After Black Moonlight revealed her true feelings, everyone panicked.

"Wait a minute! Although it's a bit presumptuous of you to say this, Miss Lu, could you please ask me not to let Aunt Ye go to the back hill to plant vegetables?"

Mu Liangyue finally shouted it out.

She bit her lower lip awkwardly. "Aunt Ye has a back problem from a miscarriage. Growing vegetables is too hard, I'm afraid her back won't be able to handle it..."

Lu Sijian stopped walking and turned back to ask, "Who told you all this?"

Afraid that she might misunderstand, Mu Liangyue quickly explained, "It wasn't Aunt Ye who said it, Aunt Ye didn't say anything!"

Of course, Aunt Ye wouldn't complain so bluntly, otherwise her trip to the vegetable garden would have been for nothing.

Lu Sijian smiled and said, "Since Aunt Ye didn't say anything, how do you know she doesn't like planting vegetables on the back hill?"

Mu Liangyue was stunned by what she said, "Is that so? But how could anyone like growing vegetables?"

"You can't say that. My father had a small vegetable garden set up on the back hill because he liked growing vegetables."

Lu Sijian lied without blinking, "People probably awaken their bloodline at a certain age. Aunt Ye went to the vegetable garden on her own initiative, so she must be very happy to be able to grow vegetables. If you ask me to move her out of the vegetable garden, it might disrupt her plans."

[I might actually be doing a good deed, helping Sister-in-law Ye and my father cultivate shared interests.]

[Twilight romances aren't easy; how can they last without shared interests? Mrs. Ye should be grateful to me for helping her.]

Oh, I'm such a good person!

The system silently observed all of this: [...]

You can really talk nonsense with a straight face!

Mu Liangyue still felt something was off, but when she looked up at Lu Sijian's expression, it was as poised and graceful as ever.

She didn't know what else to say, "I understand, thank you, Ms. Lu."

"You're welcome. If you have any questions in the future, feel free to come to me." Lu Sijian revealed a gentle smile, like a big bad wolf tempting a little white rabbit.

But some people clearly couldn't stand it anymore.

"Who the hell likes growing vegetables? Lu Sijian, are you kidding me?" Zhao Ke walked out.

He followed the two of them here, not intending to show himself, but he wanted to hear what the woman had to say.

Liangyue is so innocent, kind, and trusting, but that's no reason for her to be bullied.

Zhao Ke had a lot on her mind and had long wanted to have a serious talk with Lu Sijian.

He considered himself to be a few years older than Lu Sijian and a good brother of Lou Xiao, so of course he could give her some advice as a senior.

Zhao Ke mentally prepared her response, deciding to try a polite approach first, then a more forceful one, "Lu Sijian, that's not very polite of you..."

Lu Sijian interrupted him directly, "Were you eavesdropping on our conversation?"

Zhao Ke was stunned. Just as he was about to say something, Mu Liangyue hurriedly apologized.

"I'm sorry, Miss Lu, he didn't mean it..."

Lu Sijian: "It's okay. Some people have low manners, which is essentially a problem of their family's upbringing. It has nothing to do with you."

Zhao Ke never expected her to be so disrespectful, and, suppressing her anger, said, "Who are you calling low-class?"

"Of course, whoever is eavesdropping should be identified. They either need to stay out of the way or stand up openly. Otherwise, what's the difference between them and rats in the gutter?"

Zhao Ke was furious: "What right do you have to swear at me? I didn't eavesdrop on purpose!"

This woman has been sick, and she seems even more infuriating than before!

That's outrageous! They actually called him a rat in the gutter?

Lu Sijian: "If you don't want to be scolded, don't do such despicable things. It's too low. Who knows if you'll escalate to spying and taking photos next?"

Zhao Ke: "Lu Sijian!"

He only wanted to teach Lu Sijian a lesson, but before he could even say anything, he was already driven crazy with anger.

Mu Liangyue pursed her lips. She felt that Lu Sijian was being a bit too persistent today. Although eavesdropping was wrong, it didn't deserve such criticism.

“Miss Lu, Zhao Ke really didn’t mean it. He’s usually very polite and gentlemanly, and he takes good care of the women around him. He’s really not that kind of person.”

Lu Sijian shrugged. "Okay, I believe you."

"However, you should not easily trust others in the future. After all, you can't see into someone's heart. Some people may look elegant, but their hearts are dark, twisted, and cannot be exposed to the light."

[Maybe they're even born in the Year of the Tortoise? I've already said that, and you're still holding back?]

Zhao Ke was clearly not one to back down easily, and she completely exploded: "Lu Sijian, you're the one who's dark and twisted!"

He's only been accommodating her because of Xiao Ge, but this is truly unbearable!

"Are you deliberately trying to shift the blame because you're afraid I'll expose your deception of Liangyue? Liangyue, don't believe her. Aunt Ye definitely didn't go to plant vegetables voluntarily!"

Although he didn't know the details of what happened, he instinctively sensed a conspiracy.

Mu Liangyue: "Miss Lu wouldn't lie to me."

Zhao Ke panicked. Liang Yue was still too naive and kind! "She just stole your necklace, have you forgotten?"

Mu Liangyue subconsciously touched her empty neck. "That necklace was never mine to begin with."

"Think about it carefully. If she were really that generous, why didn't she wait until after the exhibition to get the necklace from the organizers, instead of forcing you to take it off in public?"

"Even if someone buys the jewelry that celebrities wear, will they be asked to take it off immediately?"

"She's deliberately trying to humiliate you."

Mu Liangyue shook her head again: "No, it was Miss Lian who was trying to snatch the necklace. Miss Lu bought it to help me. She even told me to keep wearing it in the private room."

Lu Sijian wasn't too surprised.

[I just said something casually, and she actually thought I was helping her steal the necklace?]

[Anyone who can get into Yuncheng University should be intelligent enough. Could it be that she was blinded by gratitude and her mind was clouded?]

Seeing that he couldn't reason with him, Zhao Ke couldn't help but sneer repeatedly.

Since that's the case, there's no need for him to help cover it up. "Then do you know that she and Lian Buman are rivals in love?"

Mu Liangyue was shocked: "What?"

Zhao Ke: "Surprised, isn't it? Lian Buman almost became Xiao Ge's fiancée before, but she interfered and stole Xiao Ge away."

"Why do you think Baolin always fights with Lian Buman whenever they meet? Baolin is always doing it to protect her!"

"She's really something. She stole someone else's fiancé, and she's pretending not to hear it."

"Baolin has taken the blame for her for so many years, have you ever seen her take the initiative to clear Baolin's name even once?"

Lu Sijian, caught off guard and given a huge mouthful of melon seeds, was speechless.

“Impossible! Even though Miss Lian has a boyfriend, she has never said that she likes Mr. Lou.” Mu Liangyue subconsciously refuted on Lu Sijian’s behalf.

Zhao Ke sneered: "Lian Buman is most afraid of losing face, how could she admit to being dumped? Of course she won't tell anyone, she can only suffer in silence."

Lu Sijian was truly exasperated with him: "Do you want to listen to what you're saying?"

Zhao Ke: "What, do you dare to deny it?"

"Lou Xiao said I was his first love," Lu Sijian said. "You mean, Lou Xiao was two-timing me, and he was lying to me?"

"Don't make baseless accusations! Xiao-ge is not that kind of person!" Zhao Ke couldn't tolerate anyone saying anything bad about Lou Xiao.