He is Lovestruck in the Revenge by Gu Nanxi

Chapter 291: 284: Offer Jiang Chengxue a Cup of Poisoned Tea (First Update) Chapter 291: 284: Offer Jiang Chengxue a Cup of Poisoned Tea (First Update) Granny Zhu got up early and noticed that the roof was white.

The leaves of the Hooked Cymbidium were almost all gone, leaving behind only the bare stems twined around the sweet osmanthus tree, with thin branches burdened by a thin layer of snow, wavering on the verge of falling under the weight.

Xie Shang stood under the eaves, watching the snow fluttering outside the house.

Granny Zhu came back from the vegetable garden, brushing the snow off her body, “This winter is really long, the year has passed, and it’s still snowing so heavily.” She asked Xie Shang, “Has Changling woken up yet?”

“Not yet.”

“Then let her sleep a little longer. It’s rare for her to sleep so much.”

Granny Zhu took a broom and went outside to sweep the snow.

Xie Shang received a phone call.

“Zheng Lvhong wants to see you.”

Xie Shang made a sound of agreement, hung up the phone, and went back to his room.

Wen Changling was still asleep. She sweated in the latter half of the night, and kept saying she was cold afterward. The air conditioning was turned on for heating in the room. Xie Shang stood by the door for a while, waiting until he was warm before he walked to the bedside, placed her hand that was stretched out of the blanket properly, kissed her face, then got up and left.

The door was gently closed.

Wen Changling opened her eyes. Her eyes were clear, showing no signs of sleepiness. She sat up, reached for the phone hidden under her pillow, and called Shi Lihong.

“I’m taking a day off; I won’t be coming to work today.” She paused for a moment, “Nor tomorrow.”

Shi Lihong asked her how long she would be on leave.

“For a long time.”

This was not a spur-of-the-moment decision. She had started preparing before the year began, “I have already handed over all my work. Yun Yi is very capable, you can rely on him with confidence.”

Shi Lihong did not press for the reason for the “leave”: “Would you change your mind if I asked you to stay?”

“No.”

Shi Lihong was regretful but respected Wen Changling’s choice: “Then I wish you success in your endeavors.”

“Thank you.”

hanging up the phone,

“Lawyer Ho.”

needed to deal with the assets in

call she made was to the funeral

about to call you,” said the person in charge of

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Men’s prison.

many enemies before going in, and they had a hard time in prison. Among the four, Zheng Lvhong was the one with the most ideas. In search of Xie Shang’s protection, he accepted the olive branch Xie Shang extended, persuaded the other three, and revealed the truth

“Is there anything else?”

the glass, Zheng Lvhong said, “I have one

“Go ahead.”

families,

agreed, “That’s

up, “I want to see

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Shang returned to Lotus Pond Street. The

clumsily into him, and Xie Shang caught her,

“Thank you, brother.”

out to

paused and looked towards the empty plot in the backyard, where only a lone sweet osmanthus tree was left; the Hooked Cymbidium had been dug

ashes on the ground, with the previous night’s wind-swept fallen leaves

it up and turned the photo

Wen

ran towards the

had a habit; once she had dealt with an enemy, she

the Hooked Cymbidium, and he had initially thought Wen Changling planted it carefully to remind herself not to forget her hatred. But it was more than that; the Poisonous

not in the room, and she wasn’t answering

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on the table rang

Changling looked at the incoming call, silent. She suddenly remembered what the funeral home

sold the burial

mountain where Wen Yuan was buried was a private mountain of Wen Yuan’s maternal family, and the ownership of the mountain currently belonged to Zeng

buyer’s surname