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"Brother Ye Bai, I heard that Queen Qin is very cruel. She needs human blood to accompany every meal. Is that true?"

A little girl who looked somewhat like Zhu Daji, but was much younger, only thirteen or fourteen years old, looked at Ye Bai with curiosity and asked.

Her name is Zhu Yuhuan, and she is Zhu Daji's cousin. She is still in the baby fat stage and looks very cute.

"Don't listen to other people's nonsense! My young lady would never drink human blood!"

Before Ye Bai could even speak, Shen Lu angrily began to defend herself.

It's just that Zhu Yuhuan was too young, so she couldn't bring herself to do it.

If it were anyone else who dared to slander her young lady like that, Shen Lu would have already rushed up and given them a good beating.

"That's right, Zhu Yuhuan, what's going on in your head all day long! I've told you so many times to stop reading those messy novels and watching those short videos, but you just won't listen!"

"You say the Queen of Qin drank human blood? Why don't you mention that she ate two steamers of human flesh-filled buns every morning!"

Standing on Ye Bai's other side was a handsome young man of about fifteen or sixteen years old, who was looking at Zhu Yuhuan with disdain.

His name is Zhu Hongyun. He is Zhu Daji's cousin and Zhu Yuhuan's cousin.

Although he was only a year or two older than Zhu Yuhuan, a hierarchy of contempt had already begun to form between the siblings.

Strangely enough, there were several members of the Zhu family who were about the same age as Zhu Daji in the reception room earlier, but none of them came out this time.

On the contrary, the two youngest ones followed Zhu Daji around happily.

"Impossible! Zhu Hongyun, don't think you can fool me just because I'm young. No girl can eat two baskets of meat buns in one sitting!"

Zhu Yuhuan angrily put her hands on her hips and glared at Zhu Hongyun, "pointing out the flaw in his words"

"Who says you can't! You ate a whole basket and a half last time!"

"If a silly girl like you can eat so much, why can't Queen Qin, who dares to eat human flesh, eat two baskets?"

Zhu Hongyun sneered, her small face full of arrogance.

"Puch~"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Daji finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Shen Lu glared angrily at the demon, increasingly convinced that apart from Old Madam Zhu, there wasn't a single good person in the Zhu family.

"...You're such a grown-up, why do you have to keep teaching kids bad things?"

Ye Bai also looked helpless. He had already figured out that the reason why Zhu Hongyun and Zhu Yuhuan kept saying that Qin Wanqing ate human flesh and drank human blood was because Zhu Daji had brainwashed them.

Without a doubt, Zhu Daji clearly had the mindset of a child.

What mature adult would teach others such obviously false rumors that only children would believe?

"Hehe, I like it this way. It's all Qin Wanqing's fault for always bullying me!"

Zhu Daji playfully stuck out her tongue, clearly quite pleased with herself.

The allure she exuded in that instant would probably drive any normal male crazy.

Fortunately, of the two males here, one is still young, and the younger brother has always been immune to his sister's charm, no matter how beautiful or sexy she is.

As for the other adult, he doesn't even belong to the normal category.

"Ye Bai, I'm so sorry, I didn't expect Zhu Jiuyou to come back today..."

After walking for a while, Zhu Daji offered an apologetic explanation.

Zhu Jiuyou, the adopted son of the Zhu family, did not usually stay at the Zhu family home, but instead was in charge of the port's cargo business.

From this perspective, the Zhu family treated Zhu Jiuyou quite well.

It should be noted that among the Zhu family's many businesses, freight transportation accounts for at least 30%.

Entrusting Zhu Jiuyou with responsibility is not only an affirmation of his abilities, but also a manifestation of extreme trust.

In this respect, he is much better than Ye Bai in the Ye family.

Even if, in reality, the adopted son has a higher status than the godson.

No matter how powerful Zhu Jiuyou was, Zhu Daji only regarded him as an older brother and had no other feelings for him.

On the contrary, she had already clearly rejected Zhu Jiuyou's expressed love for her several years ago.

Unexpectedly, this adopted son of the Zhu family was still unwilling to give up and was preparing to use the "sincerity can move mountains" tactic, continuing his relentless pursuit of Zhu Daji.

This annoyed Zhu Daji to no end, but she couldn't come up with a solution.

As the saying goes, it's your right to like me or not, but it's also my freedom to like you or not.

So, after hearing some rumors about Ye Bai and Zhu Daji from somewhere, Zhu Jiuyou angrily returned to the Zhu family, wanting to find out what really happened.

Unexpectedly, Ye Bai and Old Madam Qin also happened to be visiting the Zhu family today, and the two sides bumped into each other.

Given Zhu Jiuyou's personality—who disregarded everyone except the Zhu family head and Madam Zhu—he naturally couldn't resist causing trouble for Ye Bai.

Fortunately, Zhu Jiuyou wasn't a brainless brute. He knew that Old Madam Qin was someone he couldn't afford to offend, so in the end he managed to control himself and didn't make a move, only giving Ye Bai a warning.

"...Wouldn't you say this is an undeserved disaster for me?"

After figuring out the reason, Ye Bai couldn't help but feel a bit of a toothache.

This is truly a case of being caught in the crossfire.

The so-called "ambiguous relationship" between him and Zhu Daji was all a deliberate illusion created by the eldest daughter of the Zhu family.

Many people actually believed it, and as a result, they all disliked Ye Bai. You can imagine how they felt.

"So how do you want me to make it up to you? How about you repay me with your body?"

Zhu Daji leaned close to Ye Bai, her breath sweet as orchids, and her pink tongue darted out slightly to lick her full, rosy lips.

Her naturally alluring peach blossom eyes were filled with a dreamy, seductive quality.

"Forget it, Qin Wanqing is enough of a headache for me. You should find someone else. Or... why don't you just consider Zhu Jiuyou?"

"These days, it's not easy to find someone who truly loves you, and there's a saying that goes, 'Don't let the good stuff go to outsiders' fields...'"

Ye Bai refused without hesitation and even acted as a matchmaker, perfectly demonstrating his lack of romantic understanding.

"No! We can't let my sister marry Zhu Jiuyou!"

To Ye Bai's surprise, before Zhu Daji could even express her opinion, Zhu Yuhuan and Zhu Hongyun, the two little ones, firmly opposed his words.

Why don't you agree?

Ye Bai asked with some curiosity.

"Zhu Jiuyou is not a good person. His love for my sister is not pure at all. I don't like him!"

Zhu Yuhuan snorted and gave her reason.

Zhu Hongyun nodded and said, "I don't like him either. I saw him torture and kill a stray cat with my own eyes!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Bai frowned slightly. Judging from Zhu Jiuyou's appearance, he seemed to have a violent and cruel personality.

But he didn't think much of it at the time. After all, no matter which wealthy family it is, there are always some people who use underhanded methods to handle certain things.

It's not surprising that Zhu Jiuyou, as the adopted son of the Zhu family, would be in charge of those things.

But I never imagined that this person would be so ferocious.

Torture and kill small animals is something that no ordinary person could do.

People who do this are basically psychologically twisted and perverted!

"Now you know how terrible it is to be targeted by a pervert."

"Why don't you take pity on me and marry me? That way, Zhu Jiuyou will finally give up on me."

"Otherwise, if I were to fall into his hands one day, it would be a human tragedy!"

"As for Qin Wanqing, you don't need to worry. She's so understanding, she'll definitely agree."

"Besides, she never loved you anyway. I'll make her divorce you, and then you can come to the Zhu family, okay?"

Zhu Daji gazed at Ye Bai with seductive eyes, blatantly beginning to "take advantage of his misfortune"...