Transmigrated Female Official

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"Gongsun, you're making it hard for me to walk!" Gongsun Yu's arm was wrapped around Chu Qingluo's waist so tightly that she couldn't help but remind her.

But he still wouldn't let go, and even pretended to be unhappy as he looked at her: "What? You're going to abandon me now that the show's over?"

"No, no, no, of course not! How could I possibly abandon you?!" She quickly explained, moving his hand away and intertwining her fingers with his, smiling as she asked, "Is this alright?"

Gongsun Yu suppressed a laugh and asked, "Still not admitting it? What did you call me just now? What are you calling me now?"

"Ah?" So that's what he cared about. Why is everyone so particular about how to address someone today? She found it somewhat amusing and said, "I know, Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu, my dear Gongsun Yu!"

Gongsun Yu then smiled with satisfaction and pulled her along towards the Chu family's direction.

Although progress was extremely slow, he finally found his reflection in her eyes. It wasn't that he was inherently slow; he was simply greedy—no, extremely greedy. If he, Gongsun Yu, was going to do something, he wanted to be the most vivid and unforgettable part of her heart, the most irreplaceable one…

The two had just returned to the main hall of the Chu family home when they encountered Chu Yilin, who was about to leave. Chu Qingluo quickly stopped him and asked, "Second Brother, where are you going?"

"...What are you doing?" Chu Yilin stared at her outstretched arms and asked in surprise, "Is she trying to rob us on the highway?"

"I haven't seen you for so many days, and I have nowhere to seek justice."

Chu Yilin chuckled: "What? May I ask, heroine, what heinous crime have I committed that requires you to personally uphold justice?"

Chu Qingluo glanced at him and hinted, "Think about it again...you haven't done anything unspeakable, have you?"

Chu Yilin's eyes darted around. He had done many bad things, but what Chu Qingluo cared about... He suddenly remembered something and felt terrible! He said guiltily, "No... I didn't do anything."

"Tsk tsk tsk." Seeing that Chu Yilin wouldn't admit it, she looked him up and down with a disdainful look, and said, "I don't care, you've messed with Luo Lifei now, so you have to deal with it properly."

Chu Yilin frowned and muttered to himself, "Luo Lifei really did tell Third Sister."

"Don't blame me for not reminding you, Luo Lifei likes my special pickled products. Why don't you personally send a jar to her house as an apology?"

He rolled his eyes: "I've already apologized and given gifts."

"You think that's all?! Look at the state she's been in, tortured by the Eighth Princess! Isn't it all Second Brother's fault?" After saying that, Chu Qingluo rolled her eyes back: "How can you be so shameless?"

Hearing that Luo Lifei was in a difficult situation in the palace because of him, Chu Yilin felt a little guilty and said with a pursed mouth, "But sending things won't help her at all."

"Do you want to go?" Chu Qingluo knew it was useless, but at least it would allow Luo Lifei to tear the sinner apart and vent some of her negative emotions.

"To be honest, I don't want to go. I won't be of any help anyway." Chu Yilin looked like he was about to act like a rogue.

Chu Qingluo narrowed her eyes, staring at him, a slight smile playing on her lips. "Then I'm completely out of ideas. I'll have to have Mother have a heart-to-heart talk with you." She then shook her head heavily. "Sigh—"

"Hey, hey, that's not very nice of you to say it like that. Fine, I'll go myself! It's not right to keep bothering Mother all the time!"

Chu Qinglu laughed triumphantly: "Then hurry up."

Chu Yilin scratched the back of his neck in frustration and obediently went to the kitchen to get the pickling jar.

Gongsun Yu, who was standing to the side, was not quite clear about the situation and asked, "The two of them... have a story?"

"That's right." Chu Qingluo nodded and recounted to Gongsun Yu what she had heard from Luo Lifei. She had initially worried that Chu Yilin would ruin Shaoyao's life, but it turned out the two of them weren't attracted to each other at all; she had been worrying unnecessarily.

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When Chu Yilin appeared at the Luo residence gate with a jar of pickled vegetables, he felt incredibly humiliated and wanted to turn around and leave immediately... But when he thought of the suffering Luo Lifei had endured because of him, he gritted his teeth and knocked on the door.

After hearing of Chu Yilin's great reputation, the officials of the Luo family did not make him wait outside the gate, but directly invited him into the mansion and led him all the way to the courtyard where Luo Lifei lived.

Chu Yilin recognized the male attendants in the courtyard; he recalled seeing them before when they were vying for the first incense offering. He nodded to them. The attendants' ambiguous smiles sent a chill down his spine.

One of the male attendants returned with a message from Luo Lifei and said to him, "Our young lady invites you in."

Following his instructions, Chu Yilin arrived at Luo Lifei's door and knocked: "Luo Lifei? It's me, Chu Yilin."

"Come in," the person inside responded.

Only then did he push the door open and go inside...

"Splash—" A bucket of cold water came right at him, soaking his entire face, shoulders, and chest!

"..." He wiped the water from his face with one hand, staring at the person in front of him with a fierce look in his eyes. She was wearing an orange silk dress, with red lips and white teeth, and had a proud demeanor. She did not look like she had been tortured to the point of being miserable.

Luo Lifei put down the wooden plate she was holding, clapped her hands, and laughed, "Was it fun? Was it interesting?"

Chu Yilin struggled to suppress his anger and gritted his teeth, saying, "That's what I should be asking you!"

Luo Lifei snorted coldly: "Didn't you find it fun when you were using me?"

He really couldn't stand Luo Lifei's retaliatory nature, yet he was the one who provoked her first! He put the pickled jar aside, let out a breath, and said, "This pickled product is specially made by Qingluo. She asked me to bring it to you. If you're having fun now, I'll head back."

"I didn't have any fun!" Lorife wasn't going to let him off so easily.

"What else do you want, Miss Luo?"

There was a fire burning in Luo Lifei's heart, but she couldn't extinguish it. "I don't know!"

"Alright, alright, I'll find a way to enter the palace tomorrow and explain things to the Eighth Princess."

"Do you think I haven't explained? The Eighth Princess simply doesn't believe me!"

"Then I'll just say I've changed my mind, is that alright? If she still doesn't believe me, I'll just find another woman to show her." Chu Yilin has never lacked suitors; countless women have invited him into their lives. The only reason he hasn't used them as shields is because he's afraid they'll cling to him. But this Luo Lifei is no pushover either; although she's not clinging to him, her vengefulness is far too strong.

Luo Lifei became even more annoyed after hearing this. "According to you, you used me and then kicked me aside?"

"I only tried to help you out of this predicament because I heard that the Eighth Princess was making things difficult for you."

"..." This sounded reasonable, but for some reason, Luo Lifei was extremely unhappy! Utterly unhappy!

Seeing that she still had a stern face, Chu Yilin said again, "If you're still not satisfied, then you can settle the score with me another day. Now that everything's alright, I'll go back; it's too uncomfortable being all wet."

Luo Lifei felt a tightness in her chest, but seeing that he did look rather disheveled, she awkwardly snorted, "You can go now."

Upon hearing this, Chu Yilin didn't linger and immediately took his leave. He secretly cursed Chu Qingluo, thinking that she must have known Luo Lifei was plotting revenge and deliberately pushed him into the limelight.

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