Rebirth: After Becoming the Villainess-Chapter 107: You Need to Be Clear Whose Person You Are

Chapter 107: Chapter 107: You Need to Be Clear Whose Person You Are

"Wow, why are there so many people?"

Cao Ying came out to look as well.

Song Lianhe put on her homemade gloves and mask. "They’re from the Brother Escort Agency, here for a physical examination."

Having been by her side for some time, Cao Ying was no longer unfamiliar with the professional terms she used. "Which Escort Agency in Ling’an are they from?"

Song Lianhe paused, remembering what Su Huaqing had said about the Divine Beast Qiongqi on their clothes, and blurted out, "The Qiongqi Escort Agency."

"That’s strange. How come I’ve never heard of an agency like that in Ling’an City?"

"Do you care about anything besides Zhou Junlin?"

"...Song Lianhe!"

"Alright, alright, I was wrong."

Song Lianhe immediately began giving instructions. "Sister Cao, where are the number cards and health booklets I asked you to prepare? In a moment, please hand them out. They’ll enter according to their number. I’ll also need to trouble you to help me take notes."

Cao Ying replied with a seemingly reluctant "I know," but her movements were swift and efficient. The number cards were already prepared, elegantly and beautifully made. As for the health booklets, Song Lianhe had only mentioned them once, but Cao Ying had noted everything down, with sections marked for things like vision, hearing, heart and lungs, and so on.

"Not bad, Sister Cao!"

Song Lianhe flipped through the small booklet, nodding repeatedly. She couldn’t help but offer a heartfelt compliment, "It’s a terrible waste of talent for you not to have a career!"

"But of course."

Cao Ying pressed her lips together, her delight and pride plain to see.

She couldn’t remember the last time she had received such affirmation. Forget outsiders—even her own family always looked at her with disappointment, as if frustrated by her lack of ambition.

Next, Song Lianhe personally took charge, conducting the physicals for these "escort brothers."

"Benefactor!"

The moment Shen Fu saw her, he dropped to his knees without a word and gave her a solid kowtow.

"I’m telling you, Little Shen, you don’t have to be so formal every time..."

"I will never forget for as long as I live that you saved my life, Benefactor!"

The scene would make anyone feel a sense of solemn respect for Song Lianhe. Who wouldn’t give her a thumbs-up and praise, ’Truly a divine doctor!’

"We’re all family here, there’s no need for such formalities."

"The Benefactor is absolutely right!"

After this brief reunion, Song Lianhe began seeing the men one by one.

「Across the street, at the corner, was Peiyue Building.」

During the day, Peiyue Building was closed for business, and the girls were all resting in their rooms.

In an exquisite and elegant private room upstairs, Zhou Cangyan stood before the latticed window. His eyes were half-closed as he gazed at the Medical Clinic across the street, his left thumb habitually stroking the Bone Ring on his index finger.

"The Old Master’s meaning is that this woman’s identity is questionable, and we cannot be certain the child she carries is the Young Master’s. Therefore, this servant has come to take her back. A decision will be made after the child is born."

The woman in fiery red robes behind him spoke with a calm confidence.

Although she called herself a servant, neither her attitude nor her ethereal beauty fit the term. In fact, she had more presence than any of the noble ladies in the Capital City.

"Xidian, is that truly what the Old Master said?" the Shadow Guard asked, troubled. "Er, what doubts could there be about Princess Cheng Hong’s identity?"

Cheng Xidian turned to him slowly. "This woman’s ’reputation’ precedes her. Who doesn’t know she was obsessed with Zhou Junlin? And now she’s carrying the Young Master’s child... Shouldn’t both she and the child in her womb be subject to doubt?"

That stumped the Shadow Guard.

When it came to matters of bloodline and heirs, who would dare to beat their chest and guarantee that the child in Song Lianhe’s belly was the Master’s?!

Seeing him fall silent, Cheng Xidian shot him a dismissive glance before turning her head back to Zhou Cangyan.

"Young Master, your intentions are..."

Zhou Cangyan remained standing where he was. He had an excellent line of sight; from this position, he could just see the main hall of the Medical Clinic.

Through the open window, he could vaguely make out the woman sitting in the hall.

A full hour had passed, and she had already seen more than twenty men.

Displeasure was written all over Zhou Cangyan’s face. He paid no mind to Cheng Xidian’s words, instead calling over the Shadow Guard.

"Go tell Shen Fu that I didn’t send him over here to tire her out."

The Shadow Guard acknowledged the order and left immediately.

Cheng Xidian, standing to the side, heard everything clearly. She stared at him in shock, her disbelieving eyes filled with loss and pain.

"Young Master..." she suddenly spoke up. "You and her..."

Only then did Zhou Cangyan slowly turn his gaze upon her.

He didn’t speak, but his frigid aura gradually formed an oppressive pressure. Cheng Xidian pressed her lips together tightly, lowered her head, and said, "...Xidian takes her leave."

She had just turned around when the young man behind her said lazily, "She’s not going anywhere."

Cheng Xidian’s steps faltered.

She gritted her teeth, suppressing the pain that felt like it would split her heart open, and turned back to speak bluntly. "Young Master, this is the Old Master’s order. Forgive me, but I cannot obey."

Zhou Cangyan frowned, not because her words actually troubled him, but simply because he disliked trouble.

He knew his maternal grandfather’s temper all too well. If he refused today, his grandfather could be here to kill him tomorrow!

"We will discuss this matter later."

"Young Master!" Cheng Xidian clenched her fists and lifted her head. "Can it be that you’ve already forgotten the purpose of your return to the city!"

The impatience on Zhou Cangyan’s face reached its peak.

He suddenly smiled.

A bloodthirsty Evil Qi began to spread from him, bit by bit.

Zhou Cangyan had officially led troops at the age of fourteen, with Cheng Xidian fighting by his side, killing their enemies. What others perceived as a murderous aura was, to Cheng Xidian, a familiar and most reassuring presence.

’This is my young General,’ she thought.

"Xidian."

He suddenly said her name.

Cheng Xidian froze, suppressing her inner excitement as her eyelashes trembled slightly.

Zhou Cangyan slowly lifted his clear, cold, and translucent eyes. He had beautiful eyes, the shape long and narrow without appearing bewitching. Their color was a pale, glass-like shade, and an accidental glance from them could leave one flustered and stunned by their beauty.

"You need to be clear about whose person you are."

Panic seized Cheng Xidian’s heart, and she quickly dropped to one knee. "Without the Young Master, this subordinate would not exist! If it weren’t for you, Young Master, I would have frozen to death on the roadside long ago. My life is yours!"

"Oh?"

Zhou Cangyan let out a soft laugh.

But his entire being was too cold. He might seem indifferent to everything, but once he fixed his gaze on you, it was like having a strange, cold viper wrap around your throat, followed by a terrible suffocation.

"Good."

The man clasped his hands behind his back and swept a cold glance over her. "You had best be clear in your heart about what you should and should not do."

Cheng Xidian’s expression turned sharp. "Yes!"

—

Meanwhile, Shen Fu was arranging for his men to get their number cards when the Shadow Guard suddenly appeared.

"Are you trying to scare me to death?!"

Shen Fu was truly annoyed by these shadow-like Hidden Guards, appearing and disappearing without a trace, all of them so damn creepy.

The Shadow Guard didn’t waste words with him and directly relayed the Master’s message.

Shen Fu didn’t quite understand. "Didn’t the Master want us to come over and build some buzz? He told us to show our faces, so I brought everyone."

The Shadow Guard looked at him, the corner of his mouth twisting into a disdainful curve. "The Master wanted you to build some buzz, but he didn’t want you to cause trouble for the Second Miss! Look at you, bringing so many of your brothers over. You’re making the Second Miss work hard to see each and every one. How long is that going to take?"

"Then what should I do?"

"Just knock a few of your brothers out and carry them in!"

The words were a revelation to Shen Fu!

"Why didn’t you say so earlier?!"

"Who knew you’d be so dense!"

Shen Fu had no time to argue with him and bolted into the Medical Clinic.