A dowry of one billion, and I'll marry him!

Looking at the housekeeper's excited expression, Shi Yanxia couldn't help but chuckle.

I picked up my clothes, went into the bathroom, took a shower, and came out to find the medicinal herbs already placed on the coffee table in the room, with a plate of snacks and cut fruit on one side.

An electric stove was plugged in nearby, brewing fruit tea! The aroma filled the room.

"Young Madam, let me make you some fruit tea. I don't know if it will suit your taste," the butler said respectfully, standing there in a low voice.

Seeing how efficiently the butler handled things, Shi Yanxia glanced at him thoughtfully.

"Young Madam, what's wrong?" the butler asked nervously.

She stepped forward, picked up her phone, plugged it in, and said, "You have kidney stones."

"What?" The butler was somewhat taken aback.

He looked at Shi Yanxia in disbelief, only to see her take a sip of water and whisper, "I'll prescribe some medicine for you tonight. Drink it for a few days and the stones will come down."

"Okay." The butler secretly wiped away cold sweat.

He had always been in good health, and they had annual checkups with no problems. But Shi Yanxia's words made him uneasy.

As I was leaving, I quickly took a taxi to the hospital for a CT scan.

Shi Yanxia was nestled in her room, drying her freshly washed hair. She glanced down at her phone when a call came in.

The phone rang, and her assistant's number popped up. As soon as she answered, an angry voice said, "Shi Yanxia, ​​come to the company right now!"

Hearing her assistant's impolite voice, a cold smile curled at the corner of her lips.

"I'm not going," Shi Yanxia said coldly.

She hadn't taken this assistant seriously before, and the other person really thought he was invincible.

Even a lowly assistant like her is opportunistic. Knowing that the Shen family doesn't like her, she deliberately makes things difficult for them and even puts on airs.

These assistants, earning only a few thousand yuan a month, have been in the industry for a long time and really think they're superior to everyone else.

"Shi Yanxia, ​​your contract hasn't expired yet. I advise you to come and renew it right now if you still want to work in this industry! Otherwise..." the assistant said coldly through gritted teeth.

Shi Yanxia ate some fruit and said casually, "Don't try to set me up on purpose."

"Tell Shen Zhinan that the Shen family's bankruptcy is inevitable. Tell him to stop wasting his energy trying to use me! I have nothing to do with the Shen family anymore. If he continues to threaten me, I can't guarantee I won't take advantage of his misfortune." Shi Yanxia sneered.

She leaned back, her eyes turning cold.

Sure enough, before she could finish speaking, Shen Zhinan snatched the phone away. He gritted his teeth and said, "You've ruined our family like this, are you satisfied now?"

"Damn, your leg was broken. Did you do it? Did you curse me?" Shen Zhinan asked coldly.

Upon hearing that Shen's mother had broken her leg, she burst out laughing, saying cheerfully, "Your mother broke her leg? Well, congratulations! Consider it a loss to avert disaster."

"You!" Shen Zhinan was so angry at her words that she almost vomited blood.

I never expected her to be so stubborn.

"Shi Yanxia, ​​if you want us to forgive you, you must immediately have the Zhan family step in and settle everything for us. Otherwise, if the Shen family goes bankrupt, you can forget about ever returning to the Shen family." Shen Zhinan gave her an ultimatum.

Shi Yanxia, ​​holding her phone between her shoulder and arm, stood up and walked out, saying, "That's great, then you guys should go bankrupt already."

"Shi Yanxia!" Shen Zhinan roared angrily.

Before he could say anything more, Shi Yanxia immediately hung up the phone and blocked the assistant.

After finishing everything, she stretched.

Shen's mother has always had bad luck. The past six months have been smooth sailing, thanks to the jade pendant she gave her! Now that the jade pendant is gone, her bad luck will only get worse. This is just the beginning.

Thinking of this, a hint of coldness flashed in Shi Yanxia's eyes.

She lowered her head, picked up the medicinal herbs, walked to the bay window, sat down, and ground the herbs she needed into powder. Her head was lowered, and her beautiful hair was spread out.

The air was filled with the aroma of medicinal herbs, which was carried in by the gentle breeze from the window and smelled particularly pleasant.

Time passed second by second, and heavy footsteps came from behind her. A figure stood beside her, blocking the light. Shi Yanxia frowned unhappily.

Looking up, she saw Zhan Jinglin's tall figure standing in front of her. The man held a food box in his large, calloused hands and glanced at her with his dark eyes.

"I heard from Butler Zhou that you didn't eat dinner, so I packed some for you on my way back," Zhan Jinglin's hoarse voice rang out.

Shi Yanxia was somewhat surprised to see him turn around and place the food box on the coffee table next to him.

The man opened the food box one by one in a refined and methodical manner. There were spicy shrimp, sweet and sour pork ribs, stir-fried beef with kale, garlic baby bok choy, and half a bowl of rice.

"Come and eat first." Zhan Jinglin set out the food box.

He placed the chopsticks on the edge of the bowl, turned around, and said to Shi Yanxia.

She was about to say "wait a moment" when her stomach started growling loudly. She instinctively looked out the window and saw that it was already dark outside.

She's been sorting through medicinal herbs for most of the day.

It seems that Butler Zhou came in to call her for dinner, but she didn't hear him, so he turned on the room light for her.

Thinking of this, she rubbed her temples, washed her hands, and then walked over.

"Thank you." She took the chopsticks he offered, picked up a sweet and sour pork rib without ceremony, and took a bite.

The food tasted pretty good; it was like home-style cooking, much better than what you'd find in a regular restaurant.

"Grandpa knows you're on variety shows and has been watching your live streams. He knew you were coming back today and wanted to come see you this afternoon, but he ran too fast and broke his leg. He's resting at the old house now," Zhan Jinglin's magnetic voice rang out again.

Shi Yanxia froze, looking up at him in disbelief.

Seeing Zhan Jinglin reach into his briefcase, take out a thick red envelope, hand it to her, and push it in front of her, he said in a deep voice, "This is a red envelope from Grandpa."

"And this too." Zhan Jinglin said, taking a box and opening it, revealing a five-piece set of gold jewelry inside.

Bracelets, necklaces, earrings, anklets, and pendants.

Under the light, the gold shimmered with an alluring halo, leaving Shi Yanxia stunned.

She quickly shoveled some rice into her mouth and then lowered her voice to say, "Why did your grandfather give me all these things? Aren't we supposed to be having a fake marriage to bring good luck?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the tall man leaned back and lightly tapped the sofa armrest with his long, slender fingers.

Zhan Jinglin raised his eyes thoughtfully, his deep black eyes gazing at her. After a long while, he said in a hoarse voice, "Whether it's a marriage to ward off bad luck or a fake marriage."

“Now that you’ve entered the Zhan family, you are the young mistress of the Zhan family to everyone. Since Grandpa has given you a gift, just accept it,” Zhan Jinglin said in a hoarse voice.

Shi Yanxia listened quietly to him while eating her meal.

“Okay.” Shi Yanxia didn’t stand on ceremony. She took the things and put them aside. Then, as if she had thought of something, she took a bite of a rib and looked at him with her mouth slightly slurred.

"Um, take off your clothes," Shi Yanxia said, her beautiful almond-shaped eyes looking at him.