Mistakenly recognized as a cousin, thousands of pampered

"Cousin, just lend it to me. I won't take it for nothing." Tao Jiuxi said anxiously, and then stopped massaging Shen Zhiyi.

She lowered her head slightly and took out a delicate purse from her waist.

As her hand left, Shen Zhiyi slowly opened his eyes and sat upright, his posture as straight as a pine tree.

She had specially asked Tao Qingwan to make this purse. She put Xie Jinghuan's jade pendant in it so that when Xie Jinghuan came to ask for it back one day, she could give it to him directly.

Tao Jiuxi carefully took out the jade pendant and handed it to Shen Zhiyi.

The jade pendant exudes a warm luster under the candlelight.

"I'll pawn this jade pendant to you first. When I have money in the future, I'll redeem it." Tao Jiuxi's eyes were full of sincerity, and his voice was filled with a hint of pleading.

Shen Zhiyi recalled the day when they first met. The two sisters were already penniless, but she still had the jade pendant on her and did not pawn it. Obviously, this jade must have a special meaning to her.

Shen Zhiyi only took a glance and knew that the jade was of excellent quality and must be no ordinary item.

He didn't want to take it, but Tao Jiuxi directly handed the jade pendant to him.

"This jade is valuable. I need one thousand taels. Is that okay?" Tao Jiuxi looked at Shen Zhiyi eagerly and asked cautiously.

"I'll let Jiang Qu give it to you tomorrow." Shen Zhiyi looked at the jade pendant in his hand.

Shen Zhiyi held the jade and gently stroked the cloud patterns on it with his fingers.

The jade feels warm to the touch, and I think it is something that Tao Jiuxi cherishes.

But just as he picked it up, he saw two small words under the cloud pattern: Jing Yan.

"Is this your jade?" Shen Zhiyi suddenly asked, his tone not as gentle as before.

Xie Jinghuan’s jade?

Didn’t Tao Jiuxi say that he didn’t know Xie Jinghuan?

Why is there a jade pendant with his name engraved on it?

Tao Jiuxi didn't want to get involved. If he told her, his cousin would definitely know that he had gone out to set up a fortune-telling stall.

If she could pawn the jade pendant directly, she would never have used it as collateral to her cousin for money.

"It's mine. This jade is very important, so I will definitely pay you back in the future." Tao Jiuxi said.

There was a "click" sound.

The jade in Shen Zhiyi's hand fell on the table.

Tao Jiuxi saw it clearly, her cousin definitely did this on purpose. She quickly stepped forward to pick up the jade pendant and held it in front of the candlelight to examine it carefully, fearing that the jade pendant would be lost or damaged.

"What are you doing?" Tao Jiuxi's voice was filled with anger.

"It was a momentary mistake." Shen Zhiyi pretended to be innocent, but there was no trace of apology on his face.

"If you don't want to lend me money, just say so. Why are you smashing my jade?"

Tao Jiuxi blew on the jade lovingly, looking as if he was cherishing a treasure, and then immediately put the jade into his purse.

"You are doing this today just to borrow money from me?" Shen Zhiyi asked with a frown, a hint of anger in his tone.

The voice echoed in the quiet study, as if carrying an invisible pressure.

Tao Jiuxi muttered to himself, of course, otherwise who would want to stay by your side, a living devil.

This cousin always has a cold face, which makes people feel scared.

But I can't admit it verbally. If I admit it, I won't be able to borrow the money.

"Cousin, it's too much for you to say that." Tao Jiuxi pretended to be sad, his eyes slightly red, as if he had suffered great injustice.

She lowered her head slightly, her voice trembling as she spoke, "My cousin took me and my sister in when we were down and out. It was a great favor to us. To me, my cousin is the closest person to me besides my eldest sister. I saw that you were tired, so I gave you a few massages. How could that have any ulterior motive?"

Tao Jiuxi tried hard to squeeze out a few tears, but he just couldn't.

However, the grievance on his face was expressed very well. The slightly trembling shoulders and the red eyes made people feel distressed.

Shen Zhiyi knew countless people, so he could naturally see that Tao Jiuxi was pretending.

But he didn't expose her. Since Tao Jiuxi was willing to pretend, he would help her.

"Then from now on, you will take care of me personally." Shen Zhiyi said lightly, and his tone seemed to be giving an order that could not be disobeyed.

"what?"

Tao Jiuxi opened his mouth in surprise and his eyes widened.

what!

What did you say?!?

She wailed in her heart, wondering why she had dug herself into trouble again.

She wanted to slap herself twice, saying, "You're too quick to talk, now you feel the same way."

"What's wrong? Is it that my cousin is just saying it and not really sincere?" Shen Zhiyi narrowed his eyes slightly and asked Tao Jiuxi.

Tao Jiuxi's jaw dropped in surprise, and he felt extremely regretful.

But now that things have come to this, there is no other way.

"Of course...of course I am willing." Tao Jiuxi said reluctantly, his voice as soft as a mosquito's hum.

Shen Zhiyi pretended not to hear, and there was still no expression on his face.

"In that case, put down the jade pendant. Jiang Qu will give you the banknote tomorrow." Shen Zhiyi stood up after saying this.

Shen Zhiyi felt unhappy when he saw Tao Jiuxi putting his purse on the desk with an embarrassed look on his face.

He didn't understand, was this jade pendant so important to her? So important that she would try to please him for it?

Tao Jiuxi looked conflicted, and thought his cousin was a pervert.

Why did he deliberately lose the jade pendant even though she said it was very important?

Also, her cousin's attitude towards her is hot and cold. Does he hate her?

Her heart was filled with dissatisfaction.

"What are you still doing there? Are you going to have dinner?" Shen Zhiyi's voice rang out, interrupting Tao Jiuxi's thoughts.

Tao Jiuxi finally reacted and saw that Shen Zhiyi was almost at the door.

She hurried to catch up, but she was still thinking about the jade pendant. At the same time, she was curious why her cousin didn't ask her about her going out for so long?

He was obviously very angry in the afternoon.

What she didn't know was that Shen Zhiyi didn't refuse to ask, but he felt that Tao Jiuxi didn't tell the truth.

He was really busy today and had no time to listen to anyone's report on Tao Jiuxi's recent whereabouts. He thought Tao Jiuxi would take the initiative to explain, but he never expected that Tao Jiuxi was just asking him for money under the pretext of a massage.

Shen Zhiyi walked in front with steady steps, while Tao Jiuxi followed behind with a slightly hurried pace.

She pondered to herself as she walked, feeling a little uneasy.

When we arrived at the flower hall, everyone had been waiting for a long time.

Seeing Shen Zhiyi coming, the kitchen quickly reheated the food.

When Tao Qingwan saw the two people coming, she immediately stood up and saluted.

"Greetings, cousin. Long live my cousin."

"Cousin, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. I was delayed by something important just now." Shen Zhiyi also responded in a calm tone.

When Tao Jiuxi saw the table full of dishes, his eyes suddenly lit up.

This was probably the only thing she liked about Shen Zhiyi in the mansion.

"It's so nice to have a meal with my cousin." Tao Jiuxi said excitedly while holding his chopsticks, a satisfied smile on his face.