Chapter 51 To Show Your Sincerity
During the not-so-long wait, it took Tong Yuhua a long while to react. She swallowed her saliva, and while she was in a daze, the peeled orange in her hand rolled to the ground. A muffled sound brought her back to her senses.

She looked at the person in front of her, not knowing what she had figured out. A glimmer of light appeared in her eyes. She nodded quickly, "Okay, second place. I choose second place."

After getting the answer, Lin Mowan raised the corners of her lips in satisfaction, but of course all this was not enough. She would never trust anyone so easily.

Seeing her answer, Lin Mowan took out a small pill and handed it to her, whispering: "To show your sincerity, you need to eat it."

Tong Yuhua frowned, subconsciously resisting: "What, what is this?"

"A poison that can cause mental disorder." Lin Mowan said, and Tong Yuhua's face showed a trace of fear again. She continued: "But don't worry, as long as you take the antidote on time, you will be fine."

Tong Yuhua was a little frightened, but thinking about the favorable conditions proposed by Lin Mowan, she couldn't help but be moved, because she knew that as long as they stayed in the Jiang family and Gongshu Tingyue and Jiang Ruixue were there, they would not have an easy time.

She also did not doubt Lin Mowan's strength. The fact that Shen Weiyuan came to her house the same day when her face was cut was enough to convince people.

Even if she doesn't think for herself, she has to think for Yanran. She knows very well that Jiang Yanran's personality is not one that can stand up to her will, and it is really not a good feeling to be suppressed by others all these years.

After a brief psychological struggle, she took the pill from Lin Mowan with trembling hands, closed her eyes, stuffed it into her mouth, and swallowed it dry.

Lin Mowan was satisfied and released the hand that was holding her down. She smiled at her and said, "If you have any problems in the future, you can ask someone to come to Ziteng Garden to find me."

Tong Yuhua nodded, feeling sad, but ultimately said nothing.

When he came out of the inner room, Jiang Wenqing sat on a chair in the hall to take a break. He seemed tired of scolding, but still not satisfied.

Lin Mowan just glanced at the two of them and greeted Jiang Wenqing symbolically: "Father, since there is nothing else, I will go back first."

Her smile was still sweet and gentle, without any trace of the threat she had just shown. Jiang Wenqing didn't think too much about it, and was unwilling to stay entangled with Lin Mowan for another second, so he waved his hand impatiently and told her to go away.

Lin Mowan greeted him before turning around and leaving.

In the next few days, Lin Mowan hardly cared about the affairs of the Jiang family. Instead, she was busy interacting with Luo Qiaoniang. When she had nothing to do, she would go to her rouge shop.

After a while, several girls from the neighborhood who worked in the rouge shop recognized her and gradually became familiar with them.

Every time Lin Mowan went there, she would bring some homemade pastries. The younger sisters liked them very much and kept praising Lin Mowan for her good craftsmanship, saying that she could open her own pastry shop and was sure to have good business.

Lin Mowan just smiled and joked with a few people before declining.

On this day, after sharing the peach blossom pastries they brought, the sisters were gathered together chatting and laughing when they heard a noise outside. They thought someone was buying rouge and powder, but when they turned around, they found that it was Zhou Shiran who had just returned from work.

Seeing him walk into the shop, one of the sisters teased, "Oh, our Mr. Zhou is here, Qiao Niang, why don't you go out and greet him."

Amid the sisters' echoes and teasing, Luo Qiaoniang felt her cheeks getting hot. She gave them a helpless and amused look and turned away.

Lin Mowan stood there, not in a hurry, but her mind was already thinking of the wonderful expression on Zhou Shiran's face when he saw her later, and she couldn't help but slightly curl the corners of her mouth.

Fortunately, no one saw it. The sisters who had eaten snacks had already left to organize the shelves or count the items, each doing their own thing. No one paid attention to Lin Mowan. After all, they had known each other for a long time, so there was no question of neglecting her.

Lin Mowan just quietly put away the dishes on the table and put them into the lunch box she brought with her, and cleaned up the place she had just used before she walked out with the lunch box. At this time, Luo Qiaoniang was still chatting with Zhou Shiran about the trivialities of life, occasionally mixing in a little sweet talk, until Lin Mowan approached, Zhou Shiran accidentally glanced at her, and the smile on his face froze instantly.

Luo Qiaoniang was a little confused. She followed his gaze and saw Lin Mowan who had just come out. She smiled even brighter and reached out to pull Lin Mowan over. She introduced her enthusiastically, "My husband, this is Miss Lin. She is an amazing cook."

Lin Mowan looked at the pale man in front of her and slowly revealed a gentle smile, but Zhou Shiran couldn't laugh at all. His brain seemed to explode in an instant, and the excessive tension made a layer of sweat on his palms.

After taking in the fear and confusion in his eyes, Lin Mowan pretended to be unaware and said softly, "Brother Zhou, long time no see."

These words made Zhou Shiran feel like he was struck by lightning. Guilt, fear, and remorse surged up in his mind, making him no longer as calm as before.

Hearing Lin Mowan's address, Luo Qiaoniang looked back and forth between the two with a puzzled look: "Do you know each other?"

Lin Mowan turned to look at Luo Qiaoniang and nodded: "Yes, we met at the birthday party of the old lady of the Jiang family. We felt that we got along very well. Brother Zhou was also very nice. He knew that I was alone and said that I could go to him for help if I had any problems."

Hearing this, Luo Qiaoniang suddenly realized what was going on. She was a thick-skinned woman, but she didn't notice anything wrong. She just took Lin Mowan's hand and said, "That's great, Xiaowan. When I'm free one day, come to my house and sit down. You won't be bored all the time."

Lin Mowan nodded happily and replied, "Okay." But an indescribable emotion surged in her heart. She understood that it was guilt towards Luo Qiaoniang.

After adjusting her mentality a little, Lin Mowan said, "I should go now."

Luo Qiao Niang nodded. She was originally going to send Lin Mowan out, but a customer came at this time and everyone in the store was busy. Luo Qiao Niang had no choice but to turn around and say to Zhou Shiran, "Go send Xiaowan out."

"..."

Zhou Shiran stood there without moving, looking a little embarrassed, but he couldn't resist Luo Qiaoniang's insistence on him going, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and send Lin Mowan out.

Standing at the door, looking at Luo Qiaoniang's busy figure in the store, Lin Mowan retracted her gaze and met Zhou Shiran's again. There was a hint of coldness in her eyes. She glanced at his neck and thought to herself, how pleasant it would be if she could stab him with a knife right now.

Unfortunately, not yet.

"What are you doing here?" Zhou Shiran asked with a hint of guilt in his tone.

Lin Mowan smiled innocently at him and said aggrievedly: "Why are you so fierce? I gave you a surprise? How is it? You don't like it?"

Is this a surprise? This is clearly a shock!

Zhou Shiran was speechless, and from time to time he looked back at Luo Qiaoniang who was still unaware of the situation. Although they met again, he and Lin Mowan had only met once at the Jiang family, but he still couldn't help feeling guilty, afraid that Luo Qiaoniang would know something.

Seeing his doubts, Lin Mowan took the initiative to say: "Don't worry, I won't tell her."

But who knew that this sentence seemed to touch his reverse scale. He suddenly turned around and glared at Lin Mowan, gritted his teeth, lowered his voice, and almost squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "Tell her what! There is nothing between us!!"

Lin Mowan looked at him without saying anything for a long time. She just looked at his ferocious appearance and stepped back in fear. His pitiful eyes were like a puppy that was bullied on the street. It was really hard not to feel pity for him.

Zhou Shiran was no exception. Perhaps Lin Mowan's expression touched him, and his anger disappeared immediately. He sighed helplessly, and turned back with a guilty look at Luo Qiaoniang who was busy checking out customers in the shop.

(End of this chapter)

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