The Bully General's Spiritual Husband

As soon as Shen Jin stepped down from the carriage, a servant called out to him, "Young Master, the Master is waiting for you in the study."

Shen Jin waved to him and said, "I know." Then she strode into the mansion.

Looking at the courtyard where she had grown up, a hint of loneliness flashed in Shen Jin's eyes. If only her mother were still here, this Shen mansion was becoming less and less like her own home.

Shen Jin stood at the door of the study and knocked on Shen Feng's door. A deep voice came from inside, "Come in."

Shen Jin pushed open the door and went in, only to see Shen Feng sitting in a chair behind the desk with an unhappy expression.

Before Shen Jin could speak, Shen Feng became angry, "Shen Jin, you've got some nerve, daring to leave home without a word for so long."

Shen Jin felt an overwhelming sadness in her heart, wondering when her father had stopped treating her the same way he used to.

"Why did you call me here?" Shen Jin asked in a calm tone.

Shen Feng also sensed the coldness in Shen Jin's tone, and pursed his lips. He didn't know when the harmonious relationship between father and son had turned into such a stalemate.

The words of reprimand stuck in his throat. "Alright, go and get ready. You'll come with me to the Wen residence to pay our respects to your uncle in a little while."

Shen Jin scoffed, "Uncle? Who is that? I remember my mother's surname is Fang, and my maternal grandparents' family only had one child, so perhaps my father was too busy to remember?"

Shen Feng was speechless, choked by Shen Jin's words.

Shen Jin bowed to Shen Feng to take his leave, and sneered, "The Wen family is Shen Jue's maternal family. I, an outsider, will not go and join in the fun." After saying this, he left Shen Feng's study with a cold face.

Looking at Shen Jin, who was speaking to him in a way that was different from before, Shen Feng was exhausted. "Jin'er...you, sigh..."

Even Shen Feng himself didn't know how to begin the rest of the conversation.

Just as Shen Jin left Shen Feng's study, she encountered Wen Xin, who was leading Shen Jue this way. She gave Wen Xin a meaningful look and walked straight past the mother and son.

Wen Xin was shocked to see Shen Jin return alive. What happened? She had spent such a high price, yet Shen Jin had returned unharmed.

The maidservant who was standing next to Wen Xin panicked when Wen Xin gave her a cold look.

"Madam... it's me."

Wen Xin turned her head and her expression changed instantly. She led Shen Jue into Shen Feng's study.

When Shen Feng saw the mother and son return, a smile visibly appeared on his face. He walked over and took Shen Jue's hand, saying, "Let's go. It looks like things will be busy over there today."

Wen Xin asked feigned concern, "Master, I see Jin'er has returned, he..."

Shen Feng immediately interrupted her, "If Jin'er isn't going, we'll go ourselves. Don't worry about him."

Wen Xin thought about it and realized that Shen Jin naturally looked down on the Wen family, so how could she possibly attend her brother's funeral?

Shen Xiaoman kept Shen Jin's courtyard spotless every day. He learned from other servants that Shen Feng had sent someone to Qingshui Town to find Shen Jin, so he rushed to the gate of the mansion early in the morning.

But they came up empty-handed; Shen Jin had been called away by Shen Feng.

Shen Jin saw Shen Xiaoman waiting for him eagerly in front of his courtyard from afar, and the loneliness he felt in the study just now vanished instantly.

He smiled and said, "Little Manzi, your young master is back."

Shen Xiaoman excitedly rushed over and chattered to Shen Jin about what had happened while he was away.

The master and servant returned to the house. Shen Jin listened patiently to Shen Xiaoman finish speaking. At this moment, he was extremely grateful that his mother had left him Shen Xiaoman. Otherwise, the entire Shen mansion would have felt like a cage.

After Shen Xiaoman finished speaking, Shen Jin handed him the tea he had poured. Shen Xiaoman smiled and said, "Thank you, young master."

Shen Jin's anger flared up the moment she saw Wen Xin. She had been so accommodating, yet Wen Xin was so ruthless. She might as well make things worse.

It would also allow his blind father to see what kind of face his newlywed "second" wife was.

Shen Jin called Shen Xiaoman over and whispered his plan to her.

Shen Feng recently sent people to investigate the cause of Wen Xin's brother's death, and Shen Jin decided to give it a push to expose Wen Xin's vicious nature once and for all.

Upon arriving in town, Yin Baicai and the others temporarily stayed at an inn, deciding to set off for Beiyu City the next day.

Lately, Yin Baicai has felt that Li Zhe is becoming increasingly strange. Ever since he suddenly kissed her last time, Li Zhe has been sticking to her like a big dog following a meat bone.

Just then, as he was about to take Xiao Mo out to buy some fruits to refresh themselves on the way, Li Zhe came up to him.

"Ah Yin, let me go with you. I can even help you carry your things." The person who was just giving Cheng Yu instructions immediately rushed over when he saw Yin Baicai and her companion about to leave.

Unable to stand the clinginess, Yin Baicai immediately refused: "No need, you and Xiaoyu go and prepare your things first, you don't need to come with us."

Knowing that Yin Baicai was avoiding him, Li Zhe decided to press his advantage, as there would be no time to cultivate their relationship once they arrived in Beiyu City.

Li Zhe took Li Mo's hand and called out to the stunned Yin Baicai, "Ah Yin, let's go!"

Yin Baicai glared at the tall figure walking in front of him. What a clueless bully! He can't even tell that I'm uncomfortable!

Even though he was a guy, he still felt uneasy after being kissed by him.

Ever since that kiss, Yin Baicai felt that Li Zhe's gaze was strange, as if it contained too much, though he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

For us single girls who have been single for over twenty years, love is like an unknown territory.

The family of three strolled around the streets. Yin Baicai felt that time was passing too quickly. Before she knew it, she had been here for more than half a year as a lonely soul in another world.

As the weather gets colder, the enticing cries of candied hawthorn vendors echo through the streets and alleys.

Li Mo stopped in his tracks, looking at the strings of bright red, tempting candied hawthorns stuck in the straw.

Li Zhe led him forward, handed the vendor a few copper coins, and soon he had two strings of candied hawthorns in his hand.

He handed one skewer to Li Mo, and naturally gave the remaining one to Yin Baicai, saying, "Yin, have a taste. I wonder if it's still as sweet as it was when we were kids."

Looking at the candied hawthorn handed to her, Yin Baicai took it and took a big bite. The crunchy sugar coating melted in her mouth.

"So sweet—"

Li Zhe stared blankly at Yin Baicai's pink lips, recalling the feeling of his kiss back then.

Even after the two people eating candied hawthorns had walked away, he was still standing there, stunned.

While eating a candied hawthorn in one hand and holding Li Mo's hand in the other, Yin Baicai shouted at the stunned Li Zhe, "Let's go, you idiot, weren't you going to help carry things?"

The feverish heat on Li Zhe's face dissipated as the cold wind blew it away, and he strode over to the two of them.

Li Mo happily licked the sweet sugar coating on the candied hawthorn with her little tongue.

After receiving instructions from Shen Jin, Shen Xiaoman immediately followed Shen Jin's advice and led the people sent by Shen Feng to investigate the matter of Wen Wei carefully.

As the right-hand man of Shen Feng, the prefect of Fucheng, Li Ya fell into deep thought as he looked at the evidence he had uncovered.

The adults only asked me to investigate the cause of his brother-in-law's death, but who would have thought that I would uncover so many filthy things? What am I going to do?

If I report this to my superiors like this, they'll skin me alive! And this even involves the lady of the house; I'm afraid my position as shopkeeper is over.

Li Ya gritted his teeth and stamped his foot, deciding to report what he had discovered to Shen Feng truthfully.