The concubine is soft and delicate, making her the treacherous minister's white moonlight

Chapter 74 I didn't come here to help you for nothing
Lin Mowan stood in the corner and watched for a long time until Zhou Shiran got up and left. She calmly turned her body to the side, used the protruding corner of the wall as a cover, and hid behind the wall.

Zhou Shiran walked past her, looking a little lost, not sure if it was because he didn't get in or didn't know what to do next. Lin Mowan hid in the dark, watching his back as he left, and raised the corners of her lips slightly...

late at night.

Zhou Shiran was drinking alone in a restaurant, from the moment the sun set until the restaurant closed. The waiter came over and urged him to drink for a long time, but he remained indifferent. He held a pile of empty bottles and drank one gulp at a time.

Helplessly, the boss had to come forward in person to persuade him for the last time, but Zhou Shiran didn't listen at all. He even felt annoyed by the boss and swept the wine bottles on the table to the ground.

The boss sighed and shook his head, looking at the mess on the floor. Thinking of Zhou Shiran's identity, he still had some concerns. If it were someone else, he would have been thrown out long ago.

Looking at Zhou Shiran who was drunk, the boss had no choice but to ask the waiter to go to Xue's house, thinking that if Luo Qiao Niang came, she should be able to take him away.

His shop is small and cannot accommodate such a big Buddha rolling around here. Does he still want to continue this business?

But before he could leave the store, a figure stopped him. Looking at the other person's attire, he thought he must be from a wealthy family. He said quickly, "Miss, our store is closed. If you want to stay, there is a room. But if you want to eat, there is no room. The cook has gone to bed."

Lin Mowan, who had just walked in, glanced inside the room. Her gaze paused for a second on Zhou Shiran, then quickly retracted to look at the waiter she had stopped, and then said, "Neither. I'm here to pick someone up."

As soon as she finished speaking, the waiter felt a little strange and looked back at the boss uncertainly. The boss was also confused.

They had seen Luo Qiaoniang before, but the person in front of him was not her at all. He was just wondering when Lin Mowan spontaneously explained, "I am Brother Zhou's sister. My sister-in-law was busy and knew that he came here to drink, so she asked me to pick him up."

The waiter stepped aside and did not leave for the time being after hearing this. Although the boss was puzzled, he did not stop him. For safety reasons, he stepped forward, patted Zhou Shiran on the shoulder, and whispered in his ear, "Master Zhou, your sister is here to pick you up."

Zhou Shiran raised his head in a daze, looking a little confused. He glanced around before his eyes fixed on Lin Mowan who was not far away. Lin Mowan walked slowly forward and stood in front of him.

"Brother Zhou."

She called out, but Zhou Shiran didn't answer. He just looked at her with a dull look. Seeing this, the boss asked the waiter to leave.

Although he had never met Lin Mowan, he had heard about what had happened recently between Zhou Shiran and Luo Qiaoniang. It was nothing more than that Zhou Shiran was caught in the act. Judging from the current situation, the person in front of him was most likely the one Zhou Shiran had a secret meeting with.

Thinking of this, I had no intention of interfering in other people's affairs, so I cleverly avoided it.

Lin Mowan bent down slightly and opened her thin lips: "Brother Zhou, do you want to come with me?"

Zhou Shiran looked at her, and it took him a while to come back to his senses. He first sneered, then smiled bitterly, and then he started crying again while laughing.

He covered his face with one hand and cried heartbrokenly. Lin Mowan was not in a hurry. She straightened her back and stood aside waiting for him to finish crying. But he was like crazy, crying and laughing at the same time, and couldn't calm down for a long time.

After a long while, he sighed deeply, reeking of alcohol, staring blankly ahead with red eyes from crying, and said calmly, "Are you satisfied now?" Lin Mowan didn't say anything, but just stood there quietly, looking at the man in front of her calmly. Zhou Shiran didn't seem to care whether she answered him or not, and just said to himself, "I have nothing left, Lin Mowan, you're already like this, why don't you let me go? Your matter is clearly a foregone conclusion, why do you still want to drag me down?"

He muttered to himself, and finally shook his head in dejection. His shabby and weather-beaten appearance made him look like a victim of a good man who was not rewarded.

Lin Mowan knew that he wanted to ask more than just these questions. He might even want to ask her, "Why did you die three years ago? If you had died, that secret would never have been discovered."

It's a pity that there is no impenetrable wall in this world.

Lin Mowan was not angry. She just sat down calmly and looked at Zhou Shiran who looked dejected. She suddenly asked, "Do you want to reconcile with Qiao Niang?"

These words were like a sedative, allowing the drunk Zhou Shiran to regain some clarity of mind. He looked at her, first with joy, then with confusion and alertness. After what happened in the restaurant last time, he finally saw clearly that Lin Mowan was not as weak as she seemed, and her mind was even more vicious than he had imagined.

Naturally, he would not believe Lin Mowan's words. He just sneered and turned his face away, as if giving an ultimatum. Finally, he was tough and said, "Don't think I don't know that you are plotting against me again."

Lin Mowan didn't comment, but just lowered her eyes, and after thinking for a while, she continued: "No, I didn't come here to help you for nothing. Of course, I also have what I want."

Hearing this, Zhou Shiran's guard seemed to be shaken. He turned to look at Lin Mowan doubtfully, frowned, and stared at the woman in front of him with a puzzled and vigilant look, as if he wanted to read a hint of her ill intentions from her eyes.

Unfortunately, in the end, nothing was gained.

Not knowing what his mentality was, Zhou Shiran asked tentatively: "What? What do you want?"

Lin Mowan curled her lips, but her eyes were dead silent. She said, "Thirty thousand taels."

"..." Upon hearing this, Zhou Shiran frowned even deeper.

Lin Mowan didn't care, but just paused a little, as if she had expected his reaction, and then continued: "I only want 30,000 taels. If you give it to me, I will personally admit that this matter is all my fault and has nothing to do with you. In this way, Luo Qiao Niang will still be your wife. How about it?"

She spoke sincerely, without any trace of pretense.

Zhou Shiran was a little hesitant. Although he held a good official position now, thirty thousand taels was not a small sum of money for him.

Of course, he also understood the significance of this number to Lin Mowan, so he had no reason to doubt her motives for wanting so much.

After a few seconds of silence, Zhou Shiran hesitated to speak. Finally, after several struggles, he said angrily: "I can't take out so much at once."

Of course, Lin Mowan expected what he said. She smiled calmly, "It's okay. I'm not in a hurry. You have half a month to raise money. But I still have to advise you to hurry up. I can wait, but Luo Qiaoniang may not be able to wait."

(End of this chapter)