Water Margin: Gao Yanei is actually a Gal Genius

Gao Jin quickly knelt down in front of Gao Qiu.

Gao Qiu then looked Gao Jin up and down, his expression softening somewhat, but his tone remained serious.

"What did you say? Say it again, don't try to fool this old man."

"I accidentally killed Cai Xiu."

"Still lying! You killed Cai Xiu, do you think those armored soldiers from the Cai residence would let you return so easily? There's no blood on you, and your clothes aren't disheveled. You're full of lies!"

Fearing that Gao Qiu would have difficulty dealing with the situation if he covered it up, Gao Jin recounted the whole story, starting from the humiliation he suffered at the banquet, to his encounter with Princess Maode, and then how he escorted Lady Lin Chong home.

Later, he changed it to say that he was indignant at being humiliated, and after Lin Chong's wife was sent away, he climbed over the wall alone and entered the Cai residence, where he seized the opportunity to capture Cai Xiu.

They then tied Cai Xiu up in a secluded courtyard and beat him three times. Cai Xiu couldn't take it and died.

After stroking his beard and pondering for a long time, Gao Qiu spoke.

"Did anyone else see it?"

"Never!"

Where is the body?

"In the dry well in that secluded courtyard."

"What if someone finds out?"

"That dry well is deep and secluded; no one will know about it in the near future."

"That might work... You wretched thing! You'll be confined to the manor from now on. You'll be allowed to leave once this matter has passed. Remember to dispose of the body on your own!"

"I know."

"This matter should remain a secret between us; we must not speak of it to anyone else! Let's just pretend Cai Xiu has disappeared!"

"Yes, sir... Old Deng, what about my brother Lin Chong?"

"Brothers, brothers! All you ever think about is your brothers! If it weren't for those brothers, you wouldn't be in this situation!"

"Old Deng...you can't say that. If it weren't for me, Cai Xiu wouldn't have been able to find Brother Lin Chong."

"How dare you talk back! You bastard!" Gao Qiu grabbed a book from the side and started hitting Gao Jin hard.

Gao Jin silently endured the pain. Old Deng, after all, didn't have much strength left.

"Why did you stop howling?" Gao Qiu frowned.

Gao Jin glanced at Gao Qiu's expression, thought for a moment, and then opened his mouth and made two "ah" sounds.

Gao Qiu was so angry that he laughed, but the book in his hand hadn't even landed on Gao Jin yet.

He raised his hand, gripped the book, and began smashing it again.

After fighting for a while, Gao Qiu must have been tired. He stopped, panting heavily, and returned to his seat, coughing incessantly.

Gao Jin hurriedly went to fetch tea and water and brought it to Gao Qiu.

Gao Qiu drank the tea and paused for a moment before speaking, "Your brother is likely to incur Cai Jing's wrath. The only thing to do now is to save his life. Promising him a better future should be postponed."

"It's alright! As long as his life is saved, that's all that matters. I thank you on behalf of my brother, Father!"

Gao Jin immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Gao Qiu several times.

Gao Qiu looked impatient. "Brother, brother! If it weren't for me, you would have been ruined by your brother sooner or later."

As if still not satisfied, he lightly kicked Gao Jin in the shoulder again, "Go and rest! You're always causing trouble!"

Old Deng was weak, but Gao Jin didn't care. He suddenly stood up, bowed to Old Deng, and left the flower hall.

Gao Jin hadn't gone far when he heard Gao Qiu's screams from the flower hall behind him, "My hand!...My hand!"

Gao Jin, barely suppressing a laugh, was about to leave when he heard Gao Qiu's voice falter in the flower hall, "...My books!...Master Dongpo's books!"

Gao Jin quickened his pace, afraid that Lao Deng would chase after him and beat him up.

After leaving the matter to Old Deng, Gao Jin felt completely relaxed and fell asleep shortly after returning to his room and getting into bed.

Silent all night.

Gao Jin opened his eyes and felt refreshed, so he got up and moved around the mansion.

He froze as soon as he got up from the couch.

[Chen Liqing's favorability rating: 50.]

The madwoman was sitting in his room, wearing a blue veil to cover her face, and remained silent in front of Gao Jin.

Gao Jin quickly looked down at himself. Fortunately, his bedding had been thickened recently due to the autumn chill, so there was no sign of anything unusual from the outside.

Even though Gao Jin was a man of great experience and knowledge, he had only ever seen such a scene in certain niche places.

He endured the pain from his back, and with a burst of strength, his upper body, clad only in a single layer of clothing, slid back into the bedding.

Gao Jin was wrapped in a blanket, only his head showing, his voice trembling.

"Hey girl, what are you doing here?"

The beautiful woman in the green veil spoke, her voice as melodious as a nightingale's song.

"Brother is awake? I came here... to ask... when we're getting married?"

Gao Jin was stunned. "Huh?"

Chen Liqing, hidden behind a light veil, said softly, "Brother, you did such a thing to me last night, surely you don't... want to deny it?"

Oh no!

Gao Jin thought about how he almost kissed Chen Liqing last night, and he subconsciously looked at Chen Liqing's lips.

The hazy sunlight cast a small, ambiguous halo on her lips, flickering with her words, much like the tempting wine in a glass.

Gao Jin's throat bones involuntarily gurgled, and the sound of him swallowing was particularly clear in the quiet room.

This scene seemed to startle Chen Liqing.

She hurriedly got up, knocking over the stool she was sitting on, without even asking Gao Jin any questions.

"Brother...please get up and change your clothes first. I'll wait for you outside."

After saying that, she hurriedly walked outside, her movements frantic as if she were fleeing for her life.

The round stool rolling around on the ground caught Gao Jin's attention, and his gaze followed it blankly.

After a while, he stretched out a hand to examine it closely, then sighed deeply.

"This move... it's going to ruin me!"

Gao Jin looked around, but No. 666 and No. 888, who used to serve him attentively, were not there.

He could only get up, go to his clothes, and quickly put on his clothes one by one.

After tidying up his clothes and finding no problems, Gao Jin strode out with his head held high.

Upon exiting the house, I saw Chen Liqing had already taken the green gauze and was standing gracefully in the courtyard, gazing at the sky, seemingly lost in thought.

Gao Jin quickly approached her and whispered, "Don't worry, Sister Chen, I'm not that kind of irresponsible person."

"However, the events of last night are still causing trouble, and it wouldn't be appropriate to hold a high-profile engagement now, attracting the Cai family's attention..."

Seeing Chen Liqing's displeasure, Gao Jin quickly added, "Don't worry, sister. In a couple of months, once the storm has passed, we can discuss marriage."

Chen Liqing then turned to Gao Jin and said, "I will do whatever you say, brother."

Looking at the charming Chen Liqing before him, Gao Jin recalled the ambiguous scene from the previous night and began to make his own plans.

"The Chen family's daughter..."

"Brother, isn't that a bit too formal?"

Before she could finish speaking, Chen Liqing interrupted her, smoothing a strand of hair behind her ear and turning her head to the side.

"...Qingmei?" Gao Jin probed for a moment, and seeing that Chen Liqing didn't object, he continued.

"Sister Qing, it's still early. Why don't we have a friendly spar?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Liqing turned around in a panic and glared at Gao Jin, then quickly looked around before speaking in a trembling voice.

"Brother, don't talk nonsense, there's no such thing as daytime..."

As she spoke, her voice gradually became barely audible.