C10

The scale of the operation had expanded at an alarming rate. The industries involved were restaurants, clothing shops, silver buildings, porcelain, pearl jade, water transport, cloth shops, and medicine stores … Shops and stores under his name were spread all over the country.

Ling Qiye was the number one businessman in Jin Guo, so the people who gathered with him were naturally the noblest families in Jin Guo.

In front of the West River Pavilion, there was an endless stream of people. All sorts of luxurious palanquins stopped in front of the pavilion. The people that walked out of the palanquins were either the current prominent figures or the beautiful, dainty beauties.

All the men exchanged pleasantries when they saw each other, discussing the development of their current careers, family management, and sharing of experiences. The former flattered each other, while the latter shook his head and smiled, "Not at all."

She really did put on an act. Yue Liuying puffed up her cheeks, pursed her lips and retracted her gaze, unwilling to see these people stay outside and pretend to be socializing. Turning his head slightly, he saw Ling Qiye casually walk into the West River Pavilion after getting out of the palanquin.

She withdrew her emotions and quickly followed him.

According to Jinsi, Xijiang Pavilion stands next to the river. Every summer, the river turns to ice. Many famous people and noble daughters roam the river. At that time, lotus flowers filled the lake, some were budding, smiling shyly, some were blooming, some were small and exquisite, making people feel tender towards them. Some petals were spreading out, allowing the morning dew to swirl on them. Although it was a hot summer day, there was always a cool breeze blowing by, cooling down to the heart. Inside the West River Pavilion, there were hundreds of flowers blooming. It was a lush purple, and looked just like a sea of flowers. The green light shone in his eyes, and his body and mind felt relaxed and comfortable. This truly made him sigh in admiration at the beautiful scenery before him.

"Jing Chen Ming's Bird Collection, Shui Mu Xian's Tsinghua University." At this point, the scenery of Shui Mu and Tsinghua University might even be better than this.

It was a pity that he did not see such a lifelike sight during the winter.

However, along both sides of the road, there were still a few red plums standing proudly. Their appearance was much more beautiful than the three red plums at Qingying Garden. He walked slowly along the way, as if there was a faint fragrance approaching. He did as the ancients said, "The fragrance is not willing to burn, the fragrance is nowhere to be found."

The scenery inside the pavilion was exquisite without losing any of its grandeur. Not far away, there was a large fake mountain. Stone pieces were built together, and they were arranged in an orderly fashion with different shapes. After turning a few times, their eyes suddenly lit up. They saw a stream of clear water flowing down from the top of the cliff, and with a "hualala" sound, it fell into the pond, creating a huge ripple that spread out in all directions.

Yue Liuying gave a slight smile. This was indeed a miraculous feat. To be able to see such a small waterfall in such a chilly winter.

As she was admiring the scene, Yue Liuying suddenly felt her vision being shrouded by a shadow. Before she could even raise her head, a cold and low voice was heard, carrying a sense of alienation.

"You can go with the female servants to the Hundred Colors Lake. We'll head there after we talk."

It was Villa Owner Ling.

She raised her head, put on a standard smile, and lightly blessed herself. "Yes, I understand."

Outside, these red tape was the most important thing.

Villa Owner Ling waved his sleeves and turned to leave. Yue Liuying stuck out her tongue at his back and made a few faces with her eyes, her little face scrunched up into a yellow bitter melon.

"Humph, it would be better if I stayed in the Qing Ying Yuan Courtyard to grow mold."

She slowly walked over to the Hundred Colors Lake with Jinsi in tow. In addition to the vast expanse of lake water, there was also a group of beautiful embryos, which made her dizzy from all the coming and going.

"Jinsi, let's find a quiet place and sit down."

"Miss, there's a seat there." With her sharp eyes, Jinsi was able to see that there were a few stone chairs in the southeast direction. Due to the lack of human traffic at the edge of the center field, there was a lot less of them.

"Miss, I'll go to the kitchen and bring you some food."

"Yeah, yeah. I'm so hungry right now." She touched her empty stomach, and her tone sounded extremely wronged.

How could Jinsi not know about her craving? She covered her mouth and snickered as she walked towards the kitchen.

Watching Jinsi walk away, she also lightly stepped towards the stone chair.

Unfortunately, before her seat warmed up, another black shadow shrouded her from above.

"You are the concubine that Villa Owner Ling has brought with him this time." The person emphasized the word "concubine".

Yue Liuying was very unhappy. What she disliked the most was being looked down on and asked a question.

He continued to rest his hands on the back of the stone chair and support his head with his hands on the sides. He didn't even raise his head as he lazily said, "Oh, that should be the case."

"What should be? "Yes, yes, no." The woman was obviously infuriated by her unhurried attitude, and her tone became much more domineering.

"So what if I am, so what if I am?" She thought to herself, this woman must be a admirer of Ling Qiye!

Sigh, how many peach blossoms are not scary, I am afraid that every single one of them is rotten peach blossoms.

Especially a woman who only knew how to make things difficult for women.

Unfortunately, that happened to her.

Sob, sob, sob!

"Hmph, what's your name?" The girl's arrogant attitude did not decrease in the slightest.

She frowned slightly. Judging from her tone and outfit, she should be an unruly and unscrupulous person. She hated dealing with women like this the most. She didn't say a word and decided to turn around and leave.

Wan Shuang Shuang saw that she ignored him and turned to leave. She immediately rushed forward and spread out her arms in anger: "Why are you so rude. I'm asking you a question, do you not know how to respond?"

Yue Liuying stopped in her tracks and did not reply. She just looked at her with a faint smile.

Politeness? How could such a rude and unreasonable young miss understand such a precious thing?

Don't you think it's funny?

Wan Shuang Shuang felt weak from her stare, but just as she was about to speak again, she heard a soft voice: "Don't you know that before asking for someone else's name, the most basic form of courtesy is to say your name?"

"You …" Wan shuang clenched her fist with one hand, while the other pointed at her with her index finger. She was extremely angry in her heart.

Yue Liuying stood there silently with a calm expression. In fact, she had already mentally paid her respects to Ancestor Ling Qiye many times.

If it wasn't for Villa Owner Ling, she would have slowly crawled out of her quilt and sat in the warm spring garden, eating steaming hot black rice porridge and enjoying the beautiful scenery of the winter morning.

It was not like the way it was now, with a peach blossom blooming on the opposite side, pointing at her, devoid of a lady's image. He had to be dutiful and play the role of the gentle and refined Madam Ying.

Calm and unhurried.

Just as she was thinking, Wan Danshuang suddenly pursed her lips and smiled, walking to the lakeside.

Ye Zichen frowned, as he had a bad premonition …

Could it be that he was planning to put on a show if he could not take advantage of the situation verbally?

Hmph! Yue Liuying pouted slightly, her eyes filled with a teasing smile.

She didn't believe that she would dare to jump.

Before the smile in his eyes faded, he saw Wan Shuang Shuang looking at the lake's surface. She was about to jump into the lake.

She had just realized, was she really going to jump?

In the blink of an eye, he stretched out his hand and grabbed onto Wan Danshuang's sleeve, trying to pull her back from the lake.

However, she did not expect that in the instant of heaven turning and earth spinning, the hand she reached out to grab onto her sleeve was grabbed by someone. With a mighty tug, she abruptly turned from the back to the front. He was pushed again, his center of gravity was unsteady, and he fell into the lake without any expectation.

The moment she fell, Yue Liuying was speechless.

"Why is this drama of pushing people into the water so unlucky?"