Chapter 1658

At first, things were peaceful.

Gu Hanyuan seemed to be truly discussing elegant matters like poetry and music with Lin Shiyin.

It was just that the posture of the two while talking was too strange.

In the eyes of an uninformed person, they would probably think the two were a couple in love.

Although Lin Shiyin was embarrassed and ashamed, she had no choice.

The only good news was that Gu Hanyuan was still honest, just holding her.

She could only endure the strange feeling that seemed to be getting hotter and hotter, trying her best to chat with Gu Hanyuan about poetry and music calmly.

Lin Shiyin's weak temperament was exposed in Gu Hanyuan's series of operations.

Always retreating to the next best thing.

Perhaps only when she couldn't endure it anymore would she want to resist at all costs.

But in Gu Hanyuan's eyes, Lin Shiyin's bottom line seemed very flexible.

Or rather, she was also a 'love-brain'.

Only things related to Li Xunhuan would provoke her extreme resistance.

As for her own gains and losses, they were always considered later.

Yet, Lin Shiyin owed the favor precisely for Li Xunhuan.

Therefore, she could constantly lower her bottom line.

Along the way, she was also wearing down her feelings for Li Xunhuan.

At first glance, Lin Shiyin's thinking is very stupid.

In reality, it is indeed very stupid.

But it is also reasonable.

People always want to make up for regrets after losing.

The original plot reflected this.

If Lin Shiyin had had the courage earlier, how could she have missed Li Xunhuan?

The so-called Li Xunhuan who was disappointed and lingered in wind and moon was just an excuse she found for herself.

Perhaps until the moment she married Long Xiaoyun, she was still naively hoping that Li Xunhuan would snatch the bride for her.

However, Gu Hanyuan would not give her and Li Xunhuan a chance to rekindle their old flame.

He would only further utilize her weaknesses to attack.

When Lin Shiyin seemed to gradually get used to this way of talking, and was even attracted by Gu Hanyuan's talent once again.

Gu Hanyuan pushed forward without changing his expression.

Lin Shiyin's exclamation and plea for mercy not only didn't make Gu Hanyuan let her go, but he said playfully:

"Does Madam want to repay the favor here?"

Lin Shiyin exclaimed:

"No!"

Lin Shiyin had done a lot of psychological preparation before.

If it were at night in her boudoir, perhaps she could endure it.

But under this pavilion, she couldn't accept it no matter what.

A wicked arc crossed Gu Hanyuan's mouth, and he said deeply:

"Since Madam doesn't want to repay the favor now, I'll have to collect some interest first."

Lin Shiyin was stunned upon hearing this.

Gu Hanyuan's words seemed to have a subtle deviation from her thoughts.

The meaning in his words seemed to be that he could drag it out with interest, without needing to rush to repay the principal.

Facing Gu Hanyuan, who didn't stop talking, she endured the strangeness and shame and asked urgently:

"Does Young Master Gu mean you won't force me to repay the favor?"

She was afraid that if she confirmed too late, Gu Hanyuan might not care about her opinion and collect the favor here.

After all, the situation at this moment seemed to be reaching a critical point.

However, to her surprise, Gu Hanyuan seemed to be just collecting interest and had no intention of going further.

"Extending the deadline a bit is still possible."

Lin Shiyin breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

After all, being taken advantage of and losing one's body are two different things.

No matter how she convinced herself to repay Gu Hanyuan's favor, it didn't mean she could willingly accept it.

Even if Gu Hanyuan's way of collecting interest was somewhat excessive.

And even now, it was non-stop and full of tricks.

Causing her to be extremely ashamed while also suspecting why Gu Hanyuan was so skilled.

Yet, having paid so much, she still had to thank Gu Hanyuan.

After all, as long as Gu Hanyuan didn't force her to repay the principal, she could temporarily drag it out with interest.

After a long time, perhaps this matter would pass.

Lin Shiyin didn't think Gu Hanyuan would stay in Xingyun Manor forever; there would always be a day he left.

And it was rumored that Gu Hanyuan had countless confidantes; she didn't think Gu Hanyuan would keep interest in her forever.

Perhaps one day he would forget her, who knows.

Moreover, youth passes easily, and beauty fades easily.

Although she was still in her best years, in a few years, it would be inevitable for her to grow old.

By then, Gu Hanyuan would be even less interested in her.

The only thing worth worrying about was Gu Hanyuan's credibility.

As long as Gu Hanyuan could keep his word, she could just let him take advantage of her during the days he stayed in Xingyun Manor.

That was much better than losing her body.

It must be said that Lin Shiyin was still too naive.

Such naivety ran through the entire plot.

Deceived by Long Xiaoyun, deceived by Li Xunhuan, deceived by Long Xiaoyun, deceived by Lin Xian'er.

It seemed she was hopelessly stupid.

In reality, this was caused by her growing environment.

Raised by her father in the manner of a young lady of a great family, she spent a carefree childhood.

Her vision was also forever limited to the Li Garden.

So many years of change were nothing more than changing from Li Garden to Xingyun Manor.

Her naivety remained as it was.

Moreover, Gu Hanyuan's rhetoric also included the trap of lending.

Interest can delay time, but that doesn't mean the principal doesn't need to be repaid.

Moreover, when this kind of thing is transferred to a person, it is even less something that can be skipped over with just 'interest'.

The moment she had her bottom line broken by Gu Hanyuan's concept-swapping, there was no turning back.

What Gu Hanyuan needed to do now was to make Lin Shiyin believe that he would not force her.

After all, Gu Hanyuan's integrity was currently in doubt in Lin Shiyin's eyes, making him hard to trust.

Gu Hanyuan sighed long and sadly: ===== CHAPTER 1660 =====