Chapter Seven: True Love Exists

  Red ticket!!!!! Please give power to the kids, we are rushing to the list, now it's second in the category list!!

  That scene had been haunting Lin Yun's mind, and he returned to the First Detective Agency in a daze.

  "You're back! I thought you'd died in Xuanwu Lake!" Chen Zhan said with a smile, "Let's hurry up, the boss and the others are probably having dinner already."

  "Where are you going?"

  "Tai Bai Lou, Miss Xie is treating us to a meal, she said we should all go." Chen Zhan explained.

  Taibai Building is always so prosperous and luxurious. The jade plate is full of delicacies, and the joy of throwing thousands of dollars is endless. This is the life of high society people. At this moment, Chen Zhan and Lin Yun already feel very happy, they can have two meals a day at Taibai Building, what more satisfaction do they need?

  The two arrived at a private room on the fourth floor, and before they even entered, the fragrance wafting out had already captivated Chen Zhan and Lin Yun's souls. Lin Yun wiped his mouth and pushed open the door, inside, four people were sitting upright with serious expressions, chatting and laughing with great pleasure. But Lin Yun couldn't bring himself to smile.

  "Ugh... I've waited for so long, just to wait for someone like you! I've made a huge sacrifice, you know." Xie Peishan said awkwardly under Lin Yun's gaze.

  About what happened in the afternoon, Xie Peishan naturally didn't tell Su Jing and others. Chen Zhan also didn't, so Su Jing was kept in the dark. However, Su Jing, who had watched countless romance movies in his past life, still had some imagination.

  "You've been staring at each other for so long, what's going on? Does Miss Xie know Lin Yun?"

  Xie Peishan gave Lin Yun a cold glance before they both simultaneously withdrew their gaze and exclaimed in unison: "Don't know her! Stranger! Just met for the first time!"

  Seeing the two of them so tacitly understanding each other, Su Jing didn't ask any further questions. Xie Peirong seemed to be planning something and kept making eye contact with her own sister.

  Xie Peishan received the message from her sister and immediately got up to Su Jing's side, holding a delicate emerald green wine jug in her hand.

  "Su Gongzi, let me toast you!" The second young lady smiled brightly and carefully filled his cup with wine.

  Her sudden action made Su Jing feel uneasy, just as he was about to speak, he heard Lin Yun say: "A reincarnated second ancestor! Hmph!"

  Xie Peishan was originally hot-tempered, and Lin Yun's words were like adding fuel to the fire. She endured again and again, forcing out a smile, trying her best to show a good attitude in front of Su Jing: "What did you say, Bitter Melon Face?!"

  Xie Peirong knew her sister was about to blow up, so she quickly changed the subject: "Oh, Lin Yun, I heard you're also going to Beijing for the exam, when are you leaving?"

  Lin Yun glanced at Miss Xie, then smiled at Pei Rong: "I'm not in a hurry, I reckon it'll be next spring before I go to the capital. Anyway, there's still a year's time, no rush."

  He Yihan sipped his wine, seemingly not having a good capacity for liquor, and after just a few cups, his cheeks were already slightly flushed. "Lin brother's words make sense. Those who prepare to go to the capital ahead of time to make a name for themselves and establish connections are completely in vain. The exam is looking at true talent."

  "Oh? So to say, Yihuan brothers, you are very confident about the imperial examination?" Su Jing asked. In the afternoon, if it weren't for Su Jing, who had studied liberal arts in his previous life and memorized many poems, songs, and essays, he would have been humiliated by this He Da Cai Zi and lost all face.

  "I dare not, I dare not, but Brother Su, your talent is absolutely superior to mine. Why don't you take the imperial examination and serve the country?"

  "Serve the country? I asked myself, I don't have that talent, and I just want to live a leisurely life, as the saying goes, 'being good for oneself'. Joking aside, if it were really tested, Su Jing would definitely not even make it into the top 100!"

  Xie Peishan chimed in from the side: "Right, right, right! Self-reliance, self-reliance. Su Gongzi's insight is truly unique."

  Lin Yun looked at Xie Peishan with some disdain: "You don't understand, this is called: when poor, be virtuous by oneself; when successful, benefit the world. If you don't understand, just stand aside and shout randomly, ah..."

  This thoroughly enraged Miss Xie, she grabbed Lin Yun's collar, wanting to beat him until his face was blue and swollen. But Lin Yun was no ordinary person, seeing that Miss Xie was not in the right state of mind, he quickly made an excuse: "Excuse me for a moment, I need to use the restroom." After saying this, he ran away swiftly.

  "Bitter melon face, you think you can escape? It's not that easy!" Xie Peishan also followed closely behind.

  Xie Peirong wanted to keep her sister back, but she called out several times, and Xiaoxia didn't hear her at all.

  "I'm afraid I've made a fool of myself in front of Master Su, but my sister is like this. Actually, she's very kind-hearted and will take care of people." Xie Pei Rong highly praised her own sister, "Yi Han, don't you agree?"

  He Yihan smiled and said, "Yes, Second Miss is chivalrous and kind-hearted, who doesn't know? You and Su Gongzi are definitely a perfect match!"

  Su Jing felt extremely depressed, what is meant by "extreme matching"?!

  "Cough, Yiheng brother, you've had too much to drink! It seems your capacity for liquor isn't very good, just like a woman's. Hehe." Su Jing picked up his wine and said with great enthusiasm, "Hey, I'm asking Miss Xie, doesn't Old Master Xie care about you? How come you're allowed out so late?"

  Xie Peirong looked at the drunk He Yihuan and said, "Su Gongzi doesn't have to be polite, just call me Peirong. I can come out, isn't it because of him? My father allowed He Gongzi to bring me out. In his heart, He Gongzi is already the son-in-law of the Xie family."

  Su Jing's heart grew even colder. He had thought he was mistaken, but now it seemed that the eldest Miss of the Xie family already had someone in her heart and was trying to set him up with the second Miss. It looked like this afternoon's gathering at the Black Turtle Lake was a plan concocted by her and that pale-faced scholar He Yihan!

  He Yihuan, who was lying on the table, heard Xie Peirong say this and kept waving her hand. "Peirong, don't worry, I won't marry you! We can't be husband and wife, it's impossible..."

  Xie Peirong heard He Yihuan say this, and naturally felt a bit unhappy. She sighed with resentment and continued to pour wine for He Yihuan.

  "Su Gongzi, you also saw it, I have a heart but He Gongzi has no intention. I'm really stupid, haha!"

  Su Jing also nodded in deep agreement, for in his past life, he had pursued a girl for a long time, only to watch her fall into someone else's arms. He knew this feeling all too well.

  "Miss Xie doesn't have to take it too seriously, Mr. He is just drunk, that's all!" Su Jing explained.

  On the other hand, Chen Zhan didn't care what they were talking about, his attention was completely absorbed by the delicious food and wine on the table.

  Lin Yun hid in the toilet, while Xie Peishan held a sword and covered her nose standing outside the side door. It seemed that this time she would not let Lin Yun off without teaching him a lesson.

  "I'm telling you, Second Master, it's better for you to leave. The smell here will make you, a great hero, stink so badly that no one will want you anymore." Lin Yun was also extremely uncomfortable. Who would want to occupy a toilet without doing their business? Just the smell alone was torturing him to death.

  "You think you can persuade me to leave? Unfortunately, I won't fall for it! Today, even if I have to wait for you to come out, I'll suffocate you in the toilet! This way, your boss will also save some money on a coffin!"

  Xie Pei Rong is not someone to be trifled with, and this time Lin Yun truly felt it. "Die if you must! You're a second-generation ancestor, I can't defeat you! Surrender, surrender!" In the end, Lin Yun couldn't bear the foul smell in the toilet and admitted defeat. Meanwhile, outside, dozens of men were anxiously queuing up, intimidated by Xie's heroic aura, no one dared to utter a word of complaint!

  Xie Peishan proudly pinched Lin Yun's ear, as if leading a captive animal, and swaggered into the Taibai Building with an air of superiority. Such a spectacle was sure to attract many onlookers. However, who would dare to plead for the foolish bookworm when the Second Miss of the Xie family had a reputation that was known throughout Jianye City?

  "Hmph, bitter melon face, you dare to say unpleasant things in front of me again next time! Get out!" Xie Peishan saw Lin Yun going upstairs with some reluctance and came up behind him, almost kicking him flying.

  "Can't you be more gentle?! You're kicking a human, not an animal!" Lin Yun was truly furious, shouting loudly. But what greeted him was a gleaming long sword.

  "Heroine, spare your hand, just a little, I'm leaving, can't I leave?" Ah... useless in everything is a scholar, our Lin Yun once again verified this principle.

  In a elegant room on the fourth floor, Governor Zhou Wen and Prefect Wang Lingsong, as well as Qian Lei, the owner of the largest fabric store in Jianye City, were frowning and discussing something.

  "I asked Old Zhou, is that person the same girl from ten years ago?" Qian Lei still couldn't believe it. But Prefect Wang Lingsong had already confirmed this matter with certainty.

  "At first I didn't believe it either, but after carefully inquiring with the old mother of Wanhualou, I confirmed it. The girl is a Hangzhou native, and was sold here by her mother four years ago."

  "So you're saying you two want to... " Qian Lei made a beheading gesture towards the two.

  The three of them exchanged a knowing glance.

  "Wang Lingsong sighed and said: 'It's all a mistake from ten years ago! This time, for our official positions and Qian brothers' business, we must make up our minds!'"

  The three of them spoke in a very vague manner, and Xie Peishan, who was eavesdropping outside, was also confused. She muttered to herself: "What kind of unspeakable scheme are these three old scoundrels plotting again?"

  Lin Yun, who was walking ahead and listening to the conversation, saw Xie Peishan stop in her tracks and asked somewhat impatiently: "I say, esteemed Second Ancestor, what's wrong with you again? Could it be that someone inside is trying to get intimate with me or something?"

  Qian Lei heard Lin Yun's voice and hurriedly opened the door, but saw Xie Er Miss wanting to leave.

  "Oh, so it's Miss Xie Er, were you eavesdropping on our conversation just now?"

  Xie Peishan was already quite bold and straightforward, saying without hiding her true feelings: "That's right, I happened to be passing by and overheard you, what about it? Don't you want your sneaky dealings to be exposed to the world?"

  "Oh? So we can't let you go, the thief who stole important secrets from the government! Guards, come and take away Xie Peishan!" The governor Zhou Wen coldly smiled and ordered the guards waiting outside the Taibai Building to come in and capture Xie Peishan.

  The female knight is the female knight, Xie Peishan drew her long sword and pulled Zhou Wen over, placing the blade on the neck of the historian, shouting: "Historian Zhou Wen is in my hands, I'll see who dares to make trouble!"