The two lived a peaceful and quiet life in a secluded corner of the Lu family's villa.
The two of them tacitly waited for the rumors outside to dissipate on their own, but things rarely go as planned.
The rumors intensified, with some "brave" individuals wielding kitchen knives and wooden sticks causing trouble in front of the Lu family's villa every day. Others even attempted to break down the gates with wooden stakes, a method often used to breach city walls.
Fortunately, the Lu family patriarch sent a group of servants to stop them, thus saving the gate of the Lu family villa from destruction.
Only then did Lu Jian realize the seriousness of the problem, but it was too late to suppress the rumors.
This matter alarmed the county magistrate, and the group even suggested to him that Lu Jian be executed by the death penalty.
The county magistrate had received much favor from the Lu family in his early years. He outwardly expressed righteous indignation at the proposal, but in private, he had already sent a letter to the Lu family, asking them to send their young master to another place as soon as possible to avoid suspicion.
That night, a light carriage sped out of the back gate of the Lu family villa, rushed all the way to the city gate, and disappeared outside the city.
Inside the car.
"Are you scared?" Lu Jian gently grasped the wrist of the person beside him, his knuckles turning slightly white.
Tang Wan chuckled and squeezed his hand back, shaking her head and saying, "I'm not afraid." With you here, I'm not afraid of anything.
But she couldn't say the second half of the sentence, even if you beat her to death.
"I will protect you, even if it means death." Lu Jian's eyes were firm, yet also filled with tenderness.
Tang Wan turned her head away, her ears and neck turning red. "Hmph, so glib."
Lu Jian looked at the back of her head and said, "I'm serious."
Tang Wan kept her head turned away and muttered softly, "I know." Then she quickly closed her eyes.
Even if Ren Lujian was a typical straight man, he could tell that the woman next to him was shy.
He didn't take the opportunity to tease her; he simply moved slightly closer to her and then closed his eyes contentedly.
A moment later, I heard soft snoring beside me.
Lu Jian opened his eyes, and as expected, Tang Wan's little head began to shake left and right.
He quickly reached out and pulled her head to rest on his shoulder, and this time she finally closed her eyes and fell asleep.
The fine snow on the branches, when exposed to the morning sunlight, fell down as if afraid of the heat.
Sunlight streamed into the room, falling on Su Chen's tightly closed eyelids. Before Su Chen could even think—no, before her mind had fully awakened—her arm automatically and instinctively pulled the blanket over her head.
The system had just opened its view when it saw this scene and was immediately startled: [Holy crap! Host, are you dead? Why are you covered from head to toe in cloth?]
Su Chen closed her eyes and frowned: "You're the one who's going to kick the bucket."
[Breaking news: The male and female leads ran away last night. While the scene where the male lead gets burned is missing, the overall plot is finally getting back on track!]
[Congratulations! Congratulations! Host, your villainous actions have finally come in handy!]
"Hehe, I'll take that as a compliment." Su Chen felt her wish had been shattered by her chatter in her ear, so she simply stretched and got up.
Just as Su Chen picked up the salt to brush her teeth, she suddenly remembered something.
"Will the male and female leads not encounter any life-or-death situations in the future?"
The system clicked twice, [Host, you're too smart. The male and female leads only had three days of peace and quiet, and they both planned to live a carefree life, but some people just didn't want them to have it easy.]
Su Chen spat out a mouthful of salt water and guessed, "The villainous boss has made his move?"
The system obediently nodded: 【Mm.】
Su Chen countered, "Are you sure the villain of this world is that alchemy maniac?"
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