After being reborn, I became the apple of my enemy's eye.

The courtyard was unusually quiet.

I didn't see any servants patrolling.

Yan Yun entered the Shi residence, but did not know which room Shi Yunjun was in.

She climbed up the wall to the roof, first ruling out the houses in the backyard; that kind of guy must live in the more luxurious houses in the front yard.

Yan Yun lay on the roof and peeled off the tiles one by one, but it was pitch black underneath and he couldn't see if the person who was already resting in bed was Shi Yunjun. Finding someone wasn't so easy.

Yan Yun returned the tile to its original position.

She thought she was going to make a wasted trip, but she made an unexpected discovery.

Just beneath the corridor beneath his feet, he faintly heard a woman's voice, which Yan Yun immediately noticed.

"Young master, please don't do this. I've already promised myself to someone."

Shi Yunjun laughed heartily after hearing this.

"Your indenture is still in my hands. So what if you've promised yourself to someone else? You'll always be a member of our household."

Shi Yunjun grabbed her clothes.

"Marrying those guys is not as good as staying with me. The money I give you casually, tell me, is it a lot or not?"

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Yan Yun clenched his fist. The saying "there's always a way out" was true; he had searched everywhere for him but couldn't find him, yet he had run into him here again.

Yan Yun looked down and saw Shi Yunjun dragging the woman directly into the house.

The woman was extremely unwilling, but Shi Yunjun, without giving her a chance to explain, used coaxing and threats against her right hand.

"I heard that your old mother recently went to the clinic and spent a lot of money, right? If you follow me, you'll get whatever you want, whether you want the wind or the rain. Be good, just give in to me this time, it's no big deal."

He was already pinning the person to the ground, pretending not to hear what the other person was saying. All he cared about was that kind of thing between men and women.

"If you've accompanied me today, I'll let you go back. You can marry whomever you want."

The woman remained unwilling.

"Young master, if you take my innocence, how will I face my future husband?"

Shi Yunjun laughed and said, "Who cares about that? Even if you let him come with you, what will you get out of it? You might as well just stay with me."

Shi Yunjun immediately pinned the woman to the ground and reached out to undo her belt.

The woman still refused.

"Young master, no!!"

Hearing the woman's desperate cries, Yan Yun could no longer hold back. Just as she moved her body, preparing to jump in and stop her.

What happened shocked her.

The woman hooked her arm around Shi Yunjun and stabbed the hairpin into his neck without showing any fear. She reached out and touched Shi Yunjun's face, then covered his mouth with her hand.

She was no longer as delicate as before, and said to Shi Yunjun, "Young master, when we get to the underworld, please don't act like this anymore."

Shi Yunjun immediately struggled.

The woman pushed the hairpin all the way in.

She looked towards the door with a relaxed expression, but her eyes met those of Yan Yun, who was preparing to come down to help her.

For an instant.

Yan Yun immediately scrambled back up and began to run away, stepping on the eaves. In her panicked escape, she crushed the tiles beneath her feet.

A "click-click" sound was heard.

"who!"

The noise not only woke up the people inside the house, but also alerted the patrolling servants below.

Then someone shouted, "Someone has broken into the mansion!"

The surroundings, which had already darkened, began to stir and move after the shouts.

"Someone! Someone!"

The maids, carrying oil lamps, frantically lit the lanterns one by one.

Yan Yun ran back the way he came without any hesitation.

She told herself not to panic, and that as long as she stayed calm, she could definitely get out of here.

But when Yan Yun saw the woman's expression when she made the move, it wasn't because she was panicked and accidentally killed someone, but because she wanted to imprint that face of someone else in her mind. This made Yan Yun a little flustered.

Yan Yun's heart was pounding like a drum.

The woman saw her face.

It was because Yan Yun made a sound that the servants below noticed Shi Yunjun lying on the ground much sooner.

The woman who committed the crime was kneeling to the side when she was caught on the spot by the people who rushed over.

She sobbed softly, "Quickly, save the young master."

The servant rushed to the lady's side to deliver the message, "Madam, sir, the young master has been assassinated."

"What did you say!!"

Madam Shi looked at the blood-soaked ground, with Shi Yunjun still lying on the ground beside her, and the servants kneeling around him. Then she looked at the woman curled up beside her and instantly broke down and screamed.

"Jun'er, my son!!"

She collapsed to the ground, reaching out to touch Shi Yunjun's face, but no matter how she called out to him, he didn't respond.

The woman standing nearby was immediately surrounded by the people who rushed over.

She didn't resist and was grabbed in a panic.

Shi Yunjun's mother looked at the people around her and shouted angrily, "Go and fetch a doctor! What are you all doing standing here? What are you all doing standing here?"

The servants felt as if the sky had fallen.

"Madam, we have already gone to fetch the nearest doctor."

Madam Shi picked up Shi Yunjun's body from the ground and cried and screamed.

Yan Yun, who hadn't stopped for a moment, had already jumped out of the courtyard, but she still felt as if danger was chasing her. Fortunately, the pursuers she expected did not appear, and she returned to Zheng Courtyard safely.

She climbed back into her room through the window.

In contrast to the chaotic Shi residence, the Zheng residence remained as calm as ever.

Yan Yun jumped into the house and immediately changed out of his outer robe, hiding the clothes he had taken off.

She picked up the teapot next to her and poured herself four or five cups of water, but after drinking them all, she was still not quenched.

She looked at her hands, which were trembling slightly.

Yan Yun gripped the teacup tightly.

"Nothing happened."

Yan Yun spoke up to comfort himself.

"where did you go?"

Jing Yue suddenly spoke from behind, and the cup in Yan Yun's hand fell to the ground.

The jade cup fell to the ground and shattered into pieces instantly.

Yan Yun looked in the corner towards the sound.

Why didn't I notice him just now?

In the darkness, but thanks to the moonlight outside, Jingyue's face gradually became clear.

He noticed something was wrong with Yan Yun and asked again, "Where did you go that you're in such a panic?"

He walked towards Yan Yun and saw that Yan Yun was sweating.

Yan Yun could lie, but could he tell Jing Yue about the matter concerning the Shi family? After thinking for a moment, Yan Yun decided to tell Jing Yue what had happened.

"I went to the Shi residence; Shi Yunjun should be dead."

That woman couldn't possibly have survived that attack.

After hearing what Yan Yun said, Jing Yue naturally realized that this was also major news.

He looked at Yan Yun in astonishment, "You went and did it?"

Yan Yun shook her head. Although she did go to the Shi residence, she was not capable of killing Shi Yunjun.

She went to the Shi residence intending only to teach Shi Yunjun a lesson, but she never expected that someone else had already done it before her—a woman—and had directly assassinated Shi Yunjun.

After listening, Jing Yue looked at Yan Yun and scolded her, "With your current skills, if you are caught by those people, you will not be able to get away at all. Don't risk your life by going to those places."

He said these things, naturally for Yan Yun's safety.

Yan Yun understood.

If the woman hadn't been discovered by the servants, those people would definitely have come after him.

But who was that woman? Yan Yun didn't know, and she had even killed Shi Yunjun.

Jing Yue was clearly surprised as well, muttering, "They actually attacked the Shi family."

He looked at Yan Yun, who was staring at him.

"You should get some rest. I'll go check on things."

Jingyue was about to leave after he finished speaking.

"Wait..."

Yan Yun's outstretched hand missed, and he failed to grab anyone.

She was also about to tell him not to leave.

But Jingyue was no longer in the house.

Because of Shi Yunjun's assassination attempt, Yan Yun spent a sleepless night.

The next morning.

Yan Yundu was still thinking about this matter, but he couldn't just ask others rashly. Besides, none of the maids in the courtyard had gone out, so they couldn't possibly know anything.

On the carriage to the academy.

Zheng Jihua stayed by his side.

"Ning'er, you don't look well. Did you not get enough rest? It's alright if you don't go to the academy today."

Yan Yun shook his head.

Not a big deal.

She looked outside, but the scene was the same as usual, with nothing changed.

Yan Zhihe was still waiting for her at the entrance of the academy.

Even after what happened yesterday when Shi Yunjun barged into the academy, his attitude towards Yan Yun remained unchanged.

This was the first time Yan Yun had ever been so eager to know anything about Shi Yunjun, so much so that she didn't react when Mr. Yuan called her name in class.

Yan Zhihe tapped on Yan Yun's table several times.

Yan Yuncai finally came to his senses.

She looked at Yan Zhihe.

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