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At this moment, Fu Hui's entire heart was truly engulfed in the flames of passion, and even the way she looked at Wei Tingyu became alluring!
What a little fox spirit! Wei Tingyu thought to himself, idly caressing her soft hand. More than that, he was inwardly ridiculing that Fan Lianghan for being truly blind! Such a wonderful woman! For two years, he hadn't even touched her?! He must be utterly unreasonable and have a screw loose!
"Marquis!" Of course, Fu Hui wouldn't just let him hold and knead her hand indefinitely. Once her breathing had somewhat steadied, she lowered her gaze and carefully said to Wei Tingyu, "This humble woman has risen, Marquis, you may release..."
Fu Hui could still delude herself about their earlier hand-holding. She could tell herself that the Marquis had simply seen her in her vibrant dress, adorned with various pearls and hairpins, making it difficult for her to rise, and thus offered a helping hand. Now that she was already standing, such a self-deceiving trick naturally wouldn't work! After all, Fu Hui's psyche still adhered to the "three cardinal guides and five constant virtues" of traditional morality! Although Wei Tingyu now completely filled her heart, she was still the Fan family's daughter-in-law! If such a thing were seen by others, not only would her own reputation be severely damaged, but her mother's and sisters' reputations would suffer equally!
Wei Tingyu saw Fu Hui's face, which was like a peach, seemingly ready to drip sweet juice with just a gentle poke. He forcefully suppressed the urge to immediately embrace and kiss her. Holding hands ambiguously seemed to be Fu Hui's limit at the moment. If he were to push further, it might provoke a rebellious streak in her. If she decided he was a despicable lecher, it would probably be very difficult to win her heart later! After all, young women were often very stubborn; Wei Tingyu understood this well.
"Upon hearing Lady Fu Hui's words just now, this Marquis was also shocked! I didn't expect the Fan family to be so excessive!" Wei Tingyu smiled and gently released Fu Hui's small hand, then looked at her with an expression as if nothing had happened, nodding, "Don't worry! This Marquis will certainly not stand idly by!"
Fu Hui was delighted upon hearing that Wei Tingyu was truly willing to involve himself in her affairs. Indeed, the Marquis also has intentions toward me! However, she then thought, This is, after all, an internal matter of the Fan Residence. Even if the Marquis holds a high position, it might not be appropriate for an outsider to easily intervene. If it were to spread, the Marquis's reputation would also be damaged! In that case, Fu Hui would rather Wei Tingyu not interfere!
"Don't worry! This Marquis has a plan!" Wei Tingyu chuckled, fanning himself, "Some matters don't require this Marquis to personally intervene. I merely need to provide guidance and escort you!"
Fu Hui was startled, then grew even more confused. Her biggest trouble right now wasn't going to call Fan Lianghan and Chai An to the banquet? How could Wei Tingyu help her with this?
"Lady, please come closer!" Wei Tingyu chuckled, then gently beckoned to Fu Hui. There are no outsiders here, so there's no need for whispers, right? Fu Hui was momentarily stunned, naturally thinking this. However, the thought of being able to get closer to the Marquis with a good reason immediately made her heart flutter. Then, without waiting for her brain to decide, her fair feet voluntarily took two steps closer to Wei Tingyu.
"Lady, you just need to prepare some..." Wei Tingyu lowered his head, brought his mouth close to Fu Hui's ear, and whispered softly. As he spoke, he also directly inhaled the strong bodily fragrance emanating from Fu Hui's fair neck. Truly one of life's great pleasures! Wei Tingyu couldn't help but sigh inwardly!
However, Fu Hui's situation was no better at this moment! Because she could clearly feel the warm breath from Wei Tingyu's mouth and nose spraying on her skin near her ears and neck. This sensation made Fu Hui's heart restless and unable to calm down! She had to forcefully suppress the throbbing in her heart to barely commit Wei Tingyu's words to memory. Of course, as Wei Tingyu's words entered her ears, Fu Hui's eyes gradually lit up!
At this moment, in Fan Lianghan's room in the Fan family's inner courtyard. He lay proudly across the laps of two maids, giggling foolishly with the expression of a rich landlord's idiotic son.
"Hehehe... Hehehehe..."
Seeing the young master of the Fan family acting like an imbecile, the two maids who were massaging his legs and peeling grapes for him exchanged helpless glances. Such a well-bred young master usually speaks and acts appropriately, so why does he become like this when no one is around?
"Fan Lianghan!" At this moment, a man in luxurious light blue scholarly attire strode in. He immediately saw Fan Lianghan lying on the bed enjoying himself and frowned.
"Brother's here!" Fan Lianghan looked nonchalant upon seeing the newcomer. After all, his cousin Chai An always pretended to be a magnanimous and responsible elder brother when outsiders were present, often lecturing him. But in private, he was actually the same type of person as himself, just very good at putting on airs. Fan Lianghan knew this perfectly well.
"Didn't you say last night that Zhuangji Silk Shop's new opening stole many of your customers?" Chai An looked at Fan Lianghan's lazy, even foolish and dull expression, and rolled his eyes helplessly, saying, "I'm free today, so I might as well go with you and see what tricks they're up to behind our backs!"
As soon as Chai An finished speaking, Fan Lianghan immediately rolled his eyes back at him! Good heavens! Just thinking about your pretentious nature, and here you are, acting all high and mighty? You're not exactly brilliant at business either! Isn't it just because of your Chai clan's name that these merchants give you some face, allowing your business to flourish? And now you're even coming to lecture me? Thinking of this, Fan Lianghan didn't move a muscle, still lying on the maid's lap, gently chewing grapes with a look of enjoyment.
This scene was clearly seen by Wei Tingyu and Fu Hui, who had just arrived outside.
"Marquis! You see, I told you..." Fu Hui sneered directly, turning to Wei Tingyu, "These two cousins are cut from the same cloth! One just knows how to pretend, and the other is too lazy to!"
Wei Tingyu blinked, because in the original plot, the so-called protagonist Chai An had a good image, always giving off a responsible vibe. But that was just what was shown on camera; the world behind the scenes truly had its own secrets! He had to be there himself, personally in this play, to see it clearly!
"Get up!" Chai An's attempt at showing off failed. Seeing his cousin completely ignore him, he became even angrier, frowning and saying, "So smug and forgetful! Have you forgotten what I told you a while ago?"
As soon as Chai An said this, not only Fan Lianghan, but even Fu Hui, who was watching all this from outside the door, couldn't help but roll her eyes! This pretentious elder cousin talked too much every day! Let alone an idiot like Fan Lianghan, even she, intelligent as she was, couldn't remember so much! And Fan Lianghan naturally couldn't be bothered to carefully recall what Chai An had told him a few days ago. He simply did a carp jump, leaping from the bed, then bounced left and right like a frog, performing a strange dance while clapping his hands.
"Today there's a banquet at the residence! They don't have time to bother me anymore! They don't have time to bother me anymore!"
Watching Fan Lianghan perform his self-choreographed, bizarre dance, Chai An's forehead was covered in black lines! My cousin's IQ seems to have regressed again! Wei Tingyu and Fu Hui, seeing this scene, also exchanged speechless glances, especially Wei Tingyu! After seeing this up close, he truly felt that humanity indeed exhibited diverse differences!
"Let's see how long you can laugh!" Fu Hui sneered, then bowed slightly to Wei Tingyu, and then, feigning that she had just found him, loudly called out, "Husband!"
As soon as he heard that address, Fan Lianghan, who was still dancing, immediately froze, then began to tremble all over. "Quick, quick, quick! My wife's here!" Fan Lianghan frantically spun around the room twice, then quickly pulled up the maid who was still sitting on the bed. Then, with a 'carp jump,' he lay down rigidly. Although his relationship with Fu Hui was not good, Fu Hui often lectured him under the pressure of his parents. Coupled with her inherent serious and fiery personality, Fan Lianghan was quite afraid of her!
When Fu Hui walked in, she happened to see Fan Lianghan lying on the bed, closing his eyes and groaning. His cousin Chai An sat sternly beside the bed, saying, "He's having a headache!"
Watching the two of them act, Fu Hui also sneered inwardly. You have to admit, they're quite convincing.
"Steward! Why hasn't the doctor arrived yet?" Chai An then turned his head and asked the bewildered steward who was standing beside him. The steward hadn't expected to be involved in this, and after a moment of stunned silence, he quickly reacted. He nodded quickly and said, "I've sent for one! He'll be here instantly! Young Master, please bear with it for a moment!"
"Oh dear... Oh dear..." Fan Lianghan seemed addicted to acting, groaning louder, putting on a show of unbearable pain.
"What's wrong, Husband?" Fu Hui frowned at this moment, then quickly walked forward. However, she did not sit on Fan Lianghan's bed but moved a chair and sat beside him. You want to act? Then I'll play along properly and see who acts better! Of course, at this moment, besides her disdain for Fan Lianghan and Chai An, Fu Hui felt even more admiration for Wei Tingyu! Because the situation here was almost identical to what the Marquis had just told her! This Fan Lianghan actually lay directly on the bed, pretending to have a headache! Good heavens! The Marquis is far more formidable than a fortune-telling half-immortal!
"It hurts so much! Wife, save me!" Fan Lianghan hadn't expected Fu Hui to come and sit beside him. He could only whimper and continue acting pitifully.
Fu Hui, of course, wouldn't bother with Fan Lianghan! Not to mention that his headache was fake; even if it were real, she had no feelings for him, at most she could only express some pity and regret. She turned to look around and saw that the hands of the two maids were trembling slightly. When they saw Fu Hui looking at them, they all lowered their heads, not daring to meet her gaze. And their faces clearly showed expressions of panic and fear. It was no wonder; these two maids had just been massaging Fan Lianghan's legs and peeling grapes for him! And Fan Lianghan had even rested his head on their laps. If their mistress saw this, she would definitely be angry, which was why they were so afraid now!
However, Fu Hui had no time to be jealous of Fan Lianghan at the moment. She sneered disdainfully inwardly.
"Husband, you indulged in too much wine and returned home late on horseback, catching a cold. How could you not fall ill?" Of course, Fu Hui outwardly put on a virtuous appearance, frowning and saying to Fan Lianghan. At the same time, she slightly raised her hand, making a gesture as if to take a perfumed handkerchief to wipe Fan Lianghan's sweat. However, as soon as her hand moved barely an inch, Fan Lianghan's pupils immediately constricted in fear! After all, if she had a change of heart, it was possible that the hand holding the silk scarf could suddenly deliver a slap to his face.
However, Fu Hui's hand stopped in mid-air after descending only half an inch. Are you kidding me! How could I possibly wipe the sweat off that fellow Fan Lianghan? Even if he drowned in his own sweat, it would have nothing to do with me!
Meanwhile, Chai An watched from the side, dumbfounded. How did my cousin's wife change her personality today? If it were before, she would definitely have caused a huge scene! Could it be that she realized no matter how much she made a fuss, she couldn't change her cousin's habits, so she simply decided to give up and endure it?
"Fortunately, it's not some difficult and complicated illness!" Fu Hui smiled as she saw Fan Lianghan trembling from being startled by her raised hand, saying directly, "I can cure it; there's no need to invite a doctor!"
"Oh?" Chai An's eyes lit up upon hearing this. He hadn't expected his sister-in-law to be able to cure headaches, so he immediately asked, "I wonder how my sister-in-law intends to treat it?"
One must admit, Chai An was indeed handsome and elegant! At this moment, his words and demeanor truly had the air of a graceful young gentleman! The maids in the room couldn't help but have their eyes light up upon seeing Chai An's appearance at this moment.
However, Fu Hui merely raised her eyes to look at him indifferently after hearing Chai An's words, then averted her gaze elsewhere. This was because she thoroughly disliked Fan Lianghan's cousin. Furthermore, even if Chai An appeared as handsome as a jade tree in the wind at this moment, it was useless, because she knew that in private, he was actually a petty man similar to Fan Lianghan! Moreover, Fu Hui's heart was already completely filled by Wei Tingyu!
Chai An was stunned. He hadn't expected Fu Hui to simply look at him and then immediately avert her gaze! There was even a hint of disdain and contempt in her eyes! This greatly struck him, as he was accustomed to being popular with young ladies and women from merchant families! Furthermore, Fu Hui hadn't even answered his question, which made Chai An feel that he had been scorned by her.
"Here it comes! Here it comes!" At this moment, Fu Hui's maid scurried into the room, holding a not-so-small ceramic pot. "Mistress! The medicine is here!" The maid handed the pot to Fu Hui, then obediently stood aside.
"Mm!" Fu Hui nodded, took the pot, and turned to Fan Lianghan, saying, "Come, Husband! I will personally serve Husband the medicine!"
Of course, although her words sounded very gentle, both Fan Lianghan and Chai An couldn't help but shiver inwardly. After all, as the saying goes, "listen to the words, listen to the tone," they both heard that Fu Hui's words carried a hint of sarcasm! Clearly, this act of "feeding medicine" was not so simple!
"Oh no! That's wrong!" However, just as Fu Hui scooped a spoonful of the medicinal broth from the pot and was about to bring it to Fan Lianghan's mouth, she suddenly frowned delicately, then said with a look of realization, "Presumably, Husband also doesn't wish for me, this shrewish wife, to serve him!"
"How about this! Since you two have always served the Marquis, you naturally have the Marquis's complete trust!"
"You two feed this medicine to the Marquis!"
"Remember, not a single drop must be left!"
"Otherwise, you'll see what happens to you!"
Of course, at this moment, Fu Hui would certainly not personally feed Fan Lianghan anything. She turned to look at the two maids who had just been fooling around with Fan Lianghan in the room and spoke to them. The two maids trembled, but dared not disobey Fu Hui's command. Although they knew that the young master and young mistress's relationship was not good, the young mistress was, after all, their mistress, and they absolutely could not offend her! Moreover, when the young mistress threw a tantrum, even the young master trembled all over, so he certainly couldn't make decisions for them. The two maids exchanged glances, and both saw each other's thoughts in their eyes: It's better to offend the young master than the young mistress. After all, the young master was soft-hearted; as long as they cried and pleaded afterward, it should be fine. But if they offended the young mistress, they might be beaten and sold off, and then who knew what kind of family they would end up in!