A farmer has a shrewish wife; he's busy making money every day.

Ye Qingxue was covered in cold sweat when Qian Ruofeng took her to the outhouse by the lake.

"Young Master Ye, just call me if you need anything. I'll be waiting for you outside!" Qian Ruofeng said to Ye Qingxue with a worried expression.

"Well, thank you."

Upon entering the outhouse, Ye Qingxue quickly changed into a clean sanitary napkin, then collapsed onto the ground, exhausted.

"call--"

Ye Qingxue's lips turned white; she was in so much pain that she could barely speak.

He quickly took out the spiritual spring water from his spatial storage and drank it, but this time it had no effect.

Ye Qingxue felt an unbearable throbbing pain in her chest. She reached out and loosened the cloth covering her chest a little, but she still couldn't breathe properly.

Ye Qingxue felt as if her stomach was being pricked by thousands of needles; her face was as pale as paper, and she clutched her abdomen tightly with both hands.

Gradually, Ye Qingxue felt her consciousness leaving her body, and everything went black before her eyes.

Oh no, if I fall like this, I'll end up in the latrine!

Ye Qingxue sensed something was wrong.

But she couldn't control herself and her body fell straight backward.

The expected filth did not happen to Ye Qingxue, because a pair of strong hands caught him.

The man put his arm around her and led her to the back of the outhouse, where he let her fall into his arms.

Immediately afterwards, Ye Qingxue felt a hot hand press against her abdomen, and a warm current surged into her abdomen.

What kind of skill is this? Transferring internal energy?

The strange things happening to her at this moment were beyond her knowledge, but she felt that she was gradually becoming more comfortable.

Gradually regaining consciousness, Ye Qingxue opened her eyes and tried to look up at the person behind her.

Then I met a pair of light-colored eyes.

Ye Qingxue was stunned for a moment.

This person looks very familiar; I saw him at that birthday party…

Zhao Ciyan?

Ye Qingxue remembered that this person seemed to be named Zhao Ciyan, and was the eldest daughter of the Zhao family's... cousin?

In the brief moment of surprise, Ye Qingxue heard the person holding her in their arms chuckle softly: "Don't you recognize me?"

Ye Qingxue immediately snapped out of her daze, sat up, and left his embrace: "I recognize you, Brother Zhao, we met at the birthday banquet."

Zhao Ciyan smiled and glanced at her, "Brother Ye has a good memory."

He paused for a moment, then looked down at her lower abdomen, his tone carrying a hint of deeper meaning: "But I never knew Brother Ye would come again..."

Ye Qingxue's face suddenly turned red. She had forgotten about this. This person's sudden appearance to help her must mean he knew about her current situation.

"Um...I...this..." She didn't know how to explain.

Zhao Ciyan found her expression somewhat amusing: "Brother Ye, there's no need to put me in a difficult position or explain yourself."

Ye Qingxue looked up at him: "Then, Brother Zhao, could you please keep this a secret for me?"

"Oh? Why should I keep it a secret for you?" Zhao Ciyan's answer surprised Ye Qingxue.

Ye Qingxue's eyes widened.

Wouldn't a normal person agree?!

"Or rather, what benefits would I get from keeping your secret?" Zhao Ciyan asked with a smile, arms crossed.

So it turns out they wanted to negotiate terms!

Ye Qingxue had never seen such a calculating man!

Not gentlemanly at all!

"Fine, tell me what benefits you want? I'll try my best to help you achieve it," Ye Qingxue said irritably.

Zhao Ciyan looked into her eyes, a slight smile playing on his lips: "The benefits..."

Ye Qingxue felt a chill run down her spine from his gaze.

Zhao Ciyan chuckled softly, "I haven't thought of anything yet. I'll leave it for now and tell Miss Ye when I have an idea."

The way he called her "Miss Ye" gave Ye Qingxue goosebumps all over.

Ye Qingxue blinked, "Then this matter..."

"Don't worry, I'm not so bored as to casually reveal other people's secrets," Zhao Ciyan said casually, glancing at her.

Ye Qingxue breathed a sigh of relief.

"That works."

Zhao Ciyan's personality is too strange; it's best to avoid contact with him in the future.

Ye Qingxue thought to herself.

Regardless, he did help her today, and Ye Qingxue knew that.

If it weren't for him, I might really have been ruined.

"Thank you so much for your help earlier. I'll treat you to dinner another day."

Ye Qingxue thanked him, but just as she finished speaking, she saw Zhao Ciyan's expression suddenly change.

He glanced back slightly, his expression instantly turning serious.

"Brother Zhao, what's wrong?" Ye Qingxue's heart jumped when she saw him like this.

Upon hearing Ye Qingxue's question, Zhao Ciyan's expression instantly returned to normal, and he smiled again.

"It's alright, Miss Qian is still waiting for you, go and find her quickly."

His tone was perfectly normal, as if Ye Qingxue's earlier serious expression was just her imagination.

But Ye Qingxue knew that it wasn't an illusion.

Zhao Ciyan must have just discovered something.

"Young Master Ye? Young Master Ye, are you alright?"

From in front of the outhouse, Qian Ruofeng's anxious voice could be heard. Judging from her tone, if Ye Qingxue didn't respond soon, she was about to come in.

Zhao Ciyan glanced in the direction of the voice and said, "Miss Ye, you should go back now. I'm leaving too."

Ye Qingxue had no choice but to suppress her doubts and quickly climbed back into the outhouse through the window and went outside.

Looking back out the window, there was no one behind the outhouse.

The more hurriedly you left, the more certain you became that something must have happened.

"Young Master Ye? Young Master Ye?"

You were brought back to your senses by Qian Ruofeng's voice.

"Ah, yes, I heard you," Ye Qingxue replied quickly.

Qian Ruofeng tilted his head to observe you, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that you did look much better: "Young Master Ye, what happened to you just now? You scared me to death."

Ye Qingxue remembered that she had just told her that she would explain the truth to her.

Now that Wen Yanyu isn't here, it's a good opportunity to be honest.

She couldn't hold the girl back any longer.

Ye Qingxue made up her mind and led Qian Rufeng into the outhouse. Her expression was somewhat serious as she grabbed Qian Rufeng's wrist and said, "It's settled then. I'm telling you, you need to calm down."

Qian Ruofeng was startled by your serious gaze, then looked at the hand you were holding, as if she had thought of something, and suddenly smiled shyly.

"Young Master Ye, please speak. I will definitely remain calm."

Seeing her like this, Ye Qingxue knew that she had misunderstood again and had to explain quickly.

"Feel it for yourself."

With a determined look, Ye Qingxue pulled her hand and pressed it against her chest.

"Oh dear, Young Master Ye, what's wrong with you..." Qian Ruofeng began shyly, then paused.

An awkward atmosphere filled the air for a moment.

It took Qian Ruofeng a long time to find his voice. He stared wide-eyed at Ye Qingxue and exclaimed, "You...you!"

Ye Qingxue closed her eyes briefly, nodded at her, and switched her voice back to that of a woman: "Miss Qian, please calm down..."

The next second, Qian Ruofeng let out a deafening scream!

"Ahhhh-"

The birds on the distant branches were startled and flew away.

Ye Qingxue: !!

You promised you'd stay calm?!