Chapter 6: 6.六天七夜之第二夜（1）

“Miss Murong, I didn't want to tear my face off with you, but since you have been making unreasonable scenes time and time again, then I will make my words final today!”

“I have absolutely no interest in your cousin, so I advise you not to use gold or silver to insult me in the future. If I truly craved money, I could easily marry your cousin, become your sister-in-law, and enjoy all of the Zhou family's assets. I don't know how many times more that would be than this pittance of yours!”

Murong Yue was grimacing in pain from Lin Huiyin’s arm-wrestling grip, unable to move. Now, hearing this rapid-fire series of words from Lin Huiyin, her expression became even more colorful. Trembling with rage, she shouted, “You shameless woman!”

Lin Huiyin applied a slight amount of pressure to Murong Yue’s hand, causing Murong Yue’s face to turn pale from the pain. “Miss Murong, before you curse me, you should first ask your cousin why he took a liking to a shameless woman like me! Don't you realize that by cursing me, you are actually insulting your cousin's taste? Go ahead and curse all you want, I don't mind at all!”

At this point, Lin Huiyin’s tone suddenly became sharp: “If you don't have the ability to win your cousin's heart, then don't act out wildly against me!”

“Let me give you a lesson today: if a woman wants to win the heart of the man she loves, she shouldn't target other women! If you put all this idle time of yours into figuring out how to deal with your cousin, I'm afraid he wouldn't even look at other women!”

“So, Miss Murong, I advise you to go back to where you came from. You won't get a single bit of advantage from me!”

After finishing her speech, Lin Huiyin violently shook off Murong Yue. She then cast a faint glance at this willful, spoiled, and ignorant young lady of a noble family, let out a cold snort, and ignored Murong Yue entirely, walking briskly toward the door.

She left behind a Murong Yue, who clutched her aching wrist, stomping her feet in a fit of helpless, smoking rage.

【Six Nights of Darkness: The Second Night】

The Zhou family was likely a wealthy household; the large courtyard was luxuriously decorated with pavilions, towers, small bridges, and flowing water, giving off an atmosphere of complete tranquility.

From the room where Lin Huiyin stayed, one could see a small lake through the window. There was a small island in the lake and two boats floating on the surface; the scenery was truly perfect and impeccable.

After the incident with Murong Yue in the morning, Lin Huiyin spent the day lazily hiding in her room, too lazy to go out. She even ate her lunch and dinner in the room.

As night fell, after taking a bath, Lin Huiyin glanced at the hourglass on the table, then stood up and began closing all the windows and doors in the room.

Lin Huiyin felt it wasn't enough. She looked toward the window; it faced the lake, so it would likely be difficult for anyone to break into the room. She then pushed all the tables and stools behind the door, bracing them firmly against it.

By the time Lin Huiyin finished all her preparations, she was panting from exhaustion. She slumped onto the bed, staring at the hourglass before her, silently calculating the time in her heart. There were roughly two hours left until the Hour of the Rat.

Perhaps because all the doors and windows were tightly shut, the room felt exceptionally quiet, and a trace of nervousness couldn't help but surface in Lin Huiyin's heart.

She didn't know who the person kidnapping her actually was; moreover, she was not from this world and certainly had no reason to hold grudges against anyone.

Even if there truly were a grudge, it should involve something like rape followed by murder, rather than playing this kind of game of kidnapping and harassment!

The more she thought about it, the more terrified Lin Huiyin became.