After crossing, I was forced to hold on to my thighs and build a kingdom

Chapter 167 Everyone has their own thoughts

At the same time, Huanyan finished delivering the cosmetics and happily returned home with several hundred taels of profit.

Zhao'er was studying diligently. When the two puppies saw their owner come home, they happily ran back and forth around her feet.

Huanyan took out the snacks and preserved fruits she had bought on the way and handed them to Zhao'er, asking repeatedly, "Is my sister back?"

Zhao'er took the food, squinting his eyes and smiling contentedly: "Sister Huanyan brought Zhao'er's favorite food, how nice." As he spoke, he stuffed a piece of preserved fruit into his mouth, "Sister hasn't come back yet."

Huanyan, who got the answer, patted Zhao'er's head and said, "Then you should eat a little snack to fill your stomach. I'll go change my clothes and cook dinner later when my sister comes back."

After saying that, he got up and went into his room, put the silver away, and changed his clothes.

Afterwards, he sat at the table, poured a glass of water, and began to read with great interest the miscellaneous books that Jin Chu had bought.

She already knew a few words, and after following Jinchu, Jinchu had been teaching her how to read and write. Whenever she encountered a word she didn't know, she would ask Jinchu. After a long time, she could read most of a book.

After I finished reading half of the book and drank two cups of tea, I looked up and saw the sky was full of sunset glow in the distance. I didn’t realize that so much time had passed.

Huanyan smiled self-deprecatingly, rubbed her eyes, stretched, then closed the book, stood up and walked towards Jinchu's room.

"elder sister."

She shouted at the door, but no one answered. Then she knocked on the door again, but still no response.

We went out together this morning, and it's already dusk. Why hasn't my sister come back yet? She just went out to buy some gifts, so she shouldn't be back this late!

Huanyan couldn't help but frown.

Could it be that he went to look for Zhao'er?

Thinking of this, she walked towards Zhao'er's room again. Before she even entered, she saw Zhao'er's raised face: "Sister Huanyan, are you back?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Huanyan felt an inexplicable panic in her heart.

Many messy thoughts came to my mind.

She tried her best to steady herself, shook her head, and whispered, as if to answer Zhao'er or to comfort herself, "Sister may be busy today, Zhao'er, wait a little longer! Are you hungry? Sister Huanyan will go cook first. I think she should be back when the meal is ready."

Zhao'er nodded obediently.

Huanyan went to the kitchen, and the moment she turned around, the smile on her face disappeared completely.

Sister, I hope you were really held back by something else, and not harmed by a bad person.

She prayed while absentmindedly preparing dinner.

Half an hour later, dinner was ready, but my sister still hadn't come back.

Huanyan was extremely upset at this time. It seemed that her sister was in great danger.

She forced a smile, called Zhao'er over, and coaxed him by saying that her sister had something to do and would probably not be back until tomorrow. The two of them had dinner together.

When Zhao'er went to his room, Huanyan's anxious expression was clearly revealed.

Although it was April, it was night after all. As a girl who had not yet reached marriageable age, she did not know where to go to look for her sister, nor did she dare to leave Zhao'er in the house and run around.

Huanyan was in a dilemma. She just kept looking around the area near her home all night. When she was too sleepy to bear it any longer, she lay down with her clothes on to rest for a while. She tossed and turned like this for the whole night. The next morning, Huanyan had dark circles under her eyes, but she still hadn't seen Jinchu.

She was only focused on looking for Jin Chu's figure, not knowing that there were two young men in black not far from the door, silently watching her unusual behavior.

"Brother Song, this girl is acting so strangely today. Why didn't she even rest at night? She kept leaning against the door and looking out?"

"That's true. After all, we just arrived and haven't met Miss Jin'er yet. We have to understand the situation first. The master said that besides Miss Jin, there is also a girl named Huanyan in this house. I heard that Miss Jin is as beautiful as a flower. This well-behaved and pretty girl in front of us must be Miss Huanyan."

Qingsong held his chin and looked at Jinchu's house not far away with a thoughtful look.

The slightly shorter young man next to him, with a somewhat childish look on his face, named Qinglin, asked in a low voice, "Should we report this to the master?"

Qingsong thought for a moment and refused, "We've just arrived and don't know the situation yet. Let's wait and see for a day before making any decisions."

"Okay, it's up to you."

After the two of them discussed it, they quickly disappeared into an inconspicuous place.

Jin Chu could only helplessly spread his hands at Huanyan's panic at home.

Last night, Li Zhongxian was unusually kind and did not continue to torment her. He just scolded her a few words to vent his anger, and after instructing the servants to keep a close eye on her, he hurried away again.

Although they had spent a quiet night, Jinchu had not gotten a good night's sleep. Huanyan must have been unable to sleep all night because of her disappearance.

Zhao'er is still young, and Huanyan probably won't tell him the truth. She has to comfort Zhao'er and worry about him at the same time. This really wronged Huanyan.

Jin Chu pretended to sleep, but his heart was in turmoil. Now that Li Zhongxian had captured him again, with the lessons learned from his previous experience, it would be even more difficult for Jin Chu to escape.

Fortunately, although this person was furious with Jin Chu, he never did anything extreme towards her. Instead, he carefully controlled his temper and tried not to act impulsively and hurt her.

Even though Jinchu played tricks on him like this, Li Zhongxian still didn't give up that ridiculous idea. He wanted to present Jinchu to the nobleman in the capital again.

Even after things have gotten to this point with Jin Chu, he still wants to use the beauty trap and seek wealth and fame at the risk of his own life. Li Zhongxian's train of thought is truly fearless.

Amidst the absurdity, Jin Chu felt a glimmer of hope. As long as the man surnamed Li still needed her, she would have a chance to maneuver and possibly escape again.

After thinking this through, I relaxed my mind and quickly fell asleep.

The door opened gently, and a maid came in and called out softly, "Miss."

Seeing no response, he turned around and walked out quietly, heading towards another courtyard not far away.

Li Zhongxian sat high up in the main seat, looking nonchalantly at the maidservant below him, and asked, "Is that girl really asleep?"

"To answer your question, sir, when I went there just now, the girl was indeed asleep."

Li Zhongxian, having received the correct answer, lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment before instructing the maid, "Go back and continue to serve that young lady personally. You can agree to anything she asks, as long as it's not excessive. But you must keep an eye on her and don't let her leave the courtyard. No more than two or three days, until this matter is resolved. The master will definitely reward you handsomely."

Hearing the words "generous reward", the maid's eyes lit up and she replied respectfully, "I will definitely take good care of that girl and won't let you down."

Li Zhongxian nodded with satisfaction and waved his hand to let the maid go away.

Under the dim light, Li Zhongxian showed a smug smile: "You little devil, this time I will make sure you can't get out of my hand again!"