After marrying the fierce god, her handsome young husband was pampered to the extreme.

Da Xing and Zhong Li exchanged a glance, then both turned their heads away.

vomit!

Zhongli pushed Daxing aside and took out a piece of paper from a brocade box beside him. "Second Master, this is the house deed."

Lin Er said, "The plan has changed. Zhongli, go and find out which prominent family in Yunzhou has a charming young man in his forties or fifties who loves to frequent brothels. It would be best to find someone who is already deceased."

"Yes."

"Then I should investigate my husband's life story, and preferably find out how his parents died."

"...Yes." Zhong Li hesitated slightly. "Does Second Master intend to find out the direction of the Yunzhou Trading Company through Young Master Xia?"

"No, that's not it," Lin Er said. "I just wanted to get to know my husband better, Zhong Li. Don't think too badly of me."

Zhong Li: "..."

Seeing that Lin Er hadn't assigned him any work yet, Da Xing couldn't help but ask, "Second Master, what about me?"

"You protect Zhongli."

Da Xing: "I don't want to!"

"Listen to me," Lin Er said. "Perform well, and I'll have Guishan Xueyin personally instruct you in martial arts from now on."

Da Xing's eyes lit up, then he patted Zhong Li's shoulder with a hearty laugh, "Don't worry, I'll definitely protect you tightly and not let anyone get close to you."

Zhong Li: "Then should I thank you?"

Da Xing: "Oh! You're welcome!"

Zhongli: Speechless.

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"Did he really say that?" Xia Ying was so shocked that she wanted to stand up, unconsciously gripping the edge of the table.

"I heard it with my own ears," Caiwu said. "Young master, that man is a complete liar! He said he would help you, but I think he's no different from those outsiders who are eyeing our Xia family's wealth!"

Xia Ying took a deep breath. "Don't make this a secret."

Caiwu said, "Young master, isn't it very dangerous to keep someone like that around?"

Xia Ying said, "I have my own decision on this matter. You may leave now."

"Yes."

Just then, a servant's voice came from outside the door, "Young master, you can't go in!"

Lin Er didn't make a fuss, but lazily raised his voice and called out, "Yingying."

Caiwu gets angry at the mere sound of Lin Er's voice. He rolls up his sleeves and says, "Don't worry, young master, I'll teach him a lesson. I promise I won't let him harm a single hair on your head!"

"Let him in," Xia Ying said.

"Young Master!" Caiwu stamped her foot. "He's colluding with Han Cejun; he'll definitely hurt you!"

Xia Ying said in a deep voice, "Let him in!"

Seeing that the young master was angry, Caiwu reluctantly said, "Yes... then young master, please be careful! If you are in danger, be sure to shout. I'll be right outside the door, and I'll definitely run in to save you immediately!"

Xia Ying sighed, "Caiwu, you're talking too much. Take a break."

Caiwu was pulled down by Lianzi.

Caiwu and Lianzi were the people his father left him; they were among the few people he could trust in this treacherous family.

Xia Ying knew that Cai Wu was just worried about him, and he was also very angry when he first heard the news.

But upon calming down and thinking it over, someone as intelligent as Lin Er would never choose to cooperate with a fool like Han Cejun, even if he wanted to seize the Xia family's business.

"Yingying." Lin Er entered the room, walked to Xia Ying's side under her deep gaze, and was about to sit down when he heard her say:

"Don't you have anything you want to say to me?"

Lin Er paused, then asked, "What do you mean by 'Yingying'?"

"Lin Yunqing, stop playing dumb."

Lin Er sat down next to Xia Ying and poured himself a cup of tea. "I want Han Cejun to be added to the Xia family's genealogy."

"I disagree!" Xia Ying slammed the teacup over his hand. "I don't care what your motives are, there's absolutely no way Han Jinhuan will be added to the family genealogy!"

Lin Er asked, "Why?"

"He killed my stepfather, is that reason enough!" Xia Ying's chest heaved slightly, her heart filled with anger, which now only contained hatred.

I originally wanted Zhong Li to investigate, but Xia Ying told him herself.

"Yingying." Lin Er took Xia Ying's hand, but Xia Ying shook it off.

He persisted, "Let me hold your hand. We're married now, what's wrong with a married couple holding hands?"

"It's just a fake marriage." Xia Ying slapped Lin Er's hand. "You yourself are not even qualified to be on my Xia family's genealogy, yet you still think about helping Han Jinhuan. How laughable."

"I'm not helping him, I'm helping you." Lin Er suddenly grabbed the round stool Xia Ying was sitting on and dragged him, stool and all, into his arms.

The two were very close, their breaths mingling.

Lin Er said in a low voice, "Yingying, everyone's eyes are on you now. It's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark."

Hearing this, Xia Ying's anger subsided somewhat, and she asked, "So?"

Lin Er smiled slightly, but it wasn't the fake smile he wore when he was scheming in the business; it was a gentle smile from the bottom of his heart.

"Once Han Cejun is listed in the family genealogy, the third branch of the family will inevitably become suspicious," Lin Er said. "They think you're easy to manipulate because you're a young master, so they'll only scheme against you, not fear you."

"But your chubby younger brother might be a different story. He's a young master, and if he gets help from his powerful stepfather... then the third branch of the family will shift their attention from you to your chubby younger brother."

"You're safe now."

As Lin Er spoke, his fingertips gently touched Xia Ying's earlobe.

Xia Ying immediately calmed down. He didn't notice that someone was being indecent, but instead followed Lin Er's train of thought and asked, "It's just about adding someone to the family genealogy, why would the third branch be wary of him... Wait, how do you know about the third branch... You investigated me!"

Lin Er was both amused and exasperated. "When we went to the ancestral hall this morning, the third branch of the family looked at you with such hatred that they wanted to tear you to pieces. Do you think I couldn't see it?"

Xia Ying pouted, then added, "You still haven't answered my last question!"

Lin Er changed from touching to gently rubbing. The young man's skin was very smooth and delicate. Upon closer inspection, Xia Ying's features were also beautiful.

He felt that the young man in front of him was like a piece of jade, smooth and lustrous without needing to be polished.

"If I'm not mistaken, this Han Concubine comes from a brothel, doesn't he?"

Xia Ying was surprised. "How did you know?"

"You can tell from their mannerisms."

"You even know about brothels?" Xia Ying scoffed. "Looks like you're not a good person either."

Lin Er said, "He has no identity, so I'll give him one. Yingying, this trick is called stealing the sky and changing the sun."

"I don't need you to teach me," Xia Ying said. "I told you, I don't want him to be included in my Xia family genealogy."

"Fool," Lin Er laughed. "This is just a temporary measure. Once you have real power and everyone in the Xia family has to depend on you for a living, then you can remove his name from the family tree."

"What do you think my Xia family's genealogy is? Once he's on the genealogy, it's not that easy to remove him, unless he's so desperate that he goes and steals someone else."

Lin Er couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Xia Ying pushed him unhappily, "What are you laughing at?"

"If his identity is exposed and the third wife realizes she's been deceived, we won't even need to lift a finger," Lin Er said. "I can give him a new identity, and naturally, I can take it back."