Xu Nian's unwavering gaze made Ye Lin feel a lump in his throat. He had already offered himself up, and any woman with a bit of ambition would have taken advantage of the situation.
Instead, she bluntly bypassed the pole and immediately denied herself.
For no apparent reason, Ye Lin really disliked Xu Nian's overly innocent eyes.
But if she were like any other woman, he wouldn't have chosen her from among all the women.
"Niannian, do you really not want me? I'm still a virgin, I haven't been with any other women...!" As she said this, Ye Lin's face turned unnaturally red.
His eyes, filled with a hint of shyness as if he wanted to say something but couldn't, were captivating to the extreme at that moment.
Xu Nian was also stunned for a moment. If she hadn't been thinking about someone, she probably would have been seduced by him.
"Then I must not tarnish your innocence." Coming to her senses, Xu Nian took several steps back, keeping a safe distance between them before stopping.
Her avoidance of him like the plague infuriated Ye Lin!
He considered flipping the table, but then thought it would be too pointless.
He believed that women in the world were often fickle and that she would not be with another man.
People have already stepped into Yunxifang, so what is she still insisting on?
Ye Lin concealed the sarcasm at the corner of his mouth, his charming and amorous peach blossom eyes slightly raised, and he asked curiously, "Niannian, you don't even want me, so why did you come to Yunxifang?"
"I..." What was the original owner of this body here for?
Oh! She was intrigued by her classmate's words and wanted to see the world, but as soon as she entered Yunxifang, she was forcibly taken to Yelin's room by the people there.
Wait, I was forcibly taken to Ye Lin's room?
In addition, there was the scene she saw when she came over, and Ye Lin had just said that he had taken a liking to her!
Xu Nian's mind raced for a moment, then she stared intently at Ye Lin, lost in thought.
"What? Is Niannian captivated by me?" Ye Lin chuckled ambiguously, his eyes practically drooling as he glanced over.
Xu Nian ignored Ye Lin's advances, and his behavior confirmed her suspicions.
"Ye Lin, did you have someone bring me from the main hall?" Xu Nian asked in a questioning tone, but her expression was one of certainty.
“Niannian isn’t too stupid.” Ye Lin readily admitted, pulling the blanket over himself and frowning slightly.
He looks really ugly now.
Thinking of how she had tried to escape just now, he bit his lip and continued to drape the blanket over himself.
It really was him.
Xu Nian couldn't understand why he would do that.
Ye Lin could command the people of Yunxi Workshop, and even bring a strange woman to his room without anyone stopping him.
This whole thing seems suspicious no matter how you look at it.
Would a typical brothel allow such a thing to happen?
Xu Nian's gaze grew increasingly complex. The man before her was undoubtedly extremely handsome, but this beauty was like a poppy, giving off a dangerous and deadly feeling.
"Ye Lin, what do you want? Or do you think I have anything that you might want?"
Besides your body, what do you have that I would want from you?
Ye Lin's eyes darkened slightly; the woman's guarded demeanor made him feel uneasy.
"Niannian, how could you think of me like that?" After Ye Lin finished criticizing Xu Nian, he sat down with a dejected expression. He sat alone at the small table, a self-deprecating smile on his lips.
Seeing the beautiful woman heartbroken, Xu Nian felt a pang of sadness in her heart.
But then she thought, what does his sadness have to do with her? It wasn't her fault.
"Ye Lin, since I don't have what you want, then tell the guards at the door to let me leave." Xu Nian didn't want to stay in this room any longer; she always felt that Ye Lin's gaze towards her was strange and mysterious.
She couldn't quite put her finger on what was strange about it.
Her intuition told her that she should stay away from this person.
Seeing Xu Nian's increasingly wary expression, Ye Lin, who was pretending to be sad, almost lost his composure.
Is she a block of wood?
He was so heartbroken he was almost crying, and instead of comforting him, she didn't even ask him anything, and was only thinking about leaving.
She is really good.
Ye Lin was seething with anger and glared at Xu Nian, but her thoughts changed when she met her clear eyes.
If she wants to leave, then let her leave.
There's plenty of time ahead, and he refused to believe that with his looks and talent, he wouldn't be able to win her heart.
"Niannian, I'm letting you go. Will you come to see me again?" Ye Lin suppressed the sadness on his face and turned to ask hopefully.
"Yes, I will." Knowing that she could leave, Xu Nian smiled easily and immediately nodded in agreement that she would come to see Ye Lin later.
Of course, the prerequisite is that she has to have money to come.
"Then you should leave!" Ye Lin smiled bitterly, his hesitant gaze making Xu Nian's heart tremble. Fearing further trouble, she immediately said goodbye.
Having successfully left Ye Lin's room, Xu Nian fled Yunxi Fang as if escaping.
On the third floor of Yunxifang, Ye Lin stood by the window, watching her fleeing figure, and coldly uttered two words: "Liar."
He knew Xu Nian was just giving him the runaround; she wouldn't be coming again.
So what? Just because Young Master Ye of Yunxifang can't get in touch with her doesn't mean Ye Lin can't get in touch with her either.
"Someone, go and find out her identity for me. Also, tell my mother that I already have someone I love, and that she doesn't need to arrange any more marriages for me," Ye Lin said coldly to the empty room.
"Yes, Your Highness." Two figures suddenly appeared in the room, kneeling on one knee and looking at Ye Lin with piety and worship.
After receiving their orders, the two disappeared from the room as silently as they had come.
Before long, another woman appeared in the room. She was dressed as a eunuch and held a crescent-shaped scimitar in her hand. "Your Highness, the Empress is very displeased with your recent behavior."
"What is she complaining about? We are all human beings, so why can women have three husbands and four wives, but I can't even go out and have some fun?" Ye Lin snorted dismissively.
"Your Highness, your idea is too dangerous. It would be best if you didn't say it out loud in the future," the woman reminded Ye Lin expressionlessly.
Having thoughts in your heart is fine, but speaking them out makes a big difference.
If the civil and military officials found out, they would surely submit memorials one after another requesting the Empress to punish Ye Lin.
"Pshaw! I'm not afraid, what are you afraid of?" Ye Lin laughed indifferently, and as he laughed, Xu Nian's face appeared in front of him.
Suddenly, he couldn't laugh anymore.
If she knew his rebellious thoughts, how would she view him?
Will she, like everyone else, think he's a dissolute man who doesn't uphold traditional husbandly virtues?
Ye Lin felt a sense of panic. He didn't want Xu Nian to look at him like that, nor did he want her to despise him.
"Alright, let's go back to the palace." Ye Lin gazed intently in the direction Xu Nian had left, somewhat looking forward to their next meeting.
"Your Highness, please." The woman clapped her hands, and a black sedan chair descended from the sky.
The sedan chair was carried by four strong and powerful women. They were broad-shouldered and thick-waisted, and they lowered their eyes, not daring to look at Ye Lin at all.
They all knew that the person in front of them was a poisonous flower, and anyone who dared to have thoughts about him would become fertilizer for the imperial garden.
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