Chapter 1656

If she really repaid Gu Hanyuan's favor, she would be betraying both Li Xunhuan and Long Xiaoyun at once.

The more she thought, the more hesitant she became.

But she didn't have the courage to refuse Gu Hanyuan.

Just as Gu Hanyuan said, his favors were not so easy to ask for.

If she went back on her word.

Even if Gu Hanyuan wouldn't act against Long Xiaoyun because of Long Xiaoyun,

he would very likely retaliate against Li Xunhuan.

He wouldn't even need to do it himself; just changing Li Xunhuan's current three-month investigation time would be enough to make him suffer.

Lin Shiyin dared not go back on her word and dared not flee; it seemed she had no room for choice.

She convinced herself over and over again that this was for Li Xunhuan.

But this was merely wasting her feelings for Li Xunhuan.

Even after a long time, a trace of resentment gradually arose in her heart.

As a result, Lin Shiyin waited all night in struggle, but Gu Hanyuan did not come.

She didn't even know when she fell asleep, so her complexion was inevitably somewhat haggard.

Simply put, Lin Shiyin had prepared for the worst, but ended up spending the night in peace.

This made her mood extremely complex.

Gu Hanyuan's teasing ignited her sense of shame, and her pretty face turned red as she remained speechless.

That shy appearance of a beauty was enough to make one's index finger twitch.

Gu Hanyuan exerted force on the arm holding Lin Shiyin's fair hand.

Amidst Lin Shiyin's exclamation, he pulled that moving body into his embrace.

Gu Hanyuan teased:

"Is Madam in such a hurry to repay the favor?"

Lin Shiyin was greatly ashamed upon hearing this and stammered:

"I didn't mean that..."

The scent of a man filling her nostrils made her somewhat dazed.

After all, it had been a long time since she had been held like this.

However, the man before her was neither Li Xunhuan nor Long Xiaoyun.

How could she let Gu Hanyuan hold her like this with peace of mind?

She tried to struggle, but the arm holding her was like an iron hoop; she couldn't break free at all.

Gu Hanyuan ignored Lin Shiyin's struggle, and the arm around her waist exerted even more force.

Making her moving body press even tighter.

Gu Hanyuan whispered in Lin Shiyin's ear:

"But I see Madam doesn't seem to have slept well; could it be that you waited all night last night?"

This hit the exact spot where Lin Shiyin felt most guilty.

After all, if she admitted it, it would inevitably lead people to guess that she was looking forward to Gu Hanyuan's appointment last night.

Sun Xiaohong thought Lin Shiyin was a promiscuous woman.

In reality, that was just caused by her being too weak.

Deep down, she still had her own persistence.

It was just that because she owed a favor to Li Xunhuan, she lacked confidence when resisting.

Lin Shiyin hurriedly denied:

"No, I was just worried about Cousin."

Gu Hanyuan laughed lightly:

"Li Xunhuan has a full three-month deadline; isn't it a bit too early for Madam to start worrying about him now?"

Lin Shiyin also knew her excuse was too clumsy.

For a moment, she was speechless.

Of course, what was more important was to escape from this awkward and ambiguous situation.

But the difference in strength was too great; not only did she fail to break free, but in the process of struggling, her pretty face turned even redder.

Seeing she couldn't break free, she had to support her hands in front of her to avoid being too close.

Fortunately, Gu Hanyuan seemed to be just holding her without any further actions.

Lin Shiyin unexpectedly breathed a sigh of relief.

She pleaded weakly:

"Young Master Gu, can you let me go first? Xiaoyun will see."

As she said this, she glanced at Long Xiaoyun in the distance, who was still immersed in meditation.

Seeing this, Gu Hanyuan not only didn't mind but said with an increasingly playful tone:

"Does Madam mean that as long as Xiaoyun can't see, it's fine?"

Such misleading words made Lin Shiyin even more ashamed.

She hurriedly explained:

"I didn't mean that. It's just that if Xiaoyun sees it, she will be sad."

This excuse was somewhat more reliable.

After all, if Long Xiaoyun really bumped into her closest mother and her most admired Master hooking up, I'm afraid it wouldn't just be a matter of sadness.

Gu Hanyuan's gaze flashed slightly, and he said softly:

"Madam, rest assured, Xiaoyun won't wake up so quickly from meditation."

This was not Gu Hanyuan talking nonsense.

After all, he had calculated Long Xiaoyun's cultivation progress.

It would take at least another hour or two for her to wake up normally.

However, this could not soothe Lin Shiyin.

Instead, she became even more anxious.

Because she had already faintly felt the heat on Gu Hanyuan's body.

If things continued to develop according to the current situation.

Wouldn't she have to repay the favor here?

Although she had done a lot of psychological preparation last night, hesitation was inevitable when the time came.

And more importantly, this environment was too challenging for her sense of shame.

Lin Shiyin could only continue to find excuses:

"But Sister Xian'er and Miss Xiaohong."

"This pavilion is not conspicuous; even if they come, I can discover them at the first moment."

Gu Hanyuan said leisurely.

In reality, it was unlikely for either woman to come.

Not to mention Lin Xian'er, who was exhausted and asleep.

Sun Xiaohong had also been taken advantage of quite a bit by Gu Hanyuan last night.

Just one night of poetry would likely not give her the courage to face Gu Hanyuan.

Therefore, for a short time, the two didn't need to worry about being disturbed.

And Lin Shiyin was almost crying from anxiety.

That teary-eyed appearance was pitiful.

Seeing this, Gu Hanyuan comforted her:

"Is Madam worried that I will collect the favor from you here? Madam, you think too much; I just want to chat with you."

This was good news for Lin Shiyin.

But the situation remained grim, especially feeling that heat showing a trend of intensifying.

She said shyly:

"What does Young Master Gu want to chat about? Can you let me go first?"

"I saw yesterday that Madam is very interested in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and poetry. Why don't we continue chatting about that today?" ===== CHAPTER 1658 =====