Sir Song, do you want to pledge yourself to me?

After escaping, Ji Nuan went straight to Xunweiju. Since she hadn't eaten breakfast, her stomach was rumbling with hunger, so she ordered several dishes without hesitation, ready to treat herself.

As the dishes arrived, Ji Nuan began to devour them. When they were almost done, Ji He finally had time to come over. As soon as he sat down, he bombarded her with questions: "Little sister, when did you get back? Did you have any problems? Did you get all the medicine?"

Ji Nuan put down her chopsticks with a smile, poured him a cup of tea and handed it to him, "I just got back, everything went well. Second brother, have you eaten? Do you want to join us?"

"No, my second brother is still busy. I'll eat with them later."

Ji He took the tea but didn't rush to drink it. Instead, he continued, "Little sister, this time, your second brother is really going to scold you. Why did you run away quietly by yourself without asking your brothers to see you off? You made your parents worry all the time at home."

Ji Nuan stuck out her tongue and said a little embarrassedly, "I was in a hurry to leave this time. I thought I had told my parents about it, so I didn't tell them when I left early. It's my fault, brother. Are my parents and the others okay?"

Ji He's expression eased slightly. "It's okay now. I also have to thank Master Zhong. He told my parents that top masters like you and Xiaoyao Jian are hard to beat in the world, so they felt relieved. Don't do this again next time!"

"Oh, second brother, I understand. I will pay attention next time!"

Ji Nuan pouted and was about to ask about the recent situation at home when she suddenly heard the sound of something heavy falling from the private room next door. Ji Nuan's five senses were extremely sharp, and she listened carefully and immediately noticed something was wrong.

She quickly stood up and called Ji He to go check it out, "Second brother, something happened next door, let's go check it out."

Upon hearing this, Ji He immediately stood up and followed.

The two of them quickly came to the door of the private room next door. Ji Nuan pushed the door open without hesitation and saw a woman lying on a man and tearing his clothes. She threw the woman aside without any hesitation.

"Ah! What are you doing?" Miss Lin San fell to the ground and screamed.

Ji Nuan ignored Miss Lin San's shouting. She squatted down and checked on the man on the ground. "Qiu Shishen, how are you?"

Qiu Shishen was no longer the dignified and refined man he had been when they first met. His clothes were slightly open, his face flushed, beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, and his mind seemed hazy. However, when he saw that it was Ji Nuan, he struggled to stop her from getting closer. "Miss Ji... please leave quickly... take Miss Lin San with you."

Ji Nuan saw that he was not in a good state and took his pulse forcibly, "Have you taken Chinese medicine?"

Qiu Shishen, suppressing the effects of the medicine in his body, urged: "Go! Go!"

Ji Nuan quickly took out a silver needle from her sleeve and skillfully inserted it into Qiu Shishen's acupuncture point to temporarily suppress the medicinal properties.

Miss Lin San took the opportunity to get up, but was stopped by Ji He. She was full of resentment towards Ji Nuan. If Ji Nuan hadn't meddled in her affairs, she might have already done something good with Qiu Shishen.

"Hehehe...it's useless. Young Master Qiu was poisoned by One Night Spring. The drug is very strong and no man with strong willpower can withstand it. Only having sex with a woman can detoxify him." Miss Lin sneered maliciously.

"Is your Lin family's daughter no one wanted? Why is she so eager to find a man?" Ji Nuan said sarcastically, and at the same time, stuffed an antidote pill into Qiu Shishen's mouth, "Swallow it."

When the silver needles were inserted, Qiu Shishen felt that his body's uncontrollable state had been greatly relieved. At this time, Ji Nuan asked him to take the medicine, and he swallowed it obediently.

Miss Lin San's face turned pale after being scolded by Ji Nuan. She glared at Ji Nuan and said with gritted teeth, "Miss Ji, you really love to meddle in other people's business!"

Ji Nuan glanced coldly at Miss Lin San. With a flick of her finger, a silver needle shot straight towards Miss Lin San like an arrow, accurately piercing her acupuncture point. In an instant, Miss Lin San was unable to move, and could only stare at Ji Nuan with wide eyes, angry and helpless.

Ji Nuan ignored her reaction, turned to look at Qiu Shishen, and asked again with concern: "How do you feel now?"

Qiu Shishen shook his head slightly, indicating that he was feeling much better. He looked at Ji Nuan with eyes filled with gratitude, and said sincerely, "Thank you, Miss Ji, for saving me. If Miss Ji hadn't appeared in time, I would have lost face in Xunweilou today, and my family's reputation would have been damaged. I would have been forced to marry a woman of low character like Lin San, and my family would have been in turmoil in the future. Miss Ji has been indebted to my entire Qiu family!"

Ji Nuan smiled faintly, "Shi Zao and I are friends. It's just a small favor. You're welcome."

She looked at Ji He who was still blocking Miss Lin San, and said, "Second brother, don't worry about Miss Lin San anymore. Help Mr. Qiu sit down on the chair."

Ji He looked at Miss Lin San, walked forward to help Qiu Shishen up, and sat him down on the chair next to him.

The pill began to take effect, and Ji Nuan took out the silver needle. She vaguely heard a noisy sound of footsteps coming from outside the door, as if a group of people were approaching this side.

She whispered to Qiu Shishen, "Mr. Qiu, quickly tidy up your appearance. The 'audience' arranged by Miss Lin San is coming soon."

Qiu Shishen's heart trembled, and he immediately realized that the "audience" Ji Nuan was referring to was likely a special arrangement by the Lin family to frame him. He quickly straightened his clothes and hairband, and resumed his usual elegant demeanor.

At this moment, the door of the box was suddenly pushed open, accompanied by the sharp voice of Miss Lin Er: "You are so good, Qiu Shishen. You deliberately sent someone to send me away and kidnapped my third sister, a single man and a single woman. What do you want to do? Do you think that we girls of the Lin family are easy to bully..."

However, when Miss Lin Er saw Ji Nuan and Ji He in the box, her words suddenly got stuck in her throat and she couldn't continue.

The atmosphere in the box suddenly became subtle.

Miss Lin II stared at the scene with her eyes wide open, clearly at a loss. Meanwhile, Miss Lin III remained frozen in place, unable to move, staring at everyone with eyes filled with shame and indignation.

Ji Nuan smiled slightly, glanced at the few people who came in together, and said calmly: "Second Miss Lin, have you misunderstood something? There are more than just Mr. Qiu and Third Miss Lin here, so it's not like they are just a single man and a single woman."

Her meaningful gaze lingered on Miss Lin Er for a moment, and she sneered, "If Mr. Qiu and Miss Lin San were really alone in the same room, shouldn't Miss Lin Er have quietly come over to warn them? Miss Lin Er brought so many people here? Are you trying to ruin your third sister's reputation, or are you trying to frame Mr. Qiu and force the unwanted Miss Lin San onto the Qiu family?"

- 😊(?????) Thank you, Xuanying Baoer, for your love! Mmmmm!