A whirlwind marriage: The real heiress marries a warlord.

After Cheng Tianxun finished speaking, he did not feel pleased.

Instead, he seemed quite frightened and hugged Qin Yan tightly.

"Were you scared at the time?" he asked.

Qin Yan: "My mother gave me an excellent marksman. Uncle Zheng taught me a lot."

"Actually, you should be afraid. If you make a mistake, you'll also 'disappear.' For a young woman like you, disappearing doesn't mean you'll die," Cheng Tianxun said.

It is like being in purgatory, unable to live or die.

Thinking of this, Cheng Tianxun clenched his teeth, his eyes burning with intensity.

He interrogated Du Rongfei for two hours, asking some crucial questions, such as how he plotted against him back then, fabricating the scandal between him and Du Zhuojun; the channels through which overseas Chinese donated money; the channels through which the Northern government colluded with him, and what benefits they gave him, etc.

Du Rongfei had been imprisoned for too long and his spirit had collapsed. He was willing to give up all his wealth to Cheng Tianxun, as long as Cheng Tianxun was willing to let him go.

That's an astronomical price.

"Is this money yours?" Cheng Tianxun asked.

"Of course they're all mine, they were left to me by my father," Du Rongfei said.

Cheng Tianxun: "Is that your father?"

Du Rongfei's expression changed drastically.

"You eat the flesh of the childless, and you expect me to share the rotten flesh? I'm disgusted," Cheng Tianxun said.

He thought of Lan Changming's wife, the only daughter of the Du family, and Qin Yan's biological mother.

He did feel disgusted.

He didn't torture Du Rongfei to death; he shot him dead.

He wasn't interested in killing. Killing was merely a means to an end; excessive torture didn't bring him pleasure. He wanted the result.

He also told Qin Yan all of this.

"The Du family is very wealthy; you should have agreed," Qin Yan said. "You've suffered a considerable loss."

"If you let him go back, your plan will be ruined. He tried to kidnap you, he deserves to die, no amount of money can atone for his sins," Cheng Tianxun said.

Qin Yan was speechless.

She received far too little protection in her life.

Back then, she was in a royalist assassin organization, where the training drove her to near despair, and she even considered suicide.

She always thought she could endure anything. But there were some training sessions she couldn't bear; they were inhuman torture.

She knew no one would save her.

When she was a child, she was locked in her room and fantasized countless times that her parents and relatives would fall from the sky and rescue her.

But she never got her wish.

From that moment on, Qin Yan gave up hope. The only time she might have been rescued from her suffering was within the assassin organization.

really have.

Madam Luo was like a goddess; she saved Qin Yan.

Qin Yan then married Cheng Tianxun.

She had earned the trust and protection of him and the warlord's wife.

Qin Yan didn't think this was a matter of course.

"Cheng Tianxun, thank you. I will always be loyal to you and Mom after this incident," Qin Yan said.

Cheng Tianxun sensed something was off, chuckled, and pinched her chin, vigorously rubbing her face: "Mrs. Cheng, what nonsense are you spouting? You've been unfaithful to me? What, you've been having dinner with that innocent one, and that not-so-innocent one?"

Qin Yan: "..."

"It's fine if you eat it; it doesn't fall under the category of 'loyalty'," Cheng Tianxun added.

Qin Yan was finally forced to show a helpless expression.

He liked her when she was emotional, and couldn't help but kiss her again.

After kissing her, he held her in his arms.

"Qin Yan, you did a great job this time, I'm very happy. Although I was a little worried, you must never hesitate or be afraid when faced with a situation. You were very decisive," Cheng Tianxun said.

Qin Yan fell into his strong embrace.

She planned to use him as bait, and the warlord's wife immediately provided him with manpower, only telling him not to "report on her." Cheng Tianxun praised her for her decisiveness.

Qin Yan felt a warmth in her chest.

She tilted her head up slightly and kissed him on the lips.

The kiss was a little shallow.

This reminded Qin Yan of the kiss she wanted to give him when they parted last time.

She pressed her lips even tighter.

Her kiss wasn't very deep; she just lay on top of him.

Cheng Tianxun accepted it.

After kissing for a while, Cheng Tianxun reached out to unbutton her nightgown: "What do you want?"

Qin Yan: "I don't want to."

This happened twice this afternoon.

"Why wouldn't I want you to kiss me?" Cheng Tianxun teased her. "Didn't you say you'd kiss me only if you had the desire?"

Qin Yan: "..."

She got up to leave, but Cheng Tianxun held her tightly around the waist.

"How about we change the rules today?" he asked softly. "From now on, we can kiss even when we don't feel like it."

"Okay," Qin Yan said.

She added, "Why didn't you kiss me on the stairs the day you left?"

Cheng Tianxun was surprised: "The adjutant and the servants were all here, I was afraid you'd be angry. I wanted to kiss you then."

"I know you want to kiss me, you've made it very obvious," Qin Yan said. "Next time you want to kiss me, you can."

"Anytime, anywhere?" He pressed his advantage.

Qin Yan hesitated for a moment.

Cheng Tianxun: "Then we'll try not to be too explicit. For example, we can kiss at home, in the car, or in the office with the doors closed. But not on the street."

He was afraid of upsetting her, so he took back what he said.

We must protect the benefits we've worked so hard to obtain.

"...The office won't do," Qin Yan said.

Cheng Tianxun: "I didn't mention your newspaper office. I mentioned the one upstairs, and the one in the military government."

Qin Yan looked at him, her brows furrowing slightly: "You want to kiss me in the military government's office?"

Are you out of your mind?

How could someone in that place possibly think of personal matters?

Cheng Tianxun: "I don't have that idea right now. But I'll become a military governor in the future, and maybe then I'll think about it. Let's settle on that first."

Qin Yan: "..."

She still refused.

It's suitable for home, in the car, and in more casual settings.

This is strictly prohibited in the office.

The young couple talked for a long time in bed. As the night deepened, they didn't want to sleep even though it was almost one in the morning.

The next day, Qin Yan indeed took leave; she wouldn't go to the newspaper office.

She went to the governor's mansion with Cheng Tianxun.

Cheng Tianxun said, "Mom, you promised me you would take care of Qin Yan."

"I've taken care of her; I've sent many people to her," said the warlord's wife. "You really should buy some nice things for your mother."

Cheng Tianxun: "..."

Qin Yan quickly said, "I didn't tell on you."

"With things escalating this much, why would you need to complain? He's not deaf," the warlord's wife said. "It's none of your business."