Jin Wanliang rolled his eyes helplessly once again:

"Smart? What smart? Can you just say it clearly all at once?"

This time, Bai Ziyu responded quickly:

"Hold back your words, pique your curiosity, and then strike – the effect will be even better!"

Jin Wanliang rolled his eyes dramatically, his voice full of helplessness:

"Bai Ziyu, all I know is that you've really piqued my curiosity!"

"Please, explain yourself clearly, okay!"

Bai Ziyu's smile deepened:

"What's the rush? See for yourself!"

Jin Wanliang sighed deeply in resignation.

"Bai Ziyu, if you keep going like this, you'll really have no friends."

He muttered a complaint, but his eyes, driven by curiosity, still turned to Yu Shuyan.

Yu Shuyan noticed the curious looks from the crowd out of the corner of her eye. Feeling that it was about time, she pointed at Zhou Ruifen, looking like she could no longer tolerate it, and scolded:

"I always found it strange that I, a nobody peasant woman, could receive an invitation from Miss Situ. Now I know, it was you who sent me a fake invitation, you were trying to frame me!"

Zhou Ruifen was startled and blurted out:

How did you know?

As soon as she spoke, she noticed that everyone was staring at her in surprise.

He immediately realized he had made a mistake and hurriedly explained:

"I...I didn't...that's not what I meant. What I meant was that she was just spouting nonsense and making things up. Why would I want to harm you? Who do you think you are? I am the daughter of the Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices. Why would I need to target a peasant woman like you? To put it bluntly, given your status, you're not even worthy of letting me know who you are!"

In the end, her originally flustered eyes unconsciously took on a condescending disdain and arrogance.

Clearly, she has done this kind of bullying and intimidation quite often.

The crowd, who had been staring at her in surprise, now nodded unconsciously.

Indeed, given Zhou Ruifen's background, she shouldn't have gotten involved with a peasant woman.

Even if this peasant woman is Wen Lang's wife, Wen Lang has only recently passed the imperial examination and has just started dating Princess Changning.

People don't even know who Wen Lang is, let alone that he's her wife.

Noticing everyone nodding, the last bit of panic in Zhou Ruifen's heart disappeared.

He looked at Yu Shuyan with a defiant gaze:

"I'm warning you, you should think carefully about the consequences of your wanton slander against the daughter of an official."

She was now certain that Yu Shuyan had been frightened by her and would not dare to act recklessly again.

Not just him, almost everyone present felt the same way.

Jin Wanliang unconsciously curled his lip:

“This Zhou Ruifen usually looks so gentle and weak, but I never expected her to be such a ruthless character. But really, aren’t you going to consider helping her? I think she’s already scared enough and has no fighting ability left.”

Bai Ziyu's lips remained curved in a smile, his eyes extremely calm:

"What's the rush? Just watch."

Jin Wanliang suddenly laughed:

"Hey, Ziyu, why are you so confident in this woman? It's like you have so much faith in her."

As if you know her well. Do you really know her?

Bai Ziyu's eyes trembled slightly, like a pebble thrown into a calm pool under the moonlight, its surface rippling and reflecting fragments of light.

This made his aloof, ethereal demeanor seem more grounded in everyday life.

However, it did not affect his appearance in the slightest.

On the contrary, it added a unique, indescribable charm to him.

Jin Wanliang was dumbfounded. It took him a while to come to his senses. He quickly waved his folding fan and muttered a curse under his breath:

"What a menace! Bai Ziyu, you should just keep that aloof and unapproachable aura, or you'll attract so many romantic entanglements!"

Bai Ziyu seemed to remember something after hearing his words, and the glint in his eyes suddenly faded away little by little.

But in an instant, a faint sadness enveloped him.

Coupled with his face, which was as perfect as an immortal, the allure increased several notches.

Jin Wanliang fanned himself even faster with his fan, averting his gaze and cursing:

"A menace!"

Then, as if remembering something, she immediately turned to look at him again:

"Hey, Bai Ziyu, what's wrong with you? You're happy one minute and sad the next. Did you take the wrong medicine? Have you lost your mind?"

As he spoke, he looked out the car window at Yu Shuyan and murmured to himself:

"This woman? Just this one woman? That shouldn't be the case!"

Bai Ziyu's voice was soft and low, as if she were speaking to him, or perhaps talking to herself:

"She's no ordinary woman."

The voice was as soft as a murmur, but Jin Wanliang had not heard this sentence.

"Miss Zhou, are you threatening me?"

Yu Shuyan looked frightened and stared at Zhou Ruifen in terror.

Zhou Ruifen became even more smug. Seeing this woman, who had taken the man she loved, showing such fear in front of her made her feel incredibly happy.

In a moment of triumph, he blurted out:

"I'm threatening you!"

Wang Ziyue, however, quickly spoke up, interrupting her:

“It’s not a threat. Ruifen didn’t frame you, so why would she threaten you? She’s just kindly reminding you not to implicate others, or you’ll only end up hurting yourself.”

Wang Ziyue originally wanted to see Zhou Ruifen make a fool of herself, but after seeing Yu Shuyan's two moves, she was so frightened by Zhou Ruifen that she dared not speak.

She thought to herself, "She's useless too."

Since we can't rely on her, let's try to win her favor among Zhou Rui's fans.

Sure enough, Zhou Ruifen, pleased by her reminder, glanced at her with satisfaction, then looked coldly at Yu Shuyan:

"Twilight Sparkle is right. I'm doing this for your own good, to remind you not to think about harming others and ending up harming yourself!"

The look of fear on Yu Shuyan's face suddenly turned into a mocking smile:

"If you have no interest in my husband, why did you look so shy and timid just now, just because of one look from him?"

"If you have no feelings for my husband, why did you react so agitatedly and lose your composure when I said he was also a suspect?"

"Furthermore, if the fake invitations weren't arranged by you, why were you and your lackey making all sorts of excuses to insist on verifying them from the very beginning!"

"Alright, if you truly have no feelings for my husband, then swear here and now that you will never have any relationship with him in this lifetime. Can you do that?"

Every sentence is compelling and logical.

The last sentence completely cornered Zhou Rui's fans.

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