Male superiority and female superiority: forced love

In Aoshuang Pavilion, only Wang Yumei and Cai Lei were feasting.

"Where is Dongxiang?" Ruan Chuyin was stunned and asked in confusion.

"Why are you here just now? Yumei and I have already turned over two tables." Cai Lei quickly picked up two empty plates and piled them aside to make room for her.

"The richest man has made an appointment with Dongxiang to go to Dongkelai." Wang Yumei added, taking the wine jug.

"So, she just left us like that?" Ruan Chuyin forced a relatively natural smile, and began to worry about her good friend again.

"You know what a mountain of gold is in front of us. Let her treat us to a meal at Dongkelai tomorrow." Wang Yumei was not polite at all. There is a price to pay for valuing love over friendship.

Cai Lei agreed with both hands, but Ruan Chuyin couldn't bear it and felt sorry for her wallet.

"Donghae is successful now and doesn't have to worry about money. Don't worry."

At this point, Cai Lei's eyes once again flashed with envy, and she exclaimed, "When will God send her a mountain of gold? Even a mountain of silver would be fine!"

Ruan Chuyin's mind flashed back to the scene at the fireworks school, and she asked anxiously, "Does Fu Suiyun really want to marry Dongxiang?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Yumei finished chewing the lotus pastry in her mouth and said excitedly, "Of course! Otherwise, why would we give her money? Now that Baoyuezhai has new products every month, Fu Suiyun will let Dongxiang pick out any one of them. She also gives her some jewelry from time to time. Didn't you notice she was wearing new earrings yesterday?"

After hearing this, Ruan Chuyin slowly began to recall it, and she seemed to have some impression of it, but she still felt something was wrong.

Aside from Wei Jiusi, who had once been forced to spend a fortune, none of the other husbands had ever spent as much money as Fu Suiyun before marriage. Or was it normal to pursue a woman like Fu Suiyun?

Maybe I was really overthinking it. Just like Yumei said, why would I spend so much money if I didn't want to marry her?

"Let's not talk about her anymore, let's talk about Wangyue Tower." Cai Lei wiped her mouth and started talking happily.

"It's a good thing you didn't go there last night. The three of us didn't even see the shadow of Mr. Mei."

"Yes! He was said to be sick. But this morning I heard that Mr. Mei had left Wangyue Tower and went to make a living elsewhere. I don't know what happened, but he is definitely no longer in Wangyue Tower." Wang Yumei said sullenly, with a look of regret on her face.

Ruan Chuyin's mind suddenly flashed back to that androgynous face. She opened her mouth, then closed it again. She just hoped Mei Boyan had safely left Liangcheng and wouldn't come looking for her again.

After finishing her meal, she obediently returned to Cuibai Pavilion and checked the account books with Wei Jiusi. Loading so many baskets was indeed exhausting, and she was exhausted after only half an hour.

There were no computers, office software, or accounting systems; all information was collected with pen and abacus. If one wanted to access historical records, they had to search through old ledgers page by page. Even with proper categorization, it was a tedious process.

Wei Jiusi had a good memory, but it wasn't a computer or a scanner after all, so he'd always slip up and forget things. The fatigue in his eyes, no matter how hard he tried to hide it, would always show through, causing Ruan Chuyin great distress. She hugged him and said, "From tomorrow on, I'll come to the building every day. Leave everything to me now, you go and rest." As she spoke, she took the account book from his hand.

"Yeah?"

"Don't you know that Xiang Yunchi has already arrived in Liangcheng?"

After laughing, he took the account book back and gave her a sullen look, noticing that the corners of Little White Rabbit's mouth were obviously frozen, and even her eyeballs could not move.

If this weren't mentioned, Ruan Chuyin would have thought the sky outside was quite blue. But once this was mentioned, she almost lost her temper.

Speaking of Xiang Yunchi, the air around him seemed to grow thinner. He hadn't come to visit me in the past two days, which seemed a bit strange.

"What did Yun Chi say to you? Does he look okay?" Ruan Chuyin saw Xiang Yun Chi and Qin Guanzhi enter the building together.

"Nothing. As for my mood—" Wei Jiusi paused, staring at her for a moment with a half-smile on his face. A wicked smile curled up the corner of his mouth, and he replied slowly, "He was filled with murderous intent, his face was black as ink, and the twin swords in his sleeves rustled. If Qin Guanzhi hadn't stopped him, this room would have been split in two."

That bastard yesterday was trying to piss him off to death, his every word a veiled provocation. Especially when he mentioned the Fire Lotus Seed incident, he criticized him like a scoundrel. Wasn't that just a way to bully him because he couldn't fight anymore?

But, so what? He's still got his mouth full. Isn't Wei Shizhang the bastard's eldest brother? It seems like family is a family.

As a result, the man really drew his sword without any grace, and it was Qin Guanzhi who intervened in time to save the situation.

Today was finally his turn for revenge. Didn't Xiang Yunchi want to take his men away quickly? Then he could help him and show his brotherly love.

"Oh——" Ruan Chuyin stretched out the last syllable and fell into endless contemplation.

"I'm leaving first and will come back to the building tomorrow." At this moment, she was no longer in the mood to reconcile the accounts. It would be better to go to the ferry early to breathe some fresh air.

Wei Jiusi thought she was scared and wanted to go back to Qin Guanzhi, so he didn't stop her. Anyway, he had lost all his martial arts skills now, and he couldn't protect Xiang Yunchi if he really came to ask for her, so he might as well give Qin Guanzhi some face.

Until Ruan Chuyin arrived at the ferry, she still couldn't understand why Wei Jiusi was so easy to talk to today.

Coincidentally, just as she was about to get out of the car, she saw Fu Suiyun hugging a hot lady onto a boat. The two of them were talking and laughing, and after getting on the boat, they started kissing unrestrainedly, which made her want to wash her eyes.

This noble lady looked familiar; I seemed to have seen her at a palace banquet before, but I couldn't recall her family. That day, there were over sixty young women, all of varying beauty, but all with impeccable figures.

She said that Fu Suiyun is unreliable.

They seemed to be waiting for someone and were in no hurry to sail. After a cup of tea, two young men arrived.

The sky gradually darkened, and the water was covered with mist, like a thin veil.

Several lanterns lit up and the boat slowly left the ferry.

Ruan Chuyin's gaze was fixed on that direction for a long time, until a black-sailed boat slowly approached, diverting her attention.

"Chen Chen, come pick me up here at 12:00 p.m."

Chen Chen recognized the gray-haired man standing at the bow of the boat. He was clearly the doctor from Ning'an Pharmacy.

The palm strike that sent him out was soft yet firm, and though it struck him softly, the force was undeniable. This showed that this man's martial arts skills were unfathomable, and he was definitely no ordinary person.

Ruan Chuyin looked at the boat approaching from afar and began to think about what to say.

Ji Zhiya didn't expect her to come so early. His heart was moved and he brushed the red fruit around his waist.

The beauty wore a star-blue dress embroidered with yellow Buddha's hand flowers, which stood out against the dusky sky. The fragrant red belt around her waist was covered in a layer of gold powder, which fluttered in the wind, emitting a dazzling light in the air, like a dream.

The moment we landed, I realized she was wearing a light layer of makeup. Her fleeting beauty captivated my heart.

Her figure was as graceful as a swaying spring willow, and her eyes were as bright as the flowing autumn water. When they looked at each other, the beauty hurriedly lowered her eyebrows and gently stroked the hair at her temples, showing her shyness.

Ji Zhiya stared at her, smiled with his lips curved, stretched out his right hand and handed it to her, saying in a clear and gentle voice: "It seems that I came down late and kept you waiting for a long time." At this moment, his eyebrows, eyes and heart were full of spring.