Chapter Thirty: Stop

  "Miss, wait a minute! The mistress has already said that you are not allowed to see Master Biao. You mustn't make the mistress angry!"

  "My brother's in trouble, how can I not go see him? Otherwise, I won't be at peace. Don't worry, Mother won't find out."

  It's Zi Su and Lin Ruo Yan.

  Has something happened to Liu Wenyuan?

  Lin Zhaoyan was anxious in her heart, but she was pinned down by Lu Yan's arms and couldn't move. Moreover, Lin Ruoyan hadn't gone far, so she didn't dare to struggle desperately, and could only hold back her tears, biting hard on his hand.

  Lu Yan's body trembled in pain, but he didn't shake it off. Instead, he silently endured the agony.

  In a moment, there was a bloody smell spreading in Lin Zhao's mouth.

  Lin Ruoyan gradually walked away.

  Lu Yan finally let go of his hand, looked down at her condescendingly and said in a cold voice: "You haven't learned anything else, but you've mastered the skill of biting people like Hui Jie!"

  Lin Zhaoyan couldn't understand what he was saying, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his hand and said fiercely: "Hypocrite! Playboy!"

  In front of others, he puts on a facade of being a refined and elegant young man, with an impeccable reputation, which has won the hearts of many girls. Even she, before what just happened, thought he was truly a noble and outstanding young man, as rumored...

  This kind of person is even worse than Xiao Qi, who was notorious for his evil deeds!

  At least others dare to take responsibility for their actions and are not hypocritical like you!

  Lu Yan's annoyance was completely unaffected, he just pressed his palm that kept bleeding and stared at her, saying word by word: "I warn you, don't go looking for Liu Wenxuan, otherwise, you will die miserably."

  His expression didn't seem like he was joking, nor did it seem like a warning, but rather a reminder.

  Right, reminder!

  What does he mean by this?

  Lin Zhaoyan was still fuming, but then he paused for a moment, as if struggling with some concern. After a brief moment, he continued: "And Lin Ruoyan, you'd better hurry up and stop her, don't let her run around recklessly."

  "Why?" Lin Zhaoyan also didn't have time to get angry, and hastily asked.

  He didn't respond, but instead said lightly: "If you're late again, you won't make it. And I'll have to deal with the wound you caused, otherwise if things get out of hand, you'll be the first one to suffer."

  Lin Zhaoyan's eyebrows furrowed even tighter, she didn't want to believe what this hypocritical person was saying, but deep down she was really afraid that if she didn't listen to him, something big would happen. After hesitating for a moment, she could only push him away and hastily rush in the direction Lin Ruoyan had left in.

  Lu Yan gazed at Lin Zhao's resolute back as he walked away, the piercing pain in his heart surging wave after wave, yet no matter how hard he tried, it couldn't catch up to the ache in his heart.

  He believed in retribution, but didn't know it would come so fiercely, leaving him caught off guard.

  Lin Zhaoyan hastily exited the Weeping Flower Gate, and upon seeing Lin Ruoyan entangled with Man Hua, she couldn't help but feel fortunate that she had just grown an extra eye, leaving Man Hua to guard here, otherwise, given Lin Ruoyan's impulsive nature, it was likely that she would not have been able to catch up to her.

  "Lin Zhao Yan, you're just in time! What's going on with this servant girl?" Lin Ruo Yan glared at Lin Zhao Yan, shouting angrily.

  Lin Zhaoyan adjusted her mood, then calmly walked forward and explained: "Wen Xuan's brother has Man Shuang taking care of him, nothing will happen to him, it's not suitable for a girl like you to go there after all."

  "There's nothing wrong with that! He's my brother!" Lin Ruoyan glared at her angrily, "How? You've been won over by Yan Zhi's words and now you look down on Wen Xuan, is that it? So you deceived his feelings and then kicked him away, which is why he's drowning his sorrows like this!"

  "Eldest Sister! You can't just spout nonsense!" Manhua glared fearlessly at Lin Ruoyan, indignantly saying: "Fourth Sister and Young Master are spotless, you can't slander them!"

  Lin Ruo Yan hummed and didn't speak.

  She actually understood Lin Zhao's character and knew that she would not engage in any private transactions, nor could she produce evidence. It was just a moment of anger that made her speak recklessly.

  "Didn't your mother forbid you from going to see your cousin? How did you manage to sneak out?" Lin Zhaoyan asked, not wanting to engage in a war of words with her.

  She knew that the Liu family did not want Lin Ruoyan to marry Liu Wenxuan, so after getting drunk, Liu Wenxuan even refused to let Lin Ruoyan see him, showing such indifference that anyone could tell.

  She could also see that Old Lady Lin wanted Lin Ruoyan to marry Lu Yan.

  But Lin Ruoyan was not stupid, she could see the things that an outsider could see, otherwise she would not have listened to Liu's words and stayed quietly on her seat.

  But why is she sneaking out again now?

  Lin Ruoyan didn't speak, and it was Zi Su who helped explain, "Just now a maid came over and said that the young master suddenly vomited again and then had a high fever. The situation is very bad. The banquet is about to be dismissed, our lady and Madame Hou sent Old Madame to rest in the side room first, and Second Aunt's wife doesn't know where she ran off to. That little maid was flustered and could only find our young lady."

  "Does anyone else know about this?" Lin Zhaoyan's eyebrows twitched, she was worried about Liu Wenxuan, but more afraid that it was a conspiracy.

  At this point, the banquet is about to disperse, and it's the most unorganized and chaotic time. Several hostesses are not around, and the girls are unattended. If someone wants to take advantage of others, they can easily deceive one another.

  "How many more people need to know about this? Why did Wen Xuan's brother drink, you wouldn't understand? Are you trying to let everyone know that Wen Xuan's brother has a special affection for you?" Lin Ruoyan was too lazy to entangle with her and directly said: "Either come with me or let me go!"

  Zi Su kindly explained, "Wu Niang is sharp-tongued but soft-hearted, she's also doing it for your reputation, Fourth Miss."

  Lin Zhao naturally knew that if it were usual, she would definitely choose to go with Lin Ruoyan, but Lu Yan's words just now made her heart still have lingering fears.

  She can't afford to take risks.

  She lied, saying: "I'll go with Zi Su to Wen Xuan's brother first to take a look at the situation. Just now Lu brother was injured, I rushed over just to tell you this."

  "What?" Lin Ruoyan's face changed immediately, no longer anxious, but turned into fear.

  It will soon become clear who is right and who is wrong.

  Lin Zhaoyan let out a sigh of relief at the same time and couldn't help but feel sad.

  This is not someone worth entrusting one's life to.

  Lin Ruoyan rushed back to the front yard, and Lin Zhao Yan said to Zi Su: "You go to Young Master Biao's place first, Man Shuang is also there, don't worry, it's okay."

  She roughly guessed that it was Lu's doing, just to create an opportunity for Lin Ruoyan and Liu Wenxuan to be alone together, and make some ambiguous moves to confirm their relationship.

  As long as Lin Ruoyan doesn't go, her scheme will not succeed.

  Lin Zhaoyan actually guessed it right, but she didn't think that Lu Shi came up with this idea and the one who really did it was someone else. The viciousness of that person is beyond everyone's control.

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