A whirlwind marriage: The real heiress marries a warlord.

Qin Yan wore a pair of bright red leather gloves, which were extremely warm.

She drove to the newspaper office, put it on, and felt as if it were a warm stove, making her eyes feel warmer.

Ling Manyun arrived at the office before her.

Qin Yan, dressed in plain clothes and wearing bright red gloves, stood out conspicuously. Ling Manyun noticed him and asked, "Where did you come from?"

"I bought it while shopping last night," Qin Yan said.

Ling Manyun: "In winter, we should really wear brightly colored clothes; they look festive."

He added, "Want to go shopping at the foreign trade companies after work? I also want to buy a scarf and gloves."

Qin Yan: "Let's talk about it this afternoon."

Who knows if something might suddenly happen?

Qin Yan must be very busy these days, because Cheng Tianxun told her again last night that he wanted to look at land and buy a house.

Sure enough, around 11 a.m., Qin Yan received a call from Cheng Tianxun.

"Let's have lunch together and then go look at the house," he said.

Qin Yan said, "Okay."

The two of them visited several places in the afternoon.

Cheng Tianxun didn't like any of the existing houses; he wanted to rebuild them. Each location had its advantages and disadvantages.

Cheng Tianxun is not a procrastinating or hesitant person. He said, "I'm afraid it will be very difficult for me to find a satisfactory house."

Qin Yan quickly understood what he meant: "You mean you want to buy all the houses we live in now and expand them?"

Cheng Tianxun smiled, once again marveling at how smoothly and effortlessly he could communicate with her.

She didn't even need to say it explicitly; she understood his thoughts because she shared the same line of thinking as Cheng Tianxun.

"Do you think it's feasible?"

"This is a good method. It saves time and effort, and it also makes deployment easier," Qin Yan said.

Cheng Tianxun: "Will the expansion disturb us?"

I was wondering if this would bother you?

"I'm rarely home during the day. Although the construction is a bit messy, it's fine as long as it doesn't affect my rest at night," Qin Yan said.

That's settled.

A few days later, when the press was still attacking the governor's mansion and even accusing the governor of "selling out the country," the governor was furious and imprisoned Division Commander Tao Heng.

This quelled public anger.

In the past few days, Cheng Tianxun has completely ignored the affairs of the military government. He has been actively communicating with his neighbors and has bought all four houses in front of and behind his villa.

Those who can live here all have some kind of background; they're either from the military government or the city hall.

Others live here with their families, without disturbing Young Marshal Cheng, so why would they easily want to move?

Therefore, we need to give them what they want, so that they cannot refuse.

Cheng Tianxun sought out Cen Yan.

Cen Yan's understanding of Cheng Tianxun's neighbors was almost trivial; he knew everything he should and shouldn't know.

Every shadow is cast under the sun. Even those with social status have weaknesses and fears.

With Cen Yan's assistance, Cheng Tianxun quickly completed the task.

"Did it cost a lot?" Qin Yan asked her.

Cheng Tianxun: "Slightly above the selling price. What others need isn't money. I gave them other things."

Qin Yan didn't ask any more questions.

After finishing this matter, Cheng Tianxun wanted to go to a hot spring to relax for three to five days and unwind.

The warlord called and asked him to attend a meeting at the military government.

Cheng Tianxun answered the phone casually: "I'm busy. I don't have any official business at the moment; I'm on vacation for the next month."

The warlord was furious.

Cheng Tianxun hung up the phone before he could start cursing.

As Qin Yan was packing her luggage to head to the hot spring resort, her period started.

"...Why don't you ask your older brother to go with you?" Qin Yan asked.

Cheng Tianxun: "The two of us guys are going to a hot spring?"

"We can invite Lin Chuan. Lin Chuan has many friends," Qin Yan said.

Cheng Tianxun: "All of his friends were despicable; not one of them was human."

He added, "It's not too late to go later. I'll be free at the end of the year."

He was planning to visit the old house in the coming days to cause trouble for the eldest son and check on how the third son's arm was recovering. If it was healing quickly, he would remove it again to make things easier for him.

Qin Yan's scars hadn't healed yet. Thinking about this filled Cheng Tianxun with immense anger.

He wouldn't be so angry if the injury had been to him, but it happened to be to his wife.

He'd rather hurt himself.

He didn't discuss it with Qin Yan.

He simply asked, "Are you taking a break?"

"I don't get a break during my period," Qin Yan said.

Qin Yan's plan to soak in the hot springs was temporarily canceled, and he went to the newspaper office as usual.

She and Ling Manyun had arranged to finish work early in the afternoon to go shopping for clothes.

The trading companies were huge. Clothing shops used to be very small. Now that ready-made clothes are fashionable, tailor shops have lost their former glory.

They encountered fashionable men and women.

"...I just asked the shop assistant, and they published GG in the tabloids. Today is the day we received new stock, so there are a lot of customers," Qin Yan said.

Ling Manyun: "I'm about to be crushed. Shall we get out?"

As they were talking, they spotted Xiang Linchuan.

Xiang Linchuan was accompanied by two beautiful young women, both dressed in fur coats and ankle boots, with fair and elegant young faces.

He dressed himself up extremely fashionably, using three pounds of hair oil until it was almost reflective. Because he was handsome, dressed meticulously, his slicked-back hair didn't look out of place at all.

"Cousin-in-law".

"Cousin."

The two greeted each other, while Ling Manyun and two other women stood beside them.

Xiang Linchuan was very polite and introduced his female companion; then he exchanged pleasantries with Ling Manyun: "Miss Ling, you look radiant today."

He is skilled at interacting with women.

Compared to the stern and unsmiling Qin Yan, Ling Manyun, though strict with rules, has a more cheerful personality.

With a purpose in mind and a gentle smile, she asked, "Lin Chuan, what are your plans for tonight? If not, would you like to have dinner with us?"

Xiang Linchuan's two female companions glanced at him.

Neither of them was angry, just a little disappointed.

Therefore, Ling Manyun and Qin Yan both knew that they didn't have any real relationship with Xiang Linchuan. The playboy was just taking them out to keep up with the times and acting as their moneybags.

Xiang Linchuan quickly said, "Okay."

He first took people shopping.

After buying a lot of things and calming the two girls down, he called a rickshaw to take them away and returned to Qin Yan and Ling Manyun's side.

Ling Manyun has already made the purchase.

The three went outside and were about to get into the car when someone called out, "Manjun."

Qin Yao stood not far away.

The leaves were bare in the winter sun, and the streetlights dappled his face through the branches. His gold-rimmed glasses couldn't conceal his prominent brow bone. His thin lips were tightly pressed together, and his eyes held a sharp, cold glint.

Ling Manyun turned around and asked Xiang Linchuan, "Where's your car?"

Xiang Linchuan also noticed Qin Yao and asked with a smile, "Young Marshal Qin, is there something you need? Should we invite him along?"

Ling Manyun's expression immediately changed: "Qin Yan, let's go back. I hate it when people go back on their word."

Xiang Linchuan laughed and said, "No, no, I was just asking casually. My car is here."

He called to the driver.

The driver pulled up in the car, and Xiang Linchuan opened the door, inviting Qin Yan and Ling Manyun to get in.

Qin Yan got into the car first.

Ling Manyun also got on the bus, and Xiang Linchuan was about to close the car door when one of his hands held on to it.

Qin Yao stood to the side, blocking Xiang Linchuan, and bowed slightly: "Manjun, shall we talk?"

Ling Manyun had nowhere to hide: "I'm hungry, I'm going to eat."

There are restaurants up ahead.

"I don't want to have dinner with you," she replied firmly.

Qin Yan and Xiang Linchuan could both understand the determination mixed with emotion, let alone Qin Yao.

Qin Yao leaned forward, his eyes behind his glasses softening slightly: "Manjun, get out of the car."

Qin Yan looked at Ling Manyun: "Manjun?"

She waited for Ling Manyun to speak.

If Ling Manyun needs her help, the car will set off immediately, and Qin Yan can force Qin Yao to back down.

But Ling Manyun just sighed and said, "You guys go eat, don't worry about me."

She didn't want to put Qin Yan in a difficult position. Qin Yan was now the young mistress of the Cheng family, and taking action against Qin Yao could drag both the Cheng and Qin families into a conflict. Not only would Qin Yan suffer, but ordinary people in both places would also be affected.

She got out of the car.

Qin Yaochong said "Excuse me" to Qin Yan. He straightened up and swept his gaze across Xiang Linchuan's face like a sharp knife being drawn.

"That guy looked like he wanted to shoot me." After getting into the car, Xiang Linchuan drove Qin Yan back and mentioned Qin Yao with a smile.

She added, "He's so domineering and difficult to get along with."