After being reborn, I hugged the villainous boss tightly.

Ancestral Hall

Ye Fuyao has been kneeling here for three days and three nights. Whenever she is about to fall asleep or faint, she is greeted with a basin of ice-cold water.

Fortunately, there were some candles burning in the ancestral hall, which provided her with some warmth; otherwise, she might not have been able to hold on until now.

Thinking that all the suffering she was enduring was because of Ye Zhuxi, Ye Fuyao felt an overwhelming hatred!

She gripped the knee pad tightly, her fingers turning red, seemingly oblivious to her own pain, her eyes fixed fiercely on the candles on the stage.

"You bitch Ye Zhuxi, just you wait! Once I marry Brother Mu, I'll make you taste what I'm feeling now!"

"cousin!"

Suddenly, a voice pulled Ye Zhuxi back to reality. She turned around and saw Ye Zhuxi walking towards her.

Startled, she quickly concealed the murderous intent in her eyes and instantly adopted a weak and frail appearance, as if she were about to collapse at any moment.

Sure enough, when Ye Zhuxi approached, she pretended to be weak and fell backward, thinking that Ye Zhuxi would catch her. However, she was met with the hard ground.

Ye Zhuxi had already seen through her trick, so she pretended not to see it and only asked He Ye to help her up when Ye Fuyao crashed hard to the ground.

"Cousin, are you alright? Why did you suddenly collapse?"

After being helped up, Ye Fuyao glared at Ye Zhuxi secretly: If it weren't for you, how could I have knelt here for so long? Stop pretending!

Seeing that she didn't speak, Ye Zhuxi put on a wronged look and asked again, "Why is my cousin ignoring me?"

Seeing Ye Zhuxi's aggrieved expression, Ye Fuyao couldn't help but complain: "I've been kneeling here for three days, and you're acting all aggrieved?!"

However, she did not show her dissatisfaction with Ye Zhuxi on her face. When Ye Zhuxi felt wronged, she pretended to feel even more wronged.

Then she looked at Ye Zhuxi and asked, "Why did you falsely accuse me of pushing you? I clearly didn't do it!"

Knowing that Ye Fuyao would ask this question, Ye Zhuxi had already prepared her answer.

Her eyes grew increasingly red, and she looked heartbroken.

"Because the people below said that Mu Zichen looked at my sister differently, and that Mu Zichen liked my sister. I love Mu Zichen so much, and I was afraid that my sister would take him away, so I did this stupid thing. Sister, please forgive me."

Ye Fuyao was startled by her words, worried that Ye Zhuxi would find out about her relationship with Mu Zichen and ruin her plans. She hurriedly explained, "Sister, don't listen to the nonsense from the people below. How could I possibly steal the person you like?"

Ye Zhuxi chuckled lightly: "That's why I came today to apologize to my sister, and also to invite her to join Mu Zichen and me to burn incense at Chengbei Temple!"

Upon hearing that Mu Zichen was also involved, Ye Fuyao's eyes lit up.

Because Mu Zichen was busy with official business a few days ago, and he was punished by being forced to kneel, the two hadn't seen each other for a long time.

Her face flushed, and she was about to agree, but then she felt she shouldn't be too obvious, so she shook her head: "I won't go, lest I spoil my sister and Brother Mu's fun!"

Ye Zhuxi curled her lips into a mocking smile, thinking that if he really wanted to act, she would be happy to play along.

She lowered her head, feigning sadness, and said, "Fine, since my sister isn't going, then it'll just be Mu Zichen and me going!"

Ye Fuyao: "..."

This isn't what I imagined! Shouldn't Ye Zhuxi have begged me to go?

"No, if my sister wants me to go, I definitely will!"

Ye Zhuxi smiled and said: You little brat, trying to mess with me!

at night

Ye Zhuxi carried a large bundle to the backyard. As she walked, she observed whether anyone was passing by. When she saw that no one was coming, she quietly pushed open Fu Jingyuan's door and went inside.

The house is now completely different from what it used to be. There are several braziers, lots of furniture, and warm quilts. The roof has also been repaired, making it look much cozier.

Ye Zhuxi nodded in satisfaction after reading it.

Fu Jingyuan was not in the room. Ye Zhuxi heard a soft sound of running water. She turned her head and looked towards the screen, where she saw Fu Jingyuan's naked figure reflected behind it...

Ye Zhuxi was so frightened that she almost screamed, but thankfully she managed to hold it in.

Otherwise, if someone comes in and sees her in Fu Jingyuan's room, and Fu Jingyuan is naked, she won't be able to explain herself no matter how many mouths she has!

She covered her eyes and turned around in a panic: "B-Big Brother, I didn't know you were taking a bath. I didn't mean to offend you!"

"..."

Not hearing a sound, Ye Zhuxi quietly opened her hand a crack and saw Fu Jingyuan already dressed, walking over expressionlessly.

Fu Jingyuan didn't pay much attention to her; he simply walked to the chaise lounge and sat down.

Seeing this, Ye Zhuxi quickly poured him a cup of tea and fawned over him, saying, "Big brother, have some tea!"

Fu Jingyuan raised an eyebrow and glanced at her, then, under Ye Zhuxi's shocked gaze, drank the cup of tea from her hand.

After finishing his drink, he didn't let go of Ye Zhuxi, but instead pulled her closer to him forcefully.

"Coming here so late, you've got some nerve! Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?"

Ye Zhuxi bit her lip, paused for a moment, and then shook her head: "My brother wouldn't kill me, otherwise why would he have carried me back to my room after I fainted?"

Fu Jingyuan lowered his eyes, withdrew his hand, and released Xi Wan: "So, what did you come to see me for?"

At this point, Ye Zhuxi remembered the important matter.

She turned around and placed the large bundle she had brought on the table, then opened it, revealing a dazzling array of items.

There were desserts, candied hawthorns, osmanthus wine, jade pendants, scarves, daggers, rocking horses, and even gold leaves and silver notes...

Fu Jingyuan's lips twitched, and he frowned: "You're giving these to me?"

Ye Zhuxi nodded, smiling happily: "I said I would make it up to my older brother, and I can't just talk the talk, so I'm taking action!"

"..."

For a moment, the room fell silent.

Fu Jingyuan frowned deeply and pointed at the wooden horse: "I can understand everything else, but what's with this wooden horse?"

When the topic of Trojan horses came up, Ye Zhuxi instantly felt guilty and lost her confidence.

“I know you like it. This wooden horse was carved by my second uncle on the battlefield and sent back to you by someone… At the time, I saw someone carrying something walking towards your yard, so I robbed it and took it…”

Silence fell over the room once more.

Fu Jingyuan took a deep breath. Ye Zhuxi was capable of doing something like this!

After Ye Zhuxi finished tidying up, she fawned over Fu Jingyuan and ran to his feet to massage his legs.

But as she continued to squeeze, she felt something was wrong. Why did her legs get harder the more she squeezed? Just as she thought she was too weak and was about to put more effort into it, suddenly the back of her neck was lifted up forcefully.

Fu Jingyuan's face flushed slightly, and he asked Ye Zhuxi through gritted teeth, "Do you know what you're doing?"

Ye Zhuxi opened her big eyes wide and said matter-of-factly, "Of course I'm massaging your legs to relax them!"

"..."

Fu Jingyuan was instantly speechless. He frowned and looked into Ye Zhuxi's eyes, which were clear and did not seem to be lying.