She remarried a cold-faced, powerful man, and the scumbag regretted it and cried his heart out.

How can he repay the debts from his past life?

He wanted to explain, to say that he was caught in a whirlpool, every step he took was like walking on thin ice, and if he didn't harden his heart, he would only face death. But when he met Shen Jingshu's cold eyes, all his explanations turned into bitterness.

"How do you want me to repay you?" He chuckled softly, a bitter glint in his dark eyes. "Kill me?"

"Scared?" Shen Jingshu's tone was flat, revealing neither joy nor anger.

The crabapple blossoms were in full bloom, and a gust of wind sent the petals falling like rain.

Shen Jingshu looked at him and said, word by word, "There are many paths in this world. I wonder if Young Master Fu still wants to... kill me again."

Fu Zijin's pupils suddenly contracted. He looked up and met Shen Jingshu's icy gaze. The hatred in her eyes was as cold as ice, almost freezing him.

……

Xie Wanqing was drawing her eyebrows in her room. Today, she had specially chosen a fine snail-shaped eyebrow pencil and was carefully outlining the shape of her eyebrows.

The woman in the mirror had eyebrows like distant mountains and eyes like autumn water; she was truly beautiful.

"You look absolutely stunning today, even more beautiful than a fairy in a painting," Fei Yun flattered from the side.

Xie Wanqing curled her lips into a smile, a hint of smugness flashing in her eyes, clearly quite pleased with her appearance. She casually asked, "Did Young Master Cheng send anything today?"

Feiyun quickly picked up an exquisite brocade box from the table, presented it to Xie Wanqing with both hands, and said with a smile, "Young Master Cheng sent someone to deliver a pair of mutton fat jade bracelets, saying they are the finest Hetian jade, which best complements Miss's complexion."

Xie Wanqing opened the brocade box, inside which lay a pair of crystal-clear jade bracelets. The jade was delicate and the color was warm and lustrous, clearly indicating that they were very valuable.

But she was not interested. She only glanced at it casually before closing the brocade box, then picked up the snail-shell ink and began to draw. Her mind was sometimes on Prince Jing and sometimes on Fu Zijin.

Unfortunately, these two only have that bitch Shen Jingshu in their hearts! Whenever Xie Wanqing thought of this, she felt a surge of annoyance.

"Miss! This servant just saw Young Master Fu go to Shaoguang Courtyard!"

Biyi was merely picking some flowers in the garden when she happened to see Yaoqin leading Fu Zijin towards Shaoguang Courtyard. Remembering Xie Wanqing's instructions, she hurriedly ran back to Luoying Courtyard to report the news.

Xie Wanqing's hand trembled, and a flaw appeared on her eyebrow.

She turned around and asked sharply, "What did you say? He went to Shaoguang Academy?"

"Yes, this servant saw it with her own eyes and would never dare to utter a single falsehood." Bi Yi knelt on the ground with a thud, not daring to raise her head.

Xie Wanqing's face was terribly gloomy.

Shen Jingshu! It's Shen Jingshu again! What's so great about that bitch? She's already engaged to Jiang Jin'an, so their plan is doomed. Why is he still so hung up on that bitch? Is Xie Wanqing really that much inferior to Shen Jingshu?

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She suddenly stood up and slammed the snail-shell ink in her hand to the ground. With a "crack," the ink shattered into several pieces. She gritted her teeth and said, "Let's go to Shaoguang Courtyard!"

“Miss, this…isn’t this a bit inappropriate?” Bi Yi hesitated.

Feiyun, however, disagreed and said, "What's wrong with the young lady going to see her sister and catch up on their friendship? Besides, Young Master Fu is also here, so the young lady can ask him for advice on the painting."

Xie Wanqing snorted coldly, glared fiercely at Bi Yi, and stormed out of the room first. Fei Yun smiled smugly and followed closely behind.

Biyi sighed helplessly and could only follow him with trepidation.

Outside Shaoguang Academy.

Xie Wanqing took a deep breath, trying to calm the anger in her heart.

She wanted to see just what kind of skills that bitch Shen Jingshu had that made Fu Zijin disregard even that living Yama and dare to come to Shaoguang Courtyard to see Shen Jingshu!

She went to the side wall and pricked up her ears to listen to what was happening inside, but after listening for a long time, she heard nothing except for the occasional bird chirping.

This made Xie Wanqing even more anxious.

She looked around and noticed a latticed window in the courtyard wall. Through the gaps in the window, she could vaguely see the scene inside the courtyard.

She was overjoyed and tiptoed closer to the lattice window, trying to eavesdrop on the conversation inside through the crack. However, the lattice window was opened very high, and she couldn't reach it even when she stood on tiptoe.

"Feiyun, come quick, help me up."

Although Fei Yun was somewhat unwilling, she obediently walked over, squatted down, and let Xie Wanqing step on her back.

Xie Wanqing carefully stepped on Feiyun's back and finally peered through the crack in the lattice window.

Before she could see what was inside, she heard a soft footstep behind her.

Oh no! Someone's coming!

Xie Wanqing was startled and quickly jumped off Feiyun's back, but it was too late.

Wuchen had somehow appeared behind them, looking at them with a cold expression.

"What are you doing here?" Wuchen's voice was icy cold, devoid of any emotion.

She was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she stammered, unable to speak.

Upon seeing this, Fei Yun quickly stepped forward to explain, "Young man, we...we were just passing by when we heard some noises inside, so we took a look out of curiosity."

"Shaoguang Academy is not a place you can spy on at will."

Xie Wanqing was angered by Wuchen's disrespectful attitude. "I just came to see my sister, what's wrong with that? How dare you, a servant, speak to your master like that?"

“I am not a servant of the Marquis of Pingyang’s mansion, and it is not your place to point fingers here,” Wuchen said expressionlessly. “Please leave. Shaoguang Courtyard does not receive guests.”

"you!"

Now even the people from Shaoguang Academy dare to give her attitude!

"Fine, fine, fine, let's go!" Xie Wanqing said through gritted teeth, then turned and left.

Wu Chen watched Xie Wanqing's departing figure, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. He silently approached Xie Wanqing from behind and suddenly struck her pressure points.

"Ah!" Xie Wanqing exclaimed, her body stiffening as she stood there.

He then conveniently sealed Fei Yun and Bi Yi's acupoints, rendering them unable to move.

"You should all stay here and reflect on your actions," Wuchen said, then turned and left.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on the green tiles and blue bricks of Shaoguang Courtyard, but Xie Wanqing had no heart to appreciate the beautiful twilight scenery. She had been immobilized by acupressure and could only watch helplessly as Wuchen left.

Yaoqin and Jinse, who were on the other side, ran over after hearing the commotion. They were both puzzled by Xie Wanqing's strange appearance.

"What's wrong, Miss Xie? Did you bump into something unclean?" Yaoqin said, waving her hand in front of Xie Wanqing.

Xie Wanqing's eyes darted around, desperately trying to signal to Jinse, hoping she would notice something was wrong with her.

What a shame!

Jinse frowned and carefully examined Xie Wanqing. The more she looked, the more she felt something was wrong. "Looking at her, it's as if someone has acupunctured her."

"Acupressure?" Yaoqin's mouth dropped open in surprise. "Who knows acupressure?"

"That blockhead, who else could it be but him?" Jinse curled her lip. "This Shaoguang Courtyard is his territory now. Our young lady's safety depends on him."

"What should we do? We can't just let her stand here forever, can we?"

"You stay here and watch over her. I'll go and inform the young lady," Jinse said to Yaoqin, then turned and walked into Shaoguang Courtyard.

Xie Wanqing was so angry she was practically fuming, and could only curse Wuchen and Shen Jingshu in her heart over and over again.