My family has been wielding knives for generations, but now it's my turn to wield a pen!

Inside the Marquis's residence.

Two figures walked one after the other.

These two people were none other than Jiang Xiaobai and Li Zhiwei.

Jiang Xiaobai seemed fine at the moment, but Li Zhiwei followed behind with her head down, her expression full of unease.

Yes, she didn't think anything of it when she was in the lobby.

After following Jiang Xiaobai out, her heart was pounding like a deer, and she couldn't calm it down no matter what she did.

Jiang Xiaobai saw Li Zhiwei following behind him, smiled helplessly, and then suddenly stopped.

As soon as he stopped, Li Zhiwei, who had been walking with her head down, bumped into Jiang Xiaobai unexpectedly.

"ah!"

Li Zhiwei was startled and quickly took half a step back, making her already unnatural expression even more obvious.

"Miss Li, why are you following me?"

Jiang Xiaobai spoke up.

"I……"

Li Zhiwei opened her mouth, about to explain, but the next moment her heart was pounding in her throat.

Yes, Jiang Xiaobai took her hand.

The sudden warmth left her mind blank.

Her already slightly flushed face now looked even more like it had ripened completely.

For a moment, Li Zhiwei lowered her head even further, but fortunately, the veil concealed her face, which spared her some panic.

But the hint of shyness in her eyes and brows couldn't be hidden no matter what.

Jiang Xiaobai couldn't help but smile when he saw Li Zhiwei's appearance. He didn't say anything more and just took Li Zhiwei's hand and walked into the Marquis's residence.

Li Zhiwei followed along, her mind completely blank the entire time.

Soon, the two arrived at a pavilion in the Marquis's residence.

Jiang Xiaobai stopped and said, "Let's sit here for a while!"

"Um!"

Li Zhiwei responded softly.

After the two sat down, the surroundings became quieter, and a breeze blew in from outside the pavilion, carrying a faint fragrance of flowers.

Jiang Xiaobai turned his head to look at Li Zhiwei and found that the woman was still looking down.

With a smile, Jiang Xiaobai gently tickled Li Zhiwei's palm with his finger.

"oops!"

Li Zhiwei exclaimed in surprise, quickly pulled her hand back, looked up at Jiang Xiaobai, her lips moved, but she couldn't say a word for a long time.

"Ha ha!"

Jiang Xiaobai burst into laughter when he saw Li Zhiwei's expression.

"Young Master Jiang..."

Li Zhiwei felt even more embarrassed.

"Alright, alright, I'm just teasing you!"

Jiang Xiaobai smiled, then changed the subject: "By the way, Miss Li, I don't think I've ever heard of your mother before."

Yes, he had been to the Prime Minister's residence more than once or twice, but he had never met Li Zhiwei's mother.

"Oh, my mother is a member of the underworld."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhiwei's expression softened slightly.

"A江湖人 (jianghu person)?"

Jiang Xiaobai raised an eyebrow slightly.

This surprised him a bit.

"Um!"

Li Zhiwei nodded: "My mother spends most of her time in the sect, and only comes back occasionally."

"oh!"

Jiang Xiaobai became interested and asked, "So... does my future mother-in-law know about us?"

"Know."

Hearing Jiang Xiaobai's words, the heat that Li Zhiwei had just suppressed resurfaced: "I've already written to my mother, and she replied that she'll come back as soon as she has time."

As she spoke, Li Zhiwei lowered her voice further: "It's said... I wanted to see you."

"hiss!"

Jiang Xiaobai took a breath: "Then my future mother-in-law won't beat me up as soon as we meet, will she?"

"After all... I kidnapped her wonderful daughter."

"No, it can't be!"

Li Zhiwei quickly shook her head: "My mother is a very good person, she wouldn't hit people for no reason."

Jiang Xiaobai couldn't help but laugh again as he watched Li Zhiwei explain earnestly.

This woman... didn't even realize he was joking.

After a moment of silence, Jiang Xiaobai's gaze involuntarily fell on the veil on Li Zhiwei's face.

To be honest, he had always been quite curious about what Li Zhiwei looked like.

She's already very beautiful just by looking at her eyebrows, eyes, and overall demeanor; if she were to remove her veil, she would probably be even more stunning.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiaobai asked, "Miss Li, why do you always wear a veil?"

"this……"

Upon hearing this question, Li Zhiwei gently pinched the hem of her skirt with her fingers: "This is a rule of my mother's sect. Women in the sect must wear a veil before marriage."

"Only after marriage can she be...taken off by her future husband!"

"Oh, really?"

Jiang Xiaobai was surprised and said, "Then, as your future lord, can I take it off and take a look?"

"No!"

Li Zhiwei shook her head and said, "It has to be after we get married!"

After speaking, Li Zhiwei lowered her head again, her delicate hands nervously gripping the hem of her skirt.

Jiang Xiaobai couldn't help but sigh when he saw her like this.

Hearing this sigh, Li Zhiwei felt a sudden tightness in her chest and looked up at Jiang Xiaobai: "Young Master Jiang, are you somewhat disappointed?"

"No, no, no!"

Jiang Xiaobai immediately shook his head, his face full of determination, and said, "I'm thinking that I must investigate the case as soon as possible!"

"That way I can marry you sooner!"

Li Zhiwei's tense heart immediately relaxed a little, and she blushed as she responded.

But after realizing what she meant, Li Zhiwei smiled and said, "No, I'm the one who will marry you!"

Jiang Xiaobai was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter.

Yes, he never expected that Li Zhiwei would turn the tables and make fun of him.

But as a modern man, he naturally couldn't afford to lose.

After chuckling twice, Jiang Xiaobai said, "Miss Li, do you know the difference between you and Xingxing?"

"What's the difference?"

Upon hearing this, Li Zhiwei's brows furrowed with confusion.

"The stars are in the sky, but you are in my heart!"

Jiang Xiaobai looked serious.

Li Zhiwei was stunned.

"Oh, Miss Li, you know what? I didn't sleep well at all last night!"

Jiang Xiaobai suddenly sighed again at that moment.

Why?

Li Zhiwei snapped out of her daze and instinctively asked a question.

"Don't even mention it, the blanket is too light, it can't contain my longing for you at all!"

Jiang Xiaobai spoke up.

Li Zhiwei's expression froze again, and the blush on her cheeks spread all the way to her ears.

"Miss Li, I've been quite busy lately. Do you know what I've been busy with?"

"Investigate the case!"

"No, I'm too busy thinking about you!"

"Miss Li, do you know... why I'm heavier than you?"

"have no idea!"

"Because you're in my heart!"

As Jiang Xiaobai continued to speak, Li Zhiwei lowered her head further and further. From the side, her little ears were red and looked very cute.

Jiang Xiaobai continues to generate revenue.

"Miss Li, I'm quite envious of you... envious that you have someone who likes you!"

"Miss Li, actually I only think about you once a day, sigh... and once I start thinking about you, the whole day is gone!"

"..."

Li Zhiwei had already covered her face with her hands.

Actually, she wanted to cover her ears, but for some reason, she wanted to listen.

But a moment later, she found that Jiang Xiaobai had stopped making a sound. Li Zhiwei looked up in confusion and found that Jiang Xiaobai had somehow gotten very close to her.

Li Zhiwei was stunned for a moment. Just then, Jiang Xiaobai's voice rang out again: "So close, so beautiful, let's go to the river this weekend... wait, no, I just blurted it out!!"

"It should be this close, this beautiful, you'd regret it if you didn't kiss it!"

After saying that, Jiang Xiaobai raised his hand, pinched Li Zhiwei's chin, and kissed her red lips heavily through the veil...