"You're going too?" Lin Yifan asked in surprise, not knowing what Zhou Jiajia was up to.

"Of course, a maidservant always needs to see her master. I really want to see if she can endure the hardships of being a servant!" Zhou Jiajia replied with a venomous look on her face.

"..." Seeing Zhou Jiajia like this, Lin Yifan felt very afraid and couldn't help worrying about Su Qingqing. However, he believed that Zhou Jiajia wouldn't hurt Su Qingqing.

Because of Zhou Jiajia's insistence, Lin Yifan chose to stay.

He kept Zhou Jiajia company until ten o'clock at night before he returned to his guest room to rest; by that time Mother An and Uncle Fu had returned, so in order to prevent Mother An from learning about their affair, they each went back to their own rooms to rest.

The next morning, after breakfast, Lin Yifan drove the small car, taking Zhou Jiajia with him to Su Qingqing's villa.

On the way, they got out of the car to buy some clothes; then they continued on their way.

Lin Yifan had no clothes to wear; and he dared not go back to his rented room to fetch them; therefore, he could only get out of the car to buy clothes.

After more than thirty minutes, upon their arrival at Su Qingqing's house, Lin Yifan got out of the car; he then hurried to the other side of the car door, cautiously helped Zhou Jiajia out, taking care of her completely.

By that time, Su Qingqing and Xiao Lian had already been waiting at the door for quite a while.

Having learned the previous night that Zhou Jiajia and Lin Yifan were coming, Su Qingqing had deliberately canceled her work for the day, planning to entertain these two important "relatives" properly.

She hadn't seen them in a long time and missed them dearly, especially Lin Yifan. Ever since she had learned that something had happened to Lin Yifan, she had been distracted and worried, each day feeling like a year, enduring extreme agony. Now that she had learned Lin Yifan was coming, of course, she planned to receive him properly.

The moment Lin Yifan got out of the car, she ran over to him; however, when she saw Lin Yifan's current state, she instantly felt sad and heartbroken, not understanding why Lin Yifan had become like this.

On the other hand, Xiao Lian was also continuously surprised, not expecting her brother to have turned into such a state, almost old enough to be her father.

"Yifan! Elder Sister! How are you!" Su Qingqing, struggling to suppress her sadness, greeted them politely.

She was still unaware that Zhou Jiajia already knew about her and Lin Yifan's affair; thus, she dared not show too much emotion towards Lin Yifan.

"Still all right, help me inside!" Zhou Jiajia, like an Empress from ancient times, extended her delicate and pure white hand for Su Qingqing to hold; she looked very arrogant.

"Ah? Help you inside?" Su Qingqing was confused, not knowing what was going on.

"What? Doesn't a maidservant know how to serve and attend to her master?" Zhou Jiajia asked angrily.

"Maidservant? Master? What is going on?" Su Qingqing looked at Lin Yifan, puzzled, hoping for some kind of hint from him.

"Don't look at me. Jiajia is asking you to help her, so hurry up and don't let her get tired," Lin Yifan had no sympathy; at this moment, it was time to see Su Qingqing's performance, and he couldn't help with anything.

"Alright then!" Su Qingqing was speechless; she then went over with a heart full of questions to support Zhou Jiajia.

At that moment, she was like an eunuch from ancient times, holding the hand of her Empress and walking step by step forward.

Watching this unfold, Xiaolian finally understood what it meant; Zhou Jiajia already knew about the affair between Lin Yifan and Su Qingqing.

"The Empress graces us with her presence, danger looms for the side palace! There's going to be a good show." Xiaolian was excited; what she wanted to see most was the struggle between her brother's women; it was only at these times that she could have real fun.

"You little rascal, behave yourself!" Lin Yifan scolded angrily.

"Even my business is known, seems like everything is out on the table!" Xiaolian exclaimed; her insinuation was for Su Qingqing to brace herself; the most dangerous and painful moments might be coming.

Upon hearing Xiaolian's words, Su Qingqing finally understood why Zhou Jiajia had asked her, Ms. Su the boss, to help her, realizing that she knew about her affair with Lin Yifan; now she was doomed, she had yet to form a close relationship with Zhou Jiajia; what if Zhou Jiajia couldn't accept her...

Su Qingqing couldn't bear to think further; because it was just too terrifying; she didn't want to lose Lin Yifan so early on.

With a nervous and fearful heart, she carefully supported Zhou Jiajia's hand, making sure not to cause any jolting.

People must bow beneath the eaves; she now needed Jiajia's favor and could only serve this big sister sincerely and cautiously.

"Xiaolian, you're not young anymore, it's time to marry off and be well managed," Zhou Jiajia said with daggers hidden in her smile.

Xiaolian was too mischievous, disrespectful to others, and Zhou Jiajia wanted to give her a lesson and let Xiaolian know her place.

"No! Sister-in-law, Xiaolian is still very young, she doesn't want to get married; sister-in-law, please don't drive Xiaolian away, okay? Xiaolian will obey you." Xiaolian turned with the wind, approaching with a face full of grievance and pleaded miserably as she shook Zhou Jiajia's hand.

Zhou Jiajia was her brother's main wife, and her brother would certainly heed his main wife's words; thus, she was genuinely afraid of being forced into marriage by her own brother; hence, she had to come and curry favor and beg for mercy from this "sly and cunning" sister-in-law.

This was obviously an act of domination, which she clearly understood; so she wouldn't contradict Zhou Jiajia; besides, she was quite aware of Zhou Jiajia's character, the reason for her ferocity was purely because she had been too mischievous earlier, lacking respect and a sense of measure.

Hearing Xiaolian address her as sister-in-law over and over again, Zhou Jiajia's mood lightened considerably, pleased by the outcome.

"Seeing how obedient you are, I'll give you a few more years to enjoy yourself," she permitted.

"Thank you, sister-in-law! You're so nice!" Xiaolian quickly brown-nosed and expressed sincere gratitude.

Feeling sidelined, Su Qingqing was very uncomfortable; and seeing how well Xiaolian was treating Zhou Jiajia, the inner contrast grew even more.

Having lived with Xiaolian for so long, she had never seen Xiaolian afraid of her or listening to her. The direct reason for this result was Xiaolian's view that Zhou Jiajia was the most important person in Lin Yifan's heart; thus, Zhou Jiajia's words were as good as Lin Yifan's words, and she didn't dare disobey Lin Yifan; hence, she was afraid.

"Alas! Seems being the lesser one is really tough; if only I had accepted Lin Yifan's confession straight away, how much better that would've been! I wouldn't have to deal with the humiliation like now," thought Su Qingqing to herself.

Now, she was full of regret, having been beaten to the punch by Zhou Jiajia.

"Is this what they call 'one wrong step leads to total loss'?" Su Qingqing seemed to grasp the meaning of this saying and its grave consequences.

After dealing with Xiaolian, Zhou Jiajia cleared her throat authoritatively and said, "Little Qingqing, lead me inside."

"Sure thing! Big sister, the floor is slippery, please step carefully!" Su Qingqing responded readily.

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