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Chapter 6 It's okay, I don't mind.

Chu Jiang stared at the ceiling, his dark, exquisite eyes somewhat unfocused.

This was the first time that when he woke up after falling ill, he felt not a headache or dizziness, but a clear and quiet feeling, so comfortable that he thought he was still dreaming.

Last night, he dreamed that someone fearlessly took care of him when he fell ill, constantly speaking to comfort him, so gentle it was like a dream.

Chu Jiang closed his eyes, but then suddenly opened them again.

He raised his right hand, the unfamiliar silk handkerchief wrapped around it hindering his movement, yet reminding him that last night... might not have been a dream?

Qin Su only realized when she went outside that it was already dawn.

According to the original owner's memories, soon the servants next door should be getting up to fetch water and sweep.

She returned via the same route she had taken, but after a long night, her body ached so much that she could barely walk.

She had only taken a couple of steps when the door behind her was suddenly pushed open.

"Stop right there! Did I say you could leave?"

A deep, cold male voice sounded from behind her. She was startled and turned around, her pale face showing slight surprise: "Young Master?" She seemed not to understand why he had gotten up.

Then she saw a handsome man stride toward her in the dim light. His fair and beautiful face seemed to break through the chaos with a ray of light, making him look divine and holy, so beautiful that it was impossible to look away.

However, as he approached, that beautiful illusion was instantly shattered—Chu Jiang grabbed her wrist with such force that it seemed he wanted to crush her: "What's your name?"

Even Qin Su was a little speechless when asked her name for the first time.

"Sangsang, my name is Qin Sangsang,"

She tried to smile at him: "I didn't mean to come into your room, but you kept saying you were thirsty, so I had to stay..."

As she spoke, the girl's face slowly turned red, and her beautiful, watery eyes flickered with shyness, unable to look at him. To stay in a strange man's room for a night without permission was far too bold for an unmarried girl.

Chu Jiang didn't hear what she was saying; he only knew that the hoarse, languid voice was exactly the same as the one he had heard in his dream.

The girl's gentle aura, emanating from within, was like something out of a dream, making him unable to resist the urge to plunder and possess her.

Seemingly sensing danger, the girl's voice became somewhat uneasy: "Young master, is there anything else?"

Chu Jiang looked down at her; the little girl's clean, bright eyes held a hint of confusion and bewilderment.

"fine."

He coldly let go of the girl's hand, as if everything that had just happened was an illusion.

Qin Su didn't understand what was wrong with him, and gave him a faint smile, like a delicate flower that blooms and withers quickly, which made Chu Jiang unconsciously frown.

But in the end, he said nothing and just watched her leave with a cold eye.

Little did they know that the guards who had witnessed the entire incident from the tree were utterly astonished; their eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

No, what exactly did he miss?
Why didn't the Seventh Prince kill her?
They even chased after me to ask my name?
Ahhhhh, am I still half asleep?
The system was equally shocked—in the past, it was always the players who racked their brains and used all sorts of ingenious methods to get close to the tyrant, but this time, why did the tyrant come to them on its own? Does this make sense?

Just as Qin Su turned to leave, the system notification sounded again:
[Congratulations, host, for successfully surviving 30 minutes by the tyrant's side. Reward: Concentrated Fragrance: A subtle fragrance emanates from your body, your graceful figure surpasses even the immortals.]

Note: This incense has a calming and soothing effect, relieving pain, and is especially effective for those with headaches.

A gentle breeze swept by, and Chu Jiang caught a faint, sweet scent.

He paused, and thought, "This smell...it's kind of nice..."
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Qin Su crawled back out of the cave and, following her memory, found the room where the original owner of the body had lived.

The system assumed the host was tired after a long night and should go to sleep.

To everyone's surprise, Qin Su directly asked it for a pen and paper, sat down in front of the simple dressing table, and began to create medical records by the light of day.

No, is the host it's bound to really that swirling?

Qin Su was writing so intently that she didn't realize most of the day had passed, and it was already broad daylight outside.

Her head was getting increasingly painful. She raised her hand to touch it; it wasn't too hot. She was probably running a low-grade fever.

The essential skill of the old-fashioned delicate flower: an eternally fragile appearance, seemingly on the verge of death, yet miraculously able to survive even after being ripped out of its body. It's just a low-grade fever, nothing serious.

She didn't pay attention and continued writing.

"Bang bang bang!"

Suddenly, there was a loud knocking at the courtyard door. The system alerted urgently: [Host, the female lead's mother has sent people again!]

Qin Su remained unmoved and continued writing.

"You brat, where did you run off to last night? What trouble have you gotten me into now that makes that damned woman from Qingqiu Courtyard keep causing me trouble!"

With a "bang," the door to the room was pushed open from the outside without warning, and a still-attractive woman stood in the doorway, cursing loudly.

Fortunately, Qin Su acted quickly; before she came in, she had already put the medical records into her system inventory.

Aunt Xu, the original owner's biological mother, was a patriarchal and sharp-tongued woman who loved to belittle the original owner with harsh words.

Qin Su labeled her as: lacking a sense of security and having no sense of self.
Seeing Qin Su sitting there like a fool without saying a word, Aunt Xu suddenly got angry, rushed into the room in a few steps, and was about to reach out and grab her ear.

But Qin Su stopped him, saying, "If you're so capable, why don't you go and scold them?"

Aunt Xu roared in fury: "You dare talk back? You brat, I'll beat you to death! You're a worthless wretch. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be stuck in this godforsaken place..."

Qin Wanrou called you a shameless, slutty woman who climbs into bed.

Qin Su's clear and articulate sentence abruptly silenced Aunt Xu's string of foul language.

Qin Su's dark, bright eyes stared directly into the woman's pupils: "Because she insulted you first, I fought with her."

Aunt Xu was stunned, and unconsciously loosened her grip on her daughter's hand.

Qin Su, however, did not let her off the hook, her tone filled with disappointment:

"Mother, don't you know me? If it weren't for you, why would I fight with others?"

Everyone mocks you for being old and faded, out of your father's favor, and illiterate—you're even worse off than a servant in the Prime Minister's mansion. In this world, besides me, who else will care about you or protect you?

"I didn't ask you to help me..."

Aunt Xu's voice softened, and she seemed inexplicably guilty.

Qin Su held her hand: "No matter how bad I am, I am still the rightful third young lady of the Prime Minister's mansion. But what about you, Mother? If I, their only daughter, am gone, will they still keep you?"

Qin Su seemed to unintentionally increase the pressure on her hand, prompting Aunt Xu to answer.

Aunt Xu frowned, clearly not wanting to speak.

Qin Su's tone softened: "But I don't blame you. It's normal that you don't understand these principles since you've never been to school."

Aunt Xu breathed a sigh of relief for no apparent reason, and even a hint of emotion appeared in her eyes.

Qin Su didn't give her a chance to think: "Mother, don't worry, I will never despise you. Others can scold me, but they absolutely cannot scold you... So I will take responsibility for what happened today and will never implicate you."

After saying that, she abruptly released Aunt Xu's hand and resolutely walked outside.

Aunt Xu instinctively tried to stop her and tell her not to go.

Only after reaching out did he realize that if she didn't go, he would be the one punished.

So the best thing to do is to let that brat be punished herself, isn't that how it's always been?

But why is she so flustered and uneasy this time?

The system has already asked for her: "[Host, wasn't your conflict with the female supporting character because she tried to hit you first?] What does this have to do with Aunt Xu?"

Qin Su gave a light "heh" and opened the courtyard gate.

(End of this chapter)