A whirlwind marriage: The real heiress marries a warlord.

Qin Yan sat upright in the southwest position, with Cheng Tianxun below her, making it convenient for her to feed Cheng Tianxun the cards.

Cousin Xiang Linzi sat next to Qin Yan, peeling and eating roasted chestnuts, and also feeding Qin Yan.

Several people brought up the argument that had just taken place at the entrance.

Xiang Linzi's older brother is named Xiang Linchuan. He often visits Qin Yan and Cheng Tianxun's villa and they are familiar with each other.

When Xiang Linzi's past was brought up, Xiang Linchuan talked on and on, revealing all of his sister's secrets.

In short, when Xiang Linzi was fourteen or fifteen years old, she was just beginning to experience love and wanted to marry Cheng Tianxun. She was so desperate about it.

Xiang Linzi's face darkened: "I was young and naive, and that was the kind of joke I made. How many years are you going to keep telling this rubbish story?"

He added, "Which man outside isn't better than my second brother?"

Cheng Tianxun glanced at her.

Xiang Linzi tried to avoid it: "Don't look at me, or your sister-in-law will misunderstand!"

Cheng Tianxun: "You're really good at putting me down, why didn't you use that tactic earlier?"

"I'm going to argue. I haven't even had a chance to perform properly, and you've already fired!" Xiang Linzi said. "Besides, Du Zhuojun is still there. Who knows if you'll protect her?"

She nudged Qin Yan, "I'm not your enemy, I'm innocent. Du Zhuojun is..."

Qin Yan: "Okay, I believe you."

Xiang Linzi immediately became happy and wanted to swagger.

Cheng Tianxun: "..."

A few people were joking around.

After Qin Yan arrived, Cheng Tianxun never lost again, which caused his cousin to complain frequently.

Cheng Tianxun was still not in a good mood.

"Did you shoot and wound Feng Lin just now?" The man named Cen Yan gave his seat to Qin Yan, went out for a stroll, and came back to ask this question.

Cheng Tianxun: "He insulted my wife."

"The insults were really harsh," said her cousin, Xiang Linzi.

Cen Yan: "I'm afraid that old man from the Hongmen won't let you off the hook. Feng Lin is a child born late in life, and he's been spoiled rotten."

"Tell his father to come find me." Cheng Tianxun played a card.

Cen Yan asked no more questions.

He then looked at Qin Yan and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, I'm afraid Miss Du won't let this go easily. You should be extra careful these days."

He said to Miss Du that what he really wanted to say was that Cheng Tianxun had beaten up the Feng family of the Hongmen, and since they couldn't retaliate against Cheng Tianxun, they might target Qin Yan instead.

Qin Yan counted the cards on the table and nodded: "I know."

"Du Zhuojun and Cheng Laosan are very close; they've conspired together again," my cousin said.

Cheng Laosan's real name is Cheng Tianyu. He is the son of the warlord's second concubine and is the warlord's favorite, even more so than the eldest son, Cheng Tianrui.

Because the warlord's wife was busy, the second concubine attended many of the warlord's social events. This second concubine had cultivated a considerable network of connections.

Cousin Xiang Linzi seized the opportunity to gossip to Qin Yan: "Back then, Du Zhuojun and Cheng Laosan were close, but Second Brother insisted on trying to steal her away."

Cheng Tianxun's gaze fell on her face.

"I just wanted to disgust them," he said.

The cousins ​​exposed each other's shortcomings, using childhood blemishes to smear each other.

"Who knows?" Xiang Linzi scoffed. "Everyone says childhood friendships are the truest—of course, that's you. I was just immature; I have no romantic feelings for you."

He then pledged his loyalty to Qin Yan, saying, "Sister-in-law, I didn't."

Qin Yan nodded: "Okay."

Then he said, "Cousin, it's your turn to play."

My cousin was listening to the gossip with great interest and didn't know what to play for a moment. Qin Yan said, "Play the six of diamonds."

My cousin happened to have a six of diamonds, so he played it.

Qin Yan then reminded Cheng Tianxun, "You've achieved a grand slam."

Cousin: "..."

He looked at the card table, then at the cards in his hand, and asked Qin Yan in surprise, "How could you guess what cards I have?"

"I'm not sure if it's in your hands, I'm just trying to bluff," Qin Yan said.

Cousin: "..."

Cheng Tianxun won, but he was not very interested.

They had agreed to play all night, but now he's not playing anymore. He stood up: "I've already won the grand slam, there's nothing fun left, let's do it again next time."

He wants to go back.

No one dared to insist, and they parted ways.

Xiang Linchuan said to his sister, "Why did you provoke him? He's in a bad mood today."

"I just want to be sure whether he still has feelings for Du Zhuojun," Xiang Linzi said.

"Why do you care? You're not going to marry him anyway."

"Du Zhuojun has always bullied me, and I've suffered a lot. If it weren't for the fear of my second brother backing her up, I would have retaliated long ago," Xiang Linzi said.

Why did she like Qin Yan? Because Qin Yan married Cheng Tianxun, ousting Du Zhuojun from the picture.

Xiang Linzi has a bold and forthright personality. Back then, her insistence on marrying Cheng Tianxun was partly due to her desire to compete with Du Zhuojun, not because she truly loved Cheng Tianxun.

Is she seeking masochism? Does she like Cheng Tianxun?

Qin Yan suddenly appeared out of nowhere, shattering Du Zhuojun's dream of marrying into the military government, while Xiang Linzi was overjoyed.

Unfortunately, Qin Yan's personality was too cold and his actions too efficient. In Xiang Linzi's mind, Qin Yan was a powerful and aloof figure, and she was too embarrassed to scold Du Zhuojun in front of Qin Yan.

—It makes her seem so vulgar.

Qin Yan was noble and beautiful. Xiang Linzi breathed softly in her presence, purified by her fragrance, and dared not disturb her with worldly affairs.

Qin Yan is a celestial goddess.

Xiang Linzi had no choice but to repeatedly ask Cheng Tianxun if he really didn't care about Du Zhuojun anymore.

If he still cares, and Xiang Linzi is fighting to the death with Du Zhuojun, if he suddenly intervenes, Xiang Linzi will surely lose and die a horrible death.

She didn't want to take that risk.

"...He's unhappy not because of what I said, but because of what Du Zhuojun said," Xiang Linzi added.

Which man wouldn't feel heartbroken and grateful for Du Zhuojun's understanding after hearing those words?

On the way back, Cheng Tianxun sat in silence.

Qin Yan sat upright on the other side, dozing off with her eyes closed. She had been busy at the newspaper all day and was exhausted when she got off work. Playing cards and calculating the numbers was even more mentally taxing, and she was very sleepy now.

The club also provided dinner, but they didn't eat; they just drank alcohol.

Since the wine wasn't filling, Qin Yan ate a few roasted chestnuts.

She hoped that Cheng Tianxun would remain silent.

However, their hopes were soon dashed.

Cheng Tianxun's voice was calm, revealing no emotion whatsoever, as he stated bluntly to Qin Yan, "When Lin Zi isn't acting foolishly, her personality is much more normal. Before, she cried and insisted that I marry her; it was as if she was bewitched."

"Lin Zi is very lively and interesting," Qin Yan said.

"That's because she's recovered," Cheng Tianxun said. "Now it's Du Zhuojun's turn to have a relapse. These women are only thinking straight when they're not thinking about men."

Qin Yan agreed with this statement.

Cheng Tianxun turned to Qin Yan and said, "Qin Yan, don't like me. You're easy to talk to now, don't turn into a lunatic."

He spoke frankly.

He probably felt that Xiang Linzi, who had insisted on marrying him, and Du Zhuojun, who now liked him, were both sick and unable to communicate normally.

He lacked the patience to deal with it.

He was afraid of women who were moved by love.

Qin Yan thought to herself, "Aren't you overthinking this?"

However, she was too weak to say more, and responded from the shadows, "Okay."

After taking a nap in the car, Qin Yan regained some energy when she returned to the villa. She instructed the maid to prepare a late-night snack.

The late-night snack was light, and Qin Yan and Cheng Tianxun were full. Both of them looked much better.

"Young Marshal, that Miss Du..."

Cheng Tianxun looked up at her. His expression, which had just softened, darkened again: "Is the topic you want to talk about important?"

"What I'm trying to say is, does Miss Du have royalists backing her? There's been a restoration movement going on in the north recently," Qin Yan said.

Cheng Tianxun's expression softened.

He took out a cigarette, lit it, took a puff, and said, "No wonder you work in the newspaper industry, you're very well-informed."

He added, "You don't need to meddle in her affairs. Like I said, if she ever crosses your line again, remember to beat her to death."

Qin Yan said, "Okay."

She went upstairs to sleep first.