Chapter 80: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 80: Exposed
Inside the octagonal pavilion in the small garden, Mo Yan secretly observed the person sitting across from her. She couldn't help but laugh out loud if it weren't for the inappropriate situation, to release the frustration of being touched on the face.
This person looked extraordinary, quite unusual. Mo Yan was a bit nervous inside, but she didn't dare to show it too blatantly.
How could Yan Junyu, as he was, not notice the real culprit enjoying his misfortune? He held onto his jade bone fan, suppressing his anger. He kept telling himself it was his fault for reaching out first, not the fault of the little girl. He barely maintained his gentlemanly demeanor, refraining from retaliating.
But the resentment was hard to contain. He swiftly opened the fan, trying to cool down his burning anger.
Mo Yan's lips twitched involuntarily as she subconsciously adjusted her collar. There was no shelter in this pavilion, and the wind blowing in from outside was a bit chilly.
Seeing this, Yan Junyu paused, feeling that the fan was particularly annoying. With a "snap," he closed the jade bone fan and threw it on the stone table. He didn't want this irritable girl to think he was crazy!
In the entire small garden, there were only the two of them. At this moment, neither of them spoke. Besides the sound of the gentle breeze, there was complete silence.
Mo Yan saw that he wasn't speaking and didn't intend to prolong the awkwardness. She cleared her throat and took the initiative to ask, "May I ask for the gentleman's name? Did you ask Shopkeeper Xing to come here for something?"
Yan Junyu originally didn't want to respond. He wanted to suppress her arrogance, but tormenting a young girl wasn't something a gentleman should do.
Glancing at Mo Yan with a gloomy expression, he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and threw it onto the stone table. "Take a look for yourself!"
Mo Yan didn't mind the stranger's attitude. She picked up the paper from the stone table without hesitation. After reading it, she was so angry that she wanted to rush to the Liu Yang Village immediately and beat Mo Yongshou to a pulp.
She finally understood what scheme Mo Yongshou was up to. Although she was furious inside, she maintained a calm demeanor on the surface. "What do you mean by this, sir?"
Surprised by her calmness, Yan Junyu said unexpectedly, "Aren't you angry?"
Mo Yan pretended to be puzzled. "This is a transaction between Mo Yongshou and you. It has nothing to do with me. Why should I be angry?"
Yan Junyu choked up a bit. He stared at Mo Yan's face with his long, fox-like eyes, seeing that her expression didn't seem fake. He smirked devilishly, "Whether you're truly naive or pretending to be, as long as I use this to pressure him to reveal the secret method, do you think you can escape?"
Mo Yan remained calm. "You won't!"
Her firm answer caught Yan Junyu off guard. "I'll let you see whether I can or not!"
His frustrated tone only made Mo Yan secretly relieved. However, she also knew it was unwise to provoke this somewhat immature man further.
"If you wanted to do that, you would have done it long ago, instead of letting Shopkeeper Xing run around for half a month. Moreover, you could have used this evidence to join forces with Mo Yongshou to pressure me. At that time, to ensure the safety of my family, I would have compromised. But you didn't do that. Instead, you informed me. This is enough to prove that you are an honorable man!"
Being praised as an honorable man made Yan Junyu feel a lot better. He gave Mo Yan a look of "you know better," picked up the jade bone fan, and began to play with it.
Mo Yan kept her head down, not letting him see the twitching corner of her mouth. She had thought this person would be difficult to deal with, but now...
Well, there's a type of subordinate for every type of master. Shopkeeper Xing and that Xiao Zhu both seemed a bit eccentric, so it was normal for their master to be a bit eccentric too.
Yan Junyu didn't know he had been categorized as an "eccentric" by Mo Yan. Feeling quite pleased with himself, he asked, "So, are you willing to reveal the secret method now?"
Mo Yan decisively shook her head. "There is no such secret method, as you should be aware."
Yan Junyu's eyes narrowed, but the smile on his face became even more intense. Pointing at the flowers blooming in the flowerbed, he suddenly asked with a mismatched tone:
"Do you know why these flowers, which normally bloom in autumn, can bloom in the cold winter?"
Looking at the flowers swaying gracefully in the cold wind, Mo Yan hesitated and shook her head.
Yan Junyu didn't look at her. With a flick of his finger, he opened the jade bone fan, and it flew out rapidly. Before Mo Yan could react, the fan, carrying a cut-off chrysanthemum, "whooshed" back into Yan Junyu's hand.
Mo Yan was stunned to see this. A fan could be used in such a way?
At this moment, her gaze towards Yan Junyu completely changed. Looking at the neatly cut chrysanthemum, she subconsciously touched her neck. She couldn't help but feel grateful that this man she slapped twice in anger that didn't use the fan to cut her throat.
"Hmph, you dare to hit me and still act brave. You should be thankful that I never hit women!"
Seeing Mo Yan's stunned expression, Yan Junyu mocked her again. Only now did he feel like he had regained a bit of face.
Mo Yan's lips twitched again, and she decided to stay silent.
Punching the cotton, Yan Junyu's slightly improved mood turned sour again. He threw the chrysanthemum to Mo Yan with a fierce expression and explained angrily:
"These flowers can resist the cold winter because they have been irrigated with a certain liquid since the first day the seeds were planted. This liquid not only makes the flowers less susceptible to pests and diseases, but also makes them resistant to the cold. Otherwise, where do you think those noble ladies in the capital get the hundreds of flowers for their winter flower-viewing parties?"
Liquid?
Mo Yan was shocked to hear about such a miraculous liquid in this world. In her previous life, it was difficult to make flowers bloom out of season.
Could it be that because of this liquid, this man was so sure that she possessed some secret method similar to this liquid?
The following words from Yan Junyu made Mo Yan tremble with fear, and she couldn't find any excuses to evade.
"Your vegetables grow better than the seasonal ones, which is already suspicious. Not to mention, their taste is far superior, and after consuming them for a period of time, they can even cleanse the impurities from one's body. If you don't admit it, do you think I won't be able to prove it?"
Seeing Mo Yan's unshakable composure finally falter, Yan Junyu smiled smugly as he played with the jade bone fan, his fox-like eyes gleaming even more dangerously.
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