After Shen Wanci finished speaking, she got up and left without waiting for Terlisa's consent. As for Bo Jingzhou, besides the fleeting glance at the beginning, her eyes didn't look his way for the rest of the time, completely ignoring him as if he didn't exist.

When she uttered the words "your boyfriend," Bo Jingzhou's eyes narrowed instantly, a dark glint flashing within them.

He got up and strode after Shen Wanci.

Although the woman's legs weren't as long as his, she ran faster. When Bo Jingzhou chased after her, he couldn't see her anymore.

He walked towards the staircase with a cold face.

In the room, only Terisa remained. The tea master and the servants had long been dismissed by her. She gazed at the empty doorway, picked up Thin Jingzhou's cup that had only been sipped a little, and drained it in one gulp.

Bo Jingzhou intercepted Shen Wanci at the corner on the second floor going down to the first floor. He grabbed her hand and pulled her into his arms, "What nonsense are you talking about? Even jealousy should have some discernment, don't just pull any woman onto me."

Perhaps because this was a teahouse, everywhere you looked there were teapots and cups, the air filled with the scent of tea. Shen Wanci felt that he always smelled faintly of tea.

She pushed him away. They were making too much noise here, and the waiter downstairs had already looked up at them.

Shen Wanci: "In broad daylight, don't be so grabby, let go."

"Be good, don't run off, and don't overthink things," Bo Jingzhou circled her shoulders and walked downstairs with her.

Qin Yuezhi had just gone to the restroom, Shen Wanci didn't see her in the hall, and was about to call her. Just as she opened the call log, her phone was snatched away by Bo Jingzhou, "Teresa is an English name, do you want to know her Chinese name?"

Because the other party was of Chinese descent, there was a legitimate reason for her to be by her side. Shen Wanci didn't even think about whether Terlisa had a Chinese name.

She frowned slightly: "She is..."

Walls have ears, and what is said in a carriage will be heard.

“...”

You've already exposed all their secrets, so why worry about ears on the other side of the wall?

Although she thought this in her heart, Shen Wanci still obediently got into Bo Jingzhou's car. "She's from the Jiang family?"

"Ginger Five's daughter, Ginger Yihe, had been abroad for a long time before recently returning. She still spends most of her time overseas. The Ginger family is currently in talks with the Bo family about a collaboration, and she's on their side, not my girlfriend."

He didn't bring up the cooperation with the Ginger family because he intentionally fostered it.

Shen Wanci turned her head towards the second floor of the tea room. This was her first time here, and she couldn't pinpoint the private room where Jiang Yihe was. At a glance, all she saw were identical gray-blue lattice windows made of wood.

Is it a coincidence?

She had just gotten into trouble with the Ginger family in City A and hadn't been back to Kyoto for long when Ginger Yi appeared by her side.

Was she ignorant, or was she aware? What role did she play in all of this?

As soon as Shen Wanci thought about the sheer number of people in the Jiang family, she couldn't help but press her temples. She wondered what they were eating to grow so many children.

Bo Jingzhou grasped her hand, pulling her gaze back from the second floor of the teahouse. "Leave the Jiang family's affairs to me," he said, "Keep your distance from Jiang Yi."

He thought of the information Chen Xu had investigated. Ginger Yi gave Shen Wanci's museum a donation of a crown, and not only that, he often appeared at the museum under this pretext recently.

Although he wasn't sure yet if Jiang Yihe had any connection to the people who kidnapped Shen Wanci in City A back then, it was better to keep his distance just in case.

Shen Wanci thought of those rumors that were probably already well-known to everyone, and she tilted her head towards Bo Jingzhou with a gentle smile: "Are you going to seduce her?"

She spoke while pretending to think deeply, and finally nodded with a serious expression. "Earlier in the room, Terlisa's eyes were practically glued to you. If you were really willing to sacrifice your appearance, she might have spilled everything without even having to investigate. "

Bo Jingzhou's cold features were covered with a thin layer of anger. His long fingers gripped her shoulders, sinking in little by little: "Shen Wanci, what do you think I am? To achieve your goals, you can casually flirt and sleep with anyone?"

Shen Wanci frowned, her gaze drifting as she looked at the man's icy and sharp eyes.

If saying Bo Jingzhou was unkind to her during their marriage was a debt, then this man had saved her from danger several times, long ago offsetting it. The Jiang family were the emperors of A city, and just how deep that pool of water was unknown.

If her mother's death was really related to the Jiang family, or a specific person from the Jiang family, then seeking revenge would necessitate another trip to City A.

Bo Jingzhou, even in Kyoto, was not as powerful as he had been. Going to someone else's territory meant being constrained and helpless. While he wasn't completely at their mercy, he certainly didn't have the power to turn clouds into hands or rain into command.

She can't, and shouldn't, drag him into this.

If you insist on not remarrying while knowingly enjoying his efforts when you're aware of his intentions, it's a bit disgusting.

Shen Wanci couldn't do something like this, where she was preoccupied when there was a problem and carefree when there wasn't. It would be better to take advantage of the situation and let Bo Jingzhou stay out of it. "Isn't the beauty trick also one of the 36 strategies? She now claims to be your girlfriend publicly and has her eyes glued to you. You just need to give her a gentle wink, and she'll even tell you all about her assets."

Bo Jingzhou's handsome face was gloomy, his eyes filled with a chilling cold that sent shivers down one's spine.

He gritted his teeth, his jawline taut, his gaze on her like shards of ice. "You're quite something..."

The man had intended to mock her, but the words got stuck in his throat halfway through. It was as if a lead weight had settled there, preventing him from uttering a single syllable.

It took half a minute for Bo Jingzhou's emotions to settle down. He curled his lips into a self-deprecating smile: "Since I'm so attractive, why didn't you tell me to get lost or let go when I beckoned you with my finger?"

Shen Wanci: "..."

She was still trying to figure out how to answer the question, when Bo Jingzhou changed his grip from her shoulder to her nape, stopping all her struggles and resistance.

The man leaned in, with a slow, almost agonizingly nerve-wracking speed. Throughout the process, Shen Wanci tried to struggle, but he effortlessly defused every attempt.

Shen Wanci was in his hands, like little hamsters that could only be slaughtered.

Bo Jingzhou’s face stopped just a palm’s width away from hers, his lips parted slightly, warm breath falling on her lips. “So, you don’t mean a word of that. And I, for one, never do anything without being sure. I’m willing to use my charms, but first, I have to test the waters.”

“...”

The next second, Shen Wanci's eyes widened suddenly.