He's courting disaster! A coward forced himself on a tyrannical warlord.

Nguyen Minh Chu appeared at the door right after them, and the brother and sister looked around.

The corridor was deserted.

"Who is the one?"

"Brother, could it be that idiot Ruan Mianmian eavesdropping? What if she finds out about our plan?"

Ruan Mingxuan's face darkened.

"Don't panic, go check the third floor!"

Without hesitation, the two siblings quickly headed towards the stairs.

They soon arrived at the door of Ruan Mianmian's room.

"Knock knock knock!"

Ruan Mingzhu raised her hand and knocked on Ruan Mianmian's door.

"Mianmian, are you asleep?"

There was no response from inside the door.

Nguyen Minh Chu and Nguyen Minh Xuan exchanged a suspicious glance.

She lowered her voice, "Could it be that she really overheard us?"

Ruan Mingxuan raised his index finger to his lips, signaling his sister to be quiet.

He raised his hand and knocked heavily on the door.

"Mianmian, a thief broke into our house! We came to check on you!"

After a brief silence.

There were rustling sounds and the soft click of the door lock turning coming from inside.

The door was opened a crack, and Ruan Mianmian's figure appeared behind it.

Her hair was slightly messy, and she looked sleepy.

She rubbed her eyes, her voice tinged with a hint of anger.

"It's so late, I'm already asleep. Can't we talk about this tomorrow?"

He then prepared to close the door.

The resentful remark and the act of closing the door instantly ignited Ruan Mingxuan's anger.

He reached out and braced himself against the closing door. The force of his blows caused Ruan Mianmian behind the door to stagger back half a step, almost falling over.

"How dare you! I'm your older brother, and I came to check on you out of concern for your safety. How can you be so ungrateful? You have absolutely no sense of propriety!"

Nguyen Minh Chau immediately stepped forward, took over the conversation, and intensified the attack.

"That's right, she's supposed to be a young lady of the Ruan family, yet she doesn't even understand the most basic manners and etiquette."

"If she gets married and continues to behave this way in her husband's family, people will think our Ruan family has never raised its daughters properly, needlessly tarnishing my and my brother's reputation!"

Ruan Mianmian mentally gave the two of them a thorough dressing-down.

But she looked extremely aggrieved, and even her eyes were red.

"You...you're all ganging up on me like this?"

This show of weakness was exactly what Nguyen Minh Chu wanted.

She loves to squeeze these soft persimmons.

She raised her chin smugly, her tone dismissive.

"What? You did something wrong, and your brother and I are just giving you a little scolding, and you can't even accept that?"

Ruan Mianmian lowered her head.

He rolled his eyes, but still responded.

"……OK."

Nguyen Minh Chu couldn't help but continue to mock in a low voice.

"Look at your cowardly appearance, it's laughable."

After saying that, she took Ruan Mingxuan's arm, her tone light and cheerful.

"Brother, let's go. I doubt she'd dare to eavesdrop."

The two siblings then turned and left arrogantly.

After closing the door.

Ruan Mianmian sat on the bed, tilting her head as she pondered.

My father has always been selfish and will undoubtedly agree to this marriage without hesitation for the sake of the soap factory order. If I obediently marry him, only death awaits me.

But if I sneak off to the south to find my eldest sister, I won't be able to complete the system's mission, and I'll still face certain death.

Well, let's just take it one step at a time.

If all else fails, and the King of Hell wants me dead at midnight, I'll go at 2 AM, hoping to leave him with a good impression.

I waited for about half an hour more.

The entire mansion fell into complete silence; even the servants' quarters were dark.

Ruan Mianmian sneaked out and came to the door of the study on the second floor again.

She gently turned the doorknob, went inside, and then locked the door behind her.

He then quickly walked to his desk and dialed the number on the card to contact the governor's office.

……

The Governor's Mansion.

The bathroom was filled with steam.

Li Chenzhou stood under the showerhead, the water washing over his lean and muscular body.

After meeting Song Yichuan, he kept thinking about the military expenses.

The missing 200 million in military funds cannot be raised in a short period of time.

The military governor's office could barely squeeze out another million silver dollars.

It seems the remaining 100 million dollars will have to be spent on a trip back to the old house.

The money his mother had saved for his future wife over the years would probably have to be put to use sooner than expected.

just.

The old lady is so eager for a grandson that her eyes are practically green with envy. Once this money is involved, she will inevitably use it as an opportunity to talk about marriage.

The idea of ​​marriage came to mind.

A timid, tearful little face appeared uncontrollably in the mist.

It seems that marrying Miss Ruan is the most logical solution at the moment?

This way, they could legitimately keep her by their side to complete the mission of taking over the Linwang Tomb, shut their mother up, and get the 100 million silver dollars from the old house.

But would she be willing?

Li Chenzhou irritably wiped the water off his face.

He heard her thoughts: all she wanted was to complete the mission, obtain the treasure, and live a peaceful and wealthy life with her sister.

The governor's mansion was fraught with danger, and the governor's wife was a target under the watchful eyes of countless people.

It inevitably involves dealing with various forces and various monsters and demons.

Given her timid nature, wouldn't she be so scared that she cries every day?

The mention of crying brought back the image of her timid little face to his mind.

Tears streaming down her face, a reddened nose, and pink lips...

He shook his head violently, trying to banish that pitiful face from his mind.

"Splash—"

He raised his hand to turn off the shower, and the sound of water stopped abruptly.

He grabbed a large bath towel, wiped himself off casually, and ruffled his wet short hair before wrapping himself in the towel and stepping out of the bathroom, still damp from the water.

Just as she stepped out of the bathroom door, "Ring ring ring—!!!"

The telephone on the bedside table rang.

He glanced up at the clock on the wall.

11:35.

Who could it be so late?

This number was his absolute private contact, reserved only for his closest relatives and friends, and for that Miss Ruan.

Could it be her?

He strode to the bedside, his chest heaving slightly with water droplets, and reached out to pick up the receiver.

just.

After answering, there was no sound from the receiver.

……

Ruan Mianmian dares to swear to God.

Before dialing, she had already rehearsed her lines countless times in her mind.

This includes how to naturally initiate a conversation, how to skillfully guide the topic, and ultimately how to smoothly achieve the goal of saying goodnight to each other.

But as soon as the call connected, just hearing the breathing on the other end made her so nervous that she couldn't utter a single word.

At that moment, Li Chenzhou's deep voice came through the phone.

"Hello, who is this?"

Ruan Mianmian swallowed nervously.

The subtle sound reached Li Chenzhou's ears clearly.

So cowardly, who else could it be but her?

He could almost picture her nervous, startled expression on the other end of the phone.

A strange smile, one that he himself was unaware of, crept onto the corners of his mouth.

He guessed that the call was most likely forced by the system.

But not being able to hear her thoughts at this moment made him want to tease her a little.

"If you don't say anything, I'm hanging up."

The system was urging Ruan Mianmian to speak immediately, as if it were a death knell.

[Host, speak up! Time is running out!]

【I know. 】

Having no other choice, Ruan Mianmian could only muster her courage and timidly say...

"Commander... Commander, good evening."

Li Chenzhou chuckled softly.

Even the way they greet each other is so timid.

"Miss Ruan, is something the matter so late?"

Ruan Mianmian's heart skipped a beat.

Li Chenzhou recognized her voice just by listening to it!

Remembering what Lieutenant Li had said—that all the dogs in the governor's mansion were male—she suddenly understood.

He probably doesn't have much contact with women in his daily life.

She didn't have time to delve into it; her mind was racing, trying to figure out how to respond and how to naturally steer the conversation toward goodnight.

"Commander, thank you for having Lieutenant Li escort me home."

Li Chenzhou raised an eyebrow slightly.

Unable to hear her true feelings, he could only guess.

thank?

Is this the mission?

He followed up on the conversation, his tone deliberately considerate.

"You're welcome. I just saw how timid you are and was afraid you'd faint on the way, so I had Lieutenant Li make the trip."