Li Wenzhuang covered his burning cheek, his heart burning as well, and stared blankly at Chu Nian: How can this little girl be so fiery?
Chu Nian: "Is this a good way to thank me?"
Li Wenzhuang stared at her, feeling conflicted. He felt that if he said "okay," then the conditions he had just mentioned would be useless. But if he said "no," he worried that Chu Nian would not treat him the same way in the future.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Chu Nian raised her leg and kicked him twice in the buttocks, making him unable to stand and causing him to kneel down with a thud.
But Li Wenzhuang wasn't annoyed at all. Instead, he said with a grin, "Niannian, you're so nice. Give me a few more hits! A few more hits would be even better!"
Chu Nian reached out and pinched his arm a few times, making his face turn red and then blue with pain, and he kept groaning, but he just felt that this was the only way to enjoy it. To be honest, Chu Nian would never admit defeat in this regard.
After staying in Chu Nian's room for nearly an hour, Li Wenzhuang left a gold ingot and left happily: Nian Nian had assigned him another task, and if he did well, he would definitely be "rewarded" when he returned!
Zhao Feiyan noticed that he was walking with a limp at the door, which showed that Chu Nian had kicked him quite a bit this time, but he was still as happy as could be. She shook her head helplessly: she really couldn't understand the mentality of these masochists.
She turned around and went into Chu Nian's room, saying with concern, "Sister Tong, the man we saw outside the city today has actually appeared downstairs."
Zhao Feiyan was slightly surprised. At this point in time, it was still the beginning of the story, and the original owner hadn't seen the male lead in her memories. Even though she'd been in this world for over two months, in the book, this part only covered the first two chapters—thinking about it, the original owner hadn't even been handsome for three chapters, how pitiful!
However, when Tong Nian was there, this timeline had already been forcibly tied to the Yang residence, so even if the male lead appeared here today, she wouldn't know. Thinking about it this way, Chu Nian found it quite reasonable.
The male lead, well, he'll always make an appearance eventually, even if it's just a brief appearance.
She said, "So what if he's coming? Is he doing anything strange?"
Zhao Feiyan: "I just feel that he might be coming for us."
Chu Nianqi asked, "Why?"
Zhao Feiyan: "I feel..."
Chu Nian nodded: "The female lead's halo, or rather, the female lead's connection with the male lead, since both of them have halos around them!"
Seeing Chu Nian's matter-of-fact expression, Zhao Feiyan said anxiously, "Sister, don't you think there's something wrong with him being here?"
Chu Nian asked, puzzled, "What kind of problem could there be?"
Zhao Feiyan: "Do you think he might have seen us having the kneeling slave beat up that Yang Jie?"
Chu Nian: "So what if I saw it?" Anyway, the male lead isn't on Yang Jie's side, so Chu Nian isn't worried.
Zhao Feiyan: "Aren't you afraid he'll help Yang Jie get revenge?"
Chu Nian thought for a moment and said, "Did Yang Jie lose face here? We don't even know who Yang Jie is."
Zhao Feiyan stared at Chu Nian for a moment, then smiled and said, "Okay. Sister Tong, I've only ever respected you since I came here, and that's even more true now."
Chu Nian: "Don't worry. If he was there at the time and intended to help Yang Jie, he would have done so. If he didn't want to help, he wouldn't be bringing this up now. And if he only saw us outside the city and wasn't even there when we were beating people in the suburbs, then we have even less to worry about."
Zhao Feiyan nodded and murmured, "But I still feel that he came for us."
Chu Nian asked with a smile, "Fei Yan, then tell me, how many of the guests in this Cuihong Pavilion didn't come here specifically for us?"
Zhao Feiyan was taken aback, then chuckled, "That's true." After a pause, she added, "This person probably doesn't seem like someone who frequents brothels, so seeing him here made me a little nervous!"
It's not surprising that Zhao Feiyan felt this way. As the emperor and the male protagonist of the book, Sima Xiu naturally exudes an aura of authority. Even without his imperial robes, he still commands respect and creates a sense of pressure. Zhao Feiyan was no exception; she naturally felt fear and tension upon seeing him.
Chu Nian ordered her maid to start making the bed.
Zhao Feiyan: "Is my sister going to rest again?"
Chu Nian nodded and said, "It's getting late."
Zhao Feiyan was speechless for a moment: But this is the busiest and most lively time at Cuihonglou.
She said, "Sister, what I admire most about you is how you manage to sleep with all this noise and chaos outside?"
Outside, laughter, singing, dancing, and various other noises kept coming in. If it were Zhao Feiyan, she would frankly say that she would not be able to sleep no matter what. She would rather lie there and do something else to make a comfortable sleep.
For the past two months, it seems that he has never gone to bed later than 15 minutes late. It has always been around this time. The madam has never interfered because Li Wenzhuang spends a lot of money on Chu Nian every day.
Chu Nian said, "As long as you calm your mind, you will naturally fall asleep." In the past, when she was filming day and night, she would often catch up on sleep during breaks in filming on set—no matter how chaotic things were, she could fall asleep, and it's the same now.
Seeing Chu Nian begin to remove her headdress, Zhao Feiyan tactfully prepared to leave, but unexpectedly, there was a knock on the door, followed by a nanny's ingratiating voice: "Nian Nian, a guest has requested your name..."
Chu Nian called out, "It's late today, tell him to come earlier tomorrow!"
The madam said, "Niannian, most of our guests have things to do. How many of them can come at dusk like Young Master Li, stay for an hour, and then leave obediently? You know what we do; we're busiest at night. Why don't you stay up a little later tonight and sing a song for this distinguished guest? It won't take up much time."
Chu Nian said, "Granny, sleeping too late will cause premature aging. If I age prematurely, I won't be able to earn money for you anymore. For the sake of long-term development, you should let that distinguished guest go back first and tell him that if he wants to hear me play the zither and sing, he should come early tomorrow."
Hearing this from inside the room, Zhao Feiyan covered her mouth, trying hard not to laugh out loud. Unexpectedly, a man's soft chuckle came from outside as well.
Presumably the customer wasn't angry, the madam continued to plead patiently, "Niannian, my dear Niannian, please make an exception for me today. Just rest a little later, just for one night, it won't hurt. The customer has already paid, you can't let him go back without even seeing you, can you? Otherwise, who will come to our Cuihong Pavilion in the future!"
Chu Nian said somewhat impatiently, "Don't worry, Granny. If he really wants to use my nameplate, he will come tomorrow. If he doesn't, you can still earn his money from other customers. Go back now, I've already lain down and am going to sleep."
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