Chapter 5: Six Days and Seven Nights: Day One (3)

Murong Yue was Zhou Luochen's cousin, and she had liked him dearly since childhood. Now that Zhou Luochen had brought home a woman from the outside and was serving her with the best food and drink every single day, Murong Yue—the eldest young lady of the Murong family who had been pampered in the palm of her family's hands since birth—saw it all. Jealousy brewed in her heart, and after enduring it for five or six days, she finally could not hold back any longer on this sixth day.

Watching Lin Huiyin unhurriedly tie her sash, acting as if she didn't care about her at all, the anger in Murong Yue's chest grew larger and larger.

Murong Yue swallowed hard, forcing down the rage in her chest. Maintaining an air of absolute pride, she glanced at the maid standing beside her and tilted her chin toward Lin Huiyin.

The maid beside Murong Yue immediately walked over to Lin Huiyin, opened an elegant pouch, and placed it in front of her.

Only then did Murong Yue look at Lin Huiyin with a face full of contempt. She tilted her chin slightly and spoke with extreme arrogance, "Take that money and leave my cousin! You are not worthy of him!"

Lin Huiyin cast a sidelong glance at the pouch, which was filled to the brim with pure gold leaves. She then turned her head to glance at Murong Yue, lowered her eyes, and tied an exceptionally beautiful bow at her waist.

She still ignored Murong Yue, instead stepping slowly toward the door, preparing to go eat.

Seeing Lin Huiyin ignore her time and time again, the flames of anger in Murong Yue's heart finally erupted. She marched up to Lin Huiyin in a fury, blocking her path, and said contemptuously, "Did you hear what I said? Leave my cousin! You lowly woman from who-knows-where, you don't deserve to stay by my cousin's side!"

Lin Huiyin frowned, thinking to herself that these ancient noble ladies truly lacked manners; it was just that she was truly too lazy to fight with a troublesome creature like a woman.

Besides, she was already hungry.

With that thought, Lin Huiyin tried to walk around Murong Yue. However, how could Murong Yue tolerate being ignored once more? Without a second thought, she grabbed Lin Huiyin's arm, her posture overbearing, "You are not allowed to leave! I said, I'm telling you to get out of the Zhou family!"

Lin Huiyan frowned, a hint of displeasure surfacing in her heart. She lifted her eyes, gave Murong Yue a sidelong glance, and with a light laugh, casually grabbed a handful of gold leaves from the pouch on the table. She waved them in front of Murong Yue and spoke leisurely, "In your eyes, is your Cousin Zhou really only worth this much money? Is your love only worth this much money?" Lin Huiyin let out a sneer. "How truly cheap!"

Murong Yue's expression instantly became extremely ugly. She was used to being domineering and arrogant; when had she ever been looked down upon like this? She had long since loathed this woman who had captured her cousin's attention, and now, new grudges mixed with old ones to form a deep blood feud. Unable to bear it any longer, Murong Yue raised her hand and swung it toward Lin Huiyin.

Lin Huiyin's brow furrowed, and she quickly moved a step ahead, throwing the handful of gold leaves she held at Murong Yue's raised hand.

In pain, Murong Yue let out a scream and froze.

In the next second, Lin Huiyin swiftly seized Murong Yue's wrist and wrenched it backward with force. As Murong Yue cried out in pain again, she heard Lin Huiyin's voice ringing in her ear: "Miss Murong, I didn't want to tear my face with you, but since you have been making unreasonable scenes time and time again, then today..."