out of the room. Her eyes and brows were still languid from just waking up, her cheeks were flushed with a faint blush, and her figure was slender, like a painting of a beautiful woman.
Gu Chaoxi was already strikingly beautiful, and now, looking as if she had just woken up, she exuded an even more languid charm, leaving all the maids and servants present speechless.
Gu Ruiyun was also stunned for a moment. She had long known that Gu Chaoxi was beautiful. She considered herself to be one of the most beautiful women in the capital, but compared to Gu Chaoxi's radiance, she seemed rather plain.
A hidden jealousy followed, which is one of the reasons why she and Gu Chaoxi have been at odds for so many years.
Gu Chaoxi's gaze swept over Qiu Shuang, who had fallen to the ground, and finally landed on Gu Ruiyun. "Gu Ruiyun, if you can't discipline your maids, then let me do it for you."
Having said that, he turned around, went into the house, took out a whip, and lashed it at the maid who had just attacked him.
"Ah!" The maid screamed as Gu Chaoxi lashed her to the ground with a whip.
"Girl, save me, save me!"
Gu Ruiyun was furious. Even when beating a dog, one should consider its owner. This Gu Chaoxi was even more arrogant than before. She was such a big person standing there, yet she didn't even care about her.
Gu Ruiyun stood in front of the maid, her gaze falling on Gu Chaoxi's rosy complexion, and she thought to herself that it was strange.
Gu Chaoxi had clearly drunk tea laced with an aphrodisiac, so how could she be standing here unharmed? When she arrived with her people, Gu Chaoxi was nowhere to be seen in the room; instead…
Gu Ruiyun withdrew her probing gaze and spoke with some difficulty, "Sister, I came to see you today because it's important. Young Master Zhao came to visit our mansion today, but for some reason... he was rolling around with your maid Chunhua."
"Chunhua said that it was you, sister, who drugged Young Master Zhao. Father is furious and wants you to go and find out the truth."
Gu Ruiyun's tone was worried, but her face clearly showed schadenfreude.
Gu Chaoxi scoffed, "I drugged him? What would I gain from that? Since Chunhua has accused me, I'll confront her face to face."
Gu Ruiyun didn't believe she could explain this. It was indeed Gu Chaoxi who had Chunhua buy the aphrodisiac herself and then had Chunhua put it in the tea.
However, Chunhua was bribed by her.
When Gu Chaoxi arrived at the main hall in the front yard, she heard Chunhua's soft sobs coming from inside, accompanied by the voice of her fiancé, Zhao Mingxu.
"Since Chunhua has already become my person, I will certainly take responsibility. Therefore, my idea is to take Chunhua as my concubine first, and the marriage agreement with the eldest daughter will remain unchanged."
"If it is found that this was indeed done by the eldest daughter, the Marquis should just give her a minor punishment as a warning, and not make things too difficult for her."
Zhao Mingxu spoke sincerely, saying that he felt his heart flutter whenever he thought of Gu Chaoxi's face, and even if she had drugged him, he couldn't bear to break off the engagement.
As for Chunhua, the maid, she had a good figure and appearance. Since she had already given herself to him, he didn't want to let her go.
"You wish!" Gu Chaoxi snorted and stepped through the door, a whip in her hand.
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