After being reborn, I hugged the villainous boss tightly.

"Then what?"

Ye Fan tried to play dumb, but then felt another sharp pain on the back of his hand, and finally had no choice but to obediently apologize to Fu Jingyuan.

"Fu... Fu Jingyuan, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have insulted you, please forgive me!"

Seeing that he was in so much pain he was about to suffocate, Ye Zhuxi kindly withdrew her foot.

After being helped up, Ye Fan looked at the two of them with a frightened expression, his eyes filled with both anger and fear. He dared not do anything more, and just held his hand, which had almost been broken, and turned to run away with his men, looking both pathetic and comical.

No one expected that Ye Fan, who was known for abducting women and had no regard for the law, would be subdued by a weak and helpless woman like this.

Fu Jingyuan remained expressionless, his deep eyes unreadable, coldly watching Ye Fan's disheveled retreating figure.

When he turned to look at Ye Zhuxi, a strange glint flashed in his deep eyes, as if he were thinking of something.

After reading the whole story, some people admired Ye Zhuxi's courage, while others felt that her behavior was unreasonable and completely lacked the demeanor expected of a well-bred young lady.

One of the onlookers looked at Ye Zhuxi with great disdain and muttered in the crowd, "Miss Ye's personality is too outrageous, she doesn't act like a woman at all!" His tone was full of contempt.

Although he tried to keep his voice down, the others around him still heard him.

“No, no, no, I think Miss Ye’s reaction is perfectly reasonable. This is the demeanor of a noble lady from a wealthy family! Instead of just swallowing her anger,” a man in white in the crowd retorted.

The man who had spoken earlier immediately became agitated and flicked his sleeves.

"This rude behavior is nothing like the demeanor of a noble lady; it's more like that of a commoner."

"Young Master Chen, please don't use your cynical and harsh perspective to judge someone who knows how to protect their family. Otherwise, it will make you look lowly and despicable!"

The man called Young Master Chen was speechless for a moment after what the man in white said, and hearing others mocking him, he could only lower his head in embarrassment.

……

Soon, the banquet began.

The Mu family also came today, and Mu Zichen even brought Ye Fuyao into the palace.

Everyone who saw them pointed and whispered among themselves.

"How dare they even show their face here? They've already lost all face in the capital, and they still dare to come out!"

"Exactly! If I were to do something like that, I would have jumped into the river and drowned long ago. How could I possibly have the face to continue living!"

"you do not say!"

The crowd seemed to be speaking deliberately for Ye Fuyao to hear, each one speaking louder than the last, ensuring that every word reached her ears.

Ye Fuyao clenched her fists, but she couldn't say anything. She was of lowly status, and none of the people invited to the palace were people she could afford to offend.

After sitting down with Fu Jingyuan, Ye Zhuxi overheard people talking about Ye Fuyao. She smiled and knew that Ye Fuyao was not doing well, which put her mind at ease.

Fu Jingyuan sat next to Ye Zhuxi, and none of her expressions escaped his eyes.

His dark eyes deepened, his gaze undisguised as he watched Ye Zhuxi's every move.

After Ye Zhuxi finished laughing at Ye Fuyao, she turned around and met Fu Jingyuan's sharp gaze. She looked puzzled and asked, "Why is Big Brother looking at me like that?"

Fu Jingyuan continued to look at her, but a slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"It's nothing, I just feel that my second sister seems a little different!"

Ye Zhuxi's polite smile froze instantly, and she chuckled awkwardly after realizing what had happened.

"Brother, you're joking. I've always been your sister, and that's never changed."

Fu Jingyuan's deep eyes flickered, but he only looked at her without saying a word.

After a long pause, he slowly spoke: "I think I'll soon find out what's different!"

"..."

Fu Jingyuan truly lived up to his reputation as a future emperor. Just looking at her made her feel incredibly pressured, and she dared not meet his gaze any longer.

Ye Zhuxi looked away, pretended to be calm, picked up a cup of tea and took a big gulp, but the next second she was so burned that she spat it out.

"So hot, so hot!"

Her eyes welled up with tears from the heat. Ye Zhuxi frantically fanned her mouth with her hands, trying to cool it down.

Seeing her silly expression, Fu Jingyuan's lips curled into a slight smile. He picked up a green rice dumpling from the table and handed it to her, his deep voice tinged with amusement: "Eat this."

Without thinking, Ye Zhuxi leaned over and took a bite from Fu Jingyuan's hand. The sweet and cool juice immediately relieved the heat in her mouth.

Fu Jingyuan stiffened after she finished biting him. A soft, warm, and wet sensation, like an electric current, traveled directly from his fingers throughout his body, and his breath caught in his throat for a moment.

Just as Ye Zhuxi was about to take another bite, Fu Jingyuan dodged it with his elbow. She looked up at Fu Jingyuan with a puzzled expression, silently accusing him of not letting her eat.

Fu Jingyuan frowned, placed the qingtuan in her hand, and then tossed it to her, saying, "Eat it yourself!"

Ye Zhuxi glanced at Fu Jingyuan's unhappy face and inadvertently noticed his ears, which were red for some reason.

His face was indifferent, but his ears were so red they looked like they were about to bleed.

Ye Zhuxi looked at the green rice dumpling and then at him, and suddenly realized what she had just done.

If she remembered correctly, when she was biting into the green rice ball, her lips seemed to have touched Fu Jingyuan's hand.

Now her mouth isn't hot anymore, only a tingling sensation.

She picked up the qingtuan, unsure whether to eat it or not, feeling so embarrassed she wanted to disappear into the ground.

Just as Ye Zhuxi was feeling incredibly embarrassed, Ye Fuyao suddenly pounced and knelt down in front of her, then grabbed her skirt, looking pitiful and helpless.

"Little sister, Mu-gege and I are truly in love. Please forgive us!"

Ye Zhuxi snapped out of her daze and looked at the person kneeling on the ground. She asked innocently, "What did you do wrong that you want me to forgive you, sister?"

Hilarious! Does she think she doesn't know what Ye Fuyao is up to? She just wants to play the victim in front of everyone to gain their sympathy and then force them to forgive and forget about this matter.

If she disagrees, then she can be accused of being petty and holding onto the issue.

Ye Fuyao opened her mouth: "I..."

The onlookers, watching the spectacle, began to whisper among themselves.

"It's already a favor that they didn't discipline her; she just kept asking to be disciplined."

"She doesn't feel ashamed, but I feel ashamed for her."

"Therefore, the most terrifying people are those who have no shame."

The crowd chimed in, making Ye Fuyao sound like a rat in the street.

Ye Zhuxi watched coldly as Ye Fuyao was humiliated by others, and she felt a surge of satisfaction, which improved her mood.

She flicked her long skirt and pulled the hem of the skirt back from Ye Fuyao's hand, not wanting it to get dirty.

Unexpectedly, Mu Zichen saw this scene and, thinking that Ye Zhuxi was causing trouble for Ye Fuyao, angrily walked over and started cursing.

"Ye Zhuxi, I never thought you were such a disgusting person. Yaoyao is your sister. No matter what, you should respect her. How could you humiliate her like this and make her kneel down to you in front of everyone!"