Chapter 497: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
**Chapter 497: Jealousy (2)**
The most urgent matter now was to find out who that person really was and to determine if they had any ulterior motives. If they were sincere in their cooperation, that would be ideal, but if they had hidden intentions… Xiao Ruiyuan lowered his eyes, masking the intense coldness that was about to erupt from within.
Even though he had a guess, Xiao Ruiyuan still asked, "Yan'er, you don't want my help, but have you found the money to build the winery?"
"Yes, someone is partnering with me. They are willing to provide the money. I just need to build the winery and make good wine."
Working with Yan Junyu was not something to hide. Mo Yan hadn't thought about concealing it. Now that Xiao Ruiyuan asked, she told him about their cooperation.
Hearing the indifference in Mo Yan's tone, Xiao Ruiyuan knew she and that person were just in an ordinary partnership, but he still felt increasingly bitter. This girl, she'd rather give away most of the benefits than ask him for help. It seemed their relationship was even worse than with an outsider!
Suppressing the intense jealousy in his heart, Xiao Ruiyuan maintained a neutral expression, though his voice grew colder, "Who is that person? Can they be trusted?"
Mo Yan clearly felt the change in Xiao Ruiyuan's mood but didn't understand where it came from. She temporarily put it aside and answered, "Brother Xiao should know him. It's Yan Junyu, the young lord of the Wu'an Duke's mansion! Although he is free-spirited, he's not as dissolute and arrogant as rumors say."
Hearing the name "Yan Junyu," Xiao Ruiyuan abruptly raised his head. A slight crack appeared on his expressionless face, "Yan'er, how did you meet him?"
As soon as he asked, he remembered what the ghost doctor said last time when he was injured and washed his wound with the water delivered by Xiao Hua.
At that time, he had some suspicions but was too seriously injured, and later he was busy planning revenge and had no time to verify it. He buried the doubts deep in his heart, but now, they turned out to be true. Yan'er really knew Huaixi!
Thinking of Yan Junyu's character, Xiao Ruiyuan had just felt relieved when Mo Yan continued, "We met during that winter when I was escaping. Later, we had some dealings due to various matters and got in touch a few times. I found that although Yan Junyu is very calculating, he is also quite sentimental and not a selfish person. So, I approached him for this winery project."
Hearing his beloved woman praise another man repeatedly, even if Xiao Ruiyuan was more generous and confident, he still felt uncomfortable. His tone inadvertently revealed a hint of jealousy, "Is he really that good? You've never praised me like that!"
As soon as he said this, Xiao Ruiyuan regretted it: a dignified man actually said such words, what difference was there between him and those women confined to deep chambers?
"Brother Xiao, you… you wouldn't be…" Mo Yan detected the awkwardness in his words and widened her eyes, but seeing his increasingly dark face, she sensibly swallowed the rest of her sentence. Inside, however, her inner self was laughing uncontrollably.
She had never expected that Brother Xiao, who was usually reserved and seldom revealed his thoughts, would have such a childish side. Did this mean he cared for her even more than she imagined?
Thinking of this, she secretly felt joyful. Unable to hold back, she smiled widely, her eyes curved into crescents, her good mood obvious to anyone.
However, men and women's thinking paths differ. Seeing her laugh so happily, Xiao Ruiyuan thought she was mocking him and turned his head awkwardly, his whole face dark, though the tips of his ears burned red.
Seeing this, Mo Yan's smile widened even more. Watching his face darken to the verge of explosion, she finally restrained her laughter, gently holding his hand and saying seriously, "Brother Xiao, I met Yan Junyu through a transaction. This cooperation is because he is the most suitable person for the job. He is a very good partner."
She emphasized the words "partner." Many significant problems and conflicts between people often stem from small issues and misunderstandings. So, it's best to clarify any misunderstandings or conflicts face to face.
Xiao Ruiyuan tightly held her hand back, all previous jealousy disappearing without a trace, "Yan'er, I know…" It's just that you don't know how precious you are, so precious that I wish to hide you away from everyone's sight!
Clearing up this non-misunderstanding, they talked intimately for a long time. Before they knew it, it was the latter half of the night. Only when the rooster crowed for the second time did Xiao Ruiyuan reluctantly leave Mo Yan, picking up the ginseng box on the table and departing.
Watching his tall figure disappear as he agilely leaped over the wall, Mo Yan closed the door feeling a sense of loss and entered her space. Seeing the rice seeds planted yesterday had turned into golden rice, she put aside her sentimental thoughts and began harvesting with a sickle.
Over the past six months, the business at the rice shop had been getting better and better, attracting more regular customers. With Yan Junyu as a backer, the shop had remained peaceful, with no one daring to cause trouble, leading to even higher sales, more than doubling since the first month of opening.
Despite the previously stored grain in the space, the sales were so high that the supply was running low, and the grain in the terraced fields and lowlands had not yet matured. Mo Yan had to extend her working hours in the space, sometimes moving her bed into the space to rest enough when too tired.
…
At this time, before the city gates opened, Xiao Ruiyuan took his dark guards and circled half of the capital, arriving at the Jingshan villa. He broke into the courtyard where the ghost doctor resided and woke him up.
Since prince Kang was stripped of his title and imprisoned, Chu Heng had used the excuse of recuperating to stay at the heavily guarded Jingshan villa. As Chu Heng's personal doctor, the ghost doctor naturally stayed with him.
"Surnamed Xiao, if you don't give me a good reason, I won't let you sleep well…"
In the small hall, the ghost doctor, awakened from his dream, had bloodshot eyes. Ignoring his disheveled clothes, he roared at the cold-faced Xiao Ruiyuan!
The ghost doctor wasn't bad-tempered, but he had a severe case of morning grouchiness. Plus, he had spent the entire day before researching medicines and had just gone to bed at midnight. Being woken up at this time, it was impossible for him to speak kindly.
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