Actually, the situation in Shi Fa Ke’s boudoir at that time was like this.

Both had heard Lu Chi’s voice early on. Looking at each other, their expressions were identically conflicted. Shi Fa Ke’s conflict lay in not knowing whether she had acted improperly after drinking yesterday, while He Ketian was overwhelmed by the huge discovery that “Scholar Lu is Master Linyuan” and didn’t know how to face him for the moment.

However, although He Ketian didn’t know how to face him for the moment, she still very much wanted to see him! Thinking that he was Master Linyuan himself, He Ketian wished she could immediately fly out to meet him!

Just as both were extremely conflicted, that loud roar made Shi Fa Ke’s scalp tingle. Fearing that Lu Chi would be beaten up by her furious father and brothers, she quickly rushed out.

Seeing Shi Fa Ke rush out, the desire that He Ketian had been suppressing with her last bit of restraint was suddenly released, so she hurriedly followed…

At this moment, seeing the Master Linyuan of her dreams, He Ketian was so excited that her hands were trembling slightly. Fortunately, her wide sleeves concealed her hands, preventing her from losing composure.

Forcibly suppressing the excitement in her heart, she saw Master Linyuan look over and quickly stepped forward, “Lu…”

Before she could finish speaking, she saw Lu Chi retreat slightly, assuming a clearly distanced stance.

“I know that the earlier embroidered ball marriage recruitment was merely a business tactic by Miss He’s family’s pastry shop to attract customers. I won’t take it seriously, won’t harbor any ulterior motives, and won’t have any improper thoughts about the young lady or the He family.” Lu Chi cupped his hands, lowered his gaze, and spoke in one breath.

No! Please take it seriously! You can have ulterior motives toward me, you can have improper thoughts about me! He Ketian screamed in her heart…

Seeing that Miss He was still standing there, looking at him with burning eyes, Lu Chi sighed and, after thinking, added, “…I also won’t presumptuously think that just because I have a decent appearance, I can seduce the young lady.”

No no no… quickly… quickly come seduce me…

He Ketian almost wanted to cry. Tears had already formed a river in her heart. What could she do? She was also desperate. These were all things she had said to him before, and now it felt like slapping her own face – slap slap slap, her face was almost swollen from being slapped!

But what to do? Master Linyuan was truly so graceful, so elegant… so handsome…

Lu Chi felt the Shi family father and sons glaring menacingly from the side, and Miss He seemed unwilling to let the matter rest. He knew that today he absolutely had no way to stay any longer… forget it, there would be plenty of time in the future.

“Then I won’t disturb you any further and will take my leave.”

After Lu Chi finished speaking, he cupped his hands toward the Shi family father and sons, glanced at Shi Fa Ke once, and decisively retreated first.

Even his retreating figure… was so handsome.

He Ketian silently covered her nose.

However, even though Lu Chi put on a composed act as he retreated, it couldn’t change the fact that he had seen the situation turning bad and slipped away…

“A’ke, you drank with that foolish scholar yesterday?” After a moment of silence, Shi Changtai suddenly spoke, his voice unusually serious.

Shi Fa Ke’s scalp tingled.

“A’ke?!” Shi Changtai rarely showed a stern face. As the head of the household, Shi Changtai felt it necessary to make his daughter understand the importance of this matter!

So he displayed an extremely fierce expression.

Shi Fa Ke aggrievedly pursed her lips, looking at her father who had never been fierce with her before, “Father…”

Her clear almond-shaped eyes quickly misted over with a thin layer of fog, looking extremely pitiful.

“Eh? A’ke, don’t cry…” Shi Changtai immediately panicked upon seeing this, “Good girl, good girl, don’t cry. Oh dear, Father isn’t being fierce with you, don’t cry…”

Shi Fa Ke continued pursing her lips.

“It’s just drinking! Drink, drink, drink – Father has a jar of good wine hidden under the bed, I’ll give it all to you later, okay?”

Shi Fa Ke continued pursing her lips.

“It’s just drinking with that foolish scholar, it’s nothing, nothing at all. Don’t cry, oh dear, Father’s precious treasure, please don’t cry…”

Big Brother Shi, Second Brother Shi, and Third Brother Shi stood silently to the side, watching this godlike development with identical expressionless faces.

Well, anyway, they were all adopted. They were used to it. When their father faced A’ke, any principles could be thrown aside… Principles? What were those? Didn’t know, didn’t exist.

“Oh? So you still have wine hidden under the bed?”

Just as Shi Changtai was doing his utmost, using every trick in the book to coax his daughter, a sinister voice suddenly rang out behind him.

Shi Changtai froze instantly, nervously turning around slowly to see Tao Shi with her hands on her hips and a smile on her face.

“Wife, let me explain…”

“Good, you explain. I’m listening.”

“Eh?” Shi Changtai was immediately dumbfounded, feeling this development wasn’t quite right… Shouldn’t it be “I won’t listen, I won’t listen”?

“Don’t know how to explain?” Tao Shi smiled, “No rush. Come, let’s first go look at that jar of good wine you’ve hidden, then you can explain properly to me.”

Shi Changtai dejectedly followed Tao Shi to their room to explain.

Shi Fa Ke guiltily edged backward a bit. Hmm… had she accidentally trapped her father?

She had just moved a small step when a wall appeared behind her.

“Little A’ke…” Third Brother’s voice drifted eerily behind her.

This time, Shi Fa Ke really felt like crying…

Big Brother Shi frowned and stepped forward to pull Shi Fa Ke over, glaring at Third Brother, “Don’t frighten A’ke.”

Woo! Big Brother!

Shi Fa Ke looked at the imposing figure of Big Brother Shi with sparkling eyes. At critical moments, Big Brother was still the most dependable! But unexpectedly, Big Brother Shi suddenly turned around, looked at her, and asked with a serious expression, “A’ke, what exactly is going on between you and that scholar?”

Shi Fa Ke immediately deflated. Seeing Big Brother, Second Brother, and Third Brother all glaring menacingly, knowing that she probably couldn’t escape without explaining clearly today, she could only mumble, “Yesterday…”

“Yesterday A’ke actually went to Shengxing Restaurant because of me.” He Ketian, who had been silently serving as background scenery since Lu Chi left, suddenly spoke up, interrupting Shi Fa Ke’s stammering explanation. Seeing that she had successfully attracted their attention, she smiled and said somewhat embarrassedly, “So please don’t blame A’ke… Moreover, yesterday my brother was also at Shengxing Restaurant. He had ordered a pot of plum wine, and A’ke was curious and only tasted a small sip, but unexpectedly got drunk. My brother also felt very sorry for not taking good care of A’ke, which is why he sent me to check on A’ke.”

Shi Fa Ke looked at He Ketian with astonishment. When they were in the room earlier, she hadn’t said this at all. Now… was she helping her?

She had clearly been aggressive in the room, so how did she suddenly become so understanding?