Master Zhan, your daughter has gone out to catch ghosts again.

"Yaya!"

Zhan Juzhou nimbly leaped into the river and helped Zhan Luya up.

"Are you alright, little sister?" Zhan Juzhou looked at Zhan Luya with concern.

Zhan Luya shook her head weakly and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Third Brother, I'm fine."

After Zhan Luya finished speaking, she looked up at Jin Xi and walked towards her step by step, asking pitifully, "Jin Xi, do you have some misunderstanding about me? You were going to push me into the river. Luckily, the river was shallow, otherwise I might have drowned. Jin Xi, why did you do this? What are your grievances against me? You can tell me, and I can apologize to you."

As Zhan Luya spoke, tears of grievance streamed down her face. She looked as pitiful as a white lotus flower, evoking pity and extreme heartache in people.

Zhan Juzhou looked at Jin Xi, not with dislike, disdain, or hatred, but with disappointment—disappointment after high expectations.

According to her older brother, she was a wonderful girl, but why did she seem different to him? Was Jinxi putting on an act for him?

Just as Jinxi was about to speak, Shi Zhenmei interrupted her, saying pitifully, "That's right, Jinxi, our Yaya just saw you eating steamed buns and felt sorry for you, so we kindly wanted to bring you some good food to help you recover. But instead of appreciating our kindness, you attacked us and kicked us into the river."

Xin Wanshu then said, "Jinxi, is it because we exposed you for stealing Yaya's necklace at Yaya's coming-of-age ceremony last time that you're holding a grudge and want to get revenge on us? But Yaya told you that she wouldn't hold it against you and even gave you the necklace. How can you repay kindness with enmity?"

Zhan Juzhou frowned deeply. Jin Xi stole Zhan Luya's necklace? How come he didn't know?

"Are you done talking?" Jinxi asked calmly, as if she wasn't talking to her at all, her eyes filled with coldness.

"What...what do you want to do?"

"Do you really want to hit someone in front of the War Emperor?"

"Congratulations, you guessed it correctly."

Jin Xi's lips curled up into a disdainful smile, and then he slapped Zhan Luya, Xin Wanshu, and Shi Zhenmei several times.

She couldn't be bothered to waste words with these green tea bitches. No matter how much she talked, it was useless. They would just keep pretending to the end. It would be better to take action.

"Jinxi, what are you doing? Don't think I won't hit you just because you're a woman!"

Zhan Juzhou pulled Zhan Luya behind him to protect her, and angrily said to Jin Xi.

"What, are you going to help them?"

Jinxi has seen Zhan Juzhou's dramas and often comes across videos about him, so she has a pretty good impression of him. He's a sunny and cheerful young man, and although he can be a bit cheeky at times, you can tell he's a good person.

I never imagined I had such a younger sister!

"Don't you know you hit my sister!"

"I know, but what does that have to do with me hitting her?" Imai shrugged and said indifferently.

If Zhan Juzhou wanted to avenge Zhan Luya, she was prepared to fight to the death without fear.

Unexpectedly, he didn't make a move.

Everyone online says that the War Emperor is a doting brother, so how come he didn't fight back when his own sister was beaten?

"Aren't you afraid I'll make it impossible for you to make a living in this industry?" Zhan Juzhou said coldly.

Seeing Jinxi's arrogant demeanor, Zhan Juzhou's disappointment slowly turned into disgust.

Ya Ya was kindly concerned for her, but she turned around and blamed her. Not only did she hit her, but she was also so arrogant and domineering. Such a person could never be a member of the Zhan family.

My brother must have made a mistake, no, it must be, it must be my brother who made a mistake.

"Are you threatening me?"

"I'm warning you, if you dare to hurt my sister again, I'll make you disappear from this world without a trace!"

Zhan Juzhou stared intently at Jin Xi with his deep eyes, his brows furrowed, his gaze dark and dangerous, and a fierce warning emanating from his eyes.

Jinxi looked at Zhan Juzhou and felt a pang of pain in her heart.

"Brother, don't scare Jinxi. She grew up in the countryside and can't take being frightened like this."

Although Zhan Luya said this, she was smuger than anyone else, her tail practically wagging in the sky.

Hmph, how dare you offend me? I have the Zhan family behind me, and nine powerful brothers to back me up.

"Little sister, he beat you up like this, and you're still defending her. You're just too kind, that's why you always get bullied by people with ulterior motives. If she dares to bully you again next time, fight back hard. If you kill her, I'll cover for you."

Zhan Juzhou gently stroked Zhan Luya's head with his well-defined knuckles, looking at her swollen cheeks with tenderness.

"Mmm, brother, you're so good to me." Zhan Luya snuggled into Zhan Juzhou's arms and said coquettishly.

"Alright, let's go. I'll take you to buy clothes and then we'll go eat."

Zhan Juzhou took Zhan Luya's hand and left.

As she turned to leave, Zhan Luya glanced triumphantly at Jin Xi.

As Xin Wanshu and Shi Zhenmei passed by Jinxi, they deliberately nudged her with their elbows, their eyes filled with disdain and contempt.